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The Athelhampton Attic & Charity Sale

Auction date Saturday 25 March 2023 14:00 - 17:00 GMT
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Auction: 

Saturday 25th March at 2.00pm

To include charity lots benefiting the following charities:

Dorset Museum

Dorset Hospital Cancer Ward


Viewing: 

Friday 24th March, 3pm - 7pm

Saturday 25th March, 10am - 2pm


Location:​

Athelhampton House

Athelhampton

DT2 7LG


Bidding:

 Live bidding will be available for this auction through EasyLive. Please ensure your registration is completed early to avoid disappointment. Commission Bidding and Telephone bidding is also available.

For more information please contact Duke's on 01305 265080 or email enquiries@dukes-auctions.com


Head of Sale: Michael Roberts


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Total lots: 154

TWO STIHL PETROL BRUSH CUTTER ENGINES
Lot 97 Sold
TWO STIHL PETROL BRUSH CUTTER ENGINES
models KM55 and KM 56RC, both lacking cutting arms and blades
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £40
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A LLOYDS PALADIN PETROL CYLINDER MOWER
Lot 98 Sold
A LLOYDS PALADIN PETROL CYLINDER MOWER
No 6686121, with grass box
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £40
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A GMC 30CC PETROL LEAF BLOWER
Lot 99 Sold
A GMC 30CC PETROL LEAF BLOWER
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £20 - £30
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A BILLY GOAT 625 SERIES PETROL LEAF BLOWER
Lot 100 Sold
A BILLY GOAT 625 SERIES PETROL LEAF BLOWER
with Briggs & Stratton engine
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £30 - £40
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A PETROL TURF CUTTER
Lot 101 Sold
A PETROL TURF CUTTER
with twin handles
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £20 - £30
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A STIHL BRUSH CUTTER
Lot 102 Sold
A STIHL BRUSH CUTTER
with 66cm blade
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £40 - £60
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
200 TERRACOTTA ROOF TILES
Lot 103 Sold
200 TERRACOTTA ROOF TILES
with curved ends, each 25cm x 16cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
200 TERRACOTTA RECTANGULAR ROOF TILES
Lot 104 Sold
200 TERRACOTTA RECTANGULAR ROOF TILES
each 25cm x 17cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A PAIR OF OKA 'VERDIGRIS' RESIN CIRCULAR PLAQUES OF MANNERIST DESIGN
Lot 105 Sold
A PAIR OF OKA 'VERDIGRIS' RESIN CIRCULAR PLAQUES OF MANNERIST DESIGN
cast with fruiting vines, each 30cm diameter
Hammer price: £5
Estimate: £10 - £20
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
DAY & SON, 'KING OF THE TOURNAMENT' AND 'LORD OF THE TOURNAMENT'
Lot 106 Sold
DAY & SON, 'KING OF THE TOURNAMENT' AND 'LORD OF THE TOURNAMENT'
coloured lithographs, each 33cm x 46cm, in silvered frames and glazed
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £30 - £40
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN LACQUERED BRASS ELECTROLIERS
Lot 107 Unsold
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN LACQUERED BRASS ELECTROLIERS
formed of two concentric circles with four pendant lights, approximately 150cm drop x 80cm diameter, with later white spherical shades
Estimate: £300 - £400
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A VICTORIAN LACQUERED BRASS ELECTROLIER
Lot 108 Unsold
A VICTORIAN LACQUERED BRASS ELECTROLIER
formed of two concentric circles and with seven pendant lights, approximately 200cm drop x 150cm diameter, with later spherical shades
Estimate: £300 - £400
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
'THE ATHELHAMPTON COLLECTION'
Lot 109 Sold
'THE ATHELHAMPTON COLLECTION'
two interior design images, in gilt frames and glazed, each 55cm x 46cm

Proceeds to be split 50/50 to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust and Dorset Museum
Hammer price: £5
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
BOOK CLUB WITH TRACY CHEVALIER
Lot 110 Unsold
BOOK CLUB WITH TRACY CHEVALIER
Join author Tracy Chevalier at the Museum to discuss one of her 10 novels with your book club. It could be her international bestseller Girl with a Pearl Earring, or perhaps the more Dorset-based Remarkable Creatures, about the fossil hunter Mary Anning. It’s your choice! Up to 12 participants. Enjoy a glass of Prosecco and a cake made by Tracy herself!

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
MUSEUM TOUR WITH TRACY CHEVALIER
Lot 111 Unsold
MUSEUM TOUR WITH TRACY CHEVALIER
Best-selling author Tracy Chevalier will give an exclusive tour of Dorset Museum, showcasing her personal highlights, including the literary Thomas Hardy and Sylvia Townsend Warner collections, as well as a couple of surprises!

