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Welcome to The Saleroom - Online Auctions. History caught on camera - China and Japan in the 1860s. Early views of China and Japan are rarities in themselves, and photographs that record significant historical events are even rarer. So Lawrence’s of Crewkerne are expecting quite a buzz on January 31 when they will offer an album of photographs by Felice Beato in their sale. The album was compiled in 1863 for Captain Roderick Dew, R.N., who had arrived in Yokohama, Japan, after leading a successful coalition of Chinese Imperial troops, British and French forces to liberate the town of Ningbo and surrounding provinces from the Taiping Rebellion in 1862. For this he received the Gold Medal of Merit from the Emperor of China in 1865. The album contains 68 individual albumen prints that are among the earliest photographs of both China and Japan. It includes 11 folding panoramas of views and a portrait by Beato of Capt.

Dew, (second from left in the group photo shown above right) with representatives of American, French and British forces. Top Signs Your Car Needs Repairing And How To Fix It On The Cheap | Auto Blog Guest Post. We rely on our vehicles a surprising amount in order to complete everyday tasks, so it’s important to keep your pride and joy in peak condition. But money doesn’t grow on trees and so you might be forgiven for letting that brake squeak develop into more of a grind or for letting the tyres get a bit too worn before considering replacing them.

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The coin, one of only four known examples of a gold one-and-a-half solidus from the reign of Emperor Licinius I, is to be sold by coins and medals specialists Dix Noonan Webb on Thursday, December 5. “This is an incredibly exciting discovery which was made in the most unpromising circumstances,” said Christopher Webb, head of the coins department at Dix Noonan Webb. “The three other known examples of this type are all in some of Britain’s most famous museum collections”. The metal detecting enthusiast who discovered it at first thought that it was the gold foil from a packet of Rolos, the Rowntrees’ chocolates.

Further research revealed its rarity. First World War trench poppy comes to auction. Tale of a lesser known Polar hero. Mackay’s 1904 Polar Medal sold together with his Boer War medals for £40,000 at Bonhams on October 30 A.F. Mackay, surgeon on Shackleton’s 1907-9 Antarctic expedition Scott and Shackleton may be the two great names of early 20th century British polar exploration, but their expeditions featured other, lesser sung heroes. One such was A.F. His story came to light again when his 1904 Polar Medal with a clasp from the 1907-09 expedition, sold together with his Boer War medals for £40,000 at Bonhams on October 30. Mackay was sent to try and reach the South Magnetic Pole after Shackleton set off on his quest to conquer the South Pole in spring 1908.

They reached the South Magnetic Pole in January 1909 but on the return David – appointed leader of this particular expedition by Shackleton – became increasingly unable to continue as the party all suffered physical deterioration. That day, fortunately, the party reached the coastline and within 24 hours were collected by their ship, the Nimrod. 17 SEO Best Practices That Could Double Your E-Commerce Sales. Bid Online at Real Auctions. Second George III medallion emerges in Guernsey | Auction News - the-saleroom.com Blog. Back view of the Berry’s Academy Reward of Merit dated December, 1827 estimated at £3000-4000 at Martel Maides of St.

Peter Port, Guernsey. Front view of the Berry’s Academy Reward of Merit dated December, 1827 estimated at £3000-4000 at Martel Maides of St. Peter Port, Guernsey. As so often happens, a spectacular price for a very rare object will bring another out of the woodwork. Back in June an extraordinary bidding battle emerged for a simple George III medallion seen at Martel Maides of St. Peter Port, Guernsey. A last-minute entry to the sale, expectations of £60-80 proved wide of the mark as two bidders exchanged blows for a full five minutes up to £11,000. So where was Mr. More information regarding Mr Berry has surfaced with the emergence from a UK private collection of a second Reward of Merit – this one engraved W. It is believed that the medals may have been made by a local Guernsey silversmith and were marked with the recipient’s initials. John Pye kicks off advertising at England football matches | Auction News - the-saleroom.com Blog. The John Pye Auctions advert at Ukraine v England It was surprising enough when Nivea handcream adverts started appearing on the hoardings around the pitch at England international football games.

It’s a situation where Pukka Pies and betting firms are more familiar. But who could have imagined that visible at the top of the screen as ITV showed the 0-0 bore-a-thon that was Ukraine v England on Tuesday, September 10, would be a hoarding for a regional UK auction firm? It was a matter of Pye, not Pies. Clearly and proudly on display at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev was an ad for John Pye Auctions of Nottingham… as our rather non-professional shot of the TV shows. John Pye have actually used football coverage to promote their services before, though, sponsoring the shirts of local club Nottingham Forest in the 2012/13 season. They became probably the first auction house to sponsor a professional club in this way.

Your online bid is successful! Now get your items delivered | Auction News - the-saleroom.com Blog. Many people are used to bidding at auction online these days. But ensuring safe, secure and competitively priced delivery has proved more of a challenge… until now. Here Marika Clemow, Delivery Manager of the-saleroom.com, gives her tips on pointers and pitfalls for online buyers. - Do your sums before bidding. Have you ever bought a boxed lot sporadically ‘because it was going cheap’ only to find that the cost for packing and delivery far outweighs the value of what you have bought? - Find out exactly what your delivery quote entails. Marika Clemow, Delivery manager forthe-saleroom.com - Listen to your packer. . - Find out what insurance or carriage liability is included in your delivery quote and at what level your delivery provider caps claims. . - Delivery providers cannot pay out on consequential loss.

. - If you’re living outside the UK and EU, make sure you are up to date on your country’s import laws. . - Pay the auctioneer for your lot immediately after the sale. Is this the rarest of all Star Wars figures? | Auction News - the-saleroom.com Blog. The figure known by collectors as the Vinyl Cape Jawa was one of the original series of a dozen figures that accompanied the release of the film in 1978 (Jawas are the hooded creatures with glowing eyes who buy and sell droids).

The rare Jawa figure with plastic cape, a design that was soon replaced with one with a cloth cape. Most surviving Vinyl Cape Jawa figures, which retailed at the time for 99p each, were made in the US by Kenner and can command upwards of $5000. But earlier this year a British-manufactured figure, made by Palitoy of Coalville, near Leicester, appeared on eBay. Authenticated by the US-based Action Figure Authority, it sold in its card and bubble plastic packaging for £11,300.

Another has since emerged. Thornaby auction house Vectis are tight-lipped as to where their example has come from but expect it to fetch between £6000 and £8000 at their television and film-related auction on October 24. Double Telescoping Darth Vader, 1978 Blue Snaggletooth, 1978 Yak Face, 1985. Worldwide Courier - News From The Delivery World.

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