Today, in this week’s Auction Alert, we’re featuring probably our favourite ever auction house; Wilkinson’s, who is based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Wilkinson’s holds regular sales, however, it’s their twice-yearly, 2-day Period Oak, Country Furniture & Effects auction that we regularly try to get over to view in person. When you go through their unassuming front door, what you’re greeted by is a sale room full of museum-quality furniture and fittings. It’s incredible!
Rather than choosing to highlight the more usual, large pieces of furniture, we’ve honed in on some of the more quirky items such as antique doll’s house items and painted ceramic fruit.
The next one of these special sales takes place on Sat 27 Nov 2021, from 11am (lots: 1-400) & Sun 28 Nov 2021, again, from 11am (lots: 401-800). The sale catalogue isn’t up on their own website just yet, but you can view it on The Saleroom’s website.
There’s a buyer’s premium of 24% (inc. VAT/sales tax) with an additional online commission of 6% (inc. VAT/sales tax). Bidding through the Saleroom website incurs a fee of 5% of the hammer price plus VAT.
Lot 81: A 19th century miniature grey & white speckled enamel wash set
Comprising of a baluster water jug 4¼” (11 cm) high, and bowl 6½” (21.5 cm) in diameter, a soap dish, brush tray, and a lidded slop bucket fitted with a wicker swing handle. Also a group of 19th century miniature treen washing implements: a rubbing board 8½” x 5″ (21.5 cm x 13 cm), a dolly 6¼” (16 cm) in height, and two boarded rectangular wash troughs with spayed sides.
Estimate: £80 – £160
Lot 82: A delightful Victorian blue & white transfer printed toy dinner service
Decorated with lacy trellis work edged with rose garland borders. Comprising of eleven 3¼” (8.5 cm) plates, six 3½” (9 cm) soup plates, a large twin-handled tureen with stand and cover surmounted by a moulded floral knop finial. A smaller lidded tureen on stand of conforming design. A pair of oval lidded tureen with lug handles. An oval serving bowl on a pedestal foot and stand. And four graduated serving platters.
Estimate: £80 – £160
Lot 95: A vintage blue painted tin chicken feeder
With conical top, 9″ (23 cm) in height.
Estimate: £20 – £40
Lot 120: Two large 19th century glass gypsy balls
The largest of silvered mirror 14″ (35.5 cm) in diameter, the smaller one of blue glass 8″ (20 cm) in diameter.
Estimate: £50 – £100
Lot 150: A group of four slip glazed red earthenware dishes
Of rounded oblong form. The largest being a 19th century pie dish with engrailed rim and stylised foliate sprays in cream slip on a brown glazed interior, 3½” (9 cm) high, 17″ x 13″ (43 cm x 33 cm). The second decorated with creamy yellow glazed looped trails around the borders and diagonally across the centre of the reddish brown glazed interior, 3″ (7.5 cm) high, 15½” x 12½” (39 cm x 32 cm). The third with central divide, decorated with feathery spray and dots of cream slip on a reddish brown glaze, 2½” (6.5 cm) high, 11″ x 8″ (28 cm x 20 cm). The smallest with cream slip decoration on a brown glazed ground, a central divide and beaded rims, 2″ (5 cm) high, 9¼” x 7″ (23.5 cm x 18 cm).
Estimate: £80 – £160
Lot 208: A 19th century copper & tin oval jelly mould
The top decorated with a recumbent lion above fluted sides, 5″ (13 cm) high, 6¼” x 4¼” (16 cm x 11 cm).
Estimate: £50 – £100
Lot 270: A pair of 19th century leather fire buckets
With riveted side seams and round foot seams, leather strap handles and iron bound rims, 12″ (30.5 cm) high [excluding handle], 10″ (25 cm) in diameter.
Estimate: £300 – £400
Lot 280: A group of vintage painted ceramic artificial fruit & nuts (22 pieces)
Estimate: £150 – £250
Lot 727: A large carved & polychromed Corpus Christi, Spanish Colonial
Late 16th century. The figure carved with detailed hair and beard, a prominent rib cage, painted embellishment to the loin cloth and tenon jointed arms, 43½” (110 cm) in length.
Estimate: £2,000 – £3,000
