Antiques features

This George I (Reign 1714-1727) oak and ash side table, c.1720, measuring 74cm wide, made £850 in a recent traditional antique auction. Consigned from a deceased estate near Bakewell, the result is considered to be a good price in the current market, showing the continued demand for authentic antique pieces in original condition.

Highlights from a traditional antiques auction … and the environmental benefits of traditional furniture.

In a recent auction, this John Weiss & Son amputation set dating from the 1830s…

Two from a set of four Prince of Wales Investiture armchairs. The red plywood has upholstered seats and the Prince of Wales feathers embossed in gold to the backs. Designed by Lord Snowdon for the ceremony at Caernarvon Castle in 1969 and made by disabled workers at the Remploy factory in Bridgend, they made £2,860 in a recent specialist auction.

Remploy furniture now has real value at auction

By Vivienne Milburn FRICS Independent Antiques Auctioneer & Valuer REMPLOY furniture was made by disabled…