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Sandford Orcas Manor: Auction of the Contents

Absentee bids accepted until Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Auction date Wednesday, 6 March 2024 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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Auction: 

Wednesday 6th March at 10.30am

at Duke's Fine Art Saleroom, DT1 1GA


Viewing: 

at Sandford Orcas Manor, DT9 4SB

Entry will be by catalogue only.  £30 admits two people.

SILVER, JEWELLERY, MEDALS AND STAINED GLASS TO BE VIEWED AT DUKE'S DORCHESTER SALEROOM, DT1 1GA

Saturday 2nd March 10am - 4pm 

Sunday 3rd March 10am - 4pm

Monday 4th March 10am - 4pm

Tuesday 5th March 10am - 4pm

Please note:

Access at the Manor is limited with uneven surfaces and steep stairs.

We regret the property is not wheelchair accessible.


To pre-order a catalogue or if you have any enquiries please contact 

sandfordorcas@dukes-auctions.com or call +44 (0)1305 265080

£30 (plus postage)


Bidding:

 Live bidding will be available for this auction through this website, The Saleroom and Easylive Auction. Please ensure your registration is completed early to avoid disappointment. Commission Bidding and Telephone bidding is also available. 

Unfortunately, Duke's are unable to offer a postal or delivery service. We are pleased to recommend reputable carriers and can advise on air-freight and other forms of dispatch.

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


Collection

On proof of payment, purchased lots will be available for collection from Sandford Orcas from Wednesday 6th March to Wednesday 13th March from 10am - 4pm, excluding the weekend 9th - 10th March. Whilst we are happy to provide assistance please bring the requisite people required to collect your purchases. All items not collected from Sandford Orcas Manor by 4pm Wednesday 13th March will be moved to Sackville-West, (Andover) at the buyer's risk and expense.

Specialist Items: Removal of all electrical fittings, garden effects and large furniture is entirely at the buyer's risk and expense. Please note that we will be unable to provide assistance with these items.


Storage Charges

Items removed to Sackville-West in Andover will be available for collection from 9am on Monday 18th March. A minimum storage charge of £20 (plus VAT) per lot, and a further storage charge of £3 (plus VAT) per lot, per part or full day thereafter. These charges will be the sole liability of the purchaser, and will be billed directly to them by Sackville West, (Andover). Sackville-West may be willing to adjust their charges if they are instructed by the purchaser to deliver to them. On payment of all sales and storage costs items will be available for collection by appointment from Sackville-West., (Andover). These charges are set by Sackville-West., (Andover); we recommend that you contact them directly regarding queries relating to these charges and other matters arising in relation to storage. Staff at the saleroom will be unable to answer questions relating to items that have been removed from Sandford Orcas. 

Sackville-West -www.sackvillewest.co.uk - 02080 909988

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Total lots: 492

A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR
Lot 1 Sold
A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT WING ARMCHAIR
with a shaped back and outscrolled arms over a bow-fronted seat, on cabriole legs at the back and front, carved with stylised shells and pendant leaves, ending in pad feet, 114cm high x 91.5cm across the arms

Provenance: According to family records, this chair is a Ven heirloom and probably came to Sandford Orcas in 1929.
Hammer price: £15,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
AN ELIZABETHAN STYLE OAK DRAW-LEAF REFECTORY TABLE
Lot 2 Sold
AN ELIZABETHAN STYLE OAK DRAW-LEAF REFECTORY TABLE
the later rectangular top with cleated ends and extending sections at either end, over a plain frieze and supported on gadrooned and fluted legs with carved capitals and joined by moulded stretchers, 226cm long (extending to 396cm long) x 89cm wide

Provenance: According to family records this table was owned by Hubert Hutchings of Sandford Orcas Manor in the 19th century.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY "GAINSBOROUGH" ARMCHAIR
Lot 3 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY "GAINSBOROUGH" ARMCHAIR
with a shaped back and padded outswept moulded arms, on square chamfered front legs and splayed back legs joined by a simple “H”-stretcher, 70.5cm wide x 98cm high
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A GEORGE I WALNUT SMALL SETTEE
Lot 4 Sold
A GEORGE I WALNUT SMALL SETTEE
with a removable cartouche-shaped back and drop-in seat, apparently upholstered in contemporary floral needlework on a blue ground, the shaped and channeled frame with shepherds crook arms and a deep veneered front rail, on three plain cabriole legs ending in pad feet and two outswept legs at the back with slightly bulbous pad feet, 108cm high x 123cm wide
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
THE LEINSTER DRUM TABLE: A LATE GEORGE III SATINWOOD LIBRARY TABLE
Lot 5 Sold
THE LEINSTER DRUM TABLE: A LATE GEORGE III SATINWOOD LIBRARY TABLE
with kingwood banding, the oval leather-lined top over a frieze of four drawers alternating with four simulated drawers, the former fitted with brass swan-neck handles, on a central baluster shaft and three downswept legs fitted with brass castors, 76cm high, the top 147.5cm x 130cm
Note: According to a brass label in one of the drawers: “This table, formerly in Leinster House,…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHARLES II OAK COFFER
Lot 6 Sold
A CHARLES II OAK COFFER
the plain hinged top over a frieze carved with scalework and two panels carved with roundels in the Gothic style bearing the date “1667”, on guilloche-carved stile supports, 115.5cm wide x 67.5cm high x 52.5cm deep

