Bucks &amp; Oxon


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<p>Oh, the joy when the catalogue for the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Mallams House &amp; Garden Sale (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/?p=1&amp;s=40&amp;v=list" target="_blank">Mallams House &amp; Garden Sale</a> &#8211; all the fun of a good old browse in a vintage or antiques store, but you can do it at your desk, <em>and </em>it comes without the high street mark up. It&#8217;s a win, win! I thought I&#8217;d share with you some of my faves from next week&#8217;s sale on Oct 18 (hey, no outbidding me!) , but <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="to browse the full catalogue, click here (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/?p=1&amp;s=40&amp;v=list" target="_blank">to browse the full catalogue, click here</a>. You can also book appointments to view any of the lots in Abingdon on Fri 15, 9-4pm, Sat 16, 9-3pm and Sun 17, 9-midday. </p>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185238.548.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Animal instinct</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Forget the Anthropologie repros, these are the real deal &#8211; three Royal Majolica jardinieres &#8211; a zebra, a ram and a leopard, signed at the bottom to show (off) authenticity &#8211; AB Italy. <br/>Estimate £200-400<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now  (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/175/" target="_blank">Bid now<span style="font-size: 1.09375rem"> </span></a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185018.607.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Box of tricks</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>It&#8217;s only Lot 1 and already we&#8217;re in love with this George III green stained tortoise shell tea caddy, which we&#8217;d reinvent as a chic jewellery box. <br/>Estimate £200-500<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now  (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/1/" target="_blank">Bid now </a><span style="font-size: 1.09375rem"> </span></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185206.760.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Thou art awesome</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Perfect foil to your F&amp;B neutral palette&#8230; this vivid Henry Cliffe (1919-1983)<strong> </strong>still life of vegetables and pipe on a table is unsigned but it has the Henry Cliffe Studio stamp on the stretcher and frame.<br/>Estimate £1500-2500<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/425/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T184949.559.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Festive tipple time</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Booze cruise stymied by the PLF/Day 2 test palava? Get your Christmas wine at auction this year &#8211; including these two bottles of Chateau Palmer 1983, bought en primeur and kept in an Oxford wine cellar since. Check out lots 475-498 for more wine. <br/>Estimate £400-800<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/488/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185007.138.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">On the shelf</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Beautify your pantry with these characterful 19th century storage tins. There&#8217;s a tin for everything&#8230; even tapioca, which we&#8217;re calling 19th century quinoa. <br/>Estimate £100-300<br/><a href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/16/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)">Bid now</a> </p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185257.208.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Sitting pretty</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Is it a chair? Is it a cabinet? I tell you what it is&#8230; flipping gorgeous, and sure to delight house guests of any age. This George III Irish oak country chair most definitely has a story or two to tell. <br/>Estimate £300-600<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/45/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185118.551.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Light of my life</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Want to make a wow feature of your entrance? Voilà! This large copper hall lantern should do it, with its copper fretwork floral and foliate frame. Yeah go on, try saying that in hurry. <br/>Estimate £800-1200</p><p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/97/" target="_blank">Bid now</a> </p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185219.901.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Take a pew</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Need a chair to curl up in during the long autumn evenings? We&#8217;ve found the perfect one. It even has wing backs that you can fall asleep behind, and your house guests will be none the wiser.<br/>Estimate £100-300<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/154/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185604.606.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Birds of a feather</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Loving this season&#8217;s jungle vibe? Nail it with this mid-20th century taxidermy preserved green parrot, mounted in a glass case<span style="font-size: 1.09375rem">. </span>Your new living room talking point.</p><p>Estimate £40-60<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/433/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185139.651.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Dog days</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Keep them as a set or give one to each of your globetrotting or nature loving friends. These David Tomlinson figures of African hunting dogs are all named and signed, in original boxes, each 8cm high.<br/>Estimate £200-300<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/171/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185058.067.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Who&#8217;s the fairest?</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>This 19th century style giltwood cushion framed mirror is just gorgeous, no matter who&#8217;s looking back at you! We love the ribbon tied urn and bevelled edge.  <br/>Estimate £300-500<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/209/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185152.664.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Say it with flowers</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Split them up, hang them together, give them away&#8230; this set of six decorative antique floral prints with silver foil decorated frames is oh so pretty.<br/>Estimate £100-200<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/319/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185040.733.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Back (garden) bencher</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Forget a common-or-garden bench, this Paul Elliott pair of scrolling benches made from galvanized steel are both use and ornament.  <br/>Estimate £2000-4000<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/508/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/10/Untitled-design-2021-10-11T185833.680.jpg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Magic carpet</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>One of a number of rugs in the upcoming sale, this mid to late 20th century Middle Eastern polychrome rug won my heart for its muted but striking colour palette and central star motif.<br/>Estimate £100-200<br/><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Bid now (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.mallams.co.uk/sales/abingdon/mm111021/view-lot/620/" target="_blank">Bid now</a></p></div></div></div></div>



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