July is not normally a month for buying household furniture.

So next week’s antiques sale in Carlisle is looking outside – and also eastwards.

Thomson Roddick’s sale on Wednesday will feature a range of garden ornaments, as well as a large section of oriental art.

There will also be vintage textiles, modern 20th century collectables and the more usual jewellery and silverware.

Garden decorations include a reconstituted stone bust of a classical female figure raised on a fluted column.

It has been given an estimate of £150 to £200 but auction manager Steven Parkinson predicts: “I wouldn’t be surprised if this sold for double that or even more.”

A large stone large urn on a square plinth could fetch £120 to £150. Both lots date from the late 19th or early 20th centuries and Steven adds: “Thankfully these two examples are plucked straight from the gardens.

“If anyone is thinking of selling antique and vintage garden ornaments. it’s better to have them with moss and patina. Do not clean them, as they will be devalued.”

The large oriental section contains a number of Chinese ceramics, such as a 19th century ivory plaque depicting a landscape on a pediment of dragons, which could sell for £400 to £600.

There are two decorated bowls from the 19th century expected to make £100 to £200.

A larger one from the late 18th century could sell for £200 to £300.

Much more valuable is the 19th century Chinese silver flagon, depicting a sailing vessel amongst fruiting vines, sprays and thistles.

It seems to hae been a present, as it bears the inscription: “Presented to Capt James B. Endicott by Russell & Co.”

Hallmarks and maker’s marks show that the flagon was definitely made in China. But the decorations have a decidedly Scottish and maritime theme, which makes it unusual. Steven says: “Normal Chinese ones we see have the typical dragons on, so as far as collectors go this has ticked so many boxes.”

It has been given and estimate of £1,000 to £1,500 but he adds: “I would not be surprised if it sells for well over £2,000.”

Interest in vintage textiles, and the prices they fetch, are growing all the time - partly fuelled by the popularity of TV period dramas such as Downton Abbey.

A Victorian lady’s brown silk damask dress with a V-shaped pleated bodice may sell for £80 to £120.

An early 20th century oriental cream and polychrome silk shawl with a floral decoration could reach the same price.

A shawl made from the Egyptian cloth known as assiut, decorated with camels and geometric designs, is expected to make £100 to £200.

There is a pair of vintage Peter Lord lady’s high heels with a matching handbag, and a pair of Miss Holmes court shoes, also with a matching bag, estimated at £30 to £50.

The biggest, most expensive and probably most unusual item within the textiles collection is a very large, black on white design on cotton fabric by Pablo Picasso. Entitled Musical Faun, it is likely to go for £400 to £600.

Among the collectables is a Border Fine Arts figure of a tractor ploughing called “The Fergie”.

It could sell for £500 to £800.

More modest estimates of £100 to £200 are attached to the Border Fine Arts horse drawn baker’s van called “Delivered Warm” and the gilt metal and glass decrated trinket box from Tiffany Studios in New York.

But of course pieces of jewellery will be the most valuable in the sale.

A set comprising earrings, pendant and bracelets with diamonds and yellow and white gold could be worth £1,200 to £1,500, while a pearl necklace could fetch £850 to £950.

A 1917 four-piece silver tea set in Art Nouveau style is estimated at £750 to £900.

And there is one oil on canvas painting.

It is called “Waiting For The Master - Portrait of a Gun Dog & a Foxhound” and thought to be by the artist Reuben Ward Binks. Its estimate is £800 to £1,200

The sale begins at 10.30am. Items can be viewed between 10am and 6pm on Tuesday and from 9am on the morning of the sale.