Broseley porcelain to feature at auction
A quality collection of Caughley porcelain owned by a London collector is coming home to Shropshire to be sold at auction this week.
The collection, which runs to 32 pieces, has been consigned to the bumper 740-lot, two-day Christmas auction at Halls Fine Art in Shrewsbury on Wednesday and Thursday, December 4 and 5.
The same vendor has also consigned 10 Royal Worcester pieces with the total value of all his pieces estimated at £7,000.
Caughley highlights include a very rare ‘Gooseberry / Fruit Sprays’ ecuelle and cover from between 1776-‘85 at £600 to £900, a rare and early porcelain ‘Stalked Fruit’ coffee pot and cover from 1775-‘78 at £500 to £700 and a superb Chamberlain-decorated Caughley porcelain mug from 1790 at £400 to £600.
The Caughley collection will go under the hammer on Thursday, the second day of the auction.
“This collection will inevitably attract great interest from local collectors,” said Caroline Dennard, the company’s ceramics specialist. “Halls Fine Art has developed a good reputation for selling Caughley and other notable consignments of 18th century English porcelain.”
Ambrose Gallimore and Thomas Turner produced some of the finest English porcelain in the 18th century at Caughley, near Broseley from around 1775-’99.
The auction contains potential highlights in each section, including a Cartier Tank Américaine gentleman’s 18ct gold wristwatch at up to £4,000, a Hermes gentleman’s stainless steel wristwatch at up to £3,500 and a Chanel double flap Classic bag at up to £3,000.
The quality jewellery section features a wide selection of pieces, including rings for those thinking of proposing to their loved one at Christmas. An 18ct gold three stone emerald and diamond ring carries an estimate of £3,500 and a brilliant cut diamond halo ring is valued at up to £2,000.
An 18ct yellow gold, gem set novelty donkey brooch would make a great Christmas gift at up to £1,200, as would a large Deborah Fownes carved wood rocking horse with the modest estimate of £90 to £150.
The furniture section includes a pair of Regency caned bergère library chairs at up to £2,000 and a 17th century oak coffer that belonged to late British poet Ted Hughes (1930-‘98) at up to £150.
Contemporary artist Adrian Rigby, whose paintings starred in Halls Fine Art’s recent sporting and wildlife auction, is prominent in the pictures section with his ‘Snow Leopard, Ghost of the Mountains’ expected to fetch up to £600.
The section also includes abstracts by John Tunnard (1900-‘71) and Leigh Davis, valued at between £1,000 and £3,000.
The saleroom will be open for viewing on Tuesday 3rd December from 10am to 4pm.
Pic: A rare Caughley ‘Gooseberry and Fruit Sprays’ ecuelle and cover valued at up to £900.
