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.
Huge Price For Painting By Charles Daniel Ward (1872-1935)
An oil on canvas painting by British artist Charles Daniel Ward (1872-1935) has soared past its pre-sale estimate of £400-600 to take £7,500 (plus buyers premium 26.4%), and sold to a buyer on www.thesaleroom.com.
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A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL (DING) DECORATED WITH GOLD LEAF, 10cm x 6.5cm Weight: 290gms
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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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A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'THREE GOATS' VASE MARK FOR QIANLONG BUT LATE 19TH CENTURY OR REPUBLIC PERIOD, With elephant head handles, enamelled with floral sprays and trees. Vase 32cm height x 18cm width Previously adapted for a lamp. Lamp fitting has been removed from vase. Property of a Lady.
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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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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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A PLATINUM RING SET WITH FOUR CORNER SQUARE 'LUCIDA' DIAMONDS, The diamonds purchased from Tiffany and Co London 2000-2002, in the form of a ring, two earrings and a pendant. The vendor since had these same diamonds set into a platinum ring. Weight: 1.15cts, 0.99cts, 0.67cts, 0.65cts. Colour and clarity E/VVS1. Comes with original receipt from Tiffany and Co for one of the diamonds. Ring weight: 15.5gms Inside diameter of 20mm.
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AN 18TH CENTURY CHINESE JADE WINGED DRAGON CARRYING AN ARCHAIC VASE, 7.5cm x 6.3cm x 2cm Provenance: Purchased by the vendor at James Trigg, Antiquarius, Chelsea, London in 1975. Receipt reads ‘Chinese jade carving of a winged dragon supporting a vase. Possibly Ming Dynasty’ £175 paid in 1975. With later rosewood stand.
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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 19TH CENTURY LOUIS VUITTON TRUNK CIRCA 1885, Brown striped design with leather details and green painted cross. Labelled 'N.10', this is the last trunk from a set of ten trunks belonging to the vendors great- grandmother. 110cm x 57cm x 57cm Labelled to the interior, and stamped L.V. to the metal clasps, and to the brown leather strap remnants. Private vendor, London. Belonged to great grandmother, thence by descent.
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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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