Our next Antique Furniture and Collectables auction will be held on
TUESDAY 09 FEBRUARY 2010
at 10.00am.
To include a very large selection of modern pine furniture including wardrobes, bedside cupboards, coffee tables and sofas. Early Hammond Typewriter, heavy silver salver, silver plated and glass honey pot, diamond rings and other jewellery. Stamps.
Inside and outside furniture areas FULL to capacity.
Fred Buller; The Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike; Publ: Stanley Paul, London 1979. Excellent condition hardback.
NOTE NEW VIEWING TIMES FOR 2010
Viewing Saturday 6 February 10:00am –12.30pm,
Monday 8 February 9:30am to 5.30pm and morning of sale from 9.00am.
Please Note no Auction items can be collected on Thursdays until after 2:30pm
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SOLD IN OUR 12 JANUARY AUCTION
RARE GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER COMPANY GRAMOPHONE
REALISED £1,950 Including Buyer's Premium
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SELLING GOODS AT COTTEES
We are always interested in selling your unwanted items and people are often surprised that it is things that are more likely to be thrown away that can sell for the most money. The world of antiques has changed and people are now not interested in china teasets, large dinner services and jug and basin sets. Once a staple part of the antiques market these items often make a lot less than they did ten years ago yet are still the things people clear from a house first and bring to us - because they do not want them! Of course there can be exceptions! A certain name or make can still sell well and this is where we can advise you.
2009 saw a surge in interest in what we call 'collectables'. Postcards, coins, stamps, old photographs, WW1 and WW2 war medals and memorabilia including old uniforms, kit etc, old telephones, corkscrews, printed ephemera, watches, any items of local/Dorset interest, sporting memorabilia, autographs, badges, small silver items, gold (even scrap pieces). The list goes on.
One thing is for sure that items sold at auction have a better chance of realising their full value than selling elsewhere. Antique furniture is proving hard to find and contrary to the opinion that 'brown furniture' does not sell - good items certainly do and even bureaus are coming back into fashion and selling for more than they have recently as people realise that small laptops can now be fitted into them.
When clearing a property of a deceased relative, it is advisable to contact us before too much has been thrown away in fact before anything has been thrown away. Obviously we are not interested in old clothes or bedding but we are often told by customers that "we have got rid of all the rubbish" and then subsequently shown the proverbial teaset or Victorian cracked vase which is worth nothing.
Our professional advice will guide you through the ups and downs of clearing a property. A garage or shed can often yield very interesting and valuable items. We are happy to explore everywhere. Obviously some items are worthless and we will be happy to recommend methods of disposal.
An initial visit to a property is usually free. Clearance charges are applicable and this can be discussed at that time. Always remember however that any expenses incurred will usually be more than covered by the proceeds of the auction. If you have paid for a house clearance you will see nothing of the profits from the contents. There is always the chance that one item could be worth more than everything else put together.
With all our catalogues now listed worldwide online, we can save you the time and trouble of selling items on Ebay and achieve high prices too.
CONTACT THE OFFICE NOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OR BRING ITEMS TO THE SALEROOM ANY DAY EXCEPT AUCTION DAY OR THURSDAY MORNING.
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SKIP FIND SELLS FOR £6,600!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A collection of 19th century native and tribal artefacts that had been consigned to a skip has been sold at Cottees Auctions of Wareham for a total of £6,600!
The items which arrived at the saleroom in two cardboard boxes had been retrieved from a skip several years ago by the vendor and had been moved around from house to house ever since, usually being consigned to the attic. With another move in prospect they decided it was time to dispose of the items but not in a skip this time!
Auctioneer John Condie was enthralled by the find. "It appears that all the items had been collected by a 19th century missionary who had extensively travelled in Africa, China and The South Seas. They varied from African ladies and childrens necklets and anklets which had been given to the man in lieu of collection monies to a witch doctor's necklace, a wooden doll which fetched the top price of £1,380 and a small Matabele wooden tribal pillow which sold for £800."
When the vendor was told after the sale how much everything had sold for she was extremely surprised. "She told me that she had hoped for between £50 and £100 for the lot!" said John Condie.
Other highlights from the sale which was the first that the auction house had held "live online" were £2,500 for a pencil and watercolour sketch of a pony by Kyffin Williams and £1,800 for an oil on board by Laura Alma-Tadema entitled 'Poppies'.
