Sale highlights from our Fine Art & Antique Auction held on Wednesday 12th June 2013

Beatlemania hit Boldon when a signed album went under the hammer at our summer Fine Art and Antique auction. The album had been signed at a hotel in Carlisle on 21st November 1963 after a local competition winner, Margaret Svenson, had gone to meet the Fab Four and had taken albums belonging to her friends Christine and Jackie to be signed. Fifty years later Jackie decided to sell her album and it instantly generated huge interest internationally. It was estimated to fetch between £2,000-3,000 but competition was so fierce amongst the bidders that it quickly rocketed up to £11,100.

Jewellery and watches sold well with Lot 468, a gentleman's Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Just wrist watch selling for £1,600.

Lot 484, a platinum ring set with central 1.75 ct emerald cut diamond, and flanked by two 0.50 ct round cut diamonds, estimated at £4,000-£6,000 reached its top estimate, selling for exactly £6,000, and lot 383, a heart shaped gold and diamond encrusted pendant also reached its top estimate of £1,500, while Lot 505, a large carved mother of pearl shell "Subtuum Bresidium Confugimus Sadei Genitrix" dramatically passed its conservative estimate and sold for £1,000.

One of the most charming lots was a boxed Japanese tinplate 'Grand Air March' model and a boxed Essdee German 'Over The Top' which included a rare tinplate clockwork R100 Zeppelin with tower. It had been given a moderate estimate but completely exceeded expectations by selling for a massive £900.

In our porcelain and ceramics section of the auction we had a fine Satsuma lidded circular box by Yabu Meizan, estimated at £2,000 - £3,000 which sold for £3,700,

and lot 74, A tall Kralik iridescent vase with flared rim, waisted neck and octagonal tapering body with Art Nouveau pewter mounts which sold for £750, while lot 247, a French ormolu clock garniture shot up to £1,400.

Lot 1, a purple M.G.B. convertible car, registered 27th June 1975, 1798 CC, with a mileage of 48,399, sold well at £1,300 continuing our success at auction with vintage cars.

Lot 347, an early 20th century concertina with 56 buttons, pierced fretwork, chromed ends and leather box, estimated at £400-£600, sold for £700.

In our paintings section Lot 611 a two sided oil by Edwin Ward with the head of a cavalier on each side, dated 1878 sold at the top of its estimate at £800, while a watercolour by George Edward Horton, of the Brig Anne ashore at Herd Sands, South Shields, sold for £500 and a painting by David Woodlock (1842-1849) sold for £300. Lot 571, a folder of 51 Victorian watercolours, exceeded its upper estimate of £120, selling for £370.

Books sold well, ranging from several lots of miniature books like Lot 371 which included the “Victoria Miniature Almanac” and sold for £75, and Lot 369 “Les Delices des Champs Etrenes Chantantes pour l’An 1810” which sold for £150, up to larger volumes such as “The History and Antiquities of the town and county of the town of Newcastle”, 1784, which sold for £380.

In the furniture section Lot 649, a Victorian walnut credenza with marquetry inlay and ormolu mounts, sold at its upper estimate of £800, and fierce competition on the internet led to Lot 650, a country style armchair, estimated at £50-80, rocketing up to an impressive £850.

Lot 696, an early 20th century Chinese hardwood ladies writing desk with open fret work, estimated at £200-300 sold for £720 and Lot 698 a heavily carved oak mirror back sideboard, the mirrored back with lion masks, carved and panelled doors and caryatid figures playing instruments, sold for £810.

Two local North East railway clocks had their time in the limelight, selling for £580 and £600, while a rare North East glass Victorian water jug, acid etched with a scene commemorating the opening of the Newcastle upon Tyne swing bridge, c1876 sold for £75, and Lot 271, a Collection of local North East Victorian and later photographs sold for £220.

