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Crewkerne

The toon mark
07 December 2020Four early pieces of Newcastle plate and a selection of other silver rarities sold at auction this autumn

Spoons – the great English survivors
07 December 2020As hugely personal items and of relatively small melt value, spoons represent the great majority of English domestic silver items surviving from the pre-civil war period.

Victorian ring concealing a practical joke brings sensational bidding in Somerset
23 November 2020This curious object is the forerunner of a million Christmas cracker prizes. Made in gold and silver, c.1830, the ‘ring’ chased with flowers includes a tiny pin hole which allows a jet of water to be squirted into the face of an unsuspecting admirer via a syringe-like plunger that can be concealed in the palm.

Beyond Browning in Somerset
09 November 2020Principal attraction in a Crewkerne book sale at Lawrences (25% buyers premium) was the Browning family archive that featured as Pick of the Week in ATG No 2459, but three other items from that 370 lot sale are noted here.

‘Father of the RAF’ swords
05 October 2020Lawrences’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale in Crewkerne on September 10 featured three swords that came to auction from the family of the ‘Father of the RAF’: Viscount Trenchard GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO (1873-1956).

Lenkiewicz turns art into saleroom gold
28 September 2020Early work by the Plymouth artist portrays himself alongside German alchemist

Egyptian mask comes to Somerset auction
14 September 2020This Egyptian polychrome painted wood sarcophagus mask comes from the lid of an anthropoid coffin. These were coffins carved to the outline of the mummy’s body and decorated with the face and wig of the deceased.

Carving much mightier than a mouse
24 August 2020The Robert Thompson firm produced shire horses, such as this example offered by Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne on July 23, from the 1960s-90s.

Sapphire brooch brings phone bids aplenty at Lawrences
17 August 2020Sapphires come in a range of hues from colourless to blue. The ‘fancy’ canary yellow stones, caused by trace amounts of iron, are particularly desirable - the best found in Sri Lanka.

Dresden Shepherds get bidders flocking in
10 August 2020Pair thought to be Derby are rated as Gilbody rarities by specialist and dealer who competed

Sickert shows his lighter side at Lawrences' auction
03 February 2020Late work by the pivotal avant-garde painter belies the dark nature of earlier works

Simple but sophisticated chest boasts ingenious woodworking technique.
03 February 2020Although outwardly simple objects, cedar ‘bent corner’ chests, still made today by the indigenous people of the Pacific North West, employ a number of sophisticated woodworking techniques.

Cufflinks with the royal cypher draw bidders at Lawrences
27 January 2020This pair of silver and enamel cufflinks with the royal cypher of George VI comes in a presentation box by Plante of Bury Street, London.

Pick of the week: Medieval gaming piece depicting Aesop’s Fable sells for £40,000
20 January 2020An unusual but welcome inclusion to the latest silver and vertu sale at Lawrences of Crewkerne was a medieval walrus ivory tableman or backgammon piece.

Big names boost Aesthetic appeal at auction
18 November 2019Even during his lifetime Edward William Godwin complained that ebonised tables to his textbook ‘Anglo-Japanese’ design c.1867-68 were being copied by a number of different manufacturers.

Unsentimental decision to split Queen Anne silver tazza and tankard after 300 years together
18 November 2019Although the catalogue noted the rarity of a Queen Anne silver tazza and tankard having been together for more than 300 years, they were offered separately at Lawrences (25% buyer’s premium) of Crewkerne.

Mappin’s entry to Modern Jewellery
11 November 2019A letter accompanying this gold, diamond and fire opal brooch, formed as a columbine, below, confirms it was part of the International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery held at The Goldsmiths Hall, London, in 1961.

Nicholson lights up Somerset sale
04 November 2019Simple still-life of flowers showcases the Mod Brit artist’s love of colour and luminosity

Great War mascot fits the Bill
28 October 2019The Old Bill motorcar mascot was a popular item during and after the Great War.

Letters reveal a time of turmoil
28 October 2019English Civil War material is of particular note in a broad-ranging Somerset auction

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