India Hobson
On January 7, the collection of antiques consultant Guy Tobin is coming up for sale at Dreweatts auction house. It’s an extraordinary assembly of furniture, art, textiles and objects, brought together over the course of decades of collecting. Constantly drawn to pieces which show ‘the touch of human hand and body,” Guy describes the collection being characterised by “well-worn grandeur, charm, comfort and unexpected contrasts across age, nation and material.” Here Guy picks his twelve favourites, and interspersed are three short films made by House & Garden on a visit to the viewing room at Donnington Priory in Newbury. Visit dreweatts.com to find out more and register to bid.
“This is my favourite lot in the sale. This exceptional piece of ‘Gothick’ furniture would have been at home in the Countess of Pomfret’s castle at 18 Arlington Street. Muscular… perfectly proportioned… it is beautifully made with completely untouched surfaces throughout. Also notice the individual profile heads to the back and legs.”
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“Those French again… these wall lanterns have a downplayed elegance. They have taken the basic hemp ropes of the Camargue and created a carriage lantern wall light; as such Audoux-Minet are rightly admired (and copied!). I was delighted by the work of the restorer who cleaned off much of the decades of grime that these arrived with.”
