antiques
Island Life - April/May 2010
Phillip
Hoare
opens
Rooms at
the Top
Three
of a
kind?
A new and exciting interiors
contemporary, so if you are
Island Auction Rooms have set
showroom has recently opened
interested in quality ambience
themselves the ultimate task
at 12 St James Street, Newport
"Rooms at the Top" is a must!
ahead of this year’s Specialist
(corner of Lugley Street)
The website illustrating
Cowes Week Fine Art Sale to
specialising in traditional
previous interior design
be held on August 5th.
and decorative interiors and
projects and our specialist
design. Combining their
services will be launched
have unea rthed a couple of
long experience (Philip and
shortly. The showroom will be
real gems, and have now set
Judith - Philip, as a valuer
open on Thursdays, Fridays
their sights on making it three
and advisor on antiques
and Saturdays from 10.30am
in a row. The sale in 2008 saw
and period embellishments:
to 5.30pm. or by prior
a grandfather clock sold for a
Judith, formerly Decorative
appointment.
UK record £240,000.
Arts, as an artist and interior
Rooms at the Top:
an allegorical scene of seated
Mary and Baby Jesus, called
‘Our Lady of Promise’.
The pre-sale estimate of
£10-£15,000 soon was passed,
and it eventually sold for a
whopping £37,000!
So have you got that third
gem hidden away? They are
accepting consignments for
this year’s sale, so call 863441
to make an appointment.
Then last year a routine
decorator) will be bringing
12 St James Street, Newport
ambience and grandeur to
Telephone: 01983 523331
painting was discovered in
clients who appreciate quality
Mobile: 07773 877242.
a shed next to some logs.
76
Reginald Frampton, it depicted
Over the past two years they
house call unearthed a large
and style both traditional and
Raphaelite artist Edward
Painted by well known Pre-
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