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Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art and Greek and Roman Antiquities
Date: 4th Jun, 2025 11:00
Catalogue: Download Catalogue
Auction Location: London, UK
The sales include sculpture, bronzes, metalwork, textiles and paintings representative of the richly varied styles seen across the Indian subcontinent, from early Buddhist and Jain art to Mughal and European-influenced works of art of the colonial era.
Works of art from all parts of the Islamic world, from Morocco in the west, through the Middle East, Persia and Central Asia to muslim China and South East Asia in the East are included in the sale. Objects range in date from the early centuries of Islam to the early 20th century at a wide range of price levels.
The sales also include Khmer, Thai and Javanese sculpture and bronzes, textiles from the Indonesian islands, Thai ceramics, Burmese lacquer and Buddhist manuscripts. Works of art range from the early Indian-influenced styles from 9th century Java to the elaborate carved and lacquered woodwork from Colonial Burma.
For full details of bibliographic references, see pages 192-193 of the page turning and printed versions of the catalogue.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 1st June 12pm - 4pm
Monday 2nd June 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 3rd June 10am - 5pm
CONTACT US
Lara Defries
lara.defries@olympiaauctions.com
Mr Arthur Millner
arthur.millner@olympiaauctions.com
Nicholas Shaw
nicholas.shaw@olympiaauctions.com
Jewellery & Watches
Catalogue: Download Catalogue
Auction Location: London, UK
The Summer Jewellery & Watches auction is one of our biannual live sales offering antique and modern jewellery and watches. Designers include Cartier, Tiffany & Co, Piaget, Ilias Lalaounis, Boodles, Garrards and McCabe McCarty who supplied jewellery to Cartier London, Asprey and Garrards during the 1970s and 80s. The watches include a Rolex Day-Date, GMT Master II and Submariner as well as examples by IWC, Tag Heur, Breitling, Omega, Bremont as well as a gold pocket watch by Patek Philippe.
Highlights in the jewellery sale include a rare Victorian gothic revival guard chain by Louis Wiese, 1890s, an Italian acrostic gold necklace from the descendants of Pocahontas, 1890s, a Cartier London natural pearl and diamond necklace, 1920s and a rare ‘Queen Anne’ aquamarine paste necklace from the 1750s.
European Works of Art, Objects & Silver
Catalogue: Download Catalogue
Auction Location: London, UK
The auction ‘European Works of Art, Objects and Silver’ is one of our biannual live sales offering a range of ceramics, sculpture, works of art and silver from around the world, as well as objects of vertu.
Chinese & Japanese Works of Art
Catalogue: Download Catalogue
Auction Location: London, UK
The sale of 170 lots comprise of a wide range of Chinese works such as ceramics from the Song to Qing Dynasty, an English private collection of jade and hardstone carvings, furniture, bronzes and sculptures.
The Japanese section includes works of art, ceramics, including a small private collection of contemporary ceramics by Kondo Yuzo, bronzes and prints. From Korea, a highlight is a Chaekgeori eight-fold screen with hidden artist seal from the Joseon Dynasty, 19th century.
Olympia Timed: Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art
Starts: 2nd May, 2025 9:30
Ends: 11th May, 2025 17:00
Auction Location: London, UK
The Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art market has flourished over the last 15 years and continues to grow, establishing a strong foothold in the UK. Our expert department at Olympia Auctions has, uniquely among other auction houses, brought together the synergies of the Arab world, Maghreb and the rest of Africa, reflecting the mutuality and shared history of these regions.
Our previous sales have included works from the collection of the late Saudi collector, Dr Mohammed Said Farsi and the Zulficar Family Collection.
Each spring and autumn, we hold bi-annual, tightly curated, live auctions, offering both young and established collectors the opportunity to acquire works in a wide range of price brackets.
