auctions

Auctioneering team wearing white gloves

Rare white glove sale at Chilcotts

Chilcotts Auctioneers were thrilled with the results from their most recent sale of Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Gold Coins, where every single lot was sold.

This is known as a ‘white glove’ sale, quite a rarity in the auction world, where generally it’s expected that a percentage of lots in every auction will not meet their reserve.

When Duncan Chilcott realised the sale...

Miniatures carved by French POW

‘Eyres Collection’ showcases Napoleonic memorabilia

An array of fascinating historical artefacts dating back to the Napoleonic era are included in Chilcotts Auctioneers February 3 sale. The items were collected over the years by the Eyres, a couple from Exmouth who scoured auctions around the country to find noteworthy collectables from this turbulent period in history.

Amongst the many interesting lots is a drum believed to have been...

Auctioneer with the marble bust of Irish socialite George Putland

For sale - the head of George Putland!

An imposing marble bust created by renowned Irish sculptor Thomas Kirk is a heavyweight item in Chilcott Auctioneers ’ November 18 sale, in more ways than one; this extremely heavy item required four people to carry it into the Dolphin Saleroom in Honiton’s High Street!

It’s the first time this sculpture has been sold, having been kept within the subject’s family for over 180 years....

Chilcotts receptionist Jo Neale with the Honiton Pottery marble busts

Iconic Honiton Pottery busts go under the hammer

A pair of marble busts are due to go under the hammer – but this doesn’t mean they are to be demolished! Instead, they will be included in Chilcotts Auctioneers ’ September 23 sale.

The busts graced the entrance to the Honiton Pottery since they were installed in the 1930s by the business’s second owner, Charles Collard. Although the pottery was opened in 1881 by James Webber, it was...

Artwork by illustrator Ken Evans

Chilcotts to auction previously unreleased artwork by illustrator Ken Evans

A selection of distinctive paintings by an artist whose original work has never been sold before will be auctioned at Chilcotts ’ July 15 sale in Honiton.

Ken Evans was born in Staffordshire in 1924. He was related to the celebrated Irish poet WB Yeats and his painter brother Jack, but grew up impoverished, his father an itinerant farm labourer.

He decided at an early age that...

Antique coins

‘Discerning’ collector’s coins helps boost auction success

A superb coin collection was the star of the show at Chilcotts Auctioneers most recent auction in Honiton on June 10.

The ‘Jeffery William John Dodman Collection’ was the result of around 60 years of amassing an impressive selection of top grade coins from antiques fairs and auctions.

Mr Dodman had never been interested in dealing but instead, was very much a discerning...

Auction items

Hats off to the Queen’s Milliner

A fascinating collection of items with a heady royal connection is to be sold in Chilcotts Auctioneers March sale.

Kate Day was making hats for Queen Elizabeth even before her coronation and continued afterwards, known as the ‘Queen’s Milliner’. Her designs were pivotal to Elizabeth’s early, elegant style and were seen at many events and royal visits. She was the only milliner to...

Interior Chilcotts Auctioneers

‘Best year yet’ for Honiton auctioneers

Chilcotts Auctioneers is starting 2023 on a high after sales soared last year.

During 2022, Chilcotts’ auctions saw an unprecedented rise in sales from 2019, the previous full year of trading pre-Covid, with figures showing an impressive increase of 50 per cent.

Auctioneer, Duncan Chilcott said: “It was our best year yet, and we have no doubt that this can be attributed to one...

Ceramic of The Streaker

A chance to snap up The Streaker!

An important retrospective and auction of the work of prolific ceramicist and painter Lawson Rudge is to take place at Chilcotts Dolphin Sale Room in Honiton on November 12.

This outstanding collection of artwork has many previously unseen works, including a ceramic of the infamous ‘Twickenham Streaker’ of 1974.

Born in 1936, Lawson Rudge trained first at Stourbridge Art...

Taxidermy alligator

The sale of an American alligator that is “older than America itself”!

Most people driving from Honiton towards Sidmouth on the A3072 will have spotted the brown sign for historic house Sand – some may have even visited on one of the house’s open days.

The house, which has been in the Huyshe family since 1560 and has a wealth of history dating back to the Elizabethan era, is now being sold.

Chilcotts Auctioneers is selling a variety of fascinating...

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