Fine Art

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Paintings, pictures and prints will often fetch a good price at auction. We publish articles on this subject from time to time, and these are all collected in this category. You can also find out more on our specialist Prints, Paintings and Art page for examples of interesting lots sold at auction.

Get in touch if you have similar or unusual items that need a valuation.

Wedgwood, Wedgwood & More Wedgwood! Upcoming Items in our July Fine Art Sale

These delightfully weird and wonderful Wedgwood Jasperware candlesticks modelled as grotesque fish with tails in the air are set to set for £150-£300 at the Potteries Auctions Fine Art Sale this July The Potteries Auctions July Fine Art sale is a three-day online auction taking place at 10am across Thursday 8th, Friday 9th and Saturday 10th July. …

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Highlights from our September Fine Art Sale

Highlights from our September Fine Art Sale

These large, rare Royal Doulton prototype witch and wizard character jugs, both modelled in the 1980s by William K Harper and sporting a not for resale back stamp, sold for £3100 and £3000 respectively at our September online auction earlier this month Our live online auction this month took place over the weekend of Saturday …

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A Preview of our September Fine Art Sale

A Preview of our September Fine Art Sale

Lot 63 – This rare Shelley tulip-handled lemon and blue Art Deco tea set is set to go under the hammer for between £850-£1700 on the Saturday of our September sale The Potteries Auctions September Fine Art sale looks to be an interesting assortment of lots to attract every type of fine art buyer and …

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Fine Art Preview: Highlights Of Our Up-Coming November Fine Art Auction

Lot 1447 Anthony Forster local artist: original watercolour of Trentham Hall and Gardens , titled ” Trentham Summer” , 44 x 62cm  £50-£100 Our next auction of fine art will be a three-day sale of decorative arts including an exciting watercolour by artist Anthony Forster pictured above.  Anthony Forster is a contemporary local artist renowned for …

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Fine Art preview- Local history books

Potteries Auctions is currently based in Silverdale, Stoke-On-Trent, which means we are always looking for local history items and books to enter into our sales. In our previous auctions we have had many local interest books from around staffordshire and the Potteries, if you are interested in items like these then please keep up to …

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Local Artists At Potteries Auctions

Throughout our auctions at Potteries Auctions in Staffordshire, we have sold a diverse range of art of different mediums. We are proud to have sold many pieces from local artists and we continue to look for pieces to include in our sales.  Read on for more on local art that has come to auction with …

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We Auction Our Very Own Banksy at Potteries Auctions

If you’re local to Stoke-On-Trent, you may be familiar with the various pieces of Banksy style graffiti that are scatttered around the area. For example: the yellow ‘Fancy an oatcake?’ rubber duck. The artist ‘Professor Pigment‘, also known as ProPig, uses his art to celebrate Stoke and to inspire others to be proud of where they come …

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Top Selling Lots of 10th March Fine Art Sale

RESULTS OF OUR FIRST ANTIQUES, RARE POTTERY & FINE ART AUCTION Our first Fine Art Auction was held on Saturday 10th March 2018, the Saleroom was packed despite the cold and rain and there was an electric atmosphere in the Saleroom! The star of the sale was without a doubt the spectacular 3.9 carat diamond …

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Diamonds Are Forever, sold in our first Fine Art Sale of 2018

‘A Diamond is Forever’ and Diamonds are a ‘girl’s’ best friend!  Ladies, don’t miss out on the opportunity to own one of these gorgeous pieces.  They will be up for sale in the first Antiques, Rare Pottery & Fine Art Auction to be held on Saturday, March 10th, 2018.  Spectacular 4.5 carat single stone diamond …

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Harry Tittensor

Harry Tittensor Harry Tittensor was born in Burslem on 20th April 1887, the son of Jarvis Tittensor and Hannah Cliffe. On 25th May 1912 he married May Wright, daughter of Elijah Wright at Burslem Parish Church. The marriage certificate describes him as a designer of Newport House, Burslem. He was apprenticed at Doulton & Co …

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Border Fine Arts

BORDER FINE ARTS Border Fine Arts was founded in 1974 by John Hammond in an eighteenth-century farmhouse, Middleholm near Langholm.  Carefully researched, highly detailed, realistic, and accurately painted wildlife figurines and countryside scenes were created, for which demand grew from a very receptive market place. The workforce grew to keep pace with the orders that were placed …

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Reginald Mitchell Toby Jug

This rare Reginald Mitchell Toby Jug will be a highlight of our next Fine Art Sale, to be held on 24th September 2016.  This rare jug has the famous Clarice Cliff name associated with it as she was working at the Wilkinson factory during the 1940’s. We have managed to locate another jug which has …

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2015 Fine Arts Review

Potteries Auction first ever Fine Art sale at our Silverdale Showroom was held in April whilst the second sale followed in September. Over 2300 lots went under the hammer in these sales and generated some exceptional realised prices. The selling successes in these sales followed the trend in our general sales of antiques and collectables …

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