Plenty on offer as rearranged three-day auction is held in Exeter

However, the good news is that with restrictions now easing those auctions are now coming back into play. Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood's extensive Quarterly Fine Sale originally earmarked for January is being staged on April 14-16.

And it is stuffed with options to buy, ranging from silver and ceramics to furniture, jewellery and fine art.

Here are five suggestions of what to buy.

Cattle stations

This fine Royal Worcester ewer (shown above) painted by John Stinton with foliate scroll handle and neck, features the body painted with Highland cattle in a mountainous loch landscape on a green and salmon pink ground, signed, puce factory mark with date code for 1908 and shape no.1309. It stands 33.5cm high.

Estimate £1500-2000.

To bid for the Royal Worcester ewer painted by John Stinton on thesaleroom.com

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A pair of Edward VII silver rectangular entrée dishes and covers, maker Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London, 1905 - estimate £1000-1200 at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood on April 14-16.

Estimated at £1000-1200, the BHL sale includes this pair of Edward VII silver rectangular entrée dishes and covers, maker Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London, 1905. Of rectangular outline with gadrooned borders and with detachable handles, they measure 28.5cm wide, and weigh 2937gms/94.43ozs.

View the pair of Edward VII silver rectangular entrée dishes and covers on thesaleroom.com. 

Over the moon

George Danson, London, chiming moonphase bracket clock - £1200-1500 at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood on April 14-16.

A George Danson, London, chiming moonphase bracket clock is estimated at £1200-1500. It is 57cm high including the finial.

You can see catalogue entry for the George Danson chiming moonphase clock on thesaleroom.com.

Exotic landscape 

Follower of Marmaduke Cradock, 18th Century, exotic birds and ducks in a formal garden landscape - estimate £800-1200 at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood on April 14-16.

Estimated at £800-1200 is this oil on canvas depicting exotic birds and ducks in a formal garden landscape, attributed to a follower of Marmaduke Cradock (18th century). It measures 88.5 x 58cm.

To bid for the oil on canvas depicting exotic birds and ducks in a formal garden landscape try thesaleroom.com.

Doves at peace

A mid 19th Century gold and Roman micro-mosaic oval pendant - estimate £700-1000 at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood on April 14-16.

This mid 19th century gold and Roman micro-mosaic oval pendant features an oval panel depicting doves, the reverse with glazed compartment, approximately 30mm wide x 55mm long including suspension loop. Weighing 15.5gms gross weight together with fitted case, it is estimated at £700-1000.

See the catalogue entry for the mid 19th Century gold and Roman micro-mosaic oval pendant on thesaleroom.com.