Our auctioneer, Ryan, can often be heard lamenting the fact that older furniture just does not sell as well as it used to. We get why, and the reasons are myriad from smaller houses, tastes have changed and it just isn't fashionable (not necessarily the same thing, at least not in the auction world). And…
Musical instruments tend to sell well, and we often have them go through both of our auction types - our Fine Art Sales and our General Sales. Our Fine Art sale on the 21st of July saw two lots of particular interest to those in the music industry. Lot 444 was a violin made by…
We get our share of vehicles to auction, typically from deceased estates, and our 21st July Fine Art sale saw a 1985 Lotus Excel and a BSA pre-1962 motorcycle come under the hammer. Leading up to the auction we had a few people discover the car was here & hardly a day went by where…
Yesterday's sale was a hot one, and not just because of the scorching temperatures. Our Jewellery section of the sale once again started the auction with a bang, generating over £40,000.00 in revenue for our vendors. Here's a look at some of the highest selling jewellery lots in the auction. Sold for £2,800.00Lot 1 -…
The turnaround from a General Sale to a Fine Art Sale is usually pretty tight, but for this one, our team has had an even tighter deadline. We had our last sale on Wednesday, 7th of July, and had a week to get the saleroom(s) turned around for the Fine Art sale which is next…
On the 21st of July we'll be auctioning a Lotus Excel in our Fine Art Sale. Lot 460 - A Lotus Excel, registration number KIW 2704, 2174cc, first registered August 1985, in red, V5 present and one key
The cataloguing for our 21st July Fine Art sale is almost done, the photographer is frantically photographing and editing and we'll soon be setting up for the sale, all swiftly on the backs of another successful General Sale on the 7th of July. The auctioneer says it's going to be a small sale, but he…
Our 21th of July Fine Art sale submissions deadline is quickly approaching, but you still have time! If you've got items to consign, come see us, it is not too late for lot to be entered into our 21st July Fine Art sale. If you're unsure, our valuer is available on Friday from 10am to…
...is jewellery? Once again our jewellery section of the Fine Art sale shone, starting with lot number 1 reaching a hammer price more than double the bottom estimate. The jewellery section of our Fine Art sales never disappoints, and this one was no different. Out of 167 lots, only a few didn't sell, and the…
We get a lot of really interesting things in for auction here at Anthemion Auctions, and the most recent example of this is the series of Chinese celadon vases which were in our 28th April Fine Art Sale. What is celadon ware? The term ‘celadon ware’, also known as green ware, refers to a type…
