COOPER and Tanner are delighted to present a superb single owner collection sale from a former antique dealer with particular interest in interior design, from the local area.
The sale includes period paintings, objet d’art, ceramics and furniture. The sale will take place at the Standerwick sale rooms in Frome on Wednesday 5th April, starting at 10am.
“There are a range of beautiful and unusual items in the sale,” say the auctioneers.
“In the furniture section, highlights include a pair of 19th century Sienna marble & bronze Grand Tour urns on pedestal bases with an estimate of £400-600; an early 18th century walnut tallboy, £800-1,000; a 19th century papier mâché and abalone inlay table, £150-250; and an 18th century style walnut low armchair, with needlework covers, £600-800.
“The collector had a particular interest in painted furniture and chinoiserie style interiors and there is a good selection of these items within the sale,” added Cooper and Tanner.
Also included in the sale is an interesting selection of ceramics and decorative objects including a painted wooden architectural folly, in the form of a Tempietto, £200-300; a large 20th century majolica figure of a seated boy, £200-300; a 19th century sailor’s valentine seashell display, £150-250; and a 19th century tortoiseshell and ivory inlaid box, £300-500. There is also a good collection of Chinese and oriental items included in the sale.
Some of the most impressive pieces in the sale are oil paintings including a large oil on canvas circle of Jan Victors, Portrait of a Young Gentleman wearing a turban, 134cm x 104cm, £3,500-4,500; a 17th century English School, Portrait of a Lady, 72cm x 60cm, £700-1,000; and a 17th century Italian School, The Raising of Lazarus, 74cm x 61cm, £800-1,200.
The sale can be viewed on Monday 3rd April and Tuesday 4th April, both days 9am to 5pm.
The Sale Rooms have free valuation days at their Standerwick office every Monday and Thursday 10am to 4pm, and no booking is required.
Dates for other upcoming sales are as follows: 26th April, Antique, Collectable & Interiors Sale; 17th May, Antique, Collectable & Interiors Sale; 24th May, Specialist Jewellery, Silver & Gold Sale; 21st June, Antique, Collectable & Interiors Sale.
If you would like any further information regarding sales, bidding, viewing or anything else please contact their office on 01373 852419 or salerooms@cooperandtanner.co.uk.
Pictured: An 18th century painted dummy board figure in the form of a young women with an estimate of £500-800.