Zulu wars medal makes thousands T Antiques
he power of the internet and strong International contacts brought some
extremely good results at JS Auctions latest auction of ‘Fine Art and Antiques’ and ‘Arms, Armour and Medals’. With buyers from abroad able to
search and browse the fully
illustrated internet catalogue on the home website and international Auction site
The-Saleroom.com. Among the good selection of jewellery, the best was a fine gold diamond ring with three diamonds of superb clarity which made £5,800. Some of the more unusual lots included a Japanese Meiji period small ivory vase, carved with an eagle, monkeys and sparrows and signed Gyokko by the artist. The successful London buyer fought off stiff competition from collectors in China and Japan who were bidding live on the telephone or via email, and despite some damage and losses to the carving the hammer finally went down at £3,400. The ceramics were well contested. A Royal Worcester small
pot pourri and cover from 1901 and painted with sheep in a landscape by renowned decorator Harry Davis made £1,400 but the top price in this section was reserved for the Wedgwood Fairyland lustre vase and cover, decorated in a version of the ‘Ghostly Wood’ pattern designed by Daisy Makeig Jones (1881-1945). Despite the fact that the vase had
a small chip to the rim, the rarity and desirability of this design brought interest from collectors and dealers from around the world. The winning telephone bidder from New York finally secured the piece at £6,300. The taxidermy section was very popular, with top price going to a Victorian arrangement of 25 birds around a branch. Despite the fact that the glass dome was missing, the bidding rose to five times the top estimate at £1,000. A 15cm high Bergman foundry cold painted bronze cobra which had been bought by the vendor for £5 at a car boot sale made £2,000.
• A Wedgwood Fairyland lustre baluster vase and cover, decorated in a version of The Ghostly Wood pattern. Estimate £2,000-3,000
Building on the success of the previous ‘Arms and Armour’ section in the last ‘Fine Art Sale’ this month’s offering included some particularly fine and rare pieces that drew keen international bidding. Second World War German daggers, a popular souvenir of British troops, have always sold well for ex-servicemen and women who, 65 years later, have found that their trophies can now fund holidays! A German Army Officer’s dagger, realised £440, a Naval Officer’s, realised £320 and an Airforce Officer’s realised £350. The medal section also saw fierce bidding for a Isandhlwana Casualty South Africa Medal which surged to £5,000 against a £3,000 estimate. A fine 19th Century miniature armour also performed well, the hammer falling at £2,100. Swords, long guns and pistols, traditionally the mainstay of the section also saw interest from America, Japan, China and Australia, proving that this market continues to go grow. Months of hard work and preparation go into sourcing and researching items included in the ‘Fine Art Auction’ catalogues, only to see it all sold in a matter of hours amidst a flourish of frantic International, London and Local bidding. All that now remains is for the specialists at J. S. Auctions to source and research the thousands of lots destined for our Autumn programme of ‘Collectors’, ‘Fine Art and Specialist’ auctions.
n 18 August 2011
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