Chinese Bronze Incense Burner Discovered in Local Charity Shop Fetches £3,300
A rare Chinese bronze incense burner or 'censer' has been sold at Wimbledon Auctions on behalf of Wimbledon Village Oxfam for £3,300.
Rare 19th Century Chinese Vase Hiding in Plain Sight
A 19th Century Chinese vase, previously used by the owner at home as a lamp, has sold for £4,400 at Wimbledon Auctions on 22nd January 2024.
Old Master Drawing Discovered in A Wimbledon Home Sells For £19,000
A red chalk drawing attributed to the Italian Baroque Master 'Guercino da Cento', also known as Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666) has sold at Wimbledon Auctions for £19,000 against a pre-sale estimate of £3,000-5,000.
Rare Car Boot Find Fetches £2,000
A rare visitors’ book containing an important monologue by Gideon Mantell has sold for £2,000 on Monday 4thDecember at Wimbledon Auctions, against a pre-sale estimate of just £80-120. Purchased at a local South London car boot, the book is likely to have come from a Yorkshire country house.
Chinese Yixing Teapots Fetch £10,000
A Collection of Chinese Yixing clay tea pots sold at Wimbledon Auctions on Monday 4th December for over £10,000.
Spanish Miniature Painting Purchased at a Jumble Sale Soars to £16,000
A 17th Century Spanish miniature painting probably depicting Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633) or her younger sister Catalina Micaela of Spain (1567-1597), daughters of King Phillip of Spain II (1527-1598) sold at Wimbledon Auctions on Monday 4th December for £16,000 plus buyers premium.
Gold Horse Brooch Gallops to £26,000
A large baroque pearl rose diamond and gold brooch realistically figured in the form of a horses head and crop has bolted past its pre-sale estimate of £800-1200 to sell for £26,000 (plus buyers premium 26.4%) to a bidder via telephone.
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A CHINESE 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY BRONZE CENSER WITH GOLD SPLASH, Marked underneath with apocryphal six character Ming mark, but later. 12cm x 11cm x 6cm Label inside '1610 Kanshi Period' Provenance: purchased May 1977 by the vendor at James Trigg, Antiquarius, 135 Kings Road, Chelsea, London for £80. Weight: 365gms
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AN 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE CENSER WITH LION HEAD HANDLES ON TRIPOD FEET, 29cm W x 9cm H Weight: 2600gms
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EARLY 17TH CENTURY SPANISH SCHOOL: MINIATURE PORTRAIT PAINTING PROBABLY DEPICTING ISABELLA CLARA EUGENIA (1566-1633) DAUGHTER OF PHILLIP II OF SPAIN (1527-1598) OR HER YOUNGER SISTER CATALINA MICAELA OF SPAIN (1567-1597) The painting is painted on a material (possibly card, pasteboard, vellum or leather), which has been mounted onto a thin wooden board). This board has later been framed, and covered with brown paper to verso. The painting 9cm x 6cm With painted gilt-wood frame with original glass. The painting has been removed from the frame for examination. Provenance: Local Wimbledon Village estate, near Wimbledon Common. Condition report: Overall fair condition. There is some discolouration to the bottom of the girls face, and small pin holes at the very top of the miniature, at the top of the girls headwear.
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A COLLECTION OF FIVE CHINESE AND JAPANESE YIXING CLAY TEA POTS (5), Each of globular form. Largest with eight character Chinese mark to verso.
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A GEORGE II SILVER CAKE BASKET, Marked for John Hugh Le Sage, London 1742. 36cm x 30cm Weight: 2038gms
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A GENTLEMAN'S 18CT GOLD ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DAY-DATE WRISTWATCH, in working order. Insurance valuation from 1983 provides the following details: Reference number: 18038/8385 Movement number: 7107368
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ATTRIBUTED TO GUERCINO, GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI (1591-1666) OR THE CIRCLE OF: A RED CHALK STUDY OF A MALE PROFILE, 24.5cm x 20cm The red chalk drawing on paper depicting a study of a man's face and upper body, in a pensive position. The drawing on paper, laid on paper, labelled in pencil to verso 'Guercino da cento'. Originally mounted in a frame and glazed. The drawing has been removed from the frame for inspection. Light reveals an octagonal or decagonal watermark on the paper over the man's face (see photos)
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PROPERTY OF A TITLED LADY: A PAIR OF GOLD AND PLATINUM EARRINGS INSET WITH DIAMONDS AND RUBIES, in the shape of ammonites (2) Total weight: 12gms 20mm across each
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POSSIBLE DARWIN INTEREST: AN OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING OF A GENTLEMAN BESIDES A MAP LABELLED 'DEL FUEGO', The seated gentleman is depicted in fine dress holding a propelling pencil, with his left arm resting on a map. The map is partially unfolded to reveal the words 'America' and 'El Fuego', which can be assumed to refer to 'Tierra Del Fuego', an Archipelago off South America. Mounted in a large gilt wood frame. Tierra Del Fuego was first discovered by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan while sailing for the Spanish Crown in 1520. On his first voyage with HMS Beagle in 1830, Robert FitzRoy picked up four native Fuegians, including "Jemmy Button" (Orundellico) and Yokcushlu, and brought them to England. The three who survived the voyage were taken to London to meet the king and queen and were, for a time, celebrities. They returned to Tierra del Fuego in the Beagle with FitzRoy and Charles Darwin, who made extensive notes about his visit to the islands. The gentleman could indeed be a cartographer, and it is not implausible to suggest that he may have been on HMS Beagle, or have had some involvement with the 1830's exploration of Tierra Del Fuego. 87cm x 67cm Framed 102cm x 90cm
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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE WHITE JADE GROUP OF A LION, 7.5cm x 4.7cm x 1.8cm
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