Rachel Littlewood looks back at the highlights of the April 2019 Fine Sale, which
included a Japanese 'Nanban' cabinet that soared far above its pre-sale estimate
and a gentleman's stainless steel 'Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Explorer II' automatic
wristwatch, which also proved highly desirable.
Sale Catalogue (Silver)
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Sale Catalogue (Pictures)
Sale Catalogue (Ceramics)
Sale Catalogue (Works of Art)
Sale Catalogue (Furniture)
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Our next 20th Century and Contemporary Sale will be held at our salerooms in
Okehampton Street in Exeter on Tuesday, 11th June 2019 commencing at Noon. The catalogue
is now available.
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Our next Antiques and Interiors Sale will be held at our salerooms in
Okehampton Street in Exeter on Tuesday, 21st May 2019 commencing at 10:00am. The
catalogue is now available.
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Daniel Goddard (Head of the Pictures Department) contemplates the importance of
portraits and portraiture in a contemporary world where the boundaries between reality
and imagination are blurred, distorted and jumbled, largely by Social Media and
the Internet.
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Nic Saintey (Head of the Ceramics Department) looks at the work of studio potter
Val Barry, whose has become largely forgotten, but may yet find
reinvigorated favour in the current post-Leach environment.
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Lucy Marles (of the Jewellery Department) explains the ins and outs of buying diamond
jewellery at auction.
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Martin McIlroy (Head of the Silver Department) retells the remarkable story of Hester
Bateman (d 1794), a renowned female silversmith in the male dominated silver trade
of 18th Century London.
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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood publishes an occasional magazine called The Lot
covering our recent news and saleroom hightlights. It also provides interesting
insights into our work. The current and previous editions can be downloaded in PDF
format or read online as a page-by-page electronic magazine.
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