Auction Preview: Leski Auctions, Melbourne, The Michael & Valerie Gregg Collection, 24 March 2024

Michael and Valerie Gregg – he from Guernsey in the Channel Islands and she from the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga  shared a passion for collecting and, over 65 years, built an eclectic collection of silver, Australian furniture, ceramics, jewellery and pottery unrivalled anywhere in the world. Michael’s love was Channel Island silver and one great example is lot 74, a circa 1775 George III Channel Islands silver coffee pot, made by Edouard Gavey for Mary Mauger with her name inscribed on the base. Channel Island coffee posts from this period are extremely scarce and Leski Auctions has a catalogue estimate of $10,000-$15,000 on the pot for which Michael paid twice this figure when he purchased it.

 

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