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A selection of news stories and articles featuring Sworders Fine Art. For press enquiries please contact press@sworder.co.uk

November 2024

Queen Victoria commemoratives could crown sale

antique-collecting.co.uk

November 2024

Local history in a local saleroom

Antiques Trade Gazette

July 2024

'Intimate' Princess Diana letters sell for £51,850

bbc.co.uk

July 2024

Second school event gives pupils a hands-on introduction to the art world

The Art Scholars

July 2024

Careers Day at Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers

Stansted Flyer

July 2024

Bidders set to spy out Christine Keeler letters

antique-collecting.co.uk

July 2024

Princess Diana Letters, Live Aid Photos, Crippen Crime Ephemera Headline

Antiques and The Arts Weekly

July 2024

David Bailey's Live Aid Photographs to Auction

finebooksmagazine.com

July 2024

Are these chilling century-old photographs proof actual ghosts have been caught on camera?

express.co.uk

July 2024

Wife killer Dr Crippen's shock final request in letter from jail days before hanging

express.co.uk

June 2024

Armagh designer’screativity and flair showcased at London sale

The Irish Times

June 2024

John Savident collection at Sworders

antique-collecting.co.uk

May 2024

Jaguar belonging to UK speed record legend in Stansted sale

eadt.co.uk

May 2024

Sculptures From the Park

artsandcollections.com

April 2024

Vintage luggage is making bags of money at auction: Could your old case unlock a fortune?

thisismoney.co.uk

April 2024

Rare Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and J.M. Barrie Books at Sworders

finebooksmagazine.com

April 2024

Lekythoi lead sale in Essex

antique-collecting.co.uk

April 2024

Prunella Clough artworks in Essex sale

antique-collecting.co.uk

February 2024

18th C. Gobelins tapestry of Marriage of Cupid and Psyche scheduled for March 20 sale in UK

auctiondaily.com

February 2024

All the fun of the fair is represented in Sworders’ March 7 auction of a famed fairground art collection

auctiondaily.com

February 2024

Dailey's Drivers

worldofinteriors.com

January 2024

Princess Diana: Auction to sell furnishings from prep school

bbc.co.uk

January 2024

1905 Tiffany Studios favrile glass grapevine vase leads our five lots to watch

liveauctioneers.com

December 2023

Sir Rod Stewart sets up auction to sell art and furniture from his Essex mansion

essexlive.news

December 2023

‘Dick’ Turpin sale at Sworders

antique-collecting.co.uk

December 2023

Sir Rod Stewart's declutter sees painting fetch £17k

bbc.co.uk

December 2023

Fine 18th C. furniture with Churchill family provenance highlights Dec. 12-13 auction

artdaily.com

November 2023

Dragon box in revered Chinese hardwood sells for $180,480 at UK auction

artdaily.com

October 2023

Sworders to auction bronze linking two titans of 20th-century British art

artdaily.com

September 2023

Elveden Hall brings back the room bidders

Antiques Trade Gazette

September 2023

London Book Dealer Paul Bentley's Map Collection to Auction

finebooksmagazine.com

August 2023

Malcolm Frazer collection in Essex sale

antique-collecting.co.uk

June 2023

Bentley Cars of a Super-Charged Collector

artsandcollections.com

June 2023

The Green Furniture Trade

Country Life

June 2023

Huge collection of autographs including Nelson Mandela's could fetch £100k at auction

mirror.co.uk

June 2023

Adler led avant garde into the British art world

Antiques Trade Gazette

June 2023

Bentley Cars of a Super-Charged Collector

artsandcollections.com

June 2023

Early 19 century American Sampler with Mayflower Compact Signatory Connection to Auction

finebooksmagazine.com

May 2023

Rare 17 century silver up for auction

Eastern Daily Press

May 2023

Amy Scanlon, Head Of Modern & Contempoary Art At Sworders... Discusses Her Affection For Bawden Prints

Antiques Trade Gazette

May 2023

Pressing Engagement In Essex

antiquestradegazette.com

May 2023

Lambeth Way

Antique Collecting

April 2023

Swansea PorcelaIn Plate Stars In Our Pick Of Five Auction Highlights

antiquestradegazette.com

April 2023

Great Bardfield art to be auctioned in partnership with Fry Gallery

saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk

April 2023

A John Aldridge Great Bardfield Picture Is Among Five Lots To Watch

antiquestradegazette.com

April 2023

Mod Brit artist records broken at Sworders

artdaily.com

April 2023

Lewis Carroll Photographs to Auction

finebooksmagazine.com

March 2023

Painting by leading British abstract artist John Hoyland bought for £12 due to make thousands at auction

