Press Release An antique chest of drawers discovered in a local garage was one of the many star lots at the Plymouth Auction Rooms antique sale this week. The walnut and oyster veneered chest from the William and Mary period…
Tracey’s Focus on Five From Middle Eastern gold to stunning diamond rings and bracelets there is jewellery for every occasion and collector coming up for auction in Plymouth next month. Be it an engagement, birthday or anniversary, the auction offers…
Rolex watch enthusiasts are rapidly crossing over to auction in order to source their collectable watches, due to a real shortage of new watches coming onto the market. The waiting list in many retailers can be well over a year,…
It’s only just over a week into the New Year, and we have already had a host of antiques, jewellery and collectables to present at auction over the next few weeks. While sorting through a collection of silver and effects…
As the calendar runs down for 2021, auctioneers are now preparing for their new year sales. In Plymouth, Paul Keen has been appraising some interesting clocks which will be up for auction on the 2nd February. A silver triangular desk…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
