Collectables
‘The Pipe Man’ collection – put together over 50 years - comes to auction
A group of pipes and smoking accoutrements put together by collector Trevor Barton (1920-2008) are to be offered at auction this autumn.
Weird and wonderful militaria lots from Napoleonic fort museum auction
Looking for some unusual garden ornaments? What about a heavy transport aircraft or a tank turret if space is a bit more limited?
Spice up your kitchen with a novelty pepper pot
Call it a pepper shaker, a pepper pot or a pepperette, this selection of novelty examples will persuade you to pick up a piece for your home.
Archive of ‘Top of the Pops’ lost performances goes under the hammer on thesaleroom.com
One of this week’s auctions will prove especially nostalgic for fans of 1970s music.
Travel in style - five vintage trunks, suitcase and boxes including Louis Vuitton at Somerset auction
OK, so it may seem like taunting you at the moment considering the travel restrictions, but many vintage items from that world are proving highly collectable.
Great buys for book lovers at Toovey’s this week
This week, Toovey’s Antiquarian & Collectors’ Books auction is a chance to treat your inner bibliophile – or even pick up something special for the book-lover close to your heart.
Gandhi glasses to be offered at Bristol auction
Items associated with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - later known as Mahatma ('the great soul') Gandhi are highly sought-after collector pieces.
Affordable film posters to find at auction from childhood favourites to classic cinema
The most sought-after film posters can take hundreds of thousands of pounds at auction, but there are plenty to be found for £5000 or less on thesaleroom.com.
Cheers – five ideas to turn your home into a pub
Reluctant to venture out down the local so often in these Covid-19 aware times? You could just kit your home out as a local boozer for a while.
Look out for the mouse: Five pieces of Mouseman furniture to buy on thesaleroom.com
Mouseman furniture is named after Robert ‘Mousey’ Thompson (1876-1955) – a furniture maker based in Kilburn in North Yorkshire.