Curated Auctions, London, June 28
Mid-19th century marquetry and ormolu centre table with circular ebony veneered top, inlaid in the 17th century style, with Rothschild Mentmore provenance.
Estimate: £40,000-60,000
Hammer: £40,000
Adam’s, Dublin, June 28
A green and yellow glazed incised porcelain ‘boys’ bowl, Yongzheng mark and possibly of the period.
Estimate: €20,000-40,000
Hammer: €28,000 (£23,825)
Gorringe’s, Lewes, June 28
Ithell Colquhoun (1906-88), Crane Flowers, oil on canvas signed and dated 1935, 20 x 14in (51 x 36cm), oil on original canvas.
Estimate: £800-1200
Hammer: £13,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Swan Fine Art, Twickenham, June 26
Eleanor Vere Boyle (1825-1916), watercolour of a sunset seascape, dated 1847 lower right, unframed, 11½ x 18in (29.5 x 46cm).
Estimate: £5-10
Hammer: £240
Brettells, Newport (Shropshire), June 28
Watercolour, Duncton Quarry by SR Badmin 1960, 8 x 4½in (20 x 12cm).
Estimate: £15-20
Hammer: £300
Gorringe’s, Lewes, June 27
Two large Chinese Shiwan pottery figures of Lu Dongbin and an official, tallest 12½in (32cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £11,000
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