Pictured above: Cuttlestones' auctioneer & valuer, Dave
Eglington, with the rare set of White Star Line egg cups set to
come under the hammer in the Friday, 4th March Fine Art
Sale
Staffordshire auction house Cuttlestones' ongoing success is
seeing the firm attract lots from across the country. The firm's
next Fine Art Sale, set to take place on Friday 4th March, is no
exception - and one lot in particular has travelled a considerable
distance to be sold at the progressive auction house.
A set of four rare egg cups branded for the famed cruise line
'The White Star Line', which counted the ill-fated Titanic among
its fleet, has been consigned by vendors from Southampton. The
reason they chose Cuttlestones rather than a more local auction
house is down to Cuttlestones' previous success with a range of
White Star Line items, including a set of six cups that fetched
just under £1000 in the March 2010 Fine Art Sale.
The egg cups are a far rarer - and potentially more valuable -
proposition. One of the egg cups carries a date stamp for 1912, the
year the Titanic sank, and another is stamped for 1908. As with the
cups, this lot is expected to draw interest from a range of
collectors including White Star Line and Titanic specialists in
addition to those with a general interest in items from the 'golden
age' of cruising.
Auctioneer and valuer Dave Eglington explains how Cuttlestones
aims to attract the interest of this niche group of collectors:
"We'll be extensively publicising this lot both on and offline
to ensure that specialist collectors know it is coming under the
hammer - we attract bidders from across the world through our
online bidding facility and they can literally bid live as the
auction takes place to really feel a part of the action. The fact
that this lot is one of a number of maritime items for sale will
mean that it's broadcast to the widest possible audience. We're
confident of getting a great price for the egg cups - White Star
Line items are highly collectable and these are particularly rare -
so watch this space!"