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Nagaland collection from famed artists sells for over £40k at auction

A collection of jewellery from the Nagaland region of Northern India has fetched over £40,000 at auction. The collection included a large Naga woman’s necklace which sold for five times its estimate, achieving £8,820 against an estimate of £1,500-£2,000. The necklace itself includes graduated carnelian beads, bone spacers and brass…

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Demand for mechanical and vintage timepieces on the rise

The Sale Room has reported a “significant” increase in demand for mechanical watches and vintage timepieces in the month since the nationwide lockdown began.   The marketplace for art, antiques and collectables auctions said that these items have seen a 13% increase in demand on thesaleroom.com since 23 March.  It added…

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Jewellery worn by ‘the real Lady Chatterley’ comes to auction

Jewellery pieces worn and owned by the woman believed to be the inspiration behind literary character Lady Chatterley is due to be auctioned at Wooley and Wallis Auctioneers. Aristocrat Lady Ottoline Morrel was a literary hostess, and she was parodied in several novels during her lifetime, most famously as Hermione…

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