Fine Sale Auction Highlights

After much anticipation and preparation for our Fine Sale, the 5^th of September has now passed, but the excitement of our busy sale lingers at Lots Road Auctions. For the first time in what seems a long time, our salerooms experienced a nostalgic bustle and a large number of keen bidders and spectators arrived for the lengthy and pleasantly hectic sale. The sale was a triumph, with some special lots reaching high figures, such as a Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal Bronze sculpture titled Circe which reached £80,000 and generated international interest. Please visit our blog for more information on the artist by clicking on this link.

Among an array of successful lots and interest, some particular highlights of the sale included paintings by Edward Wolfe, John Pawle and Edwin John Ellis, as well as some beautiful decorative furnishings such as a Syrian Commode inlaid with mother of pearl and a Secretaire a Abattant. Aside from the more expensive lots, there was a variety of affordable home furnishings and decorative items for a fraction of its retail price. Whether you were searching for rare artworks or affordable home furnishings, there really was something for everyone. 

LOT 3 - AFTER EERO SAARINEN WOMB STYLE CHAIRS, a pair, 105cm W. (2). Sold for £3200.

LOT 5 - STARBAY MARIE GALANTE MAKEUP TABLE, 115cm W x 110cm H (open) and 66cm W x 75cm H x 40cm D (closed) with a rising top enclosing drawers. Sold for £2500.

LOT 28 - SAVIOR No. 2 BED AND No.2 MATTRESS, 180cm W approx., with HW topper. Sold for £2200.

LOT 32 - ARCHITECTURAL WALL MIRROR, distressed white painted frame, comes in two parts, 203cm H x 97cm W total (2). Sold for £1100.

LOT 44 - AFTER MARCEL BREUER WASSILY STYLE ARMCHAIRS, a pair, vintage stitched tan leather with chrome frames, 79cm W. (2) Sold for £1800.

LOT 46 - ROULETTE WHEEL, A.P.B. London satinwood inlaid and chrome, 79cm Diam, 56cm Wheel. Sold for £1200.

LOT 55 - JO VANTOURNHOUT (Contemporary Belgian) 'La Table du Jardin', oil on canvas, signed, accompanied by exhibition catalogue, 159cm x159cm, framed. Sold for £1200.

LOT 60 - ENEVALD SKOV (Danish) 'Abstract', oil on canvas, 115cm x 89cm, framed. Sold for £1450.

LOT 80 - TIMOTHY OULTON JUNK ART SQUARE COFFEE TABLE, 160cm x 160cm x 29cm. Sold for £1300.

LOT 83 - TIMOTHY OULTON BLACKHAWK COFFEE TABLE, 80cm x 50cm x 55cm. Sold for £360.

LOT 127 - WURLITZER ONE MORE TIME JUKE BOX, 85cm x 60cm x 153cm. Sold for £3600.

LOT 159 - FLOOR STANDING CANDLE LANTERNS, a pair, 163cmm H, Regency style design (2). Sold for £1000.

LOT 166 - CONSOLE TABLES, a pair, 88cm x 35cm D x 81cm H, bespoke gold leaf decorated X frames with black and gold marble tops. (2) Sold for £1200.

LOT 167 - PAUL SMITH FOR THE RUG COMPANY, 275cm X 280cm. Sold for £700.

LOT 183 - JOHN PAWLE (British 1915-2010) 'St. Jean Cap Ferrat', oil on board, signed lower left, exhibited at the Portland Gallery in 2006, 91cm x 107cm, framed. Sold for £4300.

LOT 192 - PABLO PICASSO 'Portrait de Mme Z', 1943, on silk, Dessin de Picasso ref: Spadem, 75cm x 75cm, framed and glazed. Sold for £1300.

LOT 205 - PIERRE SOULAGES 'Abstract in Black', quadrichrome, plate signed, 72cm x 55cm, framed and glazed, Hogarth frame.  Sold for £1100.

LOT 285 - ANDREW MARTIN DINING CHAIRS, a set of six, each 50cm W x 78cn H, orange velvet. Sold for £1300.

LOT 295 - ROCHE BOBOIS SOFA, 100cm D x 220cm W. Sold for £1000.

LOT 317 - FINE AUBUSSON SAVONNERIE DESIGN CARPET, 547cm x 391cm. Sold for £2600.

LOT 343 - EDWIN JOHN ELLIS (British 1842-1895) 'Boats at Sea, possibly off Flansborough', oil on canvas, signed lower left, 100cm x 180cm, framed. Sold for £5400.

LOT 372 - EDWARD WOLFE (British born South Africa 1897-1982) 'Bassouto Boy', 1920, oil on panel, signed lower left, provenance: collection of Enslin du Plessis (painter and journalist, b. South Africa, in London from the 1920's), bearing various labels verso, including the Brooke Street Art Gallery, London, Bond Street, 67cm x 33.5cm, framed. Sold for £7800.

LOT 392 - BRONZE SCULPTURE, by Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal (1863-1931), 'Circe' the Sorceress signed and inscribed with foundry Mark R. Hohwiller Paris, bears Kip-kh initialled plaque to front, early 20th century bronze cast on marble base, 62cm H. Sold for £80,000.

LOT 402 - CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN SCHOOL, Ife manner, Mal'e portrait, terracotta, 34cm H.

LOT 412 - JAGER-LECOULTRE ATMOS CLOCK, serial no. 8237, 1940's, 24cm H x 21cm x 16cm. Sold for £1600.

LOT 501 - WALL MIRROR, 72cm W x 124cm H Louis XV giltwood, circa 1770 with leaf, scroll and flowerhead decoration. Sold for £2800.

LOT 560 - LIBRARY BERGERES, a pair, 65cm W x 97cm H, Regency style hardwood, gilt heightened and caned with cheetah print upholstery. (2) Sold for £1600.

LOT 571 - SYRIAN COMMODE, 120cm x 57.5cm x 129cm, Antique hardwood, mother of pearl, bone and pewter inlaid with serpentine marble top above five drawers. Sold for £5200.

LOT 580 - COMMODE, 118cm W x 59cm D x 87cm H, late 18th century Swedish mahogany, parquetry, marquetry and brass mounted with marble top above three drawers. Sold for £1500.