UPCOMING AUCTIONS
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SELECT INTERIORS
WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2025
9:30amNow inviting entries
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AUCTION AT THE BRISTOL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW
SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2025
10:30amNow inviting entries
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Dore & Rees is delighted to host a talk by Katharine Butler and Tuo Zhang CAN AI UNDERSTAND ART? RECENT RESEARCH USING VLM ON CHINESE PORCELAIN in which they will discuss the advantages of applying AI to the data generated from art historical and provenance research. In particular, we will demonstrate how their visual language model interprets the decoration on 3D objects, such is Chinese porcelain. Join us on 4 November at 3pm at Asia House in London.
Dore & Rees is delighted to host a talk by Susan Rumfitt PASSIONATE COLLECTOR - HOW THE ASIAN BUYER IS INFLUENCING THE GLOBAL JEWELLERY MARKET AT AUCTION. Susan will consider how the tastes of Asian jewellery collectors has changed over the last decade and how their new interest in antique jewellery is shaping current auction prices. Join us on 4 November at 2pm at Asia House in London.
Join Dore & Rees consultant specialists Susan Rumfitt, Duncan Campbell and Richard Price, well known faces on BBC Antiques Roadshow, for free valuations of your jewellery, silver, watches and Georgian costume. 23, 24 September and 1, 2, 21, 22 October at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms in Frome.
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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We are pleased to offer the collection of Keith Danford Roberts, Consultant Cardio Thoracic Paediatric Surgeon. Roberts earned a distinguished reputation for his expertise in complex heart procedures, particularly in newborns and children with congenital heart conditions. The collection includes scientific and maritime instruments, pistols, silver, clocks and watches and will be offered for sale on 16 October in the Curated Interiors auction.
In 1989, upon signing to join the Ferrari Formula 1 Team for the following season, Alain Prost was gifted a 348tb and an F40.
This remarkable survivor, an early Right Hand Drive 1952 1900 C Sprint Coupe with Superleggera coachwork by Touring of Milan, has been in current ownership since 1966.