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13-14 October | Antiques & Interiors
Sale Days:
Monday 13 October 2025
12:00
- 17:00 BST
Starts with Lot 1
Silver, Watches & Jewellery
Tuesday 14 October 2025
10:00
- 17:00 BST
Starts with Lot 801
Works of Art, Carpets & Furniture
Monday 13 October
Lots 1- 209 Silver 12 noon
Lots 401 – 433 Watches 2pm
Lots 627 – 800 Jewellery 2.20pm
Tuesday 14 October
Lots 801 – 1003 Works of Art 10am
Lots 1070 - 1100 Carpets 12.30
Lots 1101 - 1371 Furniture 1pm
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Thursday 9 October10am – 4.00pm & 5pm-7pm
Friday 10 October 10am – 4.00pm
Saturday 11 October 9am – 12.30pm
Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 21 October
Collections
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We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Thursday 16 October 9am – 4.30pm
Friday 17 October 9am – 4.30pm
Saturday 18 October 9am – 12 noon
Monday 20 October 9am – 4.30pm
Tuesday 21 October 9am – 4.30pm
Important Notice
Buyers premium 25%+vat
Buyers premium 25%+vat
Lot 987
Sold
AN ENGLISH LAMINATED OAK AND MAHOGANY PROPELLER FROM THE LE RHONE ROTARY ENGINE OF AN AVRO 504 AIRPLANE
Circa 1919
Bearing identification stamps indicating British Air Ministry registration, 270cm wide
Bearing identification stamps indicating British Air Ministry registration, 270cm wide
Provenance: The vendor acquired this from a private collection of early aeroplane propellers.
The…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £500 - £700
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 988
Sold
AN ENGLISH LAMINATED WALNUT TWO BLADED AIRCRAFT PROPELLER
1920
Each blade with brass capped tips, leading edge pinned with scalloped brass strips, the boss stamped OCM No.73 OCM and dated 20.6.927, also stamped CA73 ASSO 500 Diam 295 PAS 17 194 DIS 014, 295cm long
Each blade with brass capped tips, leading edge pinned with scalloped brass strips, the boss stamped OCM No.73 OCM and dated 20.6.927, also stamped CA73 ASSO 500 Diam 295 PAS 17 194 DIS 014, 295cm long
Provenance: The vendor acquired this from a private collection of early aeroplane propellers.
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £500 - £700
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 989
Sold
AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY HANDLEY PAGE HP 1930'S TWO BLADED AIRCRAFT PROPELLER
1930’s
Laminated mahogany with capped tips, 358cm long
Laminated mahogany with capped tips, 358cm long
Provenance: The vendor acquired this from a private collection of early aeroplane propellers.Two of…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £700
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 990
Sold
AN ENGLISH MAHOGANY BRISTOL BULLDOG PROPELLER
1932
The propeller with markings to suggest it was fitted to a Bristol Mercury IV S.2 Radial cooled aircraft engine, dated May 1932, with brass leading edge covers, 306cm long
The propeller with markings to suggest it was fitted to a Bristol Mercury IV S.2 Radial cooled aircraft engine, dated May 1932, with brass leading edge covers, 306cm long
Provenance: The vendor acquired this from a private collection of early aeroplane propellers.The…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £700
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 991
Sold
AN ENGLISH PROPELLER FROM THE ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY CHEETAH 6 CYLINDER RADIAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE
Dated 1933
With gold painted tips, inscribed with registration numbers and 'CHEETAH X', 224cm long
With gold painted tips, inscribed with registration numbers and 'CHEETAH X', 224cm long
Provenance: The vendor acquired this from a private collection of early aeroplane propellers.This…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £700
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 992
Sold
AN ENGLISH WWI DE HAVILLAND TWO BLADE MAHOGANY, ASH AND WALNUT PROPELLER
Early 20th Century
The blades made from twisted bands of wood, with eight stud fitting holes to the centre, 248cm wide
The blades made from twisted bands of wood, with eight stud fitting holes to the centre, 248cm wide
Provenance: The vendor acquired this from a private collection of early aeroplane propellers.The…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 993
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE WORKS NUMBER PLATE FOR ‘G.K. & N.L. NO.6’
20th Century
Cast iron plate with raised lettering ‘G.K. & N.L, for Guest Keen and Nettlefolds, No.6’ on a red-painted ground, 59cm wide. Likely dating from the early 20th century, a works plate from the Great Kelk and North Lincs Light Railway or another industrial/private light railway system. The red ground and utilitarian font are typical of colliery or industrial lines.
