Record Mouseman bowl with six carved mice sells for £9,500
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 08:19 · Archive
A 57cm Mouseman bowl with six carved mice sold for £9,500 at a North Yorkshire auction on October 3.
A Mouseman bowl measuring 57cm in diameter sold for £9,500 at Tennants Auctioneers' Mouseman and Yorkshire Critters Sale on October 3. The piece was a bespoke commission featuring six of Robert Thompson's signature carved mice—two large and four small—around the base, and was the largest example of its kind ever auctioned at Tennants.
A spokesperson for Tennants said the real charm lay in the carved mice detail. Another bowl with the same motif had fetched £8,000 at Tennants in June. A 1930s oak monk's chair from the Horlicks Collection, originally invoiced at just £6, sold for £7,000. The chair came from a set made for Horlicks' Slough offices and bore the company's coat of arms.
The sale sold 97 per cent of its lots, reflecting growing enthusiasm for Mouseman and other Yorkshire-made oak furniture. Modern Mouseman pieces also performed strongly, with a Hovingham Octagonal Coffee Table fetching £4,500, a new Tennants auction record. Interest in the pieces is rising, with more bidders coming from outside Yorkshire and overseas.
How it is being reported
- Record Mouseman bowl with six carved mice sells for £9,500 at North Yorkshire auctionTennants’ largest-ever Mouseman bowl sells for £9,500 at October 3 auction, as demand grows for Yorkshire oak furniture and Hovingham table sets a new record.The Northern Echo · 9 Oct, 05:00
- Record Mouseman bowl with six carved mice sells for £9,500 at North Yorkshire auctionTennants’ largest-ever Mouseman bowl sells for £9,500 at October 3 auction, as demand grows for Yorkshire oak furniture and Hovingham table sets a new record.Darlington & Stockton Times · 9 Oct, 05:00
In this story: Robert Thompson · Tennants Auctioneers · Hovingham · Horlicks · Yorkshire
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