Silverwoods of Clitheroe

Silverwoods of Clitheroe: Auction Reports and Newsletter

AUCTIONEERS REPORT - NOV 2007

2007 has in many ways been a challenging year throughout the traditional antiques trade but after the success of our most recent special sale, and some excellent results from our fortnightly sales, we are looking forward to an increased volume of privately sourced consignments of better quality lots, in 2008, to satisfy the demands of our many quality hungry buyers.

If you have any items that you are thinking of selling but you have been put off selling for the time being because of adverse media reports as to the current state of the antiques trade, then think again!!! Reasons to be cheerful:

Quality will always sell. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the trade for good quality single items that are a bit different to the run of the mill, that are fresh to the market, that would appeal to decorators, collectors and dealers looking to replenish stock and most importantly, that can be privately sourced. This applies right across the board from Glassware, Ceramics, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Militaria, Coins and Stamps through to Paintings, Clocks, Furniture and any items of a decorative nature.

All the experts are predicting an improvement in the trade for better pieces of what they term as English brown wood furniture. This means period oak and country furniture right through to quality early 20th century pieces. The market for good 20th century Art and Design has never wavered an continues to go from strength to strength.

If all this encourages you to think about sending items to auction then we are always on hand to advise and appraise. We dedicate every Monday morning for the appraisal and reception of lots for forthcoming sale. This means that you do not have to make an appointment to see us, just turn up with your items and we will deal with you as soon as possible - usually within 15 minutes depending on how busy we are.

After various successes we are always on the lookout for good collections that will inspire plenty potential buyers. Such collections could include anything right across the board from Moorcroft and other notable pottery, Silver, Model Railway and Die Cast toys, Jewellery, Vintage Tools, Period Oak Furniture, Horse Drawn Vehicles and Vintage Tractors. At the end of the day the watch word is QUALITY.

Our regular sales of Rural and Domestic Bygones are as popular as ever with entries filling up very quickly, way in advance of each sale. We are sometimes at a loss to understand where such a wide variety of stuff comes from every time. If you have never been to this sale it is definitely worth a look. Again browse our website to get a flavour of what it is about.

The Wednesday General sale of modern household effects and boxed lots of bric a brac is getting more popular by the week and is a useful way of offloading any surplus every day items that you have to sell. It couldn't be simpler to sell in this sale. Just turn up with your stuff on a Wednesday between 9am and 4pm, enter the items and go. We sell at 5pm and you will receive a cheque a week later.

If you are contemplating selling anything be it a single item or a collection just contact Wilf Mould who will be only too glad to advise you as to the best way to market your items to their best advantage.

A Report on Silverwoods Special Spring Sale of Fine Arts - Thursday 19th April 2007

Hot on the heels of the success of our latest Special Antiques Sale, Silverwoods are actively seeking good quality lots for our forthcoming programme of catalogued Sales.

The list of results from the Special Spring Sale on the 19th April includes a close to estimate £15,000 for a George I Walnut bureau cabinet, a tapestry upholstered Charles II carved armchair made £3,000 and a painted pine Georgian lambing chair sold for £1,600. Out of the two sideboards forward, a large Victorian mirror backed version sold at £1,400, followed by a Georgian sideboard at £1,000. Two William & Mary items were offered and sold well, the oyster veneered walnut side table made £1,350 and the chest on stand brought £1,500. An oak Shropshire dresser made £1,000 and a converted oak mule chest sold at £420. A freestanding oak corner cabinet realised £850.

The two mahogany cased Grandfather clocks sold for £1,150 and £950. A silk Kasham rug reached £2,000.

A Victorian mahogany bureau bookcase sold for £1,050, a Georgian mahogany cellaret went at £620, an oak bible box £190, four Windsor chairs sold for between £120 and £150, a fruitwood corner chair sold at £330 and a large Victorian mahogany Lancashire mule chest reached £620. The furniture section finished with a large ‘Lizard Man’ dining table with 6 + 2 matching chairs making £1,800.

A nice selection of pictures saw a George Armfield Smith oil painting of two Spaniels chasing a pheasant reach £3,200 whilst a similar small picture by the same artist, showing a Spaniel chasing a duck, made £680. Two watercolours by Henry Sylvester Stannard sold for £750 and £1,350. A Cawthorne painting of Downham went for £230.

A Waterloo ‘Wellington’ medal also included in the Sale made £1,200 and a Patek Philippe platinum & diamond ladies cocktail watch, retailed by Aspreys, sold at £3,000.

Various bronze animal and bird models sold for between £40 and £380 and a brass ‘Pure Milk’ can without a lid made £130.

All the Silverwoods team would like to thank all vendors and customers for helping make this a Silverwoods record breaking sale.

Wilf Mould & Team