Post sale report for Cotswold Auction Company Sale on Friday 12th September, Cirencester
Diamonds really ARE Forever!!
The Bingham Hall in Cirencester was the place to be on Friday September 12th for the
Cotswold Auction Company's specialist sale of Silver, Jewellery and Watches with
Antique and later Furniture.
The saleroom was abuzz with anticipation as the jewellery section of this good sale came
under the hammer. Private buyers, collector and dealers vied with each other as the
exquisite diamond rings, brooches and watches were offered for sale on yet another
wet afternoon in Gloucestershire! A superb four stone diamond ring of approximately
1.6ct realised £1,150, a five stone diamond dress ring of graduated stones, 1.5ct, sold
sold £880
well at £880, while a wonderful example of Art Deco jewellery in the shape of a
rectangular brooch was knocked down at £780. Another piece from the same era
was a lady's platinum and diamond cocktail watch with Swiss movement, the
rectangular face surrounded by baguette and old cut diamonds and a pierced strap
strap set with multiple diamonds. This was bought for £380. For the imaginative there
were eleven loose baguette and round cut diamonds which sold for £620. An eternity
ring set with old cut diamonds sold for £600. A stunning two colour gold, ruby and
sold £550
diamond flowerhead brooch from the 1970's found a happy buyer at £550. With
gold at a premium these days, a cedar lined 9ct gold cigarette box by Adie
sold £780
brothers exceeded its estimate of £350-£450 reaching a price of £780 in the room! A
9ct gold oval link chain necklace weighing in at 2.75 oz sold for £390 and a Piaget
gold wristwatch with an 18ct. gold mesh bracelet strap from the same home realised
£400.
Cartier is a name synonymous with quality and desireablility and an American
Cartier canteen sold £520
Sterling silver canteen comprising dinner knives, forks, spoons etc., Lotus pattern
and stamped Cartier, weighing 95 oz approximately found a hammer price of £520.
A selection of unusual and interesting furniture from South America created a deal of
interest with a set of ten 19th century style rosewood chairs selling for £400 , while
20th century South American rosewood centre table in the Baroque manner sold for
£280.
The next sale to be held by the Cotswold Auction Company at the Bingham Hall ,
Cirencester will be a specialist picture sale on Friday 10th October. Entries are
being accepted now ? please ring 01285 642420 or email
info@cotswoldauction.co.uk for further information. Also please note that The
Cotswold Auction Company now hold free sales valuation mornings every Monday
between 10am-1pm at The Coach House, Swan Yard, 9-13 West Market Place,
Cirencester GL7 2NH, appointment is necessary.
The Cotswold Auction Company's specialist Books and Collectables sale on
Tuesday July 1st at the Chapel Walk Saleroom in Cheltenham proved that buyers and
collectors are alive and well despite the forecasts of the doom mongers! Interest
in both the books and collectables was shown from all over the world due to the
power of the internet.
A fascinating collection of scientific instruments including microscopes and sextants
was the subject of fierce competition in the saleroom.. In particular was an ebony,
brass and ivory octant made by one of the most famous of all scientific instrument 
Octant by George Adams, sold £3,600
makers of the late eighteenth century, George Adams Jnr. George Adams was born in
1750 and managed the company started by his father, also George Adams, with his
brother Dudley, after their father died in 1773 . He was instrument maker to George III and
The Prince of Wales. This wonderful example of 18th century instruments sold for the
the princely sum of £3,600, rather more than the original estimate of £150-£250! It
eventually went to an American bidder on one the several telephone lines booked for
this exceptional lot. A mahogany case fitted with numerous microscope accessories by 
Microscope accessories sold £750
R. and J. Beck of London and Philadelphia made some one hundred years later than
the George Adams octant, was also well fought over and realised a hammer price of
£750. A spectroscope by Adam Hilger Limited, London. which included a telescope,
prisms and other accessories realised £300 and a field telescope inscribed Newton
& Co. Fleet Street, boxed with various lenses and canisters found a hammer price of
£480.
The books section certainly held its own however and an early bible printed in
'Geneva' bible sold £2,300
1562 known as the Geneva Bible, also brought in bidders from all over the
world.
This bible was not complete and lacked the full spelling of Geneva and the full
date on its title page, but , importantly it had its five maps and numerous engravings
and the title page for the New Testament. This version of the bible is known as the
Geneva bible due to the fact it was printed there in 1562 , in English , by the Protestants
who fled from Queen Mary I, also known as Bloody Mary, who was determined to
stamp out the Protestant faith in England. The publication of the bible in English was itself regarded as an act of heresy by the Catholics of the time.
