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Essex

Photo journalism at forefront of new sale section
21 June 2021Sworders’ next Design auction on July 13-14 is the first to include a dedicated section devoted to photography.

Essex sale provides latest market test for Company School ornithological paintings
07 June 2021Interest in the exquisitely detailed ornithological paintings produced by Indian artists from the late 18th to the mid-19th centuries has grown significantly over the last few decades.

In the footsteps of Cedric Morris
07 June 2021The 466-lot sale of the Sally Hunter and Ian Posgate collection at Sworders was a marathon event – taking over 10 hours in all.

Design writer Fiona MacCarthy’s own collection sold in Essex auction
24 May 2021Sworders' latest Design sale included a group of Arts & Crafts items from the estate of the design writer and biographer Fiona MacCarthy (1940-2020).

Printing money: wall power and connoisseurship on a budget
10 May 2021Modern prints can offer the chance to own interesting and eye-catching works, including those by well-known artists, without needing to invest large sums of money. This makes prints a viable option for collectors on a smaller budget as well as those just starting out.

Tudor connection chewed over
26 April 2021Armorial head linked to the palaces of Henry VIII when he was married to Anne Boleyn.

Renowned Pre-Raphaelite beauty caught on camera
26 April 2021Original photographs of a well-known Pre-Raphaelite beauty – the muse of William Holman Hunt and the mother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell – sold for £2600 at Sworders (25% buyer’s premium).

English female portrait painter returns to Colchester auction
24 April 2021A portrait by 17th century artist Mary Beale (1633-99) took a six-figure-sum earlier this year at a sale in Essex and now a second portrait by the artist will be offered next week.
Fair powers on at the museum
05 April 2021While the Museum of Power at Maldon in Essex does not yet have a firm date for reopening – to gaze at the original mighty steam-pumping machines – Steve Haddon of Haddon Events can still make use of the site.

Sickert view of ‘Kikely’ offered at Essex gallery
22 March 2021Walter Sickert (1860-1942) first met Cicely Hey at a public lecture in 1923. The very next day Hey arrived at his studio in Fitzroy Street and continued to sit for Sickert over the next decade.

Gold ring fitting for a de Vere
15 March 2021Metal detectorist’s discovery linked to flamboyant earl who was a favourite of Elizabeth I

Timeless Archipenko and Gormley studies
22 February 2021A drawing by Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964) will be among the lots on offer at Sworders’ sale of Modern British & 20th Century art on April 20.

Coin from the reign of Catuvellauni leader Agr sold at Timeline
15 February 2021The numismatic department of TimeLine is a small but important part of the auction house’s activities in the related disciplines of antiquities and medieval works of art.

More Collingwood microgauze emerges
08 February 2021Sworders (25% buyer’s premium) sold this 1980s ‘microgauze’ wall hanging by the British artist-weaver Peter Collingwood (1922-2008).

Auction fireworks for Jules Leleu Art Deco furniture
01 February 2021Sworders’ latest Design sale held live online included a collection of work by Jules Leleu (1883-1961).

Works by Norwich School artists from single owner bring 'focused interest' at Sworders
01 February 2021Rare auction appearance of market-fresh group of works by Norwich School artists such as Cotman and Chrome

Milan sketch raises Richard Parkes Bonington auction reputation
01 February 2021In the spring of 1826, artist Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-28) arrived in Milan with his companion and patron Charles Rivet.

European picture highlights in Essex sale include a tranquil river and bustling Rome
01 February 2021The two-day sale at Sworders at the end of last year included a couple of notable Continental works that drew considerable competition.

Allan Ramsay portrait deemed ‘a Rolls-Royce of a painting’
25 January 2021A rediscovered historical portrait by a major name can give a boost to any sale.

Hawking a silver vervel at £18,500
07 December 2020This early 17th century silver vervel or hawking ring includes in italic script Kyng James and the quartered arms of the Stuart kings.

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