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Please find below some of our most recent press releases. May 2008 Wine, Women and Song at Charterhouse Auction The Charterhouse auction on Friday 16th May of nearly 1,200 includes everything you need for a great party. With over 400 lots of wine, port and spirits, the party should get going pretty quickly. “There are bottles of wine estimated from modest sums up to over £50, although this should maybe be reserved for a more special occasion!” Commented Richard Bromell. “For the music, we have a Bechstein upright piano, requiring some restoration estimated a couple hundred pounds, but I think I would rather put my money into the early 1950’s American Seeburg jukebox at £1,000. The play list has golden oldie music listings such as fox trots, rumbas and western, but the vendor has updated all the singles to include Jimi Hendrix and Robbie Williams. However, perhaps one of the ultimate party accessories to have must be the George III silver two handled tray, which, estimated at up to £2,000, could be the best way to serve your guest with their drinks.” Viewing for this auction on Friday 16th May is on the 14th 10-4 & 15th 10-7. Catalogues are available from the auctioneers or you can browse the sale on their web site www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their forthcoming programme of auctions including clocks and collectors items in June, classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia in July and Beswick and Royal Doulton in August. For further information regarding this auction, or to arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 Party accessories at Charterhouse:
Ready to serve – a George III silver tray £1,500-2,000
The 1950’s Seeburg juke box £1,000-1,500
1962 Margaux at over £50 a bottle
Local Lad’s Medals up for Auction
A group of eight medals, spanning the two World Wars of the 20th century, awarded to George James are to go under the Charterhouse hammer on Friday 13th June in their auction of collectors’ items, clocks and antiques. “George James was a local lad who was born in Sherborne in 1893 and joined the Royal Navy as a young cadet in 1907/08. Over his long and distinguished career of over 40 years he served in the Persian Gulf campaign 1909/14, the First World War, the Baltic campaign and the Second World War, finishing up as a Chief Petty Officer.” Commented Richard Bromell. “Long groups such as this with medals including the Royal Naval Meritorious Service Medal and Naval General Service Medal, and having a strong local interest rarely come onto the auction market today command huge levels of interest in the market.” George James married Winnifred Crabb in 1921 and they had one son, Jack, who was born in 1924 and educated at Foster’s School, Sherborne. George’s parents were John James and Mary Lane. Mary was also a local girl whose family tree can be traced back to 1713 when Robert Lane was recorded as a farmer living in Thornford, just a couple of miles away from Sherborne. Mary two nephews Mark and Gilbert, who were both killed in the First World War, and there is a memorial to Gilbert (killed on the Somme) in Thornford church. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their forthcoming programme of specialist auctions including collectors’ items, medals & militaria in June, classic cars and motorbikes in July and Beswick & Royal Doulton in August. To arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS, 01935 812277. Local Lad Gorge James with his group of medals being sold by Charterhouse in Sherborne on 13th June £600-1000 April 2008 Clarice Cliff is Still Top of the Pots A Clarice Cliff vase, featured on the cover of the Charterhouse April auction catalogue sold for a high hammer price of £5,800 despite the vendor hoping it could be worth a few hundred pounds. “The vase was a true piece of Art Deco geometric design boldly decorated in black and orange.” Commented Richard Bromell. “The vase was certainly the talk of the trade, it featured not only on our web site, but also other specialist auction web sites and was talked about in cyber space on the Clarice Cliff Collectors Club web site.” On the auction day, there were numerous commission bids left but after the bidding rose above £2,000 a row of telephone bidders started with collectors from as far as Australia. However, the vase was eventually bid to its high £5,800 by a collector from Devon. Also in the sale, a pair of George II style upholstered wing armchairs which are, in essence, reproduction chairs now 100 years old, sold for £2,600. In need of recovering, the Somerset vendor was downsizing and had bought new furniture for his house and took advantage of the free home visit service Charterhouse offer. Elsewhere in the sale which totalled over £100,000, a large early 19th century oil painting depicting an imaginary view with ruins sold for £2,600, a Moorcroft limited edition Centenary vase made £1,600 and a pair of South American ornate spurs sold for £500. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their forthcoming programme of specialist auctions including silver and jewellery in May, clocks, collectors items, medals & militaria in June, classic cars and motorbikes in July and Beswick & Royal Doulton in August. To arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS, 01935 812277. Clarice Cliff Sunray pattern vase sold by Charterhouse for £5,800
Classic Cars bring Classy Prices at Charterhouse Auction A 1909 Sizaire-Naudin Model G Voiturette topped the Charterhouse sale of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia, when it sold to a telephone bidder for over £26,000. “There had been a great deal of pre-sale interest in this vehicle. It is well known in motoring circles having been in the vendor’s ownership for 40 years, and it has even travelled further than I have as it attended a rally in New Zealand a few years ago!” Commented Richard Bromell. “In fact, it so impressed a New Zealander when he saw this car in the rally that he flew over for his home country to attend the sale. It was also hotly contested by another hopeful bidder who was trying to amass a car collection which his father had sold several decades earlier to fund his private schooling. However, on the day, it sold to a well known Yorkshire collector bidding on the telephone. Also in the sale, which at £200,000 is the largest sale this year in the West Country, a 1972 Jaguar E type roadster sold for £20,000, a 1921 American La France fire engine resplendent in San Francisco red livery sold for £14,000, a Cobra replica with a proper Chevy V8 engine £13,500, and a 1948 Norton Manx motorcycle £11,300. However, there were also more modest vehicles on offer such as a 1963 Morris Minor saloon for £2,900, a Traveller at £3,050, a 1936 Austin 10 Lichfield the same money, and a 1950 Series 1 Land Rover £3,450. Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their next auction of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia. For further advice, or to arrange a free home visit through out the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, or Matthew Whitney at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277.
