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Sandford Orcas Manor: Auction of the Contents

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

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£30 (plus postage)

Bidding:

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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

Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
1	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…	£1,500 - £2,500	£15,000	View
2	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,…	£1,000 - £2,000	£1,000	View
3	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	£600 - £1,200	£1,100	View
4	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…	£1,500 - £2,500	£2,600	View
5	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…	£2,500 - £3,500	£7,000	View
6	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…	£500 - £1,000	£850	View
7	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…	£1,000 - £2,000	£2,800	View
8	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,…	£1,000 - £2,000	£3,200	View
9	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	£800 - £1,600	-	View
10	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…	£4,000 - £6,000	£5,500	View
11	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…	£400 - £600	£500	View
12	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…	£500 - £1,000	£300	View
13	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…	£5,000 - £10,000	-	View
14	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…	£2,000 - £4,000	£2,000	View
15	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…	£150 - £300	£260	View
16	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…	£500 - £1,000	£650	View
17	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…	£200 - £400	£460	View
18	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…	£200 - £400	£650	View
19	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…	£500 - £1,000	£500	View
20	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…	£15,000 - £25,000	£22,000	View
21	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…	£800 - £1,500	£800	View
22	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…	£1,000 - £2,000	£850	View
23	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…	£250 - £450	£900	View
24	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…	£500 - £1,000	£500	View
25	A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY STOOL the rectangular seat upholstered in 18th century petit point floral needlework over a plain frieze, on four acanthus-carved cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet, 54cm x 63.5cm x 39.5cm high …	£300 - £500	£550	View
26	A KNOLE STYLE SOFA with upholstery and loose covers in pale green jade figured damask, one end hinged and dropping down to form a daybed, 170cm wide x 82cm deep	£100 - £200	£3,200	View
27	A QUEEN ANNE OYSTER VENEERED AND BRASS-MOUNTED STRONG BOX of rectangular form, with gilt brass fleur de lis strap hinges and mounts with conforming carrying handles, 30.5cm x 17cm high, on a George III mahogany stand with a single short drawer above the…	£1,500 - £2,500	£5,200	View
28	AMBROSIUS BOSSCHAERT THE YOUNGER (1609-1645) A still life with flowers in a basket with a caterpillar and a beetle crawling along the stone ledge, monogrammed and dated 1645, oil on panel, 45cm x 60cm, in a mid-18th century giltwood frame carved and pierced with scrolls,…	£10,000 - £15,000	£30,000	View
29	CIRCLE OF JONATHAN RICHARDSON (1665-1745) A portrait of a gentleman believed to be Thomas Medlycott, half-length, wearing a powdered wig, a brown coat and a white stock, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm, in a carved giltwood and gesso frame Provenance: Ven House, Milborne…	£800 - £1,500	£2,800	View
30	GEORGE BEARE (fl. 1740-1749) A portrait of Jane Coles as a young girl aged 4 and a half, three-quarter length, in a white dress holding a doll with a cat and a basket of peaches to one side, signed and dated 1749, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm, apparently retaining the…	£5,000 - £10,000	£26,000	View
31	ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1780 A silhouette portrait of William Coles Medlycott wearing a tricorn hat aged three, circa 1780, oval, 7.5cm x 6cm, in an ebonised frame with gilt metal mounts; and two other silhouettes depicting The Reverend Edward Bradford and Elizabeth, Lady…	£100 - £200	£280	View
32	ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A pair of rural views with a figure crossing a bridge and a windmill beyond, with a hay cart on a track in front of a country house, oval, overpainted engravings, 11cm x 14cm, in the original fruitwood and parcel-gilt…	£100 - £200	£140	View
