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Eclectica I Auction Delights Bidders with Exceptional Art, Antiques & Collectables

Posted On: 25 Feb 2025 by Mark Hill

Our first general auction Eclectica I saw the sale of antique and desirable fine art, objects, ceramics, glass, silver, sculpture, jewellery and collectables. Our excitement at the auction results has been only outmatched by the pleasure we have received from the huge number of successful bidders and as well as the numerous delighted vendors. 

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Eclectica I Auction Delights Bidders with Exceptional Art, Antiques & Collectables

Our expert packing team worked meticulously to ensure that each item, from glass to delicate porcelain, paintings and sculptures, has been packaged safely and securely to the highest standard.

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Some of the top lots from our sale:

    • Lot 173, Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875), ‘Cheval Turc No.2’, patinated animalier bronze sculpture, sold for £14,700.
    • Lot 244, Two WWI J.K. Farnell ‘Solder Bears’, sold for £650.
    • Lot 175, A French Art Deco sculpture of a mask dancer, patinated bronze, sold for £1,000.
    • Lot 194, Colin Davies (b. 1934), ‘Kent - Foreshore’), mixed media on board, sold for £472, a record price for the artist at an auction.
    • Lot 187, Attributed to Arthur Rankley (1819-72), A portrait of a young lady, oil on canvas sold for £885.
    • Lot 150, A George Pragnell Ltd platinum and diamond ring sold for £2,832.
    • Lot 102, A set of late 19th century James Powell & Sons Whitefriars Glass ‘Straw Opal’ dessert bowls and dishes, sold for £1,062.
    • Lot 114, Five late 18th to 19th century Classical ‘Grand Tour’ type intaglios, sold for £260.

Eclectica I was held live online and in person from our premises at The Pantiles Arcade in the historic Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells on 30th January 2025.

 

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Lot 175, A French Art Deco sculpture of a mask dancer, patinated bronze

Lot 194, Colin Davies (b. 1934), ‘Kent - Foreshore’), mixed media on board

Lot 114, Five late 18th to 19th century Classical ‘Grand Tour’ type intaglios

Lot 150, A George Pragnell Ltd platinum and diamond ring