A late Victorian kettle stand from 1895, a 662-lot Derbyshire catalogue and a serious second day of gold rings in the Jewellery Quarter — all under the hammer on the same Wednesday morning. Four UK auctions open on 26 August 2026, spanning Lincolnshire collective lots, Cumbrian fireside metalware, Fellows jewellery in Birmingham and a Derbyshire antiques and collectors’ sale. If you’ve been meaning to place your first absentee bid, it’s a generous spread to cut your teeth on — and there’s plenty for hardened dealers too.
Here’s each sale in turn, with the practical detail you need to bid.
What’s in the Golding Young & Mawer Grantham Collective Sale?
The Grantham Collective Sale from Golding Young & Mawer is a proper general-interest country auction — the kind of mixed sale where a good eye and a bit of patience pay off. Collective sales gather property from many vendors into one catalogue, so expect furniture, ceramics, silver, pictures and smalls sitting side by side. It’s a format that rewards browsing: the sleeper lots are often the ones without a fashionable name attached.
It runs online and in person on Wednesday 26 August 2026 from 9:00am (BST) at The Lincoln Auction Rooms, Thos Mawer House, Station Road, North Hykeham. View the full listing on our Grantham Collective Sale page, read more about the firm on the Golding Young & Mawer auction-house page, and see what else is on across Nottinghamshire. The live catalogue is on the-saleroom.
What’s in the Ulverston Auction Mart August Auction?
This is the one for anyone who loves honest, tactile antique metalware and country kitchenalia. The Ulverston Auction Mart August Auction is thick with brass and cast iron: a late Victorian pierced brass tilting kettle stand dated 1895, a 19th-century brass preserving pan with a wrought-iron swing handle and a larger heavy-gauge cousin to match, plus a hand-engraved brass jardinière with black inlay and an embossed brass planter with a grapevine motif and a proper verdigris finish. Fireside collectors get a Victorian-style brass companion set and two British cast-iron hearth kettles, one by Holcroft — a name worth knowing.
- Lighting: a brass and emerald-green cased-glass banker’s desk lamp, a dragonfly and floral stained-glass banker’s lamp, and a leaded slag-glass wall lantern on a wrought-iron bracket.
- Country kitchen: salt-glazed stoneware and utility ceramics, two large glazed earthenware storage crocks, and a big cast-iron three-legged cauldron with a bail handle.
- Table and curios: a trio of silver-plated pumpkin-form fluted vessels, sterling and plated flatware, a Jingdezhen ginger jar, a Japanese Imari-style dish, and an Underwood Standard typewriter for the desk.
It’s online only on Wednesday 26 August 2026 from 9:00am (BST), run from North Lonsdale Terrace, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9AU, with bidding via Bidspirit. Browse the August Auction listing, the Ulverston Auction Mart page, or more Cumbria auctioneers. If you’re after antique brass in Ulverston or country metalware to buy in the UK, this is your morning.
What’s in the Fellows Jewellery Day Two sale?
Fellows is one of the country’s leading jewellery specialists, and Jewellery | Day Two does what the name says — a deep second-day catalogue of rings, chains, gem-set pieces and everyday-wear gold aimed at buyers who want quality without a flagship price tag. Day-two sales are where trade dealers and canny private buyers do well: the marquee lots have gone, the room thins out, and value opens up. Fellows sweetens it with 0% online commission, so what you bid is far closer to what you pay. There’s no video or audio broadcast for this one, so set your maximum with confidence.
It takes place online and in person on Wednesday 26 August 2026 from 9:00am (BST) at Augusta House, 19 Augusta Street, in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. See the Jewellery Day Two listing, the Fellows auction-house page, and other sales across the West Midlands. The full catalogue is live on the-saleroom.
When and where is the Irita Marriott August auction?
Irita Marriott Auctioneers and Valuers Ltd — a familiar face to anyone who watches the daytime antiques shows — brings a proper one-day generalist sale: the August One Day Antique and Collectors Auction, taking in jewellery, watches, silver, coins, ceramics and art across lots 1 to 662. That breadth makes it a fine hunting ground for numismatists after a coin group, watch buyers, and collectors who like a bit of everything. It’s a long catalogue, so search by category and flag your lots early.
The sale is online only and starts on Wednesday 26 August 2026 at 9:30am (BST), run from Williams Yard, Derby Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 8JR, with viewing by appointment only. Find it on the August auction listing, the Irita Marriott auction-house page, and among other Derbyshire auctioneers. Bidding runs through EasyLive Auction.
How do I bid across all four?
All four take online bids (Fellows and Golding Young & Mawer also welcome you in the room). Register on the relevant platform in good time, check each house’s buyer’s premium before you commit, and leave a commission or absentee bid if you can’t sit at the screen. Set a firm maximum and stick to it.
Follow Golding Young & Mawer, Ulverston Auction Mart, Fellows and Irita Marriott on Auction Eagle to catch their next catalogues, and browse more upcoming UK auctions with us to plan your bidding week.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which auctions are on in the UK on 26 August 2026?
Four sales open on Wednesday 26 August 2026: the Golding Young & Mawer Grantham Collective Sale, the Ulverston Auction Mart August Auction, Fellows' Jewellery Day Two, and Irita Marriott's August One Day Antique and Collectors Auction.
When and where is the Fellows Jewellery Day Two sale?
Online and in person from 9:00am (BST) on Wednesday 26 August 2026 at Augusta House, 19 Augusta Street, Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, West Midlands. Fellows offers 0% online commission; the catalogue is live on the-saleroom.
How do I bid at Ulverston Auction Mart?
The August Auction is online only, starting 9:00am (BST) on 26 August 2026, run from North Lonsdale Terrace, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9AU. Register and bid via Bidspirit.
What can I buy at the Irita Marriott August auction?
Lots 1 to 662 cover jewellery, watches, silver, coins, ceramics and art. It's online only from 9:30am (BST) on 26 August 2026 in Melbourne, Derbyshire, with viewing by appointment and bidding via EasyLive Auction.
Is there a buyer's premium?
Most UK auction houses add a buyer's premium to the hammer price, though Fellows offers 0% online commission for this sale. Check each house's terms before bidding, as rates vary by saleroom.
What lots are in the Ulverston brass sale?
Highlights include an 1895 pierced brass tilting kettle stand, 19th-century brass preserving pans, cast-iron hearth kettles including one by Holcroft, banker's desk lamps and salt-glazed stoneware — ideal for metalware collectors and interior designers.
