Boldon Auction Galleries proud to support Impact Family Services charity auction at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

We recently supported Impact Family Services when they held a charity auction at the Baltic Centre for Contemporay Art.  Our junior auctioneer Harry Douglas conducted the auction raising £2,950 in the sale of paintings and even an original rivet, carefully salvaged during the restoration from the Tyne Bridge thanks to the generosity of Esh Construction who are leading the restoration of the iconic Tyne Bridge.

The paintings were created by children affected by domestic abuse, parental conflict or separation and adversity who attended guided, trauma-informed art sessions.  Their paintings become powerful tools: for self-understanding, for therapeutic support, and for helping adults truly see and hear them.

The amount raised will fund over 120 hours of frontline crisis intervention or preventation work with an individual or group of people.  Impact Family Services are committed to creating a brighter future for individuals and families affected by domestic abuse. With compassion and expertise, they focus on lasting change providing safety, support and hope. Their goal is to help survivors and their families heal and thrive.

Colliery paintings capture Durham’s lost pits

https://www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/colliery-paintings-capture-durhams

Free Valuations

 

After a busy Valuation afternoon in the saleroom we will be open again on Saturday morning between 10am and 12noon to appraise your items

Just arrived is this superb 14ct gold pocket watch

 

New arrival at Boldon Auction Galleries for the next auction on 24th September. Further details coming soon ......

 

Ahoy All Aboard at Boldon Auction Galleries! We sold a private collection of Model Shipyard models on 10th September. Here are a few highlights.

 

Lot 13.  A shipyard half block model of the 'Keynes' for owners Stephenson Clarke and Company, London, built by Wood Skinner and Company Limited, Bill Quay, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1915, model made by Balfour and Company, model makers, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 158cm x 50cm.  Sold £4,500

Lot 18.  A shipyard model of the Totland, built for Stephenson Clarke Limited by Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Grangemouth, 1952, model built by Sinclair Model Engineers, 21 Bishop Street, Glasgow, case measures 98cm x 54cm.  Sold £4,500

Lot 12.  A shipyard model of M.V. Pearl, built for William Robertson Shipowners Limited by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Limited, Troon 1953, in a mahogany case and stand, case measures 173cm x 76cm.  Sold £9,500

This iconic 1970s brass palm leaf floor lamp shimmied its way through the saleroom in a flurry of online and room bids, selling at £3,600 on 10th September.

 

Our next auction

 

Lot 90. A Louis Vuitton Monogram Teddy Bear brooch. Estimate £30-£50. For auction 10.09.25

 

Lot 34. A pair of Moorcroft Mackintosh patterned candlesticks each H 21cm, together with a ewer and jug of similar design, all with boxes. Estimate £150-£200. For auction 10.09.25