A Fine Chinese Carved Celadon Jade Phoenix and Chilong Vase (FS23/526) offered in our Two Day Fine Art Sale starting on 8th July 2014 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon is inviting offers between £5,000 and £7,000.
The Summer 2014 Fine Art Sale to be held on 8th/9th July 2014 at the Auction Rooms, St Edmunds Court, Okehampton Street, Exeter offers a wide range of items.
Day One of the two day auction starts off with the silver auction of which there are some 144 lots. Highlights include a George V silver rose bowl by the maker Horace Woodward & Co of London in 1913 (FS23/25), which is estimated at £400-£500.
The Summer 2014 Fine Art Auction at our South West salerooms includes a 1913 George V silver rose bowl (FS23/25) by Horace Woodward & Co of London.
An Elizabeth II silver novelty three piece cruet set in the form of seals (FS23/51) is expected to fetch £200-£300, whilst a pair of Dutch silver table cruets in the form of pheasants (FS23/92) carry a pre-sale estimate of £300-£400.
This Elizabeth II silver novelty three piece cruet set (FS23/51) carries a pre-sale estimate of £200-£300 and features in the Summer 2014 Fine Art Auction that will be held on 8th/9th July 2014.
A pair of Dutch silver table cruets in the form of pheasants (FS23/92) are also in the Summer 2014 Fine Art Auction, which is being offered at our South West Salerooms complex as well as online with live bidding.
An impressive Imperial Russian silver and champlevé enamel belt (FS23/97) has a pre-sale estimate of £800-£1,000, whilst a 19th Century Irish two handled trophy cup and cover (FS23/144) is expected to fetch between £600 and £800.
An impressive Imperial Russian silver and champlevé enamel belt (FS23/97) is expected to go under the hammer for between £800 and £1,000 in our South West of England salerooms in July 2014.
A 19th Century Irish silver tropy cup and cover (FS23/144) also features in the silver auction of the Summer 2014 Fine Art Auction.
Within the jewellery and watches auction of the sale there is plenty on offer. A Baume and Mercier lady's 18ct white gold wristwatch (FS23/158) has an estimate of £1,500-£1,600 and a gentleman's stainless steel Oyster Perpetual 660ft 200m Submariner wristwatch (FS23/161) is estimated at £1,500-£1,800.
The Jewellery and Watches auction of the Fine Art Sale has plenty to offer, including this Baume and Mercier lady's white gold wristwatch (FS23/158) that is estimated at £1,500-£1,600.
An Oyster Perpetual Submariner wristwatch (FS23/161) carries a pre-sale estimate of £1,500-£1,800.
An unusual pair of diamond set double clip brooches of stylised ribbon design (FS23/168) mille grain set with circular, brilliant cut diamonds and baguette cut diamonds has an estimate of £1,500-£1,600 and a sapphire and diamond line bracelet (FS23/188) with circular old brilliant cut diamond single stone panels between square cut sapphires has an estimate of £2,500-£3,500.
A pair of diamond brooches (FS23/168) are expected to command between £1,500 and £1,600 in the jewellery auction of the Summer 2014 Fine Sale.
A sapphire and diamond line bracelet (FS23/188), estimated at £2,500-£3,000, is also being offered within the jewellery auction.
Also within the jewellery auction of the sale is a diamond five stone ring (FS23/207) with graduated old brilliant cut diamonds, which carries a pre-sale estimate of £1,800-£2,000.
One of the rings in the jewellery auction: A five stone diamong ring (FS23/207), inviting bids of £1,800-£2,000.
Still to come on day one is the picture auction. A William Russell Flint (1880-1969) being an illustration of Mallory's Morte d'Arthur (FS23/245), signed and dated is estimated at £3,000-£5,000. There is a charming painting by Samuel Lamorna Birch (1869-1955) entitled My Studio Garden (FS23/246). Being an oil on canvas and inscribed on reverse 'The Making of a Garden, Lamorna' it carries a pre-sale estimate of £2,000-£3,000.
An illustration for Mallory's Morte d'Arthur (FS23/245) by the artist William Russell Flint (1880-1969) is expected to sell for £3,000-£5,000.
My Studio Garden (FS23/246) by the painter Samuel John Lamorna Birch (1869-1955) features in picture auction of the Summer 2014 Fine Art Sale.
A miniature enamelled portrait of George IV by Henry Bone (1755–1834) (FS23/271) is estimated at £2,000-£3,000 and a Flemish School 17th Century painting An allegory of the garden of Eden (FS23/274) is expected to fetch £3,000-£5,000.
The miniature of George IV (FS23/271) by Henry Bone (1755-1834) carries a pre-sale estimate of £2,000-£3,000 in the sale, which will be auctioned in Exeter and online with live bidding.
A 17th Century Flemish School painting entitled 'An allegory of the garden of Eden' (FS23/274) is inviting bids of £3,000-£5,000.
Also within the picture auction of the sale is a painting by Thomas Sidney Cooper RA (1803–1902) that depicts recumbent ewes and a standing ram in a meadow landscape (FS23/290), with cattle grazing in the distance. The estimate is £2,000-£3,000. A Venetian canal scene by Bouvard (19th/20th Century) (FS23/293) has a pre-sale estimate of £2,500-£3,500.
The fine picture auction within the sale incudes this painting (FS23/290) by the artist Thomas Sidney Cooper RA (1803-1902).
A Venetian canal scene (FS23/293) by Bouvard (19th/20th Century) is amongst the earlier pictures on offer.
