Arts & Crafts sideboard made by Augustus Henry Mason for William Richard Lethaby, on offer at Golding Young, estimate n/a. View the catalogue entry
1. Edwardian oak and marquetry sideboard
The very first lot of the Grantham Collective Sale taking place at Golding Young on January 14 is this Edwardian Arts & Crafts oak and marquetry sideboard with an intriguing provenance.
Made by Augustus Henry Mason (1889-1912) for William Richard Lethaby (1857-1931), it was shown at the 1906 Arts & Crafts exhibition held in The Grafton Galleries, displayed by a Miss Antrobus (who probably commissioned it). She was recorded as living at 69 Cadogan Square in London at the time.
In 1984 the sideboard was included in the catalogue of an exhibition about Lethaby by Sylvia Backemeyer and Theresa Gronberg, WR Lethaby 1857-1931 Architecture, Design and Education (Lund Humphries 1984), listed to be in a private collection. A similarly decorated dresser is in the V&A collection.
The 4ft 2in high x 8ft 6in wide x 2ft deep (1.26m x 2.6m x 60cm) sideboard offered here has recently been removed from The Manor House at Market Overton in Leicestershire and prior to 1988 it was housed by the same family in France.
Estimate n/a.
2. Ring set with a miniature
The sale at Duggleby Stephenson in York on January 15 comprises a collection of Georgian and Victorian portrait miniature jewellery.
The 35 lots include this 18th or 19th century silver, ivory, diamond and sapphire ring set with an oval miniature of a woman and surmounted with a ‘trophy of love’ symbol, modelled as a flaming torch and bow and quiver.
Estimate £400-600.
3. Schuco perfume bottle bear
The German toymaker Schuco made a range of novelty metal framed teddy bears in the 1920s including a series of diminutive 5in (13cm) examples concealing compacts or glass perfume bottles.
This perfume bottle bear in bright orange mohair with black metal bead eyes and stitching has a guide of £400-600 at Vectis in Stockton-On-Tees on January 13.
4. 18th century strong box
Ebonised and gilt brass mounted wood strong box or coffre-fort, 18th century, estimate £2000-3000 at Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood. View the catalogue entry
The Winter Auction at Exeter saleroom Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood on January 13-14 includes this ebonised and gilt brass mounted wood strong box or coffre-fort.
The 18th century item with fleur-de-lis and scrolling foliate strapwork hinged top and fall front, opening to eleven drawers; with brass swing handle at each end, measures 19½in high x 2ft 2in wide x 19in deep (50 x 67 x 48cm).
Estimate £2000-3000.
5. Slipware pottery dish
English slipware pottery dish decorated in a cream and brown slip with a stylised bird and dated 1791, estimate £1000-1500 at Lay’s. View the catalogue entry
A collection of English slipware dishes forms part of the auction at Lay’s in Penzance on January 15-16. They come for sale from the family of the late Peter Smith, founder of the of Bojewyan Pottery of west Cornwall in 1974.
An influential teacher of ceramics at what is now Falmouth University, he was also a keen collector of medieval and later pottery. Pictured here is an 16in (93cm) English slipware pottery dish decorated in a cream and brown slip with a stylised bird and dated 1791. Estimate £1000-1500.
