Decorative Art

This category encompasses a wide range of three-dimensional antiques in a variety of different materials. It includes ceramics, glass and metalware (including silver and plate), medium to small size decorative objects such as tea caddies and dressing table sets.

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Rozenburg porcelain gets to the art of the matter and Zsolnay hits its peak

07 October 2024

Among the hundreds of new products launched at the Exposition Universelle in 1900 was the so-called eggshell porcelain, produced by the Rozenburg Royal Delftware Factory in the Hague.

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Moorcroft pottery collection provides focus on prime period works

07 October 2024

Moorcroft pottery collection offered in Essex saleroom had a great focus on signed wares of the initial Macintyre era when the designer was at his prime

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Sèvres painter shows his talent

07 October 2024

There were plenty of potential takers for a Sèvres cup and saucer from the 1840s which came under the hammer at Hargesheimer (28% buyer’s premium) in Dusseldorf on September 11-14.

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Sale of Goods or Limitation: which Act should take precedence for ownership?

07 October 2024

I was very interested (as always) to read the article by Milton Silverman in ATG No 2658 concerning the saga of the tile that had once belonged to the V&A museum.

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Martin face jug ‘we trust you will like’

07 October 2024

Not only was this Robert Wallace Martin (1843-1923) stoneware ‘face’ jug deemed an excellent example of its type, but it was sold with a hand-written letter to David Oxen Esq, the original buyer of the jug in 1914.

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Art Nouveau & Art Deco previews including a Birmingham Guild brass panel

07 October 2024

A selection of upcoming lots focusing on stand-out items from two key design movements

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Box boasts Rothschild provenance

07 October 2024

A French gold and enamel box with an unusual decoration caught the eye of several bidders at Kendzia (16% buyer’s premium).

Chinese export silver

'Wavy edged' Chinese export silver bowl features among five lots to watch

07 October 2024

With estimates from £350, here are five previews of items coming up at auction this week

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Tinworth? Doulton Lambeth? That rings a bell

07 October 2024

Designed by George Tinworth, c.1885, this Doulton Lambeth spill vase commemorates the first transatlantic phone call between the UK and the US.

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European avant garde design embraced by American silversmith

07 October 2024

Relatively little is known about the German-born artist and designer Elsa Tennhardt (1899-1980).

Edwin Beer Fishley vase

‘The largest selection of Fishley pottery to be included in a single auction’

03 October 2024

An impressive array of North Devon pottery dating from the 18th to the 20th century comes for sale at Chilcotts in Honiton on October 12.

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More antiques head for scrap as gold reaches all-time high

02 October 2024

This week’s record gold price has led to greater amounts of antique items being scrapped.

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Contents of Kensington Church Street gallery offered at Dreweatts auction

02 October 2024

In 2000, Raymond Horneman chose Kensington Church Street as the location for an antiques and interior decorating business. Times have changed and the business is moving on.

Wedgwood George VI coronation mug

'Unique' yellow coronation mug sets record for a Ravilious ceramic

01 October 2024

A rare colourway of the Ravilious for Wedgwood coronation mug took a bid of £13,500 at Gildings – a record price for Ravilious ceramics.

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Punning box found among bric-a-brac makes four figure sum

30 September 2024

Plucked from a box of bric-a-brac brought in for a general sale, a Commonwealth gilt brass sealing wax box sold for £5200 at Lawrences of Crewkerne. A clever pun gives a clue to its maker’s identity - and perhaps his political leanings.

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Swinton estate sale brings a flavour of Le goût Rothschild to Yorkshire

30 September 2024

The Swinton Estate, which spans approximately 20,000 acres of North Yorkshire, has been in the Cunliffe-Lister family since the 1880s.

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Silver linings in a suitcase

30 September 2024

Pulling out a suitcase from under a bed during a probate valuation, Dawsons’ valuer could scarcely have guessed what they would find hidden inside.

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Previews: issue 2662

30 September 2024

Our selection of lots from ten upcoming auctions

Scents and cents at perfume sale

30 September 2024

Wanting to create a new perfume for the modern woman, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel invented her signature fragrance Chanel No. 5 in 1921.

Peter & Willow As Woodward & Willow, Circa 1990S Combined

Dealers reform their classic duo

27 September 2024

It's not just stars of Britpop who are reuniting. Two former business partners are making a one-off comeback for an appearance at a London fair.

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