Fine Wine and Exquisite Books

This week we are hosting two Specialist sales in addition to the General sale.
The Fine Wine & Spirits sale takes place on Tuesday 24th May and will be followed by the General sale.
The Printed Books and Manuscripts sale takes place on Wednesday 25th May. 

Fine Wine & Spirits will start at 11am on Tuesday 24th May. The sale is set to be the biggest of this kind for Chiswick Auctions with 1200 bottles of wine, nearly 100 bottles of Champagne, Cognac spanning 1858, 1914 and 1875, along side superb quality whisky lots.

If you can’t make it here in person, you can view the catalogue and bid online.

Viewing: 
The Fine Wine and Spirits sale will be available to view on Monday 23rd May 10am – 6pm and before the sale starts on Tuesday 24th May.
This is a chance to come and take a closer look at the collection in full.

For more information please contact our specialist stephen@chiswickauctions.co.uk 0208 992 4442

The Printed Books and Manuscripts sale will take place on Wednesday 25th May, starting at 1pm.

The auction features an eclectic selection of lots including the Surrealist collection of the late John Lyle (Lots 101 - 219).

John Lyle (1932-2002) began life in the book trade in the 1950’s in London. By the mid 1960’s he had set up a company in Exeter specialising in surrealist books.  Lyle’s collection encompasses many signed items from notable figures in the surrealist movement, including: Andre Breton, Marcel Duchamp, Jacques Brunius, Rene Crevel, Philippe Soupault and Jacques Prevert.

This will be the first of two parts of the collection. Notable highlights include: Lot 102 – 13 editions of the Minotaure with a letter from Marcel Duchamp to Jacques Brunius (Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000) and lot 201 a presentation copy of La Pluie et le Beau Temps to Jacques Brunius from Jacques Prevert (Estimate: £400 - £600).

Viewing: 
The Printed Books and Manuscripts sale will be available to view on Monday 23rd May 10am – 6pm, Tuesday 24th May and before the sale starts on Wednesday 25th May.
This is a chance to come and take a closer look at the collection in full.

For more information please contact our specialist Nicholas Worskett and Simon Nuckley 0208 992 4442

Last week, we played host to a very successful sale of Asian Art. It was the best sale the Auction House has ever seen in its 25 year history.

The sale achieved an 85% sold rate, with highlights of the sale including the John Marriott collection, 82 lots which together achieved over £84,000 including premium. Strong results were also achieved in the fields of blue and white porcelain from the Transitional Period blue and white porcelain, soapstone, and family photographic albums depicting images of China through the 1910s.

 

SOLD: £26,400 (16 May 2016)

We are now welcoming consignments for the September Asian Art sale, contact lazarus@chiswickauctions.co.uk

Dates for your diary

Tuesday 24^th May – Wine and Spirits followed by the General sale
Wednesday 25^th May – Printed Books and Manuscripts
Tuesday 31^st May – Designer Fashion and Handbags followed by the General sale
Tuesday 7^th June – Fine Art followed by Stamps, Coins and Banknotes followed by the General sale
Tuesday 14th June - Silver and Objects of Vertu followed by the General sale