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Cataloguer Barnaby Willis with examples of Brannam Pottery and Shapland and Petter

North Devon creativity features in next auction

13th Jan 2025 by Sue Cade

Two renowned North Devon makers founded in the mid to late 19th century are being showcased at our next auction in Honiton on January 25. The companies, Shapland and Petter and Brannam Pottery were both based in Barnstaple and became highly regarded not just locally but nationally for their creativity and quality.

Sparkling twentieth anniversary year for Chilcotts

17th Dec 2024 by Sue Cade

Chilcotts Auctioneers’ twentieth year in business has finished on a high with another series of positive sales for vendors and buyers. In particular, the auction team was delighted with the success of two major ‘single vendor’ collections during 2024: the Fishley North Devon pottery collection, and the Alan Winning antique map collection. Both attracted widespread interest and achieved higher sale totals than estimated, partly due to successful marketing campaigns which portrayed the collections in a sensitive light.

Auction of Fishley Collection exceeds expectations

18th Nov 2024 by Sue Cade

Chilcotts is delighted to report that the Fishley Collection of North Devon Pottery fetched twice the estimated auction value at our most recent Ceramics & Glass, Pictures & Works of Art; Good Antiques & 20th Century Design auction. The collection, comprising over 80 items, achieved an impressive £16,655.

Jennifer Bell from Chilcotts viewing the collection

The Alan Winning Collection to go on sale at Chilcotts

30th Oct 2024 by Sue Cade

An extensive collection of antique maps and associated items spanning over four centuries is going under the hammer at Chilcotts November auction. The Alan Winning Collection comprises around 750 individual items grouped into approximately 100 lots, with some fascinating bygone items to be had.

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!