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| Artist Bill Pryde inspects a bumper crop of bargains, 200+ pictures hanging salon style for the two weeks prior to the auction itself |
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| HOT TIP FOR LIVE AUCTION 2013 Lucy Willis, Looking Towards the Church, Xaghra, watercolour, 38 x 57cm Estimate £1000-1500, previously sold for £2150 |
Last year saw some of the much discussed treasures of the Curwen Gallery collection being sold for very reasonable sums. Many of these works were from past masters such as John Piper, Henry Moore and Graham Sutherland, all excellent investment pieces, bought for very reasonable prices by astute clients.
As with all auctions the excitement came from the distinct possibility that much of the work on show could be purchased for less than it's normal price. This year will be no different: No lots will have reserves on, in many cases the bidding will start at as low as £10 and there will be no hidden premiums; the hammer price will be the price paid.
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| HOT TIP FOR LIVE AUCTION 2013 Sir Terry Frost, Suspended Forms Estimate £1000- £1500 |
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| HOT TIP FOR ONLINE AUCTION 2013 Patrick Hughes, Poets Typewriter Estimate: £500- £700 |
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| HOT TIP FOR ONLINE AUCTION 2013 Chloe Cheese Portfolio (6 Prints) Estimate £1000-1500 |
In the auction catalogue there will be work from the majority of our gallery artists as well as some very special pieces from Royal Academicians and other past masters.The Live Auction will be held in the gallery on the evening of Tuesday 23rd July, the Online Auction will end at 9pm on Monday 22nd July. Make sure you keep the dates free to avoid disapointment.
Visit http://www.curwengallery.co.uk/auction/index.htm for more information on the Auctions
LOOKING BACK TO LAST YEAR
In the Live Auction, lots were called in the gallery by our good friend,actor and original print dealer Dominic Kemp. Many new faces as well as old friends, clients and competitors all turned out on one of the hottest evenings of the year. There was even an appearance from a stray swarm of bees, which managed to find there way into the gallery mid-auction.All was managed with the utmost of calm though, with auctioneer Dominic Kemp keeping a cool head in the midst of often frenzied bidding.
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| Dominic Kemp, Auctioneer. Minus monocle and mustache on the night. |
Every lot in the Online Auction and the majority of works in the Live Auction were sold and it would be fair to say that nearly everyone present on the night got involved with the bidding.
The two events were such a great experience for us all we have decided to do it again this year! Here are a few of the bargains picked up by lucky bidders last year. Keep your eyes peeled for updates to the listings for this year's auctions, they will be released in the next month or so.
Two very wise investment pieces, purchased for a reasonable price last year.
THE BARGAIN OF THE AUCTION: Gallery favourite; Paul Hogarth, Gsteig purchased for 10% of it's normal retail price.
An original Peter Blake collage, the design from the catalogue of our Northern Graduates catalogue, a quirky piece bought by a particularly astute collector.
The two events were such a great experience for us all we have decided to do it again this year! Here are a few of the bargains picked up by lucky bidders last year. Keep your eyes peeled for updates to the listings for this year's auctions, they will be released in the next month or so.
Two very wise investment pieces, purchased for a reasonable price last year.
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| BARGAIN FROM 2012 AUCTIONS Graham Sutherland, Submerged Form lithograph, estimate £700-900 Hammer Price: £980 |
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| BARGAIN FROM 2012 AUCTIONS Henry Moore, Two Heads lithograph, estimate £1000-1500 Hammer Price: £1240 |
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| BARGAIN FROM 2012 AUCTIONS Paul Hogarth, Gsteig lithograph, 75 x 62cm Hammer Price: £35 |
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| BARGAIN FROM 2012 AUCTIONS Peter Blake, Cover for Northern Graduates Catalogue Collage, 56 x 79cm Hammer Price: £900 |
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