Piers Motley Auctions of Exmouth began 12 years ago and is a family run business which Piers and his wife Boo have built up over the years. With over 24 years experience the auction has attracted some exceptional sales in Watches, Jewellery, Toys, Militaria, Silver, Art, Lalique, Chinese, Indian and much more.
We deal with solicitors all over The South West and deal with Court of Protection and other agencies advising customers how best to market both traditional antiques and collectables.
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Fred Yates (British 1922 - 2008) Resided in Cornwall from 1968 where he endeavoured to capture everyday life within his local scenes. His style was often child-like or 'naive' using heavily textured paint giving a sense of depth and using bold colours. 'Caffa Mill, Fowey, Cornwall, oil on board, signed lower right, 90 x 70cm, framed. (Area of damage to surface on upper right of image, mould staining marks and some damage/loss to frame)
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Rare Chad Valley Clockwork Tinplate Royal Mail Van CV 1032 in red "ROYAL MAIL" and "GR VI" crest to sides, "POST OFFICE 7624 HARBORNE" to one door an "POST EARLY IN THE DAY" and "Say it with a GREETINGS TELEGRAM", rear opening door and sliding roof, (25.5cm) - lovely bright example, generally excellent with some minor wear (working), please note there are couple touch-ups (see last two photos)
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Boosey & Hawkes 'The Symphony Imperial' Model 1010 Clarinet Pair, assumed keys of A and Bb, lengths are 70.5cm and 66cm respectively - comes with period fitted hardcase and a modern hard-shell case to fit one
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A Royal Mint 2012 Gold Proof Sovereign Five-Coin Collection comprising £5, Double Sovereign, Sovereign, Half-Sovereign and Quarter-Sovereign. Boxed with COA, limited edition of 980/999
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A platinum, ruby and diamond cluster ring in a precious white metal setting, c. 11.4x10.7mm principal stone and 20.9x18.9mm head, size R, stamped PT, 9.05g
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After Auguste Moreau, a large early 20th century cold painted bronze figure group Arab slave seller with slave, the group standing on a polychrome decorated carpet on a plinth base signed Auguste Moreau, 72cm high
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An England International Spain 1982 World Cup away shirt bears No. 8 to the back for Trevor Francis, used for either the game against France or West Germany in which Trevor Francis played in both games. *SOLD WITH A LETTER OF CONFIRMATION STATING THE ABOVE LOT HAS COME FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE TREVOR FRANCIS* The estate has stated "I would say that Trevor wasn’t into collecting shirts / memorabilia as such himself. He preferred to keep only items which meant something significant to him personally. Specifically, he did speak about the shirt swap with Maradona and I remember on one occasion he thought he had mislaid it and was very concerned at the time, but he did locate it. Trevor bought and sold many homes and his shirts etc were never displayed and basically stored in suitcases or plastic crates. The Maradona shirt was a game swapped shirt, and from memory, I think there is a mud stain on the shirt. With regard to Zidane and Rivaldo, and on the basis of them meaning something to Trevor, I believe they were game worn shirts. I can’t give you any complete guarantee on the shirts but I do think he would not have retained them all those years ( and stored and transported them through many house moves !) if they didn’t mean a lot to him personally and were of significance."
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A Rare Jaeger-LeCoultre Mark 11 6B/346 RAF Pilots Military Wristwatch 1948, the 34.9mm case with black dial and the back marked with crow's foot 6B/346 3355/48 Provenance: from the estate (and by descent) of Frederick George Payne Army no. 22734171 and sold with a copy of his military papers. A contender for the best military watch ever made, It is believed that only around 2,950 JLC Mark 11s were produced for the RAF.
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A TIFFANY & CO. Platinum and Diamond Three Stone Ring, 6.9mm principal stone with 5.9mm shoulders, fully marked and with hallmarks .950 platinum, size N.75, 6.56g. Stones estimated as I colour or better and VS
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Puckridge, London, a Georgian mahogany longcase clock,, the arched hood with spire finials, the trunk with arched moulded panel door flanked by canted angles on a box base with bracket feet, having a 30.5cm arched silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and strike /silent to the arch, signed Puckridge, London, 5271, the twin train eight day movement striking to a bell, 223cm high.
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