Are the Channel Islands still a Tax Free haven

Tax Free Gold

The Channel Islands are a tax haven with a unique relationship with the United Kingdom and Europe that dates back to the Norman Conquest.

The Islands are self-governing but are linked to the Crown and although they are not technically part of the EU, they are part of the European customs territory.

This means that although they trade freely with the UK and the rest of Europe they do not charge VAT.

Despite some tax havens being blacklisted by the European parliament urges tighter controls on tax havens, the investors situated in Jersey and Guernsey need not lose any sleep.



The Channel Islands already adhere to strict controls over money laundering and are signed up to the European savings directive aimed at curbing tax evasion in the EU.

The three largest Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey all issue Proof gold coins, especially struck for collectors and to mark special occasions such as Royal weddings and anniversaries.

These coins are not meant for circulation and proof is not a grade of gold but a designation for coins that have been struck.

Proof gold coins are produced in limited amounts, so have a collectible value as well as possessing a fine gold content – some coins as high as .999 gold. Channel Island Proof coins are also available in base metal and fine silver.

The precious metal Proof coins rise in value over time and are a good source of funds if you need to quickly raise money. Buying proof gold or silver coins is a good way to build up a valuable investment.

Another way to invest in Channel Island gold is to buy gold bullion. You can purchase Fine gold bars from numerous companies and these come in sizes between 100g to 1 kilo. At the time of writing the price of a 100g bar costs £3,576

and a kilo weight £35,328.



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Although it is not obligatory and you are free to take your gold away after purchase you can choose to store your gold in the company’s secure storage facility for a nominal fee.

Many people prefer this option because of the obvious security issues but you can still see your gold. Some gold companies offer the option whereby you can visit your investment gold bar and look at it on line.

With the price of gold rising and looking a safer bet than many other investment options, this is proving to be growing in popularity.

Triplet Jewellers Loup 30x - £6.99 magnify your advantage

If you are searching for a present for the collector in your life, the Triplet Jewellers Loup is an ideal gift or stocking filler for anyone.

The pocket size fold away lens is an essential tool that has many uses. 

It is ideal for reading hallmarks or tiny markings, perfect for showing details not readily visible to the naked eye, and great for using on gold, silver, jewellery, ceramics, watches, stamps, glass or anything that someone may collect where careful examination is crucial.

The powerful lens magnifies x 30 so that even the tiniest marks will be clearly visible. 

The triple lens system ensures that there is no distortion in magnification making the tiniest objects or marks crystal clear and easy to see.

The triplet jeweller’s loupe can be packed away in its own stainless steel case and is so compact it can be kept in the pocket at all times or added to a key ring or neck chain. 

An ideal gift for the collector or antiques enthusiast – the professional triplet jeweller’s loupe is hard wearing and should last a lifetime.

For gold and silver collectors why not take advantage of the complete gold and silver buyer’s kit. 


The professional jeweller’s loupe combined with the downloadable guide to British hallmarks suitable for your e reader, android or mobile phone.




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The Golden Secrets of the Pharaohs

In the Ancient Egyptian world, gold was believed to have magical powers and shine like the most important deity of the times,  
the Sun God Ra. 

He was believed to carry the sun on his head and gold was part of his flesh.

The Ancient Egyptians had the richest gold deposits in the known world which were located in the Nubian region or South Eastern desert. 

They extracted gold by crushing quartz rock or panning for it in the rivers.  Because of its sacred quality, all gold belonged to the Pharaohs and priests who used it for religious purposes to celebrate Ra.

Gold for the After Life

Craftsmen made the fine gold artefacts used to adorn palaces, temples and tombs as well as the jewellery worn by important and holy people of both sexes. 

Jewellery was usually buried with their owners. This belief in the afterlife and the wealth of grave goods found in tombs led to most graves being plundered in the intervening thousands of years.

The Gold of King Tutankhamen

The most famous collection of gold was found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Although he was only a boy king and relatively unimportant at the time, today he is the only Egyptian Pharaoh who most people can name.

