Hansons Spring auction reports record results! - 02/04/2010
Hansons Spring auction reports record results!
‘From a Royal kilt at £1,500 to a Chinese vase and cover at £7,000 Hansons auction reported a record attendance with some buoyant results’
Hansons two day antiques auction on Thursday and Friday 25 and 26 March reported some strong results.
Highlights in Hansons antiques auction included lot 500, a Royal tartan kilt which had formerly belonged to the abdicated King Edward VIII. Estimated at £200-300, the kilt caught the imagination of Royalist collectors in America, Canada and London, eventually selling to a North of England collector at £1,550. Elsewhere a surprise in the sale was a rare Chinese vase and cover, lot 766 which sold for £7,000.
The sale included two fine Estates of antiques from deceased clients. An interesting array of antiques and silver from a Melbourne lady sold well, whilst the complete contents from a Stafford home and furnishings of a Staffordshire gentleman included Royal Crown Derby, fine Derbyshire pictures and Georgian furniture.
The sale began with silver and jewellery and highlights included, lot 17, a silver and glass claret jug at £260 and lot 18, a silver rose bowl at £300. Lot 27, a novel George V silver and leather wallet with pg detail rose to £170 whilst lot 47, and a cased set of six Liberty silver teaspoons realised £140.
In jewellery, lot 153, a good 9ct gold gentleman’s bracelet sold for £330 whilst lot 246, a 9ct gold charm bracelet raced up to £350. Lot 254, a stylish decorative and platinum ring rose to £300.
A collection of gold sovereigns and half sovereigns rose sharply above guides whilst lot 410, an 18ct gold ladies hunter pocketwatch sold for £410.
In collectors, a collection of Corgi cars sold well.
Lot 438, a good teddy bear sold for £600, whilst lot 439, another teddy sold for £400
An undoubted highlight in the collectors section were lots 407-427, a collection of vintage FA Cup Final programmes. Lot 407, a 1926 Final programme for Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City sold at £850 whilst lot 408, Bolton v Portsmouth, 1929 FA Cup Final sold at £800. The collection of programmes totalled in excess of £5,000.
Lot 619, a collection of Beatrix Potter books took £250, whilst a stained ivory chess set, lot 628 realised £160. A collection of three W E Cooke’s oil on board from a Melbourne estate took £1,500.
On the second day ceramics and glass began proceedings. Lot 733, a rare garniture of three Chinese vases sold for £380 as did lot 740, a large pair of Chinese cloisonné vases.
Lot 908, a Royal Doulton Balloon seller figure took £190, whilst lot 916, a creamware mug from circa 1775 took £400.
Lot 927, an impressive Abbeydale centrepiece took £600.
In glass, a good pair of Bohemian glass vases sold for £840.
In Works of Art, The Wipers Times sold for £220 whilst lot 1032 a James I bible from 1614 fetched £800, Lot 1053, a Japanese ivory okimono took £240 whilst lot 1058, a Swiss musical box realised £380.
Lot 1094, a good marble bust of George IV rose to £1050, whilst lot 1106 a coconut cup commanded interest at up to £1,800.
In pictures, lot 1237, oil on canvas, pair, Gypsy encampment in rural landscape took £400. Two miniatures, lots 1245 and 1246 took £220 and £270 respectively.
Lot 1454, a Victorian green and white painted house keepers cupboard sold at £310.
The sale which totalled 1481 had a sale rate at 89%.
Hanson’s are now collecting for their forthcoming collectors auction 21 April and entries are invited. Deadline for entry is 12 April for this auction.
