Melon Seller at a Zanzibar Market

This delightful artwork was sold in February for R950,000, which is equivalent to over £125,000. The piece was signed and dated 1952 gouache on card 50.5 by 61cm.

Stephan Welz & Co

Little Mynd, Upper Colwall

Back in May, this beautiful property, Little Mynd in Upper Colwall, set in idyllic natural surroundings, fetched £855,000 at auction.

H J Pugh & Co

Roseland, Dymock

In May, this property at Roseland, Dymock sold for a respectable £672,000.

H J Pugh & Co

Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South Africa 1886 - 1957): THE WILD FIG TREE

Back in July, this Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South Africa 1886 – 1957) artwork entitled The Wild Fig Tree was sold for R920,000, which is equivalent to over £121,000. 

Stephan Welz & Co

A One Kilogram 24CT Gold Bar and a One Ounce 24CT Gold Protea Coin

In October, this one kilogram 24ct gold bar and one ounce 24ct gold protea coin sold for R840,000 which is equivalent to over £110,000. Each of the items was accompanied by its original box and papers.

Stephan Welz & Co

Port Ellen 1st 17 Bottles of the Annual Release 

In November, this collection of the first 17 Port Ellen bottles of the annual release, distilled, matured and bottled at Port Ellen Distillery fetched HK $820,000, which is equivalent to over £77,000. The bottles, which were all in very good condition and with cartons, ranged from 37 to 24 years old.

Macey & Sons

Auctioneers and Valuers

John Mallord William Turner, R.A., 'The Castle at Tancarville, Normandy' -John Mallord William Turner

In November, this gouache and watercolour sketch - John Mallord William Turner, R.A., 'The Castle at Tancarville, Normandy' – fetched HK $750,000, which is equivalent to over £71,000.

Macey & Sons

Auctioneers and Valuers

1978 Ferrari 400 GT Motor Car

In November, this 1978 Ferrari 400 GT motor car sold for R1,100,000, which is equivalent to over £143,000. It was 1 of just 147 manual cars produced and was sold with the handbook and pouch along with a custom car cover.

Stephan Welz & Co

18^th Century Warwick Vase

In November, this 18^th century Carrera marble masterpiece of the famed Warwick vase sold for an eye-watering HK $5,700,000, which is equivalent to over £540,000! Originally owned by an Irish family, this bowl was the only surviving piece from a set of four, since the other three were destroyed in a fire. 

Macey & Sons

Auctioneers and Valuers

Potential Development Land at Theydon Mount Nursey

In December, this plot of potential development land at Theydon Mount Nursery, RM5 1ST was sold for £706,000.

NALC Auctions