Looking Back: Auction Review February 2025

Number of sales: 2

Number of lots sold: 484

Total hammer price: £77,583

11th February: Jewellery & Collectables including ceramics from Plas Teg

February was a quieter month at Rogers Jones, but there were still plenty of gems to be found at auction. The top lot of our Jewellery and Collectables sale was a rare copy of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, the first English edition in book form, published by the Hogarth Press in 1923.

Top Lot: Eliot (T. S.) 'The Waste Land'

£2,200

The Waste Land

25th February: Furniture & Interiors

There were several surprises in this month’s Furniture & Interior sale, including a vintage tapestry wall hanging, number 4 on this month’s top 10 list, that sold for more than twenty times its top estimate.

Top Lot: Volvo V40 Cross Country Lux D2 2.0 diesel

£7,000

Volvo

Top 10 Lots in February

1. Volvo V40 Cross Country Lux D2 2.0 diesel

Furniture & Interiors, 25th February

£7,000

Volvo

2. Eliot (T. S.) 'The Waste Land', first English edition

Jewellery & Collectables, 11th February

£2,200

The Waste Land

3. Three Masonic ceremonial pedestals

Furniture & Interiors, 25th February

£2,000

Masonic pedestals

4. Vintage tapestry wall hanging

Furniture & Interiors, 25th February

£1,700

Wall hanging

5. Pair of Regency walnut bedside tables

Furniture & Interiors, 25th February

£1,400

Regency table

6. Pair of Empire style figural three-branch candelabra

Jewellery & Collectables, 11th February

£1,200

Candelabra

7. 18th century oak Welsh dresser bach

Furniture & Interiors, 25th February

£1,100

Dresser bach

8. 9ct gold charm bracelet

Jewellery & Collectables, 11th February

£1,000

Charm bracelet

9. Howard & Sons vintage armchair

Furniture & Interiors, 25th February

£1,000

Howard and sons chair

10. Good antique oak cricket table

Furniture & Interiors, 25th February

£1,000

Cricket table

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