Fine Art Auction Pre-Sale Highlights
A preview of some of the highlights in the upcoming Three Day Fine Art Auction being
held in Exeter and Online. The sale has a slightly revised order and has over 1,300
lots on offer.
Heywood Hardy (1842-1933) - Lost on the Sands (FS49/1582) offered in our Three
Day Fine Art Sale starting on 14th April 2021 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon.
The first Quarterly Fine Sale of 2021 has over 1,300
lots on offer, with silver, jewellery, ceramics, works of art, paintings and furniture
being sold over three days, following immediately after the Antiquarian Book Auction.
The order of sale has changed slightly from previous auctions with Day One comprising
of silver and jewellery, Day Two ceramics and works of art and Day Three including
paintings and furniture.
Day One commences at 10:00am with the silver auction of the sale.
Of particular note is a 70 lot single owner private collection of pincushions, vesta cases and matchbox holders
(FS49/886), including an Edwardian novelty silver pin cushion, by maker HV Pithey
& Co, Birmingham, 1909, in the form of a muzzled bear, which carries a pre-sale
estimate of £500-£700.
Also within the silver section is a George III oval table centrepiece
(FS49/923), maker John Wakelin & Robert Garrard. Marked London 1795, but with
the waisted stem replaced and dated London 1835, this impressive piece weighing
91.22ozs is inviting bids of £2,500-£3,500.
An Edwardian Novelty Silver Pin Cushion, Maker HV Pithey & Co, Birmingham, 1909
(FS49/886).
A George III Oval Table Centrepiece (FS49/923).
Jewellery follows, with a good selection of necklaces, rings, brooches, earrings,
wristwatches, etc.
An Art Nouveau gold and mother of pearl necklace in the style of Archibald Knox
(FS49/1015), but seemingly unmarked but stamped in gilt Liberty & Co Ltd, Regent
Street, London is expected to fetch in the region of £2,000-£3,000, whilst an early 19th Century gold and foiled garnet pendant cross
(FS49/1019) is inviting bids of £1,200-£1,500.
An Art Nouveau Gold and Mother of Pearl Necklace (FS49/1015).
An Early 19th Century Gold and Foiled Garnet Pendant Cross (FS49/1019).
Day Two of the auction commences with ceramics and glass, which includes an Islamic pottery bowl of Sultanabad type
(FS49/1205) painted in black and blue with a pair of cranes on a profuse foliate
ground. The pre-sale estimate on this is £1,800-£2,200, whilst a fine
Royal Worcester ewer painted by John Stinton
(FS49/1267) with scenes of Highland cattle in a mountainous loch landscape is inviting
bids of £1,500-£2,000.
Within the works of art section of the sale, there is a wide array of items being
offered, including a Georgian mahogany and inlaid bird cage of pagoda design
(FS49/1451) with an estimate of £400-£600, a bronze study of prowling fox
(FS49/1468) mounted on an ova naturalistic base with an estimate of £500-£700 and
a large Chinese micaceous marble statue of Guanyin
(FS49/1486) which carries a pre-sale
estimate of £600-£800.
Day Three of the sale commences with the paintings section of the sale.
There is a good selection on offer on the third day of the auction, including a Heywood Hardy (1842-1933) - Lost on the Sands
(FS49/1582) signed bottom left, an oil on canvas, 94.5 x 69.5cm, the provenance
with Richard Green, Dover Street, London, which has an estimate of £12,000-£16,000
and an oil and pencil drawing by
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) - of a three-masted schooner anchored off a lighthouse
(FS49/1655).
With a provenance directly from Alfred Wallis to Jim Ede of Kettle's Yard.
Gifted by Ede to his nephew as a wedding present, thence by family descent, the
pre-sale estimate is £8,000–£12,000.
The final section of the sale is the furniture, with more lots on offer than previous
auctions.
Highlights include a 17th Century and later oak refectory table
(FS49/1781) with an overhanging plank top, which is being offered with an estimate
of £3,000-£4,000 and an early 18th Century Italian tortoiseshell, ebony and coromandel wood architectural cabinet
(FS49/1844) on a 19th Century carved mahogany stand is expected to realise £10,000-£15,000.
The auction commences at 10:00am each day.
An Islamic Pottery Bowl of Sultanabad Type (FS49/1205).
A Fine Royal Worcester Ewer Painted by John Stinton (FS49/1267).
A Georgian Mahogany and Inlaid Bird Cage (FS49/1451).
A Bronze Study of A Prowling Fox (FS49/1468).
A Large Chinese Micaceous Marble Statue of Guanyin (FS49/1486).
Alfred Wallis [1855-1942] - Three-masted Schooner Anchored Off A Lighthouse, (FS49/1655).
A 17th Century and Later Oak Refectory Table (FS49/1781).
An early 18th Century Italian Tortoiseshell, Ebony and Coromandel Wood Architectural
Cabinet on a 19th Century Carved Mahogany Stand (FS49/1844).
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