Nye Furniture Auction I Review
Rachel Littlewood reviews the results of the Nye Furniture Auction (Part I), which
sold the first part of the Nye Furniture Collection and was held in Honiton on 5th
July 2013. A further auction to sell the collection will be held on 25th October
2013.
The
Nye Furniture Auction I
(being the first of two sales of the
Nye Furniture Collection) was held in Dowell Street
in Honiton, Devon on 5th July 2013 close on the heels of our busy
Summer Fine Sale
and included some very unusual and interesting fine furniture lots.
The set of Victorian pharmacy cabinets by John Curtis & Sons of Leeds was not
only the largest lot but also the top selling lot of the fine furniture auction,
realising £4,500 (SF18/1056).
The largest of these was the top selling lot of the day –
a set of Victorian pharmacy
cabinets by John Curtis & Sons of Leeds
(SF18/1056). The cabinets comprised a long run in two sections, each with twenty
seven small drawers and twelve large drawers above three fall doors. All the drawers
had their original mirrored labels and faceted glass handles. These vast cabinets
sold for £4,500.
This Georgian elm dresser realised £4,000 after a fierce battle fought between Internet
and telephone bidders (SF18/1009).
Another good price was achieved for the
Georgian elm dresser
(SF18/1009). It comprised of an enclosed plate rack with reeded mouldings, three
open shelves and six small drawers and the base was fitted with three central drawers
flanked by two panelled doors and on a plinth base. The pre-sale estimate was £2,000-£3,000,
but after fierce competition from both the Internet and telephone bidders, it sold
for £4,000.
The Nye Collection comprises a wide range of furniture, along with some quirky and
unusual items such as this Victorian kneehole library desk that realised £2,700
(SF18/1061a).
An unusual
Victorian carved walnut kneehole library desk
(SF18/1061A) decorated in the ecclesiastical style sold for £2,700 and a
Victorian
mahogany cabinet bookcase
(SF18/1051) sold for £2,700.
There were many collectable lots within this auction. An
Art Deco oak, coromandel
and chromium octagonal hall stand
(SF18/1067) with arched banded crestings and chromium hooks caught the eye of several
buyers. Again, there was tense bidding on the telephones and this stylish piece
sold for £1,300.
Part two of the Nye Furniture Collection will be offered for sale on 25th October
2013 again at the
Honiton Saleroom
in Dowell Street. For all enquiries please telephone (01404) 510000.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Nye Furniture Collection
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