Biddle & Webb Auctioneers are proud of our Brummie heritage; based in the heart of the city for the past 60 years, we are keen advocates of the area – as well as the accent. We regularly enjoy hosting a number of free valuation events across the West Midlands – meeting local people, valuing local…
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Auction Intrigue at Biddle & Webb
Biddle and Webb’s Interiors auction is nothing short of eclectic. As auctioneers we are used to seeing and selling a vast array of desirable items ranging from Moorcroft jugs to mahogany cheese coasters, witches’ balls to Rolex watches. Unusual, unconventional and at times – frankly bizarre, the ever expanding antiques industry never fails to surprise…
April 8th Interiors Sale
Auction catalogue: April 8th Interiors Sale, 10am Lot: 94 Estimate: £400 to £600 An 18ct yellow gold ruby and diamond line bracelet, set alternately with round cut rubies and round brilliant cut diamonds aeach set in an articulated link, hallmarked with a Sheffield import mark for 1997, length approx. 18.5cm, weight approx. 13.9g. Lot: 82…
A Glider in a Garden?
Here at Biddle & Webb, we often come across the most remarkable stories in the most unassuming places. However, Mr Bob Arnold’s MK 2 Goevier is an exceptional example. It is not every day that we are called to an original Schemp-Hirth WW2 glider in the back garden of a house in a cul-de-sac. Mr…
Where it all began…
Occasionally as I am sat outside a client’s house, in my van (well Biddle & Webb’s but it feels like mine and I do wash it) I do think back to the time when I started at BW. The day is still clear in my mind and I can even remember the date 12th Feb…
ALAN: Q’s & A’s
Q1. When did you start working at Biddle & Webb and what was your job role? Ans. ”I started working at Biddle & Webb 47 years ago (1969) on an Easter Tuesday. When walked through the door I was given a pen, pad and chalk and started cataloguing! The first thing I catalogued was a…
Marketing (at) auction house
‘Marketing is the science and art of exploring, creating, and delivering value to satisfy the needs of a target market a profit’ Philip Kotler A company can rarely be successful without a proper marketing strategy. This is not just the responsibility of one department, it is the responsibility of everybody in the company, because everything…
Inside the Jewellery Box
Jewellery is a funny topic, in a sense that it creates such an emotional attachment unlike any other object. Granted there is an underlying material value which ultimately makes it desirable, but still, sentimentality outweighs this entirely in most cases. I’m taking a look inside some of Biddle & Webb’s staff’s jewellery boxes to uncover…
DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND
Buying jewellery at auction can often be a fun experience leading to you owning a unique piece of jewellery unlike anything you would purchase on the high street. Here at Biddle & Webb our June 5th fine jewellery sale is full of beautifully cut diamond rings, something which excites our jewellery expert Jennifer Pardoe. Buying…
AUCTIONEERS TOP PICK: UPCOMING JUNE SALE – LORD LAMINGTON PORTRAIT
Catherine White’s top pick for the upcoming June sale goes to a painting by ROBERT DUDDINGSTONE HERDMAN A.R.S.A (1863-1922). It is an oil on canvas, signed portrait of Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochraine – Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington G.C.M.G (1860 – 1940). Estimated at between £500 – £800 this portrait is a bargain price and…