Out of the Ordinary

Mark Wilkinson is a man who moves with the times. Having launched Christie’s Interiors sales and Bonhams’ Important Design series, he now joins us in Stansted Mountfitchet to launch a new sales format, where he will be specialist in charge of ‘Out of the Ordinary’, an eclectic mix of art, antiques, design and collectibles with a wow factor.

Mark’s business-getting experience and leading role in devising new sales strategies from thereon in has already stood him in good stead at both Christie’s and Bonhams, but now he is enjoying the taste of fresh Essex air as he builds his new vision at Sworders.

The first Out of the Ordinary sale took place in February 2018, showcasing 20th century decorative arts, bronzes, glass, ceramics, objects, posters, prints, drawings, modern design, motoring art, pop and film culture, photographs and sporting art - things outside the norm that make people stop and stare!

To find out more about our forthcoming sales or talk further about potential consignments, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Results & Highlights

POLAR BEAR
Sold for £20,000

'OZ'
Sold for £3,500

103 - 'WANTED! FOR MURDER - Her careless talk costs lives'

'WANTED! FOR MURDER - Her careless talk costs lives'
Sold for £260

*Christian Paix (French
Sold for £5,900

SORCIÈRES AU SABBAT c.1910
Sold for £2,100

250 - *JOHN SWANNELL (b.1946)
BLACK SATIN

*JOHN SWANNELL (b.1946) BLACK SATIN
Sold for £1,900

A 'Feejee' mermaid
Sold for £4,700

*Roger Birchall
Sold for £1,100

145 - *THOMAS DELLERT DELACROIX (Swedish

*THOMAS DELLERT DELACROIX (Swedish
Sold for £3,500

58 - *DAVID BAILEY (b.1938)
GEORGE MICHAEL

*DAVID BAILEY (b.1938) GEORGE MICHAEL
Sold for £4,100

69 - The first Marilyn Monroe magazine cover

The first Marilyn Monroe magazine cover
Sold for £880

250 - A French Art Deco 'Finale' table football game

A French Art Deco 'Finale' table football game
Sold for £2,500

215 - A David Linley for Dunhill architectural jewellery box

A David Linley for Dunhill architectural jewellery box
Sold for £6,000

Dodo femur bone
Sold for £3,800

225 - *Grayson Perry (b.1960)
RECIPE FOR HUMANITY 2005
Signed and numbered on the reverse

*Grayson Perry (b.1960) RECIPE FOR HUMANITY 2005 Signed and numbered on the reverse
Sold for £5,200

MICHAEL JACKSON
Sold for £16,000

AEROPLANE WING TIPS
Sold for £6,100

A LARGE CAVE BEAR SKELETON
Sold for £13,000

75 - 'RMS Titanic' bell from 'A Night to Remember'

'RMS Titanic' bell from 'A Night to Remember'
Sold for £4,800

Our specialists

Our specialists hold regular valuation days. Please contact us for more information, or complete the online form to enquire about the valuation of your items.

Mark Wilkinson
Out of the Ordinary Specialist

T: 01279 817778
E: markwilkinson@sworder.co.uk

Otto Billström
Valuer | 20th Century Art & Design

T: 01279 817778
E: ottobillstrom@sworder.co.uk

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News & Articles

The Original Super Model | Photographs Of Pre-Raphaelite Beauty To Be Sold

Original photographs of a well-known Pre-Raphaelite beauty - the muse of William Holman Hunt and the mother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell - come to auction at Sworders in the spring. The two albumen prints of Julia Prinsep Stephen are expected to achieve £500-800 as part of the two-day Out of The Ordinary sale on April 13 and 14.

The Smallest Show On Earth

The UK’s only surviving Victorian flea circus comes for sale in our April Out of the Ordinary Auction. The miniature attraction, known in its pomp as the Professor Len Tomlin Flea Circus, has been consigned by Ankie Wild, who ran the Ribchester Museum of Childhood until 1995.