Halls Fine Art
Halls Fine Art is part of a UK company of auctioneers, estate agents and chartered surveyors. It was founded in 1845 in Shrewsbury in the West Midlands.
Halls Fine Art auctions include jewellery, paintings, furniture, silver, watches, coins, medals, militaria, ceramics, books and toys. Its other services include written valuations for insurance and inheritance tax.
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John Bratby, the pretty and the gritty
06 June 2022Bright sunflowers and urban scene demonstrate different sides of the Mod Brit artist
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Kendall carved out a reputation for quality
02 May 2022This large oak Orientalist carving, 'Eastern Slave Girl', is by the Victorian woodcarver Thomas Henry Kendall.
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Works by Bratby and Lowndes emerge at Halls
25 April 2022One of the highlights at the timed online of Modern and Contemporary Art Auction at Halls of Shrewsbury, which closes on May 2, is a large painting of sunflowers by John Bratby (1928-92).
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Kendall’s skill was a revelation
18 April 2022The master wood carver and furniture maker copied out missing Bible pages when aged just 13.
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A break from frozen sheep
18 April 2022Scottish artist Joseph Farquharson (1846-1935) is best known for his snowy landscapes with sheep that earned him the nickname ‘Frozen Mutton Farquharson’.
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Gems from Dorrie Nossiter emerge at Roseberys
07 March 2022The Art by Four Women exhibition held at the Walker Gallery, London, in 1935 was something of a break-through event for Birmingham-trained goldsmith Dorrie Nossiter (1893-1977).
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Letters saved by mum march on in manuscript
21 February 2022The distinguished military career of Major General Sir George Ridout Bingham (1777-1833) included service in the Peninsular War during the years 1809-14.
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Woodcarver Kendall chipper once again
14 February 2022A collection of works by the Victorian woodcarver Thomas Henry Kendall has been consigned for sale next month.
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Tiny teawares for a ‘little miss’
31 January 2022Halls (23% buyer’s premium) offered the Enid and Bruce Moulder collection of toy teawares via a timed online auction that closed on November 23.
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Stand-out lots from the treen scene
24 January 2022A selection of these functional but fascinating objects that have appeared at recent sales
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Dealer labels mark a sign of approval
24 January 2022Francis Towne watercolour was one of his many works to have gone through Agnews
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Tokens provide a rich seam of lots
24 January 2022Handed in by miners at the start of a shift in exchange for a Davy lamp, colliery tokens, tallies or checks provided vital information in the event of fire or explosion.
Rare Stubbs signature surfaces at auction
22 November 2021Bid to to £400 in an October 6 sale held by Halls (20/12% buyers premium) of Shrewsbury was a simple, partly printed receipt in the sum of three guineas with autograph additions and signature that date it to April 24, 1806.
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Vendor who bought pictures direct from Tunnicliffe family
27 October 2021Among the Charles Tunnicliffe works drawing the most attention at Halls’ sale on September 15 (see main story) were pictures bought by the vendor directly from the artist’s family, with whom they were acquainted.
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Tunnicliffe taken out of a wardrobe
27 October 2021Excellent selection of the artist’s wildlife works had been wrapped up and kept pristine.
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Dapper dummy made in Austria, brought to UK, now heads to US
18 October 2021This ventriloquist’s dapper dummy was one of the surprise star turns at Halls’ (23% buyer’s premium) Shrewsbury auction.
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Signal book of naval ships brings bidders to Shrewsbury sale
09 August 2021Illustrated with 76 hand-coloured flags, a 1794 Signal Book for the Ships of the Line sold to an online bidder for £11,000 in a Shrewsbury sale.
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Boucheron bought direct from the Bond Street shop
28 June 2021Halls’ (23% buyer’s premium) Summer auction in Shrewsbury on June 16 included a private collection of nine pieces of Boucheron jewellery.
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Affordable art: Three works sold for under £700 including a Cornish scene by James P Power
17 May 2021Good art at a great price in regional sales.
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Ceramics of Shropshire and Song origins
29 March 2021Two very different ceramic objects illuminated The Spring Auction at Halls (20% buyer’s premium) in Shrewsbury on March 17.
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