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Chinese Bronze Incense Burner Discovered in Local Charity Shop Fetches £3,300

4th Mar 2024 by Felix Turner

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

17th Feb 2024 by Felix Turner

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

31st Jan 2024 by Felix Turner

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

21st Dec 2023 by Felix Turner

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

9th Dec 2023 by Felix Turner

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