Antique and Collectors Auction - 27 May 2009

The complete and extensive contents of an early Victorian red brick country cottage house, circa 1840, in all approximately 550 lots from the 17th century and later.

Hansons are pleased to be holding a single owner sale of contents from the estate of a Warwickshire lady on Wednesday 27 May at 10am.

The auction which will take place at The Mackworth Hotel on 27 May is an aladdin's cave of antiques and works of art. We are delighted to be handling the sale of chattels which belonged to a well known Warwickshire lady. We hope the collection of antiques will be widely viewed. Included in the sale will be silver and works of art, paintings, ceramics and furniture and a range of architectural and collectable items discovered in outbuildings.

The auction will be on view on Tuesday 26 May 11am-7pm and on morning of sale from 9am. The auction will commence at 10am.

Above: The south facing view of the cottage. Right: A George III applewood novel tea caddy is pictured before a country windsor chair and a rosewood chiffonnier in the dining room at the Cottage.

A tribute from a family member:

Her father originated from the Isle of Lewis, one of ten brothers and sisters. He was a chemist in Atherstone where he met her mother. The couple moved to London where her Father bought a pharmacy. She and her sister were born in London but during the Second World War were evacuated to their Grandparents farm at Ridge Lane, the village where her Mother grew up. Her Mother and Father joined them shortly after as the pharmacy was bombed. Her Mother was the eldest of five children, having four younger Brothers.

The antiques of the cottage that will be included in the auction were from at least four generations of our family. Being passed from generation to generation by; Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Father, Mother, Sister and Uncle. She considered herself to be the keeper of the family antiques and took it so seriously that at times the responsibility was overwhelming. The house she lived in until her death had been in her family since the early 1960’s and held many happy memories for not only her but for other family members who had visited over the years.

The antiques were not there to be stored away and talked about or forgotten, they were proudly displayed in every room of the house and many used on a daily basis.

She travelled extensively as a young girl and visited many countries. She always loved England and Scotland and very much had her heart divided between her Fathers home in Scotland and what she considered her Family home in England.

She was a “Lady of letters”, the written word being her chosen medium for communication. There were years of letters from her Mother and Sister as well as those of many friends and colleagues she had kept in touch with over the years.

For further details about the sale telephone 01283 733 988 and to request a free emailed brochure email service@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk

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