Provenance: According to family records, this oak coffer was owned by Mrs HE Monro until 1948 and then passed to NAM in 1964.
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT CHAIRS
Lot 7 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT CHAIRS
101.5cm x 54.5cm across the seat; together with a later elbow chair, 66cm across the arms x 101.5cm high; and a single chair ensuite (4)

Provenance: According to family records, the gros point needlework seat was worked by Julia Ann, Lady Medlycott, circa 1910. Apparently these chairs were part of the furnishings at Ven, Milborne Port.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CROMWELLIAN OAK "WAINSCOT" ARMCHAIR
Lot 8 Sold
A CROMWELLIAN OAK "WAINSCOT" ARMCHAIR
inscribed “TM” and dated 1653, the back with a serpentine top rail carved with leafage, scrolls and a central stylised flowerhead above a panelled back and downswept arms, on ring-turned supports, with slightly canted feet and a moulded edge, over a moulded rail with chip-carved decoration, on ring-turned legs joined by moulded stretchers, 68.5cm wide x 107cm high
Provenance: “TM1653” probably refers to Thomas Medlycott (1628-1716) who was called to the Bar in…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHARLES II OAK LONG STOOL
Lot 9 Unsold
A CHARLES II OAK LONG STOOL
with a rectangular fruitwood top over a moulded and carved seat rail, on plain turned legs united by square moulded stretchers, 57cm high x 119.5cm wide x 26.5cm deep
Estimate: £800 - £1,600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
AN ELIZABETHAN OAK COURT CUPBOARD
Lot 10 Sold
AN ELIZABETHAN OAK COURT CUPBOARD
basically late 16th century, with a hinged rectangular top above a strapwork frieze with foliate corbels and a pair of doors with arcaded panels flanked by caryatids, the sides with cruciform panels centred by a stylised flowerhead, the base with a leaf-carved frieze supported on fluted “cup and cover” uprights, the platform base carved with lunettes, 119.5cm high x 124.5cm wide
Provenance: The Victorian key label is marked “Great Hall Cabinet”. It is shown in a photograph of…
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHARLES II OAK JOINED STOOL
Lot 11 Sold
A CHARLES II OAK JOINED STOOL
the rectangular seat with a moulded edge and secured in place with four pegs, over a plain frieze with a moulded lower section, on turned legs joined by rectangular stretchers, 48cm high x 45.4cm wide x 28cm deep

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port, Somerset and probably moved to Sandford Orcas in the 1920’s. The underside of the seat bearing the remains of a label inscribed “Ven House”.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A BOUDOIR GRAND PIANO
Lot 12 Sold
A BOUDOIR GRAND PIANO
by “C. Bechstein, Berlin”, numbered 90857, circa 1909, in an ebonised case with turned and faceted octagonal tapering legs ending in brass toe caps and castors, 145cm wide x 99cm high; together with a modern piano stool with an adjustable buttoned leather seat, 61cm wide (2)

Provenance: According to family records, the piano was purchased by Anthony Medlycott, circa 1935.

Ivory Submission Reference: X63SF13Y.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
THE DOLPHIN CABINET: AN ELIZABETHAN OAK COURT CUPBOARD
Lot 13 Unsold
THE DOLPHIN CABINET: AN ELIZABETHAN OAK COURT CUPBOARD
basically late 16th century, the rectangular top with a dentil moulding below and two drawers with lunette-carved fronts flanked by foliate corbels, the door with a recessed panel carved with a stylised flowerhead enclosed by a scalework border and the canted side panels carved with stylised serpents within conforming borders, the gadrooned supports with carved lower elements, the base with a long lunette-carved frieze drawer over an “egg and dart” moulded frieze,
the base with conforming “cup and cover” supports and a platform incorporating a fret-carved apron…
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A QUEEN ANNE DOUBLE-DOMED WALNUT BUREAU CABINET
Lot 14 Sold
A QUEEN ANNE DOUBLE-DOMED WALNUT BUREAU CABINET
inlaid with herringbone and crossbanding, the upper section with a moulded cornice over a pair of doors with arched panels formerly fitted with mirrors and enclosing a fitted interior with a cupboard, drawers and folio slides, with two candle slides below, the base with a fall flap enclosing a fitted interior of drawers over a frieze drawer and a waist moulding with two short and two long drawers below, fitted with associated gilt brass handles and escutcheons with engraved foliate decoration,
on later bracket feet, 223.5cm high x 104cm wide x 114cm deepProvenance: According to family…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND STAINED WOOD ELBOW CHAIR
Lot 15 Sold
A WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND STAINED WOOD ELBOW CHAIR
with a caned back and seat, the “S”-scroll front legs joined by a pierced and carved stretcher and with turned and squared “H”-stretchers, 66cm wide across the arms x 140cm high; a pair of high-backed single chairs of similar design, 134.5cm high x 45.5cm wide across the seat; and another chair with a turned front stretcher (4)
Provenance: According to family records, the pair of chairs appear in a photograph of the Great…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £300
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHARLES I OAK JOINED STOOL
Lot 16 Sold
A CHARLES I OAK JOINED STOOL
the rectangular seat with a moulded edge over a guilloche-carved and moulded seat rail, on four turned legs joined by squared stretchers, 49.5cm high x 44.5cm wide x 26.5cm deep

