LUSCIOUS LENCI

Well I don't really know what to start - what a month it's been. As mentioned before I work as a collectables specialist at my local auction house - Staceys. Well I was so excited about our last sale because I had discovered some really rare Italian Lenci figures.

I received a call from a lady who said she had some items to sell and wondered if they would be auctionable or not? On a visit to her house I had to disguise my excitement as sitting on the fire surround was a Lenci "Daydreaming" figure, Lenci Nude in Pond and a Nude on Hippo (Nudino Su Ippopotamo). I knew instantly that these figures would fly at auction so packed them up ready for cataloguing.

Also in the same sale I had a large private collection of coins, including proof sets and gold soverigns, a schuco vanity bear, a couple of crocodile handbags, Merrythought Teddy Bears and loads of Royal Doulton.

On the lead up to the sale I already had 7 telephone bids booked for the Lenci and loads of commission bids left on the book. When the lady arrived who was selling the items I was so excited for her, not only had she never been to an auction before but was about to have a very memorabile experience.

The bidding in the room started high for the coins, with the proof sets achieving £650 and the soverigns selling for £1,100 but the Lenci was to be the star.

After frantic telephone bidding, in the room and on the book the Daydreaming figure sold for £3,600, the Nude in Pond £1,900 and the nude on Hippo £4,600. A fanstic result for me and an even better on from my client.

All in all a fantastic day, a great sale and a success for myself and my sellers.