Auction Alert: Summer Antiques & Interiors Auction

When we lived in Yorkshire, Hartleys Auctioneers and Valuers in Ilkley used to be one of our favourite places to pick up stock – and items for personal use too. They hold a regular fortnightly sale and then, less frequent, antique and ‘finest’ sales. Their upcoming Summer Antiques & Interiors Auction takes place on Wednesday 14^th June 2023 from 9.30am.

Hartley’s buyer’s premium currently stands at 20% + VAT. As well as being there on the day, you can phone or email in bids in advance or bid live online at EasyLiveAuction (incurs an extra charge of £3 or 3%) or The Saleroom (incurs an extra 4.95%).

Check Hartley’s website for their recommended shipping companies.

Lot 87: PETER HAYES (b.1946)

A studio pottery vase of flattened rounded oblong section with small neck, carved with an abstract wood pattern in a streaky brown glaze, seal mark, signed and dated (19)88, 7 1/2″ high (subject to Artists Resale Right)
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 88: BERNARD ROOKE (b.1938)

A tall stoneware sectional Totem lamb (sic) base with six part glazed and unglazed sections, apparently unmarked, 39 3/4″ high excluding fitting (Illustrated) (subject to Artists Resale Right)
Estimate: £250 – £400

Lot 91: A GERMAN GREEN DAUMENGLAS OR THUMB GLASS AND COVER

c.1800, of barrel form, the central section with six deep “thumb holes” within milled threads, 14″ high, together with a later smaller Daumenglas of barrel form, each side with three faux holes enclosed by applied milled threads, 6″ high (2) (Part Illustrated)
Estimate: £600 – £800

Lot 159: A UNISEX LIP MACH 2000 MAFIA MOON AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

Designed by Roger Tallon, the circular chapter ring with red and white line markings, centre seconds hand and date aperture at 6, in an oblong case with red ball adjuster on original rubber strap
Estimate: £100 – £150

Lot 187: A GEORG JENSEN SILVER NECK RING

Designed by Vivianna Torun Bulow-Hube with tension clamp and hung with a polished smoky quartz square pendant with bar suspension, both stamped and Torun numbered 169 and 132 (Illustrated)
Estimate: £600 – £800

Lot 189: A WENDY RAMSHAW SILVER AND AMETHYST STACKING RING

The six plain rings each set with a graduated close back collet set cabochon stone, London 1972, size M 1/2 (Illustrated)
Estimate: £700 – £900

Lot 203: A PAIR OF LARGE CHANDELIER EAR HOOPS

Of D form, collet set with turquoise, malachite and a ruby(?) on an applied filigree work ground, plain backs, the large hoops with loops to attach to smaller ear hoops
Estimate: £400 – £600

Lot 489: A SET OF TEN RECLAIMED METAL HERB LABELS

Each on a turned post with rust patination, 6″ – 13″ x 37 1/2″
Estimate: £100 – £150

Lot 581: ERNEST RACE – A PAIR OF ANTELOPE CHAIRS

Designed for the Festival of Britain 1951, with white enamel metal frame and blue painted bentwood seat, remnant of label to one, 22″ x 15 1/2″ x 31 1/4″ (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT) See Lesley Jackson Modern British Furniture Design Since 1945 (V&A) page 105 plate 110 for a similar design
Estimate: £150 – £250

Lot 624: A VICTORIAN WALNUT FRAMED CHESTERFIELD DROP END SETTEE

Button upholstered in mustard yellow, on turned tapering feet with castors, 69″ x 34″ 28 1/4″
Estimate: £250 – £450

How to incorporate antiques in your living room

Antiques can make a fantastic addition to anyone’s living room, or anywhere in the home. Even if you have more modern tastes in furniture and fittings, a few antiques can add some character and depth to a room.

Incorporating antiques into your living spaces can be challenging, however. You need to approach the task with some creativity in order to make the look work for you. Here are a few tips and tricks to get some antiques into your home and make them fit in with your living room’s look.

Start small

When you first begin bringing antique items into your rooms, you should start with something small. Vases or table top antiques can give your space the wow factor without crowding your room with too many unique pieces. Start with something small and build your collection from there. With furniture, start with a small coffee or end table to add a little antique class to a modern room.

Mix it up

Antiques can provide a nice contrast to modern items and furniture. Getting the right balance of looks when using antiques in a modern home can be difficult for an amateur home designer. You should consider enlisting the help of a professional such as Shalini Misra who specialises in luxury interior design and can help you create a space that looks and feels balanced while also incorporating antiques.

Try an antique rug

Though you may have some antique items that you are already considering using in your space, using an antique rug can be a great way to start off and give your antique look a base to build from. Rugs offer a lot of versatility, and can bring colour and design to a space. They are also a great choice if you want to give a room an antique look without adding more furniture. Rugs are also quick and easy to clean, and you can remove them if you need to for parties.

Antique lights can give you the look you want

Many modern lights are given an antique ‘reproduction’ look. You can give your spaces something more authentic by using antique lights and lamps in your home. Wall and floor lamps are fantastic accessories that will help fill your room with an antique look without overwhelming the space. You can even use antique styled modern bulbs to give your living room the amber glow of yesteryear.

Repair and renovate antiques

Many antique items are best left in their original condition, but with a little repair and renovation they may suit your space better. Damaged or broken antiques can be brought back to life by experts that can give an aged classic a new lease on life. This also gives you an opportunity to tweak them to suit your space. If you have an old chair or sofa, by reupholstering them with a more modern fabric or design, you can bring them up to date while retaining the classic look of their structure.

Conclusion

Fitting antiques into a home with modern designs may feel like an uphill struggle, but when done correctly, it can give your space a signature look that you won’t find elsewhere. Hopefully these tips have given you the inspiration you need to get started and incorporate some antiques into your home.

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Forthcoming Attractions: Early October 2015

Here’s a selection of this week’s homewares buys – they have a very antique feel to them, it has to be said.

We’ll start with the small chair. It’s a 19th century child’s low-back Windsor dating from about 1820. It’s a little tired and dusty, but will clean and wax beautifully. A great little buy!

We’re still in the 19th century with these two pieces of kitchenalia. First, a Victorian bread board…

…this one has lovely carved decoration around the rim – leaves… or possibly feathers.

And then a lidded metal spice tin dating from the same period.

It has compartments for the different flavourings. It would have been things like nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and pepper in those days… but the world’s your oyster.

This old shop counter would make a wonderful kitchen piece itself. It has the original internal fittings which make fantastic spice drawers. The coin scoops for loose spices and the compartments for packets etc.

Just to prove we’ve not turned our back on the 1960s, we’ve got these two classic items from the period… an orange Herbert Terry Anglepoise lamp – and the Carltonware princess money box designed by Vivienne Brennan. Along with the small green stool (yes, you’ve guessed it – Victorian), they certainly add a splash of colour to the group.

As always, the items will be split between our web shop and antiques centre space. Drop us a line if you’ve got any questions about them.

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