Sale Results: May 30th

Some results from our most recent sale

A collection of French art glass was keenly fought over, led by a small Daum painted cameo bowl at £720 and a Galle green cameo spherical vase at £700. A heavy conical Lalique vase in Moissac pattern took £600.

A large Chinese enamelled tray decorated with birds and flowers on a white ground, had been extensively restored but was of sufficient quality to tempt a Chinese telephone bidder from MIddlesex to a final multi-estimate bid of £2,100.

Michael Bowman's May 30th auction held at Chudleigh Town Hall was a small, select offering that attracted much competitive bidding producing high selling rates.

The watches were led by the stainless steel Rolex 'Steve McQueen' Explorer II that sold to a local bidder in the room for £10,200. Another local collector took the Jaeger LeCoultre stainless steel tank cased watch for £1,450.

An old cut diamond pendant necklace sold to a Hatton Garden jeweller for £3,000. A five carat blue spinel ring sold to a dealer from Hampshire for £1,200.

A 3.6 carat old cut diamond solitaire was one of the stars of the sale, selling to a telephone bidder from Lincolnshire for £10,500. A 9ct gold charm bracelet with 18ct gold charms went to an internet bidder from London for £2,100.

Michael Bowman is now accepting suitable entries for his next auction, and is available for free consultation by appointment.

An Austrian internet bidder bought the civilian GBE, KCB medal group awarded to Sir Otto Niemeyer, which included the Austrian Order of Merit, for an almost double estimate sum of £5,700. Niemeyer was a director of the Bank of England 1938-52.