Island Life August/September 2018

AUCTION SUMMARY
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The June sales saw bidding
soar high along with the
weather. A beautiful clock
retailed by Tiffany & Co was
contested via three phones,
live internet and room bidders
past the expected £4,000-
6,000 to over £10,000,
eventually selling for £14,800.
The sale was very busy, with
over 300 live online bidders
waiting to pounce!
Managing Director Warren
Riches said “Yet again the
audience online, which is
worldwide, provide over 32%
of our sales total – this shows
how a good auction rooms,
which has invested in the
latest live bidding technology,
competes easily with the
London Rooms.
RECENTLY SOLD ITEMS
Warren Riches writes “Rex and I have been auctioneering and
valuing for over 60 years between us, and over those years
have seen sea changes in buyers tastes. We strongly believe
the value now that “brown Victorian/Georgian” furniture
represents is outstanding.
“It is all a matter of taste, todays markets for such furniture
has steadied out, and it will always find a home. People have
needed to readjust their hopes and accept the new normal
price for a mahogany chest of drawers or Grandfather clock.
In the same light a Victorian pine chest of drawers has
probably increased three fold in value, so it’s always swings
and roundabouts.
“My advice now, as always, is if you buy for investment and
returns, spend that little bit more on that item. It shouldn’t let
you down – quality will always come through.”
Antiques & Collectables
Modern & Vintage
Brading Auction Rooms
Quay Lane, Brading, Sandown
Isle of Wight, PO36 0AT
T: 01983 402222
E: brading@hrdauctionrooms.co.uk
Fine Mantel Clock
Sold for £14,800
Claret jug
Sold for £650
Chinese plate collection
Sold for £1,900
Binocular Microscope
Sold for £1,100
Extensive glassware
Sold for £500
Chinese low table
Sold for £1,700
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