This particular bible was the Folio edition
and came in a leather bound box. Though perhaps not the original box was it was
made to measure! . Again this lot generated a large amount of interest and eventually
sold in the room for £2,300.
Colour plate books are always much sought after and four limited edition books
edited by R. Lydekker and published by Rowland Ward were the subject of much
attention and eventually all four were bought by a determined telephone bidder. The
titles in question were ?The Great and Small Game of India, Burma and Tibet? which
sold for £1,050, ?The Great and Small Game of Europe, Western and Northern Asia
and America? sold for £920. ?The Deer of All Lands??. also fetched £920, while
?Great and Small Game of Africa?? realised £880. These were a most attractive set
uniformly bound in half leather with gilt titles.
Rowland Ward
For race enthusiasts a large collection of the Racing Calendar, the earliest being
1810, with records of ?Steeple Chases Past? showed a flying finish with the final
hammer price of £380!
Gold is the buzz word of the moment and ten Kruger Rands sold for £410 each
making someone a sound investment. There were also gold sovereigns in the sale
which sold between £90 and £100.
Amongst the medals on offer a WWII group which included a 1939-45 war medal,
an Africa star, an Italy star and the France and Germany star sold well at £120. A
collection of ?Sweetheart? brooches found a happy buyer at £150.
In the collectables section a lot containing three daguerreotypes, one with the case
embossed ?Beard?s Photographic Institution? sold for £350 and a stereoscopic viewer
Steroscope sold £140
in burr walnut with a quantity of boxed glass topographical slides showing views of
Europe realised £140.
The Cotswold Auction Company?s next specialist books and collectables sale will
be held on 28th October at 11am at the Chapel Walk Saleroom, Cheltenham GL50
3DS. Entries are already being accepted for this sale .Please do contact the
auctioneers on 01242 256363 for free sales valuations.
Also every Thursday between 10am-1pm free sales valuation are held at the Chapel
Walk Saleroom in Cheltenham. No appointment is necessary.
Sale report for 25th April Antique and later Furniture with Effects the Bingham Hall, Cirencester
Tiffany lights up the day!
Tiffany window sold £2000
A rare Tiffany of New York stained glass window created something of a stir in the Cotswold Auction Company?s sale on 25th April in the Bingham Hall in Cirencester. This unusual piece had been found by Lindsey Braune, auctioneer and director, while valuing items for sale in a house in Gloucestershire . No-one was more surprised than the family who had no idea it was there or why their grandfather should have stored it and even how he came about owning it! However he had been a most eclectic of collectors and had visited America during his life. It is believed the window may have been a sample piece. It shows a yacht in full sail, leaning into the wind against a deep blue sky, the glass mounted in an arch top iron frame and wooden surround bearing most importantly its original label reading Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, Furnishers and Glassworkers, Domestic and Ecclesiastical Decoration, 333-341 Fourth Avenue New York U.S.A. Any original items by Tiffany are hugely sought after and this window was no exception. After a great deal of interest it finally went in the room for a hammer price of £2000. It is expected it may well be sailing back to its original home town of New York!
A selection of good furniture also found its way into the Bingham Hall and found good prices too, proving that quality pieces from the 18th and 19th century are most saleable.
George III bachelors chest sold £2,100
A George III mahogany bachelor's chest with brushing slide measuring 80 x 82 cms was hotly contested, with bidders on the telephones and commission bids. It finally found a buyer at £2,100. A rather more elaborate piece of furniture that created interest was a mid 19th century serpentine ebonised credenza,
Mid 19th century credenza sold £1,550
decorated with gilt metal mounts, with the front doors decorated with hand painted plaques depicting 18th century ladies. This measured a good 185x 107cms. Again this lot was much fought over and eventually realised £1,550. A pretty Louis XV style walnut display cabinet sold well at £750. Moving up a century,
Pieff of Worcester, sold £550
a contemporary rosewood and chrome tubular steel dining table by Pieff of Worcester with a set of 6 leather and tubular steel dining chairs made possibly a record auction price at £550 ! The last similar set, the chairs covered in velour rather than leather, made £220 at auction! A Cotswold school of Arts and Crafts walnut cupboard found a happy buyer at £400. Two Georgian mahogany bow fronted chests sold at £220 and £210.
Clocks are always wanted and a collection of 19th century Louis XV style boulle mantel clocks proved no exception. A red decorated balloon shaped clock with Rococo style ormolu mounts, the top surmounted by a cherub with a gilt metal and enamel dial and eight day striking movement went to a determined bidder in the room for £800. Another small boulle clock, this time decorated in green with ormolu mounts, fruit and flower basket finial and an eight day striking movement measuring 37cms high realised £480.
