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Battle of Trafalgar Flag Sells for £320,000
The only surviving Union flag from the Battle of Trafalgar sold at auction yesterday for more than 20 times its predicted price.
The Staffordshire Hoard
The Staffordshire Hoard as it’s been called show’s dedicated antiques collectors that there are many, many items from our history still to be discovered. Archaeologists, historians and enthusiasts will be pouring overe the hoard for decades and museum that finally houses the artefacts will profit from countless exhibitions over the coming years. But, what about Terry Herbert who discovered it….
Tompion Clock Stolen
A THOMAS Tompion table clock was among the items stolen in a raid on a Cumbrian stately home on Saturday, September 19. At around 5am, at least two thieves used ladders to scale the walls of Levens Hall, near Kendal before climbing to a first floor room. It is understood that the clock was damaged during the burglary and one of its four feet is now missing.
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Worcester Antiques
