Fellows
Fellows was founded as Fellows & Sons in 1876 and is one of the oldest auction houses and valuers in the UK. Based in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter in Augusta House, Fellows specialise in a number of fields such as jewellery, coins, silver, medals and watches.
The firm also provides insurance and probate valuations.
Fellows moves top of regional sale rankings
19 February 2018Fellows is now the leading UK regional auctioneer by hammer total after recording overall sales of £17m in 2017.
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Fellows boss Stephen Whittaker on auctioneers' challenges including Brexit
19 February 2018Fellows boss Stephen Whittaker on where growth lies despite Brexit and other challenges
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War booty is one to watch in sale
05 February 2018Among the most desirable of all Second World War wristwatches – a strong suit in this currently hot collecting arena – is the Panerai 3646. This distinctive model was initially intended for the Royal Italian Navy but was also used by German submariners or Kampfschwimmer.
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Kutchinsky's post-war designs that hailed the return of luxury goods
05 February 2018The history of the Kutchinsky jewellery brand dates back to 1893 – the year Hirsch Kutchinsky and son Morris arrived in the East End of London, having fled Poland.
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Second World War Panerai military diver's wrist watch sells at Fellows for £41,000
30 January 2018A very rare Second World War Panerai military diver's wrist watch with an intriguing ownership history has sold for £41,000 at Fellows’ The Watch Sale today.
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Italian Navy diver watch captured from German frogman in Second World War on offer at Fellows auction
10 January 2018The saying ‘to the victor go the spoils’ sums up the many items appearing at auction which were ‘liberated’ by Allied troops in the Second World War, with a watch on offer at Fellows a perfect example.
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Fellows’ seven-figure yellow sparkler
11 December 2017The £1.1m paid for this Graff yellow diamond ring at Fellows on December 7 makes it the top price achieved in the UK regions this year.
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Birmingham auction house sells bell from Falklands War Royal Navy ship
11 December 2017Amid current stories in the media of drastic Royal Navy cutbacks, it is difficult to imagine a sizeable task force of British ships sailing thousands of miles to fight a war. But in 1982 HMS Brilliant (F90) was part of that fleet heading to the South Atlantic to take on, and beat, the Argentinians who had invaded the Falkland Islands.
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Fellows sets new house record with £1.1m diamond ring
07 December 2017Birmingham jewellery specialist Fellows set a house record today selling an exceptional diamond ring by Graff for £1.1m (plus buyer’s premium).
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Fellows sets house record for watch with £110,000 Rolex – view sale video
29 November 2017Fellows Auctioneers has set a new house record for a price achieved by a watch with the sale of a vintage Rolex.
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Regency candelabra take £11,500 at Birmingham auction
27 November 2017Estimated at £12,000-18,000, this impressive pair of Regency four-light candelabra dipped just under hopes to sell for £11,500 at Fellows in Birmingham.
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Mourning jewellery makes sales to remember
20 November 2017Anita (1930-2015) and Irvin Garfield Schorsch (1927-2014) were not typical Americana collectors.
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Get Cartier and a diamond pleaser
20 November 2017Mallams in Oxford posted a house record for jewellery on November 15 when a pair of Cartier earrings sold to one of 12 international phone bidders for £72,000 (plus premium).
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Yellow diamond could be record-setter for Fellows Auctioneers
17 November 2017A yellow Graff Diamonds ring is estimated to take as much as £1.4m at an upcoming auction in Birmingham.
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Hailwood joins Woolley & Wallis as watch expert to boost firm's coverage of 'increasingly important' market
01 November 2017Adrian Hailwood, former director at Fellows responsible for watches, has joined Woolley & Wallis as wristwatch specialist in the firm’s jewellery department.
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Butterflies on a high in Birmingham auction
11 September 2017The sale at Fellows (23/15% buyer’s premium) in Birmingham on July 31 included this Arts & Crafts pendant designed by Charles Robert Ashbee (1862-1942).
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Agate’s growing appeal
03 July 2017Dendritic agate – a pale chalcedony with treelike inclusions caused by traces of iron or manganese – is a relatively lowly stone but was a favourite of Russian jewellers in particular. Carl Fabergé used it in many pieces in a country where it is considered a stone of longevity, good health and prosperity.
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Jewellery auction previews
03 July 2017A selection of stand-out jewellery lots from regional auctions.
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Bakelite watch survives ravages of time
12 June 2017In 1953 Pan Am Airlines approached Rolex with a request for a watch that could show the time simultaneously in two different time zones.
Rich seams for dealers and auctioneers from Portuguese ‘golden period’
18 April 2017From noble jewels to semi-precious gems, a show in May will celebrate a ‘golden period’ of Portuguese jewellery in the 18th century. Here we preview the exhibition and then present other recent and forthcoming sale highlights.
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