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Berthon International - Wick Antiques & Ship Models

By Charlie Wallrock, Photography © Wick Antiques Ltd, wickantiques.co.uk Just like ships themselves, ship models come in a wide variety of differing forms. Simple half hulls represent one end of this market whilst, at the other, are superb presentation pieces for the ship’s owners and detailed shipbuilder’s models made to scale. WICK ANTIQUES are passionate about...

Record £85k raised at annual yacht club regatta

Record £85k raised at annual yacht club regatta A record £85k has been raised at this year\'s Taittinger Royal Solent Yacht Club Regatta for charities Cure Parkinson’s and the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The weekend-long event, which took...

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Rescuing Maritime Heritage: Charles Wallrock's Remarkable Find - All At Sea

Rescuing Maritime Heritage: Charles Wallrock\'s Remarkable Find Renowned antique dealer, Charles Wallrock, recently made a significant discovery: a dramatic painting depicting the 1861 RNLI rescue attempt off Scarborough, initially misidentified as a scene from Torquay or...

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Famous Scarborough painting rescued by sharp-eyed dealer - The Scarborough News

Rescuing History: A Renowned Dealer\'s Discovery Charles Wallrock, a prominent antique dealer, recently identified a historic painting depicting a tragic 1861 RNLI rescue attempt off Scarborough. The artwork, previously misidentified as a scene from Italy or Devon, ...

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We are delighted once again to be sponsoring the Lymington Lifeboat 10k event

Congratulations to the RNLI on their be centenary celebrations. We are delighted once again to be sponsoring the Lymington Lifeboat 10k event https://issuu.com/rnli10k/docs/lymington_10k_2024

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Prince Philip's Tour of Duty Album, Goes on Sale in Lymington - The Herald

An astonishing photo album compiled by a member of the Royal Yacht Britannia crew on Prince Philip\'s solo round-the-world cruise in 1959 recently went on sale in Lymington. The album showing pictures of the Duke of Edinburgh visiting various far-flung places,...

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Antique Collecting Magazine - Snap Happy

A photo album which captured Prince Philip\'s solo round-the-world cruise in 1959 has gone on sale in Lymington. Antique dealer Charles Wallrock of Wick Antiques spotted the album which shows pictures of the Duke of Edinburgh aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, at a recent...

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The Lure of Priests - The Field

The Lure of Priests How anglers deliver the coup de grace need not be via a prosaic blunt instrument but a thing of beauty - Read the article in The Field about our Watson Collection of Fishing Priests - Written by Roger Field

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Southern Daily Echo - Historic Snapshots of HRH Prince Philip

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The Pacific Prince - Daily Mail - Mailonline

The Pacific Prince: Remarkable unseen images of the late Duke of Edinburgh visiting island communities during his solo 1959 round-the-world voyage come up for auction The pictures were taken by an official photographer on Royal Yacht Britannia Many of the images...

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Prince’s tour of duty album for sale

Charles Wallrock of Wick Antiques with the Britannia photo album An astonishing photo album compiled by a member of the Royal Yacht Britannia crew on Prince Philip’s solo round-the-world cruise in 1959 has come to light. It shows pictures of the Duke of Edinburgh...

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New Milton Advertiser - Wick Antiques in Lymington puts anglers’ priests, including one owned by Queen Victoria, on market

We have been featured in the New Milton Advertiser & Lymington Times. \'A collection of fishing ‘priests’ hailed as “the world’s finest” and including one owned by Queen Victoria is now on the market after being acquired by a New Forest antiques...

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Fishing priests make a splash

The Watson Collection of 97 Fishing Priests The finest collection of fishing priests ever assembled that includes Queen Victoria’s has emerged onto the open market for the first time. There are 97 examples in the collection including the oldest known one in the...

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Sand Paintings are Uncovered - Bournemouth Echo

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Grainy images revealed to be rare originals

Charles Wallrock with one of the Benjamin Zobel sand paintings he identified An antique dealer who bought two nicotine-covered artworks has had them cleaned and now they can be revealed as original ‘sand paintings’ by Benjamin Zobel. Charles Wallrock had...

