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Branching East

Saleroom at Dowell Street in Honiton (Devon)

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.


A Dart Sailability Vessel on the Water Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will be holding a special charity auction valuation day on behalf of Dart Sailability on Tuesday, 27th October 2009, at Berry Head Hotel, Brixham from 11:00am 3:30pm. There will be a charge of £5 for three items with ALL proceeds going to Dart Sailability.
Richard Bearne 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.
Frances Gynn 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.
George I Silver Porringer 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 January 2009 and 29th January 2009 at our Okehampton Street Salerooms in Exeter.
Troika Aztec Mask Nic Saintey writes about the Troika Pottery that was formed in St Ives in Cornwall in 1963 by Benny Sirota, Leslie Ilsley and Jan Thompson.
Alfred Leyman (1856-1933); Honiton High Street; Sold £500 Daniel Goddard, the Head of the Picture Department, discusses the life of the watercolour painter Alfred Leyman (1856-1933), who lived, worked and painted in Devon.
Antique Onion Wine Bottle Nic Saintey, the Head of Ceramics and Glass, discusses the history of the wine bottle, which has now become very collectable.
Sale SE48; Lot 0047: Three Sèvres Plates and a Soup Plate

Sale: SE48 (04 Nov 2008)
Auction Lot: 0047
Estimate: £2,000-3,000
Realised: £5,300
Three Sèvres plates and a soup plate with marks for Leve, Commelin and Massey, datecode for 1788.

Sale SE48; Lot 0151: Faberge Cane Handle

Sale: SE48 (04 Nov 2008)
Auction Lot: 0151
Estimate: £6,000-£8,000
Realised: £15,500
Faberge white guilloche enamelled cane handle, struck with marks for Henrik Wigstrom.

Sale SE48; Lot 0410: Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943) 'Con Brio'

Sale: SE48 (05 Nov 2008)
Auction Lot: 0410
Estimate: £4,000-£5,000
Realised: £11,500
Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943) 'Con Brio' an Art Deco cold painted bronze and ivory figure.