Contact expert Janet Rady to consign in a future sale or for any queries: janet.rady@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0)20 7806 5541
For further sale enquiries please contact Isobel Bambury: isobel.bambury@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0)20 7806 5541
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Thursday 1st May: 10:00am- 8.30pm (Private View: 5:00 - 8:30pm including Panel Discussion at 7:00pm)
Friday 2nd May: 10:00am-5:00pm
Monday 5th May: 12:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesday 6th May 10:00am - 5:00pm
AUCTION:
Starts: 2nd May 2025, 9:30am
Ends: 11th May 2025, 5pm
PLEASE NOTE:
The lots close 30 seconds apart from each other, but if there is another bid in the final 5 minutes of a particular lot closing, the time of this lot will be extended.
The office is closed over the weekend, but please email isobel.bambury@olympiaauctions.com if you have any queries.
Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art
Catalogue: Download Catalogue
Auction Location: London, UK
The Modern & Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art market has flourished over the last 15 years and continues to grow, establishing a strong foothold in the UK. Our expert department at Olympia Auctions has, uniquely among other auction houses, brought together the synergies of the Arab world, Maghreb and the rest of Africa, reflecting the mutuality and shared history of these regions.
Our previous sales have included works from the collection of the late Saudi collector, Dr Mohammed Said Farsi and the Zulficar Family Collection.
Each spring and autumn, we hold bi-annual, tightly curated, live auctions, offering both young and established collectors the opportunity to acquire works in a wide range of price brackets.
Contact expert Janet Rady to consign in a future sale or for any queries: janet.rady@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0)20 7806 5541
For further sale enquiries please contact Isobel Bambury: isobel.bambury@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0)20 7806 5541
Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
Starts: 18th Apr, 2025 9:30
Ends: 27th Apr, 2025 16:00
Auction Location: London, UK
The Bill Terry Archery Collection, Part III
TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
We are delighted to announce the upcoming live auction of the third part of the remarkable Bill Terry Archery Collection which will take place on 16th April 2025, at 11:00am at Olympia Auctions, London. This collection features an exceptional range of archery equipment, silver, pictures and related items covering the history of archery, toxophilites, and societies from the United Kingdom and beyond.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 13th April: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 14th April: 10am to 7pm
Tuesday 15th April: 10am to 5pm
AUCTION:
Starts: Wednesday 16th April 2025, 11am precisely
AUCTION CATALOGUE
SALE CONTACT:
Henry Metcalf
henry.metcalf@olympiaauctions.com
Simeon Beever
simeon.beever@olympiaauctions.com
Thomas Del Mar
thomas.delmar@olympiaauctions.com
Olympia Timed: From the Studio: Works from the Estate of Bernard Myers
Ends: 16th Mar, 2025 14:00
Auction Location: London, UK
Work and travel in the Middle East and India introduced me to a world of colour. Under the influence of Islamic tiles and textiles, and Indian and Tibetan painting I set out to teach myself colour. My work at this time was mainly abstract and loosely based on astronomical and optical diagrams. Gradually I turned to realism via still life, working very precisely... (Bernard Myers)
Contact the Pictures Department for further information | pictures@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0) 20 7806 5541
PLEASE NOTE:
The lots close 30 seconds apart from each other, but if there is another bid in the final 5 minutes of a particular lot closing, the time of this lot will be extended.
The office is closed over the weekend, but the pictures@olympiaauctions.com email is being monitored. Please contact us here if you have any queries.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 9th March:12pm to 4pm
Monday 10th March: 10am to 8pm
Tuesday 11th March: 10am to 5pm
AUCTION:
Starts: 7th March, 2025 9:30
Ends: 16th March, 2025 14:00
Olympia Timed: Paintings, Works on Paper & Sculpture
Ends: 16th Mar, 2025 15:00
Auction Location: London, UK
A biannual online auction of paintings, works on paper and sculpture from a wide range of categories and works spanning hundreds of years. An auction to appeal to all tastes comprising a vast array of subject matter with very attractive 'middle-market' estimates.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 9th March:12pm to 4pm
Monday 10th March: 10am to 8pm
Tuesday 11th March: 10am to 5pm
AUCTION:
Starts: 7th March, 2025 9:30
Ends: 16th March, 2025 15:00
Contact the Pictures Department for further information | pictures@olympiaauctions.com | +44 (0)20 7806 5541
PLEASE NOTE:
The lots close 30 seconds apart from each other, but if there is another bid in the final 10 minutes of a particular lot closing, the time of this lot will be extended.
