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THE CANTERBURY AUCTION GALLERIES TO STAGE STUDIO SALE OF THE WORKS OF COLIN COLAHAN (1897-1987) A Master of Tonal Realism In October last year at The Canterbury Auction Galleries, a small group of paintings consigned by the Kent widow of Australian artist and sculptor Colin Colahan (1897-1987) prompted two collectors to travel specially from their Melbourne homes to compete

TIME IS RIGHT TO LEARN IF YOUR ANTIQUE CLOCK OR VINTAGE WATCH IS VALUABLE Valuation day at The Canterbury Auction Galleries on April 20 The Canterbury Auction Galleries’ specialist, Crispin Maciejewski, will be attendance at the saleroom in Station Road West, Canterbury, on Saturday April 20 to offer a free valuation service for anyone considering selling their antique

GOOD THINGS COME IN TWOS Family who sold Imperial Chinese bowl sold for £195,000 find its pair Identical second porcelain rarity headlines sale at The Canterbury Auction Galleries It was a blockbuster of an auction.

LEADING KENT AUCTIONEERS TO GIVE FREE VALUATIONS IN CRANBROOK Specialists from The Canterbury Auction Galleries will hold a free antiques and fine art valuation day at estate agents Lambert & Foster’s Cranbrook office on Saturday, March 23. Present will be Michael Roberts, Director and General Manager of The Canterbury Auction Galleries, and jewellery specialist T

CHINESE & ISLAMIC WORKS OF ART VALUATION DAY - SATURDAY 9TH MARCH Consultants Alastair Gibson (Chinese and Asian works of art) and Nicholas Shaw (Indian and Islamic works of art) will be in attendance, together with a general valuer from 9.30am to 1pm by appointment to give free saleroom valuations on objects taken to the saleroom at 40 Station Road West, Canterbury.

ROMANCE OF VENICE PAINTING Souvenir view of St Mark’s Square to return to place of artist’s birth after bidding battle at The Canterbury Auction Galleries In its day the oil painting of the Piazza San Marco – St Mark’s Square – would have been a prized memento for an intrepid Victorian holiday traveller to Venice to be brought home as a reminder

PAPER PROFIT FOR RARE JAPANESE WATERCOLOUR Buyers battle at The Canterbury Auction Galleries to secure work by leading artist Foujita

COLLECTION OF TRIBAL ART BRINGS COLOUR AND RITUAL TO SALE AT THE CANTERBURY AUCTION GALLERIES Sale celebrates Kent couple’s devotion to Africa and its people

BRONZE BY FREDERICK, LORD LEIGHTON GIVEN BY SCULPTOR TO HIS GODSON SELLS FOR RECORD £29,000 AT THE CANTERBURY AUCTION GALLERIES

KENT AUCTIONEER UNCOVERS BRONZE BY FREDERICK, LORD LEIGHTON GIVEN BY SCULPTOR TO HIS GODSON Expected to sell for up to £15,000 in Two Day Sale at The Canterbury Auction Galleries