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Sale SC32: Sporting and Collectors Sale

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Tuesday, 15th December 2020

Okehampton Street, Exeter

Sporting and Collectors Auction

Summary

Specialist Sporting and Collectors sale held at our Exeter auction rooms in Devon.

This auction has 892 fine art lots.

Catalogue, Notices and Results

Sale Catalogue (Page-by-Page)

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Sale Notes

Bearnes Hampton & Littlewoods Sporting & Collectors Auction of 15th December 2020 (postponed from 11th November 2020) has a wide range of items for all collectors big or small. From a 1967 Series IIA Land Rover (SC32/3) to a collection of Microscope slides, from Edwardian elegance to 1970s Disco fashion, there is something for all. As well as militaria, toys, postcards, stamps and coins there is a good collection of photographs and photography equipment.

Auction Viewing Notes

Please observe our health & safety precautions throughout our salerooms during your visit.

This sale is postponed from 11th Novemer 2020.

Contact for Sale

For any information about this sale, please contact:-

Brian Goodison-Blanks

Brian Goodison-Blanks

Tel:	+44 (01392) 413100
EMail:	goodisonblanksb@bhandl.co.uk

Discover Collectable Silver

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Collectable Silver

Explore Jewellery and Watches

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Jewellery and Watches

Discover Silver Plate

Discover

Silver Plate

Explore Maritime and Sporting

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Maritime and Sporting

Meet Leigh Extence

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Leigh Extence

About Patricia Algar (1939-2013)

About

Patricia Algar (1939-2013)

Sale FS20; Lot: 0180: J F.Bautte & Cie. A gentleman's mid 19th century gold cased open face quarter repeat pocket watch, the circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, the dust cover inscribed 'No 58041, JF Bautte & Cie Aiguiller A Paris Rue de la Paix No 8', in a guilloche case and with steel winding key.

J F.Bautte & Cie. A Gentleman's Mid 19th Century Gold Cased Open Face ... (FS20/180)

Sold for £820

Sale FS41; Lot: 0891: The Waltham Watch Co, a boxed 'chronometer' the eight-day duration movement having a lever escapement with a split-bimetallic balance, Brequet overcoil hairspring and keyless winding, with engine-turned decoration to the nickel-plated backplate stamped Waltham Watch Co 8 Days, 15 Jewels Adjusted, 22192011 and set within a brass gimbal, the round matt-silvered dial having black Roman numerals, a subsidiary seconds dial, a 'up-and-down' state of wind dial and signed Waltham, with blued steel spade hands, having a three-tier brass-bound mahogany box, the inside lid having pasted within a Waltham rating sheet from March 1924 stating Performance of Waltham 8 Day Lever Escapement Chronometer at Room Temperature and giving details of the performance over 26 days with a repeat of the clock number 22192011, dimensions 13cm x 13cm x 13cms.

The Waltham Watch Co, A Boxed 'Chronometer' (FS41/891)

Sold for £1,650

Sale FS30; Lot: 0177: A sapphire and diamond lozenge-shaped brooch with central cushion-shaped sapphire 10.1mm long x 8.8mm wide x 7.4mm deep, estimated to weigh 5.0ct, claw-set within a surround of rose and eight-cut diamonds, 6gms gross weight.

A Sapphire and Diamond Lozenge-shaped Brooch (FS30/177)

Sold for £3,900

Sale FS37; Lot: 1010: A lead figure of a girl clutching a floral garland, mounted on a concrete plinth, total height 94cm.

A Lead Figure of A Girl (FS37/1010)

Sold for £260

Sale FS40; Lot: 0814: John Upjohn, Exeter, a mahogany bracket clock the eight-day duration, double-fusee movement with verge escapement striking the hours on a bell, the shaped backplate with border engraving (now missing alarm work), the eight-inch round painted dial with black Roman numerals and signed John Upjohn, Exeter, with blued steel spade hands, the arched-top mahogany case with brass frets above and below the dial and to the sides and surmounted by a brass carrying handle, on brass bracket feet, height 47cm *Biography the Upjohn family were a well-known and prolific family of clockmakers working in both Exeter and London, with James Upjohn of Red Lion Square, born 1822, having travelled extensively in Europe when trying to promote his business to a wider field. The Exeter branch of the family included, amongst others, William Upjohn, baptised in 1754 and who moved to London in 1803; John Upjohn, born 1771, who married Maria Wittingham before moving to London, when on his return in 1803 he took over the premises of William before dying in 1848 'after a long and painful illness, borne with Christian fortitude'; their son Robert Wittingham Upjohn, also a chronometer maker born 1807, who took over from his father as keeper of the Exeter Cathedral clock where his initials can be found carved and dated 1824.

John Upjohn, Exeter, A Mahogany Bracket Clock (FS40/814)

Sold for £800

Sale FS34; Lot: 0261: A graduated pearl/cultured pearl two-string bracelet with sapphire and diamond mounted clasp:, the strings each with 31 pearls graduated from 5mm to 7mm diameter secured to a rectangular sapphire and diamond mounted clasp. Please note, pearls un-tested.

A Graduated Pearl/Cultured Pearl Two-string Bracelet (FS34/261)

Sold for £2,300

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