This auction was filmed by the BBC team behind the popular series Flog It! Led by Paul Martin, the team worked brilliantly both behind the scenes and out in the saleroom and we are all looking forward to the showing of the episodes in the autumn.

We are now accepting entries for our next Fine Art and Antique Auction to be held on Wednesday 4th September 2013.

Please call in, telephone or email us and we will arrange to value and/or enter items for Auction.

Front Street, East Boldon, Tyne & Wear, NE36 0SJ
Tel. 0191 5372630
e-mail: boldon@btconnect.com
www.boldonauctions.co.uk

Super cute figures!

Consigned for our next Fine Art & Antique Auction on 4th September three Shelley Mabel Lucie Attwell figures "Shy", "The Gardeners Boy" and "The Bride".


Mabel Lucie Attwell (4 June 1879 – 5 November 1964) was a British illustrator. She was first known for her cute, nostalgic drawings of children, based on her daughter, Peggy. Her drawings are featured on many postcards, advertisements, posters, books and figurines.

In 1921, J.M. Barrie personally requested her to illustrate the gift-book edition of Peter Pan and The Lucie Attwell Annual was published from 1922 to 1974, its continuance ten years after her death being made possible by extensive re-use of images, a practice established in the 1920's picture books of her work.

In 1926 Shelley Potteries commissioned Mabel Lucie Attwell to produce designs for children’s china ware. This china continued to be manufactured into the sixties.

Next General Sale is on Wednesday 24th July

Our next General Sale is on Wednesday 24th July and not this week as incorrectly advertised in the Sunderland Echo today.

Sorry for any confusion!!

Next Sale 10th July

Victorian, Edwardian and General Household Sale

Wednesday 10th July

starting at 10 am

A Honda Accord car to be sold 10th July

Estimate £1,500-£2,500

Over 450 lots to include an automatic Honda Accord 4 door saloon car, petrol, 2007, mileage 88,254, MOT to 18/07/13 and taxed to 31/07/13, ceramics, china and glass, Royal Doulton, Maling, Villeroy & Boch designed by Naif, Shelley tea china, Royal Crown Derby, Withernsea pottery, Collectors items -Selection of Cartier, Prada, Barbour, YSL, Emmy, Moschino, Armani and Mulberry
bags, purses and wallets, Fishing rods, reels and other fishing equipment, postcards, watches, gold and silver jewellery, silver and silver-plated items, photograph frames, musical instruments, toys and games, carriage lamps, walking sticks, miner's lamps, tools, garden bench, copper items, books, rugs, mirrors, golf clubs, kitchenware, paintings and prints, BMW and Vauxhall car parts, Honda Generator 6.5 KVA, fridges, freezers, flat screen TV's, leather sofas, dining and bedroom furniture, Ercol dining room suite, tables, chairs and many many other household items and furniture.

A Hardy Reel to be sold 10th July

Estimate £150-£200

Viewing:-

Saturday 6th July 10am - 1pm

Tuesday 9th July 2pm - 6pm

and on the morning of the sale from 9am

You can view our catalogue on-line at close of business today Friday 5th July

http://www.boldonauctions.co.uk

An Ercol dining room suite

Estimate £100-£150

Any queries please call us on 0191 537 2630
email us at boldon@btconnect.com

or come and see us in person at our Saleroom in East Boldon

A Hardy Rod to be sold 10th July

Estimate £150-£200

Beatles Mania at Boldon

Published in The Journal - Wednesday 12th June 2013, written by Tony Henderson.
WHEN a Wearside teenager won a competition 50 years ago to name the next album by The Beatles, the thrills did not stop there.

Margaret Svenson, 15, from Sunderland, also got to meet the group at a hotel in Carlisle in November 1963.

Her best friend Christine Gatenby gave Margaret her Please Please Me Beatles LP to be signed by the foursome.

And Christine’s younger sister Jackie, then aged 12, also asked Margaret to take along her new album by the group, With the Beatles.

