JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 7 July 2020 - 10:00 AM start
The following nine lots of silver are from the Estate Collection of Beverly Allen. Beverley and her husband Maurice travelled to Europe and Asia two or three times a year in the ‘70s and ‘80s for their textile business. They sourced women's dress fabric designs in Europe
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surveying the latest fashions in Paris and London, visiting design studios, and then had the designs printed in the East. Beverley had trained as a fashion designer and met Maurice working as a designer for an early NZ clothing manufacturer. They made a dynamic couple and were leaders in a new way of global sourcing. Not only lovers of fashion design they were also passionate about art and antiques. They would visit art galleries, antique shops and auction houses in London, Paris, south of France, Hong Kong, Beijing, and New York. Meticulous research went into every trip and they would go to great lengths sourcing items that piqued their interest. Not an easy task pre the internet! This international travel built their enthusiasm for building a collection and enriching their home with antiques and fine art from around the world. See also lots 35, 267-271, 320-322, 399 and 474-483. A George IV silver gilt vinaigrette, rectangular with floral embossed and vacant cartouche embossed lid, machine engraved walls and base, the interior with gilded grille with floral piercing. London 1829 by Charles Reily & George Storer. 38 x 27 x 12mm. 28gm.
