PAUL KEEN
The Plymouth Auction Rooms
Faraday Mill Trade Park
Cattedown, Plymouth
Devon, PL4 0SE
01752 254 740
Lot Search
Forthcoming Auctions
Fine Paintings & Prints Live Online Auction
Wednesday 12th June 2013 @ 6.00pm
Viewing 11th and 12th June from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Jewellery, Silver & Collectables Live Online
Wednesday 26th June 2013 @ 10.30am
Viewing Tuesday 25th 10am to 7pm and from 9am on sale day
MEDALS & COLLECTORS ITEMS
Wednesday 30th July 2013 @ 10.30am
Viewing Tuesday 29th 10.00am to 7.00pm, from 9.00am on sale day
Auction Results
Lot Alert
Tell us what you are looking for and we'll keep you informed!
News from the Rostrum
READ ALL ABOUT IT.............
Take a look at some of the interesting news stories about some of the fascinating items that have been sold at Plymouth Auction Rooms.View Some News Stories
DECADES OLD MYSTERY SOLVED
A decades old mystery involving one of Plymouth’s favourite artists and a weapon used by Pacific natives has finally been solved. The wooden object had been the subject of discussions and debate for years involving the family of the late Beryl Cook and visitors to their city home on the Hoe. Beryl’s son, John, said: “It had been in our house for years – certainly since we moved in during the late 1960s.
BEN HARTLEY (1933-1996) 'Hartley's Raspberry Jam' Estimate £3,000-£4,000 Auction June 12th.
RARE BEN HARTLEY PAINTING AT THE JUNE ART SALE.
Press Release 14th May A rare opportunity to buy a work by one of the South West’s most coveted contemporary abstract artists comes up in Plymouth next month. ‘Hartley’s Raspberry Jam’ by Ben Hartley will go under the hammer at the Plymouth Auction Rooms sale of selected paintings and prints on June 12, with a an estimate of £3,000-£4,000. The work – full title ‘Hartley’s Raspberry Jam (Man With Pipe)’ – is a...
STUNNING ROBERT LENKIEWICZ PAINTING FOR THE JUNE AUCTION
We have been instructed to sell a single owner collection of Lenkiewicz art work from a client from the Home Counties. The collection mainly comprises of well-kept silk screen prints. However of more importance is a stunning original oil depicting the artist with Greenie. Painted in oil on canvas and titled and inscribed to verso the painting is housed in a heavy four inch black frame. The inscription on the back of the canvas reads ‘Lenkiewicz...
12th June Lot 21 JAMES STARK ( 1794-1859) oil
EAST ANGLIA ART COMES TO PLYMOUTH
Works by two of East Anglia’s most collectable artists are set to go under the hammer at an auction in June.Coming up for sale at The Plymouth Auction Rooms is an oil on panel painting by English landscape artist James Stark (1794 – 1859) a key member of the Norwich School, the first provincial art movement in Britain whose members were inspired by the Norfolk landscape.The painting, in an original gilt frame bearing the artist’s name, is unusual because many of the Norwich School works were acquired by the Colman’s mustard dynasty and rarely come to market....
This fine diamond solitaire ring sold for £12,400 on 8th May
SALE REVIEW 8TH MAY 2013
Press Release 9th May 2013 View Results A diamond ring, German panzer jacket and a menagerie of paperweights were among the highlights of the latest highly successful sale at Plymouth Auction Rooms this week. Auctioneer Paul Keen was greeted with a packed saleroom when he took to the rostrum on Wednesday for the much-anticipated event, which featured a fine...
INTEREST TAKES OFF IN FIRST WORLD WAR PLANE CRASH RELIC
PRESS RELEASE 30TH April 2013 A propeller blade from a First World War pilot’s crashed plane looks set to trigger a bidding dogfight at a Plymouth auction house’s next sale.It belongs to a seller from South East Cornwall, whose grandfather’s brother was among the pioneering aviators who fought in the Great War, and will feature in the Plymouth Auction Rooms sale on May 8 starting at 10.30am.What makes the item particularly intriguing is that the family has a first-hand account of the crash, and other memories of the war, written by the pilot in...
lot 425 SOLD £ 1,600 1887 Victoria £5 Gold, N.E.F. (a few edge nicks)
COIN COLLECTION ATTRACTS NATIONAL MEDIA INTEREST
Auction 3rd April 2013. Our recent auction of a collection of gold and silver coins attracted tremendous pre sale attention from UK and International collectors. Our initial estimate was doubled with the collection grossing over £30,000. The local Plymouth owner was ‘absolutely delighted’ with the result. The following day a major feature appeared in the local press which was followed up by national...
