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House Clearance Chairs Sell For £24,000

4th Sep 2024 by Felix Turner

A pair of armchairs discovered on a local London house clearance sold at Wimbledon Auctions on 28th August for £24,000 against a pre-sale estimate of just £600-800.

Boxing Prints Punch Above Their Weight At Auction

16th Aug 2024 by Felix Turner

A collection of boxing prints discovered in a local London house proved to be heavy hitters, selling for 32 times the high estimate in Wimbledon Auctions sale on 29th April 2024

Local Collection of Ancient Art Fetches Over £23,000

22nd May 2024 by Felix Turner

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

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

9th Dec 2023 by Felix Turner

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

16th Jun 2023 by Felix Turner

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)

1st May 2023 by Felix Turner

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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