Sworders

Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams are again selling in this market as the autumn season gets under way

A rare scissorwork diorama depicting Napoleon captive on St Helena was among the curios included in Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Out of the Ordinary sale.

Two bones from the foot of a dodo, the huge flightless bird that went extinct in the Dutch colony of Mauritius c.1690, were offered in Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) most recent Out of the Ordinary sale.

A collection of Second World War National Savings posters came for sale at Sworders’ (27/25/20% buyer’s premium) Open House timed online sale that ended on September 7.

A small landscape by Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944) depicting a scene near Lyme Regis in Dorset was among the lots attracting interest at the sale of the Simon Hilton collection at Sworders (27% buyer’s premium).

Remarkably, given Chelsea FC’s modern-day huge spending and multi-year lucrative contracts, two of the squad who helped to win their first-ever league title in 1954-55 were amateurs.

Collections from renowned individuals capture the attention with a wide and varied selection of lots

A remarkable George II giltwood and marble side table sold for £90,000 at Sworders on June 23.

A work described as an “exciting addition to the oeuvre of Gillis Claeissens (1526-1605)” was the star performer at Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Old Master, British and European art sale.

Pioneering book covering daily life in Oman and life of the sultan was actually written by an Italian doctor

Portraits of the third and fourth prime ministers of Great Britain are among the highlights of a fine collection of British portraiture that comes for sale at Sworders on May 19.

A letter written by Florence Nightingale in which she discusses the creation of the Red Cross and the Geneva Convention is being sold by Sworders.

Indian and Islamic Art specialist Beatrice Campi has joined auction house Sworders of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.