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Minstead May 11 £2,070
The annual New Forest gathering in the most idyllic location - this year most definitely boosted by the presence of a fine, varied ‘On the Road’ auction. Spotted a few faces who’ve never journeyed there before!
Laid back and lots of bargains to be had
(think we’ve got to educate these West Country folk to put their hands up a bit more - lol?). Given the sheer eloquence of the setting I thought I’d introduce a touch of class so: 1. Atkinson 5/- bears grease pot lid, exc., £112. 2. Stylish & classic English black glass mallet £130.
3. Pristine, crude, ‘MJ’ sealed wine £177.
4. Representing the essence of our
‘OtR’ sales - taking an item ‘back home’
- this ginormous 1841 dated ‘... China
Warehouse/ Southampton’ display jug stayed down there, making £260. Some not illust’d: Prices Patent Candle £70, Dutch onion (patinated) £41. Mrs Ellen Hales pot lid £37. Emmerson Doctors stout £23. Buttercup cream £23. Cottage ink (side blemish) £70. Southampton hybrid £53. Maypole Dairy 4lb crock £41. The day rounded off with a pint in the village pub - & more ‘bottle chatter.” Sale total £2,070
Attleborough May 18
BBR’s first auction ‘fling’ here, & again a goodly ‘lure’ of a few extra faces, + more postal/ absentee bids. 1. ‘Bungay’ salt glaze tankard £153. 2. ‘Pott Bros’ amber marble codd £70. 3. ‘Crosswell’s Brewery/ Ely’ water jug £82. 4. Moss & Potter/ Thetford, sepia
print, Doulton made,
gb, mint £188.
Sale total £1,451
L: Paul Searle & Katie in the car park after the show - KT has a ‘soft spot’..........
no, not for Searley - David Beckham (on poster!)
Bowburn June 7
Ditton May 18
Two loooong days for
me and KT - setting
off early Saturday to
make a large pick up
of top tins (July +
October), then down
to visit John Ault
before the much
loved ‘Curry night’
with the Kent crew! Great
show in a bright & airy
venue, the auction
drawing in more visitors, &
the tension prior was
evident... “when are you
starting...?” Some results:
1. ‘Stephens’ ink ceramic
door finger plate £76. 2. Pr
sml early Bellarmine style jugs £100. 3. ‘AB’ Britannia pict pot lid £100.
4. English mallet wine £100. Not illust’d: Prices Patent Candle wedge £76. 6oz Kimberley hybrid £47. 6oz amber Wellingboro codd £47.
Sale total £1,730
Much anticipation by North Easterners for another batch of Kevin Boyle material - received ever enthusiastically by an appreciative local bunch of devotees.
Selected from the ‘OtR’ results: 1. ‘W Thompson/ Consett’ aqua pictorial hamilton - taken home for £177 by
the irrepressible Barney Stephenson. There’s no keeping a good bottler darn?. 2. Much espied,
chased to £260, was the ‘Gallant Foe’ Hartlepool, imp’d pict. all white g.b.
3. Deep red brown ‘Holliday’ beer £59. A golden
amber one
fetched £53. 4. Jarrow gb ‘... next door to
post office’ £153. 5. The ‘star lot’ - bin of “as dug” (no looking!) £85. Sale total £2,540
MORE ‘On the Road’ auctions & Show news
The remaining ‘On the Road’ auctions for this year are: • EXETER 17 Aug • CHESSINGTON 14 Sept • ATTLEBORO’ 19 Oct
FREE pdf cat. downloads 2 weeks before: www.onlinebbr.com Also, due to space restrictions, this is a rather brief Show News this issue. NEXT ISSUE we hope to rectify this by focussing on some of the stories and pictures we took over the past few events which we feel do need a more proper ‘airing’. BBR 141 out end of September.
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