Independent Cambridge: art and antiques

Cambridge boasts a fantastic range of independent traders, but many residents - let alone visitors - are unaware of what's available right on our doorstep. The publishers of Independent Cambridge, a book which celebrates these businesses, highlight a selection of these 'indies' here. This week: Cheffins Fine Art Auctioneers.

The name of Cheffins has been synonymous with the fascinating world of auctioneering in the Cambridge area since 1825. Today Cheffins Fine Art Auctioneers is situated on the corner of Hills Road and Cherry Hinton road where regular sales are held throughout the year.

These sales range from antiques & interiors, art & design from 1860, to specialist books, maps and prints, fine wines and fine art sales. A full list of sales and online bidding information is available on their website. If your interest is in selling at auction, Cheffins specialists offer free valuations in their Cambridge salerooms every Tuesday between 11am and 3pm.

Cheffins Fine Art Auctioneers will be holding their forthcoming September Fine Art sale on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th September 2013. The sale will include property from private vendors including the Duke of Leinster and the Leinster Will Trust. Many of the pieces originating from Carton House in Ireland the former home of the Dukes of Leinster. The sale will also include a wonderful collection of silver from the home of Lord Hastings and a collection of paintings from the well-known collector Lord Luke.

Other sales from September to December this year will include ‘Behind the Green Baize Door’, November 14th – the residual contents from Professor Sir Albert Richardson, (1880-1964), a leading architect and President of the Royal Academy. This sale represents a fascinating mix of both the remaining collection of paintings and furniture as well as a wonderful array of antique domestic items from the servants quarters' scullery, attic and barns of Professor Sir Albert Richardson’s  Avenue House in Ampthill, Bedfordshire.

Other sales will include Oriental, Specialist Books, Art and Design from 1860, Fine Art, Antiques and Interiors and Wine.


Cheffins Fine Art Auctioneers
Clifton House, Clifton Road, Cambridge CB1 7EA
Tel: +44 (0)1223 213343
Email: fine.art@cheffins.co.uk
www.cheffins.co.uk

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Find out more by visiting the Independent Cambridge website:www.independent-cambridge.co.uk/ 

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