It seems that following his death he was soon forgotten which may explain why his tomb had remained undisturbed and relatively intact. 

When it was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter and George Herbert the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, the discovery shook the world. 

The sarcophagus was covered in gold leaf and within that were three gold coffins nested together like Russian dolls. 

The final coffin, made of solid gold contained the mummified body of King Tut wearing the iconic solid gold death mask inlaid with jewels. 

His gold jewellery was also placed in the coffin and included amulets, bracelets and head jewellery, priceless beyond compare.

It led to a craze for all things Egyptian in the 1920s that has continued to the present day.

The Curse of the Mummy

Following discovery of the tomb, there were  rumours of an evil ancient curse being placed upon the heads of the discoverers of the tomb.   

Lord Carnarvon, the financial backer of the expedition died a year after the discovery of the tomb in Cairo from blood poisoning after shaving an infected mosquito bite.

However, Howard Carter lived safely for another 16 years before dying on natural causes in London.

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What does every cloud has a silver lining really mean?

Every cloud has a silver lining

This well-known phrase means that even a bad situation can have a good side.

It is usually said to someone to cheer them up in a bad situation and to offer encouragement to think positively.

Oh, you have broken all your plates – at least you won’t have to wash up later!

So why do we say it and where does it come from? After all clouds do not really have silver linings and are more likely to drop rain than shower good luck on those below.
 
The first time in literature that this phrase appears is in a 1634 poem by John Milton – Comus - A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle, and is more descriptive than proverbial.

Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud
Turn forth her silver lining on the night?
I did not err; there does a sable cloud
Turn forth her silver lining on the night,
And casts a gleam over this tufted grove.

Literary references of the time talked about clouds and silver linings and even sometimes referred to them as Milton’s clouds.

However, in the Victorian Age, this poetic and descriptive device was turned into a proverb that became popular. The Victorian expression was "There's a silver lining to every cloud” or even the more lengthy "There's a silver lining to every cloud that sails about the heavens if we could only see it."

Over time this has changed to the more familiar “every cloud has a silver lining” 

It is a lovely idea that most bad situations often have something good that can be salvaged from them and making the best of things is generally a good trait.

But be warned – too much looking on the bright side in your friend’s hour of need can become extremely irritating. If your friend’s silver lining turns out to be telling you to butt out, your unrelenting optimism may have backfired.




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What is a Carat?

The quality of gold is measured in carats. As everybody knows, the higher the carat the better the quality of the gold but how do you measure it and what does it mean?

The word carat comes from the Arabic word qirat and means seed pod or husk, traditionally used to weigh small quantities.

The Greeks used the same measure and found it was the equivalent of a Roman measurement, the siliqua. This was one 24th of a gold Roman coin – the solidus of Constantine.

Today for gold measurement, this idea of the 24 units lives on.
However the amount of carats contained in gold  does not relate to the weight of the gold, just the purity.

By contrast, diamonds and precious gemstones also measured in carats, refer to weight. A gemstone carat weighs 0.2mg.

Gold is a very soft metal and used alone it is far too soft for many applications such as jewellery, as well as being expensive.

For these reasons it is usually mixed with another metal such as silver, copper or nickel to increase the hardness.


 The content of the gold is measured in units of 24ths or carats, sometimes spelt karats.

If a piece of jewellery is 18 carat gold this means that it is 18 parts gold and the remaining 6 units are made up of another metal. For nine-carat gold, the majority of the metal is base metal with only 9/24 of gold. This equals 37.5% gold or 375 parts per 1000. The weight of the gold does not affect the carat value.

Fine Gold
The purest gold available is 24 carat gold, also called fine gold. This means that out of the 24 units of gold, the full 24 are gold. To be more precise,  .9995 parts per 1000  or 99.95% is gold.

If this is converted to carats, it would be 23.988 carats or more likely 99.9% because of the residual impurities found in the metal.

The Royal Canadian Mint produce a .99999 fine gold coin which is advertised as the world's purest gold coin. Gold bars and ingots are classed as fine gold if they are over .995 which is 23.88 carats.





