Piers Motley Auctions of Exmouth began 12 years ago and is a family run business which Piers and his wife Boo have built up over the years. With over 24 years experience the auction has attracted some exceptional sales in Watches, Jewellery, Toys, Militaria, Silver, Art, Lalique, Chinese, Indian and much more.
We deal with solicitors all over The South West and deal with Court of Protection and other agencies advising customers how best to market both traditional antiques and collectables.
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Arthur William Devis RA (1762 - 1822), British portrait painter, three quarter length portrait of Sir John Shore, 1st Baron of Teignmouth 1751 - 1834, 3rd Governor General of India 1793 - 98, first President of The Bible Society and Official of the East India Company. In the portrait he is standing by a table with the 'Address of the British Inhabitants of Calcutta' and his hand rests on a copy of the 'Life of Sir William Jones' (1746 - 1794), oil on canvas, 139 X 132cm, ornate gilt gesso frame Provenance: Sir John Shore and by descent from the family
about Lot 345
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An Antique Crab Brooch mounted with a baroque untested pearl, rose cut diamonds to the claws and cabochon ruby eyes and in a precious yellow metal setting. Presented in the original Hayward & Sintzemich case, 29.5mm wide, KEE tested as 15ct, 4.84g
about Lot 271
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A Diego Maradona Napoli Football Club 1984-85 season away shirt, bears No. 10 to the back, his first season with the club. He went on to win the league with Napoli in 1986/87 and wear the Captain’s arm band. He helped win the 1986 World Cup whilst with Napoli. Believed to be a Game swapped shirt *SOLD WITH A LETTER OF CONFIRMATION STATING THE ABOVE LOT HAS COME FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE TREVOR FRANCIS* The estate has stated "I would say that Trevor wasn’t into collecting shirts / memorabilia as such himself. He preferred to keep only items which meant something significant to him personally. Specifically, he did speak about the shirt swap with Maradona and I remember on one occasion he thought he had mislaid it and was very concerned at the time, but he did locate it. Trevor bought and sold many homes and his shirts etc were never displayed and basically stored in suitcases or plastic crates. The Maradona shirt was a game swapped shirt, and from memory, I think there is a mud stain on the shirt. With regard to Zidane and Rivaldo, and on the basis of them meaning something to Trevor, I believe they were game worn shirts. I can’t give you any complete guarantee on the shirts but I do think he would not have retained them all those years ( and stored and transported them through many house moves !) if they didn’t mean a lot to him personally and were of significance."
about Lot 66
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A Gent's ROLEX Steel Cased Oyster Wristwatch, ref: 1002 with black dial signed Explorer (1963), 34.5mm case no. 862542, caliber 1530 25 jewel automatic movement. Running and boxed
about Lot 457
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Robert Bateman (b1930) Striped Swallows, watercolour, signed bottom right Robert Bateman, 39 x 59cm F & G.
about Lot 1402
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An Antique Diamond Cluster Ring, 6mm claw set principal stone with eight c, 3.8mm satellite stones, 15mm head, size L.5, 5.31 gross
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Salvador Gutierrez de Leon (1777-1856), a pair of Spanish cold painted terracotta figures of flamenco dancers in traditional costume, raised on domed circular bases signed Leon, 33cm and 30cm high, contained under a glass dome, overall height 49cm
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Puckridge, London, a Georgian mahogany longcase clock,, the arched hood with spire finials, the trunk with arched moulded panel door flanked by canted angles on a box base with bracket feet, having a 30.5cm arched silvered dial with subsidiary seconds and strike /silent to the arch, signed Puckridge, London, 5271, the twin train eight day movement striking to a bell, 223cm high.
about Lot 1273A
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A Royal Mint 2012 Gold Proof Sovereign Five-Coin Collection comprising £5, Double Sovereign, Sovereign, Half-Sovereign and Quarter-Sovereign. Boxed with COA, limited edition of 980/999
about Lot 1423
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United Kingdom Victoria 1887 Gold and Silver £5 to 3d Specimen Coin Set in original case, EF
about Lot 210