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Poster with links to Staffordshire-filmed movie up for auction on Friday 28th April

Staffordshire and Hollywood may seem worlds apart, but the county’s rolling countryside provided the backdrop for Pinewood Studio’s 1948 film Blanche Fury, a tragic period drama based on a real-life Victorian murder case.

The poster set to come under the hammer is a handmade example featuring local farmer Bill Salt of Wooton Grange, on whose farm the movie was filmed. Bill, who appeared in the film as a coachman, also visited Pinewood Studios to advise actors in the Staffordshire accent and, on the poster, is named alongside star Valerie Hobson and other cast members.

Extra Home & Garden Auction – 29th March

We have added an additional auction in to our schedule at Wolverhampton due to the great volume of goods coming into the saleroom. It is taking shape to be an excellent catalogue, so make sure you add the date to your diary – Wednesday 29^th March.

Hammer falls on rare lithograph of ‘lost’ masterpiece at £6,500

A rare lithograph of Royal Academy artist David Roberts’ (1796-1864) ‘The Siege and destruction of Jerusalem’ was the undoubted star lot at Staffordshire auction house Cuttlestones’ Fine Art sale on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd March.

From rare paintings to Civil War artefacts: March Fine Art action is a treasure trove

Our first Fine Art Sale of the year is set to see a real treasure trove of lots come under the hammer. With some 933 lots in the catalogue, the sale has been extended from a 1 day to a 2 day sale to take place on Thursday 2^nd and Friday 3^rd March 2017 – and there are some very interesting lots spread across a diverse range of categories.

Rare model locomotive steams ahead to achieve £3,500 in Specialist Collectors’ Sale

Cuttlestones’ first major sale of 2017 turned up some rather interesting star lots from a particularly diverse catalogue.

Auction of Star Wars toys expected to bring collectors out in force…

The enduring appeal of the Star Wars movie franchise means that memorabilia relating to the films can command significant sums when it comes up for auction. Wolverhampton auction house Cuttlestones has first-hand experience of this, with Star Wars items regularly passing through its Specialist Collectors’ sales.

Signed collection of Mark Twain novels set for auction in Wolverhampton

A set of 16 books by the 19th Century American author Mark Twain is expected to excite book collectors when it comes up for sale at Wolverhampton auction house Cuttlestones next month.

£7k silver football trophy and £2k Behnes’ sketches among highlights at our Fine Art & Antique Auction

We saw two particularly spectacular prices achieved for lots in our Friday, 2^nd December Fine Art Auction. The second oldest football league cup in the country – the Wednesbury Charity Football Cup – saw the hammer fall at £7,250 to a telephone bidder, whilst a sketch book attributed to the prolific Victorian sculptor Behnes achieved an impressive £2,200.

Sketch book of sculptor William Behnes expected to fetch £1,000 – £1,500

A sketch book of the prolific British artist and sculptor William Behnes (1795 – 1864) is set to come under the hammer at Midlands auction house Cuttlestones’ forthcoming Fine Art Sale on Friday, 2^nd December.