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What is Black Friday

Black Friday is an important day in the US shopping calendar.

It marks the start of the Christmas shopping season and takes place the day after Thanksgiving in November.

For those not familiar with US traditions, Thanksgiving takes place on the fourth Thursday in November and traces its origins back to a 1621 celebration held in Plymouth Massachusetts by the early settlers to give thanks to God.

Today Thanksgiving is a family celebration and legal state holiday that marks the start of a long weekend off for most people. And after the family turkey feast on Thursday, the following day is available for people to go Christmas shopping on what has become the busiest shopping day of the year.

Because Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November, Black Friday occurs somewhere between the 23rd and the 29th of November.

Black Friday is so called because it marks the day when retailers make a profit - that is get out of the red and into the black. There is also a sense for shop workers that it is black because it can be such a long hard working day, as well as the mad crowds and general congestion of the streets and shopping malls.
 
Crucially important, Black Friday shopping performance can set the trend for either profit or loss. It is watched carefully by retailers and economic commentators alike because it is widely believed to set the economic tone for the year to come.



To give customers greater incentive to spend, most shops offer Black Friday sales and there are some fantastic cut-price bargains to be had.

In recent years, shop doors have been opening ever more early in order to be the first with the sales. Some retailers open at midnight of Thanksgiving and recently even at 10pm on the night of Thanksgiving itself in the race to be first.

This move that has not been welcome by some consumer groups and retail staff.

Despite the economic downturn, or possibly because of it - many shoppers are taking more and more desperate measures in order to nail a bargain.

The idea of Black Friday has now made its way out of the US as on line retailers such as Apple and Amazon offer on line sales.





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Were You born with a Silver Spoon in Your Mouth?

“It’s alright for him. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth,”

As you may know, this well-known phrase describes someone who has been born into wealth and has never had to go without.

David Cameron the current British PM and most of his cabinet qualify for this description as do a lot of politicians on both sides of the House of Commons.

However, the phrase itself may have origins in sound common sense. Silver is actually very good for babies when they are teething because a cold smooth silver implement, such as a spoon will sooth the gums and also kill bacteria in the mouth.

In bygone ages when infant mortality was high, sucking on silver would have undoubtedly helped babies fight off infection.

Today doctors are finding that silver has a number of medicinal uses.

Silver can be used to treat infection and kill bacteria. Wound dressings containing silver are being used more commonly these days because so many people have become resistant to antibiotics and are suffering from antibiotic resistant infections, such as MRSA.

Silver kills infection without introducing extra drugs into the patients’ system.

Silver has disinfectant properties so is an ideal material for reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, bone prostheses and cardiac devices.

There is a branch of New Age treatment that advocates using colloidal silver for just about everything, from head colds to cancer.



Colloidal silver is a liquid suspension of silver particles that is often taken orally. However, medical advice is that it should be avoided because there is no real proof of any positive benefits plus the risks of adverse side effects from Argyria.

Agyria or silver poisoning, is a condition caused by over exposure to chemical forms of silver, silver dust or sliver particles and an interesting side effect is that it turns the skin blue.

A Californian man who drank large quantities of colloidal silver per week for years in an attempt to cure his acid reflux problems, made the world news in 2007 after his entire skin turned bright blue.





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First New Gold Mine opens in Scotland for 500 years

First commercial gold mine is to be opened in Scotland after 500 Years!

The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is an area of outstanding natural beauty so it has come as a surprise to some, that the plans to develop a multi million-pound gold mine has gone ahead.

This has not been a smooth ride for the Australian mining company Scotgold Resources who had planning refused first time round in 2010 over conservation concerns. Economically it makes sense.

Scotsgold estimate that they should be able to extract £200 million of gold and silver from the mine over the next 10 years. which is to be constructed at Cononish in the heart of the National Park.

Once the mine is in operation it is expected that the rarity value of Scottish Gold will attract premium prices in an already over inflated market.

