I do love a ready-made group of vintage items; handbags, copper jelly moulds, antique ironstone. There are so many types of collections from which to choose at the upcoming sale that we’re highlighting today; ironstone jugs, brass candlesticks, galvanised zinc buckets, shoe lasts, pen knives… The lot that jumped out, though, was the large piece by Rosslyn Ruiz – I recognised her work immediately; we once owned a similar piece – but it was orange.
To The Manor Born, The Contents of a Country House and Much Much More! takes place at John Rolfe Auctions in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. It’s scheduled for Saturday 21st October 2023, from 10am. In total, there are 1249 lots going under the hammer:
Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, Silver, Luggage, Ceramics, Glass, Treen, Metalware, Walking Sticks and MORE
Bid online at Easy Live Auction (fees apply).
Lot 19: Seiko AKA Alba stainless steel gents ‘Space Watch’
W670-4000, box and instructions in working order
Estimate: £100 – £200
Lot 363: A beautiful 1940s brown snakeskin bag by Mappin & Webb
Hardware in gilt metal with strong clasp opening to the top which opens up to a pale tan suede interior with zip pocket and further two patch pockets.
26 x 19 x 7cm. Handle height 15cm. Suede lining has small pen ink mark towards the base of the bag but otherwise no stains or discolouration
Estimate: £60 – £80
Lot 413: Good terracotta dairy bowl
With yellow glazed interior, 45cm diameter x 23cm high
Estimate: £50 – £80
Lot 417: Collection of seven ironstone jugs
With relief banded decoration, the largest 23cm high, with a further Booths ironstone jelly mould (8)
Estimate: £40 – £80
Lot 481: Four good quality pestle and mortars of varying sizes
Diameter 24cm / 21cm / 18.5cm / 17cm
Estimate: £40 – £60
Lot 597: Four pairs of antique treen boot trees (8)
Estimate: £100 – £150
Lot 687: Stanford’s general map of Great Britain
Laid and rolled on linen for a school room, 115cm x 93cm, together with a similar insect study rolled on linen (2)
Estimate: £30 – £50
Lot 711: 4 vintage birdcages
Estimate: £50 – £80
Lot 1109: Collection of seven vintage galvanised watering cans (7)
Estimate: £40 – £60
Lot 1166: Pair of Herbert Terry angle poise articulated desk lamps
On stepped square bases with stripped and polished finish (2)
Estimate: £200 – £300
Lot 1191: Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen – PH lamp
In red and blue, 50cm diameter
Estimate: £100 – £200
Lot 1220: Cool 1960s rocket floor lamp
With pierced copper shade, 135cm high
Estimate: £60 – £100
Lot 1245: Rosslyn Ruiz (b. 1935)
Large abstract relief on board, signed, 46cm x 121cm, framed
Estimate: £200 – £400