Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
The company was formed in January 2009 when Bearnes and Hampton & Littlewood merged to bring together their complementary expertise in the Fine Art auction and valuation market to form the largest Fine Art auction house in the South West of England.
The firm covers Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. It regularly attracts buyers from around the world who are able to bid online at all of the firm's major auctions.
As a founding member of the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers (SOFAA), Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood is committed to the highest standards of ethics, probity and performance and have a long track record for identifying, valuing and selling Fine Art, Antiques and Collectables.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood has specialist departments covering Books and Manuscripts (including photographs), Ceramics and Glass, Silver, Jewellery, Maritime and Sporting, Pictures and Works of Art.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood holds fortnightly auctions, at its Exeter saleroom.
All auctions are extensively marketed using both traditional media as well as the latest techniques in emarketing online. All our auctions are listed online with many lots illustrated in colour.
Major auctions have an international reach with Telephone and Live Internet Bidding available.
Our Fine and Specialist auctions have fully-illustrated colour catalogues produced to a very high standard. These are distributed in print and electronic form.
We make home visits throughout the West Country, including Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset and are available by appointment with no fee or obligation.
We have representatives based in Dorset and Cornwall.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood has extensive experience in Insurance, Probate and Auction valuations.
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Sales and Catalogues
We publish our catalogues in a browsable (and a soon to be searchable) format with full sale details (including results) on our website.
You can subscribe to our Upcoming and Recent Auctions RSS Feed for automatic notification of when we publish. We also publish our catalogues in PDF format for the best printing experience and in a page-by-page electronic format.
Viewing Times vary depending on the type of sale.
Forthcoming Major Auctions
2016
16th November - Sporting & Collectors’ Auction
2017
24th & 25th January – Fine Art Sale
15th March – Antiquarian Books, Maps & Prints Auction
11th & 12th April - Fine Art Sale
17th May - Sporting & Collectors
14th June - Maritime Auction
11th & 12th July - Fine Art Sale
6th September – Antiquarian Books, Maps & Prints Auction
3rd & 4th October - Fine Art Sale
15th November - Sporting & Collectors
We hold Antiques and Interiors Auctions fortnightly in Exeter throughout the year. The auctions feature affordable ceramics, glass, oriental, works of art, books, collectables, pictures and furniture.
Specialists
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood has a team of renowned specialists that have considerable expertise in their fields, with several having in excess of twenty years of experience.
You can learn more about our team of experts below by visiting their pages on our website. Each expert's page provides you with information about their specialisms and their careers, as well as ways of getting in touch with them.
Some of our specialists also blog on their fields of expertise, providing you with an insight into their work and providing you with an opportunity to share your experiences with them.