It was a busy day for the Cotswold Auction Company but a satisfactory one for sellers and buyers alike - a good arrangement!
The next sale to be held at the Bingham Hall by the Cotswold Auction Company will be a specialist Picture sale with antique and later furniture and effects. This will be held on Friday 23rd May at 10am with viewing on Thursday 22nd may 10am-7.30pm and on the morning of the sale from 9am. Entries are being taken now so please do contact the auctioneers on 01285 642420 or 01242 25636. The company hold valuation mornings every Thursday between 10am and 1pm at the Chapel Walk saleroom in Cheltenham, no appointment is necessary.
Specialist Sale of Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Russian Silver, Ceramics and Glass
Friday 4th April, the Bingham Hall, Cirencester .
GIULIANO PENDANT TAKES TOP HONOURS AT SPECIALIST AUCTION IN CIRENCESTER
Five telephone lines were booked and bidders had travelled from all parts of the country to compete for a fabulous piece of jewellery in The Cotswold Auction Company's specialist Jewellery, Silver and Ceramics sale held at The Bingham Hall in Cirencester on Friday, 4th April. 'We were thrilled by the level of interest' said Auctioneer Lindsey Braune who initially valued the piece, entered for sale as part of an interesting collection of jewellery, some dating from the Georgian period. 'We were hoping for a hammer price of between £3000 and £5000 and I was lucky enough to be on the rostrum when this lovely pendant finally sold for £8,400!
Carlo Giuliano pendant sld £8,400
The last few thousand pounds was a tussle between a determined buyer in the room who was bidding against an equally determined telephone bidder. The lot was finally secured by the bidder in the room, who must have been pleased that his journey had been worthwhile. Carlo and Arthur Giuliano were the sons of an eminent Italian jeweller, Carlo Giuiliano, a Neopolitan who trained in Rome possibly at the Castellani workshop. Carlo Guiliano came to London and set up his workshop around 1860. He was known for breathtaking and elaborate pieces, often in a revived Renaissance style, set with diamonds, coloured stones and worked in enamels. The two brothers, Carlo and Arthur carried on in their father's tradition but with a somewhat lighter touch. This particular pendant was centred by a triangular cut pink sapphire with a green and cream enamel surround, set with old cut diamonds and having a pearl drop. The pendant was thought to date from circa 1890 and was accompanied by an enamelled twisted baton link chain, (probably by another maker) in red and blue, interspersed with pearls. An added bonus was the presence of the pendant's original red leather gilt tooled case, marked C and A Giuliano, 115 Piccadilly. The desirability of these makers is illustrated by the fact that the cases alone can fetch £100!
SPARKLING DIAMONDS
A special view during the previous evening had been attended by both professional and private clients and The Bingham Hall looked at its best , a riot of colour, sparking cut glass and gleaming silver. A great deal of interest was shown in a collection of 18th and 19th century diamond and other jewellery including a
Diamond ring sold £3,300
19th century 18ct gold and diamond ring, set to the centre with an old cut diamond of approximately 2.5ct and surrounded by 12 small old cut diamonds. Estimated at £2000-3000 this piece finally came under the hammer at £3300, while a Victorian diamond brooch
Diamond brooch sold £2,200
which certainly had the breath-catching factor with a centre oval stone of 1ct made £2200. An unusual and rather stunning diamond dress ring was set with large rose cut stones and four smaller stones in a claw setting was bid up to £2000, way above its original estimate. An attractive pair of late Victorian/Edwardian white gold and diamond drop earrings, each set with ten old cut diamonds in a scroll and teardrop pattern sold at just above its lower estimate for £1100. One rather unusual lot was another early piece and consisted of a Georgian shagreen double-ended ring boxcontaining a Georgian gold and cameo style ring at one end and another Georgian tiny diamond ring at the other. This piece was bought for £420 while other early items included a Georgian gold ring set with an intaglio carved cornelian selling for £480, a late Georgian sapphire and diamond ring which brought £400 and a Georgian gold, diamond and pale amethyst dress ring which brought £340. From the turn of the 20th century came an unusual and colourful piece ? an Austro-Hungarian enamelled and silver pendant in the form of George and the Dragon. This was applied with two small emeralds and the Dragon even had moveable wings. This novelty piece again sold way over estimate at £500.
