Sealed Bid

Home, Garden and Natural History (Sealed Bids) featuring the Rod Vass Collection

Start date Monday, 5 September 2022 End date Wednesday, 28 September 2022

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Among the highlights is a collection of monumental sculptures based on TV and film props created by Rod and Louis Vass, who set up Armordillo Ltd, a company specialising in designing and creating sculptural props for films, shows and events. During his long career Rod worked for the BBC (on such classics as Doctor Who and Black Adder) and for Warner Bros, Disney, Marvel and DC. Over the last decade he has been joined by his son Louis, who has added his sophisticated digital sculpting skills to Armordillo's portfolio. Among them are three monumental polyurethane resin heads, which were made for the TV series Beowulf. They are each almost two and a half metres high and are estimated at £3,000 - £5,000 each, one of the heads has been designed to fit around a tree.

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Rod Vass


This is a sealed bid auction and all bids must be received by 16.00 BST Wednesday 28th September

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All bids must be received by 16.00 BST Wednesday 28th September

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 334

Lot 100 Sold
A pair of green painted wooden gates
20th century
106cm high by 94cm wide
Garden OrnamentInterior Design
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 101 Sold
A wrought iron garden gate
first half 20th century
162cm high by 94cm wide
Garden OrnamentGate
Hammer price: £412
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 102 Unsold
Two pairs of wrought iron gates
125cm high by 266cm wide
together with another pair of wrought iron gates
first half 20th century
117cm high by 266cm wide overall
Garden OrnamentGates
Estimate: £80 - £120
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 103 Unsold
A pair of wrought iron gates ***combined with item 3***
first half 20th century
117cm high by 266cm wide overall
Garden OrnamentGarden Gates
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 104 Unsold
A pair of steel gates
20th century
240cm high by 364cm wide
Architectural
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 105 Sold
A pair of unusual wrought and cast iron bi-folding gates
circa 1900
175cm high by 180cm wide overall
Garden OrnamentGates
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 106 Sold
A rare wrought iron entranceway
German
late 17th century
restored
overall height 220cm
overall width 546cm
In the late 19th century the screen was brought back from Nuremberg having been purchased by the…
Hammer price: £16,200
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 107 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
modern
52cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 108 Sold
A pair of Breche marble balls
29cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Hammer price: £407
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 109 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 110 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 111 Sold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 112 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 113 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 114 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 115 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 116 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 117 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 118 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 119 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 120 Unsold
A pair of large composition stone balls
46cm diameter
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 121 Unsold
A pair of composition stone finials
modern
85cm high
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 122 Sold
A pair of carved limestone pineapple finials
20th century
64cm high
Garden OrnamentArchitectural
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 123 Unsold
A pair of large carved limestone lidded urns with handles on pedestals
modern
250cm high
Garden Ornament
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST

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