Our most recent Fine Art auction got off to a
good start with lot 19, a Newport Pottery Clarice Cliff Bizarre
"Secrets" pattern triangular shaped vase, estimated at £300-500 which
sold for a massive £950 to a commission bidder.
A commission bid also secured lot 38, a Lalique
opaque glass "Fontainebleau" vase decorated with scrolls and grapes,
for £800, exceeding its upper estimate by £300.
Royal Doulton figures of Henry VIII and his six
wives sold for £340 and £500, and the sale saw a huge collection of Hummel
figures sell for prices ranging from £45 for four figures up to £500 for a
figure group. Highlights were lot 118,
“Ring Around the Rosie” which sold for £300,
lot 135 “St Nicholas Day” and “Knecht Ruprecht Ruprecht” which were very
relevant for the season and sold for £220, and 147 “World Wide Wanders” which
sold for £500.
A large model of a bronze elephant with ivory
tusks sold for £340 and we had two interesting lots of vintage alcohol, the
first being 11 bottles of port which sold for £300 and the second, a last issue
of Royal Naval rum in a sealed gallon barrel and basket. The last Royal Naval rum ration was on 31st
July 1970 and became known as "Black Tot Day" as the sailors were
unhappy about the loss of the rum ration. This lot sold for £340.
Gold and jewellery continued to sell well with
four full sovereigns dated 1891 and 1925 selling for £670, gold chains weighing
39.3 grams selling for £390 and an 18ct gold emerald ring which sold for £340
being among the top sellers.
Watches also held their value with a
gentleman’s 18ct gold pocket watch selling at the top of its estimate at £500
and Omega and Rolex gentlemen’s watches selling for £300 and £780.
Lot 452, a silver four piece tea set, Sheffield
1953, made by Harrison Brothers and Howson, sold above it’s upper estimate at
£550 and lot 440, a silver oak two handled tray with silver pierced gallery
dated 1895, sold for £300.
We had an interesting collection of art work
from a wide range of eras including lot 469, a watercolour of Santa Maria
Formosa by Michael Felmingham which sold for £260 and 19th century unsigned
watercolours of Mount Vesuvius and Naples and an Italian landscape which sold
for £1000 and £450 respectively.
Lot 523 was an interesting Malaysian
watercolour from 1961 by Jehan Chan of fishing boats and huts which sold to an
internet bidder for £500 and an exquisite miniature portrait of a lady dated
1787 which featured on the front of this sale’s catalogue sold for £200 against
an estimate of £60-100.
Furniture sold well in this auction with some
big pieces fetching large prices such as lot 533, a 20th century snooker/dining
table complete with scoreboards which sold for £480 and a John Broadwood and
Sons baby grand piano sold for £400.
A collection of Charles Barr reproduction
mahogany furniture sold particularly well with the dining table and chairs
fetching £820, a glazed bookcase selling for £1100 and a standing
corner cabinet for £400, while an oak Globe Wernicke five tier bookcase sold
for £360 and a mahogany two piece bedroom suite comprising a mirror door
wardrobe and a dressing chest sold for £380.
Lot 585, a 19th century mahogany linen press
sold above its £250-350 estimate at £560 and lot 592, a mahogany oval extending
dining table with gadrooned edge and a set of 8 mahogany chairs sold for £520
illustrating that good quality classic pieces continue to sell well.
One of our most gruesome lots was a World War I
German trench club studded with hobnails which sold for £100 while at the other
end of the scale a sterling silver and enamelled butterfly brooch sold for £85.
As you can see from the varied range of items
sold in this Auction it is always worth while bringing items along for
Valuation – you have nothing to lose and possibly a lot to gain!
All Valuations are free and if items are large
or bulky please do email pictures to us at boldon@btconnect.com.
Our next Fine Art and Antique Auctions are to be held on 5th March 2014, 11th June
2014, 24th September 2014 and 3rd December 2014.
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
