Events
We have an extensive programme of events that, in addition to auctions, includes
valuation days and viewings as well as other special events. The programme presented
here draws together everything that is going on and provides you with a single
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7 July 2022
Viewing
An opportunity to view the lots being offered for auction in the Three Day Fine Art Sale (FS0054).
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
9:00am-5:15pm
Valuation Day
General Fine Art & Jewellery
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Dowell Street,
Honiton, Devon
EX14 1LX
10:00am-12:00pm
Valuation Day
General Fine Art & Jewellery
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Kennaway House, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG,
Sidmouth, Devon
EX10 8NG
2:00pm-4:00pm
8 July 2022
Viewing
An opportunity to view the lots being offered for auction in the Three Day Fine Art Sale (FS0054).
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
9:00am-5:15pm
Valuation Day
General Fine Art & Jewellery
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Livermead House Hotel, Torbay Road,
Torquay, Devon
TQ2 6QJ
10:30am-12:30pm
9 July 2022
Viewing
An opportunity to view the lots being offered for auction in the Three Day Fine Art Sale (FS0054).
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
9:00am-1:00pm
10 July 2022
Viewing
An opportunity to view the lots being offered for auction in the Three Day Fine Art Sale (FS0054).
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
2:00pm-4:00pm
11 July 2022
Auction
The collection was formed over the lifetime of the well-known and highly respected antiques dealer, Robert Deeley.
Robert loved everything about cooking and the utensils used in medieval times. From a child he started collecting and this passion grew over a lifetime. The collection was greatly extended over the past thirty years when Robert acquired a chateau in the South of France, which had been originally owned by Simon de Montfort. The 12th Century building had a cavernous kitchen, with an equally cavernous open fireplace to either side and was well suited to the collection.
Robert loved the searching, researching and restoring of items, but most of all using them. The extensive hoard includes cauldrons, lark spits, kettle stands and grisset pans.
In the magnificent medieval kitchen he would cook over the two fires most evenings, everything from a whole pig to venison casseroles and even a delicious vanilla cake on a spit. He made frequent visits with his wife Melanie to the Vide Greniers (markets) in France to find something unusual. One day he drove up into the Pyrenees where he found a shepherd with his sheep and goats. Robert sat on a boulder for a couple of hours asking him how he lived, cooking over a fire with implements not seen in modern times.
In the collection you will be able to bid for a glass gudgeon trap (a gudgeon being a small freshwater fish) or maybe you would prefer an eel prong. For the carnivorous purchasers there is a good selection of toasting and flesh forks dating from the 17th to 19th Centuries and if you are thinking of doing a hog roast this month, there is a 19th Century butcher’s pig hoist on offer. If you wish to relive farming days of old then you can bid for a couple of wooden shoulder yokes, used to carry the milk from cow to dairy.
Amongst the roasting spits there is a very rare 17th Century brass and iron spit engine and an equally rare spit for roasting larks or small birds, a delicacy in France in days gone by. Amongst the novelty items is a 19th Century flour dispenser in the shape of a wheelbarrow and if you are thinking of making your own chocolate soldiers, there is a 19th Century wooden mould in the form of a soldier. You can also deter mice from the kitchen with a 19th Century oak drop weight mousetrap or if you want the ultimate bell to rouse everyone in the morning, there are two wooden subre jougs (Pyrenean bells carried by oxen) to be offered.
The auction will be held on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
Onwards
Viewing
An opportunity to view the lots being offered for auction in the Three Day Fine Art Sale (FS0054).
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
9:00am-5:15pm
Valuation Day
General Fine Art
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Bude Library, The Wharf,
Bude, Cornwall
EX23 8LG
10:00am-12:00pm
12 July 2022
Auction
The collection was formed over the lifetime of the well-known and highly respected antiques dealer, Robert Deeley.
Robert loved everything about cooking and the utensils used in medieval times. From a child he started collecting and this passion grew over a lifetime. The collection was greatly extended over the past thirty years when Robert acquired a chateau in the South of France, which had been originally owned by Simon de Montfort. The 12th Century building had a cavernous kitchen, with an equally cavernous open fireplace to either side and was well suited to the collection.
Robert loved the searching, researching and restoring of items, but most of all using them. The extensive hoard includes cauldrons, lark spits, kettle stands and grisset pans.