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

March 2023

'A textbook example of the thoughtful mixing of styles'

the-saleroom.com

March 2023

Single owner collection of holy land paintings to be put up for auction by Sworders

artdaily.com

March 2023

Tunic belonging to English soldier and friend of poets Byron and Shelley goes under the hammer at Sworders in Stansted

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

March 2023

Heart and Soul

Antiques Trade Gazette

February 2023

The rare, the strange and the baffling

Financial Times

February 2023

One of two rare flags made in 1937 for the corination of King Edward VIII

The Times

February 2023

Out of the Ordinary : Under the Hammer

Kent Live

February 2023

Out of the Ordinary : Curiosities

Hertfordshire Live

January 2023

Head of the State

The Times

February 2023

Gifts given to Margaret Thatcher rescued from skip and put up for auction

msn.com

February 2023

Five Good Things: what to taste, see and do this February

inigo.com

February 2023

Detective's meticulous files on the Kray twins put up for sale by his widow

mirror.co.uk

February 2023

Mrs Thatcher portrait saved from the scrapheap sells for hundreds of pounds

standard.co.uk

February 2023

The gadgets spies used before James Bond was even born

dailymail.co.uk

January 2023

Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers annual Out of the Ordinary sale

greatbritishlife.co.uk

January 2023

Sale’s top lots are Out of the Ordinary

antique-collecting.co.uk

January 2023

Rare Second World War helmet from Hull Blitz up for auction

hulldailymail.co.uk

January 2023

The Story Behind a Set of Beatles Signatures

finebooksmagazine.com

January 2023

The Beatles: Autographs of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr up for auction

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

January 2023

Beatles autographs could be a fab buy

antiquecollecting.co.uk

January 2023

‘Out Of The Ordinary’ Objects From The Gary Pyper Collection

Antiques and The Arts Weekly

December 2022

From his own gripping notebooks:

dailymail.co.uk

December 2022

How Nipper of the Yard Turned the Thumbscrews on the Kray Twins

Mail on Sunday

December 2022

Touch of the Toadstone

Country Life

December 2022

Sworders Sells Jan Finch Collection

Antiques and The Arts Weekly

December 2022

Ugly, venomous but proves so precious

Antiques Trade Gazette

December 2022

Review of the year

Antiques Trade Gazette

November 2022

Royal Tiffany gift stars in our pick of six auction highlights

antiquestradegazette.com

November 2022

Toadstone prized for magical properties

antiquestradegazette.com

November 2022

Toadstone ring could cast magic in sale

antique-collecting.co.uk

November 2022

Around the Houses

Antique Collecting

November 2022

Top of the Lots

Antique Collecting

November 2022

Farewell to a giantess of the trade

Country Life

November 2022

Sworders Sells Jan Finch Collection

antiquesandthearts.com

November 2022

Amazing story of 18-inch duelling dwarf who was loved by royals

mirror.co.uk

November 2022

Pick of the week: Court dwarf’s trousers – or just a tall story?

antiquestradegazette.com

November 2022

Tiny trousers of 'Queen's dwarf' sell for almost £10k at auction

bbc.co.uk

November 2022

Sir Jeffrey Hudson's 'Tom Thumb' trousers sold at auction

stamfordmercury.co.uk

November 2022

Auction highlights – Christie’s first billion-dollar sale

apollo-magazine.com

November 2022

Thatcher Depictions Tick The Box For Bidders

Antiques Trade Gazette

Court Short

November 2022

Court Short

Telegraph

November 2022

Rare toadstone ring, once believed to hold magical powers, expected to fetch up to £5,000

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

November 2022

Prince of Wales’ royal Tiffany gift stars in our pick of six auction highlights

antiquestradegazette.com

Toadstone prized for magical properties

antiquestradegazette.com

November 2022

Toadstone ring could cast magic in sale

antique-collecting.co.uk

October 2022

Great British Bake-Off host Prue Leith selling weaving by Peter Collingwood

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

October 2022

Instinct, Scholarship and Curiosity: The Jan Finch Collection

Homes & Antiques

October 2022

Prue Leith selling off bedroom wall-hanging from Cotswolds home

leicestermercury.co.uk

October 2022

'Poet's Pots' dating back to 15th century to go under the hammer

edp24.co.uk

October 2022

Lamps from Glen and Julio's hairdressers in York in Essex auction

yorkpress.co.uk

October 2022

US bidder wins Margaret Thatcher painting at Sworders auction

liveauctioneers.com

October 2022

Prue Leith selling off rare wall-hanging weaving for thousands

walesonline.co.uk

October 2022

Prue Leith selling off rare wall-hanging weaving for thousands

hulldailymail.co.uk

October 2022

Chinese brush pot stars in our pick of five auction highlights sold this week

antiquestradegazette.com

October 2022

Peter Collingwood wall hanging consigned to auction by Prue Leith

antiquestradegazette.com

October 2022

Sworders sells pictures from the collection of art dealer Sir Jack Baer

artdaily.com

October 2022

Gwen John Drawing High

Antiques Trade Gazette

October 2022

Baer Collection Comes To Market

Antiques Trade Gazette

September 2022

Two Sets Of Signed First Editions Of Tolkiens 'Lord Of The Rings'