Star car at Charterhouse auction – a 1909 Sizaire-Naudin sold for over £26,000 in their April classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia auction which totalled over £200,000
Silver fit for a Queen at Charterhouse Auction
A massive Victorian silver gilt cup and cover by the Garrards, Gold and Silversmiths to the Queen, is going under the Charterhouse hammer in their auction of silver and jewellery on Friday 16th May. “Garrards are certainly the oldest firm of gold and silversmiths which were founded in 1735 and probably the most well known.” Commented Richard Bromell. “Throughout the centuries Garrards have received commissions from Royalty and the aristocracy with designs of splendor, opulence and craftsmanship. In 1843, Queen Victoria bestowed upon them the honour of Crown Jeweller. Since then, they have continued to serve six successive monarchs.” It is possible that this cup and cover, which is over 2 ft high, was made as a trophy. In 1848, Robert Garrard II made the well known America’s cup. More latterly, other famous cups include the Dubai World Cup, the Cricket World Cup, and the Premier League Trophy. This impressive cup and cover, which comes in its original oak travelling box, is estimated at £4,000-6,000 when it goes under the Charterhouse hammer in their auction of silver, plate and jewellery in Sherborne. For further information regarding this auction, or to arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 The impressive silver gilt cup and cover made by the Garrards, the Queen’s silversmiths and jewellers, going under the Charterhouse hammer £4,000-6,000
Bidders Spur into Action at Charterhouse Auction A pair of polished steel spurs with 49 six inch diameter rowels (or spikes) is included in the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on Friday 18th April. “We often come across the weird and wonderful in our business and these certainly fit into this box.” Commented Richard Bromell. “The spurs, resplendent in polished steel and with floral and pierced decoration would have been used for ceremonial rather than sporting or military purposes and were never intended to harm the horse, just to make the rider look more glamorous!” The earliest spurs were made of wood or bone, with the first recorded metal examples being simple bronze spurs found in Etruscan tombs from the 2nd Century BC. Spurs have changed design many times trough the centuries and soon became associated with rank and chivalry, and we often speak of “earning one’s spurs” – a disgraced knight would have his sword and spurs broken as part of his punishment. The spurs in the Charterhouse auction date to the end of the 19th Century, were made in Chile and are estimated at £500-800. For further information regarding this April 18th auction of nearly 1,200 lots of sporting items, ceramics, pictures and furniture, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or through their web site where you can view the catalogue www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their May auction of silver, jewellery, wine, port an antiques. To arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, contact Richard Bromell at Charterhouse in Sherborne 01935 812277. Late 19th century Chilean ceremonial spurs at Charterhouse auction Friday 18th April £500-800
Harry Paye at Poole Charterhouse Auctioneers will be holding their bi-annual Decorative Arts auction on Friday 18th April at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne. Amongst the Clarice Cliff, Lalique, Moorcroft and other design icons will be some extremely rare Poole Pottery factory designs sheets, which were rescued from a skip shortly before its closure. “Possibly the most desirable pieces made during the 1920’s and 30’s are said to be the Ship Plates. Rumour has it that the artists decorating these plates could look across the harbour and copy the real thing which would be laying at anchor. But as these plate featured the ship of Harry Paye, a noted Poole based pirate of the 1400’s, it seems doubtful that it would be in Poole harbour being painted in 1939. In truth they would appear to be based on a series of drawing by Arthur Bradbury, a Lancashire born artist who moved to Poole in 1915. The Ship Plates are highly desirable and keenly sought after on today’s market.” Commented ceramics specialist Naomi Grabham. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999 and production continued until its closure in 2006. Poole Pottery was originally Carter's Industrial Tile Manufactory and but it best know for its Art Deco wares produced in the 1920’s and 1930’s when the Carter family joined forces with Harold Stabler and John Adams. The collection of ten factory designs sheets with no commercial value attached to them, were destined for the tip on the closure of the Poole pottery, but were picked up by the vendor who as an artist and potter found the designs fascinating. These designs, which are all after the paintings of Arthur Bradbury, along with a group of pouncing templates have already attracted high levels of interest from collectors and dealers throughout the UK. This collection is golden nugget of local history and is estimated to make between £1500 and £2000 when it goes under the Charterhouse hammer in Sherborne. Rescued from the skip – rare Poole Pottery design going under the Charterhouse hammer in Sherborne on Friday 18th April £1500-2500 for the collection.
March 2008 Massive Moorcroft at Charterhouse April Auction A Moorcroft vase, one of the largest ones ever made by this very popular factory is going under the Charterhouse hammer in their Decorative Arts auction on Friday 18th April at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne. “Moorcroft is perhaps one of the most recognizable pottery manufacturers from the 20th century with its distinctive tube line decoration, deep lustre glazes and wonderful designs.” Commented Richard Bromell. “The market for Moorcroft is still very strong, not only for the early pieces, but also for the more modern items such as this vase.” Moorcroft was founded in 1897 by William Moorcroft, and the Charterhouse vase was designed by his son, Walter Moorcroft, for the company’s centenary celebrations in 1997. As a limited edition of only 200 vases made, the pattern called After the Storm stands over 50 cm high will certainly attract collectors and dealers to this Sherborne sale, especially as it is featured in a full page colour illustration in the book “Walter Moorcroft – Memories of Life and Living.”. Estimated at £600-1,000, the vase forms part of a busy April for the Sherborne based salerooms. First up is their auction of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia at Blackmarsh Farm, Sherborne, where 250 lots of automobilia and 60 lots of vehicles and motorbikes go under the hammer with estimates from £20 up to £25,000. Next there is the sale including this marvellous Moorcroft vase on 18th April amongst other specialist ceramics, pictures and sporting items at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne. For further information regarding these sales, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, 01935 812277 Saleroom staff member David Sims with the massive Moorcroft vase in the Charterhouse auction on Friday 18th April £600-1,000
New and Unregistered MG BGT See the Light of Day Charterhouse Auctioneers in Sherborne have been instructed to sell one of the last MG B’s ever produced and has never been registered for road use. “We often come across rare and unusual cars and motorbikes in our specialist vehicle auctions, and it is fair to say that sometimes vehicles have had many owners including the odd vicar and lady driver, but this MG is very special as it has never been registered.” Commented Richard Bromell. “And with only 53 miles recorded on the speedometer, it is an opportunity for someone to buy and preserve a unique piece of motoring history.” This MG BGT, in Panther black, has another stable mate with important motoring history in the form of a 1948 Norton Manx TT racing motorbike. “With only a revolution counter and no speedometer, we will never know how many miles this Norton has travelled, but with 37.73 mile Mountain course in the Manx Grand Prix we know it will be more than the MG as this motorbike was raced in 1948, 1949 and in 1951.” Commented Matthew Whitney. “Over the past few years, there has been massive renewed interest in these racing machines which are now eligible for historic races.” Also entered into the sale in Sherborne on Saturday 12th April are the unusual such as a 1916 American LaFrance fire engine from San Francisco £14,000-18,000, a Sunbeam Rapier convertible owned by one family until last year £4,000-5,000, a Lotus Elan convertible £9,000-10,000, a 1950 Landrover £2,000-3,000, a Willys Jeep £5,000-7,000, A Triumph TR4 £5,000-6,000, a Jaguar XK150 £20,000-25,000 and an AC Cobra replica with a massive 5700cc V8 engine professionally built at £12,000-15,000 which are always firm favourites. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for this important motoring auction. Please contact Matthew Whitney or Richard Bromell, Partner at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS, 01935 812277 for further information or to arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country. A 1980 MG BGT with only 53 recorded miles from new in the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on Saturday 12th April £7,000-8,000
A 1948 Norton Manx TT Racing motorbike £8,500-10,000, also photographed in a TT race Clarice Cliff Vase is a Ray of Sunshine at Charterhouse Auction April is a busy month for Sherborne based Charterhouse with an auction of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia on Saturday 12th April followed by an auction of decorative arts, pictures, antiques with a special sections of hunting, shooting and fishing items on Friday 18th April. “Entries for the car auction are well under way with rarities such as the last ever made jaguar XK 150 at £20,000-25,000 to a Norton Manx TT racing motorbike at £8,500-10,000.” Commented Richard Bromell. “However, we have also been busy with entries of the sale the week after. I have always been fascinated by these decorative arts sales which include design greats including Lalique and Clarice Cliff which are always represented. In this sale, there is a very rare Clarice Cliff stepped square vase decorated a sunray pattern vase in a bold colours at £1,000-1,500.” Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for these auctions. Please contact Richard Bromell, Partner at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS, 01935 812277 for further information or to arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country. Clarice Cliff Sunray pattern vase £1,000-1,500 in the Charterhouse auction on Friday 18th April
The last ever made Jaguar XK 150 £20,000-25,000, in the Charterhouse auction on Saturday 12th April
