A 19th century burr walnut breakfront bookcase was the star turn taking a £3600, while a gentleman’s mahogany wardrobe of similar date tripled expectations at £2200.
Other perennial favourites such as oak dressers had no trouble finding buyers. A George III example fitted with two drawers and supported on turned baluster legs went at £2100 as did an early 18th century walnut chest on stand with cabriole legs and replacement pad feet.
A 19th century The National Terrestrial globe ‘on which is currently all the New Discoveries to the present time’, published by James Manning, London, 1857, excited a number of bidders and was contested to £1900.
Locke & England, Leamington Spa, May 3. Buyer’s premium: 12.5 per cent
Perennial favourites get away easily
UK: A TAKE-UP of 70 per cent at this Locke & England Midlands sale on May 3 was evidence of the selectivity of buyers when it comes to furniture in the lower price ranges but there were some sound enough individual sales.
