Auction Alert: BORN TO BE WILD!

When an upcoming auction has the title, “BORN TO BE WILD! Things You’ll Want to Buy”, you just must have a look at the lots on offer!

The opening lot is a splendid vintage Morris estate car with all that lovely wooden trim… what a good start!

According to John Rolfe Auctions, BORN TO BE WILD! is to be a 2-day sale 0f “Things You’ll Want to Buy”. It takes place at their sale rooms located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire on Saturday 13^th & Sunday 14^th May 2023, from 10am. There will be a total of 1,003 lots that can be bid on live via The Saleroom and EasyLiveAuction websites.

John Rolfe charges a buyer’s premium of 20% of the hammer price + VAT. Added fees will be added for bidding online.

Lot 1: 1960s Morris Traveller, BGT 592B

Fully restored in wonderful order, date of first registration 1964, 1098cc, red and cream upholstered interior, 75000 mileage, rust free from being dry stored, 4 former keepers, New Parts fitted – Gearbox, Clutch, Steering rack, Alternator conversion, Complete front suspension including trunnions and dampers, Disc brake conversion, Rear springs bushes and dampers, New head, valves guides and rockers, New wheels tyres and stainless hubcaps, Radiator, V5 present, Reduced buyers premium of 10% on this lot (12% inclusive)
Estimate: £,5000 – £8,000

Lot 16: Advertising – ‘Zoo Antwerpen’ picture enamel sign with a dolphin, 100 x 66cm

Estimate: £200 – £400

Lot 115: Taxidermy – Impressive Edwardian specimen display of spiders, bugs and beetles

To include Huntsman Spider, Tarantula, Rhino Beetle, Scarab Beetle etc, glazed case enclosing 36 specimens, 46 x 90cm
Estimate: £400 – £600

Lot 176: Good quality hand carved crook handled walking stick

With swan head knop, glass eyes, unmarked, 100cm long. Probably by Swaine & Adeney
Estimate: £80 – £120

Lot 484: Large collection of TG Green Cornishware pottery

Dinner and tea wares, in blue and white, comprising 4 large dinner plates, 12 medium plates, 6 small plates, 9 cereal bowls, 6 saucers, 3 tea plates, 2 small dishes, 3 jugs, 2 smaller jugs, teapot, lidded sugar bowl, slop bowl, 7 matching mugs, 2 teacups, brush pot, lidded bowl and four additional mugs of various sizes (a collection)
Estimate: £200 – £300

Lot 553: Pair of vintage wooden boot trees, incised ‘P.C. 546’

Estimate: £40 – £60

Lot 599: Vintage cast iron counter scales

With two sets of graduated weights, 40cm long
Estimate: £30 – £50

Lot 1047: Exceptional quality genuine hand thrown Cretan olive pot

Height 77cm x Diameter 60cm
Estimate: £200 – £400

Lot 1135: PH Artichoke lamp

Poul Henningsen (Danish 1894-1967) for Louis Poulson – lacquered aluminium pendent lamp, circa 1958, 60cm high x 60cm diameter
Estimate: £2,000 – £3,000

Lot 1176: Pair of French Bauhaus child’s school desks and chairs

With colourful tubular steel frames, the desks 67cm high x 60cm wide (4)
Estimate: £40 – £60

Lot 1205: Set of four Ernest Race For Race Furniture chrome frame dining chairs

With hinged seats, yellow Draylon upholstery
Estimate: £200 – £400

Lot 1395: The most remarkable pair of military Jack boots

With trees, the boots with chrome spurs, the trees with plaques inscribed ‘Lord Titchfield, Royal Horse Guards, Heal & Co, London, 96cm high
Estimate: £300 – £500

Auction alert: September Fine Art & Antique auction

Trevanion & Dean‘s September Fine Art & Antique auction takes place on Wednesday 14^th September 2022 from 9am. A total of 761 lots are up for sale, we’ve picked out a dozen below that we like and thought you would too.

There’s a good mix of vintage & antique jewellery, fine art, furniture and other quality collectables. If you’re a James Bond fan, there are a number of 1st edition, hardback books by Ian Fleming. Lots of pretty jewellery – of course, I had to include a little Art Deco something here. I’ve been on the look out for vintage ceramic storage jars; in particular – raisins, currants and sultanas. I can never find a matching trio… but these for sale here are in T G Green’s blue – not a colourway I want. My search continues!

