Out & About September 2017

OA antiques

In July this year we sold a neo-gothic Book of Hours , or Heures du Moyen Age in this translation, edited by Gruel-Engelman and published in 1862. It was bound in tan calf skin with a dedication dated 1889 to the inside cover and came in a red Moroccan leather box selling for £448.40.

If you’ve any jewellery, antiques and collectables you’d like valued for auction, don’t forget SAS hold free valuation days every Wednesday at: Saleroom Two, 80 Greenham Business Park, Newbury, RG19 6HW. Telephone 01635 580 595 for an appointment. www.specialauctionservices.com See over the page for a chance to join Thomas Plant on a great antiques pursuit and raise money for charity

Thomas Plant discovered his love for auctioneering at a young age, living on the family farm. Watching the man with the gavel at local cattle auctions was a regular event, and Thomas quickly decided on which side of the rostrum he’d rather be. He went on to take a degree in antiques and served his apprenticeship with leading auction houses, including Christie’s in London. Today, Thomas is the co-owner of Special Auction Services in Newbury and is also a favourite TV expert on BBC programmes, including Bargain Hunt, Flog it! and Antiques Road Trip .

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