Hammer prices from huge house clearance exceed £60,000

Single owner collection sold at auctions in Lichfield and Tamworth

DEDICATED teamwork across the board at Richard Winterton Auctioneers has seen a huge variety of items from a house clearance exceed £60,000 at auction.

It took several days of hard work to carefully pack up the extensive contents to transport and then unpack at auction houses in Lichfield and Tamworth.

Items included perfume bottles, jewellery, ceramics, furniture, Sindy and Barbie dolls, silver and a huge collection of designer items.

Once safely unpacked, the team then individually valued and catalogued every item as the contents were separated into 643 lots to be sold at The Lichfield Auction Centre and The Tamworth Auction Rooms.

Highlights from the ensuing sales included ‘Ophelia’, a bronze statue by Michael James Talbot, sold at £3,200; a Christian Dior black suede handbag, sold at £750; and a vintage boxed Sindy Gayle doll, sold at £620.

One quirky lot of seven mixed 19th century miscellaneous ceramics included a Victorian salesman's miniature sink – the group sold at auction for £400.

The total hammer prices from the estate came to £62,651.

“This just shows the vast amount that can be found in a house clearance,” said auctioneer Richard Winterton.

“Our expert team will find value where you least expect it as well as bring to market more typically expensive pieces.

“This impressive single owner collection comprised a huge variety of different items ranging from vintage Sindy dolls to high-end designer gear.

“Throughout the entire process the whole team left no stone unturned to clear the property, transport everything and then value and catalogue the contents across a number of sales.

“Thank you to them all for their dedication, hard work and a job well done.”

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