Halls Fine Art | End of Year Review 2021

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2021 End of year review

The year everything started returning to ‘normal’ has come to an end and we wanted to take a look back at what we’ve achieved. We’ve had a hectic year, from taking part in crazy charity events to putting the hammer down on some of our best lots, we’d love to share our highlights with you...

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A Massive Thank You Charity Mud Run The David Bowie Collection of Artist Edward Bell A Beautiful Collection of Boucheron 2021 Highlights The Year Ahead 2022 Auction Calender Why Sell With Us? Contact Us

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A Massive Thank You

We would like to say a massive thank you to all of our clients, old and new

“On behalf of the entire Halls Fine Art department I would like to thank all our clients, both vendors and buyers, for their continued support and loyalty during yet another difficult year.

We would like to welcome all the new clients to Halls Fine Art and the return of many longstanding ones. 2021 has heralded some eye-catching results and yielded collections from scratch-built trains, Charles Tunnicliffe artwork, Oriental, children’s antique ceramic teawares, The David Bowie collection of artist Edward Bell, Lorenzl bronzes, Caughley porcelain, Boucheron jewellery to books and coins to name but a few. Country house dispersals from Herefordshire to North Wales provided further magnets for buyers and collectors alike.”

- Gerry Berwyn-Jones Head of Fine Art

Charity Mud Run

Gemma, Chloe, Abigail & Alexander took part in the Shropshire Mud Run to raise money for a great cause

We did it! We navigated muddy puddles, logs, bogs, rivers & streams. We had mud fights, wrestled and feel closer than ever!

We raised money for the wonderful charity Severn Hospice that brings specialist care & support to families across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin & Mid-Wales who are living with an incurable illness.

We’d like to say a massive thank you to our families, friends, colleagues and clients that contributed towards this amazing cause. Every donation was really appreciated.

TOTAL RAISED: £2,418

The David Bowie Collection of Artist Edward Bell We collaborated directly with Edward Bell, a contemporary artist who achieved great success in the 1980s and 1990s as a photographer and mixed media artist and who was commissioned by British pop icon David Bowie to design the artworks for his albums Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) and Tin Machine II.

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We were delighted to bring to auction Edward’s entire collection of original sketches and concepts for the albums as well as sculptures, portraits and original polaroid photographs taken during their photoshoots together. It was very exciting to work directly with the artist and combine auction with exhibition to bring together this unique collection of art and pop memorabilia relating to one of the most recognised bigail Molenaar wi A t s and celebrated Pop Stars in the i l th A cia rtis world. The provenance was Spe tE outstanding, having been dw ar consigned directly from d the artist and so was the condition, having been in storage since the 1980s, there were even vinyl records that had never been played and a packet of Scary Monsters bubble gum that was still in the wrapper!

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In July and August 2021 we held a very exciting and unique auction. The David Bowie Collection of Artist Edward Bell was experimental, combining an online auction with a fully curated exhibition of the artwork at The Dory Gallery in Llangollen

News of the auction soon spread and there was worldwide press coverage of the sale with articles published throughout Europe, America, India, Japan and calls coming in from fan clubs and Bowie collector networks from all over the globe. The printed catalogue sold out within weeks and we had news crews filming interviews at the gallery with our specialist Abigail Molenaar and Edward Bell. At the exhibition opening event there were Bowie fans queuing up outside the doors, wearing their tour t-shirts, having travelled for miles around to be part of the experience.

- Abigail Molenaar

In-house

The David Bowie auction made a total £94,000 (including fees) and was a successful experiment with new ways of auctioneering and navigating the art market in the modern world.

Halls will certainly be exploring more such sales in the future watch this space!

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“It was so exciting to have been able to bring this auction together and offer this amazing single-owner collection on the art market. It was a complete roller coaster, the sheer amount of interest and excitement surrounding the sale was staggering and we found ourselves talking to Bowie fans from across the world as well as musicians and people in the music business who knew Bowie back in the day. It was wonderful to also be able to combine the auction with a beautifully curated exhibition at a contemporary art gallery to really tion catalog showcase the collection at its best.” the auc u

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A Beautiful Collection of Boucheron Founded in Paris in 1858 by Frederick Boucheron, this luxury brand, known for their bold and innovative designs, has constantly evolved throughout the years to stay at the forefront of this high-end market. All of the pieces offered dated from the 1950’s through to the 1970’s and each exhibited, in their own unique way, Boucherons characteristic styles and forms.

