Strong prices for Beryl Cook, Kutchinsky jewellery, gold and estate collections drive 2026 results Plymouth Auction Rooms has reported one of its most successful years in the past three decades, with robust demand across fine art, antiques, jewellery, and collectables….
Wondering what your jewellery or watch is really worth in today’s market, with prices at record highs? Join us for our monthly Jewellery & Watches Valuation Day at the saleroom. The next event is on: Monday 12 January | 9am–4pm…
Plymouth Auction Rooms’ November fine jewellery sale is one of the highlights of the year. With nearly 300 lots of fine jewellery and watches, the sale is perfectly timed for Christmas, offering a sparkling selection of diamonds and collectable pieces….
Auctioneer Paul Keen conducted a white-glove auction of the Tony Martin estate sale. The 500-plus collection, sold over three auctions, was a complete sell-out, with this week’s final sale going off with a bang on November 5th. A rare Royal…
Plymouth Auction Rooms is pleased to announce the third instalment in the sale of effects from the estate of the late Tony Martin, a well-known former antiques dealer based in Looe, Cornwall. While smaller in scale, this latest auction (Part…
A rare and important painting by celebrated Newlyn School artist Henry Scott Tuke RA, RWS (1858–1929) has surfaced from a the Tony Martin Estate and is heading to auction this autumn. Titled ‘Facing South’ and signed H.S. Tuke 1913, this…
A rare and highly collectible satirical teapot, famously linked to Oscar Wilde and the Aesthetic Movement, is set to go under the hammer at Plymouth Auction Rooms this November, and is expected to attract international interest from collectors and institutions….
A stunning suite of jewellery by renowned French luxury house Van Cleef & Arpels, famously worn by Catherine, Princess of Wales, is set to go up for auction this month. The collection includes a bracelet, necklace, and ring from the…
Day two of the upcoming Tony Martin estate sale on 3rd September at Plymouth Auction Rooms promises to be a landmark event for collectors of Cornish art. Among the highlights are four original paintings by Harold Charles Harvey (1874–1941), the celebrated Cornish-born…
A splash of mid-century Expressionism at Plymouth Auction Rooms with an original painting by John Bratby (1928-1992). In the early 1950s, Bratby founded ‘Kitchen Sink Realism’, an artistic movement that found inspiration in everyday mundane scenes, making use of bright…
We are delighted to present for auction, on behalf of the Executors: The Nigel Trevelyan Collection of Cornish Grandfather Clocks, Dial and Carriage Clocks, Art, and Antiques. Nigel Trevelyan was a well-respected auctioneer who conducted numerous sales across the West…
Our eagle-eyed cataloguers had the pleasure of handling a truly special item in the Tony Martin Collection this week! Thanks to information kindly shared by the family, we were made aware of an incredibly rare example of English delftware that…