There are several Robert O Lenkiewicz (1941–2002) paintings in the sale including The painter with Fiorella (FS23/297). Signed twice and an oil on canvas, this painting is expected to fetch between £8,000 and £10,000.
The Painter with Fiorella (FS23/297) by Robert Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) is one of several by the late South West of England artist and is expected to sell for £8,000-£10,000.
Day Two of the sale starts off with the ceramics and glass auction. A Chinese blue and white bowl (FS23/329) with six character Kangxi mark carries a pre-sale estimate of £500-£700, whilst a Chinese armorial part tea and coffee service (FS23/334) is expected to fetch between £600 and £800. Also within this section of the sale is a pair of Chinese blue and white bottle vases (FS23/347), each with pear shaped body and waisted slender neck. Measuring 19cm high, this pair of vases is estimated at £1,000-£1,500.
A Chinese Blue and White Bowl (FS23/329) with a six character Kangxi mark is amongst the oriental ceramics on offer.
These Chinese Blue and White Bottle Vases (FS23/347) also feature in the ceramics auction, carrying a pre-sale estimate of £1,000-£1,500.
A Spode Indian Sporting Series mazarine or strainer (FS23/390) of oval pierced form printed in blue with 'Dooreahs leading out dogs' is expected to fetch between £500 and £600 and a massive Staffordshire pearlware jar (FS23/391) measuring 55cm high has a pre-sale estimate of £800-£1,200.
A Spode Indian Sporting Series mazarine or strainer (FS23/390) is estimated at £500-£600.
A massive Staffordshire pearlware jar (FS23/391) at 55cm high is inviting bids of £800-1,200 in the ceramics auction.
A rare Royal Doulton figure The Little Land HN 63 (FS23/398) modelled after the original by Harry Tittensor with a seated sleeping barefoot child in a lilac spotted dress has an estimate of £1,500-£2,000 and a Meissen 'Apple Tree' group (FS23/433) after the original by JJ Kandler and FE Meyer is estimated at £400-£600.
A rare Royal Doulton figure (FS23/398) is expected to realise £1,500-£2,000 in the sale.
The ceramics auction also includes a Meissen 'Apple Tree' group (FS23/433), estimated at £400-£600.
There is a large selection of lots in the works of art and clocks auction that follows on from the ceramics section of the sale.
Highlights include a Louis Vuitton Encyclopaedia Britannica case (FS23/456) with printed canvas and leather bound exterior, which is expected to fetch £400-£600, and a Louis Vuitton suitcase (FS23/459) with printed canvas and leather bound exterior, serial number 846650, which has a pre-sale estimate of £1,200-£1,500.
The Works of Art auction within the 2014 Summer Fine Art Sale includes a Louis Vuitton Encyclopaedia Britannica case (FS23/456).
The sale also includes a Louis Vuitton suitcase (FS23/459), estimated at £1,200-£1,500.
A Chinese parcel gilt bronze vase (FS23/487) has a pre-sale estimate of £600-£800 and a rare Chinese embellished hardwood rectangular box on stand (FS23/496) decorated with precious objects and motifs in gold, silver and red lacquer has a pre-sale estimate of £3,000-£5,000.
Amonst the Works of Art is a Chinese parcel gilt bronze vase (FS23/487) that carries a pre-sale estimate of £600-£800.
There is also a rare Chinese embellised hardwood rectangular box on a stand (FS23/496) that is expected to realise £3,000-£5000.
A fine Chinese carved celadon jade phoenix and chilong vase (FS23/526), which was purchased from Spink and Son Ltd, 22nd January 1970 for £320 now carries a pre-sale estimate of £5,000-£7,000.
A Japanese carved and patinated ivory okimono of an apple (FS23/539) is hollowed out to reveal a miniature scene of figures in a river landscape. This unusual piece carries a pre-sale estimate of £800-£1,200.
An unusual Japanese ivory okimono of an apple that has been hollowed out to reveal A miniature rive landscape is expected to fetch between £800 and £1,200.
The auction concludes with the fine furniture auction.
A set of six Edwardian oak dining chairs attributed to Arthur Simpson of Kendal (FS23/648) are expected to fetch between £800 and £1,200.
In the oak furniture section of the sale is a 17th Century oak court cupboard (FS23/668), which is inviting bids of £1,500-£2,000 and an oak refectory table in the 17th Century taste (FS3/669), which has a pre-sale estimate of £2,000-£3,000.
A matched set of eight 17th Century and later walnut dining chairs (FS23/670) carry a pre-sale estimate of £2,500-£3,500 and a George I walnut and crossbanded tallboy (FS23/699) has a pre-sale estimate of £4,000-£6,000.
An unusual Victorian rosewood and inlaid games table (FS23/740), which is being sold together with a Jacques boxwood and ebony chess set is inviting bids of £600-£800
A 19th Century red lacquer and chinoiserie circular breakfast table (FS23/770), the top decorated with a scene of figures in a pagoda garden landscape carries a pre-sale estimate of £1,500-£2,000.
Finally a set of six 'Mouseman' oak bar stools by Robert Thompson of Kilburn (FS23/780), each stool carved with the mouse has an estimate of £3,000-£4,000.
There is plenty on offer for all tastes and budgets. The viewing is on Friday, 4th July 2014 from 9:00am–4:00pm; Saturday, 5th July 2014 from 9:00am–1:00pm; Sunday, 6th July 2014 from 2:00pm–4:00pm; Monday, 7th July 2014 from 9:00am–5.15pm and limited viewing of day two of the auction on Tuesday, 8th July 2014 from 9:00am.
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