Cast iron plate with raised lettering ‘G.K. & N.L, for Guest Keen and Nettlefolds, No.6’ on a red-painted ground, 59cm wide. Likely dating from the early 20th century, a works plate from the Great Kelk and North Lincs Light Railway or another industrial/private light railway system. The red ground and utilitarian font are typical of colliery or industrial lines.
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £150 - £250
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 994
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE WORKS NUMBERPLATE FOR BECKETT & SONS LTD, 1945, NO.2072, BRISTOL
20th Century
Painted black with age-worn surface, rusting and remnants of old adhesive. Beckett & Sons were known builders of industrial locomotives and stationary engines. No. 2072 likely relates to a wartime or immediate post-war industrial order, possibly for a narrow gauge or private colliery railway. 39cm wide
Painted black with age-worn surface, rusting and remnants of old adhesive. Beckett & Sons were known builders of industrial locomotives and stationary engines. No. 2072 likely relates to a wartime or immediate post-war industrial order, possibly for a narrow gauge or private colliery railway. 39cm wide
This plate comes from a saddle tank engine, Ordered by the Ministry of supply at Ormiston. Later…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 995
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE ‘5520’
20th Century
A cast iron smokebox numberplate with raised and painted numbers:
‘5520’, worn black background with remnants of white/silver to numerals, old surface corrosion and bolt hole wear visible. 51cm wide
A cast iron smokebox numberplate with raised and painted numbers:
‘5520’, worn black background with remnants of white/silver to numerals, old surface corrosion and bolt hole wear visible. 51cm wide
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 996
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE ‘MONTREAL’
20th Century
A curved cast brass nameplate, letters in polished brass on a painted background, EX GWR, 176cm wide
A curved cast brass nameplate, letters in polished brass on a painted background, EX GWR, 176cm wide
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 997
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE ‘3400’
20th Century
This plate is likely from an 0-6-0 tank engine, 51cm wide
This plate is likely from an 0-6-0 tank engine, 51cm wide
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 998
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE ‘6905’
20th Century
From GWR 6900 Class 4-6-0 No. 6905 Ston Easton Hall, built at Swindon in 1940 and withdrawn in the early 1960s. 51cm long
From GWR 6900 Class 4-6-0 No. 6905 Ston Easton Hall, built at Swindon in 1940 and withdrawn in the early 1960s. 51cm long
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 999
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE ‘7249’
20th Century
From ex-GWR 7200 Class 2-8-2T No. 7249, built at Swindon in 1935 and withdrawn in the early 1960s. These powerful tank locomotives were rebuilds of the earlier 4200 Class, adapted for longer-range work. 51cm wide
From ex-GWR 7200 Class 2-8-2T No. 7249, built at Swindon in 1935 and withdrawn in the early 1960s. These powerful tank locomotives were rebuilds of the earlier 4200 Class, adapted for longer-range work. 51cm wide
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1000
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE NAMEPLATE ‘WESTERN STAR’ AND A SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE ‘70025’ (2)
20th Century
The curved cast brass and iron nameplate in serif capitals 176cm wide, the smokebox plate in cast iron, 61cm wide.
The curved cast brass and iron nameplate in serif capitals 176cm wide, the smokebox plate in cast iron, 61cm wide.
