20th Century Decorative Art & Design

Sworders conduct three specialist auctions a year which have quickly become an established part of the UK auction calendar. The Decorative Art and Design sale caters for all budgets with estimates ranging from £100 to £100,000. 

There are three distinct sections within the sale covering Arts and Crafts, Art Deco and Modern Design and Furniture.

Over the last few sales we have concentrated on growing the Scandinavian Furniture and Design element and now have a section solely dedicated to contemporary lighting, objects and design.

Past sale highlights include a piano designed by Charles Robert Ashbee for the Guild of Handicrafts sold for £10,400; a collection of Clarice Cliff totalling over £30,000; Finn Juhl's ‘Bwana’ chair selling for £2,200 and Barbara Hepworth's 'Two Rotating Forms II', selling for £250,000.

Read our Arts & Crafts guide: 

Antique Collecting Guide on Arts & Crafts Furniture co-written by John Black and Ivan Macquisten

Recent lots in the sale can be found in our archived sales on our Pinterest page.

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For further information on specific collecting areas, please visit the pages below (hover over the images for more information):

Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940), Throne Chair c.1900

In our 2018 October auction of Art Deco and Modern Design - a Throne Chair, designed by Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940) was sold for £6,027 including premium. Stained wood, copper, bone and inlaid metal, with a vellum circular back and seat. Exceptional craftmanship and a truly iconic design inspired by Moorish, Japanese and Islamic cultures of the late 19th century. 

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