Fine Art & Antiques Sales

Including Silver & Jewellery, Paintings, Prints & Works of Art, Furniture, Clocks…

Valuations

Free, impartial advice..

Collectors Sales

Including Toys, Books, Postcards & Photographs, Stamps & Coins…

Bath’s auction house for over 40 years

A third-generation family-run business…

Decorative & Household Sales

Including Victorian, Edwardian, 20th century & modern…

Home Visits

From a single item, to a whole collection…

Bid Live Online

Click Here

Auction Highlights

JOHANNES BRONKORST (1648-1727)

SOLD FOR £8,000

SIR JOHN LAVERY (1856-1941)

Portrait of Lady Darling

SOLD FOR £10,000

SIR PETER LELY (1618-1680)

Portrait of Bridget Ireton (nee Cromwell)

SOLD FOR £14,500

AN IMPORTANT GOLD & ENAMELLED MOURNING RING FOR ADMIRAL LORD NELSON

By John Salter, 1805/6, with historic letters & provenance

SOLD FOR £13,000

AN IMPERIAL CHINESE PORCELAIN "THREE ABUNDANCES" BOWL

Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period (1722-1735)

SOLD FOR £220,000

A COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES

18th - 20th Century

SOLD FOR over £20,000

A REGENCY CONVEX WALL MIRROR

by Thos. Fentham, London

SOLD FOR £10,500

A SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION OF REGENCY FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS

SOLD FOR over £60,000

A GRAND TOUR ALABASTER MEDICI LION

early 19th century

SOLD FOR £5,600

HERMES

Gentleman’s travelling case, 1940s

SOLD FOR £5,000

HOWARD & SONS

A near pair of Bridgewater armchairs, late 19th century

SOLD FOR £6,000

A platinum & diamond necklace

SOLD FOR £12,000

A Victorian pull-along wooden toy horse

SOLD FOR £1,100

A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS

ca. 1st century A.D.

SOLD FOR £28,000

AN EARLY PERSIAN SILVER VASE

SOLD FOR £23,000

AN EARLY FLEMISH CARVED WALNUT ALTERPIECE-SECTION

SOLD FOR £7,700

An antique Maori carved feather box

with papua shell inlay

SOLD FOR £2,600

A primitive comb-back 'stick' armchair

West Country, 18th century

SOLD FOR £2,700

A GEORGE I WALNUT KNEEHOLE DESK

of small proportions, ca. 1720

SOLD FOR £5,100

A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASES

of double-gourd form, Transitional period

SOLD FOR £9,200

Eugene Joseph Verboeckhoven (Belgian, 1799-1881)

SOLD FOR £17,000

A PAIR OF ART DECO EMERALD, DIAMOND & BLACK ONYX EARRINGS

SOLD FOR £48,000

Follow us @aldridgesofbath

. Sir George Clausen, R.A., R.W.S. (1852-1944) Winter landscape at sunset Watercolour, 24 x 30cm Included in our 26th November Fine Art & Antiques Sale Catalogue online next week . . . . . . . . . #fineart #watercolours #watercolorpainting #georgeclausen #britishart #britishartists #19thcenturyart #20thcenturyart #impressionism #impressionistart #sunset #winter #landscape #art #interiors #auction #auctionhouse #bathuk #cityofbath

. Linnie Watt (British, fl. 1880-1907) Street scene at Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor, Oil on canvas Best known as a decorator of faience wares for Doulton Lambeth, Linnie Watt also exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy throughout the late 19th/early 20th century, and was highly regarded for her picturesque rustic scenes of everyday life. To the left of this picture a couple of cheeky children attempt to steal a basket from a gentleman, who is distracted in deep conversation with a lady at the window. Included in our 26th November Fine Art & Antiques Sale . . . . . . . #fineart #antiques #auction #britishart #britishartists #19thcenturyart #linniewatt #painting #oilpainting #oiloncanvas #art #streetscene #france #frenchart #dinan #cotedarmor #antiqueart #artwork #interiors #auctionhouse #bathuk #cityofbath

. An early 18thC Ottoman silk embroidered wrapping cloth (bohça), with large central medallion surrounded by pink and blue flower heads Turkey, circa 1700 Included in our 26th November Fine Art & Antiques Sale Entries invited until 16th Nov . . . . . . . #antiquetextiles #silkembroidery #18thcentury #18thcenturytextiles #bohça #turkish #turkishart #ottoman #ottomanart #ottomantextiles #interiors #interiordesign #interiordecor #homeinteriors #auction #auctionhouse #bathuk #cityofbath

. John Piper, C.H. (1903-1992) Locmariaquer, Brittany Etching and aquatint in colours, c. 1989 Signed and numbered in pencil Included in our 26th November Fine Art & Antiques Sale . . . . . . . #fineart #britishart #britishartists #johnpiper #20thcenturyart #modernbritishart #contemporaryart #etching #etchings #locmariaquer #brittany #france #frenchlandscape #art #interiors #interiordesign #auction #auctionhouse #bath #bathuk #cityofbath

. Collectors Sale Tuesday 29th October Browse the catalogue and bid live online through our website Viewing days: Saturday 26th: 9am-12pm Monday 28th: 9am-5pm . . . . . . #collector #collectables #collectibles #vintage #bygones #curios #vintagedecor #vintagestyle #vintagehome #interiors #interiordesign #victoriana #19thcentury #19thcenturyantiques #globe #taxidermy #books #antiquebooks #photography #sporting #railwayana #rockinghorse #vintagetoys #auction #bath #bathuk #cityofbath

