The experienced team of valuation experts in antiques and collectibles behind Aingers special sales is one of the reasons they are so popular with auction goers. Together, managing director John Ainger, Paul Sheppard and Geoff Fiske have more than 100 years of experience in ferreting out quality items that buyers are always keen to grab.
As many collectors approach retirement age, they are moving from large Victorian homes to smaller modern apartments and selling the goods they no longer need – thus opening the way for auction houses like Aingers to offer exemplary Georgian, Victorian and modern furniture and collectibles to keen younger buyers with an eye for quality.
Likewise, a Sheraton revival satinwood desk (lot 714) that Aingers discovered 20 years ago at a St Georges Road, Toorak home and sold at the time to a South Yarra buyer (whose children are not interested in keeping it) should attract plenty of attention.
The sale includes a fascinating Victorian eight-leaf walnut extension table (with its original holder) (lot 799) and matching oak sideboard – and a Victorian mahogany cased wall clock signed in 1880 by clockmaker C. Barrett from Taunton in west England (lot 753). The clock was purchased in 2001 by the current vendor from Acorn Antiques.
Art lovers should be intrigued by the 1792 William Payne English landscape (lot 6) that has belonged to a prominent Tasmanian family since the early 19th century, while silver enthusiasts will be attracted to the collection of silver dating from George II to the early 20th century that features two 1752 English Georgian tankards (lots 59 and 72).
A significant collection of 18th century porcelain (including Chelsea, Bow, Royal Doulton and Royal Worcester) from a Brighton beach home has some wonderful offerings and features a jewel casket (Lot 231 ), a pair of French Sevres vases (Lot 253 ), an imported George White Royal Doulton vase (Lot 311 ) and a rare pair of 1770 Chelsea flower encrusted vases (Lot 201 ).