A MENAGERIE OF ROYAL CROWN DERBY TO BE SOLD FOR CHARITY
READ THE NEWS FEATUREA Plymouth charity is in line for a £1,000 boost thanks to a kind-hearted donor – and a porcelain menagerie of animals and birds.The collection of Royal Crown Derby paperweight figurines was handed in to the YMCA charity shop in Cornwall Street, Plymouth, bundled in a plastic bag.But the 45 brightly-coloured items, which include a panda, penguin, chipmunk and bears, are highly collectable and are expected to be sold for a four-figure sum when they go under the hammer...
Mementos of life on the ice before the days of Torville and Dean are set to go under the hammer at Plymouth Auction Rooms
The skating memorabilia is being sold by Marion Clayden of Saltash, and belonged to her parents Ron and Doris Clayden.In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the couple were among the country’s leading skaters. They competed in the Junior British Championships and represented Great Britain several times. Marion...
Detail of a pair of tall King House psot from Papa New Guinea that Sold to an internet bidder for £2,100
LIVE INTERNET BIDDING YIELDS RECORD BREAKING MAY COLLECTORS AUCTION
With some 213 bidders registered to bid live on the internet and a further 150 bidders registered directly with our saleroom we anticipated that the May Collectors auction would be busy.However in almost twenty years we have rarely seen such a huge amount of bidding throughout an auction with almost 40% of sold lots going to online buyers.As auctioneers we have recognised the need to invest in the facility of...
Fine early Victorian London Silver Service SOLD £3,300 10th August
SILVER TEA SERVICE SELLS FOR £3,300 on 10th August
As demands for silver continue rise we have seen some remarkable results at our salerooms for fine lots. The August sale featured the first part of a collection of silver, selectively collected by a Plymouth gentleman over the last fifty years. Hammer prices for collection exceeded our expectations with the expected star attracting the most interest. A fine early Victorian four piece silver service by Joseph Angell & Sons dating to 1845. The service was in excellent condition and...
A fine Self Portrait by Robert Lenkiewicz is expected to sell for £15,000- £20,000 on 21st March
TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ART AT THE MARCH AUCTION
The March art auction features a wide range of paintings and prints to suite all tastes.In the traditional section there is a collection of Westcountry watercolours including a fine pair of large paintings by F.J.Widgery alongside works by John Sumpton, Rubens Southey and G.H. Jenkins.A 19th century Dutch painting by William Dommerson depicting Flushing, Holland contrasts with the 2005 oil by Peter Stanaway titled 'Saturday Night', both are collectable with the later expected to sell from £1,000 -£1,500.There is Irish art by J. Rooney, modern works by Lee Woods, L. Isherwood, Beryl Cook and John Hall...
Some of the Moorcroft Pottery at the January Sale
9,080 VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE IN JANUARY 2012
Our online sales are attracting a huge amount of interest with an ever increasing number of bidders registering to bid live at our sales. This month so far we have seen over 9,000 visitors to our website with 5,627 unique visits and 48.25% new visitors.View all the ResultsThe internet promotion of our sales has generated many more enquiries directly from collectors for all manner of items but in particular silver, jewellery, pocket and wrist watches, clocks, models and toys.Only last week we saw a Moorcroft collection go for over £6,500 and a Wade collection for over £2,700. There were many notable prices at...
Lot 272 William Moorcroft Pomegranate Vase SOLD £2,000
VIEW AUCTION NEWS ON FACEBOOK.
Please like us on Facebook for daily up dates on Auction News. and interesting auction lots.
This diamond solitaire ring sold for £1,500
THE ATMOS CLOCK BY JAEGER LE COULTRE ESTIMATED AT £800-£1,000 on 18th JULY
THE CLOCK THAT RUNS ON AIR!
The Atmos is a unique clock.It needs no batteries and no electricity. It draws its energy from the temperature changes which constantly occur. A variation of only 2 degree Fahrenheit provides it with sufficient energy for 48 hours of timekeeping.The perpetual clock will keep tie as long as days are hot or cold. It has been calculated that after 300 years the Atmos would show no more wear than a watch in one year. Jaeger Le...
SOLD £24,500 19th September 2012
FINE LENKIEWICZ SELF PORTRAIT SELLS FOR £24,500.
Lot 50 attracted tremendous pre sale interest at the art auction on 19th September. A stunning self portrait painting by Robert Lenkiewicz from his private studio. Our pre sale valuation of £17,000-£20,000 was comfortably surpassed when an East Devon collector standing in the saleroom out bid three telephone bidders and a strong commission bid to win the lot for a respectable £24,500 (£29,400 including premium).Other sales including another smaller self portrait £8,800, two painter with Karen Ciambriello paintings at £3,000 and £4,500 and Study of Esther with Candles at...
OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER VALUATION DAYS
We are currently inviting consignments for our forthcoming auctions and are holding the following Valuation Days. If you are consider selling items please bring them along and one of our valuers will be pleased to offer free auction pre sale valuations. If you have larger collections you are welcome to email images. Clocks, Pictures, Silver,...
Lot 58 this print 'Blue Tractor' by Edward Bawden SOLD for £2,700
BOUYANT MARCH ART AUCTION
VIEW RESULTS Our recent evening auction of contemporary and traditional art attracted alot of UK and International interest; in the main for the large section of works by Robert Lenkiewicz but also for a collection of prints by Edward Bawden (1903-1989) and certain traditional paintings. However it was Plymouth artist Robert Lenkiewicz (1941-200) that attracted the highest bidding with a high number of prints on offer nearly all finding buyers. We have noticed a renewed interest in collectors of Lenkiewicz prints...
SOLD £10,700 MEDALS TO FLIGHT LIEUTENANT BOB POULTON DFC
BATTLE OF BRITAIN GROUP OF MEDALS SELL FOR £10,700 IN BOUYANT NOVEMBER AUCTION
VIEW RESULTSWe held a very successful auction this week, attracting high numbers of UK and International Bidders, our website recorded some 10,513 visitors with 6,148 unique visitors.Demands this years have been consistingly high for silver, watches, clocks, medals, collectors items and this sale produced many high results well over our estimates.Some notable sales includedThe Medal SectionThe Battle of Britain DFC Group -£10,700
LENKIEWICZ SALES IN DECEMBER 2010
LENKIEWICZ SALES IN DECEMBER 2010
The December Art Sale featured 56 lots of works by Robert Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) including posters, prints, watercolours and oil paintings. The sale rate was 71% with a high uptake for prints particularly from online buyers. There was an element of selectivity for the higher priced lots with the main Self Portrait failing to go at £15,000 although there was initial interest at £12,000. Some sale results included...Painter with Karen print £780, Barbican Fishermen print £420, 'Anna' study watercolour...
Fidel Castro Sold £6,900.
FIDEL CASTRO SELLS FOR £6,900.
A staggering price for a rare Doulton Character Jug was achieved at Plymouth Auction Rooms this week.Numerous collectors from Australia, Italy, London and America registered to bid on the 30 rare Royal Doulton character jugs collected by a Plymouth gentleman who had decided to sell his collection. The highlight of the sale was...
LOT 548 RIFLEMAN REGINALD LEWIS-KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1917, TO BE SOLD ON 20TH FEBRUARY
GERMAN AND BRITISH MILITARIA HEADLINES THE FEBRUARY AUCTION
The February auction will feature a fascinating array of German and British military collectables. The sale will include a private collection of German daggers, swords and badges which were collected over several years by the late father of a Plymouth Gentleman. The collection is expected to raise £2,000-£3,000.Our recent medal valuation day proved successful when a number of British medals were appraised and entered for sale. Many of which have come direct from family descendants and being offered with...
PROMOTION PROMOTION PROMOTION
View of 25 local media stories about interesting lots sold at Plymouth Auction Rooms.
VICTORIAN SILVER SALVER FETCHES £2,000, GOLD POCKET WATCH MAKES £830.
VICTORIAN SILVER SALVER FETCHES £2,000, GOLD POCKET WATCH MAKES £830.
A fine silver salver sold at the top end of its estimate on 1st December. Dating from 1852 the large 135 ounce salver was made by one of the leading silversmiths of the nineteenth century, Richard Garrard of London. Estimated at £1,000-£2,000 it was an Exeter based specialist buyer who secured it at £2,000.The sale also included a fine Swiss single cylinder music box selling for £1,400 to a private buyer who also went on to buy a good Victorian silver tea set for...
Lot 286 A fine oval cut diamond solitaire SOLD £3,000
JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD SELLS FOR £700 AT THE JUNE AUCTION
VIEW RESULTS An interesting collection of militaria, postcards, guns and some swords from a Plymouth property sold over our expectations on Wednesday 13th June. Two Japanese Samurai swords attracted numerous pre sale enquiries from UK and European collectors. One sold for £390 whilst the other went at £700. The collectors section was busy with several good results including a box of aircraft model kits at £300, a pair of large deck...
MOORCROFT COLLECTION SELLS FOR £3,700
The Jim Clatworthy Collection of Pot Lids Sells for over £5,000 at the April Auction
VIEW RESULTSThe April auction featured a wide range of antiques and collectables which were well received by a packed saleroom of bidders and some 250 online registered bidders from across the world.There were numerous high sale results including a fine collection of 19th century Pratt Ware pot lids collected by the late Jim Clatworthy of Callington.
