COVID-19 NOTICE
Please visit our website regularly for COVID-19 updates, as we will post the most
up-to-date information about our services here.
Our offices remain closed to the public. We are holding select sales
ONLINE ONLY. Sadly, we can not offer in-person viewings but we
can offer condition reports and additional images
on request.
However, we have rescheduled our postponed Fine Sale (from 26th/28th January 2021)
to 14th/16th April 2021, which we anticipate will offer in-person bidding and viewings.
We are grateful to everyone for their patience and understanding at this difficult
time.
Our team of specialists are pleased to still offer our full range of professional
services including Valuations for Probate and Insurance. They can be contacted by
email, telephone, or in person (within a Covid secure manner).
Payments for recent sales can be made via bank transfer. Please telephone (01392)
413100 24 hours beforehand to arrange click and collect for purchased items. If
there is no one available, please leave a message and a member of staff will call
you back to arrange any hand over of items.
All enquiries, please contact (01392) 413100 or email enquiries@bhandl.co.uk.
Please also check our social media accounts for updates.
A preview of some of the highlights in the upcoming Three Day Fine Art Auction being
held in Exeter and Online (currently postponed). The sale has a slightly
revised order and has over 1,300 lots on offer.
Christopher Hampton, our Managing Director, will be leading a group of intrepid
runners, including director Rachel Littlewood, to raise money for charity on Sunday,
23rd May 2021 in Exeter.
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Daniel Goddard writes about Michael Snow (1930-2012), an artist born in Manchester,
who moved to St Ives in the 1950s.
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Roger Collicott previews the specialist auction of printed books, antiquarian maps,
prints, photographs and ephemera, to be held by Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood
(which will now be offered ONLINE ONLY on 12th March 2021, postponed from 1st September
2020 due to Covid).
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Nic Saintey provides a brief history of a Scottish Pottery with a strong Devon
connection.
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The next Contemporary and 20th Century Art Auction at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewoods
offers major pieces by Mary Fedden and Terry Frost, amongst others. The sale includes
jewellery by Georg Jensen as well as glass and pottery, some by Val Barry.
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The first Fine Sale since the lockdown proved to
be very healthy with strong results
in all sections. The large sale, with over 1,000
sold lots totalling £410,000, achieved
an 83% selling rate and bodes well for future sales
as we emerge into the new normality.
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Nic Saintey writes about the surprising connection
between a plate and a bottle.
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