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Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Tuesday 2nd September 2008
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Antiques & Collectables
Tuesday 19th August 2008

 


Amusement Machines, Models & Enamel Signs
Tuesday 9th September 2008

 


Recent Sales


Film & Entertainment Sale
Tuesday 5th August 2008
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Antiques, Collectables & Furniture
Tuesday 22nd July 2008

 


Collectors Sale
Tuesday 1st July 2008

 


Antiques, Collectables & Furniture
Tuesday 24th June 2008

 

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ENTRIES INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING SALES

WE ARE NOW FULL FOR THE SALE ON THE 19th AUGUST 2008. BUT WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR OUR NEXT ANTIQUE,COLLECTABLES & FURNITURE AUCTION ON THE

TUESDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 2008 11am start

DON'T DELAY AS WE REALLY ARE A VERY BUSY SALEROOM

WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR ANTIQUE FURNITURE (Georgain & Victorian), JEWELLERY, DIE CAST TOYS (playworn or better),SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS,EDGED WEAPONS SWORDS ETC.POSTERS, 18TH & 19TH PORCELAIN,SILVER, BESWICK (Animals), DOULTON AND WORCESTER FIGURES,BRASS & COPPER,OILS & WATERCOLOURS.

WE HAVE BUYERS WAITING FOR GOOD QUALITY SILVER & JEWELLERY. PLEASE EMAIL DIGITAL IMAGES FOR A FREE VALUATION OR CALL US ON 0118 971 3772 TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT FOR US TO VIEW YOUR ITEMS.

RECENT HAMMER PRICES:


Pair of Regency style ebonised centre tables - £9,200

Joseph Southall watercolour -£2,900

Oil on canvas of South African landscape 10x12" signed Tinus De Jongh-£1,250

Moorcroft vase - £1,400

24 silver hallmarked George Adams forks dated 1854 - £660

19c wild boar netsuke, character marks to base - £8,450

19c rat netsuke, character marks to base - £4,800

18ct white gold bracelet with 8ct of diamonds - £3,400

Cigarette card - St Petersburg Cig Co - Portsmouth Footballer - £3,000

Football programme - Reading v Crystal Palace 1946/47 - £1,100

Football programme - 1921 FA Cup Final Programme £1,650

Football programme - Gillingham v Aldershot FA Cup Tie 1930/31 £650

Beatles Please, Please Me LP - £480

UPCOMING AUCTIONS WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR OUR SALE ON THE 23RD SEPTEMBER. ITV'S DICKINSON'S 'REAL DEAL' WILL BE FILMING THAT DAY.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS SATURDAY'S VALUATION DAY
16th AUGUST 9am to 12 noon
SILVER, MOORCROFT, BESWICK, ROYAL DOULTON, DIECAST CARS & TOYS

ANTIQUES, COLLECTABLES & FURNITURE
19th August 2008 - 11.00am

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Viewing Times:
Friday 15th August 10am - 4pm
Sunday & Monday 17th/18th August 10am - 4pm
Morning of sale from 8.30am





LOTS FOR AUGUST SALES

Lot 533 - Antiques & Collectables - Tuesday 19th Aug 08

Lot 22 - Amusement Machines, Models & Enamel Signs - Tuesday 9th Sept 08

SPECIALIST SALE FOOTBALL & SPORTING
2nd SEPTEMBER 2008 - 11.00am

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Viewing Times:
Friday 29th August 10am - 4pm
Sunday 31st August 10am - 3pm
Monday 1st September 10am - 4pm
Morning of sale from 8.30am





AMUSEMENT MACHINES, MODELS & ENAMEL SIGNS
9th September 2008 - 11.00am

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Viewing Times:
Friday 5th September 10am - 4pm
Sunday & Monday 7th/8th September 10am - 4pm
Morning of sale from 8.30am




A RARE BEATLES FIND.....

Beatles Memorabilia

This looks like a once in a lifetime collectors opportunity to own a newly discovered reel to reel tape believed to have been recorded in 1964, containing a number of Lennon & McCartney composed songs, as well as cover versions with plenty of dialogue inbetween recordings from the artists themselves. Estimate £8,000-£12,000

But that's not all....

We've also got a 1st edition UK Stereo pressing of the Please Please Me album, with an estimate of £2,000-3,000

and another UK White Album serial number 41 with an estimate of £1,000-£2,000

Plus, there are a whole host of aother rarities including lots from the Sex Pistols, a significant rarity from the Doors, and 500 other lots in this exciting sale.

Sex Pistols

The Doors



Postcards, cigarette cards, stamps, coins, militaria & photographs did extremely well in our last auction.

In this sale we offered the Alan Bosher (1939-2007) collection of postcards & ephemera. Alan, known to many as 'Bowie', was a keen collector from a very early age and amassed a superb collection of postcards relating to Reading & the local area. He also had a great interest in The Wild West and Military subjects. Consequently the postcard section is full of interesting lots, including many rare photographic cards.

