A drawing by LS Lowry has been sold for £30,000 at Mitchells Antiques & Fine Art Sale.
The pencil drawing of Jane Pit in Workington was signed and dated 1969.
It was previously owned by Sir Frederick Gibberd CBE RA.
Two artworks by Percy Kelly (1918-1993) of Workington harbour and Maryport Harbour also did well selling for £5,000 each and a 1993 oil on paper by Julian Cooper (born 1947) Ambleside Interior made £2,200.
A rare French doll, an 18th century embroidery and valuable jewellery were also among the highest selling lots.
The biggest surprise lot in the sale was the very rare Emile Jumeau BéBé doll, which sold for £8,000 to a private collector.
Jumeau was a French company, founded in the early 1840s, which designed and manufactured high quality bisque dolls.
Dating from the late 1800s, the antique doll had a jointed composition body and measured 42.5cm in height.
Another big surprise in the sale was an 18th century embroidered sampler by Martha Bingley sold to a collector for £5,000 against an estimate of £250-£350.
The sampler included proverbs, numbers and the alphabet and was decorated with colourful borders featuring animals and an angel.
Also among the highest selling lots were an 18ct white gold and diamond tennis bracelet with 8.62 carats sold for £7,282 and an 18ct white gold chain and pendant, set with a single stone 8.6 carats Ceylon sapphire which made £7,000.
The highest selling gold chain among a large collection of gold in this sale was a heavy gauge 9ct gold chain with cross pendant weighing 156.3 grams which sold for £3,500.
Other sale highlights included a canteen of silver beaded flatware cutlery for 12 places sold for £3,600 and an Eric Ravilious Wedgwood Garden pattern dinner service which made £2,200.
The highest selling clock was a Burges triple fuse rosewood cased bracket clock which made £2,200 and the most valuable item of furniture was a George III mahogany Gillows design architect’s desk which sold for £2,100.
A plaque commemorating the 29 lives saved by the RNLI’s Whitehaven lifeboats from 1869 to the 1900s sold for £800 to a private buyer.
The town had a lifeboat from 1804 and became part of the RNLI in 1865. It closed in 1924.
What’s next at Mitchells?
More gold lots are to be sold before Mitchells Home & Garden Sale on Thursday July 10 from 10am.
An illustrated catalogue can be viewed online at www.the-saleroom.com/Mitchells or https://www.easyliveauction.com/auctioneers/mitchells/ where buyers can also register to bid live during the sale or leave automatic bids in advance.
If you think you might have a Jumeau doll or other antique toy hiding in your attic, there’s still time to enter items for sale in Mitchell’s next Vintage & Antique Toy Sale on Thursday July 31. For free valuations contact David Lomas on 01900 827800 as soon as possible -entries close soon!
Whether it’s a picture, a piece of jewellery or something else, if you want to find out what it’s worth, Mitchells offer free valuations by appointment at its Cockermouth saleroom and home visits by arrangement, including in the South Lakes and Furness.
Alternatively, you can email your valuation request and photographs to [email protected]. Contact Mitchells now on 01900 827800 to arrange your free valuation.