Scotgold Resources are expecting to extract around 20,000 ounces of gold and 80,000 ounces of silver each year and are delighted with the decision to go ahead.



This will be the first time in 500 years that Scottish gold will be mined commercially but it has become a viable proposition now because of the record high prices of gold.

The Cononish Gold mine is expected to create jobs for around 50 local people and have promised to restore the landscape back to its natural condition following the 10-year lease.

The National Trust who granted permission in October 2011 weighed up both sides of the argument and decided that the temporary loss to the special character of Glen Cononish would be offset by the long time conversation benefits and much needed economic boost to the local area and Scotland.

A legally binding agreement ensures that once the mine reaches the end of its 10-year tenure and the landscape is restored, the landscape will actually be improved from its current state.

The news of the gold mine has not been received by everyone quite so positively. Mountaineers are concerned that the workings will undermine the approach to Ben Lui and ruin the view for over 10,000 people who walk and climb the mountain, and the RSPB and Scottish National Heritage have also opposed the decision.

As one objector said,  
“I thought the point of creating the national park was to protect the area against the sort of development that destroyed the areas outstanding natural beauty!”



























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Is my gold Rolex a fake a simple test

Is my gold Rolex a fake?

If you have been on holiday in any tourist resort in Europe, chances are you’ve been offered a fake gold Rolex watch for around 15 € They look quite good from a distance.

Once you get home, you can enjoy wearing the watch until the battery runs out which seems to take around 2 weeks.

These are fun items and you would have to be pretty gullible to believe that you have the real thing made of 18k gold. However, there are plenty of convincing fake gold Rolex watches on the market that can fool even the experts.


So how can you tell them apart from real thing?
There are many small details that only an expert would notice but here are a couple of quick clues to spotting a fake gold Rolex watch.

Tick

Rolex watches do not tick and the second hand sweeps round the face in a fluid movement. Most fakes will tick at one second a time. This is because a fake is battery operated unlike the genuine Rolex. In fact, genuine Rolex watches do tick but at a faster 8 seconds per minute which gives them this smooth movement.

Weight

Most fake gold Rolexes feel lightweight in the hand. Gold is heavy and feels solid. However, a convincing fake Rolex also feels heavy, making it hard to tell the difference by the weight alone.

Screws and links

A genuine Rolex has solid gold links in the bracelet that are held in place by screws. Fake Rolexes have hollow links and generally are fixed with pins, although fakes that are more convincing can also have screws.



Hall marks 

Rolex watches are made in Switzerland. All gold, silver, palladium and platinum watches must bear the Swiss hallmark, which since 1995 is the head of a St Bernard dog. Before 1995, the hallmark was a side view of a woman’s head.

Watch cases should display a number which designates the purity of the metal and the maker’s responsibility mark which is the word Rolex and a crown – the official Rolex trade mark.



























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There’s gold in them hills! - Gold prospecting in the UK

Although the idea of gold prospecting seems to belong to a bygone age of American history, you might be surprised to know that plenty of people find gold in Britain.

The best places to find gold in the UK are in the rivers of Wales and Scotland but many people have also been successful in the rivers of Cornwall and Devon.

One experienced UK prospector has reported finding gold in 58 rivers throughout the Britain.

Scotland is particularly rich in gold and it can be found in many areas, particularly in the Lowther Hills around Wanlockhead and Leadhills where gold panning has been popular for centuries.

In North Wales, gold panning has become restricted. Gold panners in North Wales have been told they could face a £20,000 fine or a jail sentence if they look for the precious metal in the region's rivers, after damage to the rivers Mawddach and Wen near Dolgellau, Gwynedd.

If you are planning to prospect for gold in North Wales you need to contact the British Gold panning association and find out about obtaining a licence.

Devon is a popular location for gold prospecting. You should approach the landowner for permission before you start.














Many people find that a quick training course in gold panning is a good place to begin and there are short residential courses on offer in Scotland.

Alternatively, why not visit Dolaucothi in Dyfed Wales?  This is the site of the earliest gold mine in Britain and now, no longer used commercially it is a visitor’s centre run by the National Trust.

