KIVELLS antiques and collectors auction at Holsworthy Auction Room was another outstanding success recently.

There were 850 lots on offer to a packed auction room and a worldwide audience, live online, from Australia to Russia and the United States of America.

Furniture prices are still mainly in the doldrums with a few brighter signs of recovery including a large oak highly carved hall bench, which saw spirited bidding go way past the guide to sell at for £920.

Other better prices included a Globe Wernicke bookcase at £210, a large homemade chest of multiple drawers for £270, a pine chest £115, a pair of Ercol armchairs £100, G Plan coffee table £70 and dressing table £95.

In a jewellery section of 180 lots, an 18ct gold ‘in memory’ ring sold well at £200, an 18ct gold diamond solitaire ring at £250, 9ct gold padlock bracelet £135, 18k gold Omega ladies wristwatch £160, 9ct gold Rotary ladies wristwatch £90, 14k gold band ring £115 and an 8k face brooch at £120 (below left).

The 130 lots of silver and plate all sold to the enthusiastic buyers with a presentation cup at £200, 11 dinner forks £260, six serving spoons £170, miniature teapot £55, card case £95, miniature teddy bear shaker £75 (right) and six Japanese Kozuka knives at £100.

Another helping of Beswick animals included an Arab grey stallion at £310 (below), the racehorse Troy at £155, Hereford cow and calf £210, bull and calf £140 and a Leghorn cockerel at £130.

Other outstanding china prices were a William Moorcroft vase £400, Poole peacock pot £130 and a Foley Cameo Garland tea set at £400.

Among the collectables was a Cleveland petrol pump globe selling for a surprising £460, Microscope slides chest of 25 drawers £520, Staunton chess set £620, trio of adjustable wall light fittings £500, 19th century pewter flagon £680, a set of Le Creuset pans £130, Jaeger Le Coultre floating hands clock £370, Newlyn copper tray £70, brass bound writing slope £115 and a bottle of Champagne Cognac by W J Ridge of Bideford sold for £95.