Crying Man, Black Mac Sells for £14,000
Lot 129 The Royal Sovereign Collection comprising twenty one full Sovereigns from 1957 - 2003 SOLD £5,400.00 11th December
COLLECTION OF ROYAL MINT PROOF COINS FETCH OVER £27,000 AS PART OF A TWO DAY SELECTED AUCTION
Auctioneer Paul Keen was greeted with a packed saleroom for both December evening auctions which featured fine collections of jewellery, watches and paintings. Bidding was extremely buoyant from the outset of each auction with high numbers of UK and International internet bidders competing with the room bidders to acquire the fine lots on offer. The jewellery section saw a very pretty vintage diamond necklace,...
ROBERT LENKIEWICZ 'Study of Jane Short' SOLD £9,100
LENKIEWICZ PAINTING SELLS OVER ESTIMATE
The June art and jewellery auction featured three oil paintings by Robert Lenkiewicz. Estimated at £7,000-£8,000 was a Non Project Piece titled 'Study of Jane Short'. In good condition it attracted good presale interest. Commission bids were left behind as two determined bidders competed with to a final hammer price of £9,100.Two further oils by Lenkiewicz included 'French Girl' at £5,700 and also 'Study of Blonde' at £4,000. A collection of small pencil sketch mainly of 'Mouse' sold over expectations at £1,150, a charming watercolour study...
SOLD £4,000 14th September
FINE WATCHES AND JEWELLERY IN DEMAND AT SEPTEMBER SALE
A Gents Rolex Submariner wrist watch attracted the most attention at the art, jewellery and watch sale in September.Estimated at £2,500-£3,000 the watch was in good condition apart from a small dent in one gold link. This did not deter bidders as three phone lines were in operation alongside several bidders bidding live online. A Plymouth collector finally out bid all the competition to take the watch at a hammer price £4,000. The highest prcie of the sale was left for a fine and large...
PLYMOUTH COLLECTORS BUYS 'COSMO' BOXING POSTCARDS FOR £680.
The collection of 80 photographic postcards that were collected by Plymouth Boxer Archie Le Santo attracted considerable interest at the 3rd September sale. The collection featured many photographs of boxers from the early 1900’s who boxed at the Cosmo Boxing Club, Devonport, Plymouth. The owner was the late Archie Le Santo’s wife who is now 104 years old! The pre-sale estimate of £200-£300 was easily surpassed as a Plymouths collector out bid numerous commission and internet bids to secure the collection for an impressive £680. The same sale...
SOLD £3,400 Lot 331 A Ladies 18ct gold Rolex Watch with diamond dot dial.
Ladies Rolex Watch Sells for £3,400 at the October Auction
VIEW RESULTSOur estimate of £2,000 proved over cautious for a fine Ladies gold Rolex wrist watch at the October auction. Several bidders in the room contested for the watch until it finally sold for £3,400. There were many surprise results at the buoyant auction. A Chinese white jade and white metal hand mirror eclipsed its pre sale estimate following a long internet battle and it finally selling for £1,450. Longcase clocks have become quite affordable in recent...
FURNITURE WITH TENUOS LINKS TO SHACKLETON
A consignment of Victorian furniture from a South Dartmoor property is quite routine however it is being sold by a descendant John Quiller Rowett (1874-1924). He was a friend and the financial backer of Ernest Shackleton's last voyage to Antarctic. The furniture originally came from his home in Scotland. This may add some value to the two good quality wardrobes and a Georgian chest of drawers
THIS ZANZIBAR CHEST SOLD FOR £750.
OVER 600 REGISTERED BIDDERS FOR THE APRIL AUCTION
Worldwide demands for collectors’ items, works of art, silver, watches, jewellery and coins continue to rise. Sale on sale we have experienced an ever growing amount of bidders registering to bid at Plymouth Auction Rooms along with a huge amount of pre sale bids.Our recent sale on 3rd April was typical of the current interest with many lots selling for well over the estimates, mainly due to renewed interest in collectables but also for the huge amount of people viewing our catalogues...
This Moorcroft Tray Sold for £2,000 on 29th February
Worlwide Bidders for the Bouyant February Auction
Over 500 bidders were registered for February auction. With some 650 eclectic lots we anticipated a lot of interest but were still amazed with a huge amount of press sale enquires and so many national and international bidders bidding live online, pushing many lots way over pre sale estimates.View ResultsThere were many good sales, here a just a few…A collection of Edward, Prince of Wales memorabilia -£3,500A Moorcroft Claremont Tray...
20th February 2013 Estimate £5,000-£8,000 SOLD £6,300.
WESTERN MORNING NEWS PRESS RELEASE SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
View Results"With a packed saleroom and several hundred registered bidders auctioneer Paul Keen was expecting a busy auction this week. The buoyant sale generated a huge number of internet bids throughout out the sale resulting in some very good prices particularly in the collectors section. Some 500 interesting lots were on offer many of which were being sold on behalf of executors or from collections in Devon and Cornwall. The first ten minutes of the...
