TENNANTS' two-day Autumn catalogue sale totalled over £1.4m with a collection of old Victorian marbles selling for a £7,200.

The marbles, which ranged from gobstopper size to that of a freeze-dried pea, had exquisite internal colour twist inclusions and were generally in very good condition.

In the ceramics section a Wedgwood "Fairyland Lustre" vase, dating from the 1920s, decorated with hobgoblins and sprites in fantasy landscapes, sold for £15,000 against an estimate of £7-10,000. The vase was spotted by the firm's Cumbrian representative, Hugh Gregory, during a routine valuation visit to a lady in Cark-in-Cartmel.

Moments later a Royal Crown Derby vase, circa 1900, beautifully painted by Desire Leroy with bouquets of roses and flowers enriched with gold, sold for nearly ten times estimate at £13,000.

A large Japanese Satsuma pottery trumpet vase, dating to the early 20th century from the Kinkozan factory, painted with traditional motifs such as Mount Fuji, geese and warriors, sold to the trade at £10,000, while a curious Chinese porcelain peach-shape teapot, dating to the first half of the 17th century, sold to a London specialist for £5,500.

The first jewellery lot, a pair of diamond ear pendants dating from circa 1830, sold for £5,800, while the second lot, a late 18th century mourning ring appealed to collectors of historical jewellery and made £350.

A magnificent late Victorian diamond brooch, the principal old brilliant-cut diamond estimated to weigh 1.6 carats, in the original Spink & Son fitted case, sold for a double estimate £6,000.

From a silver section swelled by pieces from Staindrop Hall, a particularly weighty pair of George IV sauceboats, made by Robert Garrard in London 1823, weighing 40oz, sold for £3,400. The quirky nature of an Edwardian novelty mustard pot, modelled as an owl, the spoon finial moulded as a rat, made in London in 1907 and just 1 l cm high, was prey to a bid of £1,500.

A surprising £800 was paid for each of two Dunhill "Aquarium" table lighters, the plastic bodies engraved and/or painted with fish amongst seaweeds.

Amongst the miniatures an example depicting a young man in naval costume attributed to Andrew Plimmer, realised £5,000, whilst two examples from Staindrop, one depicting a portrait of Lt-Gen Arthur Aylmer, made £1,200.

The second day's watercolour section included a charming small bodycolour drawing by Charles Spencelayh, entitled Fresh Today, which sold for £6,200 against an estimate of £1-1,500. Later an equally small blue and black biro sketch of figures in a street by Laurence Stephen Lowry RA sold for seven times estimate at £7,000.

A Sheraton Revival satinwood and tulipwood banded breakfront bookcase, sold for £16,000, while, with a Staindrop provenance, a William IV mahogany breakfront bookcase, with a triangular pediment over four glazed doors and cupboards below, reached £14,000