Qianlong Pheasants Sell for £170,000

A pair of Qianlong Golden Pheasants sold for £170,000 against an estimate of £800-1000 in Plymouth. Read Antiques Trade Gazette article here.

Take a Tour of The Revamped Ashmolean in Oxford

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology - University of Oxford has had a recent £61 million revamp. The museum has been open since 1683 and includes the lamp Guy Fawkes took to burn parliament. BBC article here.

Money Hidden In Lamp Up For Auction

Lot 72 in Cordy's antique sale held a $22,200 stash found by a man viewing the sale. Read NZ Herald article here.

Auckland War Memorial Museum Is 80

Click through to the Museum's website to see how they are celebrating.

Royal Collection Up For Auction at Christie's London

"The Duke of Kent and his siblings are to sell family heirlooms at an auction that is expected to raise £1m. The auction of 200 lots at Christie's salerooms in London includes jewellery, paintings and furniture with estimates ranging from £250 to £100,000." Read the rest of BBC article here. Peruse catalogue online here.

Peter The Great Miniature Sells For 1.3 million

This diamond studded miniature of the 18th Century Tsar sold at Sotheby's New York for 1.3 million US dollars against an estimate of $80,000 - $120,000.

Auction Central News article here.

Rare Victorian Silver Kangaroo Ewer Sells For £24,000

This silver ewer modelled as a kangaroo sold for £24,000 at Chorley's of Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire to a London dealer beating out competition from Australia. Dating from 1882 the 21cm high jug once belonged to the Governor of New South Wales between 1885-1890...

Antiques Trade Gazette article here.