The captivating paintings of Cecil Doyly-John Cecil Rochfort Doyly-John - A Continental Street Scene - Sold for £620 The works of Cecil Doyly-John are instantly recognisable for their warm, vibrant tones and sun - drenched scene setting. They have a visual language of their own, seemingly transporting the viewer immediately to their scenic locations, evoking not…
Worcester Porcelain was established in 1751, and is believed to be the oldest porcelain brand in England.The factory was established by Dr John Wall, a physician who worked in conjunction with apothecary William Davis to develop an entirely new method of porcelain production. Wall was inspired by the beautiful porcelain that had been created in…
The creation of the music box was arguably one of the most revolutionary moments of musical history. While instruments have evolved in their forms and uses over the ages, the invention of a mechanism capable of independently reproducing an entire tune was a huge cultural leap.The earliest music boxes were created in the 1700s, and…
Please note that our valuer will not be here for the next two Friday's and as such there will be no valuation days. Friday the 15th of April is Good Friday, so we will be closed for the day & the following Friday he will be on holiday. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience…
The cataloguing is finished for the Fine Sale, bar a few last minute things that inevitably will crop up & I have the pictures to go with them, so thought I would give you a sampling of the jewellery lots in the sale
Our 24th of November Fine Arts sale is now live, and the condition report requests are flowing in thick and fast! There are 318 lots of Jewellery, including: A stunning diamond necklace set with approximately 10ct of diamonds 102 lots of ceramics including: A Wedgwood Travel part dinner set, designed by Eric Ravilious 79 lots…
Our24th November Fine Art sale is quickly shaping up to be a real corker of a sale! We have an abundance of jewellery at the beginning of the auction (at last estimate, in excess of 200 lots), some beautiful D'Oyly John paintings, and paintings by local Welsh artist Ifor Davies, other oil paintings and watercolours,…
Last Friday turned out to be a bumper day for valuations. Lots of people were in to see what their treasures might fetch at auction, which ran the full spectrum of variety possible! We had lots of Jewellery, ceramics, a fleet of clocks, paintings, a cello, coins & stamps, a pair of Chinese blue &…
Our 17th of November Fine Art sale will now take place on Wednesday 24th of November. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. In the meantime, here are some photos of some of the items for the upcoming sale.
Our 25th November Fine Art Sale is to feature a large selection of coins, including sovereigns and Krugerrands, Olympic coins for the 1908 London Olympiad, a 1996 Bermuda gold proof 180 dollars coin, £5 gold coins and more. We expect it to be an exciting section of the sale for coin (and gold) collectors alike.