You can rent the pans and equipment and enjoy a taster session for a day.
Although you probably will not get rich gold prospecting in the UK, it is a fun and enjoyable hobby in the great outdoors.

You never know what you will find and people have been lucky.

The British streams and rivers still contain gold and every year winter storms bring more to the surface. It is still there for the taking, and the gold pan is the best way to find it!



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Where to find Welsh Gold?

Welsh Gold – there’s lovely!

The British Royal Family have been using Welsh Gold for their wedding rings since 1923. The custom began with the marriage of Elizabeth Bowes Lyn, the Queen Mother, to the Duke of York later King George VI.

More recently, Kate Middleton’s wedding ring was also made from Welsh gold.

However, Welsh Gold goes way further back in time than that. The Celtic chieftains and early Welsh Princes wore Welsh gold as a mark of rank, over 2000 years ago and it was prized by the Romans invaders who began mining it in 75AD.

Welsh gold was relatively easy to extract by hand because it forms like coal, in pure seams making it easy to see and process without advanced machinery.

Welsh gold is found in both North and South Wales and there are three gold mines in Wales today.



In North Wales, the gold producing region forms a narrow band that starts in Barmouth and reaches to Snowdonia.  Here you can find Gwynfynydd Gold Mines in Dolgellau and Clogau Gold Mine in Bontddu, near Barmouth.

There is only one gold mine in South Wales. This is Dolaucothi, near Pumpsaint Dyfed. This mine was operated by the Romans until 300AD and was subsequently abandoned until the 1800s and finally closed in 1938.

Today none of the welsh gold mines operate commercially. The Gwynfynydd mine stopped full production in 1998 and although it is believed that there is a high level of gold still to be found under the hills of Snowdonia, environmental issues prevent this happening.

The Clogau Mine used to be a high producing gold mine until it fell into neglect. It was bought by a private company called Midas Exploration in 2010 who aim to make it fully operational in the future but so far this has not happened.

The National Trust purchased Dolaucothi in 1941 and today you can visit the workings of the mine and buy gold pieces from the shop. Many visitors also enjoy trying their hand at gold panning

Did Shirley Eaton die during the making of Goldfinger

Goldfinger is many peoples favourite James Bond movie. Made in 1964 and starring Sean Connery in the role of 007, it has Bond investigating a global gold smuggling racket run by magnate Auric Goldfinger and his plan to attack the Bullion depositary at Fort Knox.


However, the thing that most people remember about Goldfinger is the woman who was killed after being covered from top to toe in gold paint and died from skin suffocation.

Goldfinger is such an old film, that many people now cannot remember if this was part of the plot or really happened during a tragic accident in filming. In fact, if you ask most people, the latter is the most believed version of events and the story of the gold paint death has achieved urban myth status.

Happily, for the actress, it was just part of the plot. In the film Bond girl Jill Masterson played by British actress Shirley Eaton was cast in the role as the evil Goldfinger’s girlfriend who unfortunately fell far the charms of 007.

Because of this betrayal, Auric Goldfinger had her covered in gold paint so that she died through skin asphyxiation. As usual in Bond films, important characters are rarely shot or hit over the head and this certainly was a memorable way to go. And of course, she looked fabulous so for this reason many of the films publicity shots feature a nude golden Shirley Eaton.

So can you die from skin suffocation? The simple answer is no. Ian Fleming invented the condition and made the whole thing up.



Shirley Eaton was a glamorous actress who featured on the cover of Time magazine. She was in many films throughout the 1950s and 1960s and achieved a cult status through Goldfinger. She retired from acting in 1969 to raise a family.

She did appear in a film in 2000 called Mythbusters – to dispel the urban myth that she died during the filming Goldfinger.

Is eating gold good for you?

Is eating gold good for you?

Although it seems unlikely, you can eat small quantities of gold and some people believe that it has medical benefits.

