MODERN & CONTEMPORARY PRINTS, LATEST NEWS, PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE, MODERN BRITISH ART
Dining With An Artist | Pt. 2
Jane Oakley | Head of Paintings & Sculpture
We challenged our Picture Department to imagine what it would be like to spend an evening over dinner in the company of an artist of their choice. Next up, Head of Department - Jane Oakley
LATEST NEWS, FINE INTERIORS
Charity Shop Find is Rare Theatre Souvenir of Artic Explorers
A fairly unassuming playbill bought in an Epping charity shop for £5 sold for £4,750 in our auction of Fine Interiors on Wednesday 30 June after it was discovered to be a rare theatrical advertisement printed on the H.M.S Resolute during its Arctic expedition in the 1850s.
HOMES & INTERIORS
A Magic Surprise at Sworders
A collapsible silk top hat - perfect for a Victorian night at the opera, or a 20th century magic trick - comes for sale on July 20.
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY PRINTS, LATEST NEWS, PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE, MODERN BRITISH ART
Dining With An Artist
Amy Scanlon | Head of Modern & Contemporary Art
We challenged our Picture Department to imagine what it would be like to spend an evening over dinner in the company of an artist of their choice. First up, Head of Modern and Contemporary Art - Amy Scanlon
MODERN BRITISH ART
Artworks from The Estate of Douglas 'Dougie' Gray
In our timed sale of Modern and Contemporary Art (Friday 16 July – Sunday 1 August) we offer a collection of artworks from the estate of the late Douglas ‘Dougie’ Gray (1929 - 2020)
JEWELLERY & WATCHES, LATEST NEWS
A Private Jewellery Collection with a Royal Seal of Approval
In our auction of Fine Jewellery and Watches on Tuesday 27 July, we offer an impressive single owner private collection of high-end jewellery by Royal Warrant holders, Hamilton & Inches, 87 George Street, Edinburgh.
FINE WINE & PORT, LATEST NEWS
Another Corker!
Fine Wine & Spirits Post Sale Review
Yet again, very little escaped the attention of discerning Fine Wine & Spirits buyers with our June sale boasting a 97% sold rate. Great prices were achieved across all sections of the sale and topped with a single owner collection of Chateau Latour selling for a combined total of £14,915.
JEWELLERY & WATCHES, LATEST NEWS
The Unknown Jewellery Designer That Should Have Been Known
Jewellery buyers are offered the opportunity to purchase previously unseen unique pieces designed and made by Iris Oakes c.1970, in our auction of Fine Jewellery and Watches on Tuesday 27 July. Though undiscovered in the Jewellery world, Iris was a multi-talented craftswoman, with a wealth of accomplishments under her belt.
20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY PRINTS, LATEST NEWS
Lill Tschudi’s Rhythms of Modern Life
Coming up in our auction of Design on the 13 & 14 July, we offer an energetic linocut from an exceptional Swiss artist associated with The Grosvenor School of Modern Art
JEWELLERY & WATCHES, LATEST NEWS, SILVER
Navajo Jewellery | A Legacy of Silver and Stone
When a local private vendor approached us with a collection of Navajo Jewellery for inclusion in our forthcoming auction of Fine Jewellery and Watches, we felt compelled to delve deeper into the history of the craft…
LATEST NEWS
Sworders Delivery Update
When Sworders Delivery Service launched in February of this year, we were blown away with the uptake, but as with most service launches, it did not come without its challenges.
20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN, LATEST NEWS
Ed Finnell's Music Legends
Our Design sale on 13 &14 July includes a cache of prints taken by music photographer Ed Finnell at legendary gigs held in Los Angeles in the 1970s - the very first time his work is available to buy at auction in the UK - including original photographs of Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Robert Plant and Elton John all performing in their pomp.
LATEST NEWS, PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE, FINE INTERIORS
Elizabeth Fitzsimmons Selects
As we prepare for our next Fine Interiors sale, to be held 29 & 30 June, we invited Elizabeth Fitzsimmons, a third-generation art dealer specialising in portraiture from the 16th to 20th centuries, to share her personal favourites from the auction. Here, she introduces her highlights within the diverse range of pieces in the upcoming sale.
LATEST NEWS, PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE, FINE INTERIORS
Ambrice Miller Selects
We were lucky to sit down with Suffolk based Interior Designer and Art & Antiques Dealer - Ambrice Miller - to discuss her five favourite lots in our upcoming Fine Interiors sale which, as expected, expertly demonstrate her eclectic and wide-ranging tastes.
LATEST NEWS
Stansted in Bloom 2021
Sworders is delighted to be sponsoring this year's Stansted in Bloom garden competition. If you're a resident of Stansted and are proud of your garden, now is the perfect time to show it off!
20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN
The Natural World of Émile Gallé
Born 1846 in Nancy, a hive of activity for French art, Émile Gallé became one of the most renowned figures allied with this area. Raised into the beginnings of a glass business started by father Charles Gallé, the material was never a mystery to him.
LATEST NEWS
Picnic at the Petite Prom 2021
Sworders is once again proud to be sponsoring an evening of musical entertainment in a beautiful garden setting in Much Hadham.
20TH CENTURY ART & DESIGN
The George Daniels Collection
Highlighted amongst the lots in our July Design sale are drawings by George Daniels (1854-1940) - perhaps the most accomplished British stained glass designer working in the late Gothic and early Renaissance idiom from the 1890s until the Second World War - including designs for an impressive five-light window in the north aisle of Manchester Cathedral and extant stained glass windows in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk churches.
HOMES & INTERIORS
Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust | Sworders Hosts Charity Auction
Sworders are delighted to be hosting a timed auction of objects, events, and experiences on behalf of Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust to aid the charity's fundraising for the restoration and repair of churches and chapels in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and parts of Barnet.
PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE, SPORTING ART
Sporting Art, Wildlife & Dogs | A Post Sale Review
Great prices were achieved in the fourth installment of our annual Sporting Art Wildlife and Dogs sales on Wednesday 2 June. Strong bidding was seen across all sections of the sale and topped by two large unframed canvases of the hunt ‘in full cry’ by John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828).
