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Phillips de Pury & Company, is pleased to announce highlights from the upcoming June Contemporary Art Evening and Day auctions. Highlights of the Contemporary Evening sale are on show now at Phillips de Pury & Compay’s new space, 45-47 Brook Street at Claridge’s London.
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Unless specified otherwise by the consignor, unsold lots are available for sale after an auction, posted online for 15 days. All lots are offered on a first-come, first-served basis for the lowest possible selling price. Purchase by credit card only.
The Fine Watches sale on the 14th July has a vast array of collectors pieces ranging from early pocket watches to modern complicated wristwatches. There are some fine pocket watches including a large rare silver skull form watch from 1850 which is similar in design to one that was ordered by Mary Queen of Scots. The undeniable highlight of the wristwatches is a fine and rare Patek Philippe ref.3970 yellow gold perpetual calendar. This model with integrated bracelet is in pristine unworn condition from the original owner.
The sale contains two outstanding highlights. Firstly, the earliest rules and historic archive of the world’s first football (soccer) club, Sheffield FC, including the first version of their laws of the game, detailed minute books, and the only known surviving copy of the first printing of the club’s rules of football. Secondly, the autograph manuscript of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel “The Watsons” – the only such manuscript remaining in private hands — extensively revised and corrected throughout. Other major highlights include James Joyce’s wartime family passport, recording his movements during his most creative period when he was composing his masterpiece Ulysses, two major series of letters by Benjamin Disraeli, a number of valuable books sold in aid of the Catholic charity CAFOD, rare first editions by the Brontë sisters, a first-hand account of the Battle of Trafalgar, watercolours by Beatrix Potter and a pen and ink drawing by E.H. Shepard of Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger
We are delighted to be able to offer this magnificent, pristine collection of Bordeaux, the property of a knowledgeable continental wine lover and part of an important cellar which benefits from perfect conditions. The stars from both the Right and Left Banks are all present. The wines were acquired when first offered and are thus drinking in superb fashion. Vintages span all the great years between 1986 and 2007, with all the stops along the way. And the wide range of formats is very exciting, providing bottle sizes for every occasion and special event. It is also fascinating to make comparisons of the same wine in different formats – sometimes one can see especially vibrant, youthful characteristics in a very large bottle, while there are other moments where the nuances are barely perceptible. Have a great dinner party for wine-loving friends and try it out for yourselves!
WE ARE SCHEDULING 6 HOURS for Our June 28 Express Auction is loaded with a wide variety of antiques and collectibles consigned from several local estates and collections.
Time: 10:00 am
Location: 2764 East 55th Place, Indianapolis, IN 46220
More Info: 317-251-5635
Sotheby’s achieves £97 million led by Egon Schiele’s remarkable Häuser mit bunter Wäsche (Vorstadt II) which sold for £24.6 million — the new world record for the artist at auction.
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The sale offers English and Continental furniture, along with Ceramics, Clocks, Tapestries and Textiles, Silver and Vertu objects.
Most periods of English furniture are well represented in the sale. Of particular note are A Charles II Oyster-Veneered Olivewood, marquetry and appliqué metal purl and embroidered raised work cabinet on stand, circa 1670, (Lot 11, £70,000-100,000), provenance Groombridge Place, Kent. There are also several early japanned pieces, (Lot 45, £30,000-50,000) a red japanned cabinet on stand and (Lot 46, £40,000-60,000) a green japanned cabinet. Lots 19-40 comprise a particularly charming private collection which includes a group of early 18th century walnut furniture including needlework covered seat furniture. Of particular note a pair of rare Queen Anne walnut sconces with needlework panels (Lot 21, £6000-8000) and a George II walnut armchair covered with the original needlework (Lot 24, £25,000-40,000). Of the later pieces of particular note are a set of twelve giltwood chairs in neo-classical style with a provenance of Belvoir Castle, the seat of the Dukes of Rutland (Lot 117, £25,000-35000), a William IV mahogany extending dining table by Johnstone, Jupe & Co (Lot 116, £100,000-£150,000), a matched pair of Regency rosewood library games tables, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster (lot 134, £40,000-60,000 and a 20” Globe by Newton (lot 143, £20,000-30,000).
Treasures – Princely Taste incorporates an extraordinary selection of rare and important pieces representing the pinnacle of the decorative arts from the greatest houses of Europe, thereby linking them to some of the greatest collectors in European history, amongst others Louis XIV, Cardinal Mazarin, King Alfonso XII, the Duc D’Orléans, Giovanni Strozzi, and the Duke of Buccleuch. Comprising 33 lots and encompassing furniture, works of art, clocks, silver and objects of vertu, each piece displays the remarkable qualities of princely taste.
