Maxwell’s Fine Art Auctioneers are one of South Manchester’s premier auction houses offering a full service for the valuation and sale of Fine Art, Antiques and household goods. Valuations for Inheritance Tax (Probate) and insurance purposes are undertaken by professionally qualified staff. We are delighted to receive commissions from either professional contacts or members of the general public direct.
Two day monthly auctions are held in our Hazel Grove Saleroom. The first day includes household and vintage goods plus revolving specialist sections - stamps, coins, toys, music, wines and spirits, books, militaria to name but a few, The second day is the Collective Antiques auction - ceramics, jewellery & silver, pictures and furniture and usually an oriental section.
Learn MoreA large Chinese covered Wucai baluster vase decorated with figures holding banners and a man on a horse with trees and rocks, body of vase fixed to metal base, the associated lid with 2 rim chips and some fritting, overall height with lid 37cm., base is metal
about Lot 448
JOSEPH-THEODORE DECK (French 1823-1891) a large Iznik style faience charger blue floral decoration with red and green highlights, signed TH DECK to reverse, diameter 50cm (slight hairline to one edge)
about Lot 500
A 1930's 3 stone diamond dress ring with platinum shank, total 1.2 ct approx
about Lot 410
HARRY POTTER: J.K. Rowling first edition hardback with dustjacket 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' print line in numerical sequence 1-10
about Lot 388
Two Chinese famille jaune shallow bowls, marks to base; 4 famille jaune dishes
about Lot 125c
G.B.: a collection in six Stanley Gibbons albums, mainly QEII, includes 1924/5 Empire Exhibition u/m and 1948 Silver Jubilee £1.
about Lot 246
An 1894 sovereign
about Lot 626
An early 20th century oak Arts & Crafts wardrobe by Arthur W Simpson of Kendal, with lines of carved decoration depicting entwined tendrils, enclosed by 4 panelled doors with 2 drawers below, width 60", height 74" No label found provenance thorugh family who bought the item from the maker.
about Lot 547
A Cartier Panthère ladies quartz two-tone gold and steel cased wristwatch on original two-tone bracelet, Roman numerals on square dial, sapphire winding crown.
about Lot 695
A pair of Chinese Republic shallow dishes decorated in polychrome with birds in branches, character text to the front and character signature to base, diameter 10.5"
about Lot 280