Mosaic brooch
A 19th century yellow metal and micro mosaic brooch depicting St Peter’s in the Vatican estimated £200-500.

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1. Micro mosaic brooch

The sale at Peebles Auction House on August 14 includes an estate family jewellery collection.

This 19th century yellow metal and micro mosaic brooch depicting St Peter’s in the Vatican was acquired by a family member during an Italian Grand Tour.

Estimate £200-500. View the catalogue entry for this micro mosaic brooch on thesaleroom.com.

2. Satsuma plate

Satsuma plate

A Satsuma plate estimated at £400-500.

The Asian art sale at David Lay in Penzance on August 12-13 includes this 9in (23cm) Satsuma plate decorated with geisha in a garden setting by Ryuzan.

It comes from a Derbyshire private collection and is guided at £400-600.

View the catalogue entry for this satsuma plate on thesaleroom.com.

3. Tavern clock

Clock

Scottish tavern clock with a chinoiserie trunk and white painted dial signed estimated at £800-1200.

This Scottish tavern clock with a chinoiserie trunk and white painted dial is signed for David Norrie of Leith.

Measuring 4ft 10in (1.46m) high, it has a guide of £800-1200 at McTear’s in Glasgow on August 12.

View the catalogue entry for this tavern clock on thesaleroom.com.

4. Luke Skywalker figure 

Luke Skywalker

Star Wars figure of Luke Skywalker in its original bubble packaging estimated at £50-80.

A Star Wars figure of Luke Skywalker in its original bubble packaging is included in Mitchells’ Vintage & Antique Toy sale in Cockermouth on August 12. The Palitoy figure is the ‘12-back A version’ of the model released at the time of the first Star Wars movie in 1977.

It is offered with a very conservative estimate of just £50-80, but the levels of pre-sale interest suggest the figure will sell for as much as £3000-5000.

View the catalogue entry for this Star Wars figure on thesaleroom.com.