Auction alert: Timed Designer Handbag & Accessories

Lots Road Auctions is holding a Timed Designer Handbag & Accessories Auction. There are a total of 60 lots; all vintage scarves and designer handbags, with lots finishing on Monday 13th March 2023 from 8pm.

I’m known to collect the odd vintage handbag, there are a couple in this sale that I’d like to add to my wardrobe. I like the quirky and the colourful and my favourite in the sale is the blue Hermès shoulder bag decorated with a steamship.

National treasure, Grayson Perry, has been name checked in two of our blog posts in a single week – this time it’s a collaboration he did with Osprey to produce a limited edition bag.

Some of the items have estimates running into the mid-thousands of pounds; however, Most are less than a couple of hundred.

Lot 6: VINTAGE HERMÈS ‘LES COUPES’ SILK SCARF

Designed in 1971 by Francoise De la Perriere, 90cm x 90cm.
Estimate: £100 – £150

Lot 10: HERMÈS BOX COURCHEVEL BOAT SAC A MALICE

Blue box leather ground with appliqued leather ship and sea, gilt metal clouds and clasp, blue leather matching interior, with leather strap, 1990s, 24cm L x 14cm H, with dust bag and box. Shoulder strap loose, one pin missing.
Estimate: £1,800 – £2,800

Lot 20: HERMÈS KELLY TRANSPARENT BAG

Souvenir from 1997 collection, flat top handle, gold tone hardware, 39cm x 29cm H x 11cm.
Estimate: £350 – £550

Lot 27: MULBERRY VINTAGE KELLY BAG

Croc embossed leather, gold tone hardware, key clochette, with pocket mirror, 34cm x 13cm x 25cm H.
Estimate: £200 – £300

Lot 39: GRAYSON PERRY ‘VOTE TORY’ HANDBAG IN COLLABORATION WITH OSPREY

Number 3 of a limited edition of 10 executed in 2019, 30.5cm x 22cm x 9cm, with original box.
Estimate: £4,000 – £6,000

Lot 44: VINTAGE FERRAGAMO VARA BUCKET BAG

With iconic front buckle and bow, top flap closure with magnetic snap, two top handles, lizard stamped leather, black fabric lining, 20cm at widest x 17cm H
Estimate: £150 – £250

Lot 51: YVES SAINT LAURENT MUSE 2 BAG

Multiple colours leather with suede lining and front, gold tone hardware, 32cm x 24cm x 15cm
Estimate: £250 – £350

Lot 57: VINTAGE JILL SANDER CLUTCH

With ice cream/Eiffel Tower print, top zip closure with silver tone hardware and fabric lining, 32cm x 22cm H together with Bally bag, leather with fabric lining, top zip closure, silver tone hardware, 38cm x 20cm H. (2)
Estimate: £150 – £200

Lot 60: ROGER VIVIER BEADED CLUTCH

Top closure with resin and gold tone hardware, fabric lining, 24cm x 16cm H
Estimate: £250 – £300

Auction alert: The Art & Design Sale

Although we’ve known about Grayson Perry for years, mainly due to his famous penchant for cross-dressing, we didn’t really know much more about him and his work. Thanks to watching his 3 series of Grayson’s Art Club, he’s now a firm favourite (as is his wife, Philippa) in our house – for his work, his warm personality and his infectious laugh.

Today’s featured auction includes a pottery plate by him (pictured above) – and another by Philippa – both with very reasonable estimates. In addition, are a couple of pumpkins by ceramic artist, Yayoi Kusama, who we previously featured on our blog over 20 years ago.

The Art & Design Sale at Cheffin’s takes place on Thursday 23^rd February 2023, from 10am. A total of 442 lots come under the hammer and we’ve highlighted eleven of our favourite ones below.

Bid live and online at The Saleroom where additional fees will be charged.

Lot 7: Rambouillet, a suite of 16 Lalique glasses
To include four water goblets, four Bordeaux wine glasses, four Sherry glasses and four Madeira glasses, each raised on twisted stems and spreading circular feet, acid-etched marks to underside. 13.5 x 10.5cm, 10.5 x 8.5cm, 9.5 x 7.5cm and 9 x 6.5cm
Estimate: £200 – £400

Lot 37: Norman Makinson for Wedgwood
A Festival of Britain mug, 1951, printed factory marks and hand painted ‘C-6446 B’ to the underside. 7.5cm high
Estimate: £150 – £250

Lot 39: Philippa Perry (1957-), Normal Life 
Produced for Grayson’s Art Club, earthenware plate decorated in blue and white, stamped marks to underside . 27.5cm diameter
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 40: Sir Grayson Perry CBE, RA (1960-), Lion Queen plate 
Printed with a design of Queen Elizabeth II as a lion set within a border of alternating E R initials and head portraits of Queen Elizabeth, printed marks to underside . 22cm diameter
Estimate: £100 – £150

Lot 77: Julian Opie (1958-), Walking, Dancing, Undressing, Smoking, 2006
A lenticular moving image print. 15 x 10cm
Estimate: £100 – £200

Lot 78: Yayoi Kusama (1929-), Yellow Pumpkin and Red Pumpkin
Two painted cast resin sculptures published by Benesse Holdings, Japan, each stamped to the underside and contained within their original presentation boxes. 10 x 8 x 8cm
Estimate: £600 – £800

