Pictures and Prints
Manner of El Greco, which had lain hidden in an attic, sold successfully for £98,000
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or so they say. We regularly hold specialist picture auctions with lots receiving enquiries and bids from around the world.
This combined with live internet bidding has resulted in some huge prices achieved, such as a small oil painting on a panel in the manner of El Greco of a Saint which came out of an attic. A real Antiques Roadshow discovery moment, it featured in our international trade paper and generated great pre-auction interest. On the day, a fierce bidding war got underway with the hammer falling to a London gallery at £98,000.
Another painting which sold very well, came out of a cottage where it had hung for many years. The owner had previously been advised by one of the large international auction houses at £20,000. Again, we featured the painting in our trade paper which drew in many dealers and collectors to the sale where the hammer came down at £61,000.
If you think you have a masterpiece hanging on your wall, whether you have inherited a watercolour, or if you have a pile of pictures hidden away in the attic, contact Richard Bromell at our salerooms 01935 812277 or send images to rb@charterhouse-auction.com
All of our auctions use live internet bidding platforms to ensure that every lot, whether it is worth £20 or £500,000, reaches the widest possible market and sells for the best price possible. In the run-up to an auction, we receive 100s of emails requesting further information for lots in the sale. Attached to these email replies, we regularly send well over 1,000 digital images, such is the huge interest generated in our auctions.
For further information about pictures at Charterhouse, please contact Richard Bromell ASFAV at rb@charterhouse-auction.com, or at the office on 01935 812277.
Famous Forgeries
Two medieval illuminated manuscripts, identified as being late 19th century or even early 20th century fakes attributed to The Spanish Forger, are being sold by Charterhouse in Sherborne Thursday 25th June where they could sell for thousands of pounds.
“I must admit it is not very often we auction forgeries, but in this case, we have made an exception as The Spanish Forger is now highly collected in his own right.” Commented Richard Bromell.
The Spanish Forger duped collectors, museums and institutions into buying his medieval forgeries for many years.
Known as The Spanish Forger, there is some doubt about his nationality, and some think he could be French, although the name has stuck.
The Spanish Forger’s works were subject to an exhibition at the Morgan Library, New York City, in 1978. More recently, in 2009, the Victoria & Albert Museum purposely acquired five works by The Spanish Forger for their collection for what it tells us about perceptions of the late 19th century.
You can see The Spanish Forger and all the other lots on charterhouse-auction.com where you also follow the auction live on the 25th June.
Richard Bromell and the team at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne are available for valuations on single items, collections and complete house contents on 01935 812277 or via rb@charterhouse-auction.com
A medieval illuminated forgery attributed to The Spanish Forger, £500-1,000 at Charterhouse in Sherborne on Thursday 25th June
