Just like that....The Art of Coopering 10th August, 2018 Roll out the barrel, roll out the barrel and tools. On the 26th September our Grantham saleroom will be selling by auction the tools of an author and master cooper. As well as the master’s tools ... Read more »
Diverse lots, plenty of bidders, sunshine and smiling faces 10th August, 2018 Having one of the lowest number of registered internet bidders in recent times (310) might be viewed as a negative, but when it created a packed saleroom this week, for the Bourne Collective Sale, it ... Read more »
Service as usual 9th August, 2018 For many ‘place settings’ and ‘silver service’ evoke thoughts of Downton Abbey or fine dining in expensive London restaurants. But over the last 10 to 20 years, the thought of setting a table for a d... Read more »
A Badge Of Honour 26th July, 2018 The next Grantham Collective Sale, on Wednesday 1st August, features the usual mix of high-end art and antiques with a private collection of medals and ephemera leading the way. There are Limerick ... Read more »
Scandinavian style comes to Lincoln 15th July, 2018 Over 200 pieces of Danish silver by some of the greatest designers of the Art Nouveau and Modernist period are to be soldby at the Lincoln Collective Sale on the 18th and 19th of July. The two-day ... Read more »
Oakham Antiques Valuation Event 12th July, 2018 Join Colin Young and John Ireland for an unique antiques valuation experience at McCarthy & Stone’s Lonsdale Park; an exclusive gated retirement community set in the heart of the beautiful market ... Read more »
Knives, Guns, Cars And Treasure 30th June, 2018 The four components that make up the title of this blog enhance many a situation, not least the 1130 plus live lot offering at Grantham’s next Collective Sale on July 4th and 5th. Yes it has been exte... Read more »
Long lost Gilbert Bayes statue found in the wildnerness 29th June, 2018 A long forgotten statute, by sculptor Gilbert Bayes (1872-1953) will be offered for sale at The Lincoln Auction Rooms on 18 July 2018. The statue - which came to light in a garden of weeds after bein... Read more »
Bronze Is The New Gold 28th June, 2018 The close on 200 lot Asian Art Sale on the 5th July at Grantham forms part of the extravaganza of over 1400 lots throughout Wednesday and Thursday. Amongst this classy offering are a number of censers... Read more »
Wood You Believe It? 27th June, 2018 A George III oak cased longcase clock by that most renowned of makers John Wood (1753-1811), graces the next Grantham Collective Sale on July 4th and 5th. The more eagle eyed viewers will remem... Read more »
Dancing Queen Sells For £15,000 15th June, 2018 We had a fantastic start to our Bourne Collective Sale on Wednesday 14th June, with lot 1 making £15,000. This bronze and ivory sculpture by Demétre H Chiparus, of Paris, is a fine example of the danc... Read more »
Gageing-Interest 30th May, 2018 It is difficult to pinpoint just one item of quality in the next Grantham Collective Sale, when there are many to choose from on June 6th. Whether it be toys – a Marklin collection as good and compr... Read more »
Silver to dine for 8th May, 2018 In an age of fast food, speed of consumption and lap trays before the TV, it is good to see that the best dressed tables still need Silver to dine for! If you still want that quintessential English f... Read more »
We're off to the races 26th April, 2018 The Mayday bank holiday weekend sees us return to the increasingly popular Southwell Racecourse BIG Antiques Weekend. Members of the team will be on hand to offer advice and free appraisals of your a... Read more »
A Big Cheese In The World Of Pistols 18th April, 2018 The Grantham Collective Sale on May 2nd contains the usual mix of quality antiques, jewellery and ephemera. One such item is Lot 43, an early 19th century flintlock pistol by Wilkins of Grantham. Read more »
Local Treats, Eastern Promise and South Sea Surprises 13th April, 2018 The bumper double sale held at our Grantham saleroom on the 4th and 5th April attracted several hundred buyers from across the world in what was an offering of fine art, Asian art and collectables. A... Read more »
Pottery galore 13th April, 2018 Sir Francis Carruthers Gould (1844-1925) is a name few people these days might have heard of. However, towards the end of Queen Victoria’s reign he was one of Britain’s foremost caricaturists and poli... Read more »
Why not start the Christmas present buying early? 3rd April, 2018 Christmas seems to come around all too soon for some; in the case of our Grantham saleroom it’s 8 months too soon! Consigned by a local private collector the auction will include a piece showing very... Read more »
Lincoln Art Sale Review - marine opening salvo 20th February, 2018 At the final outing of the month, bidders gave an opening salvo to the marine subjects that were first to go under the hammer. Lot 2566 was an oil painting of Ramsey Harbour on the Isle of Man by F... Read more »
Lincoln Antiques Sale Review - fashion, quality and wearability 19th February, 2018 Our eigth sale of the month was the January Antiques, Fine Art, Silver & Jewellery Catalogue Sale at Lincoln on Wednesday 31st January. Principal Auctioneer Colin Young, when noting the many pric... Read more »
Grantham Asian Art Review - unpredictable with age defying value 18th February, 2018 Our seventh sale of the month, following sale number six, was the Grantham Asian Art Sale on Wednessday 24th January. Age defied value and traditional markets were somewhat distorted by sense or reas... Read more »
Grantham Antiques Sale Review - old fashioned saleroom humour, mischief and gamesmanship 17th February, 2018 Our sixth sale of the month was the January Antiques, Fine Art, Silver & Jewellery Catalogue Sale at Grantham on Wednesday 24th January. "If art is all about the artist, silver is all about the s... Read more »
Bourne Book Sale Review - fresh to market appeals 16th February, 2018 Our fifth sale of the month was the Bourne Book Sale on Thursday 18th January. The first of the specialist sales was well attended and started with local and modern topographical books, being predomi... Read more »
Bourne Antiques Sale Review - a perfect storm of buyers 15th February, 2018 Our fourth sale of the month was the January Antiques, Fine Art, Silver & Jewellery Catalogue Sale at Bourne on Thursday 18th January. "It was a perfect storm of buyers with private collectors, d... Read more »
Review of our January Collective Sales 14th February, 2018 Our 3 to 9 January spectacular began with our traditional Collective Sales at Bourne, Grantham and Lincoln. We started the year at Grantham on Wednesday 3rd January. The sale opened with a 9ct gold ... Read more »
Dame Flora Robson film memorabilia to be auctioned 13th February, 2018 An interesting collection of film memorabilia has been consigned to our Lincoln Collective Sale to be held on Wednesday 28th February. Amassed by the vendor’s mother who was a personal friend of a num... Read more »
Record Breaking January Auction Sales Start 2018 on an ‘All-Time High’ 13th February, 2018 The busy month of January saw the number of sales at Golding Young triple from 3 to 9 with over 5,000 lots sold to buyers from around the globe spending over £875,000 in the Lincolnshire salerooms. T... Read more »
Oh we do like to be besides the seaside 7th February, 2018 Our first valuation event in seaside town Skegness was a jolly affair, despite the rain and miserable weather. Our valuers had a non-stop flow of local people keen to support the event, which took pl... Read more »
Plain Old Silver 18th January, 2018 A wondrous double of antiques and Asian Art awaits us in Grantham on January 24th, as part of the Golding Young Fine Sales programme that is being held at all three branches. The Grantham Fine Art, S... Read more »