An impressive selection of paintings will be up for sale in our forthcoming Fine Art auction on Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th February 2023.
31/01/2023
Lot 1060 - Attributed to Robert Walker (1607-1658) oil on canvas - portrait of a gentleman named as William Alexander of Needham Market, indistinctly inscribed, 74cm x 62cm, in fine period carved gilt frame with carved orange blossom.
N.B. William Alexander was the son of Rev. John Alexander of Otley, he was an iron monger and was the first member of his family to become a Quaker, in 1657 he was committed to the County Gaol for promulgating the tenets of Quakers, and at the Quarter Sessions fined £5, and re-committed for refusing to pay it, He died in 1681, William's grandson founded the Alexander's Bank in Needham Market, one of the earliest private banks. Although the bank wasn't formally trading until 1744, it is known that the Alexanders were transacting banking business at an earlier period. Estimate: £6000-8000.
A fine collection of antique Tiger and leopard skins feature in our August Fine Art sale, by direct family descent from the legendary huntsman Sir Archie William (Ibby) Ibbotson.
25/07/2024
Starring in our forthcoming Fine Art sale on the 6th and 7th of August is this evocative print by renown artist and printmaker Charles William Bartlett (1860-1940).
11/07/2024
A rare first edition, second impression copy of J.R.R Tolkien’s classic book ‘The Hobbit’ will feature in our August Collectors' sale.
12/07/2024