Auction Insights
'It must be so interesting', voiced with a hint of envy is the usual response when people hear what I do. Two reasons why stand out. Auctions are an endlessly interesting merry-go-round of art and antiques by which knowledge - I dislike the over-used 'expertise' - is both informed and broadened but also the excitement that comes from objects that are a tangible manifestation of history. I hope you enjoy this weekly blogs.
Arthur Spooner
2nd September 2019A local professional artist with a local reputation but whose application allowed him...
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Madge Spencer
8th August 2019In a departure for Mellors & Kirk a Sale of Art & Design will include a small selection...
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Ivory Ban
17th July 2019The long-awaited ban on the sale of practically all ivory works of art in the UK is now...
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June Fine Art Sale Highlights
10th July 2019“Too good to resist” sums up the feelings of many of those who saw the group of 1920s...
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Presented by Haile Selassie
4th July 2019Driving through North Notts on a chill morning in torrential rain recently my thoughts...
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Fairyland Lustre
10th June 2019June Fine Art Sale - Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Ghostly Wood Malfrey pot & cover, one of...
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Pugin Posting Box
3rd June 2019A recent extraordinary discovery made by Mellors & Kirk, a posting or 'letter box' made...
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Gold
14th May 2019Last week almost without notice a milestone was passed
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Book Sale Highlights
7th May 2019Are old books worth anything? That is a question I’m often asked, the answer to which...
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