Condition: There is some corrosion on the top brass beading as can be seen in the additional images
Hammer price:
£7,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1001
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE ‘4919’
From ex-Great Western Railway 4900 Class 4-6-0 ‘Hall’ No. 4919 Donnington Hall, built at Swindon in 1929. A long-serving mixed-traffic locomotive withdrawn by British Railways in the early 1960s. 50.5cm wide
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1002
Sold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE ‘8100’
From GWR/BR Collett 8100 Class 2-6-2T locomotive, built at Swindon in 1938. This was the very first of the 8100–8199 series, a development of the 6100 Class with minor modifications for mixed traffic use. Mostly allocated to Western Region sheds including South Wales and the West Country, with withdrawal beginning in the early 1960s. 51cm wide
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1003
Unsold
RAILWAY INTEREST, A LOCOMOTIVE SMOKEBOX NUMBERPLATE '9490'
From a GWR 9400 class of steam locomotives, with 0‑6‑0 Pannier Tank. The Number 9490 was among those built by the Yorkshire Engine Company under subcontract in the mid‑1950s. Specifically, the 9490‑9499 batch was made in 1954–1955. These locos were built for branch line and shunting work until being retired from the 1960's onwards. 50cm wide
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1070
Sold
AN INDIAN CARPET
Circa 1880, the burgundy field with a bold urn filled with bold leaves, a large palmette and large, naturalistic floral sprays; a burgundy and ivory shaped border bearing single palmettes, corner inscriptions 262 x 186cm
Condition is generally good, some damage to centre - needing repair. Needs cleaning.
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £500 - £600
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1071
Sold
A SOUMAC RUG, CAUCASIAN (2)
Modern, the madder field with four pairs of saffron diamond flower medallions, supporting hooked motifs; an ivory zigzag and tulip border, 174 x 132 cm together with a modern Caucasian rug, the indigo field with an ivory and two madder diamonds, an outer shaped madder surround, all with minor motifs and birds; an ivory flower and leaf border, 194 x 153cm
The Soumac rug is in good condition. The Caucasian rug is in good condition.
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £250 - £350
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1072
Sold
A TEKKE TURKMAN RUG (3)
1980s, the madder field with three columns of ten guls, supporting diamonds; a madder medallion border, skirt ends 200 x 126cm, a Caucasian flatweave rug, the ivory field with a crosshatch design; a diagonal cross border, skirt ends, 180 x 117 cm and an Indian rug of "Turkman" design, the green field with rows of pink and green medallions; a green flower and bracket border, 150 x 94cm
The Tekke Turkman rug - good condition. The Flat weave rug is in good condition. The Indian rug…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £180 - £220
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1073
Sold
A BELUCHISTAN RUG (4)
Circa 1940s, the camel field with three hooked medallions; a madder trailing leaf border 147 x 98cm, a Ghashghai rug, Persian, the dark brown field with four joining hooked medallions each with a single "crab" medallion, other minor motifs, 176 x 125cm, circa 1950, a Beluch rug - madder field filled with stylised flowers and three diamonds, 132 x 105cm, circa 1950s and a Turkish rug, the indigo flower field with a large madder diamond with central motif and madder spandrels, 137 x 95cm, circa 1960s
The Beluchistan - condition fair. The Ghaghi - condition fair. The Beluch rug - fair condition. …
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1074
Sold
A BESHIR CARPET
Modern, the madder field with three columns of five star motifs, delicate floral intersections; a madder and ivory flower border. 296 x 205cm
Very good condition.
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £250 - £350
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1075
Sold
AN AFGHAN CARPET OF CAUCASIAN DESIGN
Modern, the camel field with two columns of six square medallions, supporting hooked motifs; a polychrome border of diamond design. 314 X 218cm
Very good condition.
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £150 - £200
14 October 2025
14 October 2025
Lot 1076
Sold
AN AFGHAN SOUMAC CARPET
Modern, the madder field with an all-over design of diagonal rows of bold hooked medallions; a madder star flower border. 300 x 222cm
Condition very good.
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £150 - £250
14 October 2025
14 October 2025