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. FOUR top quality antiques :; from a single house in Rochdaie stole the show at ; Silvenwoods' June sale. . i . The sale's top price of


£2,300 was for a large Continental mantel clock : : v .


' dating from the iate 19th " ■ Century, with a japy.Freres . cylinder movement and , featuring a heavily carved walnut case decorated with twin stags, pheasants, : foliage and flowers.


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■ .'Another item from the ■ same property - again dating from the late 19th Century - was a Continental carved wood sculpture of a bull, which even though • damaged and repaired


: raised more than 10 times its estimate, reaching. £2,100, paid by a local buyer. ; Also from the same house, a stuffed and mounted .'


: leopard head by Van Ingen and Van Ingen of Mysore ■ comfortably exceeded its ■ ,• estimate, reaching £580, ' whiie a Continental cold- . ' painted bronze model of a : • • horse dating from the early - 20th Century went for £750.; In the same sale, a


Lachenal "Edeophone" • :


. concertina with 56 plated : buttons, ebonised end


, plates and its original leather case - brought into a recent ‘


; Silverwoods vaiuation event went under the hammer ■


for £1,600. Another highlight was a


. rare eariy (circa 1929) Royal .Is


Music fans dance to festival beat - Z nT It


RECORDS were smashed as thousands of people danced to th e: - beat of national and international . . - artists at the three-day Beat-Herder . Festivai. More than 7,500 music fans basked .


. The late 19th centuiy elaborate Continental mantel clock which brought the sale's top price of £2,300.'.


Doulton figurine, "The Mask", after a design by : ; . Leslie Harrandine raising : ' £1,100. An unusuai A.T; > Hessin and Co Pens retailer's shop cabinet doubied its;- - ■ estimate, selling at £280. a;: '


■: The star of the monthly.. - a sale's picture section was an';


oil on canvas by a follower :-


: of Erskine Nichol, of /TThe i.- Pedlar", an Irish village fair which more than doubled. ;- its estimate to reach £1,200. Auctioneer Wiif Mould ■


commented: "The bidding. .• for top quality antiques -.


: remains very strong and we : are already seeing some very nice items coming forward I :


; for our next speciai sale a t : • the end of August. "Having said that, the


market generaily is very , buoyant and our.weekiy : "rediscover/' saies of


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' antiques and furniture are.?- seeing a real boom atthe


■: moment, with 400 to 500-..-; . Tots going through every ; week. Such is the demand ■. that we will be starting. them eariier at 3 p.m. on : Wednesdays from the-1.--.;/ . middie of juiy." ■ For fuii details of all ' ■ ‘


i:Tliis unusual retailer's shop cabinet, advertising ■ brand of pens, doubled Its estimate at £280.


: -16'- 1iie.vaJley.aiigust.2011


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in glorious sunshine and enjoyed ; headline acts Simian Mobile Disco, Leftfieid and Mr Scruff. . . . : ' Other performers atthe weli- . organised and successfui festival, which was on land off the A59 near Sawley,.were the Dub Pistols, The , Lancashire Hotpots, Dr Meaker,. . Neville Stable and Mylo Dj se t .. , There were also circus performers


: in an interactive adventure: .; . piayground, stalls selling drinks and refreshments, a smouldering fire in


: the centre of a stone circie and an , open air cinema.


• Organiser Nick Chambers hailed, the event a massive success. He said: "I am speechiess - absoluteiy.


beat-Sierder rfa iza afzaal:.


lost for words. I cannot believe how successful and popular the event has


become. "Deservedly, we had excellent ;


weather and thousands of people travelled from far and wide to enjoy the impressive line-up of Djs, bands and performers on numerous stages.


. "The Beat-Herder Festival is now in its sixth year and seems to be : . , . growing in popularity, it couldn't have been a huge success without . the support of the people that . attended and participated in organising it. The atmosphere at the . event was fantastic and I couldn't have asked for a better weekend.'!; .


: Festival goers John Harman and Chris Wharton at Beat-Herder.


Photos: Ben Parsons


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