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Wheels and auctions
Wheels seems to be the theme for two auctions this weekend. Biddle and Webb have their busy two room (simultaneous auctions) interiors sale on Saturday. The one thing that really caught my eye was this cycle and side car – yes bicycle and sidecar. Lot 1326 is A Royal Enfield lady’s bicycle with attached NACC child’s…
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Georgian Silver Meat Skewer.
The main reason I keep this blog is to help me learn about antiques. I have a sense of what I like, know what I’m drawn to, but writing spurs me on to look into things in more detail. This Saturday Biddle and Webb are holding their interiors sale in Birmingham. It’s a fascinating auction,…
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What on earth is an Edison Shaver?
There’s an auction lot up for sale in Birmingham tomorrow which shows just what a wonderful faff analogue was/is. Alongside a lot of Edison rolls and two Edison phonographs at the Biddle and Webb Auction is this beauty – an Edison shaver, enigmatically described as