DORE & Rees’ July interiors auction had a bumper selection of over 600 lots featuring furniture, rugs, pictures, ceramics, works of art, silver, jewellery and watches.
The top lot on the day was an eye catching 1930’s French platinum and 18ct gold diamond bracelet featuring three principal brilliant cut diamonds.
This highly striking bracelet brought considerable interest from online and telephone bidders, with the final selling price reaching £15,625 (including Buyer’s Premium).
Healthy prices were achieved throughout the auction with a limited edition ‘Tinkerbell’ rocking horse made by Stevenson Brothers selling for £2,750 and a silver three piece fretwork edge tea service and matching coffee pot selling for £812.50.
Competitive bidding saw a Chinese white jade ‘Dragon’ pendant sell for £2,500 and a Tudor Oyster Royal wristwatch for £400.
The auction total reached over £72,000, a strong result for the Interiors auctions and shows the benefits of taking the auctions online and opening up to a wider audience bidding from home.
Head of Sale Guy Tayler said, “This is our third Interiors auction since we re-launched Dore & Rees in May and it’s fantastic to see these freshly curated auctions performing well for buyers and sellers alike. We are now looking forward to the next Interiors sale which includes furniture, rugs, ceramics, silver, pictures and more.”
Already consigned to the August Interiors auction is an Edison Electric pen at an estimate of £4,000-6,000. With big appeal to passionate collectors, the reprographic pen was designed to create manuscript stencils. It was quickly superseded by the typewriter, and today is widely regarded as the first ‘modern’ tattooing device.
Dore & Rees offer auction estimates for items you may be considering selling by auction and formal valuations for probate purposes, please contact the office for more information or take a look at the website, www.doreandrees.com (01373 462257).
The Interiors auction on 18th August closes for entries on 6th August.
Prices achieved include Buyer’s Premium.
Picture: The 1930’s French platinum and 18ct gold diamond bracelet, featuring three principal brilliant cut diamonds, reached the final selling price of £15,625 (including Buyer’s Premium) at the auction.