The office is closed over the weekend, but the pictures@olympiaauctions.com email is being monitored. Please contact us here if you have any queries.
From the Studio: Works from Eleven Artists' Estates
Catalogue: Download Catalogue
Auction Location: London, UK
This one-of-a-kind auction focuses on the redisovery of 20th century artists, many of whom exhibited in leading West End galleries in their day, their works featuring in museums and art galleries around the world. All now deceased, with many having suffered undeserved obscurity since, their inclusion in From the Studio: Works from Artists' Estates puts the spotlight firmly back on them, to reveal a range of extraordinarily talented men and women.
Most of the artists were admired, promoted and written about by eminent 20th century art critics. Several were Jewish emigres, forced from their homelands to find their way anew in Britain and elsewhere. Many were close friends with other leading contemporary artists, sharing studios and ideas; some taught, several at the Royal College of Art. Throughout, their efforts both individually and together chart the myriad movements and counter movements that define the dynamic 20th century modernist landscape, ranging from Impressionism to Abstraction.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 9th March:12pm to 4pm
Monday 10th March: 10am to 8pm
Tuesday 11th March: 10am to 5pm
AUCTION:
Wednesday 12th March 2025, 12pm, precisely
Contact the Pictures Department for further information | pictures@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0) 20 7806 5541
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Olympia Timed: Private Collection of Vesta Cases and other Silver Smallwork
Ends: 2nd Mar, 2025 14:00
Auction Location: London, UK
This single owner online sale of silver collectables is not to be missed, due to the enticing variety of mainly 19th century British silver small work on offer, reflecting the passion, knowledge and dedication of the collector. Vesta cases make up the majority of the sale; other silver items include pepperettes, grape scissors, George IV silver ‘eye preservers’, caddy spoons, seals, spectacle cases and more. Estimates start at £40.
Vesta cases
In 1832 William Newton named his newly patented matches after Vesta, the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth. Small containers to house these friction matches were introduced shortly afterwards (in the early 1830s), to prevent accidental combustion.
As their production became more sophisticated, they reflected the status and taste of their owner. Part of the essential 'dress code' of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, they were made in a range of materials from the purely functional to the deluxe. The wealthy would carry a box fashioned in silver, enamel or gold.
The vesta box were at their most popular during the decades either side of 1900. Almost every Edwardian carried matches, to light a 'smoke' as well as stoves and lamps. In America, Europe and Japan they were produced extensively from the 1880s (when the fashion for cigarette smoking began) to the 1920s when petrol lighter and tearable 'matchbooks' took their place.
Adapted from the Georgian snuffbox, the typical vesta case was a shaped rectangle with a flip-top lid, a serrated edge or a ribbed 'strike' on its base, and a link to attach a watch chain. The vast majority of these are plain or simply engraved/chased with initials or motifs. These become more desirable when set with semi-precious or precious stones or decorated with enamel sporting scenes, advertising logos, club crests etc.
There are also 'combination' vestas that incorporate additional features (such as cigar cutters, a small knife blade or apertures for sovereigns or stamps) and the larger standing or 'table' vestas made for use at home by the hearth or in the smoking room.
Highlights in the sale include a Victorian silver combined cigarette, slow match and vesta case by HW & L Dee for retail by T Jones, London 1877, estimate: £150-£250. A Victorian silver and signal flag enamelled vesta case, Johnson, Sons & Edmonds, London 1888 is estimated at £300 - £400, and an attractive early Victorian silver vesta case by John Harris, 1853 is estimated at £120 - £180.
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Olympia Timed: Jewellery & Watches
Ends: 2nd Mar, 2025 16:00
Auction location: London, UK
The auction ‘Olympia Timed: Jewellery & Watches’ is one of our biannual online sales offering a range of ladies’ and gentlemen’s watches and antique and modern gemstone and gold jewellery.
