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Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments

6 September 2022 | 10.30am BST
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Fine Furniture, Carpets & Works of Art @ Barnwell Manor - Day 1

7 September 2022 | 10.30am BST
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Fine Furniture, Carpets & Works of Art @ Barnwell Manor - Day 2

8 September 2022 | 10.30am BST
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Fine Art

Timed Online Auction ending 26 August from 10.30am BST
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Collection formerly from Flaxley Abbey: An Oliver Messel Commission

3 October 2022 | 10.30am BST
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Chilham Castle: Selected Contents from a Christopher Gibbs Interior

4 October 2022 | 10.30am BST
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Dreweatts is a leading UK auctioneer of Fine Art, Furniture, Sculpture, European and Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, Modern Design, Jewellery, Watches, Silver, Clocks, Wine, Manuscripts and Miniatures, Books and Live Steam and Model Engineering

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We are absolutely delighted with the prices attained on our lots at today’s sale and realise all too well that your detailed descriptions, condition reports and lotting decisions made a massive difference to the outcomes. So thank you. We had no idea, for instance, that the brooch was Portuguese in origin or that the amber beads were indeed amber! The research you’d carried out, your knowledge and expertise really did make all the difference. But perhaps more important than all of that, may I thank you for being so positive and kind when we came to see you in March. I left knowing that we had made the right decision in bringing the jewellery to Dreweatts. AP (May 2022)
I just wanted to write to let you know how grateful we are for your exceptional help and organisation earlier this month. The process couldn't have gone more smoothly with you helping us at each step of the way and guiding us to the final successful conclusion where the pieces made far in excess of their reserves. We felt we couldn't have been in better or more knowledgeable hands. Please pass on our gratitude to the Dreweatts team. AK (March 2022)
This was the first time I participated in a live online auction. I made several enquiries by phone prior to the auction and all my beginner's questions were answered in the most patient and professional way. I found the whole process easy and pleasant to engage in. I will be back! ZG (February 2022)
Everybody at Dreweatts did us proud and the coverage the auction obtained was marvellous. Thanks all round to the Dreweatts team. Simon Parker Bowles (December 2021)
Dreweatts have been such a great pleasure to work with, we have so appreciated your counsel across so many issues, and your patience and diplomacy with us all as a family! Thank you for the adventure … and for making it so much less stressful and, at times, enormous fun. William Sitwell DL (November 2021)
I was really thrilled to see how well the two Chinese ceramics auctions last week went. The prices are eye-popping. My father clearly had a very good eye. I have been hugely impressed by both Mark and Dreweatts, that Mark and his colleagues have been incredibly helpful throughout the process and that we have been delighted with the hammer prices achieved. I would have no hesitation in recommending Dreweatts to anyone else looking for an auction house to sell antique furniture, fine art, Asian works of art and jewellery. JDS (May 2021)
This is just a quick email to thank you for guiding me through the online bidding process this week. I did get some of the lots that I had on my shopping list so it was as good day for me. As it was my first venture into online bidding, I was slightly uncertain of what to expect but I have to report that your bidding system worked perfectly and was very clear to the user. Thanks again for your help and best wishes to you and the team. Ken Woodham (September 2021)
This week I had the pleasure of, once again, buying at auction through Dreweatts. I wanted to record my thanks to all the staff I had contact with. Always courteous and extremely helpful. Sadly, it is in my experience rare nowadays to find this kind of service. MA (September 2021)
The Donnington Priory people looked after my best interests, and they did a selection of my collection proud. I would wholeheartedly recommend any vendor, who enjoys success, to consider Dreweatts, given their expertise, efficiency, and enormous helpfulness. GL (July 2021)
I have just collected my inkwell from you. I just wanted to say what an absolute pleasure it was dealing with Dreweatts. Leah was so kind, and guided me through the viewing, the lady on the telephone for my bid was so calm and helpful. The porter (sorry, I don't know the gentleman's name), was lovely. He remembered me viewing it, and said he was glad I was successful! A lovely experience, especially when you are busy. SH (June 2021)
A note to thank you personally for your help. From your valuation visit, through to first and second auctions and receipt of payment into the estate, the whole process has been professional and smooth and all within the confines of a pandemic! AP (June 2021)
I just wanted to thank everyone at Dreweatts for making my first ever auction experience so positive and easy. Even during these Covid difficult times Dreweatts made the whole process so straight forward. From the lady who answered the phone when I first called to enquire about registering for the auction on 20th April, through to the lady I met in reception yesterday when I came to collect my purchase, everyone I have encountered has been very polite, very cheerful and very helpful. I must mention the porter who helped load my purchase into my vehicle - apologies but I did not catch his name. Again, a cheerful person, very polite and nothing was too much trouble. As a customer, it seems all too rare a thing these days to have such a positive experience with any form of business. Thank you once again and may I wish Dreweatts every continued success. BM (April 2021)
A most professional, trusted company that's great to do business with. DP (June 2020)

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6 September 2022 | 10.30am BST

7 September 2022 | 10.30am BST

8 September 2022 | 10.30am BST

Timed Online Auction ending 26 August from 10.30am BST

3 October 2022 | 10.30am BST

4 October 2022 | 10.30am BST

Virtual and Online Valuations

Get a valuation via your smartphone or tablet. The process is simple, speedy and safe and the valuation is free of charge with no obligation to sell.

