Rippon auction house Elstob & Elstob is hosting a three-day sale of fine art and antiques from 29 October. Though the catalogue offers much in the way of antique decoration and design pieces, we’ve narrowed down our top six picks.
6. Victorian folio
Write to your heart’s content and store all of your assorted stationery with this charming Victorian burr walnut folio, labelled ‘Burton’s Portfolio Devenport London’.
5. Pair of Japanese bronze koro, Meiji period
Decorate your mantelpiece, coffee table or credenza with this large pair of bronze Japanese koro (incense burners), which date to the Meiji period. The ovoid two-handled vases are cast with lappets and a brand of creatures, which sit on tripod stands, raised on a circular base. The koro measure 59.5 cm high.
4. Boulle centre table
Make an impressive statement with this ormolu-mounted cut-brass inlaid boulle centre table, in Louis XVI style and which dates to the last quarter of the 19th century. Its rectangular top is inlaid with scrolling arabesque decoration over a frieze set to one side with two drawers on tapering square legs. It measures 76 cm high, 138 cm long and 98 cm deep.
3. Victorian basting spoon
Impress your dinner guests with this Victorian silver basting spoon with York Town mark, by James Barber and William North, York, 1845. The spoon has a fiddle pattern and is engraved with the letter W. It measures 30.5 cm in width.
2. Preserve pot in the form of a bee
Here we find an inventive and adorable preserve pot in the form of a bee, the bowl hinged with covering ‘wings’. Dating from the early 20th century, the preserve pot is silver-plated and incorporates cranberry glass. It comes with a spoon and measures 17.7cm long.
1. John G. Boyd, Breakfast Time
Known for his muted palette, flat colours and thick brushstrokes, John G. Boyd (1940-2001) was a Scottish post-war and contemporary artist. The celebrated facets of his style are evident here in Breakfast Time, an oil on canvas which is signed lower right. ‘The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery’ label is affixed verso; overall, the work measures 49 x 59 cm.
