Works of Art

Works of Art cover a broad range of disciplines, from bronzes through to carved stone.

Every month we sell many Works of Art lots, and as in many auctions, there are always a few surprises. When we are out and about visiting clients, we also have to wander around the gardens where this bronze figure of a girl was found. Brought in from the cold, there was hot bidding and she sold for £900.

However, we often come across lots that, whilst not of high value, generate high levels of pre-auction interest. One such lot was a pair of mid-Victorian rosewood work boxes. With similar individual boxes being worth less than £100 each, it was rare to find a pair. Probably originally bought for a mother and daughter, or maybe sisters, they romped away selling for £450, with many underbidders walking away disappointed, but the vendor left being very pleased with the result.

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 can receive over 1,000 emails requesting further information about lots in the sale. Attached to these email replies, we regularly send out over 5,000 digital images, such is the interest generated in our auctions.

For further information regarding selling works of art at one of our auctions, please contact Richard Bromell, Director