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
GHOST NIGHT AT ATHELHAMPTON
Lot 112 Sold
GHOST NIGHT AT ATHELHAMPTON
Ghost Night for two grown-up couples and up to four responsible and properly supervised children. Adults sleep in four-poster beds in two of Athelhampton’s most historic, and spookiest, rooms.
There will be ghost stories, candlelight viewing of the secret passages, a simple supper in the…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
DUNCAN MCGREGOR - ‘THE MIRRORED WATERS SERIES’
Lot 113 Sold
DUNCAN MCGREGOR - ‘THE MIRRORED WATERS SERIES’
signed limited edition colour prints, comprising two of 46cm x 27cm and one 45cm x 90cm, no.s 65/195 and 36/195 respectively, in gilt frames

Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
BOOK CLUB WITH JOANNA QUINN
Lot 114 Unsold
BOOK CLUB WITH JOANNA QUINN
Join author Joanna Quinn at the Museum to discuss with your book club her bestselling, Dorset-set novel The Whalebone Theatre. The novel has had extraordinary success, making several ‘Best of 2022’ lists, as well as being chosen by the Queen Consort for her book club.

Up to 12 participants welcome, with refreshments provided.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
BOTANICAL COCKTAIL TOUR WITH AUTHOR JONATHAN DRORI
Lot 115 Unsold
BOTANICAL COCKTAIL TOUR WITH AUTHOR JONATHAN DRORI
Join Jonathan Drori on a botanical cocktail tour for up to six people at Ginger Viking in Blandford Forum, winner of the 2022 Observer Food Monthly Best Place to Drink in the UK award. A convivial evening of extraordinary stories entwining plant science with history, culture and folklore, focussing on the ingredients in your cocktails!

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Jonathan Drori is author of the international bestsellers Around the World in 80 Trees and Around…
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
THREE FAIRY PORTRAITS
Lot 116 Sold
THREE FAIRY PORTRAITS
colour prints, each 16cm square in white box frames

Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A WEEK’S HOLIDAY AT A THATCHED PORTESHAM COTTAGE
Lot 117 Sold
A WEEK’S HOLIDAY AT A THATCHED PORTESHAM COTTAGE
A week at a characterful thatched cottage in the village of Portesham on the Jurassic Coast. The spacious, well-equipped cottage has three bedrooms that sleep six (one double, four singles); two bathrooms; a sitting room and open-plan kitchen and dining room; and a large garden with beautiful countryside views. It’s a wonderful place to relax and explore all that Dorset has to offer.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/17043001?source_impression_id=p3_1677754410_4E8AkJC2ffy%2B8IkLPlease…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
LITTLE WADDON VINEYARD TOUR AND TASTING
Lot 118 Sold
LITTLE WADDON VINEYARD TOUR AND TASTING
The award-winning Little Waddon Vineyard, a gorgeous boutique vineyard on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, produces small batches of beautifully crafted wine using fully sustainable regenerative methods. Take a ‘Fizz at the Vineyard Tour & Tasting’ to sample its wares, which includes a delicious Dorset Cream Tea as well as sparkling wine.

For two people, available for up to a year.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
GRAY, ANNIE - THE DOWNTON ABBEY COOKBOOK
Lot 119 Sold
GRAY, ANNIE - THE DOWNTON ABBEY COOKBOOK
foreword by Gareth Neame, together with a Downtown Abbey notebook

Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A GARDEN MAKEOVER
Lot 120 Sold
A GARDEN MAKEOVER
An afternoon’s “Garden Makeover” by Athelhampton’s Head Gardener, date by agreement over the next 12 months, who will visit any garden within about an hour’s drive of Athelhampton to advise on garden design, plants, pest control and other garden matters.