Lot 393
Lot 510
Lot 393: Postcard - Football - Reading FC, Players 1919/20 showing individual oval head & shoulder player portraits
(unused, gd)

Est £30-50 SOLD FOR £80
Lot 510: Postcards - Military - modern album containing 160 cards, including VC's, Highland Regiments, Patriotic etc., mostly coloured / artist drawn

Est £80-120 SOLD FOR £260

CIGARETTE CARDS

Once again we were able to include a fine selection of cigarette & trade cards, from single items to collections. Among the highlights are a rare set of Slade & Bullock, Modern Inventions, several sets of the sought-after Whitbread Inn Signs and a good number of single cards including several rare Taddy issues
Lot 1
Lot 1 Trade cards - Slade & Bullock - Modern Inventions (set, 25 cards) (2 fair, rest gd/vg)

Est £100-150 SOLD FOR £210

STAMPS

A diverse stamp section offers Worldwide interest from GB & Commonwealth through to unusual USA Pony Express issues and early Brazilian ‘Bulls Eyes’.Illustrated Lot 149 fine used 1840 pair of penny blacks, stated to be plate two, four good margins but a hint of corner crease and tiny thin but does not detract

Estimate £100-120 SOLD FOR £70

Lot 149


COINS

Over 50 lots of coins from ancient to modern & covering a wide range of countries.Illustrated Lot 596Coin - Netherlands, Zeeland - silver ducaton (or silver rider), dated 1758 (NEF)

Estimate £100-150 SOLD FOR £110

Lot 596

CAMEO NEWS

Cameo is a provincial saleroom attracting a global audience. We have collectors & dealers regularly bidding and buying from America, Japan, Europe & Australia.


FREE VALUATIONS:If you have anything you wish us to look at please call or e mail us a digital photograph for a free valuation. office@cameo-auctioneers.co.uk .STARTING THIS WEEK 28TH JUNE YOU CAN NOW ENTER YOUR ITEMS ON SATURDAY MORNING BETWEEN 9am & 12 noon (please note not 25th August/6th Sept/11th October/6th December. This is on top of our normal opening hours MONDAY to FRIDAY 8.30AM TO 4.30PM

CAMEO IS OFFERING VERY FAVORABLE COMMISSION RATES FOR THE RIGHT COLLECTABLES, IN OUR MONTHLY SALES, WE WANT SILVER, JEWELLERY,INCLUDING COSTUME, BESWICK COLLECTIONS A MUST AT CAMEO, OVER £12,000 FOR THE LAST LARGE COLLECTION. DIE-CAST & RAILWAY ITEMS LAST COLLECTION OF DIECAST FETCHED £8200 ONLY 140 LOTS. DON'T FORGET THE ANTIQUE FURNTURE.

Every lot in all of our sales is photographed and displayed on 4 world wide web sites, consequently we can guarantee that we will give your item the best possible chance of selling at the best price, worldwide.


ABOUT CAMEO SPECIALIST AUCTIONS

All of these sales are also held 'live' on the internet.

FILM & MUSIC MEMORABILIA.

If you have any vinyl records be it singles or LP's we are interested in valuing, single items or large collections, also music & film posters, tickets,autographs, scripts and all advertising memorabilia to do with the music & film business

COLLECTORS SALES

These popular sales cover all manner of collecting. we are looking for cigarette cards, postcards, stamps, coins, medals, posters, comics, books and all manner of vintage paper items.
If in doubt please contact us for an opinion

FOOTBALL & SPORTING SALES

Our database of collectors for this sale is second to none. If you have the right items then we will get you the best prices. If you have football programmes, match tickets, press photos, autograph books, magazines, badges, pennants, medals or any other memorabilia then contact us immediately. We also cover all other sports and we are actively looking for similar memorabilia from speedway, horseracing, cricket, rugby, tennis etc. Collections expertly handled. We will sort, photograph and lot your items to achieve the best possible prices. we are happy to visit to appraise large collections.

You will always receive a courteous and professional service at Cameo Auctioneers.

Cameo Auctioneers are always interested in Die cast toys, Hornby and Triang model railway all gauges, Militaria and arms & armour, medals, fishing, golfing antique and collectable sporting goods, ephemera comics, postcards, cigarette cards,scientific equipment, globes, compasses and clocks, grandfather, longcase, mantle, carriage, marine, antique and collectable soft toys, miniatures silhouette's, musical instruments, antique boxes, edged weapons, cameras and photography, chronometers, barometers, rock & pop memorabilia, Victorian china dolls, tin toys, tribal art, pottery & porcelain, beswick, royal doulton, Sylvac, christopher dresser, clarice cliff, faberge, lalique, mieson, Staffordshire, Poole, majolica, Wedgwood, blue & white china, commemorative ware, sevres, silver & silver plate, glassware, gold & jewellery, brass & copperware, quality rugs & carpets, bronze figures & statues & sculptures, paintings, pictures & prints, architectural and garden, kitchenware, lamps & lighting, glass objects and paperweights.