Antiques Trade Gazette 26-02-27

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27 February 2026
Friday briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

News
UK: Kent County Council offloads further artworks at auction
Auction house Sworders is selling a second tranche of artworks consigned by Kent County Council. READ MORE

Single-owner sale
Furniture: Dealer Paul Fitzsimmons' 'Life in Oak' told through 700 lots at Woolley & Wallis
Salisbury saleroom Woolley & Wallis is conducting a sale of early furniture and sculpture from the collection Paul Fitzsimmons – the proprietor of Marhamchurch Antiques that opened in Devon in 1991. READ MORE

Regional sales
Decorative art: Quality tea caddies and sugar box rise above scrap value rating
So much silver has sold based solely on melt value of late. One wonders exactly how many decent antiques and collectables will have been lost once the bubble has deflated. READ MORE

Industry news
Stock sale: Antiques centre closes down in Somerset with discounts now available
After running Crewkerne Antiques Bazaar for 14 years, antiques dealer Anthony Bucke is set to retire with the doors closing on March 31. READ MORE

Image copyright: Mark Witton / Courtesy of Hollytrees Museum

Dealers
Dinosaurs: Mayfair antiquities dealer helps reveal a 154-million-year-old fossil
Natural history and antiquities gallery David Aaron is involved in the planned exhibition of a theropod fossil at Hollytrees Museum in Colchester. The fossil may be key to uncovering a new dinosaur species. READ MORE

ALSO TODAY:

Price Reporter: A selection of latest auction results READ MORE
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Book fair returns to Harrogate hotel for spring event READ MORE
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