Christmas Opening Hours
2021 Christmas Hours Closed from Thursday 16th December at 4pm. Reopen Tuesday 4th January at 9am. Please bear this in mind for any collections, as the 16th December will be our last day for this before the New Year. If…
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Fred Yates ‘Platform’ Painting Arrives in Time for Auction
Arriving at the Saleroom this week from a South Hams home is this charming painting by Fred Yates (1922-2008) titled ‘Poppy Field’. It is a good size painting at 86cm x 86cm, and as well as being titled on the…
Sarah’s Hen Night by Beryl Cook
As a young hairdresser in the 1990’s, Sarah Donaldson didn’t expect to form a friendship with one of Britain’s most popular and recognisable artists of the time. Most Friday’s Beryl Cook would visit the Derry’s Hairdressers in the Plymouth City…
This Week at Plymouth Auction Rooms
With Summer coming to an abrupt end this week and Autumn moving in, Auctioneer Paul Keen looks towards his end of year sales. “We are delighted to present over 1,000 lots over four selected auctions”, enthuses Paul. He and his…
Focus on Five – Jewellery
Our Gemmologist and Jewellery Specialist, Tracey Still, gives her Focus on Five for our upcoming Jewellery Auction, happening on the 29th September. ‘With some 200 lots of fabulous rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings coming up for auction, I really am…
Find of the Week – Rolex
It may have been sat in a drawer in France for decades, not working, with scratched and cracked glass but this 1965 Rolex Submariner wristwatch, now at Plymouth Auction Rooms, is expected to sell for thousands at the end of…
Fascinating ‘Jewel’ At Auction
The Alfred Jewel is a masterpiece of goldsmith work, with an inscription in old English ‘Alfred ordered me to be made’, connecting the jewel with King Alfred the Great (871-899). Making it amongst the most significant of royal relics. The…
Focus on Five – Art
As part of the regular Focus on Five series, Auctioneer Paul Keen takes a look at the upcoming art sale in Plymouth next week. “There is a real mix to this auction with a contrast of affordable contemporary and local…
Contemporary Art Sale Preview
Press Release It’s great to hear that at last the Plymouth Colour Collective are holding an art exhibition in Plymouth. After two cancellations it is finally going ahead at the Ocean Studios at the Royal William Yard between 1st and…
Scottish Collection of Jewellery heads to Auction in Devon
An estate collection of some 100 lots of jewellery is currently being catalogued for a special evening sale on the 8th September. The single-owner collection includes a brace of diamond and precious stone set bracelets, rings, brooches and necklaces, which…
Hot Lots at the Summer Jewellery & Watches Auction
With over 250 lots of fine jewellery and watches, we were not surprised to see so many bidders and achieve such great prices at our Summer Jewellery & Watches Auction. Here are some of our favourite picks from this fantastic…
Cornish Art from a Cornish Home
Press Release This month’s art auction at Plymouth Auction Rooms will feature a collection of paintings from an estate of a lady in Saltash who had spent many years collecting paintings by artists connected with Cornwall. The haul of some…