One surprise result in the sale was a collection of items relating to the Suffragette and Society for Equal Citizenship Movement which consisted of photographs, letters and other related material. Estimated at £100 - £150 the box of items sold for a staggering £1,600.
'The highest prices are often achived by items that people would otherwise have thrown away. Ephemera is a strong collecting area no matter in what field.!"
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Top selling lots from our last auction sold live online on 1 December 2009.(Hammer price excluding 15% buyer's premium)
Lot 42 : Kyffin Williams; framed and glazed pencil and watercolour - £2,200
Lot 39: Laura Alma Tadema; framed oil on board ; Poppies - £1,600
Lot 27: A collection of archival material relating to the Suffragette movement - £1,400
Lot 207: A 19th century Central African wooden doll - £1,200
Lot 29: Gioachino Rossini: autograph letter - £750
OUR NEXT 'LIVE-ONLINE' AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON 23 FEBRUARY 2010. ENTRIES NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THIS SALE.
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Previous Auction Results
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Catalogues for Antiques & General Auction are available on line Friday prior to sale.
Catalogues available online from here.
Catalogue with colour photographs available on
www.the-saleroom.com
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Our first 'live-online' auction in 2010 will be held on 23 February.
We are still receiving items to be included in this sale.
Already Entered
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A carved tortoiseshell hair comb |
A Chinese silk purse with Jade set stone clasp |
A niello silver and enamel cased scent bottle |
A pair of early 20th century leather and silver mounted playing card cases |
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A Russian silver inkwell decorated with rats, crest and impressed with hallmarks |
An 18th century silver filigree scent bottle |
A wooden staff top carved as a bear |
A Yoruba carved wood female figure. |
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A Yoruba carved wood games bowl modelled as a female figure. |
Padraig Macmiadhachain - Below the Coral Reef - Isla Mujeras, Mexico 1980. |
Padraig Macmiadhachain - Storm Clouds in the Sinai Egypt.
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Padraig Macmiadhachain - Wind of Fire - La Palm Canaris 90. |
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18 carat Patek Philippe early 1960's Gents Wristwatch. |
Ensign Midget Camera |
19th century unmarked gold vinaigrette
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WW1 10 medal German bar with 4 South west Africa campaigns. Documented history of recipient. |
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WW1 German 'Turkish Star' medal. |
German South-West Africa 1904-1906 Medal
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Provisional dates for further live online auctions are as follows:
Tuesday 18 May
Tuesday 13 July
Tuesday 5 October
Tuesday 30 November
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Collectable Toy & Model Railway Auction
Saturday 13 March 2010 at 10:00am
Viewing Friday 12 March 10:00am - 5:00pm and morning of sale from 8:30am.
Already Entered into this Auction.
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A Japanese tinplate model of an American cowboy in a car |
A live steam traction engine |
A Meccano model of a traction engine and gypsy caravan |
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A miniature model saw bench |
A tinplate man with a saw |
An Early Scalextric Vintage Bentley car MMC64 |
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Bing tinplate clockwork car |
Clockwork child on a swing toy |
Early German tinplate model of a liner |
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Early tin plate dog with wheels |
Kingsbury Toys tinplate car with wind-up rear wheels |
Lehmann Motor Rad-Cycle MARS |
THIS AUCTION WILL BE CONDUCTED LIVE ONLINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH WWW.THE-SALEROOM.COM. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS WILL BE ABLE TO REGISTER ONLINE NEARER TO THE SALE AND WE HOPE TO WELCOME MANY NEW BIDDERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
www.the-saleroom.com/cottees
A POST AND PACKING SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS SALE.
We can arrange collection of items for this and future auctions from anywhere in the UK.
View Results Here From our December Auction
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POOLE POTTERY AUCTION
We are now accepting entries for
Our next Poole Pottery auction will be held on Saturday 24 April 2010.
Starting at 10:30am
Viewing Friday 23 April 10am - 5pm and Morning of Sale from 9am.
Click Here For Results from our November sale
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Cottees are pleased to offer a low cost postage and packing service.
Cottees' new Mercedes Sprinter van ready to collect your goods.
Please send colour digital photographs of your items for valuation to jcondie@cottees.co.uk
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More Shrub sales next year - dates to be announced.
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