Proceeds to be split 50/50 to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust, Dorset Hospital and Dorset Museum
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
ELISABETH FRINK: A VIEW FROM WITHIN PRIVATE VIEW
Lot 121 Unsold
ELISABETH FRINK: A VIEW FROM WITHIN PRIVATE VIEW
An opportunity to invite up to 20 guests for an exclusive evening private view of our new major exhibition Elisabeth Frink: A View from Within. Showing Frink’s stunning sculpture, paintings and drawings not seen in public before, this exhibition will explore the artist’s time living and working at Woolland House in Dorset. Enjoy a drinks reception, and explore the exhibition with our curatorial staff on hand to discuss the work in more detail.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
The exhibition runs 29 November 2023 - 21 April 2024. The Museum will provide a glass of wine per…
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
ELISABETH FRINK: A PRIVATE TOUR WITH CURATOR ANNETTE RATUSZNIAK
Lot 122 Sold
ELISABETH FRINK: A PRIVATE TOUR WITH CURATOR ANNETTE RATUSZNIAK
Former curator of the Elisabeth Frink Estate Annette Ratuszniak will lead a special tour of the Museum’s Elisabeth Frink collection for you and up to four people. As well as finding out more about the artworks on display, there will be an opportunity to see fascinating works stored in our Collections Discovery Centre, including original plasters and working tools.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
After the tour join Annette and her partner Ian Chapman - a photographer who has taken images of…
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
ELISABETH FRINK: CATALOGUES AND WINE
Lot 123 Sold
ELISABETH FRINK: CATALOGUES AND WINE
For connoisseurs of art and wine alike, discover the work of Elisabeth Frink through two rare and out-of-print catalogues raisonnés detailing the artist’s prints and sculptures:
• Annette Ratuszniak, Elisabeth Frink Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93 (Hardcover, Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 2013), signed by author.
• Caroline Wiseman, Elisabeth Frink Original Prints Catalogue Raisonné (Hardcover, Marcus Campbell Arts Books, 1997)
Also included in this lot is a box of Guylian chocolates and a bottle of Domain Cinq Vents 2009…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A RIDE ON AVALANCHE II
Lot 124 Sold
A RIDE ON AVALANCHE II
A power boat trip!

Leave Poole Yacht Club for a cruise around Poole harbour, then high speed run out in Poole Bay past Old Harry Rocks into Swanage Bay, across to Bournemouth Pier and back to Poole close in along the coast. Arriving back at Poole Yacht Club for drinks on the balcony!
Ideal time late May-June, duration approx 4 hours, maximum six people, champagne and nibbles served on board

Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
SOLVE THE “RIDDLE OF THE APES" AT ATHELHAMPTON. HOSTED BY OWNER GILES KEATING
Lot 125 Sold
SOLVE THE “RIDDLE OF THE APES" AT ATHELHAMPTON. HOSTED BY OWNER GILES KEATING
Families welcome! Can you help Anne, heroine of Giles’ book, solve the riddle? You’ll get copies to read before arriving. On the day, Giles will lead you through the house, helping you identify clues that Anne finds in the stonework and stained glass, leading her -- and you -- to the hidden secret that puts her in mortal danger!
Refreshments will be provided and everyone will get Giles’ newly-published second book to take home…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
DORSET BOOKS COLLECTION
Lot 126 Sold
DORSET BOOKS COLLECTION
A bundle of a dozen books from Dorset authors or Dorset-themed novels, many of which are signed!

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Included in this lot are: Girl with a Pearl Earring – signed by Tracy ChevalierRemarkable Creatures…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
DORSET MUSEUM WINTER BOOKS SELECTION
Lot 127 Sold
DORSET MUSEUM WINTER BOOKS SELECTION
A selection of books inspired by winter, chosen by the Museum’s Director Elizabeth Selby.

All proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
A selection of books inspired by winter, chosen by the Museum’s Director Elizabeth Selby. She…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
AN ATHELHAMPTON BACKSTAGE TOUR
Lot 128 Sold
AN ATHELHAMPTON BACKSTAGE TOUR
A “backstage” tour (approx 3 hours) for up to ten people of the Athelhampton Zero installations, including lunch, date by agreement over the next 12 months.

Proceeds to be split 50/50 to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust and Dorset Museum
The group will see one of the largest domestic Tesla battery arrays in the UK as well as extensive…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A MEAL AT THE BLUE VINNY, PUDDLETOWN
Lot 129 Sold
A MEAL AT THE BLUE VINNY, PUDDLETOWN
Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A CASE OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINE
Lot 130 Sold
A CASE OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINE
For wine connoisseurs, a case of South African Wines

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
For wine connoisseurs, a case of South African Wines: Rustenberg Sauvignon Blanc (dry white wine…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A NEW FOREST CLASSIC CAR DRIVE
Lot 131 Sold
A NEW FOREST CLASSIC CAR DRIVE
Enjoy a drive in this classic two-seater 1973 MG Midget through the beautiful New Forest with the Museum’s Commercial Director Roger Maughan. Visit the National Motor Museum and enjoy afternoon tea in the beautiful village of Beaulieu.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF THE BUTLER MUSEUM
Lot 132 Sold
AN EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF THE BUTLER MUSEUM
A rare opportunity to visit the private Butler Museum, near Dorchester, which houses around 650 pieces of porcelain from the finest collection of 17th century Chinese porcelain in the world. It was put together by the British Diplomat, Sir Michael Butler, G.C.M.G. (1927–2013). Up to ten people will be guided by Katharine Butler on this 90 minute tour.

