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Martin McIlroyMartin McIlroy
Silver and Works of Art Expert

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Biography

Martin McIlroy is the Head of the Works of Art and Silver Departments at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood.

Martin McIlroy was educated at Exeter School in Devon and took a gap year before continuing his education at Teacher Training College. He subsequently worked at The Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in Exeter, cataloguing reserve collections before spending seven years working for a local auction room gaining further experience.

He joined the internationally renowned auction house Philips in 1982, where he catalogued sales in Exeter, Cornwall and London for sixteen years. He then joined Bearne's in 2000 to catalogue silver and works of art and subsequently became Head of these deparments.

His favourite subject is bronze sculpture, closely followed by clocks and scientific instruments.



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Sale SE48; Lot 0047: Three Sèvres Plates and a Soup Plate

Sale: SE48 (04 Nov 2008)
Auction Lot: 0047
Estimate: £2,000-3,000
Realised: £5,300
Three Sèvres plates and a soup plate with marks for Leve, Commelin and Massey, datecode for 1788.

Sale SE48; Lot 0151: Faberge Cane Handle

Sale: SE48 (04 Nov 2008)
Auction Lot: 0151
Estimate: £6,000-£8,000
Realised: £15,500
Faberge white guilloche enamelled cane handle, struck with marks for Henrik Wigstrom.

Sale SE48; Lot 0410: Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943) 'Con Brio'

Sale: SE48 (05 Nov 2008)
Auction Lot: 0410
Estimate: £4,000-£5,000
Realised: £11,500
Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943) 'Con Brio' an Art Deco cold painted bronze and ivory figure.