Review of July 2011 Fine Sale (Exeter, Devon)
Ngombe Tribal Stool (FS11/534). Hammer Price £16,500.
Having flagged up the usual suspects before the sale it comes as little surprise
to realise that the Mary Fedden Pink and Orange (FS11/334) achieved £8,800;
Archibald Thorburn's Cock and Hen Pheasant in a Landscape (FS11/405) £26,000;
and David Shepherd's A Cheetah Cub (Lot 407) £6,600; although perhaps a little
surprising was Doris Zinkeissen's Tiger, Tiger (FS11/404) achieving £5,500
and the stylish collection of James Emile Laboureur prints netting around £16,000
with perhaps the choice of these being The Shooting Gallery (FS11/310).
All things Chinese seem to be continuing their relentless upward curve with a pale
celadon jade 'mountain' (FS11/572) making £40,000 and two smaller lots of jade animals
(FS11/554 and FS11/568) bringing in £6,000 and £4,000 respectively, a silver and
enamel model of a junk (FS11/565) £5,600 and a pair of porcelain vases converted
as lamps outstripping their estimate to make £26,000. Also from far flung Continents,
but with a fantastic provenance to Robert Hottot was the Ngombe tribal stool
(FS11/534) which bought £16,500.
Other highlight included a silver model of an Arabian horseman (FS11/138) at £16,000;
a Breguet et Fils enamelled gold pocket watch for the Turkish market (FS11/165)
£9,200; a Rolex Prince wristwatch (FS11/173) £7,000; a yellow enamel Faberge
cane handle (FS11/248) £8,500; and a Martin Brothers grotesque spoon warmer £14,500.
The Shooting Gallery from a Collection of Prints by James Emile Laboureur (FS11/310).
If proof was needed that the furniture market is still strong for the right pieces
then look no further than the George III mahogany serpentine fronted serving table
(FS11/662) at £21,000, a rather tired, but genuine early 19th century mahogany bookcase
(FS11/661) at £5,200 and a Victorian burr walnut veneered example (FS11/709) at
£5,600.
For more information about future fine sales, please contact
Nic Saintey
on (01392) 413100.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Fine Sale
- Mary Fedden
- Archibald Thorburn
- David Shepherd
- Oriental Ceramics
- Chinese Jade
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