February 2008 Top Table at Charterhouse Auction A hall table, dating to the early part of the 18th century, sold for a massive £29,000 at the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on 15th February. “The table had been in a well known Dorset country house for many decades and it is a property which I must have driven past thousands of times.” Commented Richard Bromell. “More recently, the table was in the vendor’s kitchen where it carried on its purpose as a table in daily use! It was a somewhat difficult table to value, as the marble top was later in date and one of the legs had been pretty much replaced. However, on the day, a bank of telephone bidders from London and Ireland battled away against a Cotswold dealer, with the hammer eventually falling to the Cotswold dealer for ten times more than the estimate.” Elsewhere, in this successful auction which totalled over £150,000, a set of ten Hepplewhite style dining chairs from a client near Taunton sold for £3,300 to an Irish dealer bidding against a private buyer, an Italian gold bangle, decorated a rams head, £3,000, a fine cameo brooch, which attracted the attention of an Italian buyer so much that he flew over just to see this one lot, £2,200, a carved giltwood base, decorated cherubs and originally the base of a cabinet £2,800, a Cartier wristwatch £1,800, and a silver tea tray £1,200. Highlights in the specialist section of wine, port & spirits, nine gallons of ex-forces rum totalled £5,200, and a case of Chateau Gruaud Larose 1982 £1,150. The next Charterhouse auction in Sherborne is on Friday 14th March which includes clocks, collectors’ items, militaria and antiques. Viewing for the sale is on 12th 10-4 & 13th 10-7. Catalogues are available from the auctioneers or on their web site www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk. This is followed by their April auctions of classic car, motorbikes and automobilia on Saturday 12th April and pictures, books, decorative arts & a special hunting, shooting and fishing sporting section on Friday 18th and they are now accepting further entries for these auctions. For further information regarding this auction, or to arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset 01935 812277. Top table at Charterhouse auction, sold for £29,000
It’s all in the Detail Two scale models, one of a 1922 Burrell road roller, the other of a Foden 1912 steam wagon are each estimated at £3,000-5,000 when they go under the Charterhouse hammer in Sherborne in their collectors, clocks and antiques auction on 14th March. “These are some of the best scale models money can buy having been constructed to an extremely fine exhibition standard on a scale of ¾ in: 1ft.” Commented Richard Bromell. “The attention to detail is staggering such as the riveted and stayed copper boiler with scale fittings including gauge water protector and shut off cocks. They must have taken many months, if not longer, to complete each and will form the centrepiece of any collection.” The next few months look to be a busy time for the Charterhouse team. First up is their 14th March sale which includes militaria, collectors’ items and clocks followed by their 12th April sale of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia and the sale of pictures, decorative arts with a special section of sporting items, and they are now accepting further entries for all these auctions. For further information or to arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset 01935 812277 or via their website www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk
Exhibition standard scale models in the Charterhouse collectors’ auction in Sherborne £3,000-5,000 each
99 and not out yet Sizaire-Naudin is a rare survivor at Charterhouse April auction in Sherborne Included in the Charterhouse Veteran, Vintage & Classic Car, Motorbike & Automobilia Auction in Sherborne on Saturday 12th April is a 1909 Sizaire-Naudin Voiturette Model G, which is one of only two known surviving models. “This vehicle has been in the vendor’s ownership for over 40 years. It had languished in a wood for over 20 years before being rescued by a previous owner in 1951. The wood had not been kind to it as a large hedge had grown over the car and it took three evenings of hard labour to eventually pull it out.” Commented Matthew Whitney. “The vehicle was then restored and purchased by our vendor in 1967. Soon after this, the vendor, who is a mining engineer, moved to work in Malaysia and shipped the car with him. Having returned to England, the vehicle was fully restored again in 1994/95. In 1996, it was shipped to New Zealand to complete in a 1000 km rally!” This Sizaire-Naudin, which has travelled far and wide, has also been featured in specialist magazines including Old Car in 1964 telling the tale of its discovery in a wood, and more recently The Automobile in 2000. “As a company, we travel far and wide to help and advise clients on their vehicles, and this is one of the older cars I have come across recently.” Commented Richard Bromell. “That being said, it does feature engineering which we see in the everyday cars of today such as independent front suspension, it even has a gearbox combined with the back axle à la Lotus and BRM racing cars. However, with a 1,584 cc single cylinder engine without an accelerator (a large lever in the centre of the steering wheel operates a sliding cam device in the crankcase which alters the tappet clearance on the inlet valve – decreasing the clearance increases the speed), wooden wheels and a hand operated brake, I feel certain it will provide a very different driving experience!” Also entered into the sale in Sherborne on Saturday 12th April are the unusual such as a 1916 American LaFrance fire engine from San Francisco £14,000-18,000 to a Jaguar XK150 £20,000-25,000 and an AC Cobra replica with a massive 5700cc V8 engine professionally built at £12,000-15,000 which are always firm favourites. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for this important motoring auction. Please contact Matthew Whitney or Richard Bromell, Partner at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS, 01935 812277. The 1909 Siziare-Naudin in French blue racing colours £15,000-20,000 in the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on Saturday 12th April.
Waterloo Medal on the market for the First Time A Waterloo medal, awarded to Captain Houston Wallace, 12th Regiment Dragoon Guards, is one of the highlights of the medal section in the Charterhouse auction on Friday 14th March. “It is very exciting to see and to handle a Waterloo medal, but it is even more so when it has descended down through the family and has never appeared on the open market before.” Commented Richard Bromell. “It will probably represent a once in a lifetime opportunity for a collector to obtain an example of the first medal awarded and officially named to all ranks who took part in a particular campaign, with the added bonus of being awarded to an officer, which has never been offered for sale in nearly 200 years.” The next few months look to be a busy time for the Charterhouse team. First up there are 1,400 lots of silver, jewellery, wine, port, spirits and antiques on Friday 15th February followed by their March sale which includes militaria, collectors items and clocks, and their April sale of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia, for which they are now accepting further entries. For further information regarding this auction, or to arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset 01935 812277 or via their website www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk on which the full catalogue will be available in due course.
The Waterloo medal awarded to Captain Houston Wallace £4,000-6,000 in the Charterhouse auction on Friday 14th March
Get a Real Deal on Rum at Charterhouse Auction David Dickenson’s Real Deal will be filming at the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on Friday 15th February, where you will be able to see the filming and have the opportunity to buy gallon jars full of old Navy rum. “The Royal Navy issued the last tot to the fleet on 31st July 1970. Since then, this day has been known as Black Day in Royal Navy slang.” Commented David Baines. “Rarely do these demijohns appear on the open market. When they do, they always attract high levels of interest for several reasons. Firstly, they are often acquired by Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Army messes for special and ceremonial occasions, and secondly, as it has been stored in wicker covered stoneware demijohns with wax seals, the vintage contents have retained the original strength of about 110 proof. Had it been stored in wooden barrels, there would have been some evaporation resulting in diluting the strength to a slight degree.” The rum, estimated at £500-800 for each gallon lot, forms part of the specialist section of 200 lots of wine, port and sprits in the sale of silver, jewellery and antiques. Viewing for the sale is on Wednesday 13th 10-4 and Thursday 15th 10-7. Alternatively, you can just turn up on the day and see the David Dickenson Real Deal filming in action. Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their March auction of clocks and collectors items and their first classic and vintage car auction of the year in April. For further information regarding these auctions, or to arrange a free home visit, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, or David Baines, Wine Specialist, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277. Alternatively, you can view the sale on their web site www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk David Baines, Wine Specialist at Charterhouse in Sherborne, with some of the vintage Navy rum being sold on Friday 15th February £500-800 each
January 2008 Cameo Brooch is Much More than just a Pretty Face Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers in Sherborne are instructed to sell a fine Victorian cameo brooch by a client who has had the brooch featured on The Antiques Roadshow when it visited Rochdale. “The brooch is just exquisite and I can see why Geoffrey Munn, their jewellery expert, featured the brooch not only in the television programme, but also in the magazine which accompanies the series. The cameo, which is cut from one piece of stone showing four layers of creams and browns, has excellent definition such as the lock of her hair and earrings and is of the finest quality” Commented Richard Bromell. “The client, who moved to the West Country a couple of years ago, took advantage of the free home visit service we offer, and asked Charterhouse along to advise on the cameo and other antiques in his house he is looking to auction.” The cameo was made by Bessinger circa 1880. It was then mounted by Francois-Desire Froment-Meurice, a top French jewellery in Paris, in a gold surround set with diamonds and having enamel decoration. The brooch is estimated at £2,000-3,000 when it goes under the Charterhouse hammer in February. Charterhouse is now accepting entries for this February auction of silver, jewellery and antiques with a specialist section of wine, spirits and port, and for their clocks and collectors auction in March. For further information regarding this auction, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277. A Fine Cameo Brooch being sold by Charterhouse in Sherborne £2,000-3,000
Charterhouse Auction Sounds Pretty Good The first sale of the New Year at Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers in Sherborne, Dorset will bring music to the buyers’ ears when the old and the new are put together with in the form of a battle of the bands with modern rock facing Mozart. “Today, we take music for granted as it is just about everywhere being played at work, in the car and on Ipods and MP3 players. It has also become much cheaper to acquire with downloads from the internet, but it was not so long ago when juke boxes ruled the roost making music available to people in pubs and clubs, and if we go back to the end of the 19th century, it was the time of the coin in the slot Polyphon.” Commented Richard Bromell. “And it is a juke box and a late Victorian Polyphon with are amongst the hundreds of lots going under the hammer in our January auction.” The Polyphon works on two combs and are activated by pressed out discs. The Charterhouse Polyphon dates to 1898 and plays discs just under 20 inches and would have been in music halls and pubs and at nearly 7 feet would have been a focal point. For just a penny and the turning of a handle, the music would instantly out of the case, in somewhat stark contrast the Charterhouse juke box which blasts out Rock and Pop at 50p for five records! Viewing for the sale at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne is on Wednesday 16th 10-4 & Thursday 17th 10-7. Catalogues are £7pp from the auctioneers or on their website www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their February auction of silver, plate and jewellery, and the March auction of clocks an collectors items. To arrange a free home visit, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277.
