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LS Lowry tissue sketch sells for £8,000 in Nantwich auction

LS Lowry tissue sketch sells for £8,000 in Nantwich auction

An L.S. Lowry sketch on a tissue paper of an old handball court in South Wales, has sold for a staggering £8,680 at a Nantwich auction.

It’s thought the artist did the sketch in an idle moment in the café where he stopped for tea.

May 8, 2016
LS Lowry sketch set to fetch £10,000 at Nantwich auction

LS Lowry sketch set to fetch £10,000 at Nantwich auction

A sketch by LS Lowry on a folded piece of tissue could sell for £10,000 at a Nantwich auction.

The six-inch square napkin drawing, probably scribbled in the café where he stopped for tea, will go under the hammer at Peter Wilson auctioneers.

April 13, 2016
1923 trophy bought by National Football Museum at Nantwich auction

1923 trophy bought by National Football Museum at Nantwich auction

A unique football trophy won by Stoke United ladies in Barcelona in 1923 and lost for decades, has been snapped up at a Nantwich auction.

Now the trophy will go on permanent public display at the National Football Museum following the sale at Nantwich auctioneers Peter Wilson.

February 20, 2016
Rare Barry Lomax porcelain collection on sale at Nantwich auction

Rare Barry Lomax porcelain collection on sale at Nantwich auction

Nantwich auctioneers Peter Wilson will sell a Barry Lomax Collection of Early English Porcelain at their next auction.

The February 18 fine art sale is expected to attract international attention.

January 30, 2016
Mystery banjo could raise £500 for Nantwich charity shop

Mystery banjo could raise £500 for Nantwich charity shop

A mystery donor has left an antique banjo to Nantwich’s local Shelter shop – which could fetch £500 at auction!

Staff at the Beam Street store were stunned when they discovered how much the musical instrument could be sold for at auction later this week.

November 23, 2015
Toys are back in town for Nantwich collectables auction

Toys are back in town for Nantwich collectables auction

The toys are back in town – thanks to Nantwich auctioneer Peter Wilson!

The Market Street auction house will be hosting a sale with a difference on November 5, just in time for Christmas.

October 27, 2015
Spray painted rat picture by Banksy sells for £22,000 in Nantwich

Spray painted rat picture by Banksy sells for £22,000 in Nantwich

A spray-painted picture of a rat has sold for £22,000 at a Nantwich auction – because it was done by Banksy!

A Cheshire art lover showed perseverance does pay after he persuaded street artist Banksy to give him a piece of his work.

September 30, 2015
Rare private pottery collection to be sold in Nantwich sale

Rare private pottery collection to be sold in Nantwich sale

One of the most important private collections of early British pottery is to be sold by Nantwich auctioneers Peter Wilson.

The sale of the Harold Blakey Collection will take place at the Market Street saleroom on Wednesday September 16.

September 3, 2015
Sugar bowl sells for a sweet £45,000 at Nantwich auction

Sugar bowl sells for a sweet £45,000 at Nantwich auction

A ceramic sugar bowl stunned bidders at a Nantwich auction when it fetched a staggering £45,000.

The three-inch lidded bowl, sold at Peter Wilson auctioneers, turned out to be an extremely rare example of French Vincennes porcelain, the earliest incarnation of Sèvres.

July 22, 2015
Chinese snuff bottles could fetch £25,000 in Nantwich sale

Chinese snuff bottles could fetch £25,000 in Nantwich sale

A rare collection of Chinese snuff bottles could fetch more than £25,000 at a Nantwich auction.

The collection, which dates back almost 80 years, was bought by author Marjorie Hessell Tiltman during a visit to Tientsin in 1937.

June 30, 2015
Huge Northern Art paintings auction heads for Nantwich

Huge Northern Art paintings auction heads for Nantwich

One of the biggest collections of Northern Art to come on to the market will be sold at a Nantwich auction next week.

Peter Wilson auctioneers in Market Street will be offering almost 300 lots of paintings and prints, all from private owners, on April 30.

April 24, 2015
Charity ball to raise Wingate Children’s Centre funds

Charity ball to raise Wingate Children’s Centre funds

A charity ball is being held to help raise funds for the Wingate Children’s Centre in Wrenbury, Nantwich.

The black tie event is taking place on Saturday March 7 at Crewe Hall.

February 4, 2015
Vase sells at Nantwich auction for £420,000, smashing record

Vase sells at Nantwich auction for £420,000, smashing record

A vase smashed a Nantwich auction record after selling for a staggering £420,000.

The large Doucai “Lotus and Bats” vase, from Qianlong period (1736-1795), was bought during a Peter Wilson auctioneers sale on Market Street.

November 28, 2014