Sale Highlights

FINE ART AUCTION | 28TH FEBRUARY | SALE HIGHLIGHTS

NEW YEAR, NEW RECORDS AT HANNAM’S

The staff at Hannam’s could not have asked for a more successful start to their new year. Their first fine art auction of the New Year, consisting of 2,529 lots of antiquities from across all continents of the world, produced record hammer results. With many items selling for over £2,000 and not having to rely upon one large estimated item, it showed that the market for a vast majority of antiques and collectables is still very strong. Whether...

THE MOTHER OF ALL SCREENS SOLD AT HANNAMS

Hannam’s Auctioneers, Selborne finished 2017 with their largest and best ever sale. Spread over three days, covering antiquities from all categories and all corners of the world, the 2,460 lot auction was attended by 3,560 approved registered bidders online, 75 telephone bidders, and a room full of customers. The highlight of the sale without question was a locally consigned 19th century Austrian mother of pearl and painted glass four fold ...

LOUIS VUITTON TRUNKS TRAVEL THROUGH AUCTION

A fantastic collection of Louis Vuitton suitcases, trunks and large travelling wardrobes were sold at Hannam’s Auctioneers in their October fine art auction. One of the items, with all the original internal fixtures and fittings, standing over a metre in height sold for £7,000 to an internet bidder. Another smaller similar trunk, with shelves and a hanging rail sold to a telephone bidder for £4,000.

Hannam’s experienced their l...

UNUSUAL TURKISH ABSTRACT SCULPTURE SELLS AT AUCTION

Known as the ‘Turkish Da Vinci’, Ilhan Koman (1921-1986) was an important figure in the history of Turkish modern and contemporary art. Recognised for his experimental approach to sculpting, he worked with many materials including stone, metal, clay and wood. Graduating from the Istanbul Fine Arts Academy he became the understudy to famous sculptor Rudolf Belling, the first German artist to produce abstract sculptures. Whilst working in Turke...