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

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
171	A pair of carved teakwood dragons Burmese mid 20th Century with gilt and inset mirrored decoration on stands 222cm high overall	£800 - £1,200	-	View
172	A single wrought iron treillage obelisk modern 254cm high together with an iron armillary 100cm high	£100 - £200	-	View
173	A natural carved sandstone henge now fitted in cast iron circular planter 200cm high	£400 - £600	-	View
174	A carved stone book with inscribed quotation early 20th century 60cm wide	£300 - £500	-	View
175	A pair of wooden gates 20th century 112cm high by 100cm wide	£300 - £500	£280	View
176	A glazed metal terrarium 20th century 33cm high by 70cm long	£200 - £400	-	View
177	A glazed aluminium cloche/terrarium American early 20th century	£400 - £600	-	View
178	A painted composition stone bird cage French mid 20th century 195cm high French	£300 - £500	-	View
179	An impressive aluminium and brass 6” refracting astronomical Telescope by Irving & Son circa 1950 on polished aluminium stand with iron counterweights, with rack and pinion mechanism, calibrated ring and brass sighting scope 8 together with nut, spanners, associated alan keys and…	£2,500 - £4,000	-	View
180	A wooden threshing roller early 20th century 102cm high	£150 - £250	£150	View
181	A carved marble basin with gilt brass fittings 20th century 62cm wide by 47cm deep	£250 - £400	£1,100	View
182	A collection of hat makers moulds the largest 22cm high	£200 - £300	£200	View
183	A cast iron tethering post late 19th century 173cm high together with supporting iron strut	£800 - £1,200	-	View
184	A pair of bell metal cowbells Swiss 20th century with decorative neck straps 42cm high (incl strap); 19cm diameter	£300 - £500	-	View
185	An horology plaque 19th century 61cm	£300 - £500	-	View
185a	A wrought iron and brass hand pump *combined with item 7* 19th century on wooden backplate together with a lead hopper and a lead church font liner	£50 - £100	-	View
186	Two Cotswold staddle stones the larger 83cm high	£400 - £600	£635	View
187	A carved Istrian stone basin Italian, 18th century or earlier 80cm wide	£500 - £800	£550	View
188	A shallow carved Cotswold stone trough 17cm high by 85cm wide by 57cm deep	£200 - £300	£262	View
189	† A carved sandstone trough 74cm high by 101cm wide by 88cm deep	£1,000 - £1,500	-	View
190	A carved and veined marble bath circa 1900 60cm high by 172cm long by 75cm	£1,200 - £1,800	£1,700	View
191	A pair of wrought iron rectangular planters 20th century each with lift out liner 54cm high by 183cm long by 53cm deep	£600 - £1,000	£800	View
192	A similar pair of wrought iron rectangular planters 20th century each with lift out liner 54cm high by 183cm long by 53cm deep	£600 - £1,000	£800	View
193	An unusual pair of painted cast iron square planters 2nd half 19th century made up out of pilaster capitals 29cm high by 33cm square See lot 194 for a similar pair	£400 - £600	-	View

Total lots: 334

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