Sale:
FS11 (13 Jul 2011)
Auction Lot:
0572
Estimate: £8,000-£12,000
Realised: £40,000
A Chinese pale celadon jade mountain carving, late 18th/early 19th century.
Sale:
FS11 (13 Jul 2011)
Auction Lot:
0534
Estimate: £600-£800
Realised: £16,500
Lower Ubangi area, Ngombe/Bondjos; a carved tribal stool.
Sale:
FS10 (20 Apr 2011)
Auction Lot:
0191
Estimate: £5,000-£6,000
Realised: £5,000
A sapphire and diamond five stone half hoop ring.
Autumn 2010 Fine Sale
The Autumn Fine Sale, as ever, has nearly 750 lots of selected Silver, Jewellery,
Paintings, Ceramics, Works of Art, Clocks and Furniture with estimates from £100-£15,000.
Please note however the order of sale has changed from the previous format.
We are pleased to be able to offer a good collection of English wine glasses that
include some highly desirable pieces such as lot 422 a Bielby enamelled glass and
several multi-coloured twist examples. The collection was assembled in the early
1990's from sale rooms including our own, other major collections and several of
the prominent dealers in the field with several having provenance back to the 1950's.
Lot 340: America Cup Race October 13th 1893;
Robert Taylor Pritchett (1828-1907)
Of historical and yachting interest there is lot 340, a water colour by Robert Taylor
Pritchett (1828-1907) which is entitled America Cup Race October 13th 1893 – The
start at Sandy Hook 'Valkyrie' and 'Vigilant Weather'. Balanced at one victory each
the final race on the 13th proved to be a nail biting affair with the New York Times
describing the victory of the American 'Vigilant' which came from behind in the
closing stages to beat the British contender by 40 seconds as 'Probably the greatest
battle of sails ever fought'.
Lot 522: LNER Advertising Poster
If your enjoyment of the sea air is a little more parochial then perhaps lot 522
an advertising poster for the London & North East Railways 'Skegness is so bracing'.
The original designed by John Hassall depicts a truly iconic image and memories
of a time that seems long since past rather than just a couple of generations ago.
Lot 694: Library or Reading Chair (sometimes erroneousy
called 'cock-fighting' chairs)
Erroneously referred to as 'cock fighting' chairs as many 18th century illustrations
of the sport depicted them lot 694 is actually a library or reading chair that would
allow an individual to 'mount' the chair lean on the back and peruse his favourite
volume. However, there can be little doubt that whilst the cockpit was the preferred
venue fights did also occur in domestic setting, the new wife of the Earl of Derby
was not keen that it occurred in her drawing room. Although something of a tenuous
link one can't help much mention lot 735 a pair of Chinese Chippendale arm chairs
often generically referred to as 'Cockpen' chairs, whilst the idea of them being
based on the cages used to house Oriental fowls is a pleasing one it is another
apocryphal story. The truth is less interesting and that they were base on a Chnese
design first used for the pew chairs in Cockpen Church, Midlothian in the 1750's.
Bring one firmly into the 20th century there are a number of items of
furniture on offer with provenance from Dartington Hall amongst these are some affordable
tubular steel from makers such as Marcel Bruer, Practical Equipment Ltd and Mies
van der Rohe.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Okehampton Street, Exeter, Devon
- Autumn 2010 Fine Sale
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- Ceramics and Glass
- Works of Art
- Furniture
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