Chinese jar valued at GBP500,000 unsold
Last Updated on Monday, 14 November 2011 09:58 Written by External Post Monday, 14 November 2011 09:58
The jar is from the Qing dynasty period A Chinese jar which auctioneers thought may fetch up to £500,000 at auction has failed to meet its reserve. The 18th Century jar stood in a Shropshire house near a dining room window for 30 years. The vase, decorated with lotus flowe…
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Fine Art & Antiques Oriental Ceramics and Russian Works of Art – June 22nd 2011
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:55 Written by External Post Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:55
Boningtons, The Essex Auctioneers have a sale on June 22nd 2011 of carefully selected antiques and works of art from prominent Essex and London estates. With well pitched estimates, Boningtons hopes to conjure up interest from collectors and dealers alike.
They have, in the Oriental section, a Chinese Lapis Lazuli bowl and a Qianlong Imperial bottle vase amongst other Kangxi pieces. There are collections of Russian paintings and an interesting 18th century oil on tin, a good collection of silver and ceramics, a Charles Tozer bookcase, a Jonathan Kenworthy Camel bronze, amongst other fantastic works of art. The jewellery section is very strong with diamond rings and pearls etc.
We look forward to seeing you at the sale !
Read The Rest Of This...Clarice Cliff
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:55 Written by External Post Wednesday, 9 November 2011 10:55
Another fortnight flew by and here we were again with another full Auction room. The highlight for me last week was a home visit to a ladies house in Essex who had managed to buy a Clarice Cliff vase at a local jumble sale for £0.50. Telling the lady we estimated the vase between £400 and £600 gave her a massive shock and me great pleasure. The vase was a 1932 Bizarre ‘Moonlight’ pattern, 360 shaped handpainted with a stylised tree and flower landscape and in A1 condition. The final sale price on Monday after much frantic bidding was £950*; two very delighted clients !
Once again we had a large collection of Lladro which included a stunning Christmas Tree from the Night Before Christmas collection and a large bust of a lady to name a few along with a large selection of clocks to include a 19th century Ormalu example in its original glass dome amongst our usual collection of silver, jewellery and furniture.
Our weekends will now be taken up on the Golf course as Head of Probate Colin Hughes has arranged the first Boningtons Essex Auctioneers golf day to be held at Chigwell Golf Club in early September.
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Read The Rest Of This...Stunning Tiffany Favrile lava glass 3-handled vase soars to $62,100 at Leland Little Auction, Sept. 17-18
Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 September 2010 05:27 Written by a2e Tuesday, 28 September 2010 05:27
A stunning early 20th century Tiffany & Company Favrile lava glass three-handled vase soared to $62,100 at a multi-estate auction held Sept. 17-18 by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd.
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Chinese Vase Sells for €110,000 at Sheppards Irish Auction House
Last Updated on Sunday, 7 March 2010 06:45 Written by a2e Sunday, 7 March 2010 06:45
A Chinese blue and white vase started with a bid of €50 before two collectors started a bidding war.
Auction visitors at Sheppards Irish Auction House in County Laios, Ireland, watched as the vase was eventually sold for €110,000.
Richard Peters, 48, who runs an antiques company in Kensington, was the eventual buyer after outbidding a dealer who had flown in from Beijing, China, for the auction.
Mr Peters, who is adamant the vase was ‘made for the personal collection of Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century’, said: ‘I got a bargain!
‘The vase had probably been looted from the Imperial Palace in Peing by French, British or American soldiers sometime during the 19th century.
uctioneer Michael Sheppard said he was amazed when the vase sold for 1,000 times more than its original estimated value, explaning: ‘Something like this happens once in a lifetime.’
Mr Sheppard added the sale was ‘the highest figure ever achieved for any item’ during the 60-year histroy of Sheppards Irish Auction House.
