Woolley & Wallis
Salisbury-based auction house Woolley & Wallis is a leading UK provincial saleroom.
Founded in 1884, they now hold regular specialist sales in areas from Asian Art and Tribal Art to 20th Century Design, Jewellery, European Ceramics, Arms & Armour and Fine Art.
In 2016, they opened a London office in Mayfair.
‘Drunken Poet’, ‘Vanquisher of Ghosts’ and more
21 June 2021A highlight from the Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art sale at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury on July 27 is this set of four porcelain plaques by the celebrated Republic period artist Wang Qi (1884-1937).
Silver buyers release pent-up demand
14 June 2021Silver specialist says collectors were raring to go at a Salisbury auction after months of staring at an online catalogue
Caddy spoons array ‘probably best on market since Norie’
14 June 2021The principal private collection of silver sold at Woolley & Wallis's latest specialist auction included a fine array of caddy spoons.
Pick of the week: Algernon Newton’s homage to Dorset tops Gloucestershire house sale
17 May 2021Duke’s sale of property from Wormington Grange in Gloucestershire included a record for the Modern British painter Algernon Newton (1880-1968).
Pick of the week: Sussex silver shines in Salisbury
03 May 2021The latest silver sale at Woolley & Wallis – first scheduled for November – included a collection of more than 300 lots from a deceased estate.
He’s not the retiring sort: Jeremy Lamond looks forward to Woolley & Wallis back in auction action
19 April 2021Auctioneer Jeremy Lamond looks forward to a packed sale schedule at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury.
And they’re off in Salisbury
12 April 2021Better late than never, Woolley & Wallis will get to hold its January jewellery sale this month – on April 29.
Broken and reglued but still sold at £200,000
04 January 2021A recent fine art auction at Hansons (25% buyer’s premium) included a once magnificent Qianlong (1735-99) copper-red and underglaze blue lantern vase.
Pick of the week: Vincennes Louis XV dish takes £95,000
21 December 2020This 12½in (32cm) Vincennes circular dish or plat d’entremets from the first Louis XV service sold for £95,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Woolley & Wallis.
Our pick of 12 pieces of continental porcelain appearing at auction in December
30 November 2020A special selection of European continental porcelain coming up in UK auctions and abroad.
Omega Seamaster with diving history consigned to Woolley & Wallis
02 November 2020This Omega Seamaster 300, c.1967, has been consigned for sale at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury on November 17-18 by a career member of the Royal Engineers.
Pick of the week: Toso’s ‘Monsieur and Madame Satan’
26 October 2020Relatively little is known about the 19th century woodcarver Francesco Toso, who was born in Murano, Venice, to a family of glass makers.
Rothschilds – a rich source of works
26 October 2020Latest group of Exbury House paintings from ‘the great collectors’ lives up to the billing
Frink family collection creates thrill at Woolley & Wallis auction
26 October 2020While Old Masters were dominating proceedings at Woolley & Wallis’ early September sale, a fortnight earlier it was Modern British art that was turning heads in Salisbury.
Martin Brothers bird among highlights of two-day decorative sale
26 October 2020More than 700 lots of Decorative Arts and Design spanning the 19th through to the early years of this century were offered for sale by Woolley & Wallis (25/12% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury over two days.
Bronzes turns heads in Salisbury
26 October 2020Two pieces of bronze sculpture from the Woolley & Wallis sale on October 6-7
Jewellery from George Edward Hunt family brings demand
26 October 2020The Woolley & Wallis sale on October 6 included 36 lots by the Birmingham Arts & Crafts jeweller George Edward Hunt that had come by descent from his family. They had featured in an exhibition held at Bonhams in 2006.
De Morgan tile bought for £8 on a stall takes £3800 at auction
26 October 2020The Tavistock Pannier Market may well see an influx of sleeper-hunters following the canny purchase in June of a piece described as ‘a Cornish tile’.
Medal saluting bravery of ‘Colored Troops’ sells in Salisbury
19 October 2020A Colored Troops Medal or Butler Medal was offered for sale at the Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour Militaria at Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury.
Islamic & Indian art: 11 auction previews for October 2020
12 October 2020A wealth of Indian and Islamic art and artefacts are available to view and buy in late October from both participants at Asian Art in London and auction houses whose sales are timed to coincide with the festival.
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