Country Life

September 2022

Five Good Things: what to watch, visit, do and read this September

inigo.com

September 2022

Sale of Second World War nurse's cape to benefit Royal British Legion

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

September 2022

Blue and white Chinese vase stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights

antiquestradegazette.com

September 2022

Treasures from British showjumping’s “godfather” up for auction

horsetalk.co.nz

September 2022

Soldiers’ Thanks To Nurse Esme

Antiques Trade Gazette

September 2022

In The Red

The Telegraph

August 2022

Saleroom Spotlight

Antique Collecting

August 2022

Rare manuscript sells for £70,000 at Wisbech auction

fenlandcitizen.co.uk

August 2022

Second World War nurse's cloak is among five lots to watch this week

antiquestradegazette.com

August 2022

Pick of the week: Large bill – swans book flies away for £54,000

antiquestradegazette.com

August 2022

Rare signed copy of JK Rowling’s crime novel is among five lots to watch

antiquestradegazette.com

August 2022

Rare Tudor Norfolk and Suffolk swan-marking guide sold for £70,000

edp24.co.uk

August 2022

Rare Tudor manuscript owned by Wisbech antique collector set to go under the hammer

fenlandcitizen.co.uk

August 2022

Rare first edition sets of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, are up for auction at Sworders in Stansted

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

August 2022

Pitch in at Essex auction to buy Colman family cricket book and much more

the-saleroom.com

August 2022

Owzat! Rare cricket book by Colman's Mustard boss to go under the hammer

edp24.co.uk

August 2022

First Edition Sets of Tolkien Come to Auction

finebooksmagazine.com

August 2022

16th-century log of swan ownership goes up for auction

theguardian.com

August 2022

Tudor-era swan-keeping book to take flight at Sworders

liveauctioneers.com

August 2022

Our pick of the highlights from September's sales

theartnewspaper.com

August 2022

Wisbech collectors antique Tudor manuscript going up for auction

wisbechstandard.co.uk

July 2022

Jewellery of distinction made in Newlyn

antiquestradegazette.com

July 2022

Tudor Manuscript on Swan-Keeping to be Offered at Sworders

finebooksmagazine.com

July 2022

Tudor document sheds light on one of the great swan 'myths'

edp24.co.uk

July 2022

Two first edition sets of Lord Of The Rings trilogy go to auction

oxfordmail.co.uk

July 2022

Essex Auction House to Offer Sea Freight Option

Antiques Trade Gazette

July 2022

Jewellery of distinction made in Newlyn

Antiques Trade Gazette

June 2022

Goddess Shines Her Light

Homes & Antiques

June 2022

Five Good Things: what to do, read, book and buy this June

inigo.com

June 2022

Images of Christian The Lion in Chelsea to sell at Sworders

dailymail.co.uk

June 2022

Colman family treasures fetch £200,000 at auction

edp24.co.uk

May 2022

Colman family treasures to go under the hammer

edp24.co.uk

May 2022

A Buddha in the hand at 350-times estimate

antiquestradegazette.com

May 2022

Wall hanging donated to Suffolk fund-raising event sells for record sum

artdaily.com

June 2022

Maine Attraction: Photos of a Lion that lived in West London up for auction

The Times

June 2022

Auction Etiquette

Reclaim Magazine

June 2022

Huon Mallaieu's Post Sale Review of The Paolo Moschino Collection

Country Life

April 2022

Sworders announces results of sale of Modern and Contemporary art

artdaily.com

April 2022

Dress worn by Strictly winner Rose Ayling-Ellis to be auctioned for charity by Sworders

