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...
A fascinating record of life working close to Queen Elizabeth has come to light with a collection of rare personal memorabilia including medals, photographs, wedding cake and Christmas cards from the royal family.
This collection is being sold in Chilcotts December 10 auction in Honiton by Mrs Deborah Bean CVO who worked as the Queen’s personal letter correspondent from 1965 to 2003...
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...
Several items of mid-20th century oak furniture featuring carved mice are to be sold at Chilcotts ’ September sale - and they’re expected to sell for a high price.
‘Mouseman’ furniture was made by an English carpenter, Robert Thompson who was born in Kilburn, North Yorkshire in 1876. The son of a carpenter and stonemason, Thompson moved into the family business and found success with...
A Honiton railwayman’s fascinating collection of photographs from the last days of steam is to be sold at Chilcotts next auction on May 7.
James Burns, who still lives in the town, started his career after he stopped by a recruiting office during a visit to Waterloo Station in the early 1970s. He worked in Woking and Reading, moving back to Devon to become a guard on freight and...
Five watercolours depicting scenes from the Honiton area caused quite a stir when they went under the hammer at Chilcotts Auctioneers.
The paintings, by Alfred Leyman, were estimated to fetch between £200 and £400; over the past five years the artist’s work had sold at auction for an average hammer prices of £265.
There was a real buzz in the sale room, with a wide range of...
A recent house clearance by Chilcotts Auctioneers unearthed a cup which turned out to have a fascinating story behind it, as a tale of maritime history and heroism came to the fore.
It transpired that the cup was awarded to Capt. Thomas Tolson Edwards of the British Steam Ship ‘Illyrian’, a huge ship that regularly transported people and goods from Britain to the United States in the...
After eleven years in Silver Street, Honiton, Chilcott Auctioneers are set to move – but they’re not going far!
The new salerooms are located on the town’s High Street, just a stone’s throw away.
Although the move is a necessity as the current location is due to be redeveloped, Liz Chilcott says the time was right anyway. “To be honest, we’ve outgrown the saleroom in more ways...
