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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

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

Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
97	A SET OF FOUR GEORGE III SILVER PILLAR CANDLESTICKS by John Parsons & Co., Sheffield 1787, of neoclassical design, with beaded edges and engraved with the crest of Medlycott, on square bases, 30cm high (c.38oz all in)	£1,500 - £3,000	£4,500	View
98	A GEORGE III SILVER FISH SLICE the blade possibly by William Plummer, London 1787, with pierced decoration and a beaded handle, engraved with the Medlycott crest, (c.4.5oz); and a George III cream jug of plain oval form with a…	£80 - £160	£140	View
99	A SET OF FOUR GEORGE IV SILVER ENTRÉE DISHES AND COVERS by John Angel, London 1829, with shell borders, engraved with the armorial of Medlycott, the covers with detachable cast handles modelled as the Medlycott eagle crest, each 31cm wide (c.296oz total)	£4,500 - £7,500	£7,000	View
100	A COMPOSITE CANTEEN OF GEORGE III AND LATER SILVER FIDDLE AND THREAD PATTERN FLATWARE comprising: 4 dessert spoons, 7 dessert forks, a sauce ladle and a butter knife, all with the armorial of Foster impaling Bayntun Rolt, by William Eley and William Fearn, London 1801; and 18…	£2,000 - £3,000	£2,400	View
101	A WILLIAM IV SILVER INKSTAND by Edward Barton, London 1832, incorporating a miniature candleholder and snuffer, and two cut-glass bottles with silver tops, inscribed “In memory of the late WC Medlycott, Obt: 25th May 1835, aet…	£300 - £600	£280	View
102	A SET OF SIX LATE GEORGE III SILVER SALTS with boat-shaped bodies and bright-cut rims, the bowls washed with gilt and engraved with the Medlycott crest, by Henry Chawner, London 1790 (4) and 1791 (2), 9.5cm (c.12oz) (6)	£800 - £1,500	£2,200	View
103	A SWISS "MAIDENHEAD" SILVER GILT SPOON with a rat-tail bowl and an engraved back with the initials “VE”, probably late 17th century, 17cm long; and another spoon with a figural finial depicting St. Philip, the engraved back with initials…	£300 - £600	£420	View
104	A VICTORIAN SILVER DESK STAND incorporating a miniature chamberstick and ink pots, inscribed “Presented by the inhabitants of Gibraltar to Lt. Gen. Sir J. Ferguson KCB, 1859” by Robert Hennel, London 1857, 29cm wide, silver 29 tr…	£400 - £700	£500	View
105	A GEORGE III SILVER TWO-HANDLED SUGAR BASIN with a gilt interior and harp-shaped side handles, on four ball feet, London 1811 (c.10oz), 22cm wide across the handles	£80 - £150	£130	View
106	A SILVER CIRCULAR BOX late 17th century, with repousse decoration of a bird and stylised flowers (damaged)	£100 - £200	£190	View
107	A GEORGE III GOLD METAL SEAL inset with a carnelian intaglio with an armorial in a crest; another seal with a faceted baluster hardstone handle; and a collection of other seals	£500 - £1,000	-	View
108	A GEORGE III GOLD METAL SEAL and a collection of others in various metals and stones, including a bloodstone, carnelian, and amethyst (a collection)	£500 - £1,000	-	View
109	A GEORGE III GOLD AND BLACK ENAMEL MOURNING RING dated 1795; and another dated 1805 (2)	£200 - £400	-	View
110	A GEORGE II GOLD AND BLACK ENAMEL MOURNING RING dated 1739; and two others (3)	£500 - £1,000	-	View
111	A GEORGE III MOURNING RING with white and black enamel decoration, dated 1793; and three other similar mourning rings (4)	£500 - £1,000	-	View
112	A WILLIAM IV SILVER CORONATION MEDAL 1831, the obverse with a bust of the King and the reverse with a diademed Queen Adelaide, 33mm diameter, in the original red morocco case	£100 - £200	£260	View
113	A GEORGE II SILVER MEDAL 1745, commemorating the Battle of Culloden, the obverse with a bust of the Duke of Cumberland facing to the right and the reverse with a lion subjugating his prey, 33mm diameter, in a shagreen case…	£150 - £250	£800	View
114	A QUEEN VICTORIA SILVER CORONATION MEDAL 1838, by B. Pistrucci, the obverse with a bust of the Queen looking to the left, and the reverse with three figures representing Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia crowning the Monarch seated on a throne…	£300 - £600	£550	View
