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Auction Results | Parnham Park: A Modern Grand Tour on the Jurassic Coast | 13 May 2025

Auction Results | Parnham Park: A Modern Grand Tour on the Jurassic Coast | 13 May 2025

Auction Results | Parnham Park: A Modern Grand Tour on the Jurassic Coast | 13 May 2025

On Tuesday 13 May, we held the auction Parnham Park: A Modern Grand Tour on the Jurassic Coast, offering the iconic collection of visionary art collector James Perkins. The collection was an exceptional amalgamation of historical treasures, natural history artefacts, and innovative designs, embodying a unique artistic vision. It unveiled a philosophy that the great houses of the past need not remain static relics but can evolve into vibrant spaces for modern living, offering bold expressions of contemporary identity and creativity.

The auction drew collectors and designers from 33 countries around the globe. After an intense 10.5 hours of spirited bidding, the auction achieved a total of £2.2 million, 170% of the presale estimate, with an impressive 92% of lots finding new homes.

Inline Image - Lot 142: ‡ Woolly Mammoth (Mammuth Primigenius), Upper Plestocene, Poland | Sold for £250,200
Lot 142: ‡ Woolly Mammoth (Mammuth Primigenius), Upper Plestocene, Poland | Sold for £250,200
Inline Image - Lot 144: ‡ Ichthyosaur (Stenopterygius Sp), Toarcian, Lower Jurassic, (ca. 195 MA) | Sold for £68,950
Lot 144: ‡ Ichthyosaur (Stenopterygius Sp), Toarcian, Lower Jurassic, (ca. 195 MA) | Sold for £68,950
Inline Image - Lot 143: Giant Deer Skull (Megaloceros Giganteus), Middle Pleistocene, Dneiper River, Kamianske, Ukraine | Sold for £50,200
Lot 143: Giant Deer Skull (Megaloceros Giganteus), Middle Pleistocene, Dneiper River, Kamianske, Ukraine | Sold for £50,200
Inline Image - Lot 242: European School (18th/19th Century), ‘Hunting scene with hounds, watering at the fountain’, Oil on canvas | Sold for £32,700
Lot 242: European School (18th/19th Century), ‘Hunting scene with hounds, watering at the fountain’, Oil on canvas | Sold for £32,700
Inline Image - Lot 68: Damien Hirst (British B. 1965), ‘Where the Land Meets the Sea H13-1-4’, The set of four laminated giclee prints on aluminium | Sold for £25,200
Lot 68: Damien Hirst (British B. 1965), ‘Where the Land Meets the Sea H13-1-4’, The set of four laminated giclee prints on aluminium | Sold for £25,200
Inline Image - Lot 167: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista), [A Pair Of Columns] Veduta Prospetto Principale della Colonna Antonina [and] Veduta del Prospetto Principale della Colonna Trajana, from 'Trofeo o Sia Magnifica Colonna...', Etching and engraving on several sheets conjoined, two works | Sold for £25,200
Lot 167: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista), [A Pair Of Columns] Veduta Prospetto Principale della Colonna Antonina [and] Veduta del Prospetto Principale della Colonna Trajana, from 'Trofeo o Sia Magnifica Colonna...', Etching and engraving on several sheets conjoined, two works | Sold for £25,200
Inline Image - Lot 33A: Jacques Duval-Brasseur (French, 1934-2021), a gilt metal 'Tree' table, circa 1970 | Sold for £20,160
Lot 33A: Jacques Duval-Brasseur (French, 1934-2021), a gilt metal 'Tree' table, circa 1970 | Sold for £20,160
Inline Image - Lot 307: A blue damask and blue ostrich feather four poster bed modern, designed by Robert Couturier | Sold for £16,380
Lot 307: A blue damask and blue ostrich feather four poster bed modern, designed by Robert Couturier | Sold for £16,380
Inline Image - Lot 102: A set of eight plaster plaques of animals, insects and invertebrates modern, by A Modern Grand Tour, from 'The Dolittle' collection | Sold for £15,120
Lot 102: A set of eight plaster plaques of animals, insects and invertebrates modern, by A Modern Grand Tour, from 'The Dolittle' collection | Sold for £15,120
Inline Image - Lot 91: James Perkins Studio Wild Things, Hand made animal masks | Sold for £13,608
Lot 91: James Perkins Studio Wild Things, Hand made animal masks | Sold for £13,608

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