SOLD £20,000
ROBERT LENKIEWICZ SELLS FOR £20,000 AT THE MARCH SALE.
VIEW RESULTSThe March auction produced good results for modern British art with the highest prices achieved for good Robert Lenkiewicz paintings. The expected star lot was the 'Self Portait at the House' which attracthed numerous pre sale enquiries and was finally sold to a collector from Devon bidding on the phone.Other Lenkiewicz works included Anna on the Settle at £7,000, Karen Painting at £5,600, Anna at the House £2,500, Eliza in Red at £3,100 and Study of Sue for £1,900.The surpise of the sale was for a collection of small London scenes in watercolour painted by Grace...
Lot 373 SOLD £3,700.00
VIOLIN BOW ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL INTEREST AT THE OCTOBER SALE AND SELLS FOR £1,900
VIEW RESULTSThe October auction attracted a record breaking amount of bidders and buyers at our saleroom. Auctioneer Paul Keen spent over six hours on the rostrum receiving multiple bids from the packed saleroom and from live worldwide internet bidders for most lots in the sale. There were many exceptional prices in the sale with a high amount of overseas buyers including China, Germany, U.S., Australia, Italy, Spain and France.Notable results included.Large Victorian Dining Table -£3,400.Victorian Bookcase £840. Violin Bow...
Football Caps & Medal from West Ham Legend Goalkeeper to be auctioned
Two England caps and two medals awarded to West Ham legend goalkeeper Ted Hufton are to be sold by auction. Edward (Ted) Hufton (1892-1967) began his playing career at Sheffield but was sold to West Ham United after the war in 1919 for £350, he was known as the penalty king; in his first season he saved 11 out of 18 penalty...
Part of the collection of antique English coins that sold for £1,500
WORLDWIDE BIDDING GENERATES RECORD PRICES AT THE AUGUST AUCTION
August is often considered to be a slow month in the arts and antiques trade. However national and international collectors, dealers and enthusiasts were not distracted by the Summer and created what was one of the busiest August auctions we have had for some time.Once our catalogue went online we received an exceptional amount of enquiries for the many watches, clocks, medals, jewellery and collectors items that were on offer.There were over 700 registered bidders from across the country and a record amount of overseas bidders from Russia, Australia, Italy, France, the U.S, China, Taiwan and Germany.VIEW FULL RESULTSThe...
Lot 509 Vickers Heavy Machine Gun SOLD £650.
WWII DEACTIVATED MACHINE GUNS TO BE SOLD OCTOBER 2012
Three rare World War two machine guns are to be sold in the October auction. They are part of a Plymouth gentleman’s collection and we expecting bids from UK and International collectors.The guns have all been deactivated and are in very good condition.They include a Vickers British heavy machine gun, with a .303 calibre which comes complete with its original tripod and ammo box. This is expected to sell for £600-£800.A German MG light machine gun is also in very good condition with a 24" barrel, original ammo belts and oil can, this should sell in the region of £500-£600.There...
16th January 2013 LOT 141 SOLD £1,500 Rene Lalique a large scent bottle 'Dans La Nuit' for Worth, Paris with label, 25cm high
BOUYANT START TO 2013
VIEW RESULTS We are pleased to report a buoyant first auction of 2013. Although the sale was smaller than average it still generated as much interest from local, national and international bidders with some 350 registered bidders. We saw a continued rise in demand for collectable Gents watches including chronographs, Rolex and military. Also interesting collectors’ items, silver and militaria.Many lots...
SOLD £4,200 A FINE DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RING 6TH APRIL 2011
6th APRIL ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES AUCTION REPORT
Demands at auction continue to rise for works of art, jewellery, watches, collectable ceramics and decorative items. The result of more and more world wide collectors search provincial catalogues is more competition and higher prices.The April sale yielded several notable prices including a collection of Victorian tortoise shell objects including card cases and snuff boxes, selling for a collective £3,300.Many considered the £500-£700 estimate high for the carved Middle Eastern camel table...
This Jacques Staunton chess set sold to an online bidder for £780
IMPRESSIVE LIVE ONLINE BIDDING AT THE JULY COLLECTABLES AUCTION
Our regular sales of collector’s items, silver and jewellery are extremely popular for live internet bidders. We had over 250 registered to bid on line on 16th July including bidders form India, Russia, Canada, Australia and the States. High demand continues for art pottery, fine silver, pocket watches, jewellery and collectable toys and models.There were many notable prices and numerous instances where there were multiple bids online after the saleroom bids had finished.The bidding was often intense for much of the...
PUNCH AND JUDY SOLD £2,400 (including premium) on 1st June.
PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW IS STAR OF THE SALE
A rare early Victorian original Punch and Judy show was the surprise star of the 1st June auction. The portable theatre compRised of original painted front boards and a collection of contemporary puppets and objects. An of esimtate of £1,500-£2,000 proved quite accurate when it sold for £2,000 to a Plymouth collectables specialist.A 19th century Chinese carved ivory concentric puzzle ball attacted bids from as far as Hong Kong. The finely carved 4 1/2 inch ball came with a stand of the same period. Sadly the damage to the inteior of the ball surpressed bidding. However the guide of £600...
Lot 30 SOLD £6,100.00 11th December
DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RING SELLS FOR £6,100 AT BOUYANT CHRISTMAS JEWELLERY & WATCH AUCTION
VIEW RESULTS
NOVEMBER JEWELLERY & SWAROVKSI AUCTION REPORT
NOVEMBER JEWELLERY & SWAROVKSI AUCTION REPORT
Part two on the November Evening Sale was a near sell out apart from three lots. Our second specialist auction of Swarovski crystal glass yielded two private collections. There were multiple bidders throughout the sale producing a gross total just under £9,500.00. We are now cataloguing for our next event to be held in February with further collection to hand.Our inaugural jewellery sale attracted a good audience of bidders with many commission bids from across the country. Demands were high for Gents watches and selected jewellery....
Auction 16th January Lot 140 Lalique Mistletoe Vase
FINE FRENCH GLASS FOR JANUARY 2013
Rene Lalique (1860-1945) began his career designing Art Nouveau jewellery in the 1880’s, often making fine pieces for the famous. He soon began to experiment with glass and opened his first shop in Paris in 1905 making perfume bottles. By 1911 he had ceased making jewellery and established three further glass factories. Using a moulded glass technique he was able to produce a range of frosted and opalescent stylish glass....
The insides of the rare pair of Georgian knife boxes that attracted five telephone biddres and Sold for £2,600 to a bidder in the room.
GONE....RARE GEORGIAN KNIFE BOXES SELL FOR £2,600.00
The September auction attracted bids from as far as China, Spain and U.S.A. The sale featured a wide range of antique furniture, clocks, pottery, porcelain, jewellery and silver. Some 200 bidders were registered for the sale with many lots bid far beyond the pre sale estimates. The saleroom was packed with many established buyers alongside new private bidders furnishing homes or extending their collections. Notable prices included....Pair Geo III mahogany knife boxes £2,600.
Lot 200 SOLD £2,800.00
GONE...FINE LONDON BRACKET CLOCK £2,800.00
HENRY BORRELL (1795-1840) is listed in Britten's Book of Clockmakers as a musical clock and watchmaker of Alders gate, London. A Georgian bracket clock has its brass movement inscribed Hny Borrell. The clock was sold at our September 1st auction. It had a twin fussee movement, striking on a rack of bells. Still working after some two hundred years the clock had a wonderful tone when the group of bells are played. The movement also has a dead beat escapement.
LOT 499 THE ROYAL ARTILLERY SWORD WITH FINE ENGRAVED BLADE
THE SWORD OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL MARSHAL CLARKE K.C.M.G. ZULU LAND
Lt Col Sir Marshal Clarke K.C.M.G. (known as one-arm Clarke: he lost an arm to a tiger in India).As part of a distinguished colonial career he was appointed commissioner of Zululandsoon after the main Zulu wars.Clarke had many dealings with the Zulu chiefs and was instrumental in bringing outof detention Dinuzulu the...
GEORGE MEDAL GROUP SELLS FOR £4,000.00 AT THE BOUYANT OCTOBER AUCTION
GEORGE MEDAL GROUP SELLS FOR £4,000.00 AT THE BOUYANT OCTOBER AUCTION
The October Collectors auction featured an electric range of Toys, Models and Collectors Items. Demands are currently high for Model Railway, Postcards, Marine and Naval Collectables and also original Diecast Modes, Plastic Figures and Medals.Notables results included Collection of World Stamps £420.Naval Officers bicorn hat, sword and belt £320Collections of Postcards £600, £320 and £310.Model 'clinker built; Rowing Boat £430.Collection of Military Cap Badges £410.Bronze Ships Bell 'Tagalie' 1912 £330.German Luftwaffe Dagger £250.Edwardian Drew & Son Picnic Set £200.Indian Model of a Temple by Nagarathinam £320.19th century Bronze Cannon £2,200.The George Medal Group £4,000.Trophy Miniature Collection £820Siebe Gorman Divers Knife...
SOLD £2,000 Nicholas Condy (1793-1897) 'Interior Scene' oil on panel
PLYMOUTH & CONTINENTAL ART SOLD IN DECEMBER
The December Art Sale featured a good selection of paintings and prints by Plymouth artists but also quality works by British and Continental Artists. A fine painting by Cherubino Kirchmayr (1848-1920) attracted overseas telephone bidders and with a winning bid by a Western European buyer at double its estimate at £2,500. An unsigned Continental painting depicting The Italian Comedy sold to another Continental buyer for £840.A fine painting by Plymouth...
