£1,700 seals the deal at Clevedon Salerooms

Following on from a highly successful day at the specialist sale on 1^st September, a local returning customer consigned the residue of a large collection of hardstone intaglio seals. The main body of the collection had sold in several groups for a total in excess of £15,000 on the 1^st, and what remained was a small collection of ‘rejects’ – downgraded due to being chipped or damaged. Collectors clearly still wanted these pieces too, as a similar group of buyers were out in force and modest hoped were eclipsed to see the seals sold for £1,700 [LOT 241].

The sale commenced with a strong jewellery section, which once again sold at virtually 100% reflecting seasonal demand and a high gold price. Chief amongst these was a Victorian 1890 gold sovereign, mounted within scroll pendant on a chain, achieving £750 [LOT 109]. Sovereigns alone were selling for £340-360 hammer. Other items of gold jewellery included a mesh-link bracelet at £550 and a long chain at £460.

Highest price in the sale was the £2,600 tendered for a large collection of mint Royal Mail stamps. This saw keen competition in the room with two specialist collectors bidding against each other. Three further group lots performed well; a collection of military caps and hats made a surprise £1,000, a large collection of postcards drew two high commission bids to sell for £700, and a group of vintage football programmes achieved £650 [LOT 246].

The ceramics and glass section include some examples of painted Royal Worcester porcelain. Two lots fared particularly well, as two lidded pot pourris sold for £320, a single example sold for £260, and a group of three further vases sold for £300. Three Victorian Royal Commemorative mugs included a rare waisted example, and duly sold for £260.

In all, average lot values were once again around the £100 mark, reflecting the increase in quality seen at Clevedon Salerooms in recent years. Following another Interiors sale on 13^th October, November 3rd sale sees the return of Antiques Road Trip and their experts to the rooms. Entries remain open for November 24^th quarterly Specialist sale until Monday 31^st October.