Five floral items at Halls’ summer auction
09 June 2021 Summer is here and what better time to buy floral-inspired objects?The Summer Auction at Halls has a large selection of art, decorative items, furniture and jewellery to chose from. Here is a selection of five floral pieces to be auctioned on June 16.
1. Floral necklace
This multi-gem set floral necklace is set in white metal interspersed with floral and square clusters. It is estimated at £1000-1500.
2. Botanically decorated cordial glass
This Beilby-type cordial glass, c.1765, enamelled to the ogee bowl with a fruiting vine in opaque, is set on a double series opaque twist stem. It is expected to bring £500-700 at Halls of Shrewsbury on June 16.
3. Dressing table jar
This Art Nouveau silver topped glass dressing table jar is painted with tendril decoration and a tendril-embossed silver cover.
It is by J Collyer & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1904 and estimated at £200-300.
4. Flower brooch
This blue enamel and diamond flower brooch by Boucheron is designed as five blue enamel 'petals' with a central brilliant cut diamond 'stamen' with three pave diamond 'leaves'.
It is estimated at £3000-5000 and comes in its Boucheron box with a photocopy of the original purchase receipt from Boucheron, dated September 1966.
5. Floral and taxidermy bird’s nest picture
This still life of flowers and taxidermy birds under a glass dome is by Ellen Ladell (1853-1928) and is estimated at £2000-2500.
Ladell painted in a very similar style to her husband, Edward Ladell (1821-86) and they often collaborated together on many works.
View other lots at Halls' June 16 The Summer Auction here.