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

April 2022

See highlights from Sworders’ sale of the Christopher Butterworth Collection

houseandgarden.co.uk

April 2022

Sworders' to offer The Christopher Butterworth Collection

artdaily.cc

April 2022

Smart Lot | Online Auctions on the Up

Absolutely London

April 2022

McPhail auction record fleshed out to £20,500

Antiques Trade Gazette

March 2022

Sworders' sale of paintings by Ukrainian artists to help humanitarian aid effort

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

March 2022

Art by Bawden and Aldridge to go under the Sworders auction hammer

saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk

March 2022

Second-hand and Sustainable

Antiques Trade Gazette

March 2022

Mephistopheles Figure Leads Sworders' 'Out of the Ordinary' Sale

antiquesandthearts.com

March 2022

New Auction Houses & Promotions

antiquestradegazette.com

March 2022

Ukraine Crisis Funds Raised by Art and Antiques Market

antiquestradegazette.com

March 2022

Douglas Fairbanks Jr Sale Gets Tulips For Sworders

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

March 2022

Grandson of Film Legend Sells off Family Treasures

Collectors Network

March 2022

Douglas Fairbanks Jr Once Again Headlines at Sworders

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

February 2022

Russell Barnes collection to be auctioned in March

jazzjournal.co.uk

February 2022

Auction house specialists on the most remarkable private collections they have ever sold

houseandgarden.co.uk

February 2022

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Family Collection stars at Sworders, March 2

liveauctioneers.com

February 2022

Mephistopheles Figure Leads Sworders 'Out of the Ordinary' sale

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

February 2022

Sworders to sell Douglas Fairbanks Family Collection

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

January 2022

Sworders to hold 5th 'Out of the Ordinary' auction

Antiques & The Arts Weekly

January 2022

Christine Keeler photographs out of the ordinary

antiquecollecting.com

January 2022

Wicker chair bought for £5 at a junk shop sells for over £16,000

metro.co.uk

January 2022

A chair which was purchased at a junk sale for just £5 has made £16,000

dailymail.co.uk

January 2021

Auction Feature | Alex Froggatt, Sworders Glass Specialist

Antique Collecting

January 2022

Out of the Ordinary Auction News | Herts Life

Herts Life

December 2021

Blasts From The Past - Fine Interiors Review

Country Life

December 2021

Rare watercolour by Victorian artist born without arms or legs could sell for up to £5,000

theartnewspaper.com

December 2021

Miniature by Sarah Biffin, 19th-Century Artist Born With No Arms or Legs, Exceeds Estimates at Auction

smithsonianmag.com

December 2021

The £9000 tribute to the talented Miss Biffin

antiquestradegazette.com

December 2021

Interest soars for the amazing artist who overcame disability

The Telegraph

December 2021

The £9000 tribute to the talented Miss Biffin

Antiques Trade Gazette

December 2021

Family's Everyday Pot is a Chinese Masterpiece

The Times

December 2021

Five Good Things: what to do, watch, buy and book this December

inigo.com

December 2021

Promotions and new roles – a round up of Movers and Shakers in the UK, US and Europe

antiquestradegazette.com

December 2021

The story of Sarah Biffin, the record-breaking Victorian artist born without arms or legs

telegraph.co.uk

November 2021

Chinese brush pot stars in our pick of five auction highlights

antiquestradegazette.com

November 2021

ICONASTAS: Fine Russian Art & Antiques – 1 December

russianartandculture.com

November 2021

Chair bought for £5 at Brighton junk sale expected to sell for thousands at auction

