Five floral items at Halls’ summer auction

Summer is here and what better time to buy floral-inspired objects?

A blue enamel and diamond flower brooch

A blue enamel and diamond flower brooch by Boucheron estimated at £3000-5000 at Halls.

The Summer Auction at Halls has a large selection of art, decorative items, furniture and jewellery to chose from. Here is a selection of five floral pieces to be auctioned on June 16.

1. Floral necklace

Multi-gem set floral necklace

A multi-gem set floral necklace estimated at £1000-1500 at Halls.

This multi-gem set floral necklace is set in white metal interspersed with floral and square clusters. It is estimated at £1000-1500.

2. Botanically decorated cordial glass

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Beilby type cordial glass, c.1765 – estimate £500-700 at Halls on June 16.

This Beilby-type cordial glass, c.1765, enamelled to the ogee bowl with a fruiting vine in opaque, is set on a double series opaque twist stem. It is expected to bring £500-700 at Halls of Shrewsbury on June 16.

3. Dressing table jar

Dressing table jar

An Art Nouveau silver topped glass dressing table jar estimated at £200-300 at Halls.

This Art Nouveau silver topped glass dressing table jar is painted with tendril decoration and a tendril-embossed silver cover.

It is by J Collyer & Co Ltd, Birmingham 1904 and estimated at £200-300.

4. Flower brooch

A blue enamel and diamond flower brooch

A blue enamel and diamond flower brooch by Boucheron estimated at £3000-5000 at Halls.

This blue enamel and diamond flower brooch by Boucheron is designed as five blue enamel 'petals' with a central brilliant cut diamond 'stamen' with three pave diamond 'leaves'.

It is estimated at £3000-5000 and comes in its Boucheron box with a photocopy of the original purchase receipt from Boucheron, dated September 1966.

5. Floral and taxidermy bird’s nest picture

Ellen Ladell still life

This still life of flowers and taxidermy birds under a glass dome is by Ellen Ladell (1853-1928) and is estimated at £2000-2500 at Halls.

This still life of flowers and taxidermy birds under a glass dome is by Ellen Ladell (1853-1928) and is estimated at £2000-2500.

Ladell painted in a very similar style to her husband, Edward Ladell (1821-86) and they often collaborated together on many works.

View other lots at Halls' June 16 The Summer Auction here.

 

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