A painting by LS Lowry and a bust of fell runner Joss Naylor have raised more than £25,000 for charity.

The items were sold at Mitchells Antiques and Fine Art Sale in Cockermouth last week.

The Lowry painting, a collaboration with Revd Geoffrey Bennett, which depicts Rockcliffe Church near Carlisle, was the subject of a bidding war which saw the piece go for £23,500 to a member of Mr Bennett's family.

The painting was sold by the GS Bennett Trust in aid of the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral and The Geoffrey and Alice Bennett Bequest, which supports retired clergy.

The bronze resin bust of Mr Naylor, donated by sculptor Paul Bainbridge MRSS, raised £2,100 for Wasdale Mountain Rescue, of which the late Mr Naylor was honorary vice president.

1,750 lots were sold in total over three days at the Cockermouth auction, raising more than £237,000.

Among the other items sold was a small watercolour by Lowry protégé Sheila Fell.

The artwork, titled 'Aspatria 1969,' sold for £2,500.

A watercolour by EH Thompson, titled 'Crummock and Buttermere,' fetched £1,600, while an acrylic on canvas by Simon Bull, titled 'The Langdale Pikes from Elterwater,' sold for £820.

A life-sized 3D Herdwick ewe, titled 'Manc-ewe-nian Way Herdy,' by Manchester artist Liam Spencer, sold for £1,100.

An 18th-century oil on canvas portrait of Henry, Earl of Lonsdale, which had belonged to Edward Stanley of Ponsonby Hall in 1882, sold for £1,800, bettering its estimate of £150-£250.

An acrylic on canvas by Anita Klein, titled 'Uccello Con Le Foglie' (Bird With Leaves), sold for £1,400, while a limited edition print by Barbara Davis Rae CBE RA FRSE, titled 'Quarry Edge,' sold for £1,000 - despite an estimate of £50-£80.

The most valuable jewellery lot was an 18 ct white gold gentleman's ring set with 1.7 carats of natural diamonds, which sold for £2,700.

Collectors’ items included six rare walnut and oak 18th century Westmorland riddle or baking boards, which sold for £1,100.

A large single-owner collection of horological lots included a LeCoultre & Co gentleman’s sliding and folding front wristwatch, which sold for £1,800; and a 1920s Dunhill 'Unique Lighter' silver cased combined lighter and watch, which fetched £980.

Among the furniture and clocks, six George III Chippendale style dining chairs sold for £1,500, and an early 20th-century rosewood regulator longcase clock fetched £1,100.

A 20th-century chess set games table and matching pair of leather armchairs sold for £1,000.

Mitchells' next three-day Country Sporting Sale is set to take place from October 9 to 11.

A range of specialist sales, including a Crafting and Music Sale on September 19 and a Woodworking, Engineering and Workshop Sale on October 31, are also scheduled.

The Maritime and Transport Sale on November 7 is also inviting entries.

Mitchells offer free valuations by appointment at their Cockermouth saleroom and home visits by arrangement, including in the South Lakes and Furness.

More information is available via phone at 01900 827800 or via email at info@mitchellsantiques.co.uk