LONDON.- A fine Regency rosewood library table, which was acquired for Tyrone House, an important Irish estate in County Galway, sold for a remarkable £264,000 at Bonhams on 15 June 2011, as part of its Fine English Furniture and Works of Art Sale. Th…
Table from Historic Irish Estate, Tyrone House, Makes £264,000 at Bonhams Sale
LONDON.- A fine Regency rosewood library table, which was acquired for Tyrone House, an important Irish estate in County Galway, sold for a remarkable £264,000 at Bonhams on 15 June 2011, as part of its Fine English Furniture and Works of Art Sale. Th…
Historic Table from Brightling Park, Sussex, Makes £216,000 at Bonhams
LONDON.- An important carved and painted, marble-topped George II side table, which has been at Brightling Park in East Sussex for over 250 years, fetched an astonishing £216,000 today (2 March 2011) at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of the Fine En…
Pair of 18th Century Lady’s Shoes, Owned by Department Store Mogul, to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A pair of embroidered lady’s shoes, dating back to 1740, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Fine English Furniture Sale on 2 March 2011. The shoes are part of a remarkable collection of early English needlework comp…
Historic Table, Which has Been at Brightling Park, Sussex, for Over 250 Years, to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- An important carved and painted, marble-topped George II side table, which has been at Brightling Park in East Sussex for over 250 years, is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of the Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale on…
Bonhams to Sell Ex-Debenhams Chairman Sir Frederick Richmond’s Extensive Needlework Collection
LONDON.- A remarkable collection of early English needlework, which was owned by the former Chairman of Debenhams and Harvey Nichols, Sir Frederick Richmond (1873-1953), is to be sold at Bonhams, New Bond Street, as part of its Fine English Furniture S…
Historic Mirrors from Setting of Brideshead Revisited, Castle Howard, Make £120,000 at Bonhams
LONDON.- Two George II carved giltwood mirrors, which were commissioned for Castle Howard in Yorkshire, the stately home featured in the 1981 TV series and the 2008 film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s novel Brideshead Revisited, sold for an impress…
Chairs from Taunton Castle, Somerset, Used During the Bloody Assizes to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A set of six Charles II chairs believed to have been used in the court room of Judge Jeffreys during the Bloody Assize at Taunton Castle, Somerset, in 1685, is to be sold at Bonhams’ Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale on 3 Novem…
Chairs from Taunton Castle, Somerset, Used During the Bloody Assizes to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A set of six Charles II chairs believed to have been used in the court room of Judge Jeffreys during the Bloody Assize at Taunton Castle, Somerset, in 1685, is to be sold at Bonhams’ Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale on 3 Novem…
Chairs from Taunton Castle, Somerset, Used During the Bloody Assizes to Sell at Bonhams
LONDON.- A set of six Charles II chairs believed to have been used in the court room of Judge Jeffreys during the Bloody Assize at Taunton Castle, Somerset, in 1685, is to be sold at Bonhams’ Fine English Furniture and Works of Art sale on 3 Novem…