Sale Results: Garden, Statuary and Fossil Decoration
Auction at The Walled Garden, Billingshurst, West Sussex
May 19, 2009
Grand Total: £723,850
Lots Offered: 141
% Of Lots Sold: 57%
| Lot |
Description |
Price |
Estimates |
Buyer |
| 027 |
The Wrest Park Finials: A pair of extremely rare and fine lead lidded finials attributed to John van Nost, circa 1700 |
£66,500 |
£30,000/50,000 |
Private UK |
| 054 |
A rare and monumental Georgian carved Portland stone neo-classical tazza, late 18th/ early 19th century. |
£62,900 |
£15,000/25,000 |
Private Middle East |
| 113 |
Louis Hottot: A rare zinc figure of ‘The girl on the moon’, late 19th century. |
£36,500 |
£30,000/50,000 |
Private US |
| 044 |
A pair of painted and parcel gilt cast iron Egyptian figural lamps, French, circa 1860. |
£25,700 |
£5,000/8,000 |
Private Russian |
| 081 |
An impressive courtyard suite of four brecchia marble lidded urns on black marble pedestals, Italian 1930s |
£24,500 |
£20,000/30,000 |
Private UK |
| 082 |
A large brecchia marble fountain, Italian, late 1930s. |
£24,500 |
£20,000/30,000 |
As above |
| 140 |
An exceptionally large Holtzmagen Crinoid, Jurassic . |
£24,500 |
£20,000/30,000 |
Private Europe |
| 006 |
A wrought and cast iron bridge, 19th century. |
£22,100 |
£10,000/15,000 |
Private Europe |
| 090 |
William Couper: A carved white marble figure of Psyche |
£18,500 |
£15,000/25,000 |
Private US |
| 091 |
A carved white marble fountain, Italian, circa 1860. |
£18,500 |
£15,000/25,000 |
Private Russian |
Experts in Charge, James Rylands and Rupert van der Werff, commented: “The importance of provenance and rarity were paramount in this sale with the two top lots demonstrating this. The top 10 lots, which were good fresh to the market examples, were all bought by private clients and seven of them being international. This showed the importance of buying solid assets in this current economic climate.”
Please note that all prices include Buyers Premium, which is 25% on the first £10,000 and then 20% upto £250,000.
Next Auctions:
The next auction of Garden Statuary and Fossil Decoration will be on October 20, 2009
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