George Tinworth was raised in poverty. The son of a British wheelwright, his family struggled for much of his childhood and he was expected to follow in those steps. But Tinworth, who would carve in his spare time on scraps of wood, would have rather been cold than stifled, as the young 19-year-old pawned his overcoat to pay for classes at the Lambeth School of Art. Five years later, at 25, Tinworth began working at Royal Doulton, where he would be employed until the day he died 46 years later. Tinworth would proceed to work on many of the pieces that made Royal Doulton a staple among the Stoke-On-Trent potteries, including their Dalton Ware and individual commissions like altarpieces for nearby churches. A fine 18-piece chess set by George Tinworth approaches the block at Whitley’s Auctioneers, joining other top lots from around the United States in this week’s picks.
WHITLEY’S AUCTIONEERS
Sale Date: July 24, 2018
Lot 69
Doulton Lambeth George Tinworth Complete Chess Set
Set of 18 chess pieces, individually modeled by the Victorian sculptor in the image of whimsical mice, with each one displaying intricate facial and other details.
Estimate: $24/33,000
SKINNER
Sale Date: July 14, 2018
Lot 394
Set of 11 Wilkinson Commemorative Toby Jugs
England, circa 1915–20, after designs by Sir Francis Carruthers Gould, each molded figure polychrome enameled and gilded and depicting political and military leaders during World War I, including Marshall Foch, President Woodrow Wilson, General Botha, Lord French, General Joffre, H.M. King George V, Lord Kitchner, Admiral Beatty, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd George, Admiral Jelicoe, and Field Marshal Haig, printed factory mark and signature.
Estimate $6/8,000
CASE ANTIQUES
Sale Date: July 14, 2018
Lot 296
War of 1812 White House Artifact & Custom Box
Remnant of a burned White House timber removed during the 1950 renovations, from the 1814 White House fire started by the British during the War of 1812. Bears plaque to side reading “Original White House Material/Removed in 1950” with the Presidential Seal in the center.
Estimate: $300/500
GROGAN & CO.
Sale Date: July 18, 2018
Lot 25
Pair of Soumac Bags, Late Nineteenth Century
50 by 24 inches, from the collection of Joan and E.B. “Ned” Long.
Estimate: $2/4,000
BRUNK
Sale Date: July 12-14, 2018
Lot 810
George I Lignum Vitae Desk And Bookcase
British or possibly colonial, Eighteenth Century, composed almost entirely of a tropical exotic wood, probably Lignum Vitae, upper case with arched glazed doors opening to a fitted interior with two interior drawers above a candle slide, lower case with a fall front opening to a fitted interior with seven drawers and till, 76 inches high.
Estimate: $8/12,000
COWAN’S
Sale Date: July 14, 2018
Lot 260
Heart and Hand Crooked Knife
American (Maine/Nova Scotia), mid-Nineteenth Century. A crooked knife with a carved wooden handle featuring a heart and hand pointing to sutures, surrounded by chip carving, with a metal ferrule and blade.
Estimate: $1/2,000
HARTZELL’S
Sale Date: July 12, 2018
Lot 282
Snake Goffering Iron
Coiled “snake” stem, brass barrel and base, very detailed, 1800s, 7 by 8¼ inches.
Estimate: $2/5,000
NEAL AUCTION COMPANY
Sale Date: July 14, 2018
Lot 155
Donald Roller Wilson (American/Arkansas, b 1938)
“Beverly in the Woods with her Pencil,!!! and Waiting and Thinking of Mr Metzdorf,” 1982, oil on canvas, signed, dated and titled, 26¼ by 22 inches.
Estimate: $15/20,000
TREASURESEEKER AUCTIONS
Sale Date: July 15, 2018
Lot 154
Lapis Lazuli Box with Gilt Dore Bronze Dragon
Having a crawling dore bronze dragon across front, mounted on four claw gilt-bronze feet, lined with blue velvet, dragon has turquoise stone eyes, 4 inches high.
Estimate: $2/4,000
