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of Sherborne (near the Abbey) Thirty years of dealing in antique and collectible toys. Top prices paid for all types of model railway, die cast cars, early Action Man and Stars Wars, Scalextric. Meccano, unmade Airfix kits etc. Those magical names: Hornby, Dinky, Triang, Spot-on, Corgi, Subbuteo, Britains, Timpo plus plus plus... Telephone: 01935 816072 Mobile: 07527 074343

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Car auction a wind-up

The rare clockwork Alfas up for auction next month

Free valuations every Friday, Wimborne office

A fine Chinese carved celadon jade marriage bowl SOLD for £47,000

A French Restauration period steel & bronze gueridon, early 19th century SOLD for £51,000

8 West Borough, Wimborne Minster BH21 1NF 01202 842 900 www.semleyauctioneers.com Offices in Dorset, Wiltshire and London Two old tinplate toy cars are estimated to sell for £10,000 in the Charterhouse two-day collectors’ auction on September 9 and 10. Art expert Richard Bromell said: “The models of Alfa Romeo P2 race cars would have no doubt given their owners hours of fun when new back in the 1920s. “Rarely do you see one of the models, produced by the French firm CIJ Companie, so it is a real pleasure to see and handle two, although they are too expensive for me to wind up and play with!” The Alfa Romeo P2 won the inaugural Automobile World Championship in 1925, taking victory in two of the four championship rounds when Antonio Ascari drove it in the European Grand Prix at Spa, and Count Brilli-Peri won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. From 1924-1930 the P2 was victorious in 14 Grands Prix and major events including the Targa Florio. It was one of the iconic Grand Prix cars of the 1920s, and enabled Alfa Romeo, as world champions, to incorporate the laurel wreath into their logo. Today these clockwork models are highly sought after. At the upcoming Charterhouse auction, the red P2 has been restored and is estimated at £2,000-£4,000 whilst the green car is in its original condition and estimated at £4,000-£6,000 despite missing a few parts and with some slight surface rust and cracked paint. Charterhouse is now accepting entries for this specialist auction of coins, medals and stamps on Thursday, September 9 and model cars, toys, clocks and collectors’ items on September 10, with classic and vintage cars at the Haynes International Motor Museum on Tuesday, October 5 with classic and vintage motorcycles, also at Haynes, on Thursday, October 14.

Check out the cash in your attic and you could soon be really coining it!

MINTED: This 1937 gold proof four coin set is valued at £7,000 - £10,000

A 1937 coin set, stored in the attic of a farmhouse near Shaftesbury, could sell for £10,000 in the Charterhouse auction of coins, medals and stamps on Thursday, September 9. Richard Bromell said: “I visited the owner nearly two years ago when he was having a sort out and then the pandemic came along. “Rather than leaving the coins lying around the house he put them up in the attic for safe keeping. Thankfully, he remembered exactly where he put them when I recently called back.” Estimated at £7,000-10,000, the 1937 gold proof set comprises a £5, a £2, a sovereign and a half sovereign. After Edward VIII abdicated King George VI ascended to the throne on 11th December 1936 and was crowned on 12th May the following year. The Royal Mint produced just 5,001 sets of the George VI 1937 gold proof coins. In comparison, 88,896,000 pennies were minted the same year. Today, the coin market remains buoyant and Charterhouse are expecting interest from collectors, dealers and investors for this set and other coins in the auction. The coins form part of the two day auction on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th September. There are hundreds of lots of coins, medals, stamps, clocks and collector’s items along with a special selection of curtains removed from a large country house, lace and other textiles. Viewing for the auction, at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne DT9 3BS is on Monday 6th to Thursday 9th 9am to 5pm. Alternatively, you can see all the lots and follow the auction live on charterhouse-auction.com Charterhouse are now accepting entries for their next auctions with pictures, books and antiques on 7th October, Beswick, Doulton and antiques on October 8, classic and vintage cars at the Haynes International Motor Museum on Tuesday, October 5 with classic and vintage motorcycles, also at Haynes, on Thursday, October 14. n Richard Bromell and the team at Charterhouse can be contacted for advice and valuations or for a free home visit at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 info@charterhouseauction.com or via charterhouse-auction.com

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Silver, Jewellery & Watches 31st Model Cars, Trains, Dolls & Toys 1st Coins, Medals, Stamps & Clocks 2nd Pictures, Books, Maps & Postcards 3rd Classic Car Auction 5th October Classic Motorcycle Auction 14th October Further entries now being accepted The Long Street Salerooms Sherborne DT9 3BS 01935 812277 • www.charterhouse-auction.com