Located roughly 20 miles from the heart of the potteries, it’s little wonder Staffordshire auction house Cuttlestones sees a significant amount of ceramics pass through its sales. However, examples set to come under the hammer in its Friday, 2nd December 2016 have surprised even its experienced ceramics specialists.
Staffordshire auction house Cuttlestones will see a slice of Black Country footballing and social history come under the hammer in its Friday, 2nd December Fine Art Sale. The Wednesbury Charity Football Cup, an impressive piece of silverware in its own right, charts over 100 years of football in South Staffordshire and the West Midlands.
Staffordshire auction house Cuttlestones is seeing a rising trend in the quality of lots and prices achieved during its fortnightly Home and Garden Auctions in Penkridge and Wolverhampton.
A large collection of Star Wars figures triggered a bidding war at Cuttlestones’ specialist collectors’ sale in Wolverhampton auction house last Friday, with the hammer finally falling at £2,500. Lot 408 contained some 110 figures in total – including examples such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Landro Calrissian, Emperor, Obi-wan Kenobi, Ewoks, Yak Face, Jawas, Yoda, R2-D2 and more, together with various weapons and accessories, a Return of the Jedi figure storage belt and a Yoda bag.
We’re always telling you the benefits of buying at auction – and now you don’t need to take our word for it. Online auction hub barnebys.co.uk – which brings together lots from all auctions in a central online portal – has recently published its research
With the nation once again gripped by ‘Strictly fever’ our MD and Head Auctioneer, Ben Gamble, has been busy getting into the groove himself!
Friday, 9th September saw a strong turnout of bidders in the room, on the telephone lines and live on the internet for Staffordshire auction house Cuttlestones’ Fine Art Sale.
A pair of vintage comic hunting watercolours signed by the renowned sporting artist George Finch Mason (1850 – 1915) look set to catch the eye of collectors and country sports fans when they come under the hammer in Staffordshire next week.
Cuttlestones is capitalising on its growing reputation for achieving significant sums for collectable books.