NEW YORK AND ST. PETERSBURG VIE FOR RUSSIAN CLARET JUG
One of the most unusual and interesting lots in the sale was a beautifully worked pair of silver and cut glass claret jugs,
Russian claret jugs sold £8,200
signed and dated 1916 by the well known Russian makers Khlebnikov of Moscow. This stunning pair of claret jugs was part of the collection of Russian silver and cut glass which had been brought out of Russia in the mid 1920?s by the great grandparents of a local Cirencester family. These had been a present on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary and were all the more desirable because they formed a beautiful pair. The elaborately chased silver mounts with hinged lids were typical of the top quality output of these makers and the cut glass was of similarly splendid quality. Initially estimated at £3000-5000 these claret jugs soon left bidders in the room far behind as they were fought for by two principal telephone bidders ? one from St Petersburg and one from New York! Luckily the time difference was not too great at both ends of the spectrum and did not deter each bidder from taking part in the sale in person. Bidding mounted rapidly and finally the New York bidder was successful, securing the claret jugs for £8200. From the same family?s collection came a rare mid 18th century Russian engraved Imperial glass goblet from the period of Elizaveta Petrovna (1741-1762). This lot failed to find a buyer at the auction, however bidders will have another chance to compete for it in the annual specialist Christmas sale to take place at The Chapel Walk Saleroom on 16th December 2008.
A STRONG SILVER MARKET
Silver prices in general were the most buoyant that the auctioneers had seen for 24 months and the top price in the silver section went to a late Victorian silver salver with Alice in Wonderland connections .This salver weighed 82ozs and having a presentation inscription from Alice Liddell?s elder sister to her younger brother.
Victorian salver sold £800
£800 was paid for the salver (£500-£700 estimate) while a smaller salver from the same period brought £480. This salver boasted much local interest as it was presented to Captain G.S. Henry on the occasion of his marriage by the Tradesmen of Tetbury, June 8th, 1899. Also in the silver section were a pair of Edwardian chocolate and coffee pots of Arts and Crafts Style which realised £340.
EARLY CERAMICS AND GEORGIAN GLASS
An interesting collection of 18th century English porcelain brought in collectors and prices in this area were generally mid to low end estimate, although a Bow Kakiemon style porcelain beaker with
Bow Kakieman sold £680
trembleuse saucer soared above its estimate, selling for £680. Each piece was painted with flowering branches and quail in iron red, blue, green and gilt and dated from the mid 18th century when the short-lived Bow factory was in production. The example was in good condition and these appear on the market so rarely that it was snapped up with speed! An Italian maiolica plate showing Roman soldiers bearing flags of the legion was also fought over, despite being in less than perfect condition and it brought £650, from a bidder in the room.
From the same Gloucestershire house as the porcelain came a delightful collection of Clichy, Baccarat, Ysart and St Louis glass paperweights. There was strong interest from German buyers in these lots and several were sold to overseas buyers including a Clichy spaced millefiori paperweight at £380 and a delightful Baccarat millefiori paperweight on an upset muslin ground with silhouettes of horse and rider, dragonflies etc, for £360. A lovely pair of Bohemian overlay green ground glass vases with painted panels measuring 23cm high fetched £340.
THE NEXT SPECIALIST SALES
The auctioneers are already collecting for their next specialist Silver, Jewellery, Ceramics and Glass sales to be held in September and December. Entries can be submitted by telephoning 01285 642420, 01242 256363, 01452 521177 and the auctioneers will be pleased to give free sale advice valuations ? on lots you may be thinking of selling. They can also be contacted via their website www.cotswoldauction.co.uk
sale report for the Cotswold Auction company's 11th March sale, Twentieth Century Design, Costume and Textiles at Chapel Walk , Cheltenham, GL50 3DS
Record Price??
The Cotswold Auction Company held the first of their three Twentieth Century
Decorative Arts, Costume and Textiles of the year on 11th March in the Cheltenham
Saleroom in Chapel Walk. The saleroom was bursting at the seams with a
magnificent collection of items and would- be purchasers who were going to have
to be prepared to do battle with Live Bidders on the internet and booked telephones!
Although Exotic dancer may have failed to be first past the post in the Cheltenham
Gold Cup a few days after the sale, a superb Art Deco bronze, ivory and enamel figure of the
Gerda Iro Gerdago 'Exotic Dancer' sold £6000
same name reached the record breaking price of £6,000! The figure is by Gerda Iro
Gerdago whose output of such bronzes was quite small hence the considerable interest
in this figure. It is believed to be a world record price for this sculptor. The figure had
been languishing in a cupboard for some thirty years - so get searching!
Another Art Deco figure, signed Bruno Zach, was the quiet lot in the sale that
Bruno Zach sold £1050
crept up to £1,050 with much competition on the phones and in the room .
