This page has been created to mark the first 50 years of J. B. Hawkins Antiques, the business I opened on my arrival in Australia in 1967. I list 100 important items that have passed through my hands into various Public and Private Collections around the world and I thank all those who have made the dream come true.
Export stopped Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art UK, purchased by British Museum. Reference: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3773729&partId=1&searchText=Phillips+Brothers&page=1 The survival of this unique parure by Phillips
Export stopped by Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art UK, purchased for the nation by a private benefactor. Reference: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/EA%20submission%20-%20Queen%20Victoria%27s%20Coronet.pdf
One of eight known weighing over 100 grams found by a metal detector, Hampshire 2016. Reference: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/783818 A Late Bronze Age (c.1150-750 BC) solid gold penannular
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