Author Archives: Jack Plane
Auction Result – Christie’s, 8th June, 2021
Following the conclusion of Christie’s Julians Park and Six Private Collections live auction, the early mahogany hall chair (lot 171) realised GBP3,750 (AUD6,857; USD5,309). Jack Plane
A Mahogany Hall Chair
Christie’s Julians Park and Six Private Collections live auction on the 8th of June has many fine lots for the collector and connoisseur. Amongst the lots on offer is an early hall chair (lot 171), a rather attractive and Windsor-esque … Continue reading
Grinling Gibbons – The Michelangelo of Woodcarving
Further to a post about Grinling Gibbons a few years ago, St James’s Church Piccadilly in association with the Grinling Gibbons Society, Presents: Grinling Gibbons – The Michelangelo of Woodcarving. Jack Plane
Auction Result – Woolley and Wallis, 20th April, 2021
Following the conclusion of Woolley and Wallis’ recent auction, the William and Mary oyster veneered and marquetry chest (lot 23) – which I predicted might be a sleeper – rose well above its estimate of GBP4,000 – GBP6,000 (AUD7,266 – … Continue reading
Fine English Furniture at Woolley and Wallis
Woolley and Wallis are conducting a two-day Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks auction in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on Tuesday 20th April, and Wednesday 21st April 2021. Amongst many of the superb items on offer is lot 23, a William and … Continue reading
Harewood or Rabbit Wood?
Happy Easter to one and all. Jack Plane
Of Padauk Legs and Rats
In 1751, aged fourteen, Thomas Parker joined the Royal Navy where he led an unremarkable career as a seaman. In 1762, whilst bathing in Bahía de la Habana, Parker was attacked by a large shark. He survived the attack but … Continue reading
Picture This CXLVI
The vendor of this chest describes it as a circa 1780 mahogany bachelor’s chest with a caddy top. Fig. 1. Inoffensive looking late eighteenth-century chest. What say the sleuths? Jack Plane
Picture This CXLV
Lot 230 in Bonham’s recent The Gentleman’s Library Sale was this late early walnut chest (figure 1). Fig. 1. George II walnut caddy top chest of three drawers, circa 1735. (Bonham’s) ‘Late early’ may sound a little Irish, but, with … Continue reading
Happy New Year
What a year! Cheers to everyone who took the time to read my posts over the past year, and a special thank you to those who commented on them. Wishing everyone happiness and prosperity in 2021. Jack Plane
