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A subtle but captivating piece for your home: an Art Deco alabaster table lamp.This endearing piece has become a favouri...
12/01/2026

A subtle but captivating piece for your home: an Art Deco alabaster table lamp.

This endearing piece has become a favourite within our current Antiques auction. It features an octagonal alabaster base and chrome ball feet with the fitting contained within a central alabaster sphere, flanked by two cast metal kneeling female nudes.

Find more about it by searching lot 506 in our Antiques, Oak & Country and Interiors sale. Or view the full catalogue via the following link:

https://www.davidlay.co.uk/auction/details/a0114-antique-oak--country-and-interiors/?au=468

Antiques, Oak & Country and Interiors
15th & 16th January, 10 am | Penzance & live online

It was wonderful to see those who came by today! Viewings continue this coming Monday - Wednesday, 9 am - 5 pm
10/01/2026

It was wonderful to see those who came by today! Viewings continue this coming Monday - Wednesday, 9 am - 5 pm

We are proud to announce the sale of a truly historic piece of Cornish heritage – the very last ingot of tin to be smelt...
20/08/2025

We are proud to announce the sale of a truly historic piece of Cornish heritage – the very last ingot of tin to be smelted in Cornwall, produced from the final consignment of concentrate after the closure of South Crofty Mine in 1998.

At our recent auction, this remarkable ingot achieved a hammer price of £6,400. In a generous show of support, the Wheal Jane Group matched the winning bid, and with the addition of the buyer’s premium, the total raised reached an outstanding £14,144.

All proceeds will go directly to Children’s Hospice South West, a charity providing vital care and support to children with life-limiting conditions and their families.

We are honoured to have played a part in turning this unique piece of Cornish industrial history into a lasting legacy of care, and we extend our heartfelt thanks to the successful bidder, the Wheal Jane Group, and all who supported this extraordinary sale.

The unforgettable Peter Hone sale which we held in 2023, was the contents of Peter’s extraordinary London flat. In this ...
06/08/2025

The unforgettable Peter Hone sale which we held in 2023, was the contents of Peter’s extraordinary London flat. In this sale we have a small collection of pieces from Peters exquisite Penzance property, which was as much of an interior designers dream at his home in Ladbroke Square.
Here are a few of our favourite pieces, which include a magnificent and heroic marble bust of that great English statesman the Duke of Wellington, some of Peter’s (the master plaster caster himself) own creations, and our personal favourite: a parasol that becomes a private beach changing cubicle, a delightful metamorphic Edwardian invention that harks back to a golden age of deckchairs and donkeys.

Antiques, Interiors & Asian
7th & 8th August | Penzance & Live online

Our Antiques, Interiors & Asian Sale is fast approaching, and tomorrow is your last chance to view the lots in person!Vi...
05/08/2025

Our Antiques, Interiors & Asian Sale is fast approaching, and tomorrow is your last chance to view the lots in person!

View items such as lot 95, a striking Cypriot limestone head of a female votary, or Lot 118, a beautiful alabaster urn, tucked almost out of sight here.

If you can’t make it to our Penzance saleroom, the full catalogue is available to browse online, just follow the link in our bio.

Viewings are held between 9 am and 5 pm, no appointment necessary.

Antiques, Interiors & Asian
7th & 8th August | Penzance & live online

We’re delighted to present a remarkable collection of copperware by the master coppersmith Francis Cargeeg. Born in Hayl...
05/08/2025

We’re delighted to present a remarkable collection of copperware by the master coppersmith Francis Cargeeg.

Born in Hayle in 1893, Cargeeg produced only a limited number of works, choosing to focus on exceptional craftsmanship rather than quantity. He said of his best works, he “loath to see them pass into other hands.” They could take him over a year to make.

A proud Cornish Bard, Cargeeg was also responsible for crafting much of the ceremonial bardic regalia, such as the crowns and staves used in the Cornish Gorsedd.

We are honoured to feature five rare pieces by Cargeeg in our August Antiques Auction.

Read more about him in our blog via the link in our bio. And view the full Antiques catalogue on our website.