theargus.co.uk

November 2021

Dragon Slayer | William De Morgan Stained Glass Panel to Sell at Sworders

The Times

October 2021

Lots to Fire the Imagination

Antiques Trade Gazette

October 2021

Classic Cars of 'Proud Yorkshireman' Go Under Hammer

Yorkshire Post

October 2021

Antiques dealer's collection to be sold at auction

wisbechstandard.co.uk

October 2021

Antiques dealer's collection to be sold at auction

cambstimes.co.uk

October 2021

Shanghai silver stored on Achill Island by Russian noblewoman for sale in London

irishtimes.com

October 2021

Antique Jewelry to Be Worn and Loved All Over Again

Maine Antiques Digest

October 2021

Star Sales in Homes & Antiques

Homes & Antiques

October 2021

The Pearson Silver Collection - The Exhibtions

Homes & Antiques

October 2021

Rare Beatles demo goes to auction

djournal.com

October 2021

Beautiful Scots Art Deco posters under the hammer

scottishfield.co.uk

October 2021

Bid on London Underground poster of French Row in St Albans

hertsad.co.uk

September 2021

‘Dr Livingstone, I presume’ – a slice of the history of the British Empire

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

September 2021

Alex Froggatt - Auction Insider

Homes & Antiques

September 2021

EW Godwin coffee table stars in our weekly pick

antiquestradegazette.com

September 2021

Mutiny on the Bounty captain's watch auctioned

bbc.co.uk

September 2021

Dog rescue charity to benefit from sale of signed David Hockney poster

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

September 2021

Mutiny on the Bounty wine bottle fetches £2,200 at auction

bbc.co.uk

August 2021

H.M.S Resolute Playbill in Maine Antiques Digest

Maine Antiques Digest

August 2021

Raynham Settees in the Antiques Trade Gazette

Antiques Trade Gazette

July 2021

H.M.S Resolute Playbill in Bishops Stortford Independent

Bishops Stortford Independent

July 2021

Six Books Inscribed by Florence Nightingale to be Offered in UK Auction

finebooksmagazine.com

July 2021

H.M.S Resolute playbill sells for thousands at Sworders auction

eppingforestguardian.co.uk

July 2021

Sworders of Stansted auctions £5 charity shop find for £4,750

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

July 2021

Ed Finnell Music Photography in our Summer Design Sale

The Times

July 2021

Ed Finnell Music Photography in our Summer Design Sale

The Daily Record

June 2021

Sally Hunter & Ian Posgate Collection Reviewed in Country Life's Art Market Report

Country Life

June 2021

Sworders July 14 Sale Features Ed Finnell’s Photos of '70s Rock Stars

finebooksmagazine.com

June 2021

Rock Icons of the ’70s Captured at Sworders Auction

artsandcollections.com

June 2021

George Daniels stained glass drawings in sale

antique-collecting.co.uk

June 2021

Items belonging to the German émigré who set up the design store Oscar Woollens

artdaily.cc

Folly Mill Contents at Sworders

June 2021

Contents from Folly Mill, Thaxted, go under the hammer

saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk

June 2021

Picture of William Hogarth’s dog are among five lots to watch at auction

antiquestradegazette.com

April 2021

Sworders Offers Bedaux Archive

finebooksmagazine.com

April 2021

The UK’s only surviving flea circus in Sworders' Out of the Ordinary sale

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

March 2021

Home is where the art is

henleystandard.co.uk

March 2021

Choose something Out of The Ordinary

www.the-saleroom.com

March 2021

UK's only surviving Flea Circus at Sworders Fine Art

The Daily Star

March 2021

Sworders Goes Out of the Ordinary

Antiques and The Arts Weekly

February 2021

Auction fireworks for Jules Leleu Art Deco furniture

antiquestradegazette.com

February 2021

Works by Norwich School artists from single owner bring 'focused interest' at Sworders

antiquestradegazette.com

February 2021

A rare Dr Who Dalek features in our Out of the Ordinary sale

The Daily Star

December 2020

Undiscovered Constable art dismissed as 'fake' sells for £91k

eadt.co.uk

January 2021

Jules Leleu collection in Essex sale

antique-collecting.co.uk

January 2021

Looking for something 'Out of the Ordinary'

artdaily.cc

October 2020

Captain Sir Tom portraits to be auctioned for his foundation

itv.com

November 2020

'Capt Sir Tom inspired' artworks raise £21,500 for foundation

bbc.co.uk

November 2020

Newly discovered oil sketch by artist John Constable of his beloved Dedham Vale is tipped to sell at auction for £150,000

dailymail.co.uk

September 2020

Sketch of Captain Oates walking to his death makes £23,000 in Essex

antiquestradegazette.com

September 2020

Bowl by rising star potter expected to deliver a handsome return on investment

artdaily.com

October 2020

Peter Collingwood: an artist-weaver who worked wonders

antiquestradegazette.com

July 2020

British craftsman Peter Collingwood weaves his magic at auction

antiquestradegazette.com

August 2020

Rare chance to purchase pieces by Lake District furniture maker Stanley Webb Davies

bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk

August 2020

Sworders announces sale of Arts & Crafts & Art Deco

artdaily.cc

July 2020

Jacob de Gheyn the Younger sketches make thousands

antique-collecting.co.uk

July 2020

Early Cedric Morris works draw interest at Sworders

antiquestradegazette.com

July 2020

Salvage Hunters Trash to Treasure at Sworders

antique-collecting.co.uk

July 2020

Second slice from Country Life gardens editor's collection includes many works on a plants theme

antiquestradegazette.com

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July 2020

Three contrasting ways to be big in Japan

antiquestradegazette.com

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May 2020

Auction calendar begins revival via the virtual rostrum

antiquestradegazette.com

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April 2020

Their office may be closed but they are still open!

kcwlondon.co.uk

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April 2020

Auctions to go online for Princess Diana’s lace and a sculpture by Grayson Perry

dunmowbroadcast.co.uk

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April 2020

Diana, Princess of Wales' wedding shoe designs are being auctioned

tatler.com

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