Sensational Silver

On Thursday 29th September McTear's will be holding a sensational silver auction, starting at 12:00 PM. The sale features over 300 lots of silver of wide ranging values, with baskets, comports and tea services worth several hundred pounds, to candlesticks and sets of cutlery estimated at thousands of pounds.

The online catalogue and viewing times will be available soon http://www.mctears.co.uk/auctions/browse.aspx?id=3a0da8e8-cae7-45da-bde7-d97af190b59a

Important Jewels

McTear's important jewel sale is on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 at 06:00 PM. The auction features items of high value or rarity and includes an impressive range of jewellery, watches and coins.

Entries for this sale are invited until 25th August. The viewing times and online catalogue will be available soon http://www.mctears.co.uk/auctions/browse.aspx?id=b48e8709-de69-4015-bbec-45dd1642c7eb

Fine Georgian Snuff Box

The Georgian period conjures up images of romantic poets, darling writers and sophisticated architecture and interiors. The paintings of Gainsborough, verses of Keats and the writings of Austen all personify the era for many of us today. The everyday sights and smells of Georgian life are not as well known. The Georgian Gentry, however, had a secret weapon to combat the less desirable sides to Georgian life, the vinaigrette snuff box. In this month’s sale we feature a rare silver vinaigrette box (Lot 1318) including its original sponge. Not only is the item a beautiful piece of decorative art, it also an interesting piece of social history.

http://www.mctears.co.uk/news/view.aspx?id=a56b05b8-b491-4757-9e3a-f959d614cff6

Fine Edwardian aquamarine and diamond necklace up for auction

In the Fine Jewellery, Watches and Coins sale of the 24th August there is this outstanding Edwardian aquamarine and diamond set necklace. With its seven brilliant cut aquamarines suspended from a diamond set foliate garland motif section, it is a typical and yet outstanding example of Edwardian jewellery design. Such items are rare to the market and this beautiful item represents an opportunity to own a work of art from one of the greatest eras of jewellery design and manufacture.

http://www.mctears.co.uk/news/view.aspx?id=eb82cc08-eb93-447e-aa64-29a510ea7ca1

Contemporary Art Auction

Date: Tuesday, 23 August 2011 at 06:00 PM

Auction Viewing Times

Viewing will be from 9am to 7pm on Monday, 22 August 2011 and from 9am on Tuesday, 23 August 2011.

http://www.mctears.co.uk/auctions/browse.aspx?id=ae7b5ee1-a55d-4499-b11c-6325ea341522

Home & Interiors Auction

Date: Friday, 12 August 2011 at 10:30 AM

Home & Interiors auctions are collective sales of chattels from the 19th century onwards. Each auction will typically consist of 50-80 lots of jewellery, 50-80 lots of silver and silver plate, 200-300 lots of ceramics, glass and objects of art, 40-50 lots of pictures and 100-150 lots of furniture.

Auction Viewing Times

Viewing will be from 9am to 7pm on Thursday, 11 August 2011 and from 9am on Friday, 12 August 2011.

http://www.mctears.co.uk/auctions/browse.aspx?id=30cf87d0-c6d9-46d8-96ad-35e6cf7a9c04