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Auction date Thursday 15 April 2021
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Viewing at Dewlish House strictly by appointment only
to book please contact Duke's on +44(0)1305 265080 or email tallulah.barnett@dukes-auctions.com

Viewing
Monday 12th April 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 13th April 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 14th April 10am - 4pm
Dewlish House, Dewlish, Dorset, DT2 7NF

Auction
Thursday 15th April at 10.30am
Duke's, Brewery Square, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1GA

Collection
All purchased lots are required to be collected by 4pm, Saturday 17th April.
Any lots remaining will be transferred to a local storage facility at the buyers expense
As with viewing, collection is by appointment only, to book, please contact
Tallulah Barnett on +44(0)1305 265080 or email tallulah.barnett@dukes-auctions.com

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Total lots: 439

A VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE CHINOISERIE TEA CADDY
Lot 161 Unsold
A VICTORIAN PAPIER MACHE CHINOISERIE TEA CADDY
of casket shape, the black ground inlaid with mother of pearl and highlighted with gilding, opening to two interior lidded compartments, 24cm, with a Victorian Papier Mache serving tray, decorated with mother of pearl, and another (3)
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A SWISS ROSEWOOD AND MARQUETRY CYLINDER MUSIC BOX
Lot 162 Sold
A SWISS ROSEWOOD AND MARQUETRY CYLINDER MUSIC BOX
playing eight airs, with a label inscribed "Et Ouffoirs en Acier" no. 1342, 52cm wide
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A LARGE REVERSE DECORATED PHARMACY JAR
Lot 163 Sold
A LARGE REVERSE DECORATED PHARMACY JAR
of bottle form with a gilt cover, the cylindrical sides decorated with 'George and the Dragon', and…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £600
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15 April 2021
A CARVED GILTWOOD AND POLYCHROME HERALDIC LION
Lot 164 Sold
A CARVED GILTWOOD AND POLYCHROME HERALDIC LION
the upright beast wearing a crown, with traces of the original painted decoration beneath extensive repainting, 45cm high.

Provenance: Sir Robin Cooke and thence by descent at Athelhampton House
the upright beast wearing a crown, with traces of the original painted decoration beneath extensive…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A MONUMENTAL ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A MAN
Lot 165 Unsold
A MONUMENTAL ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A MAN
with realistically modelled features,
37cm high, mounted on a stepped bronze metal plinth,
51cm high overall

Provenance: Acquired on the London art market in the 1960's.
Private collection, Dorset.
Estimate: £6,000 - £10,000
15 April 2021
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AIME-JULES DALOU (1838-1902)
Lot 166 Sold
AIME-JULES DALOU (1838-1902)
"Peace"
a cast bronze female torso, a study for "Abondance" for the "Triumph of the Republic" on a naturalistic base, first modelled circa 1879-1889,
with cast signature "Dalou" and foundry mark, 76cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Dorset.

Aime-Jules Dalou's celebrated monumental group, Triomphe de la Republique presides over the Place de la Nation in Paris.
The full-scale work is surmounted by a magisterial figure of La Republique bedecked in a Phrygian cap above a lion-pulled chariot
surrounded by allegorical figures of Justice, Travail and Abondance.
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £6,000 - £10,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
VINTAGE TECHNICS TURNTABLE AND HIFI
Lot 167 Unsold
VINTAGE TECHNICS TURNTABLE AND HIFI
the turntable a Direct Drive SL-DD33, with CD player, Amps, Tuner and tape deck M280, with a SONY Solid State Stereo Tapecorder
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A BARR & STROUD LTD RANGEFINDER
Lot 167a Unsold
A BARR & STROUD LTD RANGEFINDER
Base 8ins, Type FP 14, in a wooden box, along with a pair of binoculars and two video recorders (4)
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
VINTAGE AKAI TURNTABLE AND HIFI
Lot 168 Unsold
VINTAGE AKAI TURNTABLE AND HIFI
with four Mission Electronics speakers
Estimate: £20 - £40
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE RAILWAY TRACK
Lot 168a Sold
A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE RAILWAY TRACK
with accessories
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £10 - £20
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A SERVING TRAY MODELLED AS A SALMON
Lot 169 Sold
A SERVING TRAY MODELLED AS A SALMON
with a wooden body and silver metal and tail, an another similar tray shaped as a Turkey (2)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
FILM PROJECTOR AND ACCESSORIES
Lot 169a Unsold
FILM PROJECTOR AND ACCESSORIES
including a G B Bell and Howell Filmosound, (a lot)
Estimate: £10 - £20
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE URNS,
Lot 170 Unsold
A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE URNS,
based on the celebrated Townley Vase, each decorated with a frieze of male and female figures, with raised handles and shaped leaf-cast soles, 43.5cm high (2)