A wonderful private collection of WMF silvered pewter figures, centrepieces, dishes
and ornaments found plenty of buyers with the highest price being £2,100 for a
WMF sold £2,100
large and impressive figural table centrepiece of a kneeling fairy figure over a wavy
edged glass liner, number 440 ACC 1906. A WMF silvered pewter fairy and
waterlily card tray with the female figure cradling a dove sold for £700 whilst a
similar figure but with a presentation inscription realised £650. A green glass claret
jug with WMF silvered pewter mounts, the base embossed with Art Nouveau female
masks, sold well at £600. £450 was reached by a WMF dish with a reclining female
figure and waterlily. All these WMF items are iconic of the Art Nouveau age of
languorous nude female figures and nature in its most luscious state.
Pieces from the 1960's and '70's have become hugely collectable and a set of
Four Herman Miller Panton chairs, Fehlbaum production, found a hammer price of
£420.
The costume section in these sales sell to an enthusiastic number of collectors and
dealers who always pack the saleroom room for these lots. A 1920's peach
satin flapper dress with beaded decoration with a matching scarf which reeked
of the 'Charleston' and more elegant days realised £300 and another 1920?s beaded
dress in cream sold for £220 and a most stylish 1930's velvet, beaded evening coat
walked away for £220.
A woodcut by Eric Ravillious, named and signed in pencil by the artist 'Boy
Birdnesting' was also much sought after and raced above its estimate of £100
to £520.
The next Twentieth Century Decorative Arts sale will be held on 27th August
in Cheltenham and the auctioneers are already taking in lots. Please do contact
Elizabeth Poole or Lindsey Braune on 01242 256363 for free sales valuations
and advice. More details of all sales can be found on www.cotswolduction.co.uk
February 8th 2008
held at the Bingham Hall, Cirencester GL7 1JT
Pictures with Antique Furniture and effects
The BBC "Flog It" team returned to the Bingham Hall saleroom with another selection of highly collectable items to add to the already full catalogue of the Cotswold Auction Company's fisrt specialist picture sale of the year, with good antique furniture and general effects.
It was possibly the Paul Martin Effect" that brought the good folk of Cirencester and beyond, flocking to an already busy saleroom - or, hopefully, the quality of the items for sale!
A woodcut by the well known artist Edward Wadsworth of a city harbour scene was much contested in the room and on the telephone and finally reached £1,800 to a buyer in the room. Oliver Clare is a still much sought after artist as was proven by a pair of his still life oils on board realisiing £1,650 on the telephone, while another single oil went for £820 to the same buyer. Paintings of animals, especially horses, are always extremely collectable. Frank A. Stewart whose hunting scenes are perhaps the pictures that most people are famliar with, was also a prolific war artist during the first world war for the Ilustrared London News. A marvelous watercolour named 'Taking cover' by this artist, depicted soldiers and their mounts seeking shelter in hedges . Two soldiers are holding their horses which are looking up and alarmed. This unusual and evocotive painting sold for £620 in the room well above estimate.. A set of four delightful watercolour drawings of four Vicotrian chldren from the same family with a half self portrait of Andrew Thomas of St. Ives sold for £500.
Among the lots that came from the valuation day at Swindon for "Flog It" a pair of Petre Dura pictures of cavalier soldiers were snapped up at £600. A very special silver castle top card case made its owner very happy selling at £550. Wemyss is highly sought after and a pottery bowl inscribed on one side " Plus je connais les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens" realised ££260. One lot that everyone decided they would like to take home was an Austrian cold painted bronze of a very small mouse eating a biscuit - a lucky bidder went away with it after paying £340.
The furniture in the sale also proved to be desirable with a Victorian figured walnut and maquetry inlaid credenza selling very well for £1,300. This lovely piece has beena victim of the floods in Gloucester in the summer but luckily had itself received no water damage. Another piece of Victorian furniture that was shown plenty of interest was a walnut and marquetry inlaid tilt top loo table which found a hammer price of £550. A good example of a Georgian long case clock inscribed 'Sam Bradley of Worcester' sold for £880, while a Georgian mahogany serpentine fronted sideboard realised £400.
Trains and related material always find buyers and an unusual lot of Great British Locomotives silver ingot collection sold for £290 whilst a large quantity of Hornby dublo locomotives and rolling stock and track foudn ahammer price of £550.
A Russian icon was an unusual item in the sale and realised £300.
The sale was a happy and successful day with Paul Martin and his team mixing and chatting with the customers.
The next specialist Picture sale will be on May 23rd also in the Bingham Hall, Cirencester. Please ring 01285 642420 for more details, entries are being taken now.