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Meet the Expert with Gorringes

Gorringe's Meet the Expert event features an exciting line-up of talks from special guests Sue Timney, Tess & Alfred Newall, and Imogen Pereau with complimentary valuations from the team and guidance around buying and selling at auctions.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

11.30am – 12.15pm | Sue Timney Sue is a celebrated British interior and textile designer known for her "exotic classicism". She is a Visiting Professor and Honorary Fellow at the Royal College of Art and a former President of the British Institute of Interior Design. 1.30pm – 2.15pm | Tess & Alfred Newall Decorative artist Tess Newall and furniture maker Alfred Newall are a creative duo based in Sussex, sharing a love for traditional craftsmanship, their furniture pieces and murals emphasise the character and integrity of hand processes, and sit as naturally in historic homes as they do in contemporary interiors. 3.30pm – 4.15pm | Imogen Pereau Imogen is a Sussex-based garden and landscape designer with two RHS Hampton Court Gold Medals (including Best in Show 2023) and this year she made her Chelsea Flower Show debut. 11am – 4pm | Gorringe's expert team will be on hand to answer questions and to provide valuations. Their experts will be able to provide advice on all major categories, including fine art, furniture, jewellery, silver, watches, ceramics, works of art, books and manuscripts, and Asian art. Due to expected high demand, we request that you bring no more than two items on the day. For larger collections, Gorringes will be delighted to book a dedicated valuation at either their Lewes gallery or Tunbridge Wells office. Photographs of items are very welcome for assessment. No need to book places for the talks which are offered on a first come, first served basis.

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