Auction Alert: Summer Antiques & Interiors Auction

UNISEX LIP MACH 2000 MAFIA MOON AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

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 14th 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.

PETER HAYES studio pottery vase

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

Vintage Bernard Rooke pottery totem lamp base

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

GERMAN GREEN DAUMENGLAS OR THUMB GLASS AND COVER

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

UNISEX LIP MACH 2000 MAFIA MOON AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

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

GEORG JENSEN SILVER NECK RING

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

A WENDY RAMSHAW SILVER AND AMETHYST STACKING RING

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

PAIR OF LARGE CHANDELIER EAR HOOPS

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

SET OF TEN RECLAIMED METAL HERB LABELS

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

PAIR OF ANTELOPE CHAIRS BY ERNEST RACE

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

Victorian drop-end Chesterfield setee

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

Designer Desire: Kordes & Lichtenfels

Montage of Kordes & Lichtenfels jewellery

I was trawling through either Pinterest or Instagram recently (I can’t remember which) and came across some very beautiful, Scandi-looking, brutalist jewellery. It turns out that it was made by a company called Kordes & Lichtenfels. Despite finding extensive examples of their designs online (not all mid-century modernist in design as the ones we’ve chosen to highlight above), there’s sketchy information available about the company or its jewellery designers.

Founded in Germany in 1884 and based in the famed jewellery-making centre of Pforzheim, Kordes & Lichtenfels were manufacturers of deluxe jewellery fashioned from gold, silver and rolled gold with semi-precious stones. In the 1970s, the company evolved into Merz Export GmbH and, from 2017, another company Andreas Daub took over the production.

There are lots of pieces of Kordes & Lichtenfels jewellery available for sale on eBay and Etsy.

Image credits:
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Price Points: Ethical sustainable jewellery

Ethical sustainable jewellery

In the past few decades, we’ve become aware of ethical and/or sustainable food and fashion; but what about ethical sustainable jewellery?

We’ve heard of the many thousands of litres of water that it takes to manufacture a single pair of jeans, but what about the amount of greenhouse gas it takes to mine a diamond? Or what about the use of child labour? Or the profits from the mining and sale of precious metals & gemstones going towards funding civil wars?

The pieces listed below are certain to have been created without negative impact on the environment or local communities.

  1. Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace: £25.99, Ecomodo

    £1.00 from every purchase goes to The Bumblebee Conservation Trust, so investing in this beautiful necklace goes that little bit further.

  2. 18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings: £270.00, Pippa Small

    Hand cut Lapis Lazuli gems set in gold plated silver settings by the men and women artisans of the Turquoise Mountain Foundation in Kabul. Training and employing young people in meaningful creative jobs is vitally important now in Afghanistan when the young desperately need hope and a sense of purpose in a beautiful country tragically caught up in violence and conflict.

  3. 1.08 carat pear Skydiamond: £8,301.92, SkyDiamond

    Each carat of mined diamond has a footprint of over 100kg of carbon dioxide and over 500kg of greenhouse gases in total. In contrast, a one-carat Skydiamond has a footprint of minus 4g of CO₂.We take rain water and split it into oxygen and hydrogen using electrolysis – powered by the wind and sun of course. We then combine these gases to create methane, which we feed into our Diamond Mills.

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1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
£8,301.92
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
£270.00
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
£25.99
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
£8,301.92
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
£270.00
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
£25.99
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
£8,301.92
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
£270.00
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
£25.99
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
£8,301.92
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
£270.00
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
£25.99
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
1.08 carat pear Skydiamond
£8,301.92
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
18kt Gold Vermeil PSTM Afghanistan Armaan lapis earrings
£270.00
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
Annie Oak – Bee Geometric gold necklace
£25.99

Auction alert: Georgian mourning jewellery

GEORGE II GOLD & BLACK ENAMEL MOURNING RING

Today, we’re featuring a Jewellery, 19th/20th Century & Ceramics sale for our Auction Alert series. It takes place on  14th October 2021, 10am, at Lawrences Salerooms in Crewkerne, Somerset.

