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Decorative Arts and Glass
24 Nov 2009, Chester |
Doulton and Beswick Wares
24 Nov 2009, Chester |
British and Continental Collectable Ceramics
24 Nov 2009, Chester |
20th Century Prints
24 Nov 2009, Chester |
Watches & Wristwatches
24 Nov 2009, Knightsbridge |
Clocks & Barometers
24 Nov 2009, Knightsbridge |
British & Continental Pictures
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Bidders Flock To Bonhams As Lots Fly In Lady Pidgeon's Country House Sale Of The Year
http://www.bonhams.com/greatbramptonhouse/
Bonhams sale of the contents of Great Brampton House made £2,031,698 with 94% of all items sold. The top lot consisted of the two paintings by the Russian artist Roslin which made £144,000.
There was standing room only as Bonhams sale of the contents of Great Brampton House began in the grounds of the stately home. Hundreds of keen bidders had made the journey from all over the world to Herefordshire for a chance to walk away with a piece of the renowned antiques firm run by Lady Pamela Pidgeon.
A third of the way into the sale the total had already exceeded the £1 million mark with many lots selling above their pre-sale estimate. The sale has attracted phenomenal interest as buyers vie for items which were once the preserve of Lady Pidgeon’s most distinguished clients including Ava Gardner and Luciano Pavarotti.
Top lots of the morning included:
Lot 47 - A pair of spectacular portraits from the Studio of Alexander Roslin (1718-1793)
sold for £144,000 (estimate £30,000-50,000)
Lot 30 - A fine ormolu mounted Japanese lacquer bombé commode by François
Linke made £90,000 (estimate £50,000-70,000)
Lot 64 - A set of sixteen George III mahogany dining chairs in the Gothic style
of Thomas Chippendale, sold for £84,000
Lot 63 - A pair of George IV mahogany and gilt bronze mounted Side Cabinets attributed
to Morel & Seddon, previously in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle sold
for £66,000
Lady Pidgeon started selling antiques in Somerset in the 1960s from the back of her Morris Minor 1000. From these humble beginnings she went on to build a business that commanded the attention of the antiques world and attracted an international clientele including the Hollywood screen siren Ava Gardner, operatic legend Luciano Pavarotti and the Duke of Northumberland.
A visit to Great Brampton House was a completely unique experience. Lady Pidgeon had a fleet of chauffeur driven Rolls Royces on hand to collect clients from the train station, as well as a helipad in the grounds of the house. Visitors entering the spectacular country residence would be guided through the various rooms in the house, each bestowed with a different name such as The Wedgwood Room, The Russian Room and The Gold Room. A perceptive businesswoman, Lady Pidgeon recognised the importance of creating a vision of English grandeur that her clients could understand and would wish to emulate.
Further information and images Charlotte Wood +44 (0) 8700 273640 or email press@bonhams.com
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world's oldest and largest auctioneers
of fine art and antiques. The present company was formed by the merger in November
2001 of Bonhams & Brooks and Phillips Son and Neale UK. In August 2002, the
company acquired Butterfields, the principal firm of auctioneers on the West Coast
of America and in August 2003, Goodmans, a leading Australian fine art and antiques
auctioneer with salerooms in Sydney, joined the Bonhams Group of Companies. Today,
Bonhams offers more sales than any of its rivals, through two major salerooms
in London: New Bond Street, and Knightsbridge, and a further seven throughout
the UK. Sales are also held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston
in the USA; and Switzerland, France, Monaco, Australia, Hong Kong and Dubai. Bonhams
has a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 25 countries
offering sales advice and valuation services in 57 specialist areas. For a full
listing of upcoming sales, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, go
to www.bonhams.com. (1st January 2008)
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