Those looking for early Christmas presents could find some at an antiques auction in Carlisle next week.

More than 600 lots will feature at Thomson Roddick’s pre-Christmas auction on Wednesday, including jewellery, watches, silver, artworks, textiles and ceramics.

There is also a section, with 60 lots, devoted to antique and more recent furniture.

Among the most impressive items of jewellery are a solitaire diamond ring, likely to go for £2,200 to £3,000, and a diamond-set fleur de lys brooch estimated at £800 to £1,200.

The sale also features 10 pocket watche, including a rare chronograph lever watch in an 18-carat gold case dating from 1865. It could be worth £2,000 to £3,000.

An early 18th century gold verge watch could fetch a similar price. Made by Dan Delander of London it has an enamelled dial and 22-carat gold hands. It is also elaborately decorated, with the outside of the case depicting ‘Triumph of Britannia’, with London in the background.

There are more than 120 lots in the silver section. A set of four cast silver salt containers were made by Isaac Cookson of Newcastle in 1740, and have an estimate of £800 to £1,200.

There are also numerous silver salvers, candlesticks and other items.

The painting section features an interesting work by the local artist Frederick Tucker. His watercolour Cockermouth Castle from the river dates from between 1880 and 1915. It is signed by the painter and could sell for £100 to £200.

A group of works by West Country artists includes the oil painting Fair By The Sea by Simeon Stafford, also signed and dated.

Oriental art works, textiles and ceramics are growing in popularity. There is a large Chinese ‘blue and white’ vase from a collection held by George Howard, the 9th Earl of Carlisle - an artist himself - and friend of some of the Pre-Raphaelites, many of whom collected Chinese blue and white. The egg-shaped vase is decorated with four panels of vases of flowers, and could sell for £300 to £500.

A Pilkington’s Lancastrian pottery vase could fetch the same price. It dates from 1910 and has a red and orange foliate scroll decoration.

A higher price is expected for a19th century Meissen porcelain hand-painted plaque depicting the Sistine Madonna, in a gilt frame. It could sell for £600 to £1,000.

The sale also includes 60 lots of antique and later furniture. A 19th century mahogany serving table with a rectangular top has been given an estimate of £400 to £600.

A smaller Liberty occasional table, with a circular top on slender supports, could fetch £350 to £450. And a 19th century Louis XVI-style side table with an inlaid top and gilt metal mounts is estimated at £150 to £250.