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Mary Chilcott with the Fishley Collection

Generations-worth of North Devon pottery features in October auction

20th Sep 2024 by Sue Cade

A superb array of North Devon pottery dating from the eighteenth century up to the modern day will take centre stage at Chilcotts October 12 auction in Honiton. Star of the show is ‘The Fishley Collection’, which is creating great excitement amongst admirers of this Devon folk art.

Jennifer Bell and Courtney Round from Chilcotts

Specialist auctions add sparkle to sales

2nd Sep 2024 by Sue Cade

The decision to create specialist category auctions has proved a real success not just for Chilcotts, but also our vendors and buyers. Since starting in March 2023, it has led to consistently notable sales and top prices, impressive for a regionally based auction house!

A decade of auctions for Jennifer

14th Jun 2024 by Sue Cade

Jennifer Bell ASFAV is celebrating her tenth year as part of the team at Chilcotts Auctioneers, after what started out as a part-time admin job turned into a full-time career.

Chilcotts stand at Honiton Community College Careers Fair

Chilcotts goes back to school!

30th Apr 2024 by Sue Cade

The Chilcotts team recently exhibited at Honiton Community College’s Careers Fair, hoping to bring something of the magic of the auctioneering sector to the attention of young people.

A pocketful of globe

9th Apr 2024 by Sue Cade

A fascinating globe from the Georgian period has landed at Chilcotts Auctioneers. It shows a rather different aspect to world as we know it now!

Mary Chilcott looking at Asian vase from Damien Parsons Collection

Collection of beautiful Asian art in our April auction

28th Mar 2024 by Sue Cade

A splendid collection of Asian ceramics, furniture and paintings from China and Japan will go under the Chilcotts hammer on April 13.

Auction team celebrating the white glove sale

Rare white glove sale

19th Mar 2024 by Sue Cade

We were thrilled with the results from our most recent sale of Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Gold Coins - where every single lot was sold! This is known as a ‘white glove’ sale, quite a rarity in the auction world, where generally it’s expected that a percentage of lots in every auction will not meet their reserve.

Murder mug in the news!

15th Mar 2024 by Sue Cade

Chilcotts was recently featured in the Daily Mail who picked up one of our interesting items, a 200-year-old mug that was sold as merchandise at a public execution!

‘Grotesque’ antique discovered in charity shop donation fetches thousands at auction

9th Feb 2024 by Sue Cade

An unusual piece of pottery discovered in a bag of donations given to a Honiton charity shop made an impressive £9,800 when it was sold by Chilcotts Auctioneers.

Finalist in Exeter Living Awards

31st Jan 2024 by Sue Cade

We're delighted to reveal that Chilcotts has made the shortlist for this year’s Exeter Living Awards!

‘Eyres Collection’ showcases Napoleonic memorabilia

17th Jan 2024 by Sue Cade

An array of fascinating historical artefacts dating back to the Napoleonic era are included in our February 3 sale. The items were collected over the years by the Eyres, a couple from Exmouth who scoured auctions around the country to find noteworthy collectables from this turbulent period in history.

For sale - the head of George Putland!

1st Nov 2023 by Sue Cade

An imposing marble bust created by renowned Irish sculptor Thomas Kirk is a heavyweight item in Chilcott Auctioneers’ November 18 sale, in more ways than one; this extremely heavy item required four people to carry it into the Dolphin Saleroom in Honiton’s High Street!

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