A Cartier brooch, a Lalique medallion and a Christopher Dresser dish - what to buy at auction in the coming week

With estimates from £200-4000 here are five previews of items offered at auctions on thesaleroom.com in the next six days.

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This Linthorpe dish by Christopher Dresser carries an estimate of £400-600 at Paul Beighton’s auction on March 2.

1. Hedge chair

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This early 19th century Irish ash and elm 'hedge' chair comes for sale at local auction house Victor Mee on February 26 with an estimate of €300-400.

This early 19th century Irish ash and elm 'hedge' chair, made in Co Cavan comes for sale at local auction house Victor Mee in Belturbet today (February 26) with an estimate of €300-400.

View and bid for this hedge chair.

2. Cartier brooch

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The sale at Stamford Auction Rooms on February 29 includes this Cartier horse-head brooch estimated at £2000-4000.

The sale at Stamford Auction Rooms on February 29 includes this Cartier horse-head brooch made in 18ct gold set with sapphire eyes and seed pearls. Signed and numbered 21455 and 114513, it comes in its original Cartier box with hopes of £2000-4000.

View and bid for this Cartier brooch.

3. Lalique glass medallion

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This René Lalique frosted glass portrait medallion created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s birth in 1922 is estimated at £200-300 at Tennants on February 29.

This 4in (10cm) René Lalique frosted glass portrait medallion was created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s birth in 1922.

Lalique also produced a smaller commemorative pendant with the same profile of the French microbiologist and chemist.

It comes in a fitted box with an estimate of £200-300 at Tennants’ 20th Century Design sale on February 29.

View and bid for this medallion.

4. Hermes men’s vanity case

 

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A Hermes men’s vanity case , probably from the 1960s, carries a £1500-2000 estimate at the sale of Designer Handbags and Fashion at Chiswick Auctions on February 26.

This Hermes men’s vanity case, probably from the 1960s, carries a £1500-2000 estimate at the sale of Designer Handbags and Fashion at Chiswick Auctions on February 26.

The brown leather case opens to reveal a second lift-out case, fitted with brushes, silver-plated boxes, a leather backed mirror, and a macassar mounted vanity set.

View and bid for this vanity case.

5. Christopher Dresser Linthorpe dish

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This Linthorpe dish by Christopher Dresser carries an estimate of £400-600 at Paul Beighton’s auction on March 2.

A Linthorpe dish by Christopher Dresser carries an estimate of £400-600 at Paul Beighton in Thurcroft, Rotherham, on March 2.

Impressed Linthorpe 293, the model copies an original Fijian libation dish in the collection at the British Museum.

This version (with a chip to an arm) is decorated with autumnal glazes with the figure’s head left unglazed. View and bid for this Dresser dish.

 

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