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A real highlight and privilege for the jewellery department in 2021 was offering for auction an exquisite private collection of Boucheron jewellery. Consigned by a local vendor into our hugely successful Summer auction, this stunning collection achieved over £50,000 (inclusive of premium) It was not just jewellery that we were delighted to offer in this collection but also two silver and gilt stone set compacts. Boucheron are just as famed for their stunning Objet d’art as their jewellery creations and these two examples did not disappoint. The finer of the two was decorated with an intricate basket of flowers set with cabochon rubies and mirror back, opening to reveal two hinged compartments.

The collection was purchased by a handful of buyers and evidently appealed to the international market with two of the successful purchasers residing in China.

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Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe OBE RA (1901-1979) Lochinver Gulls

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SOLD £1,850

An Oliver Cromwell half-crown

SOLD £7,500

A Gentleman’s stainless steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT Master ‘Pepsi’ bracelet watch

SOLD £8,000

A large Chinese blue and white figure of Guanyin

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SOLD £11,000

Signal Book for the Ships of War

SOLD £1,150

A miniature English delft apothecary vase

SOLD £2,600

A late 18th century fruitwood or yew wood breakfront dresser

SOLD £6,600

An Art Deco sapphire and diamond ring

SOLD £12,000

Charles Edward Dixon (British, 1872-1934), A busy Thames shipping scene

SOLD £2,600

An 18th century oak longcase clock, Samuel Roberts of Llanfair Caereinion

SOLD £16,000

A platinum single stone diamond ring

SOLD £1,800

A good 18th century French harp by Walster, Paris

SOLD £2,300

A Caughley monteith or verrière

SOLD £6,000

Edward Bell (British Contemporary) David Bowie Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album cover design proof

SOLD £5,000

A 19th century diamond fringe necklace

SOLD £6,000

Set of Beatles signatures on the back of a Parlophone Records postcard of the group

SOLD £7,000

A Chinese underglaze-blue and copper red bottle vase

SOLD £3,200

A large Meissen porcelain nodding pagoda figure

SOLD £3,200

A lady’s 18ct white gold and diamond set bracelet watch, signed Ebel

SOLD £3,200

A Gentleman’s 14ct gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust wristwatch

SOLD £2,700

A good, late 18th century oak trestle/ refectory table

SOLD £2,000

Follower of Lam Qua, a pair of Chinese School portraits of a woman

SOLD £9,800

A three stone emerald and diamond ring

SOLD £2,700

A large galvanised steel garden statue of an osprey, contemporary

SOLD £8,000

A graduated diamond line bracelet

SOLD £3,800

Geoffrey Key (British b.1941) Jazz, oil on canvas

SOLD £2,400

A pair of Meissen models of a lion and a lioness

SOLD £1,500

A large silver model of Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose

SOLD £1,700

A Gentleman’s 18ct gold late 19th century half hunter chronograph pocket watch

SOLD £6,000

A pair of jade and diamond ear pendants

SOLD £2,800

A late 19th century three stone diamond and sapphire ring

SOLD £8,000

Francis Towne (British, 1739/401816), A Mountain Stream

SOLD £4,000

An 18ct gold mid-size Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust Superlative Chronometer wristwatch

SOLD £6,500

A collection of brass and white metal colliery and associated tokens and checks

SOLD £1,800

Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) ‘Plongeurs’

SOLD £2,800

SOLD £6,000

An 18th century Irish fruitwood ‘penal cross’, dated 1749

A fine Chinese carved hongmu rosewood cabinet

SOLD £3,400

Follower of English School (17th century) Portrait of Vincent Corbet

The year ahead

Our Specialists give an exciting insight into what we have planned for the year ahead, here’s to 2022!

“The focus for 2022 is the specialist timed auctions and the series of quarterly seasonal auctions, all of which have been very well received in 2021. Consequently, the former will cover militaria, Asian art and modern & contemporary art and have been expanded since last year. The latter already has a good array of works consigned for sale, with a collection of lithographs by William Henry Scott, but first out of the blocks is the militaria sale, opening for bidding on the 14th of January. One highlight in this sale is a Waterloo medal awarded to a ‘foot’ gunner, with an estimate of £1,000 - £1,500.