33	CIRCLE OF WILLIAM WISSING A portrait of a lady believed to be Mrs Ann Medlycott wearing a brown dress and a blue shawl, half-length in a feigned oval, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port, and the frame inscribed “No.…	£1,000 - £2,000	£1,200	View
34	A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE Kangxi, decorated with a continuous mountainous landscape with a figure fishing in a lake and buildings within a palisade, the flared cylindrical neck with figures conversing on a rocky outcrop, the…	£300 - £500	£3,000	View
35	A DUTCH DELFTWARE VASE AND COVER with a lion finial, the moulded cartouche-shaped body decorated with flowers in a garden and the reverse with a single spray, 37cm high; a similar vase and cover, 36cm high; and two similar Dutch…	£200 - £400	£500	View
36	A DUTCH DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE VASE late 17th/early 18th century, modelled as a young girl wearing a floral dress carrying a basket on her head and holding a wreath in her left hand, on a shaped plinth painted with a garland of flowers…	£300 - £500	£3,200	View
37	A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE BARBER'S BOWL Qianlong, enamelled in polychrome with figures seated at a table in a garden, in the shade of a weeping tree, the border with scattered prunus blossom, chrysanthemums and peonies on a green ground,…	£100 - £200	£500	View
38	A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE/ROSE VASES AND COVERS Qing, enamelled in polychrome with cartouches of figures, a deer and a goat, in flower-filled gardens and subsidiary cartouche-shaped panels containing flowers, on a rich blue ground overpainted in…	£1,000 - £2,000	£4,500	View
39	AN ORIENTAL BLUE AND WHITE CRACKLEWARE VASE with moulded geometric borders painted to simulate bronze, the base pierced for use as a table lamp, 46.5cm high (including the circular base); and a brass table lamp with a faceted baluster shaft…	£50 - £100	£340	View
40	A BRUSSELS TIN-GLAZED VASE of faceted baluster form decorated in the Ming style with figures in a landscape within formalised borders, lacking the lid, and now converted to a table lamp, fitted for electricity and with a shade…	£300 - £500	£4,000	View
41	A CHINESE EXPORT GARNITURE Qianlong, with three slender baluster vases and lids decorated with landscape panels, and a pair of sleeve-shaped vases with flared necks, the vases 30cm high overall, the ‘sleeve’ vases 26cm high (5…	£300 - £500	-	View
42	A SET OF JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE GOURD-SHAPED BOTTLE VASES Edo, decorated with foliage and trees, the onion-shaped necks with mons, each approx. 18cm high (6) Note: These vases are visible in the same position in the photograph of the Great Hall taken circa…	£300 - £500	£2,800	View
43	A PAIR OF CANTONESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES Qing, enamelled in polychrome with birds and butterflies amidst blossoming foliage, 25cm high; and a garniture of four miniature famille rose vases, Qing, 9cm high (6)	£100 - £200	£260	View
44	A COLLECTION OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN Qianlong, including four bullet-shaped teapots and covers enamelled in polychrome with elegant figures, fruit and flowers, and a scaly dragon, each with a straight spout and a simple loop handle, the…	£150 - £250	£850	View
45	A CHINESE FAMILLE JAUNE BUDDHA Qing, with a smiling countenance and wearing a yellow robe decorated in polychrome with flowers and butterflies, the unglazed base with an impressed mark, 14cm high; and a pair of Japanese porcelain…	£100 - £200	£800	View
46	A LARGE CHARLES I LEATHER "BOMBARD" OR BLACKJACK of typical form, the front with a crown flanked by “CR” and with the date “1646” below, the base with an old label in ink inscribed “HH” possibly indicating that the piece was acquired by Hubert…	£2,000 - £4,000	£10,000	View
47	A WELSH CARVED WALNUT LOVE TOKEN inscribed and dated “Anno 1776” carved with six panels incorporating chipcarved circlets, one centred by a bird, another by a whale, the base with a heartshaped panel carved with a man and woman…	£800 - £1,600	£2,500	View
48	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CUTLERY URN circa 1785, of Hepplewhite design, inlaid with chequered stringing and the rising lid with an acorn finial, the stepped interior with apertures for cutlery, on ogee bracket feet at the corners, 68…	£400 - £600	£800	View

Total lots: 492

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