These three-weekly sales are the largest of their kind in East Anglia, generally totalling approx 1200 lots sold across two rooms. The majority of entries are from house clearances to include deceased estates. Lots generally range from modest items worth a few pounds, to good quality reproduction furniture and Georgian and later antiques selling for up to £1000. Collectables include; ceramics, silver, jewellery, dolls, books, and mixed box lots of ephemera.
A recent highlight was the sale of a rare circa 1860s French sub-miniature wet-plate fixed-focus camera as discovered by Paul Laidlaw and featured on the BBC’s Antiques Road Trip. It eventually sold over the telephone for £20,000 – a show record.
Entries close one week prior to auction.
Viewing – The day prior 10am-7pm and the morning of the sale from 8.45am.
The next Medals, Militaria and Country Pursuits sale on the 6th December includes a collection of medals and log book belonging to Jock Wilson, the recipient of not only a caterpillar club badge but also the goldfish badge.
Our 7th December Fine Art & Antiques auction includes a large single-owner collection of 18th century South Staffordshire enamel decorative boxes and other ‘toys’.
The first lot in our 6th December Medals & Militaria auction is a remarkable collection of First World War medals and ephemera belonging to Lieutenant Douglas Alliban DFC (1898-1971)