Throughout the course of getting ready for an auction one of the things we like to do, once the catalogue has been published, is try to guess what the best selling lot will be in the auction. We all have our different methods of what we take into account to come to this decision, for…
The turnaround from a General Sale to a Fine Art Sale is usually pretty tight, but for this one, our team has had an even tighter deadline. We had our last sale on Wednesday, 7th of July, and had a week to get the saleroom(s) turned around for the Fine Art sale which is next…
Our 28th April Fine Art sale saw some frantic action, and lots of funny moments between the auctioneer and the assembled bidders. None more so than the coins section of the sale. With a final count of 149 lots of coins (and a few gold bars) you could be forgiven for thinking it was going…
Now that we've had the dates from the Welsh government regarding when non-essential retail can re-open, we've had a look at the existing sale dates and have updated them accordingly. Post lockdown our first auction will be a General Sale, on Wednesday 14th April, 2021. This will be followed by our Fine Art sale now…
A rare, small precious stone set finial, which would originally have been worn as ornamentation, and to denote rank, on the hat of a Tibetan government minister is to be offered in our next Fine Art Sale. The finial, which measures just four inches high, is believed to date from the 18th century, and is…
Lot 1 - A solitaire diamond ring, the round brilliant cut diamond approximately 3cts, with baguette cut shoulders to a white metal setting and shank marked PLAT, size P 1/2, approximately 5 gramsEstimates: £8,000 - 10,000 Diamond rings are always a big draw in the jewellery section of our Fine Art sales, so we thought…
Our 20th November Fine Art Sale is fast approaching, and our Jewellery section, with over 150 lots, promises to delight! The Auctioneer is busy cataloguing the rest of the sale, but we thought we'd give you a glimpse of some of the lots to be offered. Which one is your favourite? (click on the image…