Proceeds to benefit the Dorset Museum.
Katharine is the daughter of Sir Michael Butler, and co-author (with Teresa Canepa) of ‘Leaping the…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
ARTIST ROOMS: LOUISE BOURGEOIS PRIVATE VIEW
Lot 133 Unsold
ARTIST ROOMS: LOUISE BOURGEOIS PRIVATE VIEW
An opportunity to invite up to 20 guests for an exclusive evening private view of our special exhibition “ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois”. Bourgeois was one of the most provocative artists of the 20th century, and her work is coming to the Southwest for the first time from the Tate.

Proceeds to benefit the Dorset Museum
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A DRAWING WORKSHOP
Lot 134 Unsold
A DRAWING WORKSHOP
Enjoy a special morning or afternoon workshop led by our Learning team for you and up to seven additional participants working directly from objects on display at the Museum.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
We will be led by your interests, but options could include focussing on our Natural History, Roman…
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR PRIVATE VIEW
Lot 135 Unsold
WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR PRIVATE VIEW
An opportunity to invite up to 20 guests for an exclusive evening private view of our special exhibition Wildlife Photographer of the Year, touring from the Natural History Museum in London. Enjoy a drinks reception, and explore this extremely popular exhibition that astonishes visitors every year with its jaw-dropping photos of wildlife around the world.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Our curatorial staff will be on hand to discuss the work in more detail. The exhibition runs 21…
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Lot 136 Unsold
A CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY!
An opportunity to celebrate your child’s birthday at the Museum! Explore the galleries and get stuck into art and craft activities in our Learning Centre. For up to 20 children and includes the provision of a birthday cake.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum

Image name: Children's party
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A KARMA K SKATEBOARD
Lot 137 Sold
A KARMA K SKATEBOARD
Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A BLACKOUT SKATEBOARD
Lot 138 Sold
A BLACKOUT SKATEBOARD
Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
THE MAJESTIC 'DEFINITION' WINE COLLECTION
Lot 139 Sold
THE MAJESTIC 'DEFINITION' WINE COLLECTION
Twelve 75cl bottles of different and noted wine varieties, across red, white and sparkling genres

Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A BARNES OAK SAPLING
Lot 140 Sold
A BARNES OAK SAPLING
For tree lovers: a sapling oak, grown from an acorn collected in Bagber, the birthplace of Dorset dialect poet William Barnes and co-founder of Dorset Museum. For you to plant and cherish as a part of Dorset history.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Mark North, the Museum’s Marketing Officer explains: This was a project of mine that came out of…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A SECRET ARCHAEOLOGY TOUR WITH DR CLARE RANDALL
Lot 141 Sold
A SECRET ARCHAEOLOGY TOUR WITH DR CLARE RANDALL
A personalised tour for 4 people with access behind the scenes to our private Collections Discovery Centre. See the most important, and surprising, archaeological objects in the Museum with Dr Clare Randall, one of Dorset’s most respected archaeologists.

Proceeds to benefit the Dorset Museum
 Includes a preview before it goes on general display of the 6th/7th century Milton Abbas gold and…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A TOUR OF DORCHESTER’S ROMAN TOWN HOUSE
Lot 142 Sold
A TOUR OF DORCHESTER’S ROMAN TOWN HOUSE
An exclusive tour for you and your guests of Dorchester’s Roman Town House, the only example of a fully exposed Roman Town House in the United Kingdom. Enjoy a tour from county archaeologist Steve Wallis, with an opportunity as well to view finds from the Roman Town House in the galleries of Dorset Museum.

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Please note that 30% of proceeds from this lot will go towards ongoing maintenance of the Roman Town House.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
BECOME A CURATOR FOR THE AFTERNOON!
Lot 143 Unsold
BECOME A CURATOR FOR THE AFTERNOON!
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a collections curator? Spend an afternoon behind the scenes with one of our team working on our collections. You’ll have the opportunity to explore our Collections Discovery Centre and find out more about the meticulous, varied and sometimes surprising work we do! An ideal gift for someone interested in a museum career (or someone who wishes they had pursued this line of work).

Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023
A PACK OF MODERN HARDY’S ALE
Lot 144 Sold
A PACK OF MODERN HARDY’S ALE
together with branded glasses (donated by Hardy’s Ale, with thanks)

Proceeds to be split 50/50 to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust and Dorset Museum
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £0 - £0
25 March 2023
25 March 2023

Total lots: 154

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