Thursday 29th March 2012 - Leamington Spa Auction Centre

Antique Furniture & Collectors' Items & Jewellery

Thursday sales of Antiques and Collectors items are held bi-monthly at our Leamington Spa saleroom. These sales incorporate a wide range of Furniture, Ceramics & Glass, Silver, Metalware, Pictures, Militaria and other antique items.

Commencing at 11.00am

Viewing:

Saturday prior – 10am to 2pm Tuesday prior – 9am to 5pm Wednesday prior – 9am to 7pm Morning of sale from 9am

January Sale Review

A fantastic start to the New Year was had at the first of Locke & England’s bi-monthly antique sales on 26th January. Amongst the furniture, silver, ceramics, glass, pictures and works of art was a previously unidentified oil painting of a girl reading a book with dogs at her side. It came into the rooms as part of a large consignment of items and was thought to be un-signed. A modest estimate of £600-800 was the order of the day. After cataloguing, further scrutiny revealed a faint monogram in the bottom right hand corner of the painting. The monogram was very faint and very difficult to see but with the wonders of modern technology it was revealed as being the mark of Edwin Douglas. This late nineteenth century British artist was known mostly for his paintings of dogs, several of which were extremely similar to the jack russell to the right of the girl in the painting. A quick re-estimate of £10,000-15,000 was published on line, in the room and to prospective bidders already registered. London dealers were contacted and photographs were sent. As the hour approached, the bidding started at £3,000 and slowly crawled to the new reserve of £5,000 by two of the three telephone bidders. Suddenly the internet lit up and a hot contest began between the telephone and on-line eventually ending at £11,400. It just goes to show how quickly prospective buyers can be updated with photographs and new information which made all the difference.

The rest of the sale went by in a blur of bidding with nearly everything finding new homes. We look forward to the next sale at the end of March.

Entries now taken for the 29th March Antiques, Collectables & Jewellery, please contact Emmeline Jarrey (01926) 889100

Catalogues 
Illustrated catalogues are available for all Antique and Specialist sales. (£5.00 by post). These sales can also be viewed on–line 10 days prior to the auction.

Entries 
Entries are accepted up to three weeks prior to a Specialist sale or by prior arrangement, please contact the nearest office for further details.

Condition Reports 
Condition reports and further images of lots are available for this sale via the-saleroom.com
We regret that we are unable to process requests for condition reports received after 1.00pm on the day preceding the sale

Regular Valuation Days are held in the saleroom for clients wishing to include items in the sale

ENTRIES NOW INVITED FOR NEXT SALE

Future sale dates include:
Leamington Spa  - 31st May
Leamington Spa  - 26th July
Leamington Spa  - 27th September
Leamington Spa  - 29th November