A North East Coast Exhibition Newcastle 1929, clear and etched glass ashtray. 12cm wide
Estimate £20 - £40
For Auction 24th June 2020
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
"I wisely started with a Map" J.R.R. Tolkien
We have two very interesting local Lots coming up for Auction next Wednesday (24 June)
Lot 21
Lot 21
A large quantity of Ordnance Survey maps showing Sunderland South Dock, Millfield and various areas around Sunderland (35)
Estimate £30 - £50
Lot 116
Quantity of Sunderland related prints, maps etc.
Estimate £10 - £15
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
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Spot the Squirrel
A set of six Squirrel Man oak dining chairs, comprising two carvers and four singles, the back set with an English rose, leather studded seat and each chair with a carved squirrel
Estimate £250 - £350
For Auction 24th June 2020
Squirrelman came about after a young apprentice Wilf Hutchinson learned his craft under the expert eye of Stan Dodds, master carver at Robert Thompson's (Mousey Thompson) workshop. He began his own business in 1957 and the Squirrelman signature was born. Wilf's son continues in his father's footsteps in the North Yorkshire workshop.
Sleeping Lions
A pair of 19th century treacle glazed pottery Sash window rests, formed as Lion heads (2)
Estimate £50 - £80
For Auction 24th June 2020
The back is flat allowing the Sash window to remain open
Class Glass
Lot 63, Lot 64 and Lot 74 are 19th century glass dumps.
Paperweights and door stops are often referred to as 'Dumps' as they are said to have been created as a means to use up surplus molten glass at the end of a day's work which would have been disposed of and dumped. (The phrase 'End of Day' glass is also often used.)
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| Lot 63 A 19th century glass three tier flower dump Estimate £20 - £40 Auction 24th June |
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| Lot 64 A 19th century glass air bubble dump Estimate £20 - £40 Auction 24th June |
Paperweights and door stops are often referred to as 'Dumps' as they are said to have been created as a means to use up surplus molten glass at the end of a day's work which would have been disposed of and dumped. (The phrase 'End of Day' glass is also often used.)
Many were made from green bottle glass marked with the names of Yorkshire and North East bottle making companies from the early 19th Century, such as J. Tower and Redfearn Brothers. Glass dumps continued to be made until the 20th Century when bottle making became mechanised.
Flowers are a common theme to be found containing a mixture of bubbles and powdered chalk which give them a slightly ethereal appearance as seen in Lot 63 and Lot 74. Lot 64 is full of tear shaped bubbles which are easier to produce than the flowers. Less common examples contain a sulphide figure made of china clay.
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| Lot 74 Three 19th century glass flower dumps Estimate £30 - £50 Auction 24th June |
Monday, 15 June 2020
Lustrous lustres
Lot 61.
A pair of Wilton Ware lustre spill vases, number 5403. 19cm high
For Auction 24th June 2020
Magic Time at Boldon Auctions
Lot 33
A large quantity of Magic lantern slides, to include 109 mahogany framed mechanical Magic Lantern slides, both winding and lever operated
For Auction 24th June
Magic Lanterns (Lanterna magica) were early image projectors from the 17th century onwards using pictures on transparent plates (usually glass) and a light source. From the 19th century these Magic Lanterns were mass produced as toys. The Magic Lantern was superseded by the slide projector.
Originally the pictures were hand painted on glass slides with black paint used as a background to block superfluous light. Many slides were finished with a layer of transparent lacquer and mounted in wood frames. After 1820 hand coloured printed slides were produced moving on to photographic slides in 1850.
Healing Hands
A 19th century mahogany Campaign style Apothecary travelling cabinet, with fitted drawers and compartments, the top with inset flush handle, two doors to the front. 30cm wide 30cm high
Estimate £100 - £150
For Auction 24th June
Lot 1 24th June 2020
Lot 1
Mercedes Benz A Class Diesel Hatchback - A180 CDI Elegance SE 5 door tip auto, 2005, silver, automatic, engine size 2000, registered 01/09/2005, Mileage 22,800, no service history,
no V5, one key
no V5, one key
Estimate £500 - £800
For Auction 24th June 10am
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