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:
0334
Estimate: £12,000-£18,000
Realised: £26,000
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935). Cock and Hen Pheasant, signed and dated 1901.
Sale:
FS11 (13 Jul 2011)
Auction Lot:
0709
Estimate: £5,000-£7,000
Realised: £5,700
An imposing Victorian burr walnut veneered library bookcase. A gift from HM Queen
Mary to the Officers Association.
Autumn 2010 Selected Fine Sale in Honiton
Honiton's national and international reputation as an Antique centre was enhanced
by the First Fine Art sale to be held at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood's Dowell
street saleroom on Tuesday, 23rd November 2010. As well as a full saleroom on the
day, international telephone bidders were also a strong force in the bidding for
the pieces on offer.
An Ariel Square Four Motorcycle, which has sold
for £6,100 at auction.
An 18th century Bielby wine glass, formerly in the collection of Una Fraser, the
mother of the Australian Prime Minister Michael Fraser, passed its upper estimate
of £1,200 to finally achieve £1,450 and provided the first of many surprises during
the sale.
Chinese ceramics have been brought to the attention of most people over the last
few weeks and the popularity of Oriental ceramics shows no signs of slowing down.
An early Kangxi period blue and white vase of square form attracted a great deal
of pre sale interest that carried through to the sale day. Several bidders in the
room fought against each other to push the price above the top estimate and bidding
continued to the fall of the hammer at £3,000.
As well as many regular buyers to the saleroom it was encouraging to see that the
range of items within the sale brought many people form outside the area and the
county to the saleroom. An early 19th century Twigg's patent corkscrew might seem
an unusual item to be included amongst a collection of Antique furniture and
ceramics, but the strong bidding in the room from several collectors attending the
sale took the eventual price to a staggering £2,100.
Among the many other highlights of the sale that also included several classic cars
was a 1955 Ariel Square Four that had been stored in a garage for over 30 years.
Many people passing the sale room had been surprised to see the motorcycle in the
saleroom window. None more so than one of the bike's original owners from the 1960's
who regularly used the machine to travel from the Westcountry to Birmingham. Finally
selling for £6,100, the classic motorcycle market still continues to remain strong
in the current climate.
Also sold were a set of four 19th century lead figures emblematic of the four seasons
£3,600 and a 19th century white over painted bookcase in the Gothic taste for £4,600.
In addition to the regular Antiques and Collectors sales held every fortnight in
Dowell Street, Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood will continue to hold Sales of Fine
Art and Antiques, Antiquarian Books and Sporting and Collector's sales throughout
2011.
For further details about sales at Honiton, please contact
Brian Goodison-Blanks
on (01404) 510000.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Dowell Street, Honiton, Devon
- Autumn 2010 Selected Fine Sale in Honiton
- Vintage Cars
- Vintage Motorbikes
- Ceramics and Glass
- Furniture
Social Bookmarks
Please click the following links to flag this article to other people on the Internet.