Featuring in our summer Specialist Collectors' Auction Tuesday 27th - Thursday 29th August | 10am.
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Bill’s love affair with new, vintage, and antique wood working tools started over 60 years ago when he started his woodworking life as a sawmill operator in Brook St, Colchester at a wood cutters yard.
Bill, 20 years later after having his children, started his collection of mainly woodworking planes, scouring the country for planes, braces, saws and chisels with the help of his wife Pauline, finding out as much as they could on the history of each tool.
It became clear that Bill had an eye for good quality woodworking tools, later in his life collecting books as well as toolboxes, even found planes made by Cox and Luckman (Birmingham) in his namesake.
Sadly, Bill became ill with cancer in 2023 and died in that same year but leaves one of the biggest and best collections as a testament of his passion for anything wood.
Reeman Dansie is delighted to be sponsoring “Hidden Treasures from The Royal Collection” with Nicola Turner Inman, Curator of Decorative Arts, Royal Collection Trust on 25th March, 7.30pm, Holy Cross Church, Felsted.
17/03/2025
Vivienne Westw00d Super Elevated Ghillie' green mock croc shoe (lot 2072) & The Signature Lulu Guiness perspex Lulu Lip Cluth bag (lot 2084) featuring in our forthcoming Specialist Collectors' Sale.
07/03/2025
Featuring in our forthcoming Collectors’ Sale on 11th-13th March is an iconic piece of comedy history.
27/02/2025