If you're looking for some light entertainment this weekend I can highly recommend perusing Treadway Toomey's catalogue for their forthcoming auction of Fine Timepieces, Erotica and Decorative Arts from the estate of Candice B. Groot (what an epic name!). And my goodness what an eclectic eye Candice had when it came to erotica!! There's all sorts ( Read more... )

Hello peeps! Hope you're all well? I won't bore you with the tedious work crap that's been taking up all my time of late, instead have a look at this rather fabulous yooniform that I had to restrain myself from buying when it came up for auction in Glasgow this weekend.


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This 19th Century British School portrait of "a lady seated with a dog on her lap" is being auctioned in Glasgow this weekend. I do believe it's Mrs Arbuthnot Abercrombie and Master Bartholomew! I wonder if there's a corresponding portrait of Lord H with Mr K on his lap? :P


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Ship models turn up at auction fairly frequently and often command astonishing sums. This one, which will be sold at auction by Christies next week, is a real beauty and is expected to fetch between £60,000 and £90,000!


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Charles Miller's spring auction is coming up next Wednesday and, as usual, there are some real gems including this...


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You come across all sorts of things on maritime auction sites, but it's fair to say I have never seen anything quite like this before! Well I have, but not in a maritime auction ;) In case you're in any doubt, the catalogue entry describes it as a "rare piece of nautical art, a scrimshaw hollow container with a lid in the form of a phallus.
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Last week Bonhams auctioned a painting of the iconic engagement between the Indefatigable, Amazon and Droits de L'Homme by marine painter John Lynn. I had never come across Lynn, who the catalogue describes as...

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Bonhams annual autumn Marine Sale takes place in London tomorrow and as usual there are lots of hugely desirable and immensely costly pieces in the catalogue including exquisite ship models, paintings by Tuke and Serres and even a painting of the Droits de L'Homme engagement I have never seen before. However the piece I fell in love with is...a ( Read more... )

The broadband repair chap has done his job admirably and I am back afloat online :) So this seems like an appropriate point to share this gorgeous picture of the Bloody Indy which my clever partner found towards the end of last year.


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