A signed print by one of the most famous British artists, LS Lowry, was one of the top picks at the most recent Trevanion and Dean auction in Whitchurch.

Lowry's 'The Football Match' and ‘The Circular Library, St Peters Square, Manchester’ sold for £3,100, with the trademark 'matchstick men' on show.

Partner Aaron Dean felt the price was excellent value considering the original would have cost a lot more.

"The Football Match in particular, is the ultimate work for passionate connoisseurs of Lowry's work and of football," he said.

"The large format, panoramic, birds-eye composite view of Lowry's own landscape perfectly captures the spirit and drama of a town gripped by the excitement of the Saturday football match.

"And if you can’t afford the original – which sold for £5.6 million pounds in 2011 – then a print signed by the artist himself is the perfect consolation prize."

A day at Trevanion and Dean wouldn’t be complete without a little surprise and that came in the form of a tiny enamelled zarf cup, which sold for £1,000.

The exquisitely enamelled tiny cup, standing at only 5.5cm in height would have originally been used for taking Turkish coffee in the late 19th century.

Partner Christina Trevanion added: "The quality of the enamelling on this piece was breath-taking.

"It would have been a phenomenally expensive piece to purchase in its day, it even had a musical movement to ensure that you were serenaded when slurping away.

"It had had a tough life, the enamelling was damaged and the movement was no longer working sadly which is why I was modest in my expectations at £200-£300."

The furniture section of the auction was also very buoyant.

"We saw a resurgence in demand for furniture throughout 2017," said Aaron. "And we are delighted to report that this is continuing this year.

"The auction’s furniture section was boosted by the contents of a large country house we have been instructed to disperse.

"There was so much at the house we have had to spread the contents over two auctions, so there will be much, much more to tempt buyers in our next auction, including beautiful country house furniture, pictures, works of art and an impressive book collection too."