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Category Archives: Auctions
The Sunday Times Explains Piers Court Tenancy Issue
The Sunday Times has posted a Q&A format story in its “Hot Topics” column headed “Everything you need to know about sitting tenants: These occupants are a landlord’s nightmare — as the recent case of Evelyn Waugh’s mansion shows.” It … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Newspapers, Piers Court
Tagged The Sunday Times
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Piers Court Sold at Auction
According to the auctioneers and several press reports, Piers Court sold yesterday for £3,160,000. Whether and how the new owners will take possession has not yet been fully explained. According to yesterday’s Evening Standard “the eight-bedroom house has sold online … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh Society, Newspapers, Piers Court, Waugh Family
Tagged Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Guardian
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More Details of Piers Court Auction
The Times in a story entitled “Spoiler Alert: Evelyn Waugh fan could stymie mansion sale” has provided more details of the upcoming auction of Piers Court scheduled to take place tomorrow. Here’s an excerpt: It is a story worthy of … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Express, Daily Mail, The Times newspaper
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Roundup: Piers Court Auction (yet more)
–The national quality press has finally picked up the story of the upcoming auction of Piers Court. The Guardian has posted an article by Rupert Neate which explains how the sale came about: The house was last sold for £2.9m … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Piers Court
Tagged Forward, Guardian, McFarland Books, The Sunday Times
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Piers Court to be Sold at Auction
Real estate agents Knight, Frank have announced the sale by auction of Evelyn Waugh’s former home at Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire. The sale will take place online on 15 December 2022. Details and contact information are available from the website of … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Evelyn Waugh, Piers Court
Tagged Allsop (Auctioneers), Knight Frank
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On Offer: Two Events, a Radio Series and Some Books
There have been two announcements of upcoming events in Southern England that may be of interest. The first is a joint presentation of the Victoria & Albert Museum and Vogue magazine: Four monarchs (crowned and uncrowned); one abdication; one royal … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Festivals, Lectures, Radio
Tagged BBC, Buckingham History Festival, Forum Auctions, V&A, Vogue magazine
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A Tale of Three Novelists: Heygate, Waugh and Williamson
A copy of Evelyn Waugh’s first printed book changed hands last month. This was one of 50 copies of P.R.B: An Essay on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, 1847-1854 printed on order in 1926 by a Stratford firm where Waugh’s friend Alastair … Continue reading
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Tagged Antiques Trade Gazette, Henry Williamson, John Heygate
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4th of July Roundup
–It is reported in antiquestradegazette.com that the 1944 page proof edition of Brideshead Revisited from the William Reese collection sold at the Christie’s recent NY online auction for $23,940 (£19,050) including premiums. Here’s a link. This was the copy that … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Antiques Trade Gazette, Chris Pincher, Guardian, New York Times, Penguin Books, The Sunday Post
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Father’s Day Roundup
–The New Yorker offers a special Father’s Day treat by reposting several articles from its archives on the subject of fathers. One of these is the 2007 review by Joan Acocella of the book Fathers and Sons by Alexander Waugh. … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Autographs, Biographies, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers, Piers Court, Television Programs, Waugh Family
Tagged Bonhams, Harvard Law School, New Yorker, The Critic, WiltshireLive.com
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Christie’s Online Sale of Waugh Presentation Copies
Christie’s has issued a catalogue for the sale of several Waugh editions from the collection of William S Reese. Here’s the general description: The themes of Part Three of The Private Collection of William S. Reese include fine art, Yale … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Edmund Campion, Items for Sale
Tagged Christie's, Christopher Sykes, John Betjeman
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