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Under the Hammer
Time to spark a windfall? Hansons’ experts are heading back to Cheshire in September in search of auction treasures
It’s time to look through those attics, cupboards and drawers because Hansons experts are coming back to Cheshire in September and we can’t wait.
Lockdowns put our free pop-up valuation events on hold but life has gradually returned to normal and we’re delighted to be returning to The Coach & Four, 69/71 Alderley Road, Wilmslow, SK9 1PA. Free valuations will be available there on September 16, October 21 and November 18, 11am-2pm. So, what should you bring along for assessment? Well, it could be anything from a Chinese treasure, painting, designer watch, jewellery, coin, toy or medal to a match-worn football shirt or Pokémon game. Gaming consoles and vintage video games have been in hot demand at auction throughout lockdown but auction sales are buoyant generally. People with money and time to spare from all over the world love to bid online. Antiques, collectables and jewellery fire the imagination and are desired for all manner of reasons by all kinds of people. For example, interior designers love to scour our home décor and furniture items in search of something special for clients, and our summer Clock Auction was a good hunting ground for them. The star lot, a French travelling alarm clock by famous French maker Antide Javier, made £6,200 - three times its top estimate - in a battle between American and French bidders. Javier worked from 1751 to 1835 and was known for his fine, astronomical and planetary clocks. Clockmaker to King Louis XVIII of France, he trained many French clockmakers. Other continental clocks did well, in particular an Austrian Meyer of Wien timepiece which made £3,000. Novelty clocks proved particularly
popular, too. They’re sought after by interior designers and people with an eye for the unusual. For example, lot 81 a novelty clock featuring a lady holding a globe with a clock inside made £3,600. Lot 83, a French novelty clock of a bronze angel holding a globe in one hand and a flower in the other, reached £1,500 and lot 89, a large French ormolu clock on onyx plinth featuring a Grecian Lady holding a swinging globe and urn, made £2,100. But let’s not forget our British clocks. A Byson of Edinburgh wall regulator made a very promising £1,200, and a ship clock by Benson of London reached £850. Clock to sell? Email our clock specialist Mike Wetton for a free valuation: mwetton@ hansonsauctioneers.co.uk. Alternatively, drop into our free valuation events in Wilmslow. Entries are invited for all future general, Fine Art and specialist sales. Hansons also offers free home visits. To find out 23a French more, email travelling alarm service@hansonsauctioneers. clock by Antide Janvier SOLD £6,200 co.uk or call 01283 733988. . Twitter: HansonsUK Facebook: HansonsAuctioneersUK Instagram: hansons_auctioneers