Please remember valuations are by appointment only. Please contact us to book an appointment

For details on how you can pay your invoice online, please click here

‘Dreweatts Remote Viewing’ offers our clients the opportunity to view lots in our saleroom and control what you see from the comfort of your own home.

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λ Andre de Dienes (Romanian/American 1913-1985), 'Marilyn Monroe (Inner Harmony)', Vintage silver gelatin print

Estimate: £800-1,200 (+ fees)

James Webb (British circa 1825-1895), 'Unloading the ship, with donkey and cart in the shallows'

Estimate: £1,000-1,500 (+ fees)

λ Sue Macartney Snape (b. 1957), 'Spectators, Wimbledon, 1999', Watercolour

Estimate: £3,000-5,000 (+ fees)

λ Catriona Campbell (Scottish b. 1940), 'In the Wings', Oil on canvas

Estimate: £800-1,200 (+ fees)

A pair of Regency fifteen-inch library globes, J. and W. Cary, London, 1820

Estimate: £4,000-6,000 (+ fees)

A fine George II mahogany cased Cuff pattern monocular microscope, John Cuff, London, mid 18th century

Estimate: £2,000-3,000 (+ fees)

A Victorian mahogany cased two-day marine chronometer with thermometer, Dent, London, circa 1845

Estimate: £2,500-3,500 (+ fees)

A fine engraved gilt brass tripod table regulator with barometer and thermometer, attributed to Thomas Cole for retail by C.F. Hancock, London, mid 19th century

Estimate: £20,000-30,000 (+ fees)

A pair of monumental carved giltwood pier mirrors, late 18th or 19th century

Estimate: £100,000-150,000 (+ fees)

An Irish George II carved mahogany centre table, circa 1750

Estimate: £30,000-50,000 (+ fees)

A pair of ormolu mounted red porphyry and white marble obelisks, Italian, 19th century and later mounted in the manner of Valadier

Estimate: £10,000-15,000 (+ fees)

A carved giltwood and gesso side table, circa 1725 and later

Estimate: £4,000-6,000 (+ fees)

An early 20th century convertible diamond floral tiara/necklace, circa 1910

Sold for: £56,250

λ A silver circular table centrepiece with a removable gold coloured and aquamarine brooch, Gerald Benney, London 1965

Sold for: £11,875

A colour change sapphire and diamond cluster ring, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), no heat

Sold for: £18,750

A pair of Louis XIV giltwood fauteuils, early 18th century

Sold for: £93,750

After Bertel Thorvaldsen, A life size bronze figure of Hebe

Sold for: £17,500

After the antique, a large bronze bust of Dionysus, Naples, late 19th century

Sold for: £9,375

After Giambologna (1529-1608), bronze group 'Nessus & Deianira', Italian, 18th century

Sold for: £10,000

A polychrome painted four poster bed, decorated by Graham Carr, late 20th century

Sold for: £4,750

A Sheraton Revival painted satinwood side cabinet, circa 1900

Sold for: £1,500

A William & Mary carved and silvered wall mirror, circa 1690

Sold for: £75,000

Circle of Ambrosius Benson (Flemish b. 1495-1550), 'The Banquet of the Prodigal Son', Oil on panel, unframed

Sold for: £47,500

A Magnificent Chinese Imperial blue-glazed silver and gilt 'Bat and Crane' vase, Tianqiuping, seal mark and period of Qianlong

Sold for: £1,449,000

A George II carved walnut open armchair, attributed to Daniel Bell and Thomas Moore, circa 1745

Sold for: £35,000

Archibald Thorburn (British 1860-1935), 'Woodcock and chicks', Watercolour

Sold for: £45,000

A Chinese flambé hu vase, xuantong mark and of the period

Sold for: £181,250

Two similar Dutch Delft tobacco jars and two gilt metal covers, late 18th or 19th century

Sold for: £2,375

Jacob Grimmer (Flemish circa 1525-1590), 'Travellers on a track, a view of Antwerp beyond', Oil on panel

Sold for: £53,750

A fine Chinese blue and white vase, meiping, Yongzheng period (1722-1735)

Sold for: £87,500