Departmental Overview
Jewellery Department
The Jewellery Department has a schedule of 44 sales each year – extra sales are often added to cope with demand:
Antique & Modern Jewellery (8)
Costume & Silver Jewellery & Novelties (4)
Wrist & Pocket Watches (4)
Secondhand Jewellery & Watches (24)
Silver, Plated Ware, Coins & Medals(4)
Antique & Modern Jewellery - The auctions consist of around 800-1000 lots of both contemporary and period diamond and gem set jewellery, gold chains and bracelets including charms, designer items and many other unique pieces.
Costume & Silver Jewellery & Novelties - These auctions have approximately 300-500 lots with estimates starting at as little as £20 and rising to around £400. This sale includes collectables such as memorial and sentimental jewellery, stickpins, costume jewellery and novelty items such as lighters, pens and lorgnettes. Loose and polished gemstones are also often included in the auctions.
Watch Department
Wrist & Pocket Watches -These take place approximately every two months. The auctions include contemporary and modern watches including many brand names such as Rolex, Brietling, Cartier and Omega. Some of the watches are 1960s or 1970s models but many that we offer are as 'good as new'. The Pocket Watch section of the auction is made up of mainly vintage or antique timepieces in both gold and silver often with additional decoration to the watch or case. The auctions also include bagged watches suitable for repair and resale.
Furniture Department
The Furniture Department has a schedule of 6 sales each year:
The auctions of Antique & Later Furniture (etc) include a huge range of items from decorative coloured glass, paintings, rugs, to quality furniture and collectable items such as militaria. Estimates vary from as little as £25 to £25000 at the top end. An illustrated catalogue is available prior to the auction and can also be found on our web site.
Toys, Dolls & Juvenilia auctions take place quarterly and include toys and dolls from Victorian times through to more modern examples that most of us will remember from our childhood (and indeed from our own children's toy cupboards!).The enthusiasm for this growing collectors' field means that there are many surprises in these auctions. A colour illustrated catalogue is available prior to the auction and a virtual catalogue can be found on our web site.