Matthew Whitney of Charterhouse with the Polyphon £4000-6000
The Electronic juke box £100-200
December 2007 New appointment at Charterhouse Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers have recently appointed David Baines as their specialist wine consultant and valuer at The Long Street Salerooms in Sherborne. “David has been involved in the wine and food industry for many years and is a Fellow of the British Institute of Innkeeping. During his time in this industry, he has worked for large hotels and restaurants through to setting up his own wine import and export business which has been an outright winner of a national competition to find the best knowledgeable independent wine retail company.” Commented Richard Bromell. “His primary role is to help and advise clients throughout the West Country on their wines, spirits and port. This will be conducted on the telephone, via email and also at our regular free valuation days which we hold at our salerooms such as the one booked for Thursday 10th January.” Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their February auction of silver, jewellery and antiques with a specialist section of wine, spirits and port. For further information regarding this wine auction, please contact David Baines (Wine Consultant) or Richard Bromell (Partner), at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or email David directly at db@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Richard Bromell, Partner and David Baines, Wine Consultant (holding the bottle) at Charterhouse in Sherborne
Dolls House is no Childs Toy at £10,000 A mid 18th century English dolls house, with only four rooms, sold for £10,000 at the Charterhouse auction of Collectors’ Items in Sherborne on Friday 14th December. “There was a good deal of interest from this country and from over the water in the USA, with three telephone bidders following the bidding closely. Commented Richard Bromell. “However, on the day, it sold to a lady in Kent who is looking to start her own dolls’ house collection, and what a house to start with!” Dolls’ houses from this period are extremely unusual, and this house is a rare survivor. Having a painted finish to resemble red bricks, the house has two opening doors with faux windows, revealing a four room interior incorporating a kitchen, ground floor reception, first floor reception and a bedroom, all with fireplaces. To the side were four original panes of glass allowing light in. At nearly 5 feet high, it is quite a large house and would have probably been the property of a girl from a well heeled country family which were often built by estate workers who would model the house on the owners dwelling. The vendor of the house, who lives in Dorset, had owned the house for a number of years. Having moved a couple of years ago she could no longer accommodate the dolls house and took advantage of the free home visit service which Charterhouse offers clients looking to sell antiques. For further information regarding this sale, or to arrange a free home visit, contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 The mid 18th century dolls’ house sold by Charterhouse in Sherborne for £10,000
Charterhouse Join Society of Fine Art Auctioneers
Charterhouse Auctioneers in Sherborne have been admitted to the prestigious Society of Fine Art Auctioneers. “The Society seeks to promote and encourage the highest standards of probity and ethics within the profession and to improve knowledge, with its members supporting the principles of service to all clients and transparency in all activities.” Commented Richard Bromell. “Clearly, as a company, we are pleased that we have reached and achieved these high standards and that this recognition has resulted in being accepted into the Society.” The Society was formed in 1975 to provide a professional body for specialist firms throughout the United Kingdom. The members seek to provide a comprehensive and specialist service as auctioneers and valuers of fine art, jewellery and other chattels, and between them, the members of SOFAA have an unrivalled breadth and knowledge and experience. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their January auction of pictures, books, antiques and a special section of Beswick and Royal Doulton, and for their February auction of silver, plate and jewellery. To arrange a free home visit, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email enquiry@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Flowers Paint a Pretty Picture at Charterhouse The first sale of the New Year at Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers in Sherborne, Dorset includes flowers which will brighten up any winter’s day. “When it comes to pictures, there are certain subject which are always more commercial than others, and flowers are one of these subjects, as opposed to a painting of a dead animal.” Commented Richard Bromell. “However, not being of a green fingered nature, my knowledge and identification of flowers has increased over the years as an auctioneer, although I must admit to incorrectly naming flowers occasionally which some clients are quick to point out!” The first oil painting is of a basket of roses, tulips and other flowers on stone ledge in the manner of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer who was a French mid 17th century artist famed for his still life paintings. The second is three quarter length portrait of a lady seated holding roses in the manner of Sir Godfrey Kneller, another 17th century painter, who was the greatest painter of portraits in his time. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their January auction of pictures, books, antiques and a special section of Beswick and Royal Doulton, and for their February auction of silver, plate and jewellery. To arrange a free home visit, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email enquiry@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Manner of Sir Godfrey Kneller £500-800 at Charterhouse
Manner of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer £700-1,000 at Charterhouse Both in their January auction at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne
November 2007 H Bomb Hero Medals up for Auction Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers in Sherborne, Dorset have been instructed to sell a group of medals awarded to Commander James Albert Green Royal Navy who was present at Christmas Island when the H bomb was tested in 1957, in their Collectors Items auction at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset on Friday 14th December. “We have been asked to sell the group of medals on behalf of a member of the family who would like them to go to a collector. As the medals have come straight from the family, we have been able to add in personal items such as his pocket watch and letters which always adds interest and value.” Commented Richard Bromell. “His career as an engineer in the Royal Navy spanned many years. During this, he served during the Second World War where he was awarded the Atlantic, Burma and Italy Stars. He would later receive is medal for serving in Korea and a Military Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to his country. However, for me, perhaps the most interesting story the family told me was that he was present at the testing of the H bomb in 1957. Before detonation, all crew were ordered to turn their backs to the island, to put on goggles and to cover their eyes with their hands. He was also one of the first staff to visit the island afterwards, in his shorts!” Christmas Island was discovered by Captain Cook in Christmas Eve in 1888 and is some 9,000 miles away from Britain. The H bombs, which were dropped by Vickers Valiant bombers, weighed some 10,000 lbs, were 5ft in diameter and 15ft long. Having been dropped and detonated, the H bomb would confirm Britain’s emergence as a nuclear power. This lot of medals is estimated at a modest £300-500 when it goes under the Charterhouse hammer as part of their 1550 lot two day auction. On day one, Thursday 13th December, there are 550 lots of hunting, shooting and fishing related items. On day two, Friday 14th, there are 1,000 lots of collectors’ items, dolls houses, clocks and antiques. Viewing for the sale is on 12th 10-4 & 13th 10-7. Catalogues are available form the auctioneers £9 post paid or on their web site www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their January auction of pictures, prints, Beswick, Doulton and antiques and wine, silver and jewellery in February. To arrange a free home visit, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email enquiry@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk The group of medals awarded to Commander James Albert Green, who witnessed the H bomb tests at Christmas Island in 1957, being auctioned by Charterhouse in Sherborne on Friday 14th December £300-500
Charterhouse Auctioneers to Sell Important Collection of Dolls Houses and Contents
Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers in Sherborne, Dorset have been instructed to sell an important collection of dolls houses and furniture in their sale on 14th December at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset. “The main part of the collection was amassed by the vendor who lives near Bath over 30 years ago, although she maintains she stopped collecting about twenty years ago. From this it would certainly appear that she was a lady on a mission to form a collection as there are ten houses and hundreds and hundreds of contents from cutlery through to a slipper bath!” Commented Richard Bromell. “Now she has enjoyed the collection for several decades she feels it is the right time for her to dispose of it in its entirety as her family do not share the same collecting passion and contacted Charterhouse to arrange a free home visit with a view to entering the collection into a specialist auction.” The collection, which includes ten dolls houses and contents have estimates ranging from £30 up to £5,000 so there is a great selection for collectors. Choice pieces include an early 19th century large scale mahogany dolls house which was probably made by the estate carpenter for the daughter of the landowner. Perhaps on of the most amazing aspects of the house is the fact that the “brick” effect is made possibly by the boxwood inlay which must have taken many skilled hours to complete. Estimated at up to £5,000 it will appeal to dolls hose collectors, dealers and interior decorators maybe looking for something that little bit more special. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their December auctions of classic cars, motorbikes & automobilia on 5th December, followed by a massive two day auction of sporting items including hunting, shooting and fishing on 13th December with clocks and collectors items including the dolls houses, on th 14th. To arrange a free home visit, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email enquiry@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk
The early 19th century large scale “estate” dolls house being part of a large collection of dolls houses and contents to be auctioned by Charterhouse in Sherborne on Friday 14th December
Magic Carpet Flies away at Charterhouse Auction A carpet which was estimated to sell for hundreds of pounds sold for a massive £11,000 at the Charterhouse auction in Sherborne on Friday 16th November. “It was a classic tale. The West Country lady client was moving to be near her family in London and took advantage of the free home visit service we offer for help and advice with regard to selling antiques. Having consulted her family, and knowing what she could and could not accommodate, she then called us back to arrange collection. However, the carpet was an afterthought, and she really only mentioned it to our men when they were about to leave. Having owned it for many years, the pile was faded and worn so much so that she turned the carpet over to give it a new lease of life and really just wanted it taking away as she thought it to be of no value!” Commented Richard Bromell. “However, the funniest comment I heard was a client talking about the fact that he had just had his whole house re-carpeted for less than half the amount of the carpet we had just sold!” On the day, there were several telephone bidders and dealers in the saleroom. Bidding in the saleroom started and two dealers fought away until about £4,000 when one of the telephone bidders from London stepped in and continued until he had secured the lot at £11,000. Elsewhere in the sale of nearly 1,100 lots and during which the film crew from Cash in the Attic were filming for programmes in the spring, a diamond solitaire ring sold for £5,800, an oak single chair, designed by Pugin and featured on the front of the catalogue which came from near Crewkerne, sold for £4,600, a pair of Faberge gold and diamond cufflinks £3,800, a pair of diamond solitaire earrings from a London client £3,000, and a Ray Eames chair and ottoman from Bournemouth £2,600. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their December auctions of classic cars, motorbikes & automobilia on 5th December, followed by a massive two day auction of sporting items including hunting, shooting and fishing on 13th December with clocks and collectors items including the dolls houses, on the 14th and their first sale in the NewYear of Beswick, Doulton and Pictures. To arrange a free home visit, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or via email enquiry@charterhouse-auctions.co.uk A section of the carpet sold by Charterhouse for £11,000 in their November sale
Buyers look to bid for Christmas Presents at Charterhouse Auction The Charterhouse auction of silver and jewellery at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne on Friday 16th November looks to be an exciting day with early shoppers looking to bid on early presents for their loved ones or wives, and possibly both! “The silver and jewellery sales are always popular with private clients looking to buy rare, beautiful and unusual presents at this time of the year, coupled with dealers looking for good quality stock for the run up to Christmas.” Commented Richard Bromell.”In addition, we have combined this sale with a large selection of Decorative Arts including Moorcroft, Lalique and design classic such as a Charles and Ray Eames chair with matching stool.” In the silver and jewellery section there hundreds of lots with estimates from a modest £40 up to £5,000 so there is plenty of choice and you do not have to be a National Lottery millionaire winner to attend the sale. For her there are diamonds with solitaire rings up to a large pair of diamond stud earrings at £3,500-5,000 and for him there is a Rolex GMT II wristwatch. This is only a month old with all its papers and documents having been worn once, it is as new and estimated at £1,500-1,800 which is considerably less than its cost. However, there is also one lot which can be used by either sex – a pair of Faberge gold and diamond cufflinks at £2,000-4,000. Viewing for the sale is on Wednesday 14th 10-4 & Thursday 15th 10-7 at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, where catalogues are available on-line at www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk or £7 via the post. Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their December sales of classic cars, automobilia and motorbikes on Wednesday 5th and their two day sale on 13th & 14th of Fin, Fur & Feather being a Sporting Sale on day one followed by Clocks, Collectors’ Items & Furniture on day two. For further information regarding this sale or arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, contact Richard Bromell at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277. Rolex Gentleman’s
wristwatch £1,500-1,800
Diamond stud earrings £3,500-5,000
Faberge diamond cufflinks £2,000-4,000
October 2007 Rare RAC Badge at Charterhouse
As the Royal Automobile Club celebrate their 100th year, Charterhouse Auctioneers & Valuers in Sherborne have unearthed a rare and very early Full Members Badge dating from 1907. “We hold regular valuation days at our saleroom complex which are always popular. However, it is more usual for clients to bring in RAC badges for the 1960’s rather than from their first year of existence! Large and impressive, this fine brass badge would certainly stand out on an Edwardian veteran car” Commented Richard Bromell. “Now 100 years old, the badge has survived in very good condition, especially the enamel flag which is prone to damage.” The badge, which is estimated at up to £1,200, is part of the Charterhouse auction of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia at The Terrace Playing Fields, Sherborne on Wednesday 5th December at 10.30. This is a special winter location for them with plenty of tarmac parking, away from their normal Blackmarsh Farm venue. Other entries for this sale already range from a Rolls Royce in Wiltshire to a collection of pedal cars from a Somerset client. Charterhouse is now accepting entries for this forthcoming sale of classic cars, automobilia and motorbikes and for their sale of silver, jewellery & decorative art in November. For further advice or to arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, contact Richard Bromell, Partner or Matthew Whitney at Charterhouse in Sherborne 01935 812277. The rare and early 1907 RAC full members badge at Charterhouse in 5th December £800-1,200
Fabulous Fabergé at Charterhouse Jewellery Auction A pair of Fabergé gold, diamond and enamel cufflinks are included in the Charterhouse auction of silver, jewellery and antiques on Friday 16th November at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne. “Perhaps most famous for his Easter Eggs, Fabergé is also well known for his wide range of romantic jewellery and objects d’art which he sold through his retail shops in Russia and across Europe.” Commented Richard Bromell. “Certainly these cufflinks seem to have led an interesting life. They were given to the vendors grandmother, although she was always known as his aunt, as a present from a married admirer in the 1920’s!” The cufflinks, made from 14 carat yellow gold and enamel, are set with pear shape and rose cut diamonds fashioned as tulips mounted on leaves. Guaranteed to hit the pre-Christmas market with private collectors and dealers looking for items, they may even attract the attention of another romantic client looking for a token of love for a wife or even a mistress again! Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for this forthcoming sale of silver, jewellery & decorative arts in November, and classic cars, automobilia and motorbikes in early December and another mammoth two day sale in mid December of sporting related items, clocks & collectors’ items. For further information regarding this sale or arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, contact Richard Bromell at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277. Fabulous Fabergé in Charterhouse November sale £2,000-4,000
Heath Robinson Contraption Captures Collectors at Charterhouse
