Rowley’s — Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers

Rowley’s is an independent auction house providing a complete art and antiques auctioneering and valuation service throughout East Anglia and the East Midlands. We specialise in providing valuations for insurance, probate and family division purposes, and in appraising, marketing and auctioning items of all values to national and international markets.

19th Century Continental School, oil on board, to be sold in the forthcoming Monthly auction of Antique and Later Furniture, Paintings, Silver, Jewellery, Ceramics and Collectables at 8 Downham Road, Ely on Saturday 13th March.
A selection of leather luggage and taxidermy to be sold in the forthcoming Monthly auction of Antique and Later Furniture, Paintings, Silver, Jewellery, Ceramics and Collectables at 8 Downham Road, Ely on Saturday 13th March.
A selection of small silver, clocks to be sold in the forthcoming Monthly auction of Antique and Later Furniture, Paintings, Silver, Jewellery, Ceramics and Collectables at 8 Downham Road, Ely on Saturday 13th March.
A good antique Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze vajra, probably 15th century
The thunderbolt sceptre well cast on each side with a lotus pedestal supporting a central column surrounded by eight arched pajras points emerging from makra heads flanking a bulbous central grip. Approximately 14 cms long.
Sold for £4,950.
A 19th century Turkish white metal coffee pot
The body of baluster form with fruit formed finial. 18 cms high.
Sold for £2,400.
An 18th century pietre dura panel inset casket, constructed in the 19th century by Wertheimer, 33 New Bond Street, London
The lid inset with a panel depicting a phoenix emerging from flames, one end with butterflies, the opposing end with a parrot, the front and back panels decorated with lapis and coloured stones, the corners cast with lion masks. 36 cms wide; 23 cms deep; 19 cms high.
Sold for £12,000.
A 1920s Van Cleef & Arpels open face stem wind pocket watch, the movement numbered 21005 and twice stamped with the Geneva seal, case no. 7754, the platinum case hallmarked for Verger Freres
The circular dial with sweep seconds, jump day, date and month apertures and secondary subsidiary dial to the top.
Sold for £5,100.
An 18th century Worcester polychrome mask jug
The baluster body decorated to the front with oval cartouche painted in puce with classical urn within gilt and floral border beneath bearded mask. 14.5 cms high.
Sold for £750.
CESARE MARIANI (1826-1901) Italian
The Mask Seller, a Roman street scene
Oil on panel
Signed and dated 1875
40.5 x 34 cms
Sold for £18,100.
An early 18th century walnut cabinet on stand
The upper section with moulded cornice above cushion drawer and two feather banded doors enclosing an arrangement of nine drawers, the base with two short and two long drawers, supported on bun feet.
Sold for £15,700.

The company prides itself on delivering a highly professional and confidential service to its many private clients and to the region’s leading solicitors, banks, land and estate agents. Rowley’s is based at 8 Downham Road in Ely, Cambridgeshire where monthly regular Auctions are held on the second Saturday of each month. Quarterly Fine Art and Antique Auctions are held at Tattersalls sale ring in Newmarket, Suffolk.

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