Antiques, Interiors & Asian
7th & 8th August | Penzance & live online

Lay’s showcases two incredible collections of weaponry in tomorrow’s Antiques Sale. These include some twenty guns, rifl...
14/05/2025

Lay’s showcases two incredible collections of weaponry in tomorrow’s Antiques Sale. These include some twenty guns, rifles and revolvers, plus other militaria such as powder flasks and swords, the most valuable is a Walter 25 bore double-barrel flintlock carriage pistol with an estimate of £2,500-3000. A later weapon, an 1863 London Armoury Company Enfield pattern three-band percussion rifle, carries a £1,200-1,800 estimate, and our personal favourite, the 18th Century Flintlock ‘’Man-stopper’’ Travelling Pistol by the Birmingham-based gunsmith Thomas Proudman, is estimated at £1,000-1,2000.

The guns are mostly 18th and 19th century, they have fabulously romantic names like Man-stopper or Blunderbuss. The wonderfully descriptive ‘Man-stopper’ is fairly self-explanatory, and a Blunderbuss is a short barrelled, long armed weapon with a flared muzzle that was designed to spray its shot in a relatively wide pattern at close range.

Arms and militaria may not be for everybody but these fascinating collections of weaponry certainly give us pause for thought (who owned them, who used them?) and it’s rather fun to look into the history of some of these extraordinary weapons.

Antique & Interiors
May 15th
Penzance & Online

Here are a few captured moments from our Penzance sale-room as our team prepped for the Antique & Interiors viewings. Vi...
12/05/2025

Here are a few captured moments from our Penzance sale-room as our team prepped for the Antique & Interiors viewings.

Viewings will continue this week: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 9am - 5pm ahead of the sale day on Thursday (15th of May).

Antique & Interiors
15th May
Penzance & Online

Locked and loaded! Our antique & Interiors sale is now live! This sale covers over 500 lots of wonderful antiques, inclu...
02/05/2025

Locked and loaded! Our antique & Interiors sale is now live!
This sale covers over 500 lots of wonderful antiques, including two fascinating collections of weaponry, troika pottery, some rather exotic and valuable clocks, bronze sculptures and even a fossilised mammoth’s tooth!

View the full catalogue online at:
https://www.davidlay.co.uk/auction/details/a0111-antique--interiors/?au=465

And have a brilliant bank holiday weekend ☀️

Antique & Interiors
May the 15th
Penzance & online

Here are a few moments from our Antique, interiors and Asian sale, last week, phones and gavel at the ready. We saw some...
24/03/2025

Here are a few moments from our Antique, interiors and Asian sale, last week, phones and gavel at the ready.

We saw some great results (all of which are on our website through the link in our bio) and we can’t wait for our next Antiques and Interiors auction in May! More information to follow

Before then, we have plenty more exciting auctions, our next being The Flambards sale, this week in Penzance and online (26th & 27th of March).

In auction on Friday are these enormous Chinese blue and white double gourd floor vases. Dated to the early 20th century...
18/03/2025

In auction on Friday are these enormous Chinese blue and white double gourd floor vases. Dated to the early 20th century, this vases stand at 89cm and adorned with dragons admits clouds.

Lot 696: Est, £1000 - £2000

The Antique, Interiors & Asian sale
20th & 21st of March, starting from 10am

View the full catalogue through the link in our bio

Our doors are open this morning for viewings of our Antiques, interiors and Asian sale. Peruse all 741 lots between 9am ...
15/03/2025

Our doors are open this morning for viewings of our Antiques, interiors and Asian sale. Peruse all 741 lots between 9am and 1pm before grabbing a local coffee or taking a sunny walk down the Penzance promenade.

If you can’t make it today, don’t worry as viewings will continue Monday - Wednesday, 9am - 5pm before our two day auction on Thursday and Friday (10am start).

Photographed here is lot 304 - Troika pottery for Heals cube vase, one of twelve distinct troika pieces in this sale.

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The Penzance Auction House, Alverton
Penzance
TR18 4RE

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