An ink drawing depicting the process of making paper which was rescued from a skip could sell for over £3,000 when it goes under the Charterhouse hammer in Sherborne on Friday 18th October. “It is a typically mad, mad drawing by William Heath Robinson who was a famous cartoonist and book illustrator best known for the complicated and outlandish inventions he portrayed. Essentially he was caricaturing the age of the machine and became so famous that the term “Heath Robinson contraption” came into official dictionary use in around 1912. ” Commented Richard Bromell. “The drawing was originally a calendar design for Thomas & Green Ltd in High Wycombe who were paper makers for many years, and the drawing shows you the various stages of making paper – my favourite part is where the garden roller flattens out the paper!” The drawing is consigned from a previous employer of Thomas & Green, who rescued it from a skip when the mill was sold for redevelopment, and stored it in a clip frame to keep it safe. Today, this wonderful piece of mad art is estimated at £2,000-3,000 as part of the Charterhouse two day auction on 17th & 18th October of 1,300 lots of Beswick, Doulton, pictures and antiques at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset. For further information regarding this sale, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner at their salerooms 01935 812277 or via email enquiry@Charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their forthcoming sales of silver, jewellery & decorative arts in November, classic cars, automobilia and motorbikes in early December and another mammoth two day sale in mid December of sporting related items, clocks & collectors items. To arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, contact Richard Bromell 01935 812277. The Heath Robinson Contraption - rescued from the skip and consigned years later to Charterhouse £2,000-3,000
September 2007 Beswick Beatrix Potter Collection to be sold at Charterhouse in Specialist Sale
A single owner collection of over 50 Beswick Beatrix Potter figurines are included in the Charterhouse specialist auction of Beswick and Royal Doulton on Thursday 18th October. “The collection was bought over a number of years by a child, and subsequent young man, as presents for his mother on her birthdays and at Christmas.” Commented Beswick specialist Naomi Grabham. “In the collection, there are several figures which were immensely popular being sold over a long period such as Jemima Puddle-Duck which was first issued in 1948 until the factory closed in 2002, making them worth usually under £50. However, there are also some of the most sought after figurines including Duchess holding flowers. This model was not a great hit with some of the younger children as they found the black colour frightening. It was therefore sold in low numbers from 1955-1967 and today this little figure is estimated at £1,000-1,500 when it goes under the hammer!” The John Beswick factory was founded in 1894 to produce ornamental jugs and decorative items. By the 1940’s the Beswick artists had established a good reputation for quality animal modelling. In 1947, Lucy Beswick, wife the managing director, having been inspired by a visit to Beatrix Potter’s Lake District home, suggested that a series of her colourful characters could be produced. Launched in 1948 and modelled by Arthur Gredington, they met with great enthusiasm and other designs soon followed. Charterhouse is now accepting entries for this specialist sale, and for the sale of pictures and antiques the following day on Friday 19th. For further information regarding these sales, please contact Beswick specialist Naomi Grabham or Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277. Naomi Grabham with a collection of over 50 Beswick Beatrix Potter figurines estimated at £3,000-5,000 Naomi Grabham with the rare Beswick Beatrix Potter figurine Duchess £1,000-1,500 A rare Beswick Beatrix Potter figurine Duchess £1,000-1,500
Charterhouse Fine Art Auctioneers Move into the Cattle Market in Sherborne
The Charterhouse October auction at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, has a bit of a cattle theme with their ever popular specialist sections of paintings and Beswick. “It is interesting the way auctions develop and this sale has developed a strong leaning towards animals, with cattle in particular!” Commented Richard Bromell. “ In the sale they are represented with a 19th century Dutch oil painting of cattle in a landscape and with Beswick bulls such as a Black Galloway bull which is one of the rarest Beswick bulls estimated at over £2,000. However, this could look inexpensive against a live bull, but at least this one makes no mess and doesn’t require regular visits from the vets either!” Charterhouse is still accepting entries for this October auction. For further information regarding this sale, please contact Beswick specialist Naomi Grabham or Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277. Alternatively, items can be delivered directly to the salerooms during normal office hours. Rare Beswick Black Galloway bull bring auctioned by Charterhouse in Sherborne £2,000-2,500 and a 19th century Dutch painting of cattle in a landscape £400-600 in the same sale.
Falklands Special Boat Service Medals Set New Record at Charterhouse Auction
A group of four medals including the Military Medal, awarded to Sgt Tom Collins sold for just over £48,000 at the Charterhouse auction of collectors items in The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, on Friday 21st September. It is believed that this is a new world record price for a Military Medal group sold at auction. “Tom Collins, who lives in the West Country, decided to sell the medals to avoid any potential arguments between his four children later on in life. I spoke with him on numerous occasions before the auction during which time he came across as a very modest man who has lead a varied life. When we talked about his Military Medal he cited no one special operation in the Falklands, just that he was kept very busy!” Commented Richard Bromell. With nearly ten telephone lines booked on the lot, several commission bids and plenty of private collectors and dealers in the saleroom a bidding war soon started with an opening bid of £15,000 against an estimate of £5,000-10,000. Sgt Collins was sent to the East Falklands where he led a four man team on May 1st to reconnoitre possible landing sites. He and his team dug into the hillside overlooking Ajax Bay in San Carlos Water and stayed there undetected for 16 days. Had they been discovered, there would be no hope of rescue. In addition, the landing and perhaps the whole operation would have been in jeopardy. The men’s hides were 18 inch scrapes covered with chicken wire, hessian and grass which had to be tediously replanted every night, earning them the nick-name “The Interflora Squad” Elsewhere in the sale which totalled over £150,000 17th century longcase clock in a floral marquetry case requiring extensive restoration sold for over £8,000, a Regency rosewood sofa table, from the same house as the longcase clock, sold for over £7,500, and group of World War 1 medals awarded to Capt Richards, The Welsh Regiment, including The Military Cross, sold for over £3,800. Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their forthcoming programme of Autumn auctions including specialist sales of Beswick & Royal Doulton with Pictures and Antiques in October, Silver, Jewellery & Decorative Arts in November, and a Sporting Sale of items relating to Fin, Fur & Feather in December. To arrange a free home visit throughout the West Country, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277. The Sgt Tom Collins Special Boat Service Falklands Medal group sold by Charterhouse for over £48,000
Boot Room Chair is a Lost Pugin Masterpiece
An unusual looking oak side chair, which was in a Buckinghamshire boot room for many years, has been discovered by Charterhouse Auctioneers in Sherborne and identified as a Pugin design masterpiece. “The Somerset vendor helped in a country house near Stowe School for many years where this chair was languishing in the boot room with old coats, whips and Wellington boots for nearly twenty years. However, as though this was not punishment enough, the chair suffered even greater indignity when the owner adapted the room to include a shower, and on which he would always sit to dry himself off!” Commented Richard Bromell. The chair, with its curved klismos-type back deriving from Grecian-style prototypes and Gothic-style base was designed and registered in 1870 for the Granville Hotel, Ramsgate, Kent by Edward Welby Pugin, the son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Designs from this period rarely come onto the open market and where a single late Victorian chair can sell for under £30, this chair could easily top its £1,500 estimate. Charterhouse is still accepting entries for their specialist sale of Art & Crafts, Art Nouveau & Art Deco with silver and jewellery in November. Items for sale can be delivered directly to The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne or contact Sue Whitney to arrange a free home visit on 01935 812277 or Sue Hickmet in Somerset 01278 663912. For further information regarding this sale, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner, at the Charterhouse salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277. Boot Room Bargain – the Pugin chair at Charterhouse £800-1,500. August 2007 Morris Minor Traveller is a Bream Machine
A Morris Minor Traveller, owned by the internationally renowned guitarist and lutenist is going under the Charterhouse hammer in their September auction of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia in Sherborne. “The vehicle, which Julian Bream has owned for nearly 15 years, has been lovingly restored at the Bath Morris Minor Centre and is now resplendent in Old English white with a red interior.” Commented Richard Bromell. “We are often asked to sell vehicles for clients which are not receiving regular use and this is the case, although he still has another Morris Minor Traveller which has been in his ownership for longer than this one!” Although Julian Bream does not appear to have named this car, many people do, and another classic entered into the sale has a very special name. This time it is a 1931 Austin 10 named Monty, in honour of Field Marshall Montgomery of Alamein. Over the years, the car has been on to many shows and days out, always proudly displaying its name. The owner has now passed away, and Monty is looking for a new home. Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their forthcoming auctions of classic cars, motorbikes & automobilia and clocks and collectors items, both in September. Items for sale may be delivered to The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne or call Richard Bromell, Partner at the salerooms 01935 812277 to arrange a free home visit.
