Tennants
Tennants is a longstanding family-run auction house with a saleroom in Leyburn, North Yorkshire and offices in Harrogate and London. It also has representatives across the country.
The major expansion to its Leyburn premises in 2014 means that, in addition to its purpose-built salerooms, it also has catering, conference and events facilities.
Tennants’ sale calendar includes Fine Art Sales, Country House Sales, Modern Art and Interiors Sales, fortnightly Antiques and Interiors Sales, and other specialist sales in a range of collecting fields.

Spoons – the great English survivors
07 December 2020As hugely personal items and of relatively small melt value, spoons represent the great majority of English domestic silver items surviving from the pre-civil war period.

Australian gold rush jewellery in strong demand
23 November 2020The distinctive Antipodean ‘botanical’ jewellery of the gold rush era is among the first to depict the native flora and fauna. It is of huge cultural significance to Australia and its mining heritage.

Francis Bacon lithograph triptych among highlights at Tennants
16 November 2020Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) latest sale of Modern and Contemporary art generated some confident bidding both online and in the room, taking in limited-edition prints by famous names.

Highland achiever at Tennants
09 November 2020The Fine Wine & Whisky sale at Tennants on December 12 features this Macallan-Glenlivet 1937 35-year-old Pure Highland Malt Scotch Whisky.

Last 007 Submariner emerges at Tennants
02 November 2020The Submariner 5508 released in 1958 was the last of the so-called ‘James Bond’ Submariners.

Wildlife sculptures burst into sale life
12 October 2020A number of wildlife sculptures, a niche sub-set of the Mod Brit art market, have performed well recently – perhaps as a result of the increased love of the natural world experienced by many during the lockdown crossing over into the art market.

Korean helmet and Tongan war club
05 October 2020Two lots from Tennants’ (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Leyburn on September 4. The 17th century Korean leather and steel helmet sold to a South Korean buyer for £4800.

Reclusive Woodrow emerges in Yorkshire
21 September 2020North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants (20% buyer’s premium) has a solid track-record with the artist Joash Woodrow (1927-2006). Eight of his top 10 auction prices are held by the Leyburn saleroom (source: Artprice by Artmarket).

19th century German locomotive makes a princely purchase
31 August 2020This Gauge II steam-powered locomotive below was made by Schoenner, the Nüremberg toymaker operating founded by Jean Schoenner in 1875.

War club to be brandished in North Yorks
31 August 2020This 4ft (1.2m) long Tongan Aku-Tau ironwood war club will feature in a sale of Militaria and Ethnographica to be held by Tennants in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, on September 4.

Old Master canine portrait makes over 100-times estimate at Tennants
31 August 2020Two pictures with animal appeal generated decent bidding at a North Yorkshire auction.

Bottle vase supplies a £55,000 Chinese surprise
24 August 2020Solid selling punctuated by a number of estimate-eclipsing bids made the July 17-18 sale a very welcome return to business for Tennants (20% buyer’s premium).

The Mouseman in his prime
24 August 2020Classic Robert Thompson products from family collections underline current keen demand.

Hornby train sets still on the right track after 100 years
20 July 2020The Hornby train set is 100 years old this year. ATG reports on the sale of a remarkable century-old survivor plus highlights from across the UK regions

Go through the keyhole to find special appeal of 19th century doll’s house
13 July 2020A 19th century doll’s house sold for £8500 at North Yorkshire saleroom Tennants (20% buyer’s premium) – but its real appeal came from what was inside.

Squirrels taxidermy diorama is a big deal
06 July 2020The 252-lot Natural History and Taxidermy auction at Tennants (20% buyer’s premium) on June 19 included this Victorian anthropomorphic diorama of card-playing, cigar-smoking red squirrels, c.1870-1900.

Watch sounds the alarm for the first time
06 July 2020Not to be confused with the modern reissues, the original Vulcain Cricket was marketed in 1947 as the world’s first wristwatch with an alarm.

Life after lockdown in the art and antiques world - in pictures
27 June 2020Auction houses, dealers and antiques centres have begun to reopen their premises to the public. All have taken steps to ensure buildings are ‘Covid-secure’ with new layouts, hygiene regimes and occupancy restrictions.

Fans for staying cool in the social sense
08 June 2020Keeping cool was just one of the many uses of the Georgian and Victorian fan.

William and Mary longcase clock strikes the right notes at Tennants
18 May 2020Results from two salerooms including an £18,000 longcase reflect strong demand

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