One of the items to feature in Sworders ‘Modern British and 20th Century Art’ auction on November 21st is a bronze sculpture by 20th Century sculptor, Eduardo Paolozzi. Standing 85cm high, the piece – entitled ‘Self Portrait with a Strange Machine’ – bears a resemblance to the full-sized plaster and polystyrene version that Paolozzi donated to the National Portrait Gallery in 1990.
Catalogue Description:
Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi RA (1924-2005)
‘SELF-PORTRAIT WITH A STRANGE MACHINE’
Bronze, with ‘Morris Singer Foundry London’ stamp on back of right foot
85cm high
Estimate: £40,000-60,000
For more information, visit Sworders website.
Fine art auctioneers Sworders have a stunning Josef Lorenzl Art Deco figure coming up for sale as part of their 20th Century Decorative Art & Design Sale which takes place on Tuesday 10th October. The 45cm high figure, titled ‘Harem Dancer’, is signed to one foot, and stands on an onyx stand. The lot is estimated to fetch in the region of £5000-7000.
As part of their much-anticipated Guitar Event on September 14th, 
A selection of fine & rare Antique guitars from the estate of the late Harvey Hope are to be sold through Bath Auction House, 
Jacobs & Hunt’s auction on Friday 23rd June is selling a painted dapple grey rocking horse with flowing mane and leather saddle, with an estimated value of between £200-£300. If you want to find out more about this and other items for sale in their Antique & Fine Art Auction, please click on www.jacobsandhunt.com/catalogues
John Nicholson’s forthcoming auction of Fine paintings on 28th June will include this George Augustus Williams (1814-1901) British. “Summer Showers, Rochester”, a very atmospheric Beach Scene with a Girl and her Dog, Figures Loading Hay onto a Boat, with Rochester Harbour in the Distance, Oil on Canvas, Signed with Initials and Dated 1861, 34″ x 60″. Provenance; Frost and Reed, No. 32474. The estimated value is £6,000-£8,000. To find out more about this painting and other lots for sale, 
An important Pilkington’s Lancastrian vase by Gordon Forsyth, dated 1913, possibly made for an exhibition, is available to buy at Woolley & Wallis’s Arts & Crafts Auction on 21 June, with an estimated value of between £3,000 and £5,000. It is thought that the vase was originally commissioned by Charles Pilkington, (founder of the Pilkington Company) and given to his son Edward Fielden Pilkington.
Success at the recent watch auction at Gardiner Houlgate made news in the Daily Mail when a rare Rolex sold for £135,000. The 3-6-9 Explorer was produced in small numbers in the 1950’s and 1960’s and was worth £1,200 in 1989. Gardiner Houlgate are proud to confirm that they have sold four of these rare watches in the past 12 months following sales publicity within the specialist watch auctions.
