The following news articles have recently been released by Bearnes Hampton &
Littlewood. We intend to keep these news articles online for reference. As our archive
grows, you will be able to search for them by topic and date.
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Nic Saintey previews the forthcoming fine art sale, which is to be held over two
days in Exeter (Devon) on 25th and 26th January 2012, which is already generating
considerable interest.
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Brian Goodison-Blanks previews some of the exciting maritime lots being offered
in the forthcoming fine art sale, which is to be held over two days in Exeter (Devon)
on 25th and 26th January 2012.
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With its 85 dealers, two firms of auctioneers and numerous associated specialist
firms, Honiton can be justly proud of its reputation as the antiques centre of the
South West. On 14th-20th November 2011, all of those businesses will join forces
for the first ever Honiton Antiques Festival – part of National Antiques
Week, which is being celebrated around the country.
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Nic Saintey, Head of Ceramics and Glass at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, previews
the October 2011 Fine Art Auction, which is being held by the auction house on Wednesday,
19th October 2011 and Thursday, 20th October 2011 in Exeter,
Devon.
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Roger Collicot (Book Specialist) reviews the succesful antiquarian book sale that
was recently held in our Dowell Street salerooms in Honiton.
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Daniel Goddard (Head of the Picture Department) talks about the upcoming selected
pictures sale to be held in Exeter on Tuesday, 6th September 2011 and
notes that these successful Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood sales are now three
years old.
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Roger Collicott, the book specialist at Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood previews
the 'star' item in the September 2011 Antiquarian Book Sale, which is being held
in Honiton on Thursday, 1st September 2011.
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Nic Saintey reviews the July 2011 Fine Art Sale held in Exeter, which saw a Ngombe
Tribal Stool fetch £16,500 and a piece of pale celadon jade make £40,000. He also
notes that the furniture market is still strong for the right pieces, after he reflects
that a George III mahogany serpentine fronted serving table reached £21,000.
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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (along with others) are sponsoring the Michaelmas
Fair at Powderham Castle in aid of the ABF The Soldiers' Charity South West branch
on Thursday, 3rd November 2011.
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Nic Saintey provides a quick preview of some of the interesting lots being offered
by Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood in our July 2011 Fine Art Sale, which includes
pieces by Mary Fedden, Archibald Thorburn, David Shepherd, Faberge and Rolex as
well as some Chinese Jade and a grotesque 'Martin Bros' spoon warmer.
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Brian Goodison-Blanks, the Maritime Specialist at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood,
writes about the June 2011 Maritime Sale, which brought many people to the Exeter
saleroom on the day.
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There was a very positive and enthusiastic response, writes Daniel Goddard (Head
of Pictures at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood), to the variety of pictures
in the 7th June 2011 Selected Picture Sale in Honiton and by all accounts the salerooms
looked fantastic with a wide range of Modern British rubbing shoulders with minor
Dutch Old Masters.
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Brian Goodison-Blanks, the Maritime Specialist at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood,
previews the upcoming Maritime Sale in Exeter, Devon. The sale has a range of items
for all collectors and enthusiasts, as well as a couple of interesting historical
pieces to attract a wider audience.
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Daniel Goddard, Head of the Pictures Department at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood,
reviews the 7th June 2011 sale in Honiton, Devon, which has lots to offer collectors
of British 20th Century Paintings and Pottery.
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Roger Collicott, Book Consultant at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, reviews the
March 2011 book sale, which achieved the highest price for a single item since Bearne's
and Hampton & Littlewood merged.
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Whilst it is the high value items we auctioneers make most noise about, it is often
those items that display a great deal of time and effort in the making, but seem
eminently affordable, or the more novel, obscure or abstract items that make the
Fine Sale so appealing and dare I say eclectic at times.
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The next book sale at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood promises to be very good.
An exciting discovery in a house clearance by one of Bearnes Hampton & Littlewoods'
valuers has unearthed a rare Captain Cook book, which will be the highpoint of the
sale on 30th March 2011 in Honiton.
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Brian Goodison-Blanks reviews a collection of original works by the Victorian ornithological
artist JW Ludlow, which has recently been discovered in Devon by the fine art auctioneers.
The collection, along with other items, is being offered for sale on 16th February 2011
at Honiton as part of the Sporting and Collectors Sale.
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Nic Saintey talks about the upcoming January 2011 Fine Art Sale to be held by Bearnes
Hampton & Littlewood at the auction rooms in Exeter, on 26th January 2011
and 27th January 2011.
