The Summer sale saw interest strong across the board and a record total for a June sale of just over £1,000,000. Highlights included the rare 1883 specimen coin set that took off to realise £53,000, a small but potent Chinese bronze scrollweight at £31,000 and the Barbara Hepworth drawing at £98,000. These results as well as others in Watches, Jewellery and Modern Art reflect the areas of interest that attract the strongest demand and the highest prices.
For those looking to make their £ go further it pays to look to the less fashionable areas such as Victorian paintings, antique silver and furniture where prices have still not recaptured the sums achieved in the heady days of the 1980’s and 1990’s. That said it would take a brave soul to stock up on Victoriana in the face of modern tastes and lifestyles.
Whatever you collect, enjoy it, and if you are selling, enjoy the highs and commiserations on the lows.
Following this great achievement, preparation for Gorringe’s 2022 auction programme is already underway.
We invite you to be a part of what promises to be an exciting Autumn Fine Sale Auction on the 27th of September 2022.
Summer 2022 Fine Sale Catalogue
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Auction Result Highlights
Lot 89
Edmund de Waal (b.1964). A tall porcelain lidded jar, c.1993.
Covered in a pale celadon glaze, impressed artist’s mark. Provenance - purchased by the owner in Autumn 1993 from de Waal’s stand at the Chelsea Crafts Fair at Chelsea.
SOLD for £8,000 + fees
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Edmund de Waal (b.1964) a tall porcelain lidded jar,
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Lot 480
Guy Taplin (b.1939). Swan
Carved and painted wood sculpture incised ‘Swan Guy Taplin’ below tail feathers, length 113cm, depth 29cm, height 33cm.
SOLD for: £4,000 + fees
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Guy Taplin (b.1939) Swan
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Lot 492
Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) ‘Girl (Pillar) 1949’
Oil and pencil on board signed and dated October 1949 and inscribed ‘Standing girl’. 68 x 22cm
SOLD for £98,000 + fees
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Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) ‘Girl (Pillar) 1949’
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Lot 304
A George II carved giltwood William Kent design wall mirror
W.93cm H.162cm.
SOLD for £12,000 + fees
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Lot 261
A finely cast Chinese bronze lion-dog and cub scroll weight
17th/18th century, 14cm long, one foot and a cub lacking.
SOLD for £31,000 + fees
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Lot 578
A gentleman's rare mid-1960s stainless steel Omega Speedmaster 'Ed White' manual wind chronograph wristwatch
SOLD for £8,500 + fees
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Lot 184
A pair of Chinese famille rose barrel garden seats
Late 19th century 48 cm high.
SOLD for £7,500 + fees
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