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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

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We regret the property is not wheelchair accessible.


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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. 

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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
SOLD PT SALE: 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
SOLD PT SALE: 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
A GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY STOOL
Lot 25 Sold
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

Provenance: The seat rail bears the remains of a label inscribed “Sandford Orcas Manor House” probably indicating the stool was acquired by Hubert Hutchings during his tenure.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A KNOLE STYLE SOFA
Lot 26 Sold
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
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A QUEEN ANNE OYSTER VENEERED AND BRASS-MOUNTED STRONG BOX
Lot 27 Sold
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 shaped apron, on moulded and chamfered legs, 87cm high

Provenance: An heirloom from Ven House, Milborne Port, Somerset (the interior of the drawer in the stand with a label inscribed “Ven House Drawing Room”).
Hammer price: £5,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
AMBROSIUS BOSSCHAERT THE YOUNGER (1609-1645) A still life with flowers in a basket
Lot 28 Sold
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, rocaillework, leafy fronds and flowers

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port, and with a label on the reverse indicating that it was originally hung in the study opposite the window at Ven.
Hammer price: £30,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
CIRCLE OF JONATHAN RICHARDSON (1665-1745) A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 29 Sold
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 Port, and the frame inscribed “No. 2 Drawing Room Door” in a late 18th century hand, and “Drawing Room” in a late 19th century hand.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
GEORGE BEARE (fl. 1740-1749) A portrait of Jane Coles as a young girl
Lot 30 Sold
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 original rococo giltwood frame carved and pierced with leafy scrolls, rocaille-work, crinkled ribbons and flowerheads

Provenance: According to family records and the old valuation, this painting was included in the inventory of Ven taken circa 1850 located in the Hall.
Literature: NPG Archive and Library, London: CH Collins Baker, MS list of portraits by George Beare…
Hammer price: £26,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1780 A silhouette portrait of William Coles Medlycott
Lot 31 Sold
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 Medlycott (3)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A pair of rural views
Lot 32 Sold
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 moulded frames (2)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
CIRCLE OF WILLIAM WISSING A portrait of a lady
Lot 33 Sold
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 Drawing Room Door” in a late 18th century hand, and “Drawing Room” in a late 19th century hand.
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE
Lot 34 Sold
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 interior of the rim with sprays of foliage, the base with a double circle, 32cm high
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A DUTCH DELFTWARE VASE AND COVER
Lot 35 Sold
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 Delftware sleeve vases with flared necks, one decorated with a bird amidst foliage and the other with a coastal landscape, 23cm high and 22cm high (4)
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A DUTCH DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE VASE
Lot 36 Sold
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 suspended between moulded scrolls, the base painted with ⅔, 34cm high
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE BARBER'S BOWL
Lot 37 Sold
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, the back with four peony sprays in iron red, 31.5cm diameter
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE/ROSE VASES AND COVERS
Lot 38 Sold
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 gilt with prunus blossom on a cracked-ice ground, the flattened dome lids with conforming decoration and Buddhistic lion finials, the bases unglazed, 60cm high (2)
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
AN ORIENTAL BLUE AND WHITE CRACKLEWARE VASE
Lot 39 Sold
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 cut with ovals and a circular star-cut base, fitted for electricity, 66cm high including the shade (2)
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A BRUSSELS TIN-GLAZED VASE
Lot 40 Sold
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, the vase 31cm high, the lamp 70cm high overall including the shade
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHINESE EXPORT GARNITURE
Lot 41 Unsold
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)

Note: These vases are visible in the same position in the photograph of the Great Hall taken circa 1916.
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A SET OF JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE GOURD-SHAPED BOTTLE VASES
Lot 42 Sold
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 1916.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A PAIR OF CANTONESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES
Lot 43 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
Lot 44 Sold
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 largest 16cm high; two cream jugs; a teapoy and cover; and a collection of six floral decorated tea bowls and cups decorated with figures in garden landscapes (13 plus 5 lids)
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A CHINESE FAMILLE JAUNE BUDDHA
Lot 45 Sold
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 figures of seated female attendants wearing blue and pink headdresses, 20.5cm high (3)
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A LARGE CHARLES I LEATHER "BOMBARD" OR BLACKJACK
Lot 46 Sold
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 Hutchings for Sandford Orcas during his tenure, 55.5cm high x 27cm wide (maximum) x 17cm across the neck
Hammer price: £10,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A WELSH CARVED WALNUT LOVE TOKEN
Lot 47 Sold
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 standing either side of a smaller heart, on an incised diaper ground, 86.5cm high x 12cm wide
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CUTLERY URN
Lot 48 Sold
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, 68.5cm high x 26cm diameter x 80cm high with lid raised

Ivory Submission Reference: VTZT7LFH

Provenance: According to family records this was formerly in the Hall at Ven House and moved to Sandford Orcas Manor circa 1929.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £400 - £600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024

Total lots: 492

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