The Spring Auction in March fields an impressive cross-section of good quality works.

Fine jewellery, silver, watches and porcelain are well represented and include a Rolex chronometer wristwatch, an Art deco diamond and sapphire bracelet and a novelty Edwardian silver sugar caster in the form of an owl. All commercial objects they also share an estimate of £4,000 - £6,000. Equally popular, but encountered little at auction, is the work by Thomas Henry Kendall. A collection of his lime wood carvings will be in the same auction and are sure to generate a lot of interest, as they form part of the renowned Warwick School oeuvre. In the furniture section is a William IV specimen marble, or pietre dura, centre table. Far from being pigeon-holed as dull in colour, this is anything but, with a radiating display of multi-coloured marbles. This is estimated at £2,000 - £3,000, but given its originality, despite the damage, it might surprise onlookers on the day. In the picture section, a very large example (61cm x 92cm) by the technically proficient 19th/20th century Midlands artist, Edgar Hunt, will be offered with a guide of £7,000 £10,000. Will this local lot remain in the region?

This is a taste of things to come, as there are numerous collections in the process of being appraised. Regarding COVID restrictions, Halls will maintain our clients safety at all times and keep everyone informed via our website and social media. But one thing is certain and that is we will continue to operate one way or another, as we have for the last 18 months and bring to the public a stream of interesting, varied and collectable works of art.”

- Gerry Berwyn-Jones

Silver & Jewellery

“Following a hugely successful year for the Silver & Jewellery department, we’re already excited about what’s to come in 2022. Our first fine sale of the year includes some stunning pieces of jewellery, including an Art Deco diamond and sapphire bracelet estimated at £4,000 £6,000 and a pair of diamond stud earrings at £1,500 - £2,000. Silver is also set to shine, with a charming owl sugar caster by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths hoping to fly away at £4,000 - £6,000” - Maryanne Lineker-Mobberley

Ceramics, Glass & Militaria

“I am excited to be adding two specialist Timed Militaria auctions into our 2022 calendar. As somebody who studied Military History at university and has always been a bit of a self-professed ‘nerd’ in this area, I’m extremely excited to expand on our previous successes in this department whilst expanding on my knowledge and handling items of historical importance, as well as continuing to thrive with our Ceramics & Glass department” - Caroline Dennard

Paintings & Prints “2021 has been a fantastic year for the Paintings & Prints department with stellar results throughout as well as having held our first auction/exhibition of a single-owner David Bowie art collection which attracted worldwide attention. In 2022 I am looking forward to offering several exciting collections of wildlife art as well as a diverse Modern Art auction this spring representing some of the biggest names in British 20th Century art as well as new cutting-edge contemporary artists.” - Abigail Molenaar

Asian Art, Furniture & Works of Art

“It’s been a great year for Asian Art with strong prices throughout. Our timed auction in November was a welcome return to stand-alone Asian auctions; next year we have two further Asian auctions planned along with our seasonal Fine Art sales. The 2022 season gets off to a great start with an important collection of Warwick School wood carvings from the studio of Thomas Henry Kendall among many other exciting lots.” - Alexander Clement

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An Art Deco sapphire and diamond bracelet Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000 (+bp) To be entered into: The Spring Auction 23rd March 2022

2022

Auction Calendar JAN

12th - Antiques, Interiors & Books 14th - 1st Feb - Timed Auction - Militaria

MAR

9th - Antiques & Interiors 23rd - The Spring Auction

APR

14th-2nd May - Timed Auction Modern & Contemporary Art

MAY

4th - Antiques & Interiors 13th-29th - Timed Auction - Asian Art

JUNE 15th - The Summer Auction JULY

6th - Antiques, Interiors & Books 14th-2nd Aug - Timed Auction - Militaria

SEPT

7th - Antiques & Interiors 21st - The Autumn Auction

OCT

20th-6th Nov - Timed Auction Modern & Contemporary Art 28th-20th Nov - Timed Auction Asian Art

NOV

9th - Antiques, Interiors & Books

DEC

7th - The Christmas Auction

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“I have always found the service from Halls excellent, as a buyer and seller.

Staff are very helpful and friendly, which always makes a trip worthwhile and there’s always something for sale to delight the collector" - Mr. Cartwright, Shropshire

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