The Bream Machine – a Morris Minor Traveller £3,000-4,000 and “Monty”, a 1931 Austin 10 looking for a new home £1,500-2,000 in the Charterhouse auction of classic cars and motorbikes on Saturday 15th September
Beatles Memorabilia Brings Bidder to Charterhouse
A collection of Beatles memorabilia is to be sold by Charterhouse Auctioneers in Sherborne in their auction of Collectors Items on Friday 21st September. “The Collection has been amassed over many years and includes some real gems.” Commented Richard Bromell. “The diverse range of items collected proves that in the Beatles hey day they could put their names and faces on just about anything and it would sell like hot cakes, such as the canister of Margo of Mayfair Talcum Powder. Having been in close proximity to the talc, it still has an odour although the contents were used up decades ago!” Also in the collection, there are Beatles New Beat guitars, mugs, plates, badges, posters, magazines, books and even a set of guitar strings “made to the Beatles own specifications.” Also in September, on Saturday 15th, Charterhouse has another of their very popular auctions of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia in Sherborne, where they have unearthed their usual eclectic selection of lots. For the lover of four wheels there are classics manufactured by Morris, Ford, BMW, Mercedes, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, MG – there is even a rare Armstrong Siddley Launderette which carried Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth during a world tour when she visited Aden in 1954. For the leather clad lover of two wheels there are bikes by Norton, BSA, AJS, Excelsior and even a 1983 Yamaha DT175MX which is in mint condition having travelled under 650 miles from new! Charterhouse is still accepting further entries for their forthcoming auctions of classic cars, motorbikes & automobilia on Saturday 15th September and medals, militaria, clocks and collectors items on September 21st. Items for sale may be delivered to The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne or call Richard Bromell, Partner at the salerooms 01935 812277 to arrange a free home visit. Beatles memorabilia being sold by Charterhouse in Sherborne on 21st September with estimates from £50 up to £500 A 1983 Yamaha DT175MX in virtually unused condition having covered less than 650 by its one owner from new £800-1200 being sold by Charterhouse on Saturday 15th September
Cognac is King at Charterhouse Auction
A single bottle of Remy Martin Louis XIII Grand Champagne Cognac is estimated at £600-800, or nearly £50 a shot, in the Charterhouse auction of wine, spirits and port at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne on Friday 17th August. “It is simply the highest quality cognac which money can buy. It is made with grapes only from the Grand Champagne region which guarantees its exclusivity.” Commented Brendan Seal. “It is therefore no surprise that it has been enjoyed over the years by Elton John, Christian Dior, Winston Churchill and even The Queen who enjoyed it at Versailles Palace in her visit to France in 1957.” Also in the sale, which caters for all palettes and pockets, are three bottles of 1985 Margaux at £600-800, a single bottle of 1982 Margaux £400-500, two outstanding bottles of rare 1995 Corton Charlemagne, Bonneau du Martray £100-150, a group of six wines including 1967 Chateau Pichon-Longueville, 1967 Chateau La Mission-Haut Brion and 1970 Cheval Blanc which are all covered in some 40 years of dust £100-150, and even a 1937 bottle of Moet & Chandon vintage champagne which is by repute from Hitler’s own cellar at £200-300! Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their forthcoming auctions of silver, plate & jewellery and wine, port and spirits in August and their sale of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia in September. Items for sale may be delivered to The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne where Brendan Seal will be available for a special wine, port & spirit valuation day on Monday 30th July or call Richard Bromell, Partner at the salerooms 01935 812277 to arrange a free home visit. A lot of bottle – the Remy Martin Louis XIII Grand Champagne Cognac being sold by Charterhouse in Sherborne on 17th August £600-800
Lots of Gold at Charterhouse Auction
Two Roman gold coins dating from the 4th century AD and now turned into gentlemen’s cufflinks and are included in the Charterhouse summer sale of jewellery, silver, wine and antiques at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne on Friday 17th August. “The gold coins were issued under Emperor Valentinian I who reigned from 364-375 AD, which was a time towards the end of Roman rule over Britain. In 367 Britain was overrun by barbarians and the situation was so critical that it took Count Theodosius , a skilled and experienced general, nearly two years to restore law and order. Late in 375 AD Valentinian granted an audience to a group of barbarians, enraged at their impudence he was seized with an apoplectic fit and died!” Commented Christopher Copson. The two coins, known as Solidii, although mounted are in excellent condition, having most likely been hidden as part of a hoard in the troubled times of the 4th century. They were probably never retrieved by their owner, as he may well have been murdered by barbarian raiders. Today, they will appeal to both coin collectors and gentlemen in search of elegant and unique dress cuff links which now come in a 21st century box! Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their forthcoming auctions of silver, plate & jewellery and wine, port and spirits in August and their sale of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia in September. Items for sale may be delivered to The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne or call Richard Bromell, Partner at the salerooms 01935 812277 to arrange a free home visit. The pair of 20th century cuff links incorporating 4th century AD Roman gold coins £300-500 in the Charterhouse sale on Friday 17th August
July 2007 Lowry Junk Shop Buy Worth Thousands
A charcoal drawing by Laurence Stephen Lowry of a man, a woman and a child bought in a Liphook junk shop in the early 1970’s is estimated at £3,000-5,000 when it goes under the Charterhouse hammer in Sherborne on Friday 20th July. “I suppose it is everyone’s dream to
make such a discovery, although today with junk shops virtually non-existent,
the car boot sale is everyone’s destination.” Commented Richard Bromell. “The
vendor, who lives in Surrey, was visiting his sister in Sherborne and came along
to one of our specialist valuation days we hold at our salerooms, and decided to
enter the picture into our specialist picture sale on Friday 20th
July as he is thinking of moving.” Viewing for this sale is at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS on Wednesday 18th 10-4 & Thursday 19th 10-7. Catalogues are available from Charterhouse £7 post paid or you can the catalogue on their website www.charterhouse-auctions.co.uk Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their forthcoming auctions of silver, plate & jewellery with a specialist section of port and wine in August and their sale of classic cars, motorbikes and automobilia in September. Items for sale may be delivered to The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne or call Richard Bromell, Partner at the salerooms 01935 812277 for a free home visit. Junk shop bought Lowry £3,000-5,000
June 2007 Le Mans Style Bentley Races to Charterhouse Auction Ask most people what is the most famous car to have won the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, the greatest motor racing endurance race of all time, they will say Bentley and be justifiably proud of our motor racing heritage. These racing Bentley’s are well known and documented, and Charterhouse has a similar car entered into their auction of Classic Cars, Motorbikes & Automobilia on 15th September, albeit a scaled down version and with pedals rather than a 4 ½ litre supercharged engine.
