Wednesday, 11 January 2023

Harry Bertoia chair for auction 18th January

 "The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living" Harry Bertoia






The Cat's Whiskers


 An Emile Galle style cat for auction Wednesday 18th January.



Gold hitting the top spots

 


A 9ct gold Albert, 44g sold £630 

(4 Jan 2023)

1950s style


One of our favourite pieces in the 4th January auction was this 1950's Lloyd Loom six piece dining room suite which sold for £320 (4 Jan 2023)




Chesterfield furniture continues to sell well


 A Chesterfield three seater settee sold £480 (4 Jan 2023)

Super Edwardian Dog Bone shaped desk


An Edwardian and parquetry inlaid 'Dog Bone shaped' writing desk, with nine drawers, the rear having two bow fronted doors, supported on vase feet. 150 cm wide, 87cm deep (max), 76cm height sold £400 (4 Jan 2023)

Happiness is a stack of Comics







A large collection of 600+ titles of comics, mostly Marvel and DC, to include Superboy No 107 etc., Batman No 57, Superman 144, Action comics, The Atom, Creepy Worlds, Uncanny Tales, The Joker, The Avengers, Green Lantern, The Flash, Firestorm, Metal Men, Spiderman, Supermans girlfriend - Lois Lane, The Brave and the Bold, Justice League, Supergirl etc. sold £1,900 (4 Jan 2023)




Under The Hammer !


A Border Fine Art group 'Under the Hammer (H+H Charolais Cross) sold £150 (4 Jan 2023)

Shining in the dark winter


Three miners lamps sold £110 (4th Jan 2023)

Thursday, 5 January 2023

We all love a good map, we'd be lost without them!

 

We had for sale in our Antique, Interiors and General Sale a single person collection of Ordinance Survey Maps. The maps sold over eight lots, for a whopping £1460. 

Ordinance Survery Maps are a paper, scale topographical mapping system, used to navigate across different regions across Great Britain. Businesses, organisations, the government and individuals use Ordinance Survey maps effectively, and consider the maps trustworthy navigational tools. The maps show footpaths through green and pink dashed lines, that are legally protected routes that can be used by the public, as well as road, street and landmarks. Ordinance Survey also offer free digital maps of Great Britain for those with internet access.