Chiswick Auctions
Chiswick Auctions is a West London auction house with 20 specialist departments including fine art, furniture, jewellery, silver, wine, arms and armour, books and fashion. It holds regular specialist sales as well as a monthly design and interiors sales.
The firm is jointly run by William Rouse and Leigh Osborne. In 2017, Chiswick Auctions announced plans to open a South Kensington showroom manned by a group of former Christie’s staff.
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Holy order at £25,000
15 February 2021Though incomplete and in a decorative 19th century binding, a very desirable early Bible impressed at Chiswick Auctions (25/12% buyer’s premium).
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Austrian artist’s rare auction appearance
21 December 2020A group of works by the elusive Austrian émigré artist Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (1906-96) made a rare appearance at Chiswick Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest British & European Fine Art sale.
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The toon mark
07 December 2020Four early pieces of Newcastle plate and a selection of other silver rarities sold at auction this autumn
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The heavenly globe: Exceptional Qing famille rose vase soars over estimate at Chiswick Auctions
30 November 2020“The first sight I had of the vase was from an old photograph and my heart skipped a beat,” said Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) specialist Lazarus Halstead of this spectacular 20in (51cm) Qing famille rose vase.
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Asian art hammer highlights: The great call of China
30 November 2020Despite the restrictions on travel and viewing, the market for Chinese works of art has appeared remarkably robust in the year of coronavirus. ATG reports on the highpoints of the recent round of London and UK regional sales
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Gifts from Queen Victoria: Jewellery presented to god-daughters and family friends in the spotlight at Cheffins
23 November 2020Gifts from Queen Victoria to two of her god-daughters garnered international attention at Cheffins (22.5% buyer’s premium) in Cambridge.
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Label measures up to take Laphroaig to high value
09 November 2020A “10-year-old Laphroaig, something still readily available today” had a little bit of extra appeal when it came up for sale in west London, however.
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Islamic & Indian art: a selection of hammer highlights including a painting of Mehmed II
12 October 2020A selection of stand-out Islamic & Indian auction results.
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Hard yards measure up for success
05 October 2020Challenging times mean lots of extra legwork – but London sale shows how it can be rewarded.
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Mystery man in pastel makes bidding lively
05 October 2020On the same day as Chiswick Auctions’ British & European Fine Art auction (see main report), a sale of Old Master Paintings & Drawings took place immediately beforehand. Comprising nearly 50 lots, it totalled £102,500 including buyer’s premium.
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Works of international appeal fire London market
21 September 2020A work on paper by Czech artist Mikulas Medek (1926- 1971) drew strong competition at Chiswick Auctions’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest British & European Fine Art sale.
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Klimt drawing from Beethoven Frieze makes £32,000 at Chiswick Auctions
31 August 2020A drawing by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) sold to a phone bidder for £32,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Chiswick Auctions last week.
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Jeremy Vine, Clare Balding and Chiswick Auctions among supporters of charity auction to help Chiswick House
29 August 2020Chiswick House & Gardens in west London is an 18th century villa and gardens planned by Lord Burlington.
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Gustav Klimt sketch for the Beethoven Frieze emerges at Chiswick Auctions
25 August 2020A drawing by Gustav Klimt is being offered at Chiswick Auctions this week.
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Once bitten: snake necklace brings demand at Chiswick Auctions
17 August 2020Far more fluent in the language of jewellery and stones, the Georgians and the Victorians would immediately have made the link between snakes and eternal love.
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A Constable sketch, a Hornby locomotive and The Wind in the Willows first-edition are among the five lots to watch at auction this week
29 June 2020With estimates from £700-20,000 here are five previews of upcoming items this week.
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Pair of leaf paintings come from former Bluetts director
29 June 2020These two 21in (52cm) fan leaf paintings, one with a panel of calligraphy, the other with an ink and colour landscape, are by Zhang Daquian (1899-1983).
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Three contrasting ways to be big in Japan
29 June 2020Two very different Japanese works on paper performed with equal gusto at Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) recent Asian art sale, both making 10-times-estimate sums for a vendor from Hertfordshire.
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Qing porcelain made for Islamic market and collection of European traveller shine at Chiswick sale
01 June 2020It was not just the great and good of 18th century Europe and North America who commissioned the Thirteen Factories at Canton to embellish Chinese porcelain blanks with family armorials or subjects copied from prints.
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Schneider brothers take a peek into royal palaces
18 May 2020Trudpert Schneider (1804-99), a Freiburg carpenter whose first brush with photography was to repair a broken box camera, is today deemed one of Germany’s most important daguerreotypists.
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