February flies for Clive Emson Auctioneers

Clive Emson Auctioneers launched into the new year having raised over £21m for clients and achieving a 75% success rate in the firm’s February auction, the first of eight in 2023.

 Jolly Roger flag for sale

The Jolly Roger flag made on HMS Unbroken in WWII that is going under the hammer at a Duke’s sale to be held at The Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset.

Churchill items to go under hammer

An eclectic collection of Winston Churchill memorabilia acquired by the great man’s personal nurse in the 1950s is to go under the hammer at auction.

Assets of Yorkshire heavy engineering business to be sold

An auction of engineering equipment, tooling and support assets from Halifax-based manufacturing firm Valvetek Machining UK Ltd that ceased trading in early August is attracting interest from around the world. Walker Singleton, multi-disciplined chartered surveyors, has been appointed by Huddersfield-based business rescue and insolvency specialist Poppleton and Appleby, the proposed liquidators to disperse the assets. There will be more than … Read More

Tower auction hits heights as Emson hits £20m

A disused water tower near Stevenage was one of the highlights of the Clive Emson Land and Property Auctioneers’ biggest sale of the year when it was the subject of a saleroom bidding war. The concrete Aston Water Tower at Aston went under the gavel for a sky-high £190,000 at the September auction after sustained competition from bidders who saw … Read More

Unseen du Maurier poems found hidden

Two previously unknown poems by literary giant Daphne du Maurier have been discovered hidden inside a photograph frame. They are being sold by Rowley’s of Ely, Cambs.

Unseen pics of Queen and Royal family for sale

Previously unseen photos of the Queen, Prince Philip and the Queen Mother relaxing at a BBQ have emerged for sale at Rowley’s in Cambridgeshire. The pics are thought to date from the 1940s.

Log on and sell online with auctioneers Clive Emson

Owners of land and property across England and Wales are now able to sell online through a new digital service launched this month by the largest land and property auction house in the South. Clive Emson Auctioneers Online complements the firm’s live auctions held every six weeks at five venues from Essex to Cornwall. Lots from the property listings are … Read More