A SUCCESSFUL sale of furniture and works of art rounded off a busy week of auctions at Lawrences in July. The firm offered almost 3,000 lots across four days of sales and the wide variety on offer met with keen bids.
The sale began well with a Jaeger Le Coultre Atmos clock exceeding hopes to make £2,800. A Venetian papier mache Blackamoor stand stood 48 inches (122cm) high and was bid to £2,560, and a massive pair of stoneware sphinxes by Emile Muller retained their serene expressions as bidding topped £1,090. A William and Mary walnut oyster-veneered chest on stand made just over £2,500. An elegant Sheraton-style painted satinwood Carlton House desk was contested beyond its estimate to £3,290, and a set of five tapestry curtains with a William Morris design yielded £3,530. The day’s top price was paid for a George III mahogany and walnut demi-lune commode that exceeded expectations to take £9,500.
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