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Mortlake tapestry leads the way
09 August 2021Depicting Bacchus and Ariadne riding a golden chariot drawn by leopards, a monumental Mortlake tapestry led a small but significant textiles section at Dreweatts.
Hu knew? Yongzheng vase takes over 700-times estimate in Irish auction
26 July 2021Bidders deem Yongzheng Guan ware to be of the period as estimate is demolished
Chinese table topper from private Scottish collection sells 70-times over estimate in Glasgow
26 July 2021A private Scottish collection was the source of the-top selling lot at McTear’s (24% buyer’s premium) in Glasgow on July 2.
Vase bought at Sotheby’s Seligman sale reappears in Bath auction
26 July 2021This small Transitional porcelain vase came for sale at Gardiner Houlgate (22% buyer’s premium) in Corsham, Bath, on July 1.
Peach of a lot consigned in a plastic bag attracts 100 bids
26 July 2021Very much to current collecting taste is the 6½in (16.5cm) ‘peach bloom’ saucer dish shown here, offered by Batemans (20% buyer’s premium) on July 3.
Parfilage: the pick of the bunch at Bleasdales’ sewing sale
26 July 2021Set of tools was designed specifically to take apart rather than create fine textiles
Prize example of a tazza draws interest at Cotswolds auction
26 July 2021This 15in (37cm) Sèvres porcelain presentation tazza or ‘Coupe Cybele’ was made for the Paris Exposition 1878.
Pinxton pieces at their finest
26 July 2021William Billingsley (1758-1828), a key figure in the history of both English and Welsh porcelain, left the Derby factory in 1795 yearning to create the finest, whitest and most translucent porcelain.
Republican pieces spotted within lots of plates
26 July 2021Aficionados of later Chinese porcelain who happened to stumble on a lot of ‘collector’s plates’ at Unique Auctions (17.5% buyer’s premium) in Lincoln would have been excited to spot two fine artist-signed Republic period pieces.
Double gourd snuff bottle sniffed out
26 July 2021Mallams’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Asian art sale was topped at £27,000 (estimate £3000-5000) by a Qing jade double gourd form snuff bottle.
Farming family reaps reward years later as Flemish cabinet tops Wilson55 sale
19 July 2021A sale at Wilson55 (22% buyer’s premium) in Nantwich this month was topped at £22,000 by an 18th century Flemish ebony and tortoiseshell veneered cabinet.
Medal minted as US presidential thanks for lifesaving rescue off coast of Kent
19 July 2021A recent sale at Bentley’s (19% buyer’s premium) in Cranbrook, Kent included a rare US Presidential lifesaving medallion.
Early reproductions of French furniture now matching the price of original pieces
19 July 2021The price gulf that once existed between good 18th century French furniture and very good late 19th century revivalism is no longer visible at auction. A quality reproduction can often outsell its period exemplar.
Mirror on the crest of an auction wave
19 July 2021The vast majority of cushion-moulded mirrors from the late 17th century have lost their original cresting, which was both flamboyant and fragile.
Marble bust among notable items gained by Cheffins in referral from Christie’s
19 July 2021Cheffins (24.5% buyer’s premium) in Cambridge has enjoyed some fine referrals from Christie’s in recent times.
Classic Art Deco selection of car mascots includes six-figure result for a notable Lalique rarity
19 July 2021With their cross-over collecting appeal to the automobile market, Lalique 'bouchons de radiator' – car mascots or hood ornaments – assume their own price levels.
Desk set to really take note of
05 July 2021While prices and interest have been declining in desk sets since computer laptops rendered them largely redundant, there are exceptions.
Best Iraqi niello silver soars in value
05 July 2021As recently as a decade ago relatively little attention was paid to Iraqi niello silver.
‘Mouseman’ commissions excel in the salerooms
05 July 2021Smaller decorative pieces by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson (1876-1955) continue to excel in the saleroom.
Rare Commonwealth goblet makes 19-times estimate at Mallams
05 July 2021Mallams’ (25% buyer’s premium) Jewellery, Watches and Silver sale included this Commonwealth silver wine goblet.
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