Gorringes
Gorringes of Lewes, East Sussex are an estate agent and auctioneer that were founded in the 1920s. Today the firm also has offices in Tunbridge Wells.
Gorringes holds large general sales every month as well as a series of specific auctions throughout the year dedicated to specialities such as fine art, wine, interiors and Asian art.
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Medieval gaming piece found in sock drawer flies over estimate
14 October 2024A medieval gaming piece found in a sock drawer sold for £50,000 (plus 25% buyer’s premium) at Gorringe’s in Lewes – smashing its estimate of £10,000-15,000.
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Munnings focus moves from the east to south west of UK
14 October 2024Views of Exmoor form a notable niche in the market for works by Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959).
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Lock of 'Napoleon’s hair' appears at auction
11 October 2024A locket purportedly containing a lock of Napoleon’s hair was offered at Gorringe’s in Lewes on October 8.
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Sock drawer discovery is medieval gaming piece
30 September 2024A medieval walrus ivory gaming piece, recently found by a Gorringe’s valuer in a sock drawer, comes for sale in Lewes on October 8. As part of the Interiors & Decorative Arts Sale it has an estimate of £10,000-15,000
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Monty Python’s buying circus - English literary landmarks collected by the late Terry Jones
09 September 2024Dozen books including literary trailblazers come to auction from collection of actor and historian Terry Jones
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Driver’s watch in gear
02 September 2024The driver’s watch, with its elongated ‘stirrup’ lugs and rectangular Roman dial, is a classic of the 1930s and early 40s.
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Possible Dresser Minton majolica box takes flight in Sussex sale
02 August 2024Appearing at Gorringe’s in Lewes, East Sussex this week was a small Minton majolica box and cover catalogued as ‘possibly after a design by Christopher Dresser’.
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A portrait miniature of Irish revolutionary Robert Emmet rouses bidders at auction
17 June 2024The emergence of a rare portrait miniature of Robert Emmet, dated c.1803, at Gorringe’s in Lewes proved to be an exciting discovery.
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A feather in the cap of Eliot Hodgkin
22 April 2024Artist’s record broken by trademark highly detailed study of natural objects painted in tempera
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Weavers work their auction magic for 18th century picture
18 March 2024A rare picture painted in India by Arthur William Devis (1762-1822) depicting a group of Bengali weavers was the subject of dramatic competition at Gorringe’s (25% buyer’s premium) spring fine art and antiques sale.
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Travel tales by Emily Eden told in art and words
18 March 2024Sketches and journal by Emily Eden relate to her life in the UK then journey to the subcontinent
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Rare central Asian textile takes £26,000 at Gorringe's
09 January 2024A 19th century silk weaving sold for 144 times the top-estimate in Lewes on January 8.
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Even a Bevan study gallops to £18,000 these days
04 December 2023Some notable auction action has been generated by the artist Robert Polhill Bevan (1865-1925) over the last few months.
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Photos cover imperial visits in the days of the Raj
16 October 2023The opening two lots of Gorringe’s (25% buyer’s premium) Fine Art & Antiques sale on October 3 were leather-bound albums of photographs from British India.
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Rare Canadiana in Sussex… and another Norman Bobins
28 August 2023Estimated at £300-500, a group of five hand-coloured prints of early 19th century Canada sold for £8500 at Gorringe’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Lewes.
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Mason’s shows signs of making a collecting comeback
28 August 2023Is Mason’s ironstone going through a collecting Renaissance? Well, perhaps
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Newspaper cartoonist Giles attracts serious collecting interest
07 August 2023In recent times the work of newspaper cartoonists has been reassessed with a nod to its artistic, technical and historical merit.
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Webb depicts majesty of Greenwich Palace in smaller form
01 May 2023Born into a family of artists, James Webb (c.1825-95) became a prolific painter primarily of landscapes, seascapes and river scenes depicting locations around England and Wales as well as the Netherlands, France, Italy and southern Spain.
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Taylor steps down from Gorringe’s managing partner role
27 March 2023Philip Taylor is stepping down as managing partner of East Sussex auction house Gorringe’s.
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Poole pottery charger by ‘the quiet virtuoso’ takes 30-times estimate at auction
06 March 2023The Weekly Antiques Sale at Gorringe’s on February 27 included this fine Poole Pottery charger.
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