115	A QUEEN ANNE GOLD MEDAL BY JOHN CROKER (1670-1741) minted to celebrate the Peace of Utrecht 1713, the obverse with a draped and laureated bust of the Queen facing left and the reverse with Britannia standing holding an olive branch, a shield and…	£4,000 - £6,000	£10,000	View
116	A QUEEN ANNE GOLD ACTIVE UNION MEDAL BY JOHN CROKER (1670-1741) commemorating the union of the Parliaments of Scotland and England in 1707, the obverse with the Queen looking to the left and the reverse with the Arms of Britain within a shield, with a rose and a…	£5,000 - £10,000	£28,000	View
117	A WILLIAM AND MARY GOLD CORONATION MEDAL BY JOHN ROETTIER (1631-1703) the obverse with the King and Queen facing right, and the reverse with Jove striking down Phaethon on the back of his chariot allegedly in representation of James II, the recently disgraced King, and…	£15,000 - £25,000	£12,000	View
118	A GEORGE III GOLD CORONATION MEDAL BY JOHANN LORENZ NATTER (1705-1763) 1761, one of 858 minted, the obverse with a laureated bust of “Georgivs III”, the reverse with the King seated on a throne holding a sceptre and being crowned by Britannia standing to the left, a…	£3,000 - £5,000	£14,000	View
119	A GEORGE IV GOLD CORONATION MEDAL BY BENEDETTO PISTRUCCI (1783-1855) 1820, by B. Pisterucci, the reverse with three figures representing Britannia, Scotia, and Hibernia, and a winged figure of Peace offering the crown to George IV seated on a throne, 35mm diameter,…	£2,000 - £4,000	£15,000	View
120	A GEORGE III "SPIDER-LEG" FLAP TABLE circa 1770, with a rectangular top and two flaps, on eight slender turned legs joined by conforming stretchers, 115.5cm x 75cm open	£300 - £600	£550	View
121	A QUEEN ANNE OAK JOINED STOOL circa 1710, the oval top with an “S”-scroll hand slot over a plain frieze, the underframe with plain turned and squared legs joined by conforming stretchers and ending in turned feet, 49cm wide x…	£500 - £1,000	£1,400	View
122	A CHARLES II OAK BENCH TABLE circa 1660 and later, with shaped arms on baluster supports over a rectangular seat with a moulded edge and recessed metal hinges, the front with a lunettecarved frieze over a pair of rectangular…	£500 - £1,000	£1,400	View
123	A GEORGE II WALNUT HANGING CORNER CUPBOARD with a barrel-front, the simple moulded cornice over a pair of doors opening to reveal an interior of bow-fronted shelves, 92cm high x 57cm wide	£100 - £200	£170	View
124	AN EDWARDIAN OAK STICK STAND with a moulded frame, four turned uprights and a lunette-carved frieze at the front and sides, the base with a tin tray divided into two sections, 61cm wide x 35cm deep x 70.5cm high	£100 - £200	£160	View
125	FERRARESE SCHOOL, circa 1600 The Head of Christ with a castle on a hill beyond, oil on panel, 29cm x 24cm, in a Florentine giltwood frame carved with curling acanthus leaves Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port, and inscribed on the reverse of…	£1,000 - £2,000	£5,000	View
126	A GEORGE II GILT TOLE HALL LANTERN probably circa 1750, the square body with four glass panels with arched tops, the moulded tole frame retaining traces of the original gilt and red paint, the shaped top incorporating a circular glass…	£800 - £1,500	£4,000	View
127	A PAIR OF BRASS LANTERNS of hexagonal form with pierced decoration, now fitted for electricity, 32cm high; and three others located on the stone spiral staircase off the Screens Passage (5) Four of these lanterns are wired…	£100 - £200	£320	View
128	A PAIR OF WROUGHT IRON LAMP BRACKETS 17th century or later, painted in black and gold, the scrolling design with spiraling leaf terminals and flowerheads, now fitted for electricity, 68cm x 63cm (2) These lamp brackets are wired for…	£200 - £400	£350	View
129	A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY "BANJO" BAROMETER circa 1800, by Thomas Bates of Markett (sic) Harbro, with a silvered thermometer and a circular gauge, the case inlaid with panels of conch shells and flowerheads beneath a triangular arched pediment…	£100 - £200	£200	View