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Wick Antiques - Jubilee 2022

This year, in celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, our stand at Masterpiece, and accompanying catalogue, will feature pieces with royal connections. Monarchs though the centuries have influenced our nation through the Church, the Armed...

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Antique Collecting Magazine - June 2022

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Hampshire Chronicles - Life-size bronze sculpture made by Hampshire artist after Queen Mother’s final sitting has gone on sale for £35,000

Read the full article on the Hampshire Chronicles

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Queen Mother sculpture finished days after her death emerges for sale - Telegraph

A sculpture of the Queen Mother that was completed just days after her death has emerged for sale. The bronze bust that depicts the centenarian with her well-known smile has been put up for sale for £35,000 to mark the 20th anniversary of her death. It...

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Queen Mother sculpture emerges for sale - Charles Wallrock of Wick Antiques who is selling this sculpture of the Queen Mother

Charles Wallrock of Wick Antiques who is selling this sculpture of the Queen Mother A sculpture made following the Queen Mother’s final sitting and completed after her death has emerged for sale. The breath-taking bronze that depicts the centenarian with her...

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Looking for stylish interiors? Check out these items offered by dealers - ATG Feature

Wick Antiques This pair of swivel Time Life Chairs or lounge chairs, pictured above, were designed by Charles & Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1960. These are an adaptation of the seating originally specially commissioned to go in the Time Life building in New York...

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Victorian carving by James Peake on sale - Daily Echo

THIS is the moment the great granddaughter of a \"genius\" carver saw one of his greatest works for the first time. Nicki Holt is a descendant of James Peake, who spent four months creating an incredibly detailed spray of flowers and fruit from a single piece of...

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The Telegraph - Trophy’s Long Voyage

A Silver gilt bowl that was given by William IV as a prize for the Cowes Regatta in the 1830’s has been returned to Britain after being found in the United States. It will be sold at The Chelsea Antiques Fair in London next week, the dealer who tracked it down and brought ...

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The Sun - Cash Cowes

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AFLOAT - Missing King's Cup Won in 1835 By Cove's John Barry-Smith of Cork Harbour is Discovered

A magnificent silver-gilt bowl presented by King William IV to the Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) is back in England thanks to a maritime antique dealer. The bowl\'s history is an appropriate reminder of the depth of the sailing history of Cork Harbour with the 2021...

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Daily Express - Lord Nelson’s sword is a steel at £50,000

THE fighting sword used by Admiral Lord Nelson is for sale at £50,000. The British naval hero is believed to have used the steel weapon in battle against the French during the Napoleonic Wars. He gave the blade to his nephew William Maurice Suckling, who served on...

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The Daily Telegraph - Antique dealer Charles Wallrock with Admiral Lord Nelson’s sword, for sale

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Lord Nelson's fighting sword is set to fetch £50,000: Blade 'once owned by Bonnie Prince Charlie' and later used in battle by British naval hero during Napoleonic Wars heads to auction

Lord Nelson\'s fighting sword is set to fetch £50,000: Blade \'once owned by Bonnie Prince Charlie\' and later used in battle by British naval hero during Napoleonic Wars heads to auction Admiral Nelson is believed to have used weapon in battles against the French ...

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The Portsmouth News - Intriguing claim as Lorn Nelson’s sword on sale for £50,000

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Nelson’s sword and Cromwell’s pocket watch

We have been featured in the Telegraph - Read the full article here

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Alan Russett in Memoriam

Alan Russett in Memoriam Viewing a house sale with us – Cowdray Park It is with great sadness that we write this newsletter in memory of my father, Alan Russett, who passed away on Tuesday 10th August. He was a great friend and supporter of Wick Antiques. With...

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BBC Feature - Sir Stanley Matthews’ silver tea set up for sale

A silver tea service presented to one of England\'s most famous footballers has been put up for sale. It was given to Stoke City hero Sir Stanley Matthews in 1946 to mark his then-record 44th England appearance. He played almost 700 games for...

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London Luxury Life - Maritime Feature

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Sir Stanley Matthews's historic silver tea service for sale

A SILVER tea service presented to football legend Sir Stanley Matthews to mark his record cap for England is up for sale online. Nicknamed ‘the wizard of the dribble’, Sir Stanley made his 44th international appearance in the 2-0 win against Belgium in January...

