An oil painting by the St Ives School artist Hilda Fearon, a family collection of Percy Kelly artwork and valuable jewellery were among the highest selling lots in Mitchell’s Antiques & Fine Art Sale last week.
The oil on canvas painting by Hilda Fearon (1878-1917), depicting ladies having tea with melon and flowers, signed and dated 1912 and measuring 75 x 62cm framed, was sold for £7,500.
The highest selling artworks by Percy Kelly (1918-1993) among a family collection was a small ink and watercolour scene of a country lane and farmhouse with haystacks measuring 8 x 9.5cm, which sold for £2,400.
A large watercolour depicting a coastal scene in Pembrokeshire, signed and dated 1975 and measuring 53 x 106cm made £2,300 and a watercolour of Christchurch Allonby with gravestones and sunset also did well selling for £2,200.
Mitchells still holds the all-time auction record price for a Kelly painting with Red Bridge Near Aspatria sold in September for £7,200.
Jewellery was also among the highest selling lots, the most valuable being a 9ct gold charm bracelet with a gross weight of 111 grams sold for £3,600 and an 18ct gold stamped 750 foliate bracelet with a gross weight of 50 grams which made £3,260.
A Royal Worcester Hand Painted Fruit Study lidded vase or pot pourri signed J Bowman measuring 30cm in height made £6,500 and an 18th century German silver gilt ecuelle cover and stand weighing 804 grams sold for £2,700.
Sold for £2,800 was a Highland Light Infantry Military Scottish dirk in a mahogany and blue velvet lined case with a photograph of the original owner, Mr John MacDonald, Captain Highland Light Infantry 5th Battalion, who died on 13/7/1915 and is buried at Gallipoli.
Highest selling furniture lots included a pair of matching Victorian mahogany serving tables sold for £3,000 and a Robert Mouseman Thompson oak hall stand with carved mouse motif which made £2,100.
What’s next at Mitchells?
Entries are invited now for Mitchell’s next Antiques & Fine Art Sale from June 10 to June 12 with a closing date of May 8 and Vintage Toy & Model Sale with a closing date of July 10.
If you have something you think might be valuable which you might want to sell at auction, Mitchells provide free valuations by appointment at their Cockermouth saleroom and home visits by arrangement, including in the South Lakes and Furness.
Alternatively, email valuation request and photographs to [email protected].
Valuation services for insurance and probate and house clearances are also available. Contact Mitchells now on 01900 827800 to arrange.
