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.

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.

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

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.

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.   

Dore & Rees in partnership with Argent Hong Kong held its first international auction - No Reserve Auction of the Contents of Three Private Estates on 5 December. The white glove auction saw energetic bidding from a packed saleroom, telephone bidders and online platforms easeyliveauction.com, the-saleroom.com and 51bidlive.com.

Dore & Rees to offer works by well known automata maker and artist Peter Markey in the forthcoming Select Interiors auction on Wednesday 18 October 2023

The team at Dore & Rees look forward to holding it’s second Curious and Collectable auction. The highlight is the Lord Lew Grade Collection which features personal items from the media mogul’s office and home.

A coal scuttle in the forthcoming Select Interiors auction on 26 April bears all the characteristics of a classic Pugin design and carries the Houses of Parliament insignia depicting a portcullis on one of the sloping hinged covers

The forthcoming Select Interiors auction on 25 January features cutlery that was part of the Terra Nova Expedition, officially the British Antarctic Expedition, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott from 1910 to 1913.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all at Dore & Rees, message from Managing Director, Lee Young

Dore & Rees is pleased to offer three pieces of royal interest in their forthcoming Select Interiors auction. The items are linked to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer and come from the collection of the late Nigel Ricketts (1959-2022), a cabinet maker and furniture restorer, employed by the royal household at Windsor Castle between 1980-1985.

A 1935 MG NA MAGNETTE CUTS A DASH WITH A LIST OF GLAMOROUS OWNERS.  The first owner of this delightful two-tone example was American showgirl, dancer and actress Hazel Forbes-Richmond. After 3 years, she sold it to fellow thespian Frank Forest, an American operatic tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the 1930s and 1940s. Title passed to Californian-based Ward Kimball. Ward Kimball was a prominent animator for Walt Disney, who worked on films such as Pinocchio, Fantasia, Snow White, Alice in Wonderland, and Bednobs and Broomsticks.

FILM: A UNIQUE MOVIE PRESS ARCHIVE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN FILM MAGAZINE 'MOVIE' COMES TO AUCTION.  Comprising approximately 1,680 manila A4 alphabetically ordered envelopes containing film studios press releases photographs, press material, editorial magazine material and transparencies of well over a thousand actors dating from the post-war period and up to the 1980s.

Alexandria, founded by Alexander the Great in Egypt, 332BC, is believed to be where cameo carving was established.

Pictures attributed to well-known artists from The John Airey Collection to be offered on 24 August at Dore & Rees’s Select Interiors auction

Dore & Rees and Nick Wells to feature in The Car Years on ITV4, returning to screens on Tuesday evenings from 9 August

‘Ever Wondered What It’s Worth?’ event with Frome Festival a resounding success