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12th February Pictures with Antiques and Interiors
Landscapes Lead the Day
The Cotswold Auction Company held another successful sale on Cirencester on February 12th with a specialist picture section as well as antique and other furniture.
Despite the inclement weather – or perhaps because of it – the saleroom was well attended both on view and sale day, with the pictures being very much the subject of interest. Two well known Victorian artists realised the highest prices. W.J. Mander’s oil on canvas, ‘ Near Beddgelert, North Wales’ found a good hammer price of £750, whilst John MacWhirter, oil on panel, ‘Scottish Scene’ matched it also with £750. Although late 19th century artists are not the most fashionable in these modern times these results show that good work will always find a buyer. Another Welsh landscape by James T. Watts entitled ‘Early Spring at Bettws-y-Coed’ sold for £400 and a most attractive oil on canvas by Charles Pott ‘Ferry Boat on the Trent’ realised £360.
Moving to the continent a large oil on canvas by Rodolfo Paoletti (1824-1891),Portrait of a female Saint, signed to reverse, in a superb Florentine carved giltwood foliate frame sold for £680 on the telephone. A full length portrait of a beautiful woman holding a harp, oval in shape, oil on canvas, inscribed on the reverse ‘A. Sasso and Son’ realised £580 in the room. An unusual lot was a 19th century ceramic tile entitled ‘The Darmstadt Madonna’ after a famous portrait by Hans Holbein. Impressed CFI on the base and in another Florentine frame it sold well at £400.
A late entry to the sale was a Jaeger-le-Coultre timepiece made of perspex with Chinoiserie lacquered decoration. This realised £580 for the delighted vendor, who had brought it in as an afterthought! Another unusual timepiece was circular, brass-encased with the surround in the form of a horseshoe with enamel nails and surmounted by a brass fox with an enamel dial. It was retailed by Martin & Co. Cheltenham and one wonders if it was originally made to order for a keen foxhunting squire! This reached a hammer price of £280. In the same hunting vein, five colour lithographs after Cecil Aldin showing the hunt in its stages sold for £200.
Jewellery and gold are very strong in the salerooms at present and an 18ct gold, sapphire and diamond ring was the subject of much competition, reaching £300 in the room and 9ct gold necklace weighing approx. 27grm sold at £170.
Auctioneer Lindsey Braune was delighted with the results of the sale. The next sale to be held at the Bingham Hall Saleroom is on 12th March. This will have a specialist section of toys, dolls and models with antique furniture and collectables. Please contact the auctioneers on 01285 642420 or 01242 256363 for further information and for sales and other valuations.
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