Militaria
A Ship’s flag, sold for £300 (minus the staff!)
This market remains very strong. Collectors are now able to find their favourite pieces at our specialist auctions and we often sell lots for well above their retail value. We have always had a keen interest in this subject, which is not every auctioneer’s cup of tea. As a result, with our expert knowledge, we are able to quickly research and value lots placing them in our regular specialist auctions. With a loyal following too from bidders around the world, and especially from one particular Russian internet bidder, we have achieved some exceptional prices such as a 19th-century presentation Shamshir sword, which we sold for £12,500. All of our auctions use live internet bidding platforms to ensure that every lot, whether it is worth £20 or £500,000, reaches the widest possible market and sells for the best price possible. In the run-up to an auction, we receive 100s of emails requesting further information for lots in the sale. Attached to these email replies, we regularly send well over 1,000 digital images, such is the huge interest generated in our auctions.
For further information regarding this article, or to consign an item to auction, please contact Richard S J Bromell ASFAV, Director, at rb@charterhouse-auction.com, or on 01935 812277, as he is particularly interested in all things military.
Bidders set sights on Air Gun Collection
A lifetime collection of air rifles, air pistols, edged weapons and other militaria is being sold without reserve by Charterhouse in Sherborne on Wednesday 25th February.
“The collector, who lived near Wincanton, Somerset, was an avid airgun collector for nearly 70 years.” Commented Richard Bromell. “Over the decades, he amassed some 200 airguns and other militaria which he proudly displayed on the walls in the attic room of his Somerset chalet bungalow.”
The owner, who recently passed away, enjoyed target shooting from an early age, and even met his late wife at a shooting club back in the 1950’s.
An engineer by profession, the air rifles and pistols in the collection which fascinated him, date from the late 18th century through to modern specialist target rifles and document the technological progression of airguns over the centuries.
Estimates in the collection range from £40 to £2,000 and overall are expected to sell for £40,000 when they go under the Charterhouse gavel in this specialist militaria auction in Sherborne.
Charterhouse is now accepting further militaria, coins, medals and stamps, bears, dolls, model cars, trains and other toys along with for this specialist February three day collector’s auction.
Richard Bromell and the team at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne are available for valuations on 01935 812277 or via rb@charterhouse-auction.com
A corner of the room with some of the airgun collection on the walls
