Railtons is England’s most northerly auction house.
We love interesting things, their beauty, their design, where they came from and where they’re going next.
Run by a small friendly team, we have a reputation for personal service and achieving high prices for clients’ treasures.
We handle complete house clearances with instructions from lawyers throughout the region and the whole of the UK.
Previous Sale Highlights
1880s Evening Gown
An 1880s silk evening gown, the boned bodice and quilted skirt woven with gold leaves and flowers on ivory ground, having matching shoes by Hook Knowles & Co, a lace covered parasol, and a silk boxed mother of pearl lace fan. (4)
Estimate: £60-£80
Sold for £1,300
Gilt Silver Casket
An 1898 silver gilt presentational casket relating to the Earl of Derby with enamelled decoration including a view of Knowsley, circular industrial medallions and acanthus corners with classical figures, the lined interior with illuminated scroll on parchment, raised on ebonised plinth - Elkington & Co. (19in x 13.75in x 12.5in)
Estimate: £700 - £900
Sold for £3,200
Jane Austen
Miscellaneous books - a set of six Jane Austen published in 1909 with coloured illustrations, clothbound with gilt tooling, three AA Milne by Methuen 1926, a four volume set of Pepys Diaries, The Book of the Home in eight volumes, etc. (A lot)
Estimate: £30 - £40
Sold for £2,400
Gillows Corner Cabinet
A Victorian Gillows aesthetic ebonised gilded corner cabinet by Bruce J Talbert with balustraded and floral half roundel cornice above a pair of doors with crossbanded and painted panels depicting medieval ladies in gardens, over an open shelf with conforming panelled and spindled apron, raised on turned legs joined by an undershelf. (37.5in x 23in x 77.5in)
Estimate: £400 - £600
Sold for £1,500
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