Whether the young people of today would find these as much as fun as I did when I was given a Give a Show Projector as a present in late 1970s is open to question. My guess is probably YES but there a lot of middle aged children who are […]
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Record Collector 100 Best Music Investments in March issue
This should make interesting reading for collectors when this issue of Record Collectors hits the shelves on the 25th March –...
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Ariel The Little Mermaid announced as the latest Disney Annual Princess
Swarovski have announced the release of Ariel The Little Mermaid as the latest addition to the Swarovski Disney Princess collection....
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Halcyon Days Christmas 2020
Halycon Days celebrate their 70th Anniversary in 2020 and to celebrate this milestone and the first year of the new decade they...
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Steiff goes Back to the Future
We love Back to the Future and we love Steiff so what could be better than the new Steiff Back to the future Doc Brown & Marty...
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Collecting Give a Show Projectors
March 14, 2021Whether the young people of today would find these as much as fun as I did when I was given a Give -
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Oiva Toikka and his Fabulous Glass Birds – Birds by Toikka
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Auction News
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Brian Jones Les Paul Gibson Gold Top Guitar and Case sells for $704,000 at Julien’s Auctions
September 12, 2020A Les Paul Gibson Gold Top Guitar and Case sells for $704,000 (£542,080) at Julien’s -
Exceptional Tlingit Rattle headlines Bonhams Native American Art auction
August 27, 2020Bonhams Native American Art auction on the 31st August includes several historic artifacts from the -
Elvis 1942 Martin D-18 guitar sells for $1.2 million
August 2, 2020Elvis Presley’s most important guitar ever to come to auction sold for $1,200,000 when it sold on
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Art News
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Quentin Blake A Retrospective at Christies
July 6, 2018The Quentin Blake A Retrospective is running at Christies from the 3rd to the 12th July, and -
Three Studies for a Portrait by Francis Bacon at Christies
January 31, 2018Three Studies for a Portrait by Francis Bacon will be the star lot at Christie’s Post-War -
Max Beckmann’s Birds’ Hell Achieves New World Artist Record
June 27, 2017Max Beckmann’s Hölle der Vögel (Birds’ Hell) (1937-38) achieved a new world record price
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What’s it Worth
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James Bond 007 Moonraker Topps Trading Cards Price Guide
November 8, 2020Moonraker was released in 1979 and although not critically acclaimed it became the most successful -
Jaymar Beatles Yellow Submarine Puzzles Price Guide
November 7, 2020Jaymar created a series of six jigsaw puzzles to coincide with The Beatles film Yellow Submarine. -
Corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Price Guide
July 27, 2020In our Collecting the Top 10 James Bond Cars the Corgi James Bond Aston Martin DB5 comes top. The
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Other News
Collecting Give a Show Projectors
Whether the young people of today would find these as much as fun as I did when I was given a Give a Show Projector as a present in late 1970s is open to question. My guess is probably YES but there a lot of middle aged children who are […]
Record Collector 100 Best Music Investments in March issue
This should make interesting reading for collectors when this issue of Record Collectors hits the shelves on the 25th March – From Bowie to Weller The 100 Best Music Investments ‘How Your Vinyl Can Make You Money in 2021’. We will get a copy next week to review. For more […]
Ariel The Little Mermaid announced as the latest Disney Annual Princess
Swarovski have announced the release of Ariel The Little Mermaid as the latest addition to the Swarovski Disney Princess collection. Ariel is the sixth Princess in the collection with the first three in the collection Cinderella, Elsa and Belle reaching record prices on the secondary market. Ariel is another great […]
Halcyon Days Christmas 2020
Halycon Days celebrate their 70th Anniversary in 2020 and to celebrate this milestone and the first year of the new decade they have released a handcrafted and handpainted special limited edition of their annual Christmas box. The colourful box features gothic script in vibrant red, with emblematic holly on a […]
Steiff goes Back to the Future
We love Back to the Future and we love Steiff so what could be better than the new Steiff Back to the future Doc Brown & Marty McFly. The film was premiered on the 25th October 1985 and this fab set is to celebrate the 35th Anniversary. Released in an […]
The 2020 Annual Swarovski Collectors Society Ornament
The 2020 Annual Swarovski Collectors Society Ornament has been designed by Stefanie Nederegger. The sparkling Swarovski Annual Edition Ornament in the shape of a snowflake is expertly crafted with 110 sparkling clear crystal facets. Attached to a white satin ribbon, it features a metal tag engraved with ‘2020’ and is […]
Harrods Nicholas Christmas Bear 2020
It is that time of year again when Harrods present their annual Harrods Christmas Bear and for 2020 he is aptly named Nicholas. Nicholas will be the 35th Harrods Christmas bear. He is dressed for the occasion in a fur-trimmed coat that showcases our signature green hue, he also features […]
Swarovski’s Marmot completes the SCS 2020 Collection
This adorable little critter has just been added to the Swarovski Collectors Society collection and is the final addition for 2020. The Swarovski Marmot has been designed by Swarovski lead designer Martin Zendron and is crafted in clear crystal with 340 facets with jet black eyes. It measures 1 1/2 […]
James Bond 007 Moonraker Topps Trading Cards Price Guide
Moonraker was released in 1979 and although not critically acclaimed it became the most successful film during Roger Moore’s seven-picture tenure, and is still in the Top 10 among the entire James Bond franchise. It also had quite a number of commercial tie-ins including the first mainstream set of trading […]
Jaymar Beatles Yellow Submarine Puzzles Price Guide
Jaymar created a series of six jigsaw puzzles to coincide with The Beatles film Yellow Submarine. We take a look at these fantastic puzzles and include a price guide on some of the puzzles that have been sold at auction. The puzzles depicted scenes from the film: Beatles In Pepperland, […]
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