130	A BRONZE MODEL SIGNAL CANNON the plain barrel of tapering multi-stage form with raised mouldings, knob-shaped cascabel, plain trunnions, with filled touch hole, on a stepped carriage of naval type with brass covered trucks, 33cm…	£100 - £200	£950	View
131	A CARVED STONE ROYAL BADGE 18th/19th century, the vacant oval panels surrounded by an inscription “Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense” surrounded by a crown, flanked by a lion and a unicorn supporter and flowers, 31cm high x 42cm wide	£100 - £200	£450	View
132	AN EDWARDIAN COUNTRY HOUSE LETTER BOX with a glazed front and an end door, inscribed in gilt beneath the slot “Post arrives - leaves”, 38.5cm wide x 26cm high; together with a polished stone door stop; and an ammonite (3)	£50 - £100	£190	View
133	A LEATHER SHOTGUN CASE the top stencilled ‘H. M. MEDLYCOTT’, opening to a red baize-lined interior containing part of an old gun cleaning set, 83cm wide; together with a pair of cased Airlord binoculars; a cased pair of…	£50 - £100	£290	View
134	A CONTINENTAL HUNTING HANGER 17th/18th century, with tapering double-edged blade, etched along both sides of the forte with hounds pursuing quarry amidst swirling fruits and foliage, pommel cap of octagonal form with rounded…	£100 - £200	£170	View
135	A HALBERD, A PARTIZAN AND A SPONTOON 18th century, the first with tapering double-edged blade with circular piercing on both sides, with pierced crescentic axe-blade with hooked projections opposite and below (one hook with missing…	£400 - £600	£2,600	View
136	A BRASS-HILTED HUNTING HANGER 18th century, the guard cast and chased in relief with a classical figure and hunting scenes, the grip bound with fish skin in leather scabbard (the blade is seized within), 58cm; together with an…	£100 - £200	£650	View
137	A PAIR OF 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER’S SABRES one blued and gilt with foliage, a stand of arms, crowned ‘GR’ cypher, the Royal Arms, and a mounted cavalryman, regulation steel stirrup hilt with facetted back piece, wire bound leather covered…	£300 - £600	£2,600	View
138	A SWORD WITH SILVER-ENCRUSTED HILT probably 17th century, with sharply tapering blade of flattened section, with encrusted foliate engraved hilt with silver inlays of stylised flowers and foliage, double shell-guard, lobed rear…	£200 - £400	£2,800	View
139	AN 18TH CENTURY SCOTTISH HILT FOR A CLAYMORE with iron guard of flattened bars framing panels pierced with hearts and circles within incised line borders, the main panels centred on saltires, the side panels each with ram’s horn terminals with…	£300 - £600	£500	View
140	AN OFFICER’S SILVER AND ORMOLU-MOUNTED FLAP POUCH AND BELT the silver face with engraved borders of foliate scrolls and the centre mounted with a gilt crowned ‘VR’ cypher, with Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1840, maker’s mark ‘J & Co.’ for Joseph…	£200 - £400	£850	View
141	A CHARLES II OAK GATELEG TABLE with an oval flap top over a plain frieze incorporating a single drawer at one end and on baluster-turned legs joined by conforming stretchers at either end and long rectangular stretchers along the…	£500 - £1,000	£220	View
142	A VICTORIAN OCCASIONAL CHAIR with a swept button back and a compass-shaped seat, on turned front legs ending in brass toe caps and castors, 60cm wide x 91.5cm high	£100 - £200	£260	View
143	A CHARLES I OAK CREDENCE TABLE circa 1640 with later elements, the canted rectangular top opening on recessed “butterfly” hinges over a lunette-carved frieze with a central drawer at the front, the arcaded frieze carved with…	£500 - £1,000	£580	View
144	A CONTEMPORARY BURR ELM DINING TABLE by Tim Stead, designed as two trestle tables with thick burr elm tops, the top inlaid with irregular geometric patterns in bronze, with a naturalistic edge along one side, the trestle bases naturally…	£4,000 - £6,000	£6,000	View

Total lots: 492

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