Summary
Three Day Fine Art Sale with European and Oriental Ceramics, Glass, Pictures, Works of Art, Clocks, Watches, Jewellery and Furniture
This auction has 1083 fine art lots.
Sale Notes
In order to accommodate a good single owner collection of 18th century English porcelain, the next Fine Sale will be held over three days starting on Monday, 22nd January 2018.
Day One comprises the Flowerday Collection, which consists of 125 lots that includes early Chelsea and Bow porcelain, but also covers most domestic producers of note with a strong bias towards Lowestoft and featuring a rare inkwell (FS37/80) with impeccable provenance that should easily achieve its £3,000-£5,000 estimate. Day Three also has a collection of porcelain, which belonged to the late Dr and Mrs Barnes, though this primarily focuses on mid-19th century Alcock porcelains.
Day Two opens with the silver auction, which offers its usually diverse range of lots including a provincial silver seal spoon (FS37/215), dated 1637, that looks affordable at £300-£500 and would certainly be useful when basting a Berthold Muller silver partridge (FS37/284).
Following on Day Two, the jewellery auction boasts a wide choice of antique and collectible pieces including several Rolex watches, a striking gold, silver, diamond and pearl mounted pendant (FS37/436) and a Cartier gold curb link necklace (FS37/455) for those that like their bling with a top notch name.
Another familiar name is Louis Wain, his cat paintings always have a timeless charm (FS37/561) and for collectors we have a monochrome work entitled Mrs Tabby’s Academy, which is brim-full of mischievous kittens.
Somewhat less familiar might be Robert Nixon, otherwise known as 'The Cheshire Prophet', an enigmatic character with several birthdays and an ability to foresee events. The portrait of him (FS37/602) attributed to Nathaniel Hone certainly depicts a confident young man with a piercing stare that cuts right through the viewer.
The works of art auction has a strong offering of bronzes that includes a large and impressive group after Vasily Grachev (FS37/981) of the Galloping Cherkessians, which sound remarkably like a famous American family, but are in fact horsemen from the Caucuses. And finally, the furniture which has been going through something of a purple patch recently continues to offer country, traditional and Regency furniture peppered with some desirable 20th century pieces, amongst them an Edward Barnsley walnut side table (FS37/1241) and a Carlo Bugatti side chair (FS37/1238) in need of some attention, but the 'come and get me' estimate rather reflects its condition.
Order of Sale
The order of sale will be:-
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Monday, 22nd January 2018 2:00pm
Flowerday Collection (starting at lot 1)
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Tuesday, 23rd January 2018 10:00am
Silver (starting at lot 151)
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Tuesday, 23rd January 2018 12:30pm
Watches and Jewellery (starting at lot 381)
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Tuesday, 23rd January 2018 2:30pm
Oil Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Pictures (starting at lot 551)
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Wednesday, 24th January 2018 10:00am
Oriental and European Ceramics and Glassware (starting at lot 661)
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Wednesday, 24th January 2018 12:30pm
Works of Art and Clocks (starting at lot 851)
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Wednesday, 24th January 2018 2:00pm
Furniture (starting at lot 1081)