Sworders Annual Review 2019
Welcome to Sworders’ 2019 newsletter, where we review another eventful year and
look forward to what we hope will be an equally eventful 2020.
The year began with the first of two house contents sales, the Collection of
Barbara Holliday, removed from ‘The Gales’ in the far, far north west of Cumbria.
Mrs Holliday’s particular passion was for the work of late 20th century Royal
Academicians. The auction met with an enthusiastic response, a 95% sold rate
and was led by works by Mary Fedden and Cumbrian artist Sheila Fell.
The summer brought the contents of Alderley House from Gloucestershire,
a quintessentially Cotswold manor house, recently furnished in the English
country house style. On offer were the extensive contents, ranging from
a grand piano to a clay pigeon launcher.
