Business continues to thrive for Tennants of South Street, Oakham, despite the doom and gloom surrounding the credit crunch.

Among the items sold at their catalogue sale in Leyburn on April 10 and 11 was a pair of French Ormolu mounted bronze four light candelabra modelled as an infant satyr and a putto that sold for £3,200 that were brought into the Oakham office for evaluation and a 19th century Japanese Suzuribako or writing box complete with accessories and lacquered with a bird of prey tethered to a hawk stand from a Stamford estate that sold for £900.

Lot 531, a Victorian Silver Gilt butter dish, stand and cover from Oakham that had been a present from actor David Niven sold for £600.

Tennants' resident valuer Will Axton said: "All in all, we were very pleased with the sale.

"With a sale total of £1.3million, Tennants are still earning their place as the top provincial auction house and we are pleased that we can provide our clients from Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire and beyond access to our success."

Entries are being invited for Tennants next catalogue sale on July 17 and 18.

For more information contact Will Axon at Tennants on 01572 724666, visit www.tennants.co.uk or e-mail oakham@tennants-ltd.co.uk