Located just yards from that first office, The Auction Café at 34 Market Street offers specialist valuations and auction advice alongside delicious coffee and cake, right next door to Samuel Johnson’s Birthplace.
Our milestone venture has 33 covers and outside of the festive season will be open seven days a week, from 9am to 4pm Monday to Saturday and from 10am to 2pm on Sundays.
People can have jewellery, watches, collectables and antiques valued and/or treat themselves to coffee, tea, cakes, cream teas, bread and savoury snacks.
A Merry Christmas from Richard Winterton!
Respected Midlands valuer Georgina Southam FIRV FGA DGA BA (Hons) will be offering free valuations of jewellery, watches, gold and silver at the café on Tuesdays January 7, 14, 21 and 28 2025 – just drop in between 10am and 12.30pm and 1pm to 3pm.
It’s a great opportunity to discuss your treasures with an independent specialist in the heart of Lichfield and discover what The Auction Café is all about.
At the other end of the spectrum in terms of both age and size, a Pokémon Skyridge master set sold at £18,000 that same month.
Total hammer prices for 2024 came in at £3,569,199 – up on last year by £114,253. Other impressive figures include Richard's personal tally of home visits for valuations – 789 – and a total of 625 house clearances carried out by the firm thoughout the year.
Damian Briden created this staff picture for Christmas Jumper Day, raising £120 for Save The Children.
Back to this summer, in July we hosted a big bash at The School House in Weeford to celebrate the amazing 50 years’ service of our accounts head Sue French, who started working for Wintertons in Tamworth on July 8, 1974, aged 17.
August saw an incredibly special moment for the Winterton family – the birth of Richard's first grandchild, Barnaby, and the eighth generation.
In September we were all proud to host the auction for St Giles Hospice's amazing March of the Elephants project.
The sale in Lichfield Cathedral saw around 200 people gather in person, with over 2,000 more watching online from around the world, and raised an impressive £125,000 for vital end of life care services.
Star lots include an impressive single owner collection of jewellery featuring a 5ct natural diamond ring.
This is followed by our first Tamworth auction of 2025 on Wednesday, January 8, starting at 9.30am and featuring toys, autographs, medals and militaria.
Until then, on behalf of everyone at Richard Winterton Auctioneers, merry Christmas and happy new year! See you in 2025.
Have you found an item for valuation during the Christmas holidays? Use the form below to leave a request for our team to look at when we return.