Sale Highlights

Robert Lenkiewicz (1941-2002), 'The Painter with Karen Ciambriello', Project 18 The Painter with Women, signed twice and inscribed with title on the reverse, oil on board, 150cm x 120cm.

Early Summer 2019 we were delighted to be invited by St. Lukes Hospice, Plymouth to provide our auctioneering services for the sale of the 40 Elmer Elephant Sculptures. Having sold many items for the charity over the years we did not hesitate in offering our services free of charge for such a wonderful cause. Following the Elmer’s Big Parade around the city where the sculptures, each featuring a unique design by a talented artist, delighted tens of thousands; it was now down to the final part of the journey, the main event. Plymouth Auction Rooms were involved in the cataloguing, logistics and marketing of the Elmer Sculptures and in with St. Lukes Hospice, we were delighted it all came together on the evening on 9^th October where auctioneer Paul Keen took to the rostrum to greet a packed out Toys ‘R Us. The sale was truly electrifying with cheering, clapping and amazing excitement. For almost 3 hours Paul pushed for more and more bids smashing all expectations. The sale concluded with a rapturous applause and a standing ovation. The sale raised a staggering £323,750 for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth. This is the equivalent of providing over 350 families with hospice care at home.

A pair of rare Kangxi Chinese porcelain parrots discovered in a South Hams farmhouse sold to an international collector at Plymouth Auction Rooms.

Rolex, a gents 2006 GMT Master II, Model 16710, black and red (coca cola) bezel, stainless steel, with papers, service record, box and outer sleeve, purchase receipt for Bowden's, Plymouth 14th June 2006, with paper guarantee number D628256. One owner since new, serviced twice by Rolex 2013, 7th July 2020 (with guarantee card), well kept, with calendar 2006/2007, shop tags, booklets and wallet. The GMT Master was first commissioned in the 1950s by Pan Am airline, and was designed for aviation. The watch was created to tell the time in two different parts of the world simultaneously, so Rolex built it with an additional hand that could be set to a second time zone. By the 1980s, the watch had developed into the GMT Master II.