Provenance: The lack of labels indicates that this stool was probably introduced to Sandford Orcas Manor by Hubert Hutchings in the late 19th century.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A GEORGE III ELBOW CHAIR
Lot 17 Sold
A GEORGE III ELBOW CHAIR
of Chippendale design, the serpentine cresting rail over pierced vase splats and a drop-in seat, over an undulating apron at the front and plain apron at the sides, on square chamfered legs joined by an “H” stretcher, 70cm wide across the arms: and three single chairs ensuite, 95cm high x 56cm across the seats (4)
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY COMBINED READING TABLE AND FIRE SCREEN
Lot 18 Sold
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY COMBINED READING TABLE AND FIRE SCREEN
of Sheraton design, the hinged rectangular top inset with a black leather panel and with a book rest, supported on a ratchet, one end with a sliding floral needlework panel with an arched top acting as a firescreen, and one side with a cedar-lined drawer with turned-wood handles, on square tapering legs with spade and ball feet, 75cm high x 53.5cm wide x 37cm deep
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Lot 19 Sold
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
inscribed “Richard Harwicke Ashwick” with an eight day bell striking movement, the brass dial with “tempus fugit” and an eagle flanked by dolphin spandrels in the lunette, with a silver chapter ring below enclosing a date aperture and a subsidiary seconds dial enclosed by mask and scroll spandrels, in
a mahogany case with an arched top and fluted pilasters over a trunk door with a shaped top, on a plinth base with fluted and canted angles and ogee bracket feet, circa 240cm high x 51cm wide (maximum)
Provenance: The inside of the case with a label inscribed “Ven, then Yard House, Milborne Port,…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLES
Lot 20 Sold
AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLES
the circular tip-up tops with a moulded pie-crust edge, on a plain fluted column and three bold tripod legs carved with acanthus leaves and elongated claw and ball feet, 70.5cm high x 63.5cm diameter (2)

Provenance: These tables originally formed part of the furnishings at Ven House, Milborne Port, Somerset. One retains a label inscribed “Ven House: Drawing Room”.
Hammer price: £22,000
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE
Lot 21 Sold
A LATE GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE
ensuite with the previous tables, but with a later top, on a fluted column and an acanthus-carved tripod base ending in elongated claw and ball feet, the top almost certainly a 19th century replacement, 46cm diameter x 69cm high

Provenance: According to family records this table formed part of the original furnishings at Ven House, Milborne Port, Somerset. It retains two labels - “Ven House: First Floor Bedroom” and “MBM” (Mervyn Bradford Medlycott).
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WINE COOLER
Lot 22 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WINE COOLER
circa 1775 of octagonal form, with a hinged lid opening to reveal a lead-lined fitted interior, the exterior with carrying handles and flame-figured panels, the stand with a fluted frieze on moulded square tapering legs with “C”-scroll corner brackets and moulded block feet with castors, 74cm high x 47.5cm wide

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port, and the base with a label inscribed “Ven House”.
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A GEORGE II WALNUT CHAIR
Lot 23 Sold
A GEORGE II WALNUT CHAIR
in the manner of William Hallett, with an acanthus-carved top rail over a pierced and interlaced splat similarly carved and flanked by fluted uprights, with a needlework drop-in seat, on cabriole front legs carved with a stylised scallop shell and ending in claw and ball feet, 60cm wide x 93cm high

Note: The distinctive collars above the claw and ball feet are a feature usually associated with William Hallett, the renowned 18th century cabinetmaker who originated from Somerset.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £250 - £450
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHARLES II OAK JOINED STOOL
Lot 24 Sold
A CHARLES II OAK JOINED STOOL
the rectangular seat with a moulded edge and secured by four pegs, over a frieze carved with conjoined foliate “S”-scrolls, on plain turned legs joined by squared stretchers, 56.5cm high x 45.5cm x 29cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024

Total lots: 492

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