We’ve chosen to highlight a particular – need we say – niche cross-section of the lots on offer; Georgian mourning jewellery. We’ve also included another non-mourning Georgian jewellery item, just because it’s so beautiful; a green paste pendant with one other.

The Georgian era is a time-frame in British history beginning in 1714 until c. 1830-37. It is so named after the successive Hanoverian Kings George I, George II, George III and George IV. The definition of the Georgian era is often extended to include the relatively short reign of William IV which ended with his death in 1837. It also encompasses the Regency period which was when George IV was Prince of Wales during the illness of his father George III.

Georgian mourning jewellery was highly personal and sentimental. Some would consider it morbid and macabre. We have to remember, death and its impact pervaded much of Georgian, and later, Victorian life; It was commemorated in fashion, art and here, jewellery.

Memento mori were full of symbolism. The colours used were often black & white; with materials such as black enamel and jet, pearls and ivory (the former represented tears). There were depictions of sculls, bones and images of (mainly women) mourning the death of a loved one. Many examples contained woven hair of the dearly departed. Mourning jewellery included lockets, pendants, rings and brooches.

A premium of 30% (25% + VAT) will be charged on top of the hammer price on all lots. Any lots purchased online with the-saleroom.com will be subject to an additional 5.94% (4.95% plus VAT) which is applied by the saleroom.com. Any lots purchased online with easyliveAuction.com will be subject to an additional 3.6% (3% plus VAT) or you can opt to pay a flat fee per sale of £3.00 (inc VAT)  per sale which is applied by easyliveAuction.

For a packing fee plus the cost of postage and insurance, and when time permits, we are able to post small items such as jewellery, small items of silver, individual books, smaller ceramics, coins, medals, etc.

GEORGE III GOLD & PEARL SET SWIVEL MEMORIAL RING
Lot 1233: A GEORGE III GOLD AND PEARL SET SWIVEL MEMORIAL RING
Set to one side with a locket compartment containing hair within a surround of half pearls, with a black enamel plague to the other side, inscribed Mark Hodgson, Esq died 12 July 1810 aged 52, the bifurcated shoulders with gold engraved decoration. Size M
Estimate: £200-£400

GEORGE II AMETHYST SET MOURNING RING

Lot 1263: A GEORGE II AMETHYST SET MOURNING RING
The amethyst set in gold closed back setting, with black enamel decoration, with inscription for E: L’dy Arundell OB 1751. Size K
Estimate: £250-£300

GEORGE II GOLD & BLACK ENAMEL MOURNING RING

Lot 1266: A GEORGE II GOLD AND BLACK ENAMEL MOURNING RING
Formed with a gold skull on black enamel and inscribed M. Pyrke OB 22 Dec 1738 AE 76. Size Q
Estimate: £500-£600

GEORGE III GOLD & PEARL SET MOURNING RING

Lot 1270: A GEORGE III GOLD AND PEARL SET MOURNING RING
The navette-shaped centre section containing hair, set within an enamel border with inscription for Gabriel Still, Esq., dated 1786, an outer surround of small pearls, in gold. Size O 1/2
Estimate: £300-£400

GEORGE III GOLD & BLACK ENAMEL MOURNING RING

Lot 1271: A GEORGE III GOLD AND BLACK ENAMEL MOURNING RING
The central section containing hair set within a black enamel border inscribed Eliz Seaman OB 22 July 1799 AE 68, in gold. Size K
Estimate: £250-£300

GEORGIAN PASTE SET PENDANT

Lot 1282: A GEORGIAN PASTE SET PENDANT
Mounted with green paste stones in gilt metal, 5cm wide, together with a garnet and gold pendant, 5cm long
Estimate: £100-£150

GEORGE II ENAMEL & GOLD FRIENDSHIP PENDANT

Lot 1283: A GEORGE II ENAMEL AND GOLD FRIENDSHIP PENDANT
The centre section containing hair, within a scrolling border of white enamel, with inscription Gage d’Amitie (pledge of friendship) to one side, inscribed to the other side Merit Claims Love, 3cm long, together with a gold mourning urn pendant and seven other mourning pendants
Estimate: £500-£600