KIVELLS held a collectors’ auction in Holsworthy on March 20, being instructed by the executors of the late Derek ‘Derry’ Jones, of Sutcombe, to offer his Triumph motorbike, two ventriloquist dummies and other stage related items for sale.

First up was his Triumph Trophy TR25W 250cc motorbike, which was his pride and joy, having rallied and ridden all over the West Country on VMCC runs. Many prizes were awarded including at the Dorset Steam Fair. There was great interest prior to the auction and a room full of enthusiasts saw the bike sell at the magnificent sum of £3,000.

The ventriloquist dummies ‘The Vicar’ and ‘The Squib’ were next up with furious bidding online in the UK and in the United Arab Emirates. The Vicar was taken to a final selling price of £1,100 and The Squib to £210.

Posters of local shows, Derry’s scripts, props and other theatre items sold in lots at £270.

Another vendor’s motorbike was also keenly contested being a 1921 Royal Enfield Flat Tanker, which also sold really well at £3,100.

Also in the auction of 820 lots was a collection of American Police patch badges sold in several lots to £635.

Among a good selection of military items an East and West Africa 1895-6 medal sold at £210, USA MI Carbine at £370, pilot’s helmet at £100, Malacalaza dagger at £200, flintlock pistol at £135 and two WWII posters at £90 to £95.

In the coin section of 180 lots a 1907 half sovereign sold at £100, a 1975 Bermuda 100 dollar at £200, a USA 1805 one cent at £120, a Greek Athenian owl at £130 and a 1732 half-crown at £135.

Books and paperwork included March’s children’s booklets selling at £120 and a 1630 Epistles to Thessalonians at 145.

Moggs new map of London went to £180, a cricket and footballers autograph book at £200, Bristol and military postcards went at £95, 22 Devon postcards at £70 and an autograph book including Bruce Forsyth’s signature went to £65.

Other items included a Riley Joe Davis snooker cue at £130, a Cyclemaster engine at £85, Bachmann OO engines and tenders at £50, £70 and £65, Mamod model steam engine at £50, Ashbury mandolin at £70 and finally a collection of display swords at a total of £260.

The next auction on April 17 will be live online at www.the-saleroom.com

For more information on future auctions contact Philip Walter on 01409 259256 or email [email protected]