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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
193	A GEORGE II VIRGINIA WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS the crossbanded rectangular top with a moulded edge over four graduated drawers, apparently retaining the original brass penny-drop handles and lobed oval escutcheons, on bracket feet, 63cm wide x…	£800 - £1,600	£1,250	View
194	A GEORGE II MAHOGANY LOW BOY the rectangular top with rounded corners and a moulded edge over two short and one long drawer retaining the original brass handles and escutcheon with pierced back plates, on cabriole legs ending in…	£500 - £1,000	£750	View
195	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DRESSING MIRROR with a shield-shaped plate between shaped uprights, on a bow-fronted box base fitted with three drawers, on ogee bracket feet, 48cm wide x 61.5cm high; and a George III mahogany bedside table with a…	£100 - £200	£420	View
196	A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS with three graduated drawers on splayed bracket feet, 81cm high x 76cm wide x 42cm deep	£200 - £400	£200	View
197	A MODERN DOUBLE BED with a padded rectangular headboard and a Hypnos mattress, 137cm wide x 205cm long	£50 - £100	£120	View
198	A PAIR OF GEORGE III STYLE GILTWOOD AND GESSO WALL LIGHTS in the form of ribbons cascading from a lion mask with a central foliate boss and a tasseled base, each with two metal scrolling arms, caryatid terminals and eagles-head scrolls with acanthus leaf…	£800 - £1,600	£1,800	View
199	PETER TILLEMANS (1684-1734) "The Fight for the Standard" signed, oil on canvas, 44cm x 64cm	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
200	PETER TILLEMANS (1684-1734) "A Cavalry Skirmish" signed, oil on canvas, 44cm x 64cm, in an early 19th century giltwood and gesso frame with stylised scallop shells in the corner Provenance: According to family records, this painting was bequeathed…	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
201	ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE SMITH OF CHICHESTER (1714-1776) A Winter Landscape with snow and a thatched cottage on fire, oil on canvas, 43.5cm x 63.5cm, apparently retaining the original ebonised and parcel-gilt frame Provenance: Almost certainly bought at the 1929 Ven Auction…	£500 - £1