Chiswick Auctions

While probably not made specifically for export, Chinese silver rice wine pots had arrived in Europe as early as the late 17th century.

Objects from Norwich, York, Ireland and Newcastle in recent sales give a snapshot of the market

Subject to particular competition from Napoleon buffs at the sale of Books and Works on Paper at Chiswick Auctions on March 16 was an original watercolour sketch titled Funeral Procession to the grave of Bonaparte, 9 May 1821.

A once neglected aspect of the silver market received a showpiece sale in February. ATG reports on the Stewart collection of Anglo-Indian silver from the Raj period.

Available from the school’s own bookshop from 1937 was a printed collection of Harrow School Songs, but it was a rather special copy that sold for £7500.

Cups with coconut bowls mounted in silver or silver-gilt were fashionable rarities in western Europe throughout the 16th and early 17th century. At the time the coconut was, like other ‘exotics’ such as nautilus shells or imported pottery and porcelain, held in high esteem.

Early stereoscopic images featured in the collection of a dealer curious about how technology transformed life in Victorian times

This instrument dates from the founding days of one of the world’s most significant aerospace manufacturers: Short Brothers

Chiswick Auctions will conduct what it believes is the first ever auction devoted to Indian and Burmese silver of the Raj period on February 14.

Anti-slavery objects are enjoying a particularly strong moment in the market.

A remarkable collection of dollhouses, dollhouse furniture and juvenilia was sold in London towards the end of 2022.

An auction record was set for an Alfred Dunhill ‘aquarium’ lighter at Chiswick Auctions.

Commissioned by the 'Illustrated London Times' to document the construction of the mighty Great Eastern, the young photographer Robert Howlett (1831-58) took some of the most famous images of ship’s designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59).

Forget names such as Palitoy, Britains, Dinky, Sindy, Bing and Marklin for a moment – recent auctions have shown the demand that can exist for lesser-known manufacturers and brands in the toys world.

Chiswick Auctions has been busy recruiting since the move to new premises at the Barley Mow Centre in September.

George Pol Georghiou (1901-72) is a well-known name in his native Cyprus where his work can be found in many public collections.

Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) was another of the London salerooms that held a designated sale in Islamic week.

Irish Georgian silver made outside Dublin and Cork comes with significant rarity value

The Fine Wristwatches & Pens auction at Chiswick Auctions includes a rare variant of perhaps the most celebrated of all Rolex ‘tool’ watches: a 1970s Submariner with the so-called ‘single red’ Mark IV dial.