Louth lots bring in bids at the saleroom

A trio of timeless pieces from the Louth area helped Golding Young & Mawer auctioneers enjoy one of their best sales in the last 12 months.
Inset: Diamond brooch which fetched a pretty price of £1,200.Inset: Diamond brooch which fetched a pretty price of £1,200.
Inset: Diamond brooch which fetched a pretty price of £1,200.

Auctioneers held six auctions across their three salerooms in Lincoln, Grantham, and Bourne with a substantial amount of quality lots coming from their Louth office in Mercer Row.

The stand-out sale of note for Louth area items was an amber necklace which went under the hammer for an impressive £3,200.

Fine art and antiques consultant at Golding Young and Mawer, Alastair McPhie Phillips-Meiklejon, said: “Amber is still top of the hot list as one of the most desirable pieces of jewellery around.

This amber necklace sold for £3,200This amber necklace sold for £3,200
This amber necklace sold for £3,200

“The necklace from the Louth area comprised of some of the largest butterscotch amber beads I ‘ve ever seen. It was such a fantastic colour, I am not really surprised it reached the level it did.”

A beautiful brooch also came up for sale and was actually found inside the bottom of a silver kettle.

It was a susprise for the vendor who assumed the brooch was a piece of costume jewellery.

Mr McPhie Phillips-Meiklejon added: “This brooch was no ordinary one. It was a real diamond brooch and fetched a nice price of £1,200.”

A mid-1820s silver tea service, also from the Louth area, went for £700.

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