Clarks has a super sale on March 30th which will welcome Drew Pritchard & his Salvage Hunters film crew to their Liskeard saleroom. The sale has some great entries throughout, notably a private collection of fine miniature paintings by some of the best-known 17th/18thC. painters within that genre of art, as well as a selection of fine diamond jewellery to light up a damp start to the spring.
Clarice Cliff pottery are set to start proceedings with a crocus pattern biscuit barrel (£30-50) likely to attract plenty of interest. A large ‘My Garden’ jug (£30-50) & a colourful honey pot later in the sale (£60-80) are other pieces that catch the eye. Troika pottery has seen a major resurgence of late & twenty-three pieces are “in to go” with guide prices start from just £20-30! Jennie Hale studio pottery has developed a following in the saleroom & some bespoke pieces are expected to find new homes with prices starting from £30-40.
Among the collectables & objects see a pair of c.1900 French copper & oak coopered wine carafes ask £50-60 while a pair of signed Don Powell drumsticks of 70s glam rock band Slade, expect to make £30-50. A Lalique crystal scent bottle (£30-50), a mounted WW1 Sopwith Camel propellor blade (£200-250), a good Neapolitan mandolin by Raffaele Calace & Figlio (£100-150), a family medal set of George & Victor Allen (£200-400) & a Chinese silver & enamelled box (£200-400) some of the entries expected to attract bidder’s interest.
The sale though is noted for its good paintings, fine miniature portraits & some super jewellery. An oil painting titled “In the Bedford” by Walter Sickert (1860-1942), has a guide of £1000-2000. Sickert is considered by some to have been ‘Jack The Ripper’, the notorious murderer of late Victorian times. Irish artist John Luke is collected & a watercolour titled “Young Man” hopes for £2000-3000. A 17th/18thC. oil on panel of a clergyman asks £300-500 while an attractive oil on panel of a meadow of flowers by popular local artist Mary Martin asks £400-600. Other home furnishings include an oak, satanic style, horned hall stand (£200-300), a ten-drawer plan chest (£100-200) & pair of decorative garden urns (£100-200).
Richard Cosway, George Engleheart & John Smart to name but a few, are names to be reckoned with in the world of miniature portraits on offer. Dating from as early as the 16thC. the sitters are of equally high standing including Charles I, Mary Of Guise; mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, James II, William III & Cromwell’s henchman, General Monk. An exquisite Richard Cosway memorial set portrait of Elizabeth Pelham, first wife of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend, is adorned with diamonds & rubies within a two-colour gold & silver frame, a guide of £1000-2000 is attached. A George Engleheart portrait of equally stunning quality, depicts a lady of high society presented within a 12ct rose gold case, mounted with pearls & guilloche enamel to the back & carries a guide of £600-800. However, it is the historical portraits, particularly those from the 17thC. that are expected to get most interest from collectors. An 18ct gold mounted 16thC. miniature of Mary of Guise hopes for £1000-2000 while an 18ct gold mounted 17thC. portrait of Charles I by John Hoskins, is expected to find a new throne at £600-800.
Within the silver there is an impressive Burmese style casket which has a guide of £3500-4000 while a five-piece silver service hopes for £700-900. A Benjamin Smith III silver footed tray (£250-350) & a John Septimus Beresford silver ale goblet (£80-100), ought to attract interest. From the same residence as the miniatures, there are some impressive diamond jewellery. A stunning antique platinum set 4.2ct diamond solitaire really ought to find interest at £10000-15000. A cased 1920’s 18ct white gold bracelet set with approx. 12ct of diamond (£6000-8000) & a platinum set diamond ring with a centre stone of approx. 2.36ct, (£6000-8000) both have live chances while a 1920’s brooch of approx. 6ct (£4000-6000) hopes to sparkle. A 9ct gold cigarette case (£2500-3500), a pair of c.1820 George III garnet earrings (£600-800), a pair of two colour 18ct gold gent’s cufflinks (£500-700), a 1914 full gold sovereign with some lustre (£250-300) & a platinum art diamond & onyx brooch (£1500-2000) are other pieces that catch the eye.
Public viewing of the sale will be on Wednesday 29th March, 10am-4pm. Doors open 9am sale day & sale starts at 10.30am. Entries sought for future sales. Call 01579-349960 or visit 2a2b Heathlands Rd. Ind, Est. Heathlands Road, Liskeard PL144DH.
