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 FS10; Lot 0185: Silver Casket

Sale: FS10 (20 Apr 2011)
Auction Lot: 0185
Estimate: £600-£800
Realised: £4,300
A 17th century gold and hair plait heart-shaped memento mori panel with enamelled skeleton motif together with three similar.

Sale FS11; Lot 0709: Victorian Walnut Library Bookcase

Sale: FS11 (13 Jul 2011)
Auction Lot: 0709
Estimate: £5,000-£7,000
Realised: £5,700
An imposing Victorian burr walnut veneered library bookcase. A gift from HM Queen Mary to the Officers Association.

Works of Art

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Martin McIlroy heads this large and diverse department. Consultants and assistant cataloguers also provide invaluable input and Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood are well known in the Fine Art world for offering accurately catalogued and desirable objects, which are fresh to market. Regular auctions of Railwayana and Collectables are also part of this department's busy schedule.

The variety of items that come under the heading 'collectable' grows annually: ivories, bronzes, clocks, medals, musical instruments, arms and armour, garden statuary, toys, dolls, stamps, post and cigarette cards, books, wines - the list verges upon the infinite.

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