Local Collection of Ancient Art Fetches Over £23,000
A collection of ancient art belonging to the late William Gladstone Stewart (1933-2017), host of television show 'Fifteen to One', has sold at Wimbledon Auctions for in excess of £23,000.
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 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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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 GEORGE II SILVER CAKE BASKET, Marked for John Hugh Le Sage, London 1742. 36cm x 30cm Weight: 2038gms
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A FINE 14CT GOLD BANGLE WITH CENTRAL CLAW SET SAPPHIRE SURROUNDED BY DIAMOND CLUSTERS, Multi functional can be worn as a brooch and pendant also. Weight 38.6gms
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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 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 APULIAN POTTERY BELL KRATER ATTRIBUTED TO THE BARLETTA PAINTER CIRCA 4TH CENTURY BC, 37.8cm H x 38.5cm D Purchased at Sotheby’s, 'Antiquities' London 7th-8th July 1994, Lot 463. Provenance: From the Collection of the late William Gladstone Stewart (1933-2017), host of television show 'Fifteen to One'. Fifteen to One was a British general knowledge quiz show broadcast on Channel 4. It originally ran from 11 January 1988 to 19 December 2003 and had a reputation for being one of the toughest quizzes on TV. Throughout the show's original run, it was presented and produced by William G. Stewart. Thousands of contestants appeared on the programme, which had very little of the chatting between host and contestants that is often a feature of other television quiz shows. The series prize tended to be a classical artefact (for example an ancient Greek vase). Prizes were occasionally valued at several million pounds by archaeologists.
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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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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 JAPANESE BRONZE VASE IN THE FORM OF A CHRYSANTHEMUM WITH LOBED VESSEL, 33cm x 28cm
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