DORE & REES
Dore & Rees, established in Frome in 1868, has a longstanding and cherished position in Somerset and the South West. Having built up a loyal community following offering regular general auctions of antiques, furnishing, works of art and collectables, Dore & Rees is adding specialist auctions including Asian Art, Twentieth Century Design and more. Led by Mark Rees since 1984, the saleroom is now under the leadership of Lee Young, known to many as a BBC Antiques Roadshow expert with a leading position in the field of Asian Art. Lee’s first year of holding Fine Asian Art auction at Dore & Rees in May and November 2021 at their Frome auction saleroom was a success. Lee held multiple auctions since, most notably The Antony Lovett Collection on 6 November 2023, with significant growth year on year. Fine Asian Art auctions continue in 2025, on 19 May and on 10 and 11 November.
Dore & Rees
Auction Salerooms
Vicarage Street
Frome
BA11 1PU
Lee Young
Managing Director and Head of Asian Art
01373 462 257
enquiries@doreandrees.com
www.doreandrees.com
10 NOVEMBER 2025
FINE ASIAN ART
10:30am
11 NOVEMBER 2025
THE EVA & AUBREY SWEET COLLECTION – PART II
Japanese Lacquer and Works of Art
9:30am
THE ALAN BOSTOCK COLLECTION – PART II
Japanese Cloisonné and Works of Art
12:30
THE MIKE NOEL COLLECTION
Japanese Swords and Accessories
15:00
AUCTION VIEWING:
LONDON
at Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
View selected highlights
Sunday 2 November 12.00 – 17:00
Monday 3 November 10:00 – 17:00
TALKS
Monday 3 November
14:00 – 14:45 Conserving and Restoring Historical Ceramic Artefacts with Jeff Smith and Duncan Gates from Antique Conservation Ltd.
15:00 – 16:00 Highlights from the Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection with Rosemary Bandini
RSVP to lynn.strover@doreandrees.com
FROME, SOMERSET
at Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms, Vicarage Street, Frome BA11 1PU
Friday 7 November 10.00 – 16.00
Saturday 8 November 10.00 – 16.00
Sunday 9 November 10.00 – 16.00
Monday to Friday
09:00 to 17:00
AN EXCEPTIONAL NETSUKE SIGNED KOZAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
PROVENANCE: Acquired from Eszkenazi Ltd, London, 1998 and with original invoice. Ex Gunther Collection. Ex Gilbertson Collection. Ex Walter Lionel Behrens Collection. Ex F. J. Kensington Collection. Ex M. T. Hindson Collection
ESTIMATE: On Request
THE EVA & AUBREY SWEET COLLECTION PART II – 11 NOVEMBER
A FINE SNAKE NETSUKE ATTRIBUTED TO YAMADA SCHOOL, EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE: £1,000 – £1,500
THE EVA & AUBREY SWEET COLLECTION PART II – 11 NOVEMBER
A FINE GOLD LACQUER CABINET (KODANSU), EDO/MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE: £5,000 – £8,000
THE EVA & AUBREY SWEET COLLECTION PART II – 11 NOVEMBER
THE ALAN BOSTOCK COLLECTION PART II
JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ AND WORKS OF ART – 11 NOVEMBER
THE MIKE NOEL COLLECTION
JAPANESE SWORDS AND ACCESSORIES – 11 NOVEMBER
