An 18 carat white gold necklace set with four carats of diamonds was the highest selling lot at Mitchells Antiques & Fine Art Sale last week, selling for £5,100.

Times and Star: The 18 carat white gold necklace set with 4 carats of diamonds sold for £5,100The 18 carat white gold necklace set with 4 carats of diamonds sold for £5,100 (Image: Supplied)

Several artworks by Percy Kelly (1918-1993) also did well, the most valuable paintings being a 1967 watercolour of ‘Newlyn Harbour’ which made £4,500.

‘Low Tide at Maryport’ sold for £3,600 and a harbour scene with fishing boats sold for £2,500. ‘Village Road’ and a fishing boat with crane made £900 and £880 respectively. An untitled artwork by William Bill Peascod (1920-1985) sold for £1,000.

Times and Star: The two samplers sold for £4,500The two samplers sold for £4,500 (Image: Supplied)

The biggest surprise in the sale was an 18th century sampler with an intricate floral tapestry design dated 1767 by Hannah Decleve. Titled ‘A Diligent Scholar’s an Ornament To a School’, the sampler was sold together with a second sampler dated 1840 by Susannah Moore aged 11 years for £4,500.

A splendid bronze and ivory figure by the French sculptor Albert Ernest Carrier Belleuse (1824-1887) titled ‘Liseuse’ sold for £1,900.

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Amongst the furniture, the highest selling lot was a continental marble topped serpentine marquetry commode sold for £2,000. A Mouseman oak bookcase with four adjustable shelves and a carved mouse motif also did well selling for £1,100.

An attractive late 19th century Japanese lacquer cabinet with extensive inlaid decoration measuring 164cm high made £800 and a cast iron cell patterned garden bench seat sold for £1,500.

Entries are now invited for Mitchells’ Vintage & Antique Toy & Model Railway Sale on Thursday, August 3.