Auction Results

This varied Antiques & Interiors sale includes over 150 lots of silver and silver plate, as well as a section of affordable Modern & Contemporary Art; look out for names such as Jack Vettriano and Reginald James Lloyd.
The sale will also include Albany Fine China from the private collection of Neil Campbell (1930-2017). A skilled engineer and potter, he became a director of Albany Fine China and worked closely with colleagues to produce models in the 1970s and 1980s, and the present collection includes many examples of his work.
Also on offer will be a good selection of jewellery, watches, ceramics, traditional paintings, rugs, furniture and more.

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Highlights:

A Collection of Early 20th Century Millinery Accessories - Mary (Pollie) Cowsill circa 1880s-1970s was born in mid-Wales and went to Paris age 20 to train in millinery. She later moved back to Withington, South Manchester, where she bought a shop on the High Street called Cowsill, selling hats, clothes and accessories.

A Private Collection of Vintage 1950s and Later Costume - owned and preserved by artist and fashion designer Greta Tomlinson. She was perhaps best known for her work as an original artist at the beloved 1950’s Eagle Magazine featuring Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future. Her keen eye for fashion also led her to preserve a range of day and evening wear, plus shoes and costume accessories.

Six Lots of Hand Drawn Watercolour Fashion Designs by Stephen King - designed for his application to the Royal College of Art from where he graduated in 1972. By the 1980s, King had a small shop on King's Road, Chelsea from where he dressed celebrities of the day, including Elton John. Learn more.

A Private Collection of English and American 1940s and 1950s Costume - comprising suits, evening and day wear, separates and accessories.Labels include Lilli Ann, Forstmann, Katzman, London Maid, John Wanamaker, Horrockses and more.

An Early 20th Century Large Steiff Jointed Teddy Bear – a lovely Steiff bear with yellow mohair plush and boot button eyes, belonging to the late Joseph Edward Newsome – born 1908 at Aughton Hall, near Selby. Read more.

A Selection of Buttons and Buckles from a Private Lifetime Collection - 18^th century and later examples collected over many years by the late Jan Howell, including silver and paste set examples, French decorative buttons, pressed glass, military, Japanese, porcelain and 1930s stylised buttons. 

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The Scientific and Musical Sales encompass microscopes, telescopes and binoculars, surveying and navigational equipment, medical and pharmaceutical instruments, woodworking and engineering tools, measuring devices, mining equipment, cameras from vintage to modern and optical toys. 

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The popular fortnightly Antiques and Interiors Sales attract a loyal following of regular buyers and they are a good source of 20th and 21st century collectables. Including a mix of affordable traditional art and antiques, jewellery, watches and more. The Antiques and Interiors Sales are a great place for novice buyers to begin their collection.

Tennants Auctioneers is excited to present Part I of an extensive single-owner collection of Royal Mint gold and silver coins and sets. This collection features nearly all the sets and coins issued by the Mint between 1989 and 2012, along with a few older and foreign examples.

Highlights of the collection include key varieties from the modern Royal Mint series, such as a selection of Kew Gardens fifty pence coins, available both in sets and as standalone pieces. The 1989 sovereign series is well represented, featuring five-pound, two-pound, sovereign, and half-sovereign editions. Additionally, there are several sets from the Manchester Commonwealth Games series, both proof and uncirculated, as well as a rare Gold Proof set. A complete set of commemorative gold-proof two-pound and fifty-pence coins is also included.

This is a rare opportunity to bid on such a comprehensive collection, most of which remains in high-grade condition, is boxed, and includes certificates. The sale is sure to attract interest from both collectors and investors. We look forward to welcoming you, either online or in person, on January 15th.

Part II of the collection will take place on March 26th.

Please note that both Part I and Part II will have a buyer’s premium of 15% plus VAT (18% in total).

The Country House Sale will include over 130 pictures, from 18th and 19th century oils through to 20th century watercolours as well as a good sporting art selection, portraits and an array of still life studies.

Good furnishing pieces can be found amongst the furniture, rugs and clocks, and the ceramics and works of art sections includes an interesting collection of treen, and a further instalment of English and Continental Delft from the Mobbs Collection.

The sale will also offer part of The Selected Contents of Eden Lacy, Lazonby, from the estate of Victor Gubbins. Further pieces from the collection will be offered in the Spring Fine Week sales on 15th March.

With over 400 lots the sale will include a good range of period and modern jewellery, including a selection of novelty and animal theme brooches, good pieces from leading jewellery houses such as Cartier, Bulgari, Kutchinsky and Tiffany & Co., and nearly forty lots of jewellery from the Doctor Eileen Cobb Collection. There will also be over 130 lots of silver and objects of vertu on offer, including Georgian silver, and over 60 vintage and luxury wristwatches by the likes of Omega, Cartier, Rolex, Breitling and Jaeger LeCoultre as well as a selection of antique pocket watches.

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To include a specialist section of silver and an array of affordable traditional and modern & contemporary art. Look out for North of England artists across landscapes, portraits, still life and sporting art. Good names include Percy Lancaster, Fred Lawson, Rex Flood, Tobias Harrison, Audrey Johnson, Reginald James Lloyd, Mark Spain and Henderson Cisz. The sale will also offer part of The Selected Contents of Eden Lacy, Lazonby, from the estate of Victor Gubbins.

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