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.
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Novelty silver pin cushions take flight
13 January 2020Pin cushions have their own niche market in the novelty silver field. Nineteen Edwardian examples were offered at a sale at Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium) in Salisbury last year.
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Wedgwood vase, Minton tile and Victorian carriage clock – six lots to watch at auction this week
06 January 2020With estimates from £40-12,000 here are six previews of upcoming items this week.
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Affordable art: Three works sold for under £1650 including a William Henry Hunt self-portrait
06 January 2020Three modestly valued works selling at regional sales including a William Henry Hunt self-portrait.
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Australian works? No worries
06 January 2020Varied selection of Down Under images joins British art on offer in Salisbury saleroom.
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Stewart-Lockhart leaves auction house Woolley & Wallis and Lamond joins
16 December 2019Jeremy Lamond, former director of Halls, will be joining auction house Woolley & Wallis at the end of March 2020 as head of the valuations department and associate director.
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Bids pour in for Asian art as £800,000 teapot and Kangxi rediscovery highlight latest sales series
18 November 2019A Qianlong teapot which made £800,000 in Dorchester provided the stellar result among some exceptional Asian art lots offered for sale in the UK regions and Ireland last week.
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A little box of Sunshine
16 November 2019For more than 25 years a regular contributor to BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, John Benjamin recalls his early days in the trade – while reviewing a recent jewellery auction. Additional reporting by Roland Arkell.
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A very Victorian scandal
11 November 2019This early-Victorian bracelet comprising eight portrait miniatures and four unusual eye miniatures set in gold is inscribed on the back with a series of identifying names, including that of Josias Nottidge, the children’s father, and his wife Emily. It tells the story of a Victorian scandal.
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Two more Martin Brothers collections offered at Woolley & Wallis
04 November 2019A large selection of around 250 lots of Martin Brothers wares will be offered in the next British Art Pottery sale at Woolley & Wallis on November 27.
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Spotlight on the design process
04 November 2019Ceramics, furniture, glass and figure highlights from a range of sales under same banner.
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Broadened horizons in medal collecting
28 October 2019While some medal collectors stick rigidly to a narrow period or theme, others take a wider view. A broad taste is evident from a large group on offer in Salisbury.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including a 6ft King Kong figure, an antique roulette wheel and a Scottish colourist painting
14 October 2019With estimates from £200-35,000, here are five previews of upcoming sales this week.
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Fine examples of Mughal craftsmanship appear at auction
14 October 2019Made in Gujarat or Sindh in the 18th century, a sandalwood table cabinet profusely inlaid with ivory flowers and tendrils throughout was a fine example of Mughal craftsmanship and led the way at a recent sale at Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium).
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Warner collection sale: English items assembled over nearly four decades produce suitable results
14 October 2019Market freshness, provenance and attractive estimates were the features that held sway to ensure a high selling rate for a single-owner collection of British delftwares offered at Woolley & Wallis (25/12% buyer’s premium).
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Soaked and shabby world map revealed to be by John Speed makes more than five times high estimate
09 October 2019A 17th century map by John Speed (1552-1629) sold at a Woolley & Wallis auction last week after being dumped in a wet, broken frame at a London charity shop.
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Pick of the week: Polynesian war club is a big hit in Salisbury
30 September 2019A tribal war club from the Marquesas Islands with textbook provenance has sold for £71,000 at Woolley & Wallis. The u’u (head club) came for sale at the Salisbury saleroom from the descendants of an early-19th century missionary.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including cult Contemporary art, a William IV needlework sampler and a RAF clock
30 September 2019With estimates from £150-1500, here are five previews of upcoming sales this week.
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Preview: Ancient and Neoclassical gems from Salisbury sale
30 September 2019The jewellery sale at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury on October 30 includes over 60 engraved gems – both ancient and Neoclassical – from several single-owner collections. A selection of rings is pictured here:
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Courageous bids on a pale ale horse painting at Woolley & Wallis
16 September 2019Reinagle’s equine portrait painted in Reading brewery brings £15,000 at Salisbury sale
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Paul Viney: The lessons I’ve learned
02 September 2019Woolley & Wallis chairman Paul Viney is stepping down from the role after nearly 20 years building up the firm to be a regional powerhouse in UK auctions. Here he reflects on his experiences.
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