When practically all 19th century antiques are so massively out of fashion it’s refreshing to see Victorian jewellery buck this trend. Our recent May timed online auction had a collection of gems from an Ascot family that have passed down the generations included a gold coiled serpent pin brooch with a magnificent cushion-cut sapphire measuring [...]
Men’s manual watches from the 1950s and ‘60s are highly collectible with traditional brands like Rolex, Patek Philippe and Omega the most coveted. In fact, it’s the one area men collect very discretely often amassing a little cache of pieces, one for every occasion from the ‘Rat Pack’ look to the more sporty motor racing [...]
Our Christmas timed online auction highlights included a 1960’s oil on canvas work by John Hitchens selling for £2,300 (including buyer’s premium); an 18ct gold pocket watch and chain, £3,700; a Georgian mahogany Irish silver table, £2,000; a vintage Rolex watch, £2,000 and a 19th century Chinese altar table achieved £1200. Post-war British art sale [...]
It seems timed online auctions are here to stay if our April sale is anything to go by as strong prices for silver and jewellery continue. The timed auction format was previously employed after a regular sale to clear unsold items on the online catalogue but since the beginning of the pandemic Sotheby's and Christie's [...]
An Arts & Crafts silver pot and cover with gem-set decoration by London silversmiths Omar Ramsden and Alwyn Carr was the standout item in our March 6th online Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Art & Furniture auction selling for £7,000 (including taxes and charges). Submitted from a deceased estate in Warfield the strong price reflected the makers' [...]
So often overlooked and unfashionable, dinner/tea services and a Victorian vase were star lots at Wokingham Auctions' Silver, Jewellery, Watches & Collectibles Timed Online sale on October 31st. As Wokingham Town Hall was again unavailable to stage our autumn sale due to current social distancing restrictions the Timed Online format once again proved popular with [...]