Sold At Auction

Sold At Auction

Explore items sold at auction by Potteries Auctions in their Staffordshire based salerooms. Record prices and unexpected hammer prices, as well as unusual lots are listed here.

Get in touch if you have similar or unusual items that need a valuation.

Doulton for Days: Bidders Top Picks November 2024

Our November 2024 Rare Ceramics, Collectables & Jewellery auction saw a red-hot collection of antique jewellery, pottery, silver, artworks, and more going under the hammer. Here’s our top 9 picks: Chang’s All Folks… The colours on this superb Royal Doulton Chang Dragon vase, designed by Harry Nixon and Charles Noke are just spellbinding. The buyer …

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Why Go to Auction for Your Christmas Gifts?

As the festive season soon approaches, many of us face the annual challenge of finding the perfect Christmas gifts for our loved ones. With the high street and online stores brimming with mass-produced items, it can be hard to come up with something truly unique and meaningful. So this year, why not step away from …

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Shining Success: What Our Bidders Bought This May

Our May 2024 Antique & Collectors auction saw a gleaming collection of 9ct and 18ct gold jewellery, pottery and collectibles going under the hammer. Here’s our top 10 picks: Knot Ring Not Ignored We’re always on the lookout for great pieces of gold jewellery like this. This wonderful 18ct gold knot ring snagged the attention …

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Tick-Tock Triumphs… Our Bidders Top Picks

Our April 2024 Antique & Collectors auction was a resounding success, offering a stunning range of items. Including a stellar selection of timepieces, here’s our top-performing lots: A Pocketful of Time An exquisite and ornate piece with a gold dial, this 18ct gold 19th century pocket watch with key exhibited a captivating allure and wound …

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Highlights from our September Fine Art Sale

Highlights from our September Fine Art Sale

These large, rare Royal Doulton prototype witch and wizard character jugs, both modelled in the 1980s by William K Harper and sporting a not for resale back stamp, sold for £3100 and £3000 respectively at our September online auction earlier this month Our live online auction this month took place over the weekend of Saturday …

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Shelley Tea Ware Steals the Show at September Sale

Shelley Tea Ware Steals the Show at September Sale

Lot 60 featured 32 pieces of assorted Shelley tea and dinner ware in a 13291 pattern in blue. The lot came with an estimate sale price of £50-£100, but eventually sold for a very impressive £300 at our September auction Our September Fine Art Sale this past weekend featured a whole host of interesting lots to attract …

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Highlights from our August Auction Sale

Lot 82G – This Brown Leather Chesterfield Two-Seater Settee had a guide price of £100-£200, but sold for an impressive £240 at the Saturday of our August weekend auction Our live online auction this month took place over the weekend of Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August and featured an exciting array of items, from furniture and …

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The Artists Behind Wedgwood Pottery

Lot 25 – This large collection of Wedgwood Florentine dinnerware and tea ware sold for £1600 at our March 2020 Two Day Auction of Rare 20th Century British Pottery, collectors items, jewellery, & antiques. We sell many different Wedgwood pottery items at auction. Get in touch if you are looking for something in particular or …

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Top 25 Highest Selling Lots

Our July 30th sale went really well, with a good turnout on a typical warm summers’ day.  A barbeque, kept everyone satisfied and well fed, with a choice of tasty burgers and sausage and bacon baps. Out of 740 lots, the Beswick and Moorcroft items were among our top sellers in this sale, with the …

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Fine Art & Antique Auction News

Selling at Auction If you have item you’re looking to sell at auction our staff is well-placed to provide valuations and advice on selling your items. Call 01782 638100 or email enquiries@potteriesauctions.com to book a valuation appointment to attend one of our Tuesday valuation days. We also provide valuations via WhatsApp, simply send some clear …

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November Sale Highlights

Selling Items At Auction If you have item you’re looking to sell at auction our staff is well-placed to provide valuations and advice on selling your items. Call 01782 638100 or email enquiries@potteriesauctions.com to book a valuation appointment to attend one of our Tuesday valuation days. We also provide valuations via WhatsApp, simply send some …

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September Sale Success

Selling Items At Auction If you have item you’re looking to sell at auction our staff is well-placed to provide valuations and advice on selling your items. Call 01782 638100 or email enquiries@potteriesauctions.com to book a valuation appointment to attend one of our Tuesday valuation days. We also provide valuations via WhatsApp, simply send some …

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Royal Doulton Designer & Modeller: Charles J Noke

Charles J Noke Charles John Noke was born in 1858 in Worcester a short distance from the Royal Worcester works. Charles was the son of a well-respected antique dealer, who had one of the largest collections of old china in the country.  Charles Noke was fascinated with porcelain figurines and he spent time at the Royal Worcester factory watching …

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Top Sellers

Top-Sellers

Potteries Auctions held their first fine art sale from their new home in the Silverdale salerooms on Saturday 25th April. The sale was the largest ever for the provincial auction house involving an unprecedented 1100 lots. It proved to be an impressive launch from the new premises generating not only a record sale total in the …

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