The following news articles have recently been released by Bearnes Hampton &
Littlewood. We intend to keep these news articles online for reference. As our archive
grows, you will be able to search for them by topic and date.
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It is a year since the merging of Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood and already we
are expanding Eastwards in the county of Devon into the antiques centre and market
town of Honiton.
We have re-opened the long established auction room in Dowell Street, Honiton, with
the first auction of antiques, collectables, silver and jewellery being held there
on 16th February 2010.
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Richard Bearne, Chairman of Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, announced on Friday,
3rd July 2009 that the fine art auction house would be re-opening the salerooms
in Dowell Street, Honiton in January 2010 when they are vacated by Bonhams.
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Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will be auctioning over a hundred pieces of
donated art at our Okehampton Street salerooms for The Chestnut Appeal for Prostate
Cancer on 10th May 2009. The sale will be on view to the general public on 8th May 2009
and 9th May 2009.
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Nic Saintey takes a brief glance at a few interesting lots in the first fine art
sale of 2009, which will be offered on 28th-29th January 2009 at our Okehampton
Street Salerooms in Exeter.
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Some of the results from the Lenkiewicz 2008, which lasted over nine hours, saw
over 3,000 people attend and achieved a world record for a painting by Robert
Lenkiewicz. The auction made £2.1m.
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A rare archive of Waynman Dixon, one of the people responsible for bringing Cleopatra's
Needle to London will be included in the forthcoming quarterly auction to be held
on 30th January 2008.
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The archive of Madame Handley Seymour, the exclusive London dressmaker from the
1920s to the 1940s, with Royal appointments from Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth,
the Queen Mother, will be offered for sale in the quarterly fine sale to be held
on 30th January 2008.
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A collection of artefacts related to Lord Byron and his descendants were eagerly
snapped up at auction by collectors for an astonishing £176,570 five times
the figure expected.
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Ethelbert White (1891-1972) was a painter, illustrator, wood engraver and poster
designer, born in Isleworth, Middlesex. He attended St John's Wood Art School and
became friends with Mark Gerter and CRW Nevinson and was a regular exhibitor at
the RWS and RA.
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Items from Greenway House in South Devon, the former home of the Queen of crime
writers Dame Agatha Christie, were eagerly snapped up at auction by collectors and
her many fans for an astonishing £303,000 today (Tuesday, 12th September 2006)
– double the figure expected.
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A unique and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is in store for collectors and Agatha
Christie enthusiasts on Tuesday September 12th at Bearne's in Exeter when the family
offer at auction a selection of items from her former home at Greenway House, Churston
Ferrers, South Devon.
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When Robert Lenkiewicz died on 5th August 2002, there was work in progress at seven
different studios on and around The Barbican in Plymouth. Lenkiewicz had kept the
existence of these studios unknown to all but a few and for a long period it was
unclear whether all The Painter's private and secret places had been found. As the
situation became clearer the studios revealed a fascinating indication of the working
practice of the man and a glimpse into his lifestyle.
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When fine art valuer and auctioneer Daniel Goddard was commissioned to help deal
with the estate of the late Plymouth artist Robert Lenkiewicz, little did he anticipate
the scale of the task ahead.
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There was huge public interest and high prices paid at an auction sale of West Country
railway memorabilia and model trains in Exeter on 30th October 2002, which realised
some £72,000.
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