Interiors
the private collection of the late ‘great’ george withers, part IV
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
FRIDAY 26 APRIL
9:30am
VIEWING
23 April 10:00am - 4:00pm
24 April 10:00am - 4:00pm
25 April 10:00am - 4:00pm
Contact Head of Interiors Guy Tayler for more information
01373 462 257
RECENT RESULTS
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![oil painting of Naples]()
SALVATORE CANDIDO (act. 1823-1869), NEOPOLITAN SCENE
ESTIMATE: £800 - £1,200
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024 -
![CASTELLI PLAQUE]()
A CASTELLI PLAQUE DEPICTING AN ANGEL LEADING A CHILD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE: £100 - £200
THE PRIVATE COLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024 -
![A HAIDA ARGILLITE SMALL PIPE]()
A HAIDA ARGILLITE SMALL PIPE
ESTIMATE: £200 - £300
THE PRIVATE COLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024 -
![CHINESE VASES]()
A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE PORCELAIN VASES, QING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE: £200 - £400
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024 -
![A 17TH CENTURY BAND SAMPLER]()
A 17TH CENTURY BAND SAMPLER
ESTIMATE: £300 - £500
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE ‘LATE’ GREAT GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024 -
![KELIM RUG]()
A HAND KNOTTED FLAT WEAVE KELIM RUG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE: £150 - £250
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024 -
![CASTELLI PLAQUE]()
AN 18TH CENTURY CASTELLI PLAQUE DEPICTING ST. JOSEPH (PART LOT)
ESTIMATE: £80 - £120
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE ‘LATE’ GREAT GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024 -
![bLUE DASH CHARGER]()
A BLUE DASH CHARGER, CIRCA 1680-1700
ESTIMATE: £200 - £300
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024 -
![FU LU SHOU FIGURE]()
A LARGE BLANC-DE-CHINE FU LU SHOU LONGEVITY FIGURE AND INFANT, LATE QING DYNASTY
ESTIMATE: £200 -£400
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
26 APRIL 2024
We are well known regionally for our eclectic Wednesday sales catering for a broad range of tastes and budgets. The team at Dore & Rees are developing this signature format and have launched these sales online for more browsers and buyers to enjoy.
Defined by their difference, no two interiors auctions are ever the same. They are the ultimate destination to get that buzz of discovery – you really never know what you might find. Perfect for those looking to furnish their home, buy something unique, or be inspired by the unexpected, this is a great starting place for those new to auction.
Many of us are growing tired with mainstream disposable furniture and generic mass-produced design. For the sustainably conscious, our sales are an affordable way to buy quality furniture and interiors from key design periods, often hand-crafted and certainly built to last.
RECENT RESULTS
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![MAORI NEPHRITE HEI TIKI]()
A LARGE MAORI NEPHRITE HEI TIKI
SOLD: £26,000
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26 MARCH2024 -
![A MOTHER OF PEARL PICTURE VASE OF FLOWERS]()
A MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID OCTAGONAL PANEL IN THE FORM OF A VASE OF FLOWERS
SOLD: £22,750
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26 MARCH 204 -
![DERUTA CHARGER]()
A DERUTA MAIOLICA CHARGER, first half of the 16th century
SOLD: £11,700
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26 MARCH 2024 -
![CAMPBELL ARCHIBALD MELLON PAINTING]()
CAMPBELL ARCHIBALD MELLON (1876-1955) 'A MAY MORNING, UPPER CLIFF, GORLESTON'
SOLD: £3,120
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26 MARCH 2024 -
![A NUREMBERG BRASS ALMS BOWL]()
A NUREMBERG BRASS ALMS BOWL
SOLD: £2,210
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26 MARCH 2026PROVENANCE: The Private Collection of the Late ‘Great’ George Withers
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![Painting]()
CHARLES ROBERT DOYLY-JOHN (1906-1993) 'NICE BOULEVARD'
ESTIMATE: £300 - £500
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26 MARCH 2024 -
![A RARE AUSTRAL ISLANDS CEREMONIAL PADDLE]()
A RARE AUSTRAL ISLANDS CEREMONIAL PADDLE
SOLD: £2,600
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26 MARCH 2024 -
![Doyly John Cap Feret painting]()
CHARLES ROBERT DOYLY-JOHN (1906-1993) 'CAP FERRET'
SOLD: £1,105
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26 MARCH 2024