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What's new at Wick Antiques?

Furniture Globes Lighting Mirrors Bronzes Chinese & Japanese Maritime ...

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Wick Antiques Social Media Giveaway - Ended

This competition has now ended. Entries made now will not be entered or counted. Wick Antiques are running a giveaway on Instagram, to win an Original gelatin print of a gentleman’s steam yacht on passage, Circa 1890. To enter the competition, follow the link here...

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'Forces News' features the crowd funding effort to buy William Beatty's Medicine Cabinet.

Forces News features the crowd funding effort to buy William Beatty\'s Medicine Cabinet. Surgeon William Beatty attended to Lord Nelson as he died at the Battle of Trafalgar, upon the HMS Victory. Royal Navy Medics have bought the cabinet through a crowd funding effort,...

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The Sun Newspaper - A feature about Sir William Beatty's Chest

A snippet from a feature in The Sun Newspaper about the Crowdfunder effort raising money to purchase Sir William Beatty’s Medicine Chest. February 2020

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CrowdFunder Campaign a success! The medicine cabinet that belonged to Sir William Beatty who tended Nelson as he died has been secured for a museum

We are delighted to announce that the medicine cabinet that belonged to Sir William Beatty who tended Nelson as he died has been secured for a museum after a crowdfunding effort. Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Jo Laird of the Royal Navy Medical Service launched the campaign...

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The Independent - Gold Mine - Homes & Antiques - Bid to Save Nelson Relic

Further Press from The Independent - Gold Mine - Homes & Antiques edition -A Bid to Save Nelson Relic from the Royal Navy

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The Mariners Mirror Podcast from The Society for Nautical Research

We have been featured on The world’s No.1 podcast dedicated to all of maritime and naval history! Below is a snippet but you can listen to the full podcast here -...

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The News - Portsmouth - Nelson relic fundraiser nears target

Royal Navy medics are close to saving a key piece of medical history that was used to treat Admiral Nelson. Join the Crowdfunder effort here - Croundfunder and read more about the incredible people behind the fundraising effort...

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The Race is on to save historic medicine cabinet for the nation - 2Covet & The Royal Navy

A crowdfunding effort has been launched by Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Jo Laird to try and buy the medicine cabinet that belonged to Lord Nelson’s surgeon Sir William Beatty. The wooden apothecary case caused quite a splash when it emerged for sale here on Wick...

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Star Power - Why a celebrity connection boosts the price - from a football legend’s tea set to presidential pottery

Daisy Dunn is a classicist and the author of, most recently, Homer: A Ladybird Expert Book, and an anthology entitled Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome. Last month, a small lock of hair cut from Elvis Presley’s head in the 1950s sold at...

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Medicine cabinet used to treat Lord Nelson for sale in New Forest - Daily Echo

The medicine cabinet that belonged to Lord Nelson’s surgeon Sir William Beatty who attended him as he died has emerged for sale in the New Forest. It is dated 1803, just two years before the Battle of Trafalgar during which Nelson was fatally shot on board his flagship...

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Introducing, The London Collection at The Talisman Building - Coach House Piano

After 14 years of occupying the Talisman Building, a good friend of mine Ken Bolan was understandably attached to its lovely modernist design. When he purchased it back in 2006, it was due for demolition, so it was a proud moment when he managed to have restored, and saved...

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The Conscious Consumer: Art, Antiques and Sustainable Shopping - 2Covet

Art & Antiques in the fight against mass consumerism This month at 2Covet, we are celebrating the ‘Anti Black Friday’ generation, a nod to the conscious consumer and a reflection on how art and antiques provide a captivating and sustainable alternative to the fast...

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Gentleman’s Journal - The sporting antiques fit for a gentleman

Because it\'s never too late to start your collection.... Charles Wallrock of Wick Antiques: Classic racing yacht paintings “The British have a very close affinity with all things nautical. For centuries we have been racing each other and pushing the...

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Emma Hamilton: Provocative lost oil painting of Nelson’s mistress is uncovered

A lost portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson’s mistress, Lady Hamilton, has been discovered at a seaside antiques shop. The painting by Richard Westall shows Emma Hamilton gazing over her left shoulder, with her right breast exposed under a loose gown. It is thought to have...

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