1) Gold price reaches record high in UK
The price of gold reached a record high last week as the instability in the Middle East was among the reasons investors flocked to the traditional ‘safe haven’.
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Rises in the gold price traditionally lead to greater amounts of antique and vintage items being scrapped.
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2) Eagle eyed bidders spot major rarity in country auction
A miner’s safety lamp from 1849 came to auction from a vendor who was having a clear-out and had no idea of what it really was.
3) That loving feline: David Hockney ceramic cat doubles estimate at auction
A rare ceramic cat given by David Hockney (b.1937) to strangers who helped him as a student fetched a record price for one of the artist’s sculptural felines when it sold at Stacey’s in Chelmsford.
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Black and White Cat, a ceramic sculpture by David Hockney, £89,500 at Stacey’s, sold with letters from Hockney.
4) Sculpture dealers Tomasso to offer collection at Dreweatts auction
Leeds and London dealership Tomasso is to hold a sale of stock at Dreweatts on November 14-15.
5) Charlie Watts sale drums up top bids for super first editions
Agatha Christie and Evelyn Waugh records beaten as the collection of Rolling Stone Charlie Watts comes to auction.
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The inscribed first edition of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, 1925, led the Christie's sale at £180,000.
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