About Lacy Scott & Knight Auctioneers
Lacy Scott & Knight are an independent and long-established firm of Auctioneers & Valuers and Property Professionals. We have been selling antiques and works of art since 1869, and in our purpose-built Auction Centre situated in the heart of historic Bury St Edmunds since the 1980s.
We are one of the largest salerooms in the East of England, holding a diverse range of specialist and general collectors auctions throughout the year. All of our sales are fully catalogued and hosted online, with live bidding available through our website and thesaleroom.com.
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Their finest hour...
Our December 2023 Medals & Militaria auction includes a Caterpillar Club medal awarded to Flying Officer John Fleming MBE for bailing out of a burning aeroplane during the Battle of Britain.
Time Travel Tourism in Bury St Edmunds
Unfortunately not exactly, but our 11th November auction contains a large collection of Bury St Edmunds related postcards, photographs and ephemera from the late Victorian and Edwardian eras – showing both how things have changed and also remained the same.
Fresh to market 17th century biblical oil coming to auction
Our forthcoming Fine Art & Antiques auction includes an intriguing painting, which has been subject to extensive research by the vendor and auction house.
Large collection of Edwardian silver novelty pin cushions
In a world of convenient fast fashion and off-the-peg clothes shopping, few of us now regularly sew at home but this was once an unavoidable task for every household and most (generally) women would own a whole sewing kit – including a pin cushion.
A white-glove result for The Goodbrey Collection
We were honoured to hold the auction of the estate of much-missed antiques dealers Richard & Miranda Goodbrey on Saturday 20th May. At just under 600 lots, the auction showcased the Goodbrey’s expert eye for the quirky, interesting and fine quality, with a particular focus on folk art. The sale totalled just over £190,000 including buyers fees.
Sir George Richardson; subaltern, sportsman, and kind-hearted gentleman
Our 16th June Medals, Militaria & Country Pursuits auction includes a collection of items and ephemera belonging to a distinguished Victorian military man, Lieutenant General Sir George Lloyd Reilly Richardson, whose career spanned decades and continents.
A Timely Working Relationship
Our 17th June Fine Art & Antiques auction includes a selection of skeleton clocks by renowned 19th century Bury St Edmunds clockmakers John Pace (1783-1867) and Benjamin Parker (1795-1860).
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