Auction Review: April 2026

Our bi-monthly Jewellery, Coins & Watches sale was a numismatist's paradise, with great examples of sovereigns, lire, krugerrands, and more on offer. The highlight was undoubtably Una and the Lion coin, discovered at a house clearance in Gwynedd, which sold for £110,000. You can read more about this beautiful coin here.

Our triannual Welsh Sales continue to go from strength to strength. With an average sell-through rate of 93% across the two sales and a combined hammer total of £563,590, it was the second-highest total in the history of the Welsh Sale.

It will come as no surprise that the top lot of the day was by Sir Kyffin Williams. Achieving £55,000, this oil painting of St David’s Head now ranks as the fifth-highest price ever achieved for the artist at auction, further cementing The Welsh Sale as the leading platform for his work, having delivered all top five auction results.

Our monthly auction at Colwyn Bay featured antique and mid-century furniture, silver, Moorcroft ceramics, and works of art including a collection of paintings by Kenneth Harold Gresty.

The second part of April’s Welsh Sale featured furniture, Gregynog Press books, and unreserved Welsh art.

A remarkable photograph of Frank Lloyd Wright by photographer Edward Steichen achieved more than double its top estimate.

An 18th-century Welsh stick chair—our Carmarthen-based auctioneer Charles Hampshire’s favourite lot—proved especially popular, selling for £1,500.

A collection of Gregynog Press books, including a significant consignment from descendants of the Davies sisters, also performed strongly, with over half the lots surpassing their upper estimates. The top lot of the day was The Plays of Euripides, which sold for £4,400 against an estimate of £1,800–2,500.

Our last auction in April featured silver, works of art, Troika pottery, collectables and furnishings. The real surprise of the day was an oil painting by Evy Campbell, which sold for £5,500 on an estimate of £100-150. 

Looking ahead, our Chester Monthly Auction takes place on 5th May, followed later in the month by our British & European Fine Art and Beyond Europe sales on 21st May at our Cardiff saleroom.

See our full calendar of auctions on our website. Potential entries can be assessed free of charge and without obligation. Please contact a valuer directly with your enquiry. 

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