38 Advertising feature Fine Art auctioneers and valuers in the South West B


earnes Hampton & Littlewood are the largest Fine Art auctioneers and valuers in the South West, with the only dedicated Maritime department in


the region. Our expertise covers ceramics and glass, furniture, works of art, pictures, antiquarian books, maps and prints, jewellery, watches and silver, contemporary art and design, coins and numismatics, militaria, music, collectors and sporting goods, stamps, country house and private collections, and more. We hold valuation days across the region,


where you can get complimentary, no-obligation valuations for auction and advice on selling with us. Our Kingsbridge Valuation Day is held at Har- bour House on the last Tuesday of every other month. You can also visit us in our Exeter auction rooms, where we always have a duty valuer on hand, or use our online webform to receive a valuation from the comfort of your own home. With our traditional and people-centred


customer service, our valuers can guide you through the process of buying or selling at auction or can talk you through formal appraisal work like Insurance or Inheritance Tax valuations. We have a long track record of identifying, valuing and selling fine art, antiques, and collectables, often reaching


Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood Okehampton Street, Exeter. EX4 1DU Tel: 01392 413100 www.bhandl.co.uk


record-breaking prices, and selling distinguished private collections. Some of our selling highlights include a Hans Coper vase that made an astonishing £305,000 which was consigned at a Kingsbridge Valuation Day; we sold the Anthony and Yvonne Pardoe collection of diving helmets and equipment, thought to be the fourth largest collection of its kind in the world; it hammered at almost £500,000. A Chinese blue and white vase with a six-character Qianlong seal mark


sold for £460,000; an Anglo-Indian album of watercolours for £135,000; and a leather bound volume by Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, made a dizzying £365,000. More recently we have very successfully sold the con- tents of Halsdon House, the residence of the late Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones. To contact us regarding a valuation, visit www.bhandl.co.uk, email enquiries@bhandl.co.uk, or call us on 01392 413100.


Hans Coper vase


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