"INKTOBER 2025" AUCTION IN AID OF H.O.P.E. BASKET
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- Bidding stays live on all the works until noon 7 November 2025.
- The person with the highest bid on each work will then buy the work.
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11 "FRENCH LAVENDER" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
Number 3 of 4 drawings "IN MY GARDEN"
Winsor & Newton coloured inks, and Copic Acrea matt white ink
Story: French lavender is known for its lovely flowers and pleasant aroma.
The lavender flower symbolises serenity, calmness, purity, devotion, grace, and healing. Because the bees love this plant, every garden should have one.
Bid Status: (24 October) R400 (JP)
10 "MAGENTA AZALEA" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
Number 2 of 4 drawings "IN MY GARDEN"
Winsor & Newton coloured inks, and Copic Acrea matt white ink
Story: Love, romance and femininity
Nothing beats the blazing beauty of an azalea bush in full bloom in Spring! It's worth the year-long wait for its two-week long glory.
Bid Status: (23 October) R300 (LV)
09 "PURPLE IRIS" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
Number 1 of 4 drawings "IN MY GARDEN"
Winsor & Newton coloured inks, and Copic Acrea matt white ink
Story: Traditionally irises symbolize faith and hope.
So if you’re looking for a suitable floral gift for someone who needs a bit of extra encouragement I’d recommend a bouquet of purple irises.
Bid Status: (20 October) R500 (LV)
08 "LUCKY STAR" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
Number 4 of 4 drawings "BRANDS WE LOVE (AND LOVE TO HATE)"
Winsor & Newton coloured inks, and Copic Acrea matt white ink
Story: Is Lucky Star “the most loved brand in South Africa since 1959”? You decide!
Have you ever discovered a long-forgotten tin of Lucky Star pilchards lurking in the depths of your kitchen cupboard? Never fear, the typical shelf life is up to 5 years. Go on, eat them!
Bid Status: (23 October) R450 (MT)
07 "COLMAN'S" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
Number 3 of 4 drawings "BRANDS WE LOVE (AND LOVE TO HATE)"
Winsor & Newton coloured inks, and Copic Acrea matt white ink
Story: “Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard…”
Thus sang the orphans in the movie Oliver! (based on Dickens' Oliver Twist, set in 1830s London). I wonder if they were singing about Colman’s Mustard, which was founded by Englishman Jeremiah Colman in 1814?
Bid Status: (16 October) R400 (MH)
06 "PECK'S" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
Number 2 of 4 drawings "BRANDS WE LOVE (AND LOVE TO HATE)"
Winsor & Newton coloured inks, and Copic Acrea matt white ink
Story: Now you see it, now you don’t, now you do!
Peck's Anchovette originated in the UK in 1891 before arriving in South Africa in the 1960s. It was discontinued in SA in 2021 but after a massive public outcry it was brought back in 2023.
Bid Status: (16 October) R500 (MH)
05 "MARMITE" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
Number 1 of 4 drawings "BRANDS WE LOVE (AND LOVE TO HATE)"
Winsor & Newton coloured inks, and Copic Acrea matt white ink
Story: Are you a lover or a hater?
Marmite is considered the most polarizing brand since 1902! Love it, or hate it, the iconic brown bulb-shaped glass jar with its yellow lid is instantly recognizable.
Bid Status: (11 October) R750 (MH)
04 "TEA ROSE" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
(Number 4 of 4 drawings in the set called "ROYAL ALBERT")
Every tea lover deserves a fine bone china Royal Albert teacup
Story: Butter yellow and golden bronze roses are pretty enough to attract a gorgeous dragonfly.
The Royal Albert "Tea Rose" pattern features butter yellow and golden bronze roses with green leaves on fine bone china, often with gold trimming and a scalloped edge. First produced in the 1940s.
Bid Status: (10 October) R1150 (BE)
03 "MOONLIGHT ROSE" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
(Number 3 of 4 drawings in the set called "ROYAL ALBERT")
Every tea lover deserves a fine bone china Royal Albert teacup
Story: Deep blue moonlit roses add a touch of romance to your Royal Albert Collection.
The "Moonlight Rose" pattern was introduced in 1987. It’s a refreshing twist on the iconic "Old Country Roses" design, featuring pretty blue roses on the inside of the cup, and 22-carat gold trim. The delicate butterfly adds a touch of whimsy to the ink drawing.
Bid Status: (10 October) R1350 (BE)
02 "WINSOME" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
(Number 2 of 4 drawings in the set called "ROYAL ALBERT")
Every tea lover deserves a fine bone china Royal Albert teacup
Story: “Winsome” means attractive or appealing in a fresh, innocent way.
A pretty, colourful posy in a delicate white Royal Albert bone china cup decorated with winsome pink roses and blue flowers, using Winsor & Newton colour inks. The Winsome pattern is a classic vintage (1975 – 1997).
Bid Status: (10 October) R1350 (BE)
01 "MEMORY LANE" (15cm x 10cm, with 2.5cm border)
(Number 1 of 4 drawings in the set called "ROYAL ALBERT")
Every tea lover deserves a fine bone china Royal Albert teacup
Story: This is a drawing of a teacup from the "Memory Lane" teaset which I inherited from my Mom. Drawing done in Winsor & Newton colour inks.
"Memory Lane" pattern was first made in 1965 and was produced until 1973. The pattern is composed of small sprigs of blue forget-me-nots with light green stems and leaves. It is finished with 22-carat gold edging.
Bid Status: (10 October) R1450 (BE)
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