Dore & Rees hosted The Hemington House Collection Private View and Talks on 6 March at The Silk Mill in Frome. It is no overstatement to say that this a collection amassed by a truly extraordinary couple, Simon & Jennifer Murray, who collectively have excelled to the limits of what’s possible - in business, world records and daring do!

Dore & Rees Motoring announces partnership with DVCA (Dorset Vintage & Classic Auctions). Dore & Rees invites DVCA clients to participate as vendors in all forthcoming auctions.

DVCA clients’ main point of contact will not change, head of the business Brian Chant will remain very much the first port of call for any DVCA client seeking to value or sell a classic car, motorcycle or item of automobilia. Furthermore Dore & Rees will continue to honour any existing agreement between DVCA and it’s loyal clients.

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

Collection of prints and ceramics by Christopher Browne on exhibition 11 January 2025, 4pm - 5pm at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms in Frome.

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.

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.

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.

Ace-Bristols won three successive SCCA E-Production Championships in the United States between 1957 and 1959, the D-Production Championship in 1960 and C-Production Championship in 1961. In Europe, the Ace-Bristol achieved a 2nd-in-class finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1957 and 1958, and both class victory and 7th overall in 1959.

Dore & Rees team members Susan Rumfitt and Duncan Campbelle, well known faces from the BBC Antiques Roadshow, are hosting Valuation Days in Frome, offering no obligation valuations on Monday 19 & Tuesday 20 August.

Valuation Days - Fine Silver, Jewellery and Watches. Popular Antiques Roadshow consultants Duncan Campbell, Susan Rumfitt and Richard Price will be on hand to talk to you about your items if you have something to sell at auction, on Monday 22nd July 11am-4pm and Tuesday 23rd July 11am-4pm.

Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler and Dore & Rees welcomed clients to an exclusive preview of Turville Grange - The Collection of the Late Mrs. Henry T. Ford II, to be offered at auction on 3 July

Meet Lee Young, Marc Allum, Susan Rumfitt, Duncan Campbell, Richard Price and hear tales from behind the scenes of the Antiques Roadshow. Bring along up to five items for an appraisal and auction estimate

Dore & Rees team, many of whom are well known faces from the BBC Antiques Roadshow, are hosting Valuation Days in Frome, offering no obligation valuations. 

Hera sculpture inspired by a chance conversation by well known artist Michael Ayrton to be offered by Dore & Rees in their forthcoming Select Interiors auction on Tuesday 26 March 2024.

Dore & Rees team, many of whom are well known faces from the BBC Antiques Roadshow, are hosting Valuation Days in Frome, offering no obligation valuations. 

Message from Lee Young, Managing Director: I would like to start by saying a heartfelt thank you for your support during 2023. Without our clients, we would not have enjoyed such an exciting sale calendar and achieved such strong growth in specialist areas such as Fine Asian Art and Fine Watches.