In the Middle Ages, gold leaf was sometimes added to food and drink for honoured guests at noble banquets. This was a status symbol for the host but was also done in the belief that something so rare and valuable should also be good for the body.

A famous German drink called Goldwasser (literally gold water) is an herbal liqueur that became fashionable a few years ago and you can still find it in some shops off licenses and pubs.

You can find gold on the menu as a food garnish in expensive restaurants and buy in it in some delicatessen and it even has its own E number 175.

Edible gold comes in the form of gold leaf. It is real gold but has been flattened into a very thin sheet. In fact, gold leaf is only around five millionths of an inch in thickness. Because gold is so malleable, one ounce of gold could be hammered into a sheet of gold leaf that measures over 300 square feet.



So is there any point to eating gold?
It does not have any taste and no nutritional goodness. It is biologically inert and has no discernible effect on the body even if you eat it in large amounts and not the more usual gold leaf.

Your body cannot break gold down and it passes through your system in exactly the same state as it entered the body. This lack of interference with your system is why it can be used for gold teeth and fillings.

Some New Age treatment recommends that gold helps improve mental capacity and can regenerate your organs. There has also been investigation into the benefits of gold injections that supposedly protect against arthritis and rheumatic conditions.

BBC Bargain Hunt auction house Golding Young and Thomas Mawer – Colin Young

http://www.goldingyoung.com
Golding Young and Thomas Mawer are featured on The BBC Bargain Hunt series. In case you are not familiar with the show two teams consisting of two members each compete to buy 3 antiques items and sell them for a profit at a general auction.

The auction houses vary from game to game and these blogs catalogue them in order for you to be able to sell or buy at these popular auctions.
(Many now have live online auctions which can be a good way to rest the market).

Golding Young and Thomas Mawer (Colin Young).

Golding Young and Company
Old Wharf Road
Grantham
Lincolnshire
England
NG31 7AA
Tel: 01476 565118

Lincoln office
Thomas Mawer and Son
Dunston House
Portland Street
Lincoln
England
LN5 7NN
Tel: 01522 524984

Sale days:
Dates are usually Mondays to Fridays over many locations, so check dates with the website.

Viewing Times:
Same day viewings and also viewings arranged near the dates of the auctions.
Golding Young and Thomas Mawer also have varied specialist auctions check here for current list:

Golding Young and Thomas Mawer cover:
Collectables
Fine Art
Antiques
Household effects
Valuations
House Clearance

Auctioneers:
Colin Young, (Bargain hunt expert) is a director and one of the Auctioneers at Golding Young and Thomas Mawer



A little History:

Goldings was formed in 1900 by George W Golding, one time Mayor of Grantham, and Louis Millhouse. The multi-discipline practice had the versatility of being Auctioneers, Valuers, Surveyors, Estate Agents, Insurance Brokers and Railway & Shipping Agents.

The partners were joined after the First World War by Albert Baxter and in 1931 by Bernard Millhouse, who became a partner in 1951. Every Saturday Goldings held auctions on the street of Westgate as well as those at the Old Wharf Road Saleroom. By 1966 Bernard Millhouse was sole principal of the firm at its offices at 38 Westgate.

Bernard Millhouse was joined by C Robin Hall in 1969 and became a partner in 1971, followed by Ian J Shaw in 1973 becoming a partner in 1977.

The influence of Robin Hall saw the building of a New Saleroom in Old Wharf Road in 1971 and the Surveying & Estate Agency practice move to 45 High Street in 1977.

In 1987 the business was sold to the Leeds Permanent Building Society and then re-acquired by the partners in 1991.

1989 saw the arrival of a new Saleroom Manager in Colin R Young.

In 1994 Colin Young became Sole Principal of the Auction Department based at the Old Wharf Salerooms, the latter becoming the current Firm - GOLDING YOUNG & CO.

In 2006 Goldings Chartered Surveyors merged with Grantham’s only other remaining long established professional firm of Chartered Surveyors & Estate Agents, Escritt & Barrell (Est. 1860) moving to 24 St Peters Hill.

