Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will be holding an auction of sporting, country
pursuits and collectors items in Honiton on 4th August 2010.
The auction has a number of interesting lots, including the personal collection
of the late David Shepherd MBE, the world famous International Test Cricket Umpire.
Instantly recognisable and world renowned as one of the fairest minded umpires in
first class cricket, the collection covers the latter years of his career.
We are honoured and privileged to have been asked to present the collection for
auction, which will no doubt attact international attention given the worldwide
respect of players, officals and fans of the sport for David throughout his career.
For further information, please contact either
Brian Goodison-Blanks
or
Martin McIlroy.
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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood sold a private collection of pictures by Robert
Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) at auction in Exeter on Saturday, 20th March 2010. The collection
represented an outstanding group of pictures, which date from the 1950s to the last
few months of Lenkiewicz's life. |
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It is a year since the merging of Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood and already we
are expanding Eastwards in the county of Devon into the antiques centre and market
town of Honiton. |
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Richard Bearne, Chairman of Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, announced on Friday,
3rd July 2009 that the fine art auction house would be re-opening the salerooms
in Dowell Street, Honiton in January 2010 when they are vacated by Bonhams. |
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Nic Saintey writes about the Troika Pottery that was formed in St Ives in Cornwall
in 1963 by Benny Sirota, Leslie Ilsley and Jan Thompson. |