THE Charterhouse October auction of pictures, antiques and interiors produced strong results, with one Devon owner selling over £50,000 of paintings.

“We travel far and wide visiting and advising clients on a broad range of items from classic cars to pictures.” said Richard Bromell. “With live internet bidding at all our auctions we have a fantastic platform to market all our clients’ lots which results in the high prices we constantly achieve.”

Top lot of the day came from the Devon client. With 13 telephone lines booked, the John Armstrong 1949 picture entitled “Flower Piece” which sold for £26,040. Also from the same owner, a painting by Tristram Hillier with a view in Segovia dated 1962 sold for £5,200, and two paintings by Felix Kelly sold for £3,960 & £4,200 to an Austrian collector who flew over just for the auction.

Elsewhere in the auction, a large pastel and crayon picture of the Earl of Lonsdale jumping a fence, which from an Irish country house, measuring 118 x 241 cm, sold for £3,720 to an American client, a-mid 18th Century inlaid tortoiseshell box attributed to Gennaro Sarao, and again consigned to Charterhouse from a Devon client, sold for £12,150.

However, it was a drinking cup, formed from a human skull which raised an eyebrow or two. With a silver coloured metal rim inscribed “Skull drinking cup used by Lord Byron at Newstead Hall” it attracted several telephone bidders with the successful telephone bidder paying £3,220 for a new drinking cup.

Charterhouse is now accepting further entries for their busy autumn programme of specialist auctions which include coins, medals, stamps and collector’s items on December 15, their next auction of pictures, prints and books in January, classic and vintage motorcycles in February closely followed by classic and vintage cars also in February.

For further information regarding these auctions, or to arrange a home visit, please contact Richard Bromell or Naomi Grabham at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or email items for valuation at info@charterhouse-auction.com