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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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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
97	TWO STIHL PETROL BRUSH CUTTER ENGINES models KM55 and KM 56RC, both lacking cutting arms and blades	£30 - £40	£40	View
98	A LLOYDS PALADIN PETROL CYLINDER MOWER No 6686121, with grass box	£30 - £40	£60	View
99	A GMC 30CC PETROL LEAF BLOWER	£20 - £30	£25	View
100	A BILLY GOAT 625 SERIES PETROL LEAF BLOWER with Briggs & Stratton engine	£30 - £40	£100	View
101	A PETROL TURF CUTTER with twin handles	£20 - £30	£110	View
102	A STIHL BRUSH CUTTER with 66cm blade	£40 - £60	£100	View
103	200 TERRACOTTA ROOF TILES with curved ends, each 25cm x 16cm	£100 - £200	£70	View
104	200 TERRACOTTA RECTANGULAR ROOF TILES each 25cm x 17cm	£100 - £200	£80	View
105	A PAIR OF OKA 'VERDIGRIS' RESIN CIRCULAR PLAQUES OF MANNERIST DESIGN cast with fruiting vines, each 30cm diameter	£10 - £20	£5	View
106	DAY & SON, 'KING OF THE TOURNAMENT' AND 'LORD OF THE TOURNAMENT' coloured lithographs, each 33cm x 46cm, in silvered frames and glazed	£30 - £40	£10	View
107	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	£300 - £400	-	View
108	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	£300 - £400	-	View
109	'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	£0 - £0	£5	View
110	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
111	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
112	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.	£0 - £0	£200	View
113	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	£0 - £0	£40	View
114	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’…	£0 - £0	-	View
115	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
116	THREE FAIRY PORTRAITS colour prints, each 16cm square in white box frames Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust	£0 - £0	£10	View
117	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…	£0 - £0	£1,000	View
118	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.…	£0 - £0	£100	View
119	GRAY, ANNIE - THE DOWNTON ABBEY COOKBOOK foreword by Gareth Neame, together with a Downtown Abbey notebook Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust	£0 - £0	£10	View
120	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…	£0 - £0	£170	View
121	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
122	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…	£0 - £0	£340	View
123	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,…	£0 - £0	£150	View
124	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…	£0 - £0	£150	View
125	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…	£0 - £0	£100	View
126	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	£0 - £0	£60	View
127	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	£0 - £0	£50	View
128	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…	£0 - £0	£110	View
129	A MEAL AT THE BLUE VINNY, PUDDLETOWN Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust	£0 - £0	£70	View
130	A CASE OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINE For wine connoisseurs, a case of South African Wines Proceeds to benefit Dorset Museum	£0 - £0	£100	View
131	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…	£0 - £0	£300	View
132	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…	£0 - £0	£400	View
133	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
134	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
135	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
136	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
137	A KARMA K SKATEBOARD Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust	£0 - £0	£40	View
138	A BLACKOUT SKATEBOARD Proceeds to benefit Fortuneswell Cancer Trust	£0 - £0	£70	View
139	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	£0 - £0	£120	View
140	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…	£0 - £0	£60	View
141	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…	£0 - £0	£100	View
142	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…	£0 - £0	£150	View
143	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…	£0 - £0	-	View
144	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	£0 - £0	£50	View

Total lots: 154

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