SOLD £15,000 at the December Art Auction Robert Lenkiewicz 'Old Snowy'
DECEMBER ART AUCTION RESULTS
The December Art Auction concluded a successful run of three major auctions in seven weeks selling a premium inclusive of just under £270,000 of art, antiques and collectables. View Art Sale ResultsDemands for original works by Robert Lenkiewicz were high with the top price achieved for the oil titled 'Old Snowy' selling to a local collector for £15,000.
A fine late Victorian silver tea service SOLD £1,650.00
SOLD 16th March A Gentleman's 18ct gold Rolex Wrist Watch £8,040.00 (including premium)
LIVE ON LINE SALES ATTRACTS WORLDWIDE BIDDERS
March has been a busy month at Plymouth Auction Rooms with premium inclusive sales of over £130,000. Three auctions of some 600 lots have attracted interest from as far as the United States, Australia and the Middle East.We have seen a steady rise in the demand for fine jewellery, Gents watches, good pocket watches, modern British Art, silver and collectable ceramics.Two evening sales for selected paintings and prints...
The pair Chinese Jars and Covers which sold for £1,300.00
GONE......COLLECTION OF MOORCROFT POTTERY MAKES £5,000.00 AT THE OCTOBER SALE
With a packed saleroom of bidders, several telephone lines booked and a near record amount of absentee bids from the internet it was no surprise to Auctioneer Paul Keen that the October sale was gong to generate some notable sales. · A private collection of Moorcroft Pottery attracted national interest with many lots improving on pre sale forecasts, collectively selling for £5,000 with just four lots...
CLARICE CLIFF 'TULIPS' JUG SOLD £1,000
BOUYANT FEBRUARY AUCTION 2011
Over the last month we have seen a record amount of visitors to our website, peaking at some 9,700 on 2nd February.This interest was primarly for the eclectic range of antiques and collectables on offer at the February auction. An incredible amount of national and international interest in the sale resulted in many of the estimates for the 500 lots being eclipsed with very few lots unsold.There were several notable prices, (view full sale results) particularly in the jewellery and collectables section.Highlights from the sale included Early Victorian rosewood Side Cabinet £1,950.Victorian pine Dresser £860Three Dame Lucie Rie Vessels £1,650Clarice...
Fred Yates 'Preston Park' oil on canvas Sold £6,600 at the February Sale
GONE......FEBRUARY ART AUCTION RESULTS 2010
The February art auction attracted national and international bidders, many of whom were new to the salerooms and also new to bidding at auction. The full sale results will be posted on line soon, here are some notable prices. Fred Yates 'Preston Park' £6,600Fred Yates 'Wonder of Steam' £2,700Fred Yates 'French Hotel' -£1,600Robert Lenkiewicz 'Self Portrait' £15,000
ROBERT LENKIEWICZ Painter with Jay oil on canvas Sold £8,400.00
GONE....BUOYANT SEPTEMBER ART AUCTION 2010
September has been a busy month at Plymouth Auction Rooms with two buoyant sales of antiques and art grossing just under £100,000.The art sale saw active bidding in both the traditional and contemporary art sections. With particular uptake of lots by modern British artists and a resurgence in demand for prints by Robert Lenkiewicz.The complete sale results will be posted online soon but some notable prices included· ...
A private collector bid £15,000 to secure this fine Robert Lenkiewicz Self Portrait painting on 17th February at Plymouth Auction Rooms
Exhibited Lenkiewicz Self Portait Sells at Auctioneers Valuation
An estimate of £15,000 -£20,000 proved spot on for the fine Self Portrait painting by Robert Lenkiewicz at the recent art auction in February. The painting signed and inscribed to verso 'Self Portrait, one of eighteen for the paintings designed to make money', also inscribed 'to Georgie a Gift' was exhibited at Ben Uri Exhibition 2008, it was also featured in the White Lane Press Publication 'Robert Lenkiewicz Self Portraits 2008' Press Page 32. It came from a local Plymouth private collection and was bought by a Private collector bidding in the saleroom.
Sold to an Internet Live Bidder this stunning painting by Robert Lenkiewicz fetched £11,600 at the February sale
Plymouth's first Live Online Auction is a Great Success!
Plymouth Auction Rooms have been the first local auction house and one of the few Westcountry salerooms to introduce live online bidding at their sales. The February art auction was the perfect platform for this service which attracted a wealth of registered bidders from as far as New York, Belgium and across the country. Auctioneer Paul Keen was able to receive bids from bidders in the room, telephone bidders and also multiple bidders on line as the auction took place....
