April 2016 Fine Art Sale Review
Rachel Littlewood reviews the results from the April 2016 Fine Sale held in Exeter
on 19th/20th April 2016. The sale had many highlights including the painting by
John Piper (1903-1992), which sold for £10,000.
There were many highlights in the
April 2016 Fine Art Sale
held at
St Edmunds Court, Okehampton Street, Exeter
on 19th and 20th April 2016.
Menerbes (FS30/280) by artist John Piper (1903-1992) realised £10,000 in our Two
Day Fine Art Sale starting on 19th April 2016 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon.
In the
jewellery auction,
a
sapphire and diamond lozenge shaped brooch
(FS30/177) exceeded expectations selling for £3,900, whilst a
Patek Philippe gentleman's 18ct gold 'Ellipse' automatic wristwatch
(FS30/111) went under the hammer for £3,600 and a Hermes lady's 18ct white gold
and diamond set H wristwatch
(FS30/113) realised £3,500.
The highlight of the
silver auction
was a set of
twelve George III silver dishes
by the maker William Stroud, London and dated 1802. The coronet and crest were that
of William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester (1768-1843). Weighing in at 200.90ozs,
this beautiful set sold for £3,100.
A sapphire and diamond lozenge shaped brooch (FS30/177) exceeded expectations, selling
for £3,900.
This Patek Philippe gentleman's 18ct gold 'Ellipse' automatic wristwatch (FS30/111)
sold for £3,600 at the auction in Exeter.
A Hermes lady's 18ct white gold and diamond set H wristwatch (FS30/113) realised
£3,500.
The highlight of the silver auction within the Fine Sale was a set of twelve George
III silver dishes (FS30/78), bearing the coronet and crest of William Montagu, 5th
Duke of Manchester (1768-1843). They sold for £3,100.
In the
picture auction,
it was a
Modern British painting
that took centre stage.
'Menerbes'
by
John Piper
(1903-1992)
(FS30/280) created a great deal of interest on both the telephones and the internet.
The pen, ink and watercolour, signed bottom left, inscribed with title bottom right
depicted Menerbes, a commune in the Vaucluse, South East France. After fierce telephone
bidding it was sold for £10,000. In the same section of the sale, a
Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1881-1972) tempera picture of Puerto de Soller, Mallorca
(FS30/284) was again sought after and finally went under the hammer for £3,000.
Peurto de Soller, Mallorca (FS30/284) by Maxwell Ashby Armfield (1881-1972) realised
£3,000.
The demand for Chinese items was still very strong, with a pair of
Chinese coral
ground famille rose vases
(FS30/522) exceeding expectations. Of slender rectangular section with waisted neck
and base, each was finely painted on one side with magpies around a knarled
flowering prunus tree and the other with a flowering and fruiting pomegranate tree.
Bearing Qianlong marks and dating from the late 19th/early 20th Century they realised
£5,200.
A
Chinese bronze tripod censer
(FS30/615) bearing six character mark also sold well at £5,000.
The Chinese coral ground famille rose vases (FD30/522) sold well above estimate
at £5,200.
This Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer (FS30/615) succombed to a bid of £5,000.
In the
works of art auction
of the sale, a
rare late 18th/early 19th Century cryptograph folding cipher machine
(FS30/719) again exceeded expectations selling for £4,800 and an
unusual tavern
clock by Jeremiah Day of London
(FS30/764) went under the hammer for £4,500. The always popular Louis Vuitton luggage
proved no exception with a brown and wood batten, brass and leather bound
Louis Vuitton trunk
(FS30/921) selling for £2,900.
Furniture prices were strong too – an
early Victorian oak library bookcase of large
size
(FS30/881) from the sale of the contents of Feniton Court, Near Honiton in 2005
proved popular selling for £3,600 and a pair of
Regency rosewood and brass
inlaid rectangular card tables
(FS30/848) sold for £3,200.
A rare Late 18th /Early 19th Century Cryptograph Folding Cipher Machine (FS30/719)
realised £4,800.
A Lacquered Tavern Clock (FS30/764) by Jeremiah Day of London fetched £4,500.
This Louis Vuitton Brown Canvas and Wood Batten, Brass and Leather Bound Rectangular
Trunk (No 205236) (FS30/921) exceeded its estimate, selling for £2,900.
The Early Victorian Oak Library Bookcase (FS30/881) realised £3,600.
This pair of Regency Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Rectangular Card Tables (FS30/848)
sold for £3,200.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Fine Art Auctions
- Hermes
- Patek Philippe
- John Piper (1903-1992)
- William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester (1768-1843)
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