31 Advertising feature Upcoming Auctions A


s Spring blooms across the county, Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood are ready as always with a fresh line up of auctions offering


antiques, collectables, curiosities, and jewellery. Recent sale highlights include a tin of Colonial beef dripping that went on the 1953 expedition to summit Mount Everest. Belonging to Mike Westmacott of Torquay, who oversaw keeping the mountainside camps supplied, the tin was brought back, likely as a souvenir. Despite the pre-sale


estimate of £80-120, the tin ultimately sold for £500 (plus Buyers Premium and VAT); even the most unusual of items can perform well at auction. Within the same Sporting and Collectors Auction, two collections of David Bowie autographs sold for £1,200 and £1,700, despite both having estimates of £300-500. In the 20th Century and


Contemporary Auction, there were strengths in furniture; a Danish teak dining table and chairs sold for £1,700, far surpassing its estimate of £500-800. Similarly, a pair of oak and leather footstools from the workshop of Robert


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


Mousemean Thompson sold for £650, despite estimates of £300-500. A painting by Anthony Amos likewise soared beyond its estimate of £400-600, with the hammer coming down at £1,500, as did Joanna Carrington’s (‘Reg Pepper’) ‘Sunday Tea’, an oil on board painting, which sold for £2,400. Upcoming auctions


include Silver, Watches and Jewellery on May 18th (Silver) and 19th


(Watches and


Jewellery), both commencing at 09:30; Halsdon House: The Collection of Charlie and Shirley Watts on May 20th Antiquarian Books, June 9th


; the annual Maritime Auction, on June 23rd


; Sporting and Collectors, and and 24th


. We hold regular valuation days in


Kingsbridge where we provide free verbal valuations for auction purposes. Additional valuation services for probate and insurance are available for a charge. To find out more, visit www.bhandl.


co.uk, call 01392 413100, or email enquiries@bhandl.co.uk


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