
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER AT 12:00 MIDDAY CASTLE COMBE AUTUMN CLASSIC CLASSIC, PERFORMANCE COMPETITION CARS AND AUTOMOBILA View catalogue

SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER AT 12:00 MIDDAY CASTLE COMBE AUTUMN CLASSIC CLASSIC, PERFORMANCE COMPETITION CARS AND AUTOMOBILA 1957 PORSCHE 356A, ESTIMATE: £120,000 - £160,000 View catalogue

THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER ASIAN ART

FAMILIAR FACES FROM THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW MEET THE TEAM Learn more

WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER AT 9:30AM THE MICHAEL MASON COLLECTION SELECT INTERIORS Learn more

MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER AT 9:30AM FINE ASIAN ART RARE BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD, THAILAND, 16TH CENTURY PROVENANCE: From the collection of Alan and Joan Scott, acquired in Hong Kong in 1971 ESTIMATE: £15,000 - £25,000

MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER AT 9:30AM FINE ASIAN ART A SMALL RARE CLAIR-DE-LUNE GLAZE WATER POT, TAIBO ZUN, YONGZHENG SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD PROVENANCE: From the Private Collection of Richard Marchant and thence by descent ESTIMATE: £30,000 - £50,000

MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER AT 9:30AM FINE ASIAN ART A RARE IRON RED DRAGON BOWL, YONGZHENG SIX CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD PROVENANCE: From a Private London Collection ESTIMATE: £20,000 – £40,000

MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER AT 9:30AM FINE ASIAN ART A GREY SCHIST BUST OF BUDDHA, GANDHARA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY PROVENANCE: From the Collection of J. W. Allen Esquire ESTIMATE: £3,000 - £5,000

TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER AT 9:30AM THE EVA & AUBREY SWEET COLLECTION PART II - JAPANESE WORKS OF ART Learn more

11 NOVEMBER AT 12:30PM THE ALAN BOSTOCK COLLECTION - PART II JAPANESE CLOISONNE AND WORKS OF ART

11 NOVEMBER AT 3:00PM THE MIKE NOEL COLLECTION JAPANESE SWORDS AND ACCESSORIES

WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE FINE SILVER & OBJETS DE VERTU A ROCOCO TABLE BELL, LONDON 1741, SOLD: £2,730 View results
WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE FINE JEWELLERY & WATCHES CASTELLANI; A PAIR OF VICTORIAN GOLD EAR PENDANTS, CIRCA 1850, SOLD: £4,940 View results













UPCOMING AUCTIONS
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THE CASTLE COMBE AUTUMN CLASSIC
SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
12:00 MIDDAY
AT CASTLE COMBE CIRCUIT, CHIPPENHAM SN14 7EYViewing
Friday 19 September 10:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday 20 September from 9:00am -
ASIAN ART
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
10:30AMViewing
Tuesday 23 September 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday 24 September 10:00am - 4:00pm -
SELECT INTERIORS
INCLUDING THE MICHAEL MASON COLLECTION
WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER
9:30AMViewing
Saturday 11 October 10:00am - 4:00pm
Monday 13 October 10:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday 14 October 10:00am - 4:00pm -
FINE ASIAN ART
MONDAY 10 NOVEMBER
10:30AMNow inviting entries
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THE EVA & AUBREY SWEET COLLECTION
PART II - JAPANESE WORKS OF ART
TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER
9:30AM -
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Join well known faces from the BBC Antiques Roadshow Susan Rumfitt and Richard Price at Dore & Rees’s forthcoming Valuation Days for Jewellery and Watches, to be held on 1 & 2 July at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms in Frome
Join us at Dore & Rees where Guardian writer John Harris will be discussing ‘Maybe I’m Amazed: A Story of Love and Connection in Ten Songs’; an extraordinary memoir about his autistic son James, how music became their shared language and the hidden story of creativity and neurodivergence.
Join well known faces from the BBC Antiques Roadshow Duncan Campbell and Susan Rumfitt at Dore & Rees’s forthcoming Valuation Days for Jewellery, Watches and Silver, to be held on 27, 28, 31 March at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms in Frome and Five Zeros Supercars in Bradford on Avon
DEPARTMENTS
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ASIAN ART
Under the direction of Lee Young, our specialist Asian Art department will hold two dedicated sales per year offering artworks crafted in key design periods from China, Japan and South East Asia.
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INTERIORS
We are well known for our eclectic Wednesday sales catering for a broad range of tastes and budgets. The new team at Dore & Rees has be developed this signature format, offering high calibre private collections within Curated Interiors auctions.
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MOTORING
Led by Nick Wells, Classic Car and Automobilia auctions are now a regular fixture in the annual schedule, featuring all major motoring marques and historic items of interest
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JEWELLERY
Jewellery from celebrated makers will feature regularly in our auctions throughout the year. Expect to see exquisite design to wear and collect, alongside a calendar of specialist valuation days.
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SILVER
Curated selections of pieces representing makers across continents and centuries are expertly researched by Duncan Campbell and offered within biannual Fine Silver auctions.
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PICTURES
From early Renaissance to Contemporary, works embodying the major eras and styles in art history regularly grace the saleroom. Demure period portraits to abstract expressionism, English landscapes to contemporary prints and photography, all examples of flat art are represented.
Check out our Buying Guides for top tips on collecting your favourite items. Written by our specialists, you’ll get the inside scoop on how to be a savvy and smart collector
Check out our Buying Guides for top tips on collecting your favourite items. Written by our specialists, you’ll get the inside scoop on how to be a savvy and smart collector
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Dore & Rees is thrilled to be sponsoring a groundbreaking collaboration between Jingdezhen Ceramics University and the University of Staffordshire who this weekend launched the Legacy & Continuity - Willow Pattern Ceramics and Stories of ‘Other’ exhibition at Spode Museum, running until 29 March 2026.
We had tears and laughter in the house in July as writer John Harris chatted about music, autism and 'Maybe I'm Amazed' with Marc Allum for Frome Festival, 10 July 2025.
John discussed the challenges and joys of raising an autistic child, how at 3 years old his son James was possibly the world's youngest Mott the Hoople fan and just what was it like the day Paul McCartney came to town.
Asian Art & Silver Departments venture to Devon & Cornwall. This April our heads of department, Lee and Duncan, who specialise in Asian Art and Silver respectively, are venturing deeper into the South West to see if they can help members of the public unearth antiques in their homes that could reach substantial sums at auction.
