Summer Auction Sale of Fine Art, Antiques and Objets D’Art

Thursday, June 22, 2017

The North Cotswold Saleroom, Bourton-on-the-Water

This sale included lots of Antique and selected later Furniture together with specialist Silverware and Books Sections

“A good old fashioned Auction Sale, with echoes of the past” was how Fine Art Auctioneer Martin Lambert described the latest outing at North Cotswolds based Auctioneers Tayler and Fletcher. Sandlin House, a fine eight bedroom country mansion nestling beneath the Malvern hills and set in almost 13 acres was no small contributor to this sale with the principle residual contents having been removed previously for convenience of sale to the North Cotswold Saleroom. Interested parties and bidders present were certainly treated to a fine and eclectic array of items that included antique and later furniture, porcelain, glassware, bronzes, silverware, jewellery, clocks and watches, assorted bijouterie, paintings mirrors, books and Persian carpets etc, and it is fair to say that with the perhaps sometimes “conservative” estimates proffered at a genuine good old country house sale of this nature, most lots did in fact change hands and for good sums.

The auctioneers scope is far and wide and from a major central Oxford College came a rather unusual pair of lots in the shape of mid 18th century mahogany lecterns. The two pairs (not four singles) were much admired pre-sale although several people were known to have said to the auctioneers: “They are very nice items, but what do you do with them?” This phrase soon became seemingly meaningless as the pairs sold to high end dealers (including one very established BADA dealer) at £4,300 and £4,800 (hammer). No doubt the new owners will have their own ideas on how to utilise these rare items.

The silver section it can be reported commanded a very high take up rate and good results here included £550 tendered for a late 18th century George III silver chocolate pot, £420 for an early 18th century hallmarked silver tankard, £400 for a set of 12 silver bladed and ivory handled fish eaters and perhaps, one of the surprises of the day, a rare Edwardian period silver pin cushion modelled as a bull standing four square that charged away at £600.

The sale was punctuated by a plethora of four figure bids and hammer prices here included £5,000 for a late 17th/early 18th century longcase clock exhibiting a rather fine marquetry case, the clock drawing in almost 30 “extra” condition report and image requests reports by interested parties, a second item from the world famous Oxford College in the form of a large mid 19th century breakfront oak bookcase, once again taken all the way to £3,200 by the high end trade, a rare survivor (certainly number wise) in the form of a large mid 19th century Ashworth ironstone china dinner service that managed £1,400 and a later framed and glazed monochrome etching by James Abbot McNeill Whistler, PRBA entitled “The Lime Burner” that scraped in just below estimate at £950.

Although it was fair to say the jewellery on offer was fairly selective, several lots here once again managed four figures and these included Lot 204, a heavy 18 carat white gold bangle set with 13 diamonds that made £1,300.

The auctioneers report that they were very pleased indeed with the day’s proceedings and look forward to their last sale of this nature to include Fine Art, Antiques, Objets D’Art and Oriental and Asian Ceramics and Works of Art etc., that will be held here at The North Cotswold Saleroom on Thursday, October 19. 2017 at 10am to include global real time internet bidding.

The auctioneers further already report excellent entries of assorted Chinese ceramics and a highly decorative pair of large Chinese cloisonné bottle vases have already been consigned, further entries of this nature actively sought for our flagship sale of 2017.

For further information contact Martin Lambert on 01451 821666

or email: fineart@taylerandfletcher.co.uk