Botanic Garden antiques fair

Justin took a trip out on Saturday, visiting the Derwen Antiques Fair held at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. He said it was a very enjoyable day, so we thought we’d pass on the recommendation.

It’s an interesting location for such a fair with stalls housed in many areas of the site – including the old regency house, the stable block, theatre and even the huge, modern glasshouse.

Admission was £10, which is the going rate for this kind of event; however, it had the added bonus of the ticket being valid for a full week. This allows for a day browsing antiques and then the opportunity of taking in the amazing gardens on a subsequent day or days. It was well-organised and friendly – and there were some nice places to grab a coffee or snack.

He picked up some lovely pieces too – including a wonderful vintage thread box, antique kitchenalia and some fabulous pieces of old pottery.

The organisers are hoping to have another fair in 2023, so keep an eye out for future dates!

Auction alert: Single Owner Sale

Mellors & Kirk will be holding a Single Owner Sale on Tuesday 17^th January 2023, from 10am. The thing I like about a single owner sale is that if you and the vendor have similar taste, you’ll find a lot of things of interest and/or to buy at the sale. And that’s the case with this event; there’s lovely jewellery including a number of mourning pieces, beautiful copper items and

A total of 429 lots will be coming under the hammer across three days:

Day 1: The Collection of C. W. Briggs (1906-1971)
Day 2: Coins, Medals and Stamps
Day 3: Fine Books & Manuscripts

After a little bit of online research, I discovered that C. W. Briggs was an antique dealer who is listed as being located on Leicester Road in Loughborough between 1948 & 1951.

Buyer’s premium is as follows:

Room and absentee bids:  28.8% inc VAT
Online and autobid:  30.6% inc VAT

Bid via EasyLiveAuction or The Saleroom (additional fees apply)

The auction house says of their shipping policy:

We do not post fragile items, such as ceramics and glassware, or large items, however we may be able to assist with the packing and postage of small items of jewellery, watches, medals, small pieces of silver, etc.

They do, however, recommend a number of couriers for local, national and international buyers.

Lot 45: A pair of Georgian ‘black spot’ paste earrings

Early 19th c, later gold fittings, 52mm
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 298: A Victorian stained wood collector’s cabinet

Of sixteen drawers with brass knob, 45cm h; 23 x 30cm, containing upholsterer’s and other pins, tacks, etc
Estimate: £40 – £60

Lot 306: A crocodile hide dressing case

c1920, lettered in gilt C N H, lined in grey watered silk and containing six various contemporary silver and glass bottles and jars, gilt lacquered brass lock, no key, 32 x 40cm, canvas cover
Estimate: £100 – £150

Lot 337: A scarlet cork cordite bucket

Early 20th c, with royal arms transfer and leather handle, 41.5cm h
Estimate: £50 – £70

Lot 341: A Victorian riveted copper coal bucket

Early 20th c, 32cm h excluding iron handle
Estimate: £40 – £60

Lot 349: A pair of copper back lanterns

20th c, in Victorian style, 29cm h
Estimate: £50 – £70

Lot 350: Seven graduated Victorian copper pan lids

With iron handle, two initialled CH or WCH, one by Jones Bros, Down St, W, 10-31.5cm diam
Estimate: £70 – £90

Lot 399: A George III oak dough bin

On turned legs with stretchers, 72cm h; 47 x 102cm
Estimate: £150 – £200

Lot 427: A mahogany four poster bed

Early 19th c, the turned foreposts spirally fluted and with turned back posted, arched canopy, 218cm h; 139 x 200cm
Estimate: £200 – £300

Winter Two Day Fine Art & Antiques Auction

The Winter Two Day Fine Art & Antiques Auction will be held by The Great Western Auctions Ltd Friday 9^th Dec 2022, from 10am.

431 lots will be up for sale; to include furniture, rugs & 20^th century design , ceramics, ethnic art , silver,  coins , whisky & wine. Christmas is coming up, so we’ve included a few items here that would make great presents.

Great Western charges a buyer’s premium of 28.8% (inc. VAT). The auction house offers an in-house postage & packaging service for appropriate items. Each request is assessed on an individual basis to determine the best method of dispatch and relevant costs.

Bid live via EasyLiveAuction (a 3% surcharge of the hammer price or a £3 flat fee in addition to the standard buyer’s premium will be payable) or The Saleroom (a 5% surcharge + VAT of the hammer price in addition to the standard buyer’s premium will be payable).

Lot 2037: AN E GOYARD PARIS LEATHER AND WOOD BOUND STEAMER TRUNK
with all-over printed design, leather edges and wooden ribs held by bronzed metal mounts, brass hinged handles to either end, metal casters to underside and original label to interior below tray, 35cm high x 103cm wide x 56cm deep
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 2042: AN EARLY 20^TH CENTURY LIBERTY OF LONDON STYLE LEATHER HIPPOPOTAMUS FOOTSTOOL
with glass eyes, 32cm high x 59cm long x 26cm deep
Estimate: £200 – £400

Lot 2044: A 19/20^TH CENTURY TEAK SHIPS CABIN WASH STAND
with three asymmetrical cabinet doors over fall front ceramic wash basin, 172cm high x 54cm wide x 32cm deep
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 2102: A MID 20^TH CENTURY MARIO BELLINI NEST OF FOUR STACKING TABLES
moulded from mustard coloured fibreglass with marks cast into underside, 26cm high x 52cm wide x 52cm deep
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 2119: A MID 20^TH CENTURY FABIO LENCI FOR GUZZINI ‘FOCUS’ ARC LAMP
with opaque spherical shade suspended from chrome arc support terminating in white painted weighted base, 239cm high
Estimate: £200 – £400

