When all the lots in an auction sell it is known as a white glove sale, and it was a white glove auction for a West Country collection of medals sold by Charterhouse on Wednesday 27th November.

Richard and the Naval General Service Medal 1793-1814 with Trafalgar clasp sold for £5,500 (and on its own)

“I can count on one hand the number of white glove auctions I have conducted over the past 40 years.” Commented Richard Bromell. “There were plenty of buyers in the room, many of whom had stayed overnight and one even flew in from Ireland, but it was the internet buzzing with bids from across the UK, Isle of Man, Australia, France, Switzerland, Canada and Austria who fought hard battles to win the medals.”

The collection had been amassed over several years, but the owner who lived near Poole sadly passed away earlier this year.

The top lot was a Naval General Service Medal 1793-1814 with a Trafalgar clasp which took top honours selling for £5,500. Overall, the collection totalled just shy of £230,000 from 294 lots with a staggering average of over £780 per lot.

Richard Bromell and the Charterhouse Team can be contacted for home visits, advice and valuations on single items, collections and complete house contents at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, 01935 812277 or via rb@charterhouse-auction.com