As the hammer falls on 2025, the C&t team have been taking a moment to review some of their highlights of the year. Read on to hear what our specialist team has to say…

“We’ve handled some really fine single owner collections, with more on the horizon for 2026!”

- Matthew Tredwen

Mentioned several times by the C&T team, the private collections handled this year have been truly memorable. We've had four separate single-owner collection auctions, as well as numerous private collections featuring as part of other auctions.

‘In my time here I’ve never seen anything like a lot of the stuff we got in that auction’

- Denis on the Fine Arms, Armour & Enthnographica auction

We’ve also had the opportunity to organise the sale of the King & Empire! Scottish collection, as well as the Jeremy Brewer collection of Toy Soldiers and Fine Figures. Not to mention our final auction of 2025 - the Jeffrey Everett Militaria Collection, a white glove sale! 

“We do care, and when someone gives us a collection we want it to do well. Someone spent most of their life collecting and building it up - there’s a lot of meaning in it.”

- Glen Chapman

“The timed auctions have grown so much over the year, we're continually sending and consigning all over the world”

- Eddie Mayne

Our Militaria Department has seen impressive growth throughout 2025, including the addition of Vince as a departmental specialist. The bi-monthly Military Collectibles timed auctions have gained a reputation as gone from strength to strength, growing to a staggering 844 lots in the November auction. Across these auctions, we have seen an expanding and considerable international client base for consignments and purchases. 

We are also thrilled to announce that Mark Holden will be joining the C&T team in 2026 as our Northern representative, allowing our clients in the North of England an easy and direct point of contact - more on this in the new year!

It’s not just militaria though! We are very excited to say that we have experienced growth across several of our departments across 2025. Our Coins, Watches and Jewellery timed auctions have gone from strength to strength this year as they have transitioned into a bi-monthly format, allowing a swift turnaround for clients.

Furthermore, in light of the growing interest in collecting retro toys, we are excited to introduce a new live auction format in 2026, with Retro auctions taking place on Sunday afternoons to allow more people than ever the chance to get involved. These will be kicking off on Sunday 1st February and there’s already some unmissable pieces consigned - join Rob over on our YouTube channel to hear all about it!

“I’ve enjoyed the live auctions this year - seeing how unique pieces will perform under the hammer! I particularly enjoy being on the line with a telephone bidder and watching the bidding play out”

- Sally Pettengell

Our animated auctions have resulted in spectacular results when lots went under the hammer this year. When you enter something into auction with us, it’s important to us that we get you the best result possible. 

This year, we celebrated the 200th anniversary of passenger rail travel with the remarkable sale of a Locomotion No.1 model in March, hammering at £3,800.