Lot 100: A Louis Vuitton lady’s hat box or square steamer trunk
Circa 1940s, the leather-bound monogrammed body with lift-out ribbon Cage Paradis, stamped to hardware. 46 x 51 x 44cm
Estimate: £1,000 – £2,000

Lot 184: Carl Jacobs and Frank Guille for Kandya, a pair of Jason chairs
Each with bentwood one-piece seats raised on tapering beech legs, labels to underside.  73 x 52 x 40cm
Estimate: £150 – £250

Lot 201: A counterpoise model single weight trolley lamp by Hadrill and Horstmann
The adjustable chromed lamp stamped with maker’s mark
Estimate: £150 – £250

Lot 221: A bent plywood magazine rack
Of triangular form.  27 x 41 x 30cm
Estimate: £80 – £120

Lot 442: Sir Peter Blake CBE, RDI, RA (1932-) A for Alphabet
Signed ‘Peter Blake’ (lower right); numbered 30/95silkscreen, unframed.102.5 x 77.5cm
Estimate: £150 – £250

Contemporary & Post-War Art

Lyon & Turnbull‘s Contemporary & Post-War Art / Prints & Multiples sale is this week’s Auction Alert highlight. The auction takes place on Wednesday 19th January 2022, from 10am (lots: 1 to 184). After a recess, lots 185 to 317 go under the hammer from 2pm.

The majority of the lots for sale are by British (especially Scottish) artists. There’s a showing of ‘Young British Artists‘ (YBAs) including examples from Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. There’s a wonderful plate by ‘National Treasure’, Grayson Perry (pictured above) and a couple of thought-provoking artworks by Banksy. There are works by a few artists from across the pond, such as Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and Nan Goldin.

There’s a buyer’s premium of 25% on the hammer price of each lot (up to £300,000) then 20% thereafter (exclusive of VAT). Bidding live via the Lyon & Turnbull website and app doesn’t incur extra fees. They offer a shipping service and also provide details of other companies that they recommend.

Lot 31: PETER HOWSON O.B.E. (SCOTTISH 1958-) ‘UNTITLED’
Signed lower left, oil on canvas. 30cm x 26cm (11.75in x 10.25in)
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500

Lot 99: JACK VETTRIANO O.B.E. (SCOTTISH 1951-) ‘LOOKING DOWN FROM ABOVE’
Signed lower right, oil on canvas board. 50cm x 39.5cm (19.75in x 15.5in). Exhibited: The Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld
Estimate: £10,000 – £15,000

Lot 146: WILLIAM SENIOR (BRITISH FL.1940-60) ‘STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND GLASS’ – 1958
Signed and dated lower left, gouache on paper. 18.5cm x 36cm (7.25in x 14in)
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 186: BANKSY (BRITISH 1974-) ‘WELCOME MAT’ – 2020
Hand-stitched mat, in fabric repurposed from life vests abandoned on Mediterranean beaches, #2017, numbered to fabric label, fabricated at Greek refugee camps in collaboration with Love Welcomes, London, produced by Gross Domestic Product, London, in original packaging. 45cm x 61cm (17.75in x 24in), unframed
Estimate: £700 – £900

Lot 189: YAYOI KUSAMA (JAPANESE 1929-) ‘RED PUMPKIN NAOSHIMA’
Cast resin multiple, 2019, with the artist’s stamped signature and title on the underside, from an open edition, published by Benesse Holdings, Inc., Naoshima, in the original box. 9.5cm x 14cm x 14cm (3.75in x 5.5in x 5.5in)
Estimate: £800 – £1,200

Lot 200: LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH 1887-1976) ‘AN INDUSTRIAL TOWN’
Off-set lithograph, 134/500, signed and numbered in pencil to margin. Image size 43.5cm x 59cm (17in x 23.25in)
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500

Lot 204: GRAYSON PERRY C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1960-) ‘100% ART’ PLATE – 2020
Ceramic plate, from the first edition, developed for the Holburne Museum, in collaboration with Kit Grover, to celebrate the exhibition, ‘The Pre-Therapy Years’. 21cm (8.25in) diameter
Estimate: £300 – £500

Lot 207: EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1903-1989) ‘THE QUEEN’S GARDEN’ – 1986
Lithograph, 72/160, signed, titled and numbered in pencil to margin. The sheet 63cm x 76.5cm (24.75in x 30in), unframed
Estimate: £400 – £600

Lot 233: ANDY WARHOL (AMERICAN 1928-1987) AND KEITH HARING (AMERICAN 1958-1990) ‘MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL’ – 1986
Screenprint. The sheet 100cm x 70cm (39.25in x 27.5in), unframed
Estimate: £400 – £600

Lot 271: DAMIEN HIRST (BRITISH 1965-) ‘AUROUS IODIDE’ – 2009
Screenprint with gold glitter, 34/150, signed, numbered and dedicated, ‘For Franco, Big it Up!’ with a pencil drawing of a heart and xxx, published by Other Criteria, London. The sheet 98cm x 75cm (38.5in x 29.5in)
Estimate: £8,000 – £12,000

Lot 315: KEITH HARING (AMERICAN 1958-1990) ‘MONTREUX JAZZ POSTER’ (GREEN) – 1983
Screenprint. The sheet 100cm x 70cm (39.5in x 27.5in), unframed
Estimate: £300 – £500

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