The Jewellery section in our Fine Art sales typically does well, but our 19th August sale achieved hammer prices beyond expectations. We had 202 Jewellery lots in the sale, with estimates ranging from £40-60 up to £8,000-10,000 for a 3 carat diamond solitaire, meaning there was something in the section for just about all budgets.…
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The Royal Worcester porcelain factory is the oldest, continuously operating, English porcelain factory still in production today. Their impeccable craftsmanship and tailored design produces fine bone china collections of iconic British luxury tableware. The creation of beautiful porcelain items had being ongoing in Asia for centuries before and through trade the British public began to…
Jewellery was the star of the day at our 23rd May 2018 Fine Art and Collectors' Sale! 21 of our Top 25 lots on the day were jewellery, and there was some fabulous jewellery to choose from, too! Why not check our our Top 25 Lots?
Another auction has come and gone, why not have a look at the results here The Auctioneer is busy completing the catalogue for the upcoming Fine Sale, but luckily not too busy to take a break and ponder the potential fun to be had in buying this lot: Here are a few other interesting items…
Anthemion Auctions are pleased to announce that our first General Sale has gone live on-line! Taking our monthly sales on-line will greatly increase our market visibility for clientele, and now means that all 15 of our annual sales are now online. Please check out the sale catalogue here: 2nd May General Sale Catalogue Some upcoming…
Robert (Mouseman) Thompson (1876 - 1955) was a British furniture maker, based in Kilburn, North Yorkshire. Thompson's trademark was a carved mouse, which appears on every piece he made from 1919 onward, hence the moniker "Mouseman". The story surrounding the iconic trademark, as told by Robert Thompson himself, was that one of his craftsmen remarked…
The Commanding Presence that is the Welsh Dresser Dressers have been around for a long time and have a rich historical background. A Welsh Dresser, also termed a kitchen dresser, is a piece of wooden utilitarian furniture consisting of drawers and cupboards in the lower parts with shelves and perhaps a sideboard on top giving…
The earliest diamonds were found in India in 4th century BC, although the youngest of these deposits were formed 900 million years ago. When discovered, diamonds were valued because of their strength and beauty, and for their ability to refract light and engrave metal. Historically, diamonds were worn as adornments, used as cutting tools and…
An icon of French glass making, Lalique is inextricably linked to the Art Nouveau era with its organic sensibilities and Art Deco’s stylised geometric elements. The creator, René Lalique, studied design in London before returning to Paris to become an apprentice of leading art nouveau Jeweller and Goldsmith, Louis Aucou. He designed and made many…