Lot 2156: A LOUISE JINKS FOR TROIKA POTTERY WHEEL VASE
with incised and relief decoration, in shades of brown, cream and green, signed to base, 16.5cm high
Estimate: £200 – £400

Lot 2491: AN EARLY 17^TH CENTURY NORWEGIAN SILVER SPOON
with a plain fig-shaped bowl, with engraved decoration, the wrythen stem with punched decoration, with a ball-knop finial, maker’s mark AR?, 13cm, 25gms / 0.8toz
Estimate: £200 – £400

Lot 2680: QUINTA DO NOVAL PORT VINTAGE 1978
Warre’s port vintage 1983, Taylor’s port vintage 1987, Graham’s port vintage 1977 and Gonzalez Byass & Co port vintage 1970 (6)
Estimate: £200 – £300

Lot 2689: MOUTAI KWEICHOW 2012 BAIJU 50CL
In a presentation case with two glasses, Wu Liang Ye Baijiu 500ml (2)
Estimate: £300 – £400

Lot 2690: RENAUDIN BOLLINGER EXTRA QUALITY EXTRA DRY 1952 CHAMPAGNE
By appointment to Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II
Estimate: £200 – £300

Auction alert: Winter Fine Art Catalogue Sale

The Winter Fine Art Catalogue Sale will be held by Hutchinson Scott Auctioneers, who are located in Skipton, North Yorkshire.

Browsing through their catalogue, there are some super lots; many unusual and rare finds. Items span the years; from a 20^th century Whitefriars vase to an 18^th century child’s rocking chair.

There’ll be 1,203 lots up for sale across three days:

• Day 1 – Lot: 1 to 429 – Wednesday 30^th November 2022, 9:30am
• Day 2 – Lot: 430 to 797 – Thursday 1^st December 2022, 9:30am
• Day 3 – Lot: 798 to 1203 – Friday 2^nd December 2022, 9:30am

We’ve picked out eleven of our favourite items. There’s an pair of exquisite cufflinks made by Fabergé (for that notorious “man who has everything”), a pair of bat sconces that would look perfect on the wall of a Gothic themed hallway and an exceptional lay figure that has an estimate of 4-6 thousand that we think will sell for much more.

Hutchinson Scott clearly sets out their shipping policy and the various methods of, and charges for, bidding online:

A buyers premium of 25% plus VAT at the standard rate will be added to the hammer price. VAT at the current rate is payable on the buyers premium in all cases.
We have live auctions allowing the buyer to bid on the internet as the sale is in progress. This is done through the-saleroom.com (4.95% + VAT Surcharge), invaluable.com (5% Surcharge), easyliveauction.co.uk (£3 Flat rate) or liveauctioneers.com (5% Surcharge) if you are interested in bidding please visit their site and register. Alternatively bid directly with us for a 0% surcharge.

Contact us for a bespoke shipping quote. Tel: 01756 798 333 Email: sales@hutchinsonscott.co.uk If we are unable to fulfil your delivery we can recommend a select range of antique couriers in the UK.

Lot 1: A 20^TH CENTURY WHITEFRIARS SMOKED GLASS ‘DRUNKEN BRICKLAYER’ VASE
Estimate: £80 – £120

Lot 270: A PAIR OF 14CT GOLD GUILLOCHE ENAMEL DIAMOND AND RUBY CUFFLINKS IN HOLLY WOOD BOX MARKED FABERGÉ
The crown centres set with cabochon rubies and rose cut diamonds on an enamel ground with diamond border linked by chain to a reeded bar with diamond ribbon, hallmarked 56 and workmaster initials AH, total weight 18.7g
Estimate: £2,000 – £3,000

Lot 529: A PAIR OF BRONZE HANGING BAT WALL SCONCES AFTER WILLIAM TONKS & SONS FOR LIBERTY
Designed at the Keswick School of Industrial Arts the stylised bats holding a simulated vine with two sconces with removable drip trays, the reverse inscribed ‘LIBERTY, RD.156710’ (35cm high)
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500

Lot 652: HARDY BROS. ALNWICK. A 19^TH CENTURY TAN LEATHER FLY FISHING REEL BAG
With tooled edging and straps; initialed J.F.B.P. and stamped Hardy Bros Alnwick. (52cm wide, 33.5cm deep, 24cm high)
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 664: TWO LATE 19^TH CENTURY/EARLY 20^TH CENTURY BERGMAN STYLE COLD PAINTED ANIMALIER BRONZE PAPER CLIP AND SCULPTURE OF LIZARDS
One set with a miniature fly on its tail (15cm and 7.5cm overall)
Estimate: £200 – £300

Lot 676: AN EARLY 19^TH CENTURY TRAVELLING CAMPAIGN CUTLERY SET
Comprising a folding knife, fork and spoon with bone handles in a fitted cylindrical leather case. (11cm high)
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 710: A 19^TH CENTURY LIFE SIZE WOODEN LAY FIGURE
With articulated limbs having good colour and patina. (155cm high)
Estimate: £4,000 – £6,000

Lot 734: A 19^TH CENTURY CAST IRON STRONG BOX
With riveted body and coat of arms to the front – in working condition with key. (42cm wide, 30cm deep, 25cm high)
Estimate: £400 – £600

Lot 1116: AN 18^TH CENTURY OAK CHILD’S ROCKING CHAIR
With shaped back, sides and cutout handle slot; the rockers fronted by a shaped apron, with later tray
Estimate: £150 – £250

Lot 1189: A GEORGIAN OVAL COOPERED BRASS BOUND WALNUT PLANTER/WINE COOLER
With axe drop side handles and lift out liner (56cm wide, 32cm deep, 17cm high)
Estimate: £200 – £300

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