Mystery lot – Worth £2,000? Can you identify this item, made in Rye around 1860? It may even set a new record for it’s type, beating a £2,000 plus figure reached in a Canterbury auction house for an item made by the same firm.
Tag: Rye Auction Galleries
Rye Auction Galleries provides the setting for this group of Rye’s Own articles, where buildings, people and events meet in the magazine’s record of the district. Readers can move between “Dads Army at Pett.”, “Flogit Pictures”, “James Duffy”, “Giant Vase”, and “Mystery Rye Object”, seeing how the subject appeared at different moments in the magazine. Read together, the articles show how public events and private memories become part of the town’s shared story.
Flogit Pictures
Were you at Rye Auction Galleries when Flogit paid a visit in 2004 – if so these pictures will certainly interest you. All articles, photographs and drawings on this web site are World Copyright Protected. No reproduction for publication without prior arrangement.
First Auction At New Venue A Great Success
The first Auction at Rye Auction Galleries new home at Rye Industrial Estate was an outstanding success. Local buyers flocked to support popular Auctioneer, Kevin Wall, who saved the Rye Auction from extinction and the staff from redundancy by taking on the challenging venture at a new home when it looked certain that the days … Continue reading First Auction At New Venue A Great Success
Moonlighting Auctioneer
Local Auctioneer Has Part-time Job Rye Auction Galleries’ well known Auctioneer, Kevin Wall, has been secretly photographed at his ‘other’ job as a part time sumo wrestler. Here we see him
Giant Vase
A giant Chinese vase is one of the more unusual items in the July Antique Sale to be held on Friday 4th at Rye Auction Galleries, Rock Channel. Auctioneer Kevin Wall says “the value of this monster, should be in the £1000 range but had it had its original brother with it, it may well … Continue reading Giant Vase
Rye War Hero
Reginald Wood was a man of Rye whose wartime exploits have never been recorded. Reg. died a few years ago. He had lived at 25 Cadborough Road for many years.
Rye Country Show 2007
GET YOUR ANTIQUES VALUED AT THE SHOW Great news about this year’s Rye Show at Salts Farm, East Guldeford on Saturday August 18th … All the old favourites will be there again to thrill and amuse everyone – the Rye Warbirds model aeroplanes, Terrier Racing, Grand Raffle, lots of fun games and sideshows and stalls, … Continue reading Rye Country Show 2007
Buying at Auction
Buying at Auction These lantern slides, just a sample from the 40 that were included in the lot, demonstrate that there are bargains to be had at any auction sale.
Bournes UTS Celebrate Dancing Elephant Award
Bournes the Rye removal company have been presented with the famous UTS Dancing Elephant after winning the award for the second time since its conception in 1993.
Newsbrief
Shell Shock for Auctioneer A live WW2 cannon shell, powerful enough to penetrate 1″ thick metal, was discovered in an old urn at Rye Auction Galleries.