All four Beatles signed the LP sleeve and today , after 50 years, Jackie has put the keepsake up for auction.

It is expected to fetch at least £3,000 at Boldon Auction Galleries in South Tyneside.

Now Mrs Jackie Marsden, of South Bents in Sunderland, she said: “ Christine was supposed to accompany Margaret to Carlisle but my mother thought she was too young to go.

“We gave her Margaret our LPs and she had them signed. It was a big thrill and I have kept it for 50 years. We had all their records.”

Giles Hodges, who runs Boldon Auction Galleries, said: “There has been an overwhelming response to the album sale. There has been international interest and we have installed extra phone lines.”

Potential buyers have also travelled from Liverpool to inspect the LP.

“The Beatles still generate a lot of enthusiasm with all age groups,” said Giles. “The album also has rarity value because it is from the early days of The Beatles, when they were more approachable.

“Rock and pop music memorabilia has taken a grip of the market and has become more and more collectable and more of an investment.”

In 1963, With the Beatles had advance orders of a half million and sold another half million by September 1965, making it the second album to sell a million copies in the UK, after the soundtrack to the 1958 film South Pacific.
With the Beatles remained at the top of the charts for 21 weeks, displacing Please Please Me, so that the group occupied the top spot for 51 consecutive weeks.

Beatles for Sale was released on in December 1964 for the Christmas market.
The album went to number one and stayed there for 11 of the 46 weeks that it spent in the Top 20.

Antiques Road Trip on BBC2

 Don't Miss!

The Antiques Road Trip programme filmed at

Boldon Auction Galleries

General Sale on Wednesday 17th April

will be aired on BBC2 on

Monday 17th June at 7.15pm

 

Behind the scenes at Flog It!

We had another fantastic Fine Art and Antique Auction yesterday filmed again by the BBC Flog It! team led by Paul Martin.  Experts and crew alike were wonderful and a big thank you to them and all our clients for their patience during the selling of the 700 lots.  All the Flog It! clients' lots were sold and the programme will be aired in the autumn.

12th June Fine Art & Antique Sale

Fine Art & Antique Sale

Wednesday 12th June 2013

Viewing:- Saturday 8th June 10am - 1pm

Tuesday 11th June 2pm - 6pm

and on the morning of the sale from 9am


We welcome again the BBC Flog It! team who will be filming the sale


Any queries telephone 0191 537 2630

or email us at boldon@btconnect.com

Lot 149


A fine Satsuma lidded circular box by Yabu Meizan, the lid
decorated with figures and chrysanthemums banding
the inner lid and inside decorated with a multitude
of butterflies, the body further decorated
with chrysanthemums. Underside signed Yabu Meizan.
5.5 cm high
6.5 cm diameter

Estimate £2,000-£3,000

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leave a commission bid,
bid by telephone

or live with the-saleroom.com

Cataloguing and Valuations at Boldon Auctions

We are open again for Free Valuations Friday 17th May 10am - 12noon and 2pm - 4pm and on Saturday 10am - 12noon.  No appointment is necessary just come along!

Our Auctioneers are currently putting together the next Fine Art & Antique Catalogue which will be held on Wednesday 12th June.  BBC Flog It! will be at this Auction.  In addition we are setting up the next fortnightly General Household Sale which is on Wednesday 29th May, so it is a busy time here at Boldon Auction Galleries. 

Something for everyone at Boldon!

Section taken from a delightful Victorian folding screen to be sold on Wednesday 15th May.  Estimate £80-£120

This sale has something for everyone from huge agricultural wrought-iron hay nets to delicate tea china to Vintage Clothing from a bygone era.
Why not come along and see for yourself and have a rummage through the many box lots or wander around the saleroom perusing the furniture?

We are open for Viewing - Saturday 11th May 10am -1pm, Tuesday 14th May 2pm- 6pm and morning of sale from 9am.
We start the Sale at 10am prompt.