This timed auction contains close to 50 lots as seen in season 5 of Salvage Hunters: The Restorers, a television programme in which skilled professionals work to give previously run-down, forgotten and unloved vintage and antique pieces a new lease of life, with styles ranging from country house to industrial chic to mid-century modern. Having existed for many years and often having been passed from generation to generation, choosing antique and vintage items instead of buying brand new can be the most environmentally conscious way of furnishing a home. Not only does this auction, with its selection of stylish and sustainable pieces which have been lovingly rescued and restored, allow bidders to contribute to what some believe to be the purest form of recycling, but it also offers an opportunity to own something truly unique that cannot be found in any high street store.
Including the collection of Dr Raymond Penn MB BCh (Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery) (LOTS 1-18)
Dr Penn was an eminent pharmacologist, a researcher, lecturer, and author of 'Pharmacology (Concise Medicine Textbook)', published by Harcourt in 1974, the standard medical student text in the 1970s. He had a lifelong interest in history, and became an authority on the history of medicine, earning a doctorate on the history of drug regulation.
His collection of coins relating to the history of medicine led to him being commissioned by Seaby’s to write the seminal book 'Aspects of Medicine on Ancient Greek and Roman Coins', published in 1994.