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Brian Goodison-Blanks reviews the first Selected Fine Art Sale held by Bearnes Hampton
& Littlewood at the auction rooms in Honiton, on 23rd November 2010.
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A review of the Book, Prints and Map Sale held at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
at the Salerooms in Dowell Street, Honiton, on 29th September 2010, by book consultant
Roger Collicott.
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The Autumn 2010 Fine Sale has nearly 750 lots of selected Silver, Jewellery, Paintings,
Ceramics, Works of Art, Clocks and Furniture with estimates from £100-£15,000. The
items are being offered for sale on 20th and 21st October 2010 in Exeter.
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Extending the range of sales and services available to our clients, Bearnes Hampton
& Littlewood are offering several classic cars and a motorbike in the sale on
23rd November 2010 in Honiton.
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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood held a successful auction of sporting, country
pursuits and collectors items in Honiton on 4th August 2010.
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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood are holding an auction of sporting, country pursuits
and collectors items to be held in Honiton on 4th August 2010.
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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood are holding an auction of maritime and nautical
related items in Exeter on 16th June 2010. Notable lots include an oil
on canvas by Arthur Briscoe (1873-1943) and a Turkish bronze cannon captured by
Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth.
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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood are currently inviting entries for an auction of
maritime and nautical related items to be held in Exeter on 16th June 2010.
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Our jewellery expert Jethro Marles will be at special valuation days at our Honiton
salerooms during May 2010 to advise on jewellery that you may be considering selling.
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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.
We have re-opened the long established auction room in Dowell Street, Honiton, with
the first auction of antiques, collectables, silver and jewellery being held there
on 16th February 2010.
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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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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will be auctioning over a hundred pieces of
donated art at our Okehampton Street salerooms for The Chestnut Appeal for Prostate
Cancer on 10th May 2009. The sale will be on view to the general public on 8th May 2009
and 9th May 2009.
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Nic Saintey takes a brief glance at a few interesting lots in the first fine art
sale of 2009, which will be offered on 28th-29th January 2009 at our Okehampton
Street Salerooms in Exeter.
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Some of the results from the Lenkiewicz 2008, which lasted over nine hours, saw
over 3,000 people attend and achieved a world record for a painting by Robert
Lenkiewicz. The auction made £2.1m.
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A rare archive of Waynman Dixon, one of the people responsible for bringing Cleopatra's
Needle to London will be included in the forthcoming quarterly auction to be held
on 30th January 2008.
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The archive of Madame Handley Seymour, the exclusive London dressmaker from the
1920s to the 1940s, with Royal appointments from Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth,
the Queen Mother, will be offered for sale in the quarterly fine sale to be held
on 30th January 2008.
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A collection of artefacts related to Lord Byron and his descendants were eagerly
snapped up at auction by collectors for an astonishing £176,570 five times
the figure expected.
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Ethelbert White (1891-1972) was a painter, illustrator, wood engraver and poster
designer, born in Isleworth, Middlesex. He attended St John's Wood Art School and
became friends with Mark Gerter and CRW Nevinson and was a regular exhibitor at
the RWS and RA.
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Items from Greenway House in South Devon, the former home of the Queen of crime
writers Dame Agatha Christie, were eagerly snapped up at auction by collectors and
her many fans for an astonishing £303,000 today (Tuesday, 12th September 2006)
– double the figure expected.
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A unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is in store for collectors and Agatha
Christie enthusiasts on Tuesday September 12th at Bearne's in Exeter when the family
offer at auction a selection of items from her former home at Greenway House, Churston
Ferrers, South Devon.
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When Robert Lenkiewicz died on 5th August 2002, there was work in progress at seven
different studios on and around The Barbican in Plymouth. Lenkiewicz had kept the
existence of these studios unknown to all but a few and for a long period it was
unclear whether all The Painter's private and secret places had been found. As the
situation became clearer the studios revealed a fascinating indication of the working
practice of the man and a glimpse into his lifestyle.
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When fine art valuer and auctioneer Daniel Goddard was commissioned to help deal
with the estate of the late Plymouth artist Robert Lenkiewicz, little did he anticipate
the scale of the task ahead.
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There was huge public interest and high prices paid at an auction sale of West Country
railway memorabilia and model trains in Exeter on 30th October 2002, which realised
some £72,000.
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