Olympia Auctions
Olympia Auctions is a hub of specialist auctioneers in Olympia, London.
Formerly known as 25 Blythe Road, it was established in 2007 by Thomas Del Mar and now has a regular roster of dedicated live auctions in fields including antique arms, armour and militaria, decorative art, Indian and Islamic Art, film posters, British and Continental pictures and photographs.
The firm also conducts online-only auctions.
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What lots caught bidders’ eyes this week? Five auction highlights including a Renaissance revival ewer and a vodka-drinking Russian
07 December 2018ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week include a piece by the ‘crystal king of England’, a Japanese style sword, a vodka-drinking Russian figure and a Renaissance revival ewer.
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Meiji cloisonné provides boost to English salerooms
03 December 2018An unusual dish from the workshop of Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927) sold for £18,000 at Woolley & Wallis on November 14. But this was not the only example of top-tier Meiji cloisonné for sale last month.
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De Waal Netsuke collection brings welcome addition to Blythe Road auction
03 December 2018A welcome addition to the November 21 Asian Works of Art sale at Matthew Barton (24% buyer’s premium) of 25 Blythe Road in west London were 79 netsuke from the collection belonging to Edmund de Waal, author of the bestselling memoir 'The Hare with Amber Eyes'. London Japanese art dealer Max Rutherston helped organise the sale and took this section of the auction.
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What lots caught bidders’ eyes this week? Five auction highlights including Edmund de Waal’s netsukes and a Lalique bronze hand mirror
30 November 2018ATG’s selection of hammer highlights that sold at auction in the last week including a netsuke collection, a Lalique mirror and rare Georgian silver.
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Raise your cap to Kapo’s Jamaican art
26 November 2018Since Jamaica declared independence in 1962, art on the Caribbean island has swung between two major styles: ‘mainstream’ and ‘intuitive’.
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Box clever: Five boxes coming up at auction this month
16 November 2018Whether you are a collector of silver boxes or cigarette cases, a variety of shapes and sizes are on offer at auction. Here is a selection coming up at auction next week.
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Five auctions to watch this week (November 5-11, 2018) featuring Star Wars' Walrus Man, Winston Churchill's hat and an Art Nouveau poster
05 November 2018A Walrus Man Star Wars figure, a hat once belonging to Winston Churchill and an Art Nouveau poster are among our previews from upcoming sales this week.
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De Waal netsuke at auction – minus hare with amber eyes
29 October 2018Netsuke from the collection of ceramicist and author Edmund de Waal, made famous by the 2010 memoir 'The Hare with the Amber Eyes', go under the hammer in London.
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Five auctions to watch this week (October 15-21 2018)
15 October 2018From an Armada table to a Titanic return poster, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
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Saleroom selection: Three works at regional salerooms below £1000
09 April 2018Three modestly valued works drawing attention at salerooms across the UK.
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Design for Albury war memorial makes £1500 at auction of former V&A director’s collection
05 April 2018A watercolour design for a First World War memorial in the village of Albury in Surrey was among the works bringing demand at the auction of former V&A director Dr Alan Borg’s collection.
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Saleroom selection: five lots from former V&A director’s collection offered at auction
27 March 2018Works from the collection of Dr Alan Borg, former director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, will be offered at auction tomorrow at London saleroom 25 Blythe Road with estimates ranging from £100 up to £1000.
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Victorian silver snuffbox with Montefiore crest takes £40,000 at Blythe Road auction
05 June 2017A Victorian silver snuff box engraved with a view of East Cliff Lodge in Ramsgate sold for a mighty £40,000 (plus 22% buyer‘s premium) at Matthew Barton‘s sale held at 25 Blythe Road, London, on May 24.
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Russian stars in very British affair as private London club sells art
24 April 2017An ‘Unfashionable’ single-owner collection from a London club attracted trade and private buyers. The 98-lot sale on April 5 was held by British pictures specialist Harry Moore-Gwyn at 25 Blythe Road (20% buyer’s premium) in West Kensington.
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Having a laugh down at the private London club artwork sale
24 April 2017Nearly a quarter of the sale total at the auction held by Harry Moore-Gwyn at 25 Blythe Road (20% buyer’s premium) in West Kensington on April 5 came from a collection of original cartoons.
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Painting by Russian artist Pokhitonov among auction lots from private London club
29 March 2017A private members’ club in London is selling a collection of paintings that once hung on the walls of its grand dining room, drawing room and corridors.
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Nepalese bronze sets house record for Matthew Barton
24 November 2016West London auction firm Matthew Barton has set a house record with the sale of a Nepalese bronze after it was hammered down at £85,000.
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25 Blythe Road adds photographs to the sales roster
03 September 2014Photographs are the latest discipline to join the roster of sales at 25 Blythe Road, the West London auction hub built around arms and armour auctioneer Thomas Del Mar Ltd.
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Silver ostrich raises its head at Blythe Road sale
08 November 2012This 19th century silver ostrich made in Hanau is among the highlights of Matthew Barton’s auction offering silver, ceramics and jewellery at London’s Blythe Road on November 20.
Blythe Road to sell pictures online
17 September 2012The hub of specialist auctioneers in West London, 25 Blythe Road, founded by arms, armour and militaria specialist Thomas Del Mar, is launching web-based picture sales.
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