Bid via the Trevanion website where you’ll be charged a buyer’s commission charge of 20% + VAT plus an additional 2% + VAT. Alternatively, you can bid via The Saleroom or EasyLiveAuction. Please check each website for their added bidding fees.
As far as the auction house’s shipping policy goes, this is what they state:

Trevanion Auctioneers offer a limited in-house P&P service for small, non-breakable items during the 2 days following the auction only. We use Royal Mail Special Delivery for goods up to a value of £2000 weighing no more than 2kg.

Lot 97: An Art Deco diamond, sapphire and emerald bow brooch
The central round old cut diamond weighing approximately 0.20 – 0.25 carats, bezel set with a bow shaped surround set with old cut diamonds, interspersed by baguette cut sapphires and emeralds, all set in white metal, with hinged and safety loop fastening to reverse, 65mm wide, weight 10.7gms (at fault)
Estimate £300 – £500

Lot 152: Classic Stable Ltd Rolls-Royce chrome decanter
In the form of a radiator, ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’ mascot fitted to the screw top, label to base numbered ‘RGC B339’, 24.5cm high
Estimate £200 – £300

Lot 263: After Rosemary Myers (British, 20th century), “The geese are getting fat”
Limited edition woodblock print on paper, unsigned, numbered “35/100”, 18cm x 24.5cm, framed and glazed
Estimate £50 – £100

Lot 273: JAMES BOND INTEREST: Fleming (Ian), GOLDFINGER
First edition, first printing, black cloth boards, cover with embossed skull with gold coins to the eyes, gilt title to spine, binding appears to be first state with small additional embossed line to top left of skull, plain white endpapers, original Richard Chopping DJ, unclipped price 15s net, front flap with introductory blurb and Doctor No review, rear flap with reviews for The Diamond Smugglers, back panel with five reviews, Jonathan Cape, London 1959
Estimate £300 – £500

Lot 340: Seven Cornishware jars and covers by Green & Co Ltd
Of typical blue and white striped design, one each for salt, raisins, sultanas, lump sugar, sago, currants and rice, smallest 14.3cm high, largest 16cm high (7) (at fault)
Estimate £60 – £100

Lot 394: Joan Carrillo (Spanish, b.1948), a terracotta vase
Mid-20th century, of ovoid form with narrow neck and flared rim, textured blue and white banded glaze, incised signature to base, 21cm high
Estimate £80 – £120

Lot 410: Tapio Wirkkala (1915 – 1985) for Iittala, a glass vase
Of waisted cylindrical form with etched reeded detail, engraved signature to base, 13cm high
Estimate £100 – £200

Lot 458: An early 20th century domed canvas motoring trunk
Applied with tan leather fittings and trim, opening to a removable tray, 59cm H x 69cm W x 51cm D (at fault)
Estimate £60 – £100

Lot 465: A rustic pine dog cart
Of typical tapering slatted form, upon an articulated front axle and iron bound spoked wooden wheels, carriage length 80cm, total length 190cm, width 70cm
Estimate £100 – £150

Lot 506: An architectural model of a corner shop
20th century, constructed from plywood with strip wood and beading details, the hinged frontage opening to two floors, 32cm W x 33.5cm D x 59.5cm H
Estimate £60 – £100

Lot 744: A Victor V Wilkins for G-Plan 1970’s teak oval coffee table
Astro model 8040, 42cm H x 122cm W x 66cm D
Estimate £100 – £200

Lot 748: Harry Bertoia for Knoll, a set of four black vinyl coated model 420 wirework side chairs
Late 20th/early 21st century, each with a branded seat pad, impressed makers mark to the rear of all chairs, 72cm high (4)
Estimate £400 – £600

The big cheese

We picked up this lovely vintage pottery cheese dome today.

It’s from the ‘Spectrum’ range produced by T G Green. We love the crisp, clean, functional design – along with the bold, stylised lettering.

We were happy with the purchase… and our little mousey friend is always happy when we acquire anything at all to do with cheese!

Alas, he’ll have to say goodbye as it will be heading for the web shop soon. We’ll let him keep the cheese though!

Saucy!

We’re here to sing the praises of a slightly underrated, perhaps little-known, range of pottery.

We found this sauce boat on the flea market last week. It’s in the gorgeous Fleur pattern produced by Swedish designer Berit Ternell for T. G. Green & Co Ltd in 1961. There are also plates, casserole dishes, jugs, bottles and storage jars in the range.

We just love the stylised flowers; tulips, cow parsley, sunflowers and dandelions. It’s similar in style to the sought after and recently re-introduced Picknick range by Rorstrand of Sweden.

We’ve noticed that Fleur doesn’t appear for sale too often. It always sells quickly, but prices remain very affordable. It’s a good sign for an underrated classic – so keep your eyes out!

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