Over 370 lots went under the hammer in Brown and Turner’s auction of Antiques, Fine Art and Jewellery on Saturday. The highlight was Lot 106, a Japanese Export Lacquered Work Box with a quantity of Chinese Mother of Pearl gaming counters, mostly crested and bearing the signature “vi et copia”. The hammer went down at £2,400.
The lot, probably from the Meiji period, was consigned from Edinburgh and gained interest online with 4 internet bidders and 2 telephone bidders. The buyer is UK based and paid nearly 5 times over the estimate showing the growing popularity of Japanese artefacts.Lot 182, John Moore’s (British 19th century) “Boats at Rough Sea” oil on canvas drew a lot of interest online, on the phone and in the room. The well known 19th century British artist’s painting made £950 to a UK phone bidder.Lot 322, a Set of William IV Scottish Mahogany Dining Chairs were sold by a local private client. The twelve chairs and one carver gained a lot of interest in the room and on the phone and were finally bought for £1,200.