Mary Fedden, R.A. (1915-2012) Still life of a vase of flowers beside a lake Oil on canvas Signed & dated 1949 Provenance: Purchased at the end of a painting tuition weekend at Urchfont Manor, Devizes in 1949, thence by family descent. . Included in our 26th November Fine Art & Antiques Sale Entries invited until 16th Nov . . . . . . . #fineart #20thcenturyart #britishart #maryfedden #stilllife #stilllifepainting #flowers #flowerpainting #expressionism #expressionistart #modernart #auction #auctionhouse #bath #somerset #bathuk #cityofbath

Peter Brown, N.E.A.C. (b. 1967) "Fen Fog, Trumpington Street" Pastel on paper Included in our November Fine Art & Antiques Sale Accepting entries until 16th Nov . . . . . . . #fineart #britishart #impressionism #impressionistart #modernbritishart #peterbrown #petethestreet #pleinair #pleinairpainting #pleinairpainter #pleinairartist #cambridge #trumptingtonstreet #streetscene #pastel #pastels #art #fineart #auction #auctionhouse #bath #bathuk #cityofbath

. Decorative & Household Sale Tuesday 15th October Browse the catalogue and sign up to bid through our website and via the-saleroom.com Viewing times: Saturday 12th Oct 9am-12pm Monday 14th Oct 9am-12pm . . . . . . . #antiques #vintage #interiors #interiordesign #homeinteriors #homedecor #vintagedecor #vintagestyle #victoriana #19thcentury #20thcentury #modern #homefurniture #auction #auctionhouse #bathuk #bath #cityofbath

. Henry William Burgess (c.1792-1839) A collection of tree sketches and other studies, circa 1820s H. W Burgess was appointed landscape painter to King William IV of England in 1826, and in 1827 over 50 sepia lithographs after Burgess' drawings were published in "Eidodendron", the first edition of a work of tree portraiture, including portraits of magnificent trees in the grounds of estates such as Windsor, Knowle, and Woburn Park. Drawings and watercolours by Burgess are held in galleries including the Royal Collection, the V&A and the Met. Included in our November Fine Art & Antiques Sale . . . . . . . #fineart #drawing #sketch #worksonpaper #19thcentury #19thcenturyart #tree #trees #treestagram #treestudy #treeportrait #treesketch #graphite #graphitedrawing #graphitesketch #henrywilliamburgess #art #interiors #auction #auctionhouse #bath #bathuk #cityofbath

. Some fascinating 19th century gesso moulds for picture & mirror frames, part of a collection consigned for our upcoming Fine Art & Antiques Sale . . . . . . . #fineart #antiques #pictureframes #antiquepictureframe #frames #framing #gesso #gessoart #gessodecor #pictureframing #pictureframer #collector #collectables #art #interiors #interiordesign #interiordecor #homedecor #homeinteriors #auction #auctionhouse #bath #bathuk #cityofbath

. A finely executed carved wood okimono of a swimming carp, signed Suketsugu Meiji period, circa 1900 Included in our November Fine Art & Antiques Sale Entries invited until 16th November . . . . . . . #fineart #antiques #japaneseart #japanesecarving #okimono #carp #fish #woodcarving #woodcarvings #ornament #ornaments #asianantiques #asianart #meiji #meijiart #japanart #interiors #homeinteriors #homedecor #auction #auctionhouse #bath #bathuk #cityofbath

A Navajo rug, circa 1930 Acquired by the present owner's great great grandmother and inherited by family descent, it has been consigned for our 26th November Fine Art & Antiques Sale Entries invited until 16th Nov . . . . . . . . #antiques #antiquerugs #antiquetextiles #nativeamerican #navajo #navajorug #nativeamericanart #textiles #interiors #homeinteriors #interiordesign #rugcollector #rugcollection #auction #auctionhouse #bath #bathuk

. ERIC FRASER (1902-1983) Original Bath travel poster for British Railways Western Region, 1960 - included in our penultimate Collector's Sale of the year, which takes place on Tuesday 29th October - entries are being accepted until Saturday 20th October. . . . . . . . . #antiques #collectables #collectibles #vintage #vintageart #railway #railways #bathcity #georgianbath #greatbritishrailways #westernregion #gwr #trains #travel #travelposter #homeinteriors #interiors #auction #auctionhouse #bath #bathuk #cityofbath

This rare mid-18th century Lowestoft blue & white porcelain jug decorated with a chinoiserie figure scene soared past it's estimate in yesterday's auction, selling for an astonishing £1,300 hammer price - even with some minor restoration to the spout. A sign that there is still high demand for rarity & quality, even in today's unpredictable market. . . . . . . . . #antiques #antiqueporcelain #blueandwhite #blueandwhiteporcelain #englishporcelain #lowestoft #18thcentury #18thcenturyantiques #18thcenturyfashion #fineart #interiors #homeinteriors #auction #auctionhouse #auctioneer #bath #bathuk

LOCATION

ABOUT US

Aldridges of Bath is the city’s longest-running auction house, established over 40 years ago.

A third-generation family-run business, we hold fortnightly auctions & offer valuation and appraisal services to the residents of Bath and the surrounding area.