The Townley vase was discovered in 1773 south-east of Rome. It was purchased from Gavin Hamilton by Charles Townley in 1774 for £250
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A WHITE METAL "HORSE AND JOCKEY" CAR MASCOT,
Lot 171 Sold
A WHITE METAL "HORSE AND JOCKEY" CAR MASCOT,
17cm high
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £60
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A COPPER "HAYSTACK" MEASURE,
Lot 172 Unsold
A COPPER "HAYSTACK" MEASURE,
19th century, with simple loop handle, 35cm high; and another, 32cm high (2)
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE “ORMOLU” AND “SEVRES PORCELAIN” TABLE CANDELABRA
Lot 173 Unsold
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE “ORMOLU” AND “SEVRES PORCELAIN” TABLE CANDELABRA
with cherub columns and foliate branches, fitted for electricity
with cherub columns and foliate branches, fitted for electricity
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A TURNED AND PAINTED WOODEN TABLE LAMP WITH SHADE
Lot 173a Unsold
A TURNED AND PAINTED WOODEN TABLE LAMP WITH SHADE
with two similar onyx temple lamps of urn form, and another (4), height to top of shade 78cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BRASS-MOUNTED CANDLESTICKS
Lot 174 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND BRASS-MOUNTED CANDLESTICKS
each with a brass nozzle on a fluted and spirally-turned stem and a dished circular base,
33.5cm high (2)

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor from Grosvenor House Antiques Fair in the 1980's or 1990's.
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A PAIR OF GEORGE III ARCHITECTURAL CANDLESTICKS
Lot 175 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE III ARCHITECTURAL CANDLESTICKS
with variations in execution and height, each with a bronze-metal griffin supporting a beaded nozzle, seated on a corinthian capital, one with a rusticated column with incised masonry, and the other with inlaid mortar lines, each on a stepped rectangular base with a rectangular pedestal inlaid with oval shell paterae,
87cm high and 84cm high (2)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Rufus Eyre

It has been suggested that these rare survivals originally formed part of the furnishings of a Grand Masonic
Lodge.These exceptional candlesticks may be compared to a set representing three of the five orders…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 April 2021
13 April 2021
A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE AND ORMOLU CASSOLETTES
Lot 176 Unsold
A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE AND ORMOLU CASSOLETTES
in the form of neo-classical urns with reversible lids, each standing on a fluted column and a square base, 28.5cm high (2)
Estimate: £400 - £800
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE AND ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
Lot 177 Unsold
A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE AND ORMOLU CANDLESTICKS
with lyre-shaped supports formed as a pair of opposing swans, on leaf-cast square bases, 15cm high (2)
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BRASS BALUSTER CANDLESTICKS
Lot 178 Sold
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BRASS BALUSTER CANDLESTICKS
with pricket columns, on square bases, and two other brass candlesticks (4)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A VICTORIAN BRASS CHAMBER CANDLESTICK
Lot 179 Sold
A VICTORIAN BRASS CHAMBER CANDLESTICK
with rectangular tray and scissor-action snuffers; and three other brass chamber candlesticks (4)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
A VICTORIAN STYLE BRASS OIL LAMP
Lot 180 Sold
A VICTORIAN STYLE BRASS OIL LAMP
with green glass shade, 53cm high; and another with opaline shade (2)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £60
15 April 2021
15 April 2021

Total lots: 439

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