“One is always hopeful of making a major discovery of a racing Bentley, but in reality most of the barns, garages and stores have been plundered years ago. So, I was therefore pleased to be instructed to sell this child’s pedal car which has been crafted to the highest standard – so much so that went it was run in a series of adverts, we received numerous phone calls from readers who could not believe their eyes!” Commented Richard Bromell
Finished in British Racing Green with bonnet straps, two side mounted spare wheels and a leather interior this could be the ultimate present for an aspiring Lewis Hamilton aged about 7, or would complement any car collection such is the quality of the car.
Charterhouse is now accepting entries for sale of classic Cars, Automobilia and Motorbikes in September, and their specialist sales of Wine, Silver, Jewellery and Antiques in August. To enter items into the sales, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner or Matthew Whitney at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS, telephone 01935 812277. A Le Mans style Bentley racing pedal car being sold by Charterhouse £1,500-2,000
Marvellous Moorcroft at Charterhouse Auction A collection of the ever popular Moorcroft pottery goes under the Charterhouse hammer as part of their massive two day auction of nearly 1,600 lots on Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd June. “The collection, which incorporates rare Moorcroft vases and bowls from its early Florian period, through the 1920’s & 1930’s and to more recent pieces, has been formed over many years and is now being offered for sale due to an immanent house move.” Commented Richard Bromell. “The vendor, who lives in the South West, took advantage of the free home visit we offer and telephoned our salerooms for an appointment.” Moorcroft, which has an International market, is highly sought after at auction today. In the collection of thirty vases and bowls, there is something for every one with estimates ranging from just £80 up to £1,500. At the top end of these estimates are a rare Hazledene pattern vase made for Liberty & Co and an unusually large Anemone pattern vase standing 36 cm high. The two day sale, which has nearly 400 lots of trains and railwayana on Thursday 21st at 11am is followed by 1,200 of Beswick, Moorcroft, clocks, collectors’ items and antiques on Friday 22nd at 10am. Viewing for the sales is on Wednesday 20th 10-4 and Thursday 21st 9-7. Catalogues are available from Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or on their web site www.chartehouse-auctions.co.uk Charterhouse is now accepting entries for their forthcoming summer programme of specialist auctions including pictures, books, silver, jewellery & classic cars. To arrange a free home visit throughout the South West please contact Richard Bromell, Partner at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, telephone 01935 812277. Marvellous Moorcroft goes under the Charterhouse Hammer – a rare Hazledene vase made for Liberty & Co £1,000-1,500
May 2007 Watch is a “Bondsa” Lot at Charterhouse Auction The Rolex Submariner wristwatch sold by Charterhouse for £7,000 A Rolex wristwatch sold for the top price of the day at £7,000 in the Charterhouse auction of jewellery, silver and antiques in Sherborne on Friday 25th May. “This Rolex is a Submariner similar to the one used by Sean Connery in the James Bond films including Dr No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball and You only Love Twice amongst others, thereby putting the Rolex Submariner straight into the public eye and in the history books” commented Richard Bromell. “Rolex watches of this period are referred to as vintage watches and are very hotly contested whenever they turn up at auction. In this case, there were six telephone lines booked on the watch and the London specialist trade also having a presence in the saleroom the hammer fell at a healthy £7,000 to telephone bidder in Cheshire.” Consigned from a Somerset vendor, the watch had been lying around the house, including under a chair for some time! As a Rolex Submariner, it is designed to cope with depth of up to 200 metres, and therefore managed to handle several layers of dust and dog hair! Elsewhere in the mammoth sale of 1,250 lots, a diamond bar brooch sold for £3,000, a Moorcroft jardinière £480 despite being damaged, a restored Italian maiolica plate £1,800, an early 19th century Monzani flute £1,450, a Russian silver coloured metal smokers set £580, a pair of diamond ear studs £1,700, a diamond set brooch in the form of a monkey £1,250, a French gold box £1,500, a refectory table and set of chairs £2,500, and a small early 19th century elm tavern table having a beautiful patina £2,300. The next Charterhouse auction is another massive sale over two days. Day one on Thursday 21st June is devoted to trains and railwayana, with the next day including clocks, collectors items and antiques. Following this, the July sale includes pictures and books with a good library of sporting books consigned from a large house near Reading which the auctioneers have recently cleared. Further items are now being entered into this sale and can be delivered to Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, or call Richard Bromell, Partner in Sherborne 01935 812277.
Toothless Granny is a Rare Lady One of the rarest of Royal Doulton character jugs produced is going under the Charterhouse hammer on Friday 22nd June in their specialist section of Royal Doulton and Beswick. “Royal Doulton are famous for producing character jugs and porcelain figures, but they originally made their money in domestic and sanitary wares which in turn enabled them to start up their decorative arts department.” Commented Richard Bromell. “The rare character jug which we have been instructed to sell is called Granny. The were two versions of the large Granny designed by H Fenton & M Henk, the most popular version with a tooth was made between 1935-1983 and is relatively common, but the version we have which is Granny without her tooth was only made during 1935 making it one of the rarest jugs.” The first Royal Doulton character jug produced was John Barleycorn designed by Charles Noke in 1934. Since then, there have been literally hundreds of jugs made in various sizes including one for Toby Gillette who sent in to Jim’ll Fix It in 1984 asking for a character jug made of him. Royal Doulton duly obliged and made only three examples – one of which they kept for their museum, one of which Toby Gillette was given (and subsequently sold for a five figure sum) and the third of which was auctioned for charity (again sold for a five figure sum). Charterhouse is still accepting entries for this sale of Royal Doulton, Beswick, Clocks & Collectors Items on Friday 22nd June and Trains & Railwayana on Thursday 21st June. To enter items into the sales, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS, telephone 01935 812277.
Granny – a 72 year old Royal Doulton Character being sold by Charterhouse in Sherborne.
Warminster Station is up for Auction at Charterhouse in Sherborne Nearly 45 years after the Beeching Report, Charterhouse in Sherborne has been instructed to sell Warminster Station, well, the enamel sign that used to grace its walls! “There is phenomenal interest in Railwayana these days, so much so that we are having a specialist one day auction devoted to trains on Thursday 21st June. We regularly hold sales of collectors items in which we sell trains and coaches, but there has been such an influx of quality items that we decided to promote the sale as a specialist occasion” Commented Richard Bromell. The Warminster Station enamel sign which at 12 feet long is so large it was made in two parts is being sold on instructions from a client in Wiltshire who has owned the sign for many years. He acquired the sign, along with two other signs “GENTLEMEN” and “WAY OUT/WAITING ROOMS” from a lady whose husband had been involved at Warminster station. All three signs have survived in excellent condition and will generate high levels of interest from dealers and collectors alike. Also in this specialist sale, is a collection of 600 Hornby and other 00 gauge locomotives and coaches, 800 DVD’s, hundreds of books and related items all from a deceased estate in St Johns Wood in London, with other numerous vendors throughout the West Country. Charterhouse is still accepting entries for this Railwayana Auction and for their sale of Royal Doulton, Beswick, Clocks & Collectors Items on Friday 22nd June. To enter items into the sales, please contact Richard Bromell, Partner at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS, telephone 01935 812277 or Sue Hickmet in Somerset 01278 663912. |
