Furniture

A “once-in-a-generation” collection of treen containing all manner of small turned objects, from a toasting dog to a decorated busk stay, was the major feature in a timed online sale of vernacular furniture, folk art and textiles at Bonhams Knightsbridge (28/27% buyer’s premium).

Ronnie Wootton was a stalwart of the architectural salvage and reclaimed building material trade from the 1980s, prior to which he was a producer of period lanterns for lamposts and other hardware.

This handsome Georgian mahogany silver or china table soared above expectations at an auction in the Channel Islands.

The residual contents of Yorkshire country house Copgrove Hall were sold by Duggleby Stephenson (25% buyer’s premium) in York.

For the past 33 years Andrew Singleton has sold antiques from his shop in Yoxford near the Suffolk coast. He moved out in May this year.

A single-owner collection of Antiquities & Oddities offered without reserve by Shapiro Auctions 30/29/18.9% buyer’s premium) in Mamaroneck, New York included several fine South American objects made in the Spanish colonial era.

It is with great sadness that we report the sudden death of Robin Kern at the age of 86.

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the inaugural sales series at Bonhams new Hong Kong premises

Four items including an Irish harp and William Morris designs boasted a family connection to the artist

Getty collection provides another auction highlight while glass and patinated bronze lanterns also shine in Massachusetts

George II period furniture bought by ‘international bidder’ for five-times top estimate in Connecticut

Premium-inclusive total achieved in Edinburgh underlines the quality of lots on offer

A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including news of the sale of property from Harewood House at Christie's

Mid-17th century piece of furniture bought in a Berlin saleroom in 1928 sells again in the German capital

Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll were both closely associated with Country Life magazine in its formative years from 1897.

The sale of Vernacular Furniture, Folk & Naive Art and Textiles held online by Bonhams in Knightsbridge from October 4-22 included this extraordinary set of 13 Edwardian or George V ‘Antiquarian’ chairs.

The Cotswolds Decorative Antiques & Art Fair is arriving at Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire, on November 1-3 for the third time this year.

An enigmatic French aristocrat commanded plenty of attention at Neue Auctions (23% buyer’s premium) in Beachwood, Ohio.