A Roy Cecil King vintage tri-gold cuff bracelet with textured brick-link design led the way for an array of vintage British jewellery in September's online Jewellery, Silver and Watches auction making £1,500 (including buyer’s premium). A sapphire, ruby and diamond hinged eternity or 'Day and Night' ring fetched £755 while a diamond, sapphire and emerald rainbow or [...]
A signed George Harrison Cloud Nine album, 1987, US edition and the US 1981 version of Somewhere in England each sold for £900 (including fees) to the London trade in our June timed online auction while an Edwardian silver coffee pot, hallmarked for Martin, Hall & Co., Sheffield fetched £620. Jewellery and gold coins [...]
The runaway highlight of our February Jewellery, Watches & Silver timed online auction were two Victorian Bank of Bombay Ten Rupee notes, dated 1856 and 1857. The far from mint condition notes were consigned by a Reading household together with a suite of Indian silver, Lot 117 presented to Willian Howard Hussey Esq., Deputy [...]
Designer watches and gold coins were just some of the highlights on offer in our October timed online auction. Four Janet Ledger oil on boards featured, one of a London telephone box making £700 (including fees) together with three Robert Hill landscapes, including Bath, all going to the UK trade. Two Robert Loomes ‘his/hers’ [...]
Antiques valuations return to Henley on a weekly basis at recently launched Cafe Jessecco, Toad Hall Garden Centre on Marlow Road. Pascal McNamara from Wokingham Auctions was a regular feature at the Vintage Look Antiques Centre on Hart Street in Henley before the pandemic each Tuesday offering advise on jewellery, silver, watches, art and all [...]
Georgian, Victorian and other 19th century jewellery continued a strong general demand for period jewellery in near-original condition at the conclusion of our July timed online specialist Jewellery, Silver & Watches auction. A 19th century emerald and diamond cluster ring on a gold setting achieved £1,100 (including fees); a late Victorian 18ct gold Mizpah [...]
Rolex and Cartier gold watches lead the way in our May sale. Two Cartier 1980’s Tank Francaise quartz wristwatch in 18ct yellow gold cases and bracelet straps, ref. 1821, 2385, sold for £5,000 and £3,770 (including fees) in our specialist May Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Collectibles timed online auction. The his/her duo were consigned [...]
Tiffany, Cartier, Sèvres and Clarice Cliff are highlights in March auction Our March timed online auction produced some interesting results for ceramics with a pair of Clarice Cliff Fantasque Bizarre vases in the 'Autumn Balloon Trees' pattern making a healthy £650 (including buyers’ premium) and a pair of 19th century Sèvres twin-handle ormolu decorated garniture [...]
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 [...]