Costume, Accessories & Textiles: Summer Sale Results

An exceptional Early 19^th Century Patchwork Quilt was the star lot in Tennants Auctioneers’ Costume, Accessories and Textiles Sale on 21^st August, when it sold above top estimate for £5,200 (plus buyer’s premium). The rare quilt incorporated pieces of an 18^th century textile, beautifully embroidered with floral sprigs and flower heads. The 18^th century embroidery was in remarkable condition considering its age and retained its vivid colours and fine stitching. A further 19^th Century Applique Reversible Cotton Patchwork Quilt beat its £200-300 estimate to sell for £1,100, and a Late 19^th Century Cotton Patchwork Quilt with a ‘tumbling block’ pattern sold for £600.

Strong bidding was seen throughout the sale, with many lots selling well above estimate. Further highlights of the sale included a Late 18^th Century Queen Anne Type Doll that sold for £2,500; measuring 40cm high, the doll had a carved wooden head with blonde wig and wide eyes with inlaid blue irises and was sold together with costume remnants and a blue grosgrain hat. A Pair of Circa 1900 Possibly French Wax Mannequin Busts modelled as young ladies sold for £2,500, a Circa 1930s Large Steiff Mohair Kangaroo and Joey sold for £350, and a 19^th Century French Fabric Sample Pattern Book, part of a small private collection in the sale, sold for £850. An impressive 18m length of Hazleton House’s ‘Homage to Rose Cumming’ hand block printed linen, a pattern known as on of the finest examples of English block printing, sold for £650, and a Cushion with Early 19^th Century Woolwork Embroidery depicting a gentleman shooting sold for £600.

Amongst a good selection of costume in the sale modest mid-century ladies house coats and work robes were particularly in demand; a lot of circa 1930s to 1950s Dressing Gowns, Robes and House Coats sold for £750, and a lot of circa 1940s and 1950s Ladies’ Cotton Work Robes sold for £600. On the other end of the scale were luxury lots such as a 1970s dress by Bill Gibb that sold for £320, a Gilt Metal Hinged Bangle by Hermès that sold for £500, and a Mulberry Black Crocodile Gladstone Style Travel Bag that sold for £450.

The sale achieved a total hammer prices of £62,050 for the 257 lots, and a 95% sold rate.

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