Antique and Chinese ceramics excelled in Bishton Hall’s April Fine Art Auction, much to the delight of Bishton’s Saleroom Manager Mark Holder.
He said: “The Chinese market is surging and demand is high. Our Asian lots sold well internationally. We regularly source Chinese objects which are sought after by regular buyers keen to add to their collections.
“Items of nostalgia also did well. A 1970s Rayleigh Chopper in good order made a hammer price of £750. People like to remember their childhood days in a sector fuelled by nostalgia.
“Fine Art antiques play a major role in our Bishton Hall monthly auctions, enhanced by the grand setting of the Staffordshire Georgian mansion. It’s the perfect period backdrop for fine antiques, such as an 18th Century cased miniature portrait of James Edward Stuart (1701-1766) which made £4,000.”
Top Lots | April 27-28 Bishton Fine Art Auction
Lot 516: Cased 18th Century Portrait Miniature of James Edward Stuart (1701-1766) – £4000 Hammer
Lot 234: Doulton Lambeth Hannah Barlow Baluster Jug with Incised Band of Foxes – £1500 Hammer
Lot 107: Chinese Nonya Straits Saucer, Qing Dynasty, Guangxu (1875-1908) with a further 11x examples. – £850 Hammer
Lot 92: 19th Century Chinese Rouleau Vase Painted in Famille Rose Enamels – £850 Hammer
Lot 434: 1970’s Rayleigh Chopper Bicycle – Hologram Black Paint with Red Line Tyres – £750 Hammer
Entries are invited for Bishton’s monthly auctions. Click here to find out about free valuation event at Bishton Hall, Wolseley Bridge, Staffs.
