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Highlights from our August Auction Sale

Debbie Porter

Lot 82G – This Brown Leather Chesterfield Two-Seater Settee had a guide price of £100-£200, but sold for an impressive £240 at the Saturday of our August weekend auction

Our live online auction this month took place over the weekend of Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August and featured an exciting array of items, from furniture and other household items to an unusually large assortment of swords and a large selection of jewellery too.

Plenty of lots from our Silverdale Saleroom sold for a good price, so check out some of the highlights from our most recent auction below. Who knows? Maybe they’ll provide some inspiration if you have a valuation in mind.

Of interest to many this weekend was the large section of swords for auction, of which the ones highlighted below are just a small selection. Following on from the popularity of numerous gun lots at last month’s auction, we had another couple of firearms featured in our August sale which also proved to be highly sought after.

A 19th century Heavy French Cavalry Sword and a Stirrup Hilted Sword with blue and gilt 1796 type blade, both sold by Potteries Auctions

Lot 820 – A 19th century Heavy French Cavalry Sword, and Lot 816 – A Stirrup Hilted Sword with blue and gilt 1796 type blade, both sold individually for £300 at our online auction earlier this month

A British Naval Brown Bess Sea Service Musket with ramrod, and an Early 20th Century French Charleville Flintlock Musket, both sold at auction by Potteries Auctions

These two muskets both did well at our August auction, with Lot 836 (top) – A British Naval Brown Bess Sea Service Musket with ramrod – being our highest selling lot of the weekend, fetching a very impressive £600 under the hammer. Lot 837 (bottom) – An Early 20th Century French Charleville Flintlock Musket – also did very well, selling for £400.

It wasn’t just the collectable weaponry, however, that drew a lot of attention at auction. There was also a selection of jewellery that piqued plenty of people’s interest, including chains, bracelets, rings and sovereigns.

An 18ct gold and diamond Chester 1919 cluster ring and a full gold sovereign dated 1913 with a clasp attached for necklace, both sold by Potteries Auctions

Lot 746 (left) – This 18ct gold and diamond Chester 1919 cluster ring sold for £240 at auction, whilst Lot 705 (right), a full gold sovereign dated 1913 with a clasp attached for necklace, sold for a respectable £320

This 9ct gold necklace sold for £260 at our August sale

Lot 704 – This 9ct gold necklace sold for £260 at our August sale

A 9ct rose gold Albert bracelet, sold by Potteries Auctions

Lot 703 – Another 9ct jewellery piece, this time a rose gold Albert bracelet, that reached a sale price of £240 at our Silverdale Saleroom

A collection of Royal Albert Old Country Roses dinnerware, sold at auction by Potteries Auctions

Lot 312 – This collection of Royal Albert Old Country Roses dinnerware included approx. 96 items in 4 trays and sold for a remarkable £550 at our August sale, a big increase compared to its guide price of £150-£300

Selling at Auction

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