Daum, Nancy a fine glass and silver jug, SOLD £1,700.00
BUOYANT BIDDING FOR JULY AUCTION 2010
The selected antique contents of two properties in Devon yielded the principle lots for the July auction. Many lots on offer attracted multiple national and international bids with particular interest in works of art, glassware, silver and porcelain. Two 19th century mechanical music boxes sold well over estimate with a walnut cased Polyphon going at £550 and...
From a collection of 48 rice paper paintings selling for £7,100 on May 19th
GONE CHINESE RICE PAPERS PAINTINGS SELL AT £7,100.00
The evening art auction featured four albums of 19th century Chinese rice paper paintings by Youqua, on May 19th. Live internet bidding and phone bidding was intense with the albums sailing past their £1000 estimate to sell to a specialist bidding by phone for £7,100.
This Chinese box attracted international interest at the May sale and sold for £7,200.00.
THE MAY AUCTION ATTRACTS INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS
In addition to national media interest, the May 5th antique sale attracted bidders from as far as Hong Kong, Dubai, Arizona, Japan and Germany. A fine Country property in West Cornwall yielded a number of the 'star' lots at the sale. Six telephone lines were booked for bidding on a rare early 19th century Chinese box decorated with 28 glass panels. The estimate proved futile as bidding took off at £500 with international phone bidding competing which soon rose to a staggering £7,200 with a...
Self Portrait at Easel by Robert Lenkiewicz sold for £7,000.00 on May 19th
MODERN and TRADITIONAL ART SELLS AT THE MAY ART AUCTION
Our recent evening art auction featured a wide range of modern and traditional paintings and prints. There were several notable prices achieved at the sale with some 191 lots on offer.The auction included over 20 limited edition prints by Robert Lekiewicz with a wide range of prices, with the top price at £720 for Anna Rear View. One collection of prints sold for £4,500. Four albums of Chinese rice paper paintings sold very well at £7,100 whilst originals by Robert Lenkiewicz included a...
A large pair 18th century Chinese glazed pottery Parrots SOLD £200,600.00
CHINESE BIRDS MAKE RECORD PRICE AT PLYMOUTH AUCTION ROOMS SOLD £200,600.00
This rare pair of 18th century Chinese Export pottery parrots attracted international bidders at our sale on the 4th of November 2009. Some eight telephone lines were in use with a frenzy of bids up to £100,000 but a determined private collector living on the Continent beat off a specialist London dealer to secure the birds for a record breaking £170,000 (plus Buyers Premium).
BID LIVE ON LINE AT PLYMOUTH AUCTION ROOMS
Live On Line Bidding
Bidders now have the opportunity to bid live online at Plymouth Auction Rooms for selected auctions. A link to saleroom.com will allow you to register Free of Charge and bid at the auction. Also you will be able to hear the auctioneer selling the lots live and have the opportunity to bid by simply 'clicking on your keyboard'. This is an exciting development for the salerooms and will allow an unlimited amount of internet bidders to bid at the same time. One will...
Valuation Day at The Plymouth Library SOLD OUT
On 15th October we held a valuation afternoon at The Plymouth Central Library. It was very popular ...read more.
2011 RARE STEIFF TEDDY BEAR FROM PLYMOUTH SELLS FOR £1,125.
2011 RARE STEIFF TEDDY BEAR FROM PLYMOUTH SELLS FOR £1,125.
A rare Steiff Teddy Bear that was bought in Plymouth in 1908 was sold for £1,125 at the January collector’s auction. Some 240 bidders were register for the sale including bidders from Vienna, Australia, Dubai, France and Ireland.With a packed saleroom, near on 200 commission bids and numerous phone lines booked it was no surprise that many of the presale estimates would be surpassed.A collection of German dolls house furniture exceed all expectations when four lines were in competion to take...
Elaine Armstrong in Starry Vest oil on canvas Sold £5,600.00 18th November 2009
November Art Sale 2009 Lenkiewicz Results
The November Art Auction featured a wide range of paintings, drawings and prints by Robert Lenkiewicz. There were several notable prices with many lots achieving on or above their auction estimates. Demand was high for the scarcer silkscreen prints but for more common prints demand was selective. The full results will be listed on Previous Auctions soon.Some Sale Results· Girl in Pink oil £4,000.
Fred Yates 'Figures on the Quay, Polperro' oil on board 30cm x 35cm Sold to a Devon collector for £4,100.00
British and Local Art Results November 2009
Our regular evening art sale features selective art by Plymouth, Westcountry and British Artist. The November auction yielded some notable prices including.Fred Yates - Polperro, £4,100.Brian Pollard - The Dolphin, £1,250.Ben Maile - Ludgate Hill, £1,800.Collection of Doug Hyde prints, £1,230.Lee Woods - Mosel Valley, £400.
