Our next sale
of
Collectables,Antiques and Art
will be on
Friday 30th July 2010
starting at 10am
N.B.the catalogue for this sale is now online
on our current catalogue page
see below for some of the lots in this months auction.
20TH C. ART inc works by FRED YATES (4), GEORGES BRAQUE,
HELEN COLVILLE, WILLIAM THOMSON, K.M.DAVIES, HUGH CASSON,
WILL HENDERSON, KNOLLYS, FERRIER and others.
SILVER, GOLD SOVEREIGNS,COSTUME JEWELLERY,SCENT BOTTLES,
INKWELLS,COINS,POSTCARDS, AUTOGRAPHS, OBJETS D’ART,
STAMPS, EPHEMERA, MILITARIA,PHOTOGRAPHS,
19TH C. SAILORS WOOLWORK PICTURES,FOSSILS (museum quality)
CERAMICS inc WORCESTER, SHELLEY,CARLTON,BESWICK,
STAFFS STONEWARE,KUTANI, NORITAKE,CLARICE CLIFF etc.
LIGHTING,GLASSWARE, OBJETS VERTU,CLOCKS,
METALWARE inc a Victorian brass “Honesty” box used in
tobacconists for smokers to take a pipe full of tobacco for one penny only !
VICTORIAN PINE AND OTHER FURNITURE inc CHESTS,CHAIRS,CABINETS,MONKS BENCH,
TABLES, SHELVES, a BERGERE SUITE etc.

Beswick "cats chorus" band |

a fine cased brace |

French Empire |

signed Braque litho |

one of 4 Fred Yates in this sale |

one of 2 woolworks
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and nearly my favourite lot in the sale
a Victorian brass "honesty" box for dispensing pipe tobacco
in taverns and trusting the customer to not take more than a pipefull
of tobacco for one penny !?

and a rare Victorian watercolour of Green Lane ,Bridport
before the houses were built.

and probably about the same time a local biulder was writing
in his workbook (Lot 162,above) the weeks wages for
jobs in Bridport and surounding villages.
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