In the magnificent medieval kitchen he would cook over the two fires most evenings, everything from a whole pig to venison casseroles and even a delicious vanilla cake on a spit. He made frequent visits with his wife Melanie to the Vide Greniers (markets) in France to find something unusual. One day he drove up into the Pyrenees where he found a shepherd with his sheep and goats. Robert sat on a boulder for a couple of hours asking him how he lived, cooking over a fire with implements not seen in modern times.
In the collection you will be able to bid for a glass gudgeon trap (a gudgeon being a small freshwater fish) or maybe you would prefer an eel prong. For the carnivorous purchasers there is a good selection of toasting and flesh forks dating from the 17th to 19th Centuries and if you are thinking of doing a hog roast this month, there is a 19th Century butcher’s pig hoist on offer. If you wish to relive farming days of old then you can bid for a couple of wooden shoulder yokes, used to carry the milk from cow to dairy.
Amongst the roasting spits there is a very rare 17th Century brass and iron spit engine and an equally rare spit for roasting larks or small birds, a delicacy in France in days gone by. Amongst the novelty items is a 19th Century flour dispenser in the shape of a wheelbarrow and if you are thinking of making your own chocolate soldiers, there is a 19th Century wooden mould in the form of a soldier. You can also deter mice from the kitchen with a 19th Century oak drop weight mousetrap or if you want the ultimate bell to rouse everyone in the morning, there are two wooden subre jougs (Pyrenean bells carried by oxen) to be offered.
The auction will be held on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
Onwards
Viewing
An opportunity to view the lots being offered for auction in the Three Day Fine Art Sale (FS0054).
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
9:00am-5:15pm
Valuation Day
General Fine Art
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Stuart House, Barras Street,
Liskeard, Cornwall
PL14 6AB
10:00am-12:00pm
13 July 2022
Auction
Three Day Fine Art Sale with European and Oriental Ceramics, Glass, Pictures, Works of Art, Clocks, Watches, Jewellery and Furniture
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
10:00am Onwards
Viewing
An opportunity to view the lots being offered for auction in the Three Day Fine Art Sale (FS0054).
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
9:00am-5:15pm
14 July 2022
Auction
Three Day Fine Art Sale with European and Oriental Ceramics, Glass, Pictures, Works of Art, Clocks, Watches, Jewellery and Furniture
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
10:00am Onwards
Valuation Day
General Fine Art
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Kennaway House, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG,
Sidmouth, Devon
EX10 8NG
2:00pm-4:00pm
15 July 2022
Auction
Three Day Fine Art Sale with European and Oriental Ceramics, Glass, Pictures, Works of Art, Clocks, Watches, Jewellery and Furniture
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Okehampton Street,
Exeter, Devon
EX4 1DU
10:00am Onwards
Valuation Day
General Fine Art & Jewellery
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Livermead House Hotel, Torbay Road,
Torquay, Devon
TQ2 6QJ
10:30am-12:30pm
16 July 2022
Valuation Day
General Fine Art
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Launceston Library, Bounsall's Lane,
Launceston, Cornwall
PL15 9AB
10:00am-12:00pm
19 July 2022
Valuation Day
General Fine Art
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
John Betjeman Centre, Southern Way,
Wadebridge, Cornwall
PL27 7BX
10:00am-12:00pm
21 July 2022
Valuation Day
General Fine Art & Jewellery
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Portmore Golf Park, Landkey Road,
Barnstaple, Devon
EX32 9LB
10:00am-12:00pm
Valuation Day
General Fine Art
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Kennaway House, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG,
Sidmouth, Devon
EX10 8NG
2:00pm-4:00pm
22 July 2022
Valuation Day
General Fine Art & Jewellery
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Livermead House Hotel, Torbay Road,
Torquay, Devon
TQ2 6QJ
10:30am-12:30pm
26 July 2022
Valuation Day
General Fine Art & Maritime
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Harbour House, The Promenade,
Kingsbridge, Devon
TQ7 1JD
10:00am-12:00pm
28 July 2022
Valuation Day
General Fine Art
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Kennaway House, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG,
Sidmouth, Devon
EX10 8NG
2:00pm-4:00pm
29 July 2022
Valuation Day
General Fine Art
An opportunity to receive a verbal opinion on the value of your fine art without charge or obligation by one of our experts.
We are the largest fine art auctioneers and valuers in the Westcountry and hold a number of fine art valuation days across the South West of England each year.
Livermead House Hotel, Torbay Road,
Torquay, Devon
TQ2 6QJ
10:30am-12:30pm
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