A log from the ship that sailed with Admiral Nelson and more to find around the home counties next week

Hyperion Auctions offers this ship’s log from the HMS Excellent which has an estimate of £1500-2000.

• Frances Allitt
  
• 07 Dec 2018

Here are five highlights going under the hammer.

Essex – Stacey’s

Stacey’s offers this silver punch bowl at its December 11 auction. It has an estimate of £600-800.

Essex Saleroom Stacey’s has a two-day sale of antiques, jewellery and collectables from December 11-12. It includes a specialist silver section comprising 102 lots. A silver punch bowl with raised scroll handles, circular foot and engraved family coat of arms is among the offerings. It has an estimate of £600-800.

Haslemere – John Nicholson’s

An auction of antique furniture, pictures and collectables, mostly from a house in Haslemere, takes place a John Nicholson’s on December 12. It includes this George III mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase, estimated at £5000-6000, which has a carved cornice, and four astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves. The base has a deep secretaire drawer fitted with small drawers aboved three long drawers flanked by a pair of cupboard doors.

Maidenhead – Dawson’s

This antiques yellow gold and turquoise ring is included in Dawson’s Auctioneers’ sale of jewellery, silver and watches on December 8. Possibly Islamic, it is loosely set to a heart-shaped centre and the mount features engraved and applied decoration. It has an estimate of £1000-1500.

Dawson’s offers this gold and turquoise ring as part of its December 8 sale. It has an estimate of £1000-1500.

Guildford – Wellers

This magazine page titled Beatles Take a Bow bears signatures from the whole band is offered with an estimate of £1500-2000.

Several items of Beatles memorabilia are on offer at Weller’s sale of December 10, which offers jewellery, watches, silver, antiques and collectables. A loose magazine page entitled Beatles Take a Bow signed by John, Paul, George and Ringo is included with an estimate of £1500-2000. Signatures of all four Beatles together are particularly sought after. This example includes the word Beatles inscribed by Paul McCartney.

Cambridgeshire – Hyperion Auctions

A sale of art and antiques at Hyperion features a rare ship’s log from the HMS Excellent, starting on July 1795. It recounts sailing with Lord Nelson’s ship HMS Victory and included in the lot is a matching signals book, all handwritten and tinted. Offer in the auction which takes place on December 8, it has an estimate of £1500-2000.