06/06/2010 : Antique Hunting Weekends
Adam Partridge now offers unique antique hunting weekends for the antique enthusiast starting from just £199 per person.
03/06/2010 : Joy For Local Man As Tusk Rescued From Skip Sells For £14,500
A rare tusk from a narwhal whale, salvaged from a skip more than twenty years ago, has been sold for a huge £14,500 at Adam Partridge Auctioneers of Congleton, Cheshire.
The owner rescued it at the time, not realising how much it was likely to be worth, simply because he thought it was a shame that such an object should be thrown out.
It had survived in good condition and measured 231.5cm (around 7’7”)
01/06/2010 : The Henstock Collection
A remarkable collection of antiques & works of art is to come under the hammer at Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers of Congleton, Cheshire on 1st July.
06/05/2010 : Records broken as violin sells for £89,000
A fine Italian violin by Joseph Gagliano, Naples 1785, lot 1212, was sold for £89,000, a new auction record for a violin by this maker and a new house record for Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers.
01/04/2010 : Antique Hunting Weekend Breaks With Adam Partridge
We have now finalised 2010 dates for Antique Hunting Weekend Breaks in the UK with your host Adam Partridge.
18/03/2010 : View the videos of the Mechanical Music lots in this sale
Once again we have uploaded videos of the various items of Mechanical Music to our website for all of the buyers and lovers of mechanical music. Please click a video below to watch the lots in action, and please remember these videos do no justice to the beautiful sounds produced (except in the case of the Pasquale)
27/02/2010 : Auction Reports
For those of you who haven't visited our Community Page, we have a regular author who adds quizzes, caption competitions and auction reports.
25/02/2010 : Flog It! Broadcast
The next Flog It! show featuring Adam Partridge Auctioneers will be shown on the 3rd March 2010 at 3.45pm.
12/02/2010 : 11th February Sale Results Now Online
The sale results from our 11th February auction can now be viewed online.
Vases pictured (lot 176) sold for £1000, further information below.
02/02/2010 : 11th February Auction now online
The catalogue for our 11th February auction can now be viewed online via the "View our 11th February Catalogue" link.
12/01/2010 : Happy New Year!!
The closing date for accepting entries is approaching fast and your last valuation day for the next sale is 18th January.
21/12/2009 : A Happy New Year to all our customers from Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers.
What a year 2009 has proven to be, and 2010 is looking even better!
05/12/2009 : Christmas Auction - Catalogue now online
The catalogue for our huge two day Christmas auction on 10th & 11th December is now online and can be viewed by clicking the link on the home page of this site.
11/11/2009 : John Nixon Videos Now Online
We are pleased to announce that we now have over 20 videos available of lots in the John Nixon sale; after all it is a Mechanical MUSIC sale.
27/10/2009 : Charles Darwin & The Voyage of HM Sloop Beagle - historic scrimshaw to be auctioned
A remarkable scrimshaw carved by James Adolphus Bute on Charles Darwin's voyage on HMS Beagle is to be offered at our two-day auction on 5th/6th November 2009.
Full press release below.
16/10/2009 : The John Nixon Collection of Mechanical Music - YouTube videos now online
Coming Soon: A unique and exciting collection of mechanical musical instruments and talking machines will be auctioned by Adam Partridge Auctioneers on Saturday 21st November 2009, starting at midday. Collected for many years by the late John Nixon of Biddulph Moor, Staffordshire, this is truly a specialist sale not to be missed.
06/10/2009 : Auction of Militaria now online
Our Inaugural auction of Militaria is now online.
14/09/2009 : NEW HOUSE RECORD ; Chinese libation cup brings £27,000
A new house record was achieved on 10th September when a Chinese carved rhinoceros horn libation cup on wooden stand was sold for £27,000, surpassing the previous record of £14,400 for a Wedgwood Fairyland lustre vase sold in March.
03/09/2009 : Two Day Auction 10th & 11th September 2009
A fully illustrated catalogue is now online at www.adampartridge.co.uk
Item pictured is lot 1100 - a fine early Victorian rosewood table clock by Thomas & John Ollivant of Manchester, which plays seven airs.
29/08/2009 : Flog It at Adam Partridge 1st September
The first Flog It programme filmed at our saleroom will be broadcast on 1st September at 3.45pm on BBC 2.
18/08/2009 : Adam Partridge to Appear in The New Season of Flog It!
Have you been wondering when you are going to see some new episodes of Flog It! rather than the repeats that have been showing recently?
13/08/2009 : Coming Soon: A dedicated auction for the sale of Royal Doulton, Beswick and other ceramic figurines.
Due to the popularity of Royal Doulton and Beswick figurines at our previous auctions, we are going to hold a specialist sale.
12/08/2009 : Coming Soon: The Audrey Billington Collection
An amazing collation of autographs and film memorabilia is going on sale this year and is the lifetime collection of Audrey Billington.
06/08/2009 : Antiques Are Green
Antiques ARE green and there is now a campaign being led by Nigel Worboys to increase awareness of antiques and promote environmental factors of the trade.
27/07/2009 : Adam Partridge to Appear on Radio 4 Womans Hour
Adam Partridge will be appearing as a guest on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour on Friday 31st July 2009, starting at 10am.
19/07/2009 : Auction of Textiles
Grand auction of textiles & related items, part of The Three Shires Textile Festival - please visit www.textilefestival.com for more information about the events in the area.
Picture shown is lot 237, Leek Embroidery.
09/07/2009 : Two Day Auction of Antiques & Collectors Items
Our next sale,a two day auction of over 1200 lots can now be viewed online.
09/07/2009 : Two Day Auction of Antiques & Collectors Items
Over 1200 lots to be sold over two days, Thursday 9th and Friday 10th July 2009.
Image shown is lot 905, a fine enamelled silver cigarette case.
18/06/2009 : Auction of Erotica
An auction of Erotica, including over 200 drawings by David Wilde, Bergman bronzes and other items.
06/06/2009 : The John Holt Collection
PUBLIC AUCTION TO BE HELD ON THE PREMISES, SIDDINGTON, Nr MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE
The John Holt Collection SATURDAY 6th June 2009
18/05/2009 : The Denis Byrne Collection
We are pleased to announce two remarkable auctions within a 10 day period - The Denis Byrne collection on 28th May and The John Holt Collection on 6th June.
25/03/2009 : Fairytale ending for Wedgwood vase
Front page story of The Antiques Trade Gazette
14/03/2009 : Antiques Roadshow Discovery sold for £14,400
A rare Wedgwood vase featured on a recent edition of The Antiques Roadshow was sold on 12th March 2009 for a staggering £14,400.
The vase stands an impressive 42.5cm in height (almost 17 inches) and is unusually decorated in a variation of the Lahore pattern with moose and giraffes, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones. It was valued by The Antiques Roadshow experts at £6000-8000.
12/02/2009 : News Pages
This is a new feature of our website.
