BOLDON AUCTION GALLERIES, FEATURE IN THE ANTIQUES TRADE GAZETTE

After a fantastic result raising £1900 for this brilliant Hipkins Patent Single Lever corkscrew, The Antiques Trade Gazette have written up their own piece... (As featured in Antique Trade Gazette 23rd April 2016 pg 21).

Our wonderful client came in with an old box containing multiple corkscrews and bottle openers, unknowingly to ourselves and our client, the fantastic Hipkins & Son stamped corkscrew was in among the box.

Our client was astounded and obviously very happy.

Below are highlights from our last Antiques and Interiors sale, as you can see the sale was filled with a wide variety of items, certainly something for everyone!

Our next sale will be a General sale and will take place on Wednesday 27th April. We look forward to seeing you there!

4th Antique and Interiors Sale swiftly approaching

With our fourth Antique and Interiors Sale almost upon us,. we have had such a great response from clients and a fantastic success, so we thought we gather together a selection of lots that have been sold in our previous three Antique and Interiors sales this year.  We would like to thank all of our clients for their participation in making the beginning of 2016 a fantastic success!

Customers driving away in a bargain! 

We were delighted to have in our last General sale this Nissan Micra Initia, 06, MOT 09/16, mileage 14,787. The Micra sold for £1300.

WINE ANYONE?

Our last sale was full of amazing items, on of our lots left our client gobsmacked! And incredibly happy

A Hipkins Patent Single lever corkscrew, stamped C.F Hipkins and son, LOT 188 sold in our 16th March Antique and Interiors sale for £1900.              

The company G F Hipkins became Hipkins and son about 1878.  By 1890 the company was managed by the founders widow. By 1901 William Hipkins had taken over the company and was the managing director until his death. Occupying two position, as MD at Hipkins and son and at W & T Avory. 

William Hipkins started his corkscrew manufacturing career as foreman in the Lund factory in London. Later he joining father’s business in Birmingham. In 1879 William Hipkins obtained a patent for a Lever rack design. A year later he was granted another patent.  He specialized in manufacturing patented corkscrews like the Whelan 1881 patent, the 1894 Maud’s patent and some Henshall straight pull corkscrews as well as steel eyebrow corkscrews. Hipkins was extremely appreciated developing the W & T A business as well as designing and manufacturing corkscrews

We had a fantastic sale on Wednesday, met loads of new customers and sold some really interesting lots, everyday we are amazed more and more by some of the fabulous items our clients bring to us... Remember we also do house clearances and home valuations, if you have anything you would like to sell, if you have a home you wish to clear, or your looking to grab yourself a beautiful antique or a simple bargain, look us up and we will always be happy to help.

Below is a selection of highlights from our last Antique and Interiors Sale,

giving you a flavour of some of the items that sell through our Auctions.

 

It's the way we were

Last week we had a fantastic sale here at Boldon Auction Galleries, with a lot of interest placed on the diaries and photos linked to local newspapers! We had so much fun in the saleroom, excited with anticipation to see who would be the lucky winner... You can read about the photos and diaries in the above article by The Chronicle

Beauty in Black and White

This exquisite Vizagapatam Easel mirror will be offered for Auction on Wednesday 16^th March with an estimate of £200-£300.

Vizagapatam District was the largest district in the Madras Presidency of British India until 1936.  The town of Vizagapatam was a principal trading port between Europe and East Asia with the Honourable East India Company establishing a base there.  

In its heyday it must have been a fascinating bustling place with ships passing through on their way to and from China and England.  

The outstanding craftsmanship on this mirror is typical of the grey or black decoration on creamy white ivory that is seen in furniture, mirrors, sewing boxes, trinket boxes and the like from the early 18^th century onwards.

Fight of the Century

A certified official cap badge from the 1971 MSG World Heavy weight Championship between Ali and Frazier, with an Official Inaugural Induction Cover and photo of Carmen Basilio ( an Italian-American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions and good friend to Ali) signing and holding it.

In 1971, with both Ali and Frazier having legitimate claims to the title of World Heavyweight Champion. a tremendous amount of hype and anticipation was created for a match pitting the two undefeated fighters against one another to decide who was the true heavyweight champ.

Ali displaying uncommon speed and dexterity for a man of his size dominated most of his opponents and had often predicted the round in which he would knock them out. However, Ali struggled at times during his 15th round TKO of Oscar Bonavena, an unorthodox Argentinian fighter who was prepared by Hall of Fame trainer Gil Clancy

Frazier was known as a tenacious competitor who attacked the body of his opponent ferociously and had an outstanding left hook. Frazier had a serious bout of hypertension in the lead-up to the fight but appeared on top form as the fight between the two undefeated champions began.

The fight held a broad political meaning for many Americans as Ali had become a symbol of the left-wing anti-establishment movement during his government-imposed exile from the ring, while Frazier had been adopted by the conservative, pro-war movement. According to the 2009 documentary Thriller in Manila, the match, which had been dubbed "The Fight", "gripped the nation, but also split it down the middle.

Its said that the evening of the match there were scores of policeman seen to be trying to control outrageously dressed fans and celebrities among a huge crowd.

The fight went the full 15-round championship distance, exceeding its own promotional hype. While Ali dominated the first three rounds, Frazier connected with a horrifying hook to Ali's jaw, throwing his head back before ferociously attacking Ali's body.

The fight continued with both Ali and Frazier dealing each other unlimited blows and ending with the Judges coming to a unanimous decision officially naming Frazier as the The World Heavyweight Champion, dealing Ali his first professional loss.

The lot will be sold in our Antiques and Interiors sale on Wednesday 16th March 2016.