We’ve not had a collection of amusements from our local auction house for quite a while. That’s partly because the auctions haven’t been that interesting. That’s not too surprising as a lot of what they do is house clearance, which is going to be variable but also goes some way to explain the strange combinations of things which are used to make a lot. Anyway here are some of the highlights from the last three auctions: strange combinations, odd things to sell, or just poorly phrased descriptions.
A mixed lot including a pair of vintage ice-skates, a vintage wooden bat, small glass animal ornaments, three cameras including Kodak Instamatic 133X, an Agfamatic, shell model of a fox, a pair of Rand No. 1 opera binoculars in box, artist materials, Liverpool Road pottery dishes, Wade animals etc.
A vintage parking meter on pole No. 3447.
A vintage wooden boxed His Master’s Voice Valve Radio and a vintage Ransome’s Lawnmower.
A Dollmore fully ball-jointed male ‘Theo’ doll sculpted by Gu mi-jeong, with blue glass eyes and accessories including wigs, eyes in other colours, shoes, stand and sailor suit.
A 1929 Morris Cowley Flatnose saloon, registration KX 3053, for full restoration. This vehicle comes with a replacement engine, part-fitted, the original engine, and many other parts.
A typed letter from Ronald Reagan dated September 25 1980 thanking Mr Taylor for support with faded signature, mounted and framed, and a framed commission from George III to Captain Andrew Ross Esq. signed by Henry Dundas, framed.
Thirteen brass blow lamps including one petrol.
A vintage Slazenger croquet set in pine box, an earthenware crock and Panasonic Music Centre.
Two Civil Defence Geiger counters.
An adjustable reading light, a builder’s platform, a Black & Decker leaf blower.
An alabaster table lamp and stacking wine storage racks and an extending aluminium ladder.
A fine quality model of the Cutty Sark, 1868, in a glazed display cabinet.
A very large lot of mixed items including table lamps, a quantity of silver-plate including one silver golfing spoon, cocktail shaker, knife rests, cutlery, an Olympiette Special cased typewriter, a small quantity of pretty costume jewellery in two jewellery boxes, china tea services including Royal Doulton ‘Hilltop’; glassware: glasses, light bulbs; stationery, wicker storage baskets, wools and threads, vintage crochet hooks, embroidery stands, cashbox, wooden trays, a wicker clothes basket and a wicker wine rack and a vintage floor light, a real mixed lot.
A mixed lot including a Sony S Master micro hifi system CMT-G1B1P with speakers, a Samsung speaker, a quantity of electrical accessories including a digital thermometer, telephone cups, a Braun diffuser hairdryer, alarm clock radios, two cameras, two ladders etc.
A large mixed lot including a large quantity of cleaning materials and cloths, such as Flash, W5 degreaser, Mr Muscle etc., a large black and white meat plate, a print of a horse, stainless steel dinner wares, two black ceiling spotlights, a cuckoo clock etc.
Three vintage milk churns, an old petrol can, a large oak frame and a bag containing decoy pigeons with stands.
A mixed lot including food bags, foil, a wall tall organiser, sealants, slug pellets, vintage wood working planes, shoe polishes, etc.
A vintage circa 1965 Honda 50 scooter with original paint work and vintage helmet registration number DYY 376C
[Since when did helmets have to be registered?]
An impressive standard lamp with modern shade, probably Doulton though unmarked, on bronze stand with three hairy feet supports and classical column support.
Approximately 175 petrol lighters of various makes including approximately 20 lift-arm lighters, approximately 28 Ronson Varaflame gas lighters and 13 table lighters on ribbed bases, and 70 other lighters, many gas and 15 trench art lighters. (NB numbers are approximate and the lighters have not been checked for condition or originality)
An Hermes Plisse pleated scarf in Grand Fonds design in bright jewel colours, with original box.
