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Friday 30th October – 5pm to 8pm,
Saturday 31st October – 9am to 1pm,
Thursday 5th November – 9am to 6pm,
Morning of sale from 9am
The first Friday of every month sees a specialist auction of Antiques and Collectable’s at the Bedford Auction Centre. A range of Antique Furniture, Pictures, Ceramics & Glass, Silver, Metalware, Boxes and Caddies, Militaria and other collector ’s items are offered for sale.
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Regular valuation days are held in the saleroom for clients wishing to include items in the sale.
ENTRIES INVITED FOR NEXT SALE
If you own anything which you think might be suitable for one of our monthly sales please contact Lindsay Vintiner or Matthew Baker on
01234 266366 or antiques@peacockauction.co.uk
For an approximate estimate, email us with a description and image of your item. For larger or multiple items, we are happy to arrange for a valuer to visit your home or premises at your convenience.
Contacts For This Sale
Lindsay Vintiner
- lindsay@peacockauction.co.uk
- 01234 266 366
Matthew Baker
- matthew@peacockauction.co.uk
- 01234 266 366
Andrew Taylor
- info@peacockauction.co.uk
- 01234 266 366
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Recent Highlights
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Bedford Auction Centre
William Lionel Wylie (1851-1931),
'Report Me All Well',
signed and inscribed,
watercolour,
27 x 42 cm
Sold for £820
Richard Llewellyn Benson Rathbone (1864-1939), a pair of Arts & Crafts brass candlesticks of squat form, stamped '19 Rathbone 02 107T', h. 12.5 cm each
Sold for £1400
A late 19th century French mantle clock, the face with Roman numerals, in the form of a sphere supported by a pair of putti on a gilt metal base of architectural form decorated with swags, h. 39 cm
Sold for £750
A George III silver mug of traditional bell shaped form having a leaf capped c-scroll handle, Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan, London 1796, together with two further George III mugs of similar design, overall 30 ozs
Sold for £1100
An early 20th century Chinese silk embroidery depicting a peacock amongst a naturalistic landscape, 39 x 31 cm, together with seven similar embroideries and a painting on silk depicting three exotic birds on a blossoming branch (9)
Sold for £1400
Continental School, 17th century,
A half length portrait depicting a Tudor
female wearing French clothing and holding
a lidded container,
unsigned, 47 x 33 cm
oil on oak panel and housed within a 19th century Venetian carved giltwood frame
Sold for £9500
A Jaeger-LeCoultre 'Atmos' clock, the cream dial with Roman numerals and a visable escapement within a gilt metal five glass case, h. 22.8 cm, together with the box and documentation
Sold for £1100
An Indian yellow metal necklace set bone, turquoise, pearl and synthetic polished gemstones within leaf and teardrop shaped settings suspended on a facet cut chain, overall 39.5 gms
Sold for £800
A Regency-type mahogany 'Johnson' extending table, the circular surface with five leaves fitting around exterior on four turned supports joined by a circular stretcher on splayed feet, max. d. 182.5 cm, with a fitted box holding the leaves
Sold for £1200
A late 19th century continental yellow metal and enamel decorated novelty pocket watch in the form of a stringed instrument, the white enamelled dial with black Roman numerals having a fusee movement with verge escapement
Sold for £2000
A parian ware bust modelled as a half length classical female figure on a socle base, h. 42 cm
Sold for £920
A George II silver covered tankard of tapered cylindrical form, having a scroll work thumb piece and leaf capped handle above a ribbed body, maker (?)IB, London 1759, h. 17.5 cm,
31 ozs
Sold for £740
A Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War bone figural group modelled as a guillotine execution with staircase, within a display cabinet, 37 x 20 cm, together with a similar boat
Sold for £950
A Chinese stoneware blue and white vase of baluster form, allover decorated with dragons, h. 48 cm
Sold for £1100
A British Mutoscope & Biograph Company of London clockwork operated Kinora viewer, model B25, the cast metal body with two viewing lenses on an ornate base containing the clockwork mechanism, together with eleven films
Sold for £2300
A set of eight George III and later mahogany and upholstered dining chairs, including two carvers, with swag decorated back rails on square straight legs joined by stretchers
Sold for £1050
A Chinese celadon crackle glaze dish of oval form on four feet, gilt script to base, w. 21.5 cm
Sold for £1700
A gold 20 dollar coin dated 1908, 33.4 gms
Sold for £870
McCarthy J. H.: A collection of the writer's hand-written diaries, in various formats, for each year from 1886 - 1935. (Individual Diaries for the years 1878, 1880, 1882, 1890, 1894, 1895, & 1933 are not present). Entries include references to accounts of excursions abroad, visits to Galleries, dictation of his work, practise with an air pistol, books bought and read, Theatre outings, visits to a wide range of UK locations, visits to Publishers including Chatto & Kegan Paul, House of Commons, Meetings of the Dramatists' Club, meetings with various celebrities including - Walter Crane, George Meredith, Jerome and Pinero, monetary matters and a wide range of other activities. Some of the entries are very brief, others more extensive. Overall, a wide ranging biographical, literary and historical archive of potential interest to a range of research specialists in a number of fields. Together with a small collection of other miscellaneous note books.
Sold for £1600
An early 19th century silver and parcel gilt mounted turtle`s carapasse for use as a table snuff, Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1827,
l. 10.5 cm
Sold for £2500