Antiques Trade Gazette 25-09-09

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Tuesday 09 September 2025
Morning briefing for buyers and sellers of art & antiques

Collectables
Sign of the times: WH Smith archive delivers high street nostalgia at auction
A lot offering five WH Smith enamel advertising signs, c.1930, took the top price as memorabilia from one of the UK’s most enduring and recognisable retail brands came to auction. READ MORE

Jewellery
Taylor Swift shock revelation: Her famous engagement ring used to be something else
When American Footballer Travis Kelce proposed last month in a flower-bedecked arbour to singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, much of the press focus was on the heritage and rarity of the ring. READ MORE

Scotland
Earls of Airlie: Cannonball from Culloden battlefield trebles estimate
Property from a prominent Jacobite family in Scotland brought strong demand at the sale of a famous collection north of the boarder. READ MORE

UK
News: British Museum buys pair of Gainsborough Dupont sketches from dealer
Art dealer Karen Taylor has sold two oil sketches by Gainsborough Dupont (1754-97) to the British Museum. READ MORE

Toys
Auction record: Masters of the Universe Castle Grayskull playset takes six figure sum
A Castle Grayskull playset graded at AFA 90 took an “all-time record for any production toy across all franchises” in a recent US sale. READ MORE

ALSO TODAY:

News in brief including a new recruit at Woolley & Wallis READ MORE
Bid Barometer: top prices and most in-demand lots online READ MORE
Minnie and Mickey Mouse car mascots stand out again READ MORE
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