The other week I went to an auction viewing at Lawrences Auctioneers in Bletchingley, Surrey.
I spent an hour or two wandering through the maze of rooms with all the wonderful lots for sale; everything from paintings to jewellery, silver, furniture and movie posters! Since there was so much to see I would like to split it up into a few posts, and we will of course start with the jewellery section:
Golden Art Nouveau necklace with pearls
All the lots are numbered so usually you would pick up a catalogue with descriptions of the pieces and you can look closer at the ones that you are interested in. Below you can see how the lots are usually numbered:
An example of how the lots are numbered at an auction
You will find the most extraordinary designs, like this antique piece in the shape of a snake…
… which has been kept in its original jewellery box that is so cleverly tailored to accommodate the unique shape of the piece
I absolutely adore this golden Art Nouveau necklace with rubies. You can see the whiplash-design which was so typical for Art Nouveau
Antique reading glasses with what I seem to remember is a jade handle
So this was the first view into the fascinating world of auctions, and we still have a bunch of rooms left to discover in the next few posts.
I would love to find out if you have ever been to an auction or an auction viewing? Did you buy anything and what did you think of the experience?
Decades of Elegance 