BBC Bargain Hunt auction house Bamfords Auctioneers Derby James lewis

http://www.bamfords-auctions.co.uk/
Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers are featured on The BBC Bargain Hunt series. In case you are not familiar with the show two teams consisting of two members each compete to buy 3 antiques items and sell them for a profit at a general auction.

The auction houses vary from game to game and these blogs catalogue them in order for you to be able to sell or buy at these popular auctions.
(Many now have live online auctions which can be a good way to rest the market).


Derby Saleroom and Office Address:
The Derby Auction House
Chequers Road (off Pentagon Island)
Derby
DE21 6EN
Tel: 01332 210000

Matlock Saleroom:
The Old Picture Palace
Dale Road
Matlock
DE4 3LT
Tel: 01629 57460

Sale days:
Dates are set at different dates of the month throughout the year so check dates with the website.

Viewing Times:
The day before sale day 1pm to 7pm and on the Morning of Sale from 9am

Bamfords auctions cover:
Collectables
Fine Art
Antiques
English Pottery
English Porcelain
Glass
Clocks
Household effects
Valuations
Continental Ceramics
Oriental Ceramics
Watercolours
Oils
Prints
Boxes and Objects
Furniture
House Clearance


Bamfords auctions also have varied specialist auctions check here for current list:

Auctioneers:
James Lewis, (Bargain hunt expert) is a director at Bamfords auctioneers and valuers

Bamfords began in 2002 and now we are in the top 15 in the country. James has appeared on the BBC TV shows Flog it! and Cash in the Attic, Bargain Hunt, Antiques Road Trip and more.

Originally reluctant to appear on TV James said when first asked, “No sorry, I can't think of anything worse than appearing on TV, no thank you”. Two weeks later he was made redundant, so James had to write back saying, “Actually do you mind if I just come for a chat?”

The rest as they say is history.



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This handy-sized guide is the most accurate and up to date on the market. and has been the bible for for scholars, dealers and collectors, selling in hundreds of thousands.

This edition contains complete cycles of silver marks for all the important Assay Offices, with variations shown for gold, platinum, Britannia Standard, import marks, etc, and has been updated to 1991 to include current assay marks.  See on Amazon UK

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BBC Bargain Hunt auction house Philip Serrell Auctioneers and Valuers.

http://www.serrell.com/
Philip Serrell Auctioneers and Valuers are featured on The BBC Bargain Hunt series. In case you are not familiar with the show two teams consisting of two members each compete to buy 3 antiques items and sell them for a profit at a general auction.

The auction houses vary from game to game and these blogs catalogue them in order for you to be able to sell or buy at these popular auctions.
(Many now have live online auctions which can be a good way to rest the market).

Philip Serrell Auctioneers and Valuers
The Malvern Saleroom
Barnards Green Road,
Malvern, WR14 3LW
Tel: 01684 892314
also
Worcester Office
10 College Precincts,
Worcester, WR1 2LG
Tel: 01905 26200

Sale dates:
General auctions usually occur once a month
Fine art and antiques sales occur separately
(All dates are subject to change).
Auctions commence at 10.30am

CATALOGUED SALES OF ANTIQUES & FINE ART
Viewing held on the day before sale: 2pm - 8pm

GENERAL SALES
Viewing held on the day before sale: 2pm - 6pm

General sales, Fine Art and Antiques, specialist sales.



Auctioneers:

Philip Serrell Auctioneers and Valuers have been established as one of Worcestershire’s premier independent auction houses since 1995, and experienced in the area for some 25 years. The Business is owned by Philip Serrell who is fully qualified Chartered Surveyor, the Company being required to comply with the stringent rules of Professional Conduct laid down by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

The main area of practice covers the whole of Middle England and the Welsh Borders, but whilst most of our work is concentrated locally and regionally.
Philip Serrell Auctioneers and Valuers expertise is requested throughout the country. (Royal Worcester Porcelain for example).

Clients include many leading Banks, Solicitors and various private vendors, together with regular buyers.














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