RECENT RESULTS - THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS PART I - 21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024, OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
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![PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A WATERMAN, BOW POTTERY]()
A RARE BOW FIGURE OF A THAMES WATERMAN, CIRCA 1755
SOLD: £5,850
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024 -
![WALNUT CABINET FURNITURE]()
A FINE WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT CABINET ON CHEST, CIRCA 1700
SOLD: £2,860
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024 -
![BRACKET CLOCK STRIKING]()
AN INTERESTING STRIKING VERGE BRACKET CLOCK
SOLD: £2,340
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024 -
![MEISSEN J J KANDLER BUSTARD]()
A LARGE MEISSEN MODEL OF A RUFFED BUSTARD AFTER J.J. KANDLER
SOLD: £1,105
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024 -
![TEAK BOUND CAMPAIGN CHEST FURNITURE]()
A RARE TEAK AND BRASS BOUND CAMPAIGN SECRETAIRE CHEST ON CHEST
SOLD: £2,600
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024 -
![SILVER POCKET WATCH]()
A SILVER PAIR CASED VERGE WATCH WITH AUTOMATION
SOLD: £975
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024 -
![EBONY BRACKET CLOCK]()
AN EBONY VENEERED STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
SOLD: £1,560
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024 -
![MEISSEN COCKATOO]()
A LARGE MEISSEN FIGURE OF A COCKATOO AFTER J.J.KANDLER, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
SOLD: £1,235
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF THE LATE ‘GREAT’ GEORGE WITHERS
21, 22, 23 FEBRUARY 2024
RECENT RESULTS
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THOMAS BEECH (1738-1806) PAIR OF PORTRAIT OIL PAINTINGS ON CANVAS, 1775
SOLD: £5,460
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23 AUGUST 2023 -
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THE JERUSALEM SILVER AND GILT MENORAH, CIRCA 1972
SOLD: £3,900
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23 AUGUST 2023 -
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JOHN THOMAS SERRES (1759-1825) SHIPPING ON THE SEVERN AND TARRING A BOAT
SOLD: £2,340
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23 AUGUST 2023 -
![painted cabinet on stand]()
A FINE GEORGE III PAINTED CABINET ON STAND
SOLD: £11,700
CURATED INTERIORS
7 JUNE 2023 -
![Bow porcelain hen and cockerel]()
A SUPERB PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY BOW PORCELAIN COCKEREL AND HEN FIGURES, CIRCA 1760
SOLD: £9,630
CURATED INTERIORS
7 JUNE 2023 -
![satinwood tea caddies]()
A PAIR OF GEORGE III SATINWOOD INLAID TEA CADDIES
SOLD: £5,200
CURATED INTERIORS
7 JUNE 2023 -
![Cecil Collins portrait painting]()
CECIL COLLINS (1908-1989), PORTRAIT OF BLUE ANGEL
SOLD: £6,500
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26 APRIL 2023 -
![Tiffany lamp]()
A TIFFANY STUDIOS, ’FAVRILE FABRIQUE’ COUNTER BALANCE DESK LAMP, CIRCA 1915
SOLD: £6,240
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26 APRIL 2023 -
![pocket watch]()
A FIRST WORLD WAR 9CT GOLD CASED POCKET WATCH
SOLD: £5,200
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26 APRIL 2023 -
![Mahogany striking clock]()
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRIKING VERGE BRACKET CLOCK
SOLD: £5,980
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25 JANUARY 2023 -
![Picasso print]()
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) 'LE PEINTRE ET SON MODELE' (THE PAINTER AND THE MODEL), 1965
SOLD: £4,940
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25 JANUARY 2023 -
![Painting of a man]()
ATTRIBUTED TO MARIANO SALVADOR MAELLA (1738-1819) PORTRAIT OIL PAINTING OF KING CHARLES IV OF SPAIN
PROVENANCE: The John Airey Collection
SOLD: £2,340
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25 JANUARY 2022 -
![Rosewood and brass inlay table]()
A FINE ROSEWOOD AND BRASS INLAID GEORGE IV CARD TABLE
SOLD: £3,640
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24 AUGUST 2022 -
![painting of man in gallery]()
MANNER OF HONORE DAUMIER (1808 - 1879) THE PRINT COLLECTOR
PROVENANCE: The John Airey Collection
SOLD: £3,510
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24 AUGUST 2022 -
![pair of terrestrial and celestial globes]()
A PAIR OF NEWTON'S NEW & IMPROVED TERRESTRIAL & CELESTIAL GLOBES, CIRCA 1867
SOLD: £5,200
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24 AUGUST 2022 -
![silver claret jug and goblets]()
AN EDWARDIAN SILVER 'CELLINI' CLARET JUG AND A PAIR OF MATCHING GOBLETS
SOLD: £3,900
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24 AUGUST 2022 -
![painting of mail coach and horses]()
ROBERT HARRINGTON (1800-1882) OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS OF ROYAL MAIL COACH AND HORSES
SOLD: £3,640
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19 OCTOBER 2022 -
![letter written by Prince Charles]()
A HANDWRITTEN SIGNED LETTER FROM PRINCE CHARLES
SOLD: £234
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19 OCTOBER 2022 -
![mahogany gainsborough type open armchair]()
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY 'GAINSBOROUGH' TYPE OPEN ARMCHAIR
SOLD: £1,170
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19 OCTOBER 2022 -
![oak carved livery cupboard]()
AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY JOINED OAK AND CARVED LIVERY CUPBOARD
SOLD: £3,250
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29 JUNE 2022 -
![painting of shingle street John Piper]()
JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'SHINGLE STREET'
SOLD: £7,800
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29 JUNE 2022 -
![silver counter box]()
A CHARLES I SILVER COUNTER BOX
SOLD: £1,560
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29 JUNE 2022 -
![oak spindle back windsor chairs]()
A SET OF SIX ENGLISH OAK 18TH CENTURY TAPERED SPINDLE BACK WINDSOR CHAIRS
SOLD: £5,980
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13 APRIL 2022 -
![antler mirror]()
A LARGE AND ORNATE ANTLER MIRROR
SOLD: £780
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13 APRIL 2022 -
![marquetry chest on stand]()
WILLIAM & MARY OYSTER VENEER AND MARQUETRY CHEST ON STAND CIRCA 1700
SOLD £3,900
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19 JANUARY 2022 -
![sculpture of a rabbit by Alex Echo]()
ALEX ECHO (1958) RABBIT SCULPTURE
SOLD £1,560
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19 JANUARY 2022 -
![brass rosewood dressing case]()
A VICTORIAN BRASS BOUND ROSEWOOD DRESSING CASE, by I Turrill
SOLD £676
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19 JANUARY 2022 -
![silver figures of knights]()
PAIR OF SILVER FIGURES OF KNIGHTS LONDON 1975
SOLD £624
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19 JANUARY 2022 -
A GEORGE IV BURR WALNUT CIRCULAR TOP DINING TABLE ON CARVED CENTRAL PEDESTAL
SOLD £3,125
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20 OCTOBER 2021 -
GEORGE WILLIAM HORLOR (1823-1895) 'PORTRAIT OF A FAVOURITE HUNTER' OIL ON CANVAS
SOLD £2,250
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20 OCTOBER 2021 -
![Pottery matchstrike by Louis Wain]()
A LOUIS WAIN MAX EMMANUEL & CO EARLY 20th CENTURY POTTERY MATCHSTRIKE IN THE FORM OF A CAT
SOLD £3,125
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15 SEPTEMBER 2021 -
![Blackforset stick stand in form of a fox]()
RARE LINDEN WOOD 'BLACKFOREST' STICK STAND 19TH CENTURY
SOLD £10,250
INTERIORS
18 AUGUST 2021 -
![painting of snipe by Archibald Thorburn]()
ARCHIBALD THORBURN, 'SNIPE', water colour en grisaille, signed and dated 1909
SOLD £6,000
INTERIORS
15 SEPTEMBER 2021 -
![silver cruet set]()
GEORGE III SILVER CRUET FROM THE SUTTON SERVICE PHILIP RUNDELL, LONDON, 1819
SOLD £3,750
INTERIORS
18 AUGUST 2021 -
19th CENTURY WAXED PINE PANELLED SETTLE
SOLD £500
INTERIORS
21 JULY 2021 -
![painted frame rocking chair]()
PAINTED FRAME 1950s ROCKING CHAIR
SOLD £300
INTERIORS
19 MAY 2021
Head Specialist
GUY TAYLER
Guy has lived and breathed Dore & Rees all his working life, starting out as a porter in the 1990s. Quickly learning every aspect of auction house operations, Guy has been running Dore & Rees’ bi-monthly auctions from start to finish alongside Mark Rees for many years.
One of his most memorable moments is selling an antique Asian sewing box, originally received in a carrier bag in poor state of repair and ultimately selling significantly beyond its expectations - in front of a wowed audience.
Guy is well known by Dore & Rees clients and he will be instrumental ensuring a smooth transition for buyers and sellers, old and new, through this year's exciting transformation.
Request auction estimate
We offer free auction estimates by email or by appointment. Guy will review your items and provide you with an indication of the guide value at which Dore & Rees believe the item would be offered for sale.
Please send us an email with good quality photographs, dimensions, history, provenance and known background. Alternatively, do give us a call to discuss your item.
