Our 20th July Fine Art sale is nicely taking shape, and the auctioneer is busy cataloguing the vast array of items to be featured in the sale. Today he's been cataloguing some of the paintings, whilst the photographer works on the jewellery section of the sale. John Knapp FisherCottages in a landscapeA limited edition print…
Historically, women artists have not been attributed the recognition and standing of their male counterparts. Despite the fact that art in its broadest variety of forms has been visibly produced, influenced and shaped by both women and men from as early as Palaeolithic cave paintings, male artists take centre stage in art history, and both…
We love it when beautiful things come in for auction, and furniture especially, as it can be such a fickle market. Although age tends to not have significant bearing on saleability (Modern Scandinavian sells really well, much to our antique loving auctioneer's distaste), some of the older furniture struggles to find its niche market these…
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 -…
...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…
Our 28th April Fine Art sale saw some frantic action, and lots of funny moments between the auctioneer and the assembled bidders. None more so than the coins section of the sale. With a final count of 149 lots of coins (and a few gold bars) you could be forgiven for thinking it was going…
A rare, small precious stone set finial, which would originally have been worn as ornamentation, and to denote rank, on the hat of a Tibetan government minister is to be offered in our next Fine Art Sale. The finial, which measures just four inches high, is believed to date from the 18th century, and is…
ranks high on the list of "Things that sell well at Anthemion Auctions", so we're always happy to see it come in for sale. Not many people use it for everyday any more, which is kind of sad, so we come across a lot of it. We're lucky in that we see some great pieces…
