Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David’s Day!

Stained glass of Saint David of Wales | All Saints Episcopal Church, San Francisco, CA | photo by AJ Alfieri-Crispin For our non Welsh clientele, today is the Feast of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. St. David's day has been celebrated since he was canonised by Pope Callixtus II, in the 12th Century.…

Oil paintings achieve over £11,000 in 22nd February Fine Art Sale

A trio of Donald McIntyre paintings were on offer in Anthemion Auctions' 22nd February Fine Art sale, along with a further selection of paintings by fellow Welsh artists Iwan Gwyn Parry, Glenys Cour, Brian Reeves and David Griffiths. These, along with other notable works generated over £11,000 in hammer prices for our happy vendors.

Coin sales continue to surge at Anthemion Auctions

Yesterday's Fine Art sale again saw our coins section do very well with over £18,000.00 in hammer prices achieved for our vendors from this section of the sale. With the current economy in flux, are buyers looking to coins as a place to store reserves, instead of banks or is it that coin collecting, is…

22nd February Fine Art sale – catalogue now live

Our 22nd February Fine Art sale catalogue is now live. The auction features 374 lots of jewellery, coins, silver, glass, ceramics, works of art, prints, watercolours, oil paintings, furniture, pens, collectables, rugs, musical instruments and sporting memorabilia.

Donald McIntyre paintings to feature in upcoming Fine Art Sale

A trio of Donald McIntyre paintings will be offered for sale in our 22nd of February Fine Art sale. The paintings showcase the style McIntyre is so known for and are sure to be favourites in the sale. Donald McIntyreEvening at seaAcrylicsSignedAlbany Gallery and other labels verso49.5 x 60cmEstimates: £3,000 - 5,000 Donald McIntyreWinter farm,…

Olympic memorabilia achieves over £20,000 in 23rd November Fine art sale

The 23rd of November Fine Art sale had the room (and online) buzzing with excitement over the collection of Olympic memorabilia which came under the hammer that night. With over 50 lots and several phone line it was a much anticipated section of the sale, which did not disappoint, achieving over £20,000.00 for our delighted…

Classic Cartier ring leads the way in the jewellery section of the 23rd November Fine Art Sale

Once again our jewellery section of the November Fine Art sale lead the way, both in being the first section of the sale and being the section to bring in the highest overall sales. Leading the way was lot 100, a Cartier diamond ring, set with a central emerald cut diamond approximately 6.5mm x 5mm…

23rd November Fine Art Sale – Most watched lots

The auction catalogue has been live for a couple days, and so far, the most watched lots in the sale are pretty varied, but there are a few usual suspects in there, like jewellery, which always has a strong following in our Fine Art sales, but especially our November sale when traders and private buyers…

Rare 1949 Austin Pathfinder pedal car sold for £4,800.00 on 23rd of November

The Austin Pathfinder was an idea pioneered by Lord Austin in 1948. At the time, the town of Bargoed, like much of the South Wales valleys, was struggling – having been completely dependent on mining, the decline in the industry was leading to high unemployment and poor communities. Lord Austin conceived the notion of opening…

23rd November Fine Art Sale – Catalogue now live

Our 23rd of November Fine Art sale catalogue is now live. The sale features over 800 lots of Oil paintings, Olympic and other sporting memorabilia, watercolours, Welsh art from Jack Jones, Donald McIntyre, Sir Kyffin Williams, Glenys Cour, Brian Reeves, Iwan Gwyn Parry, Will Evans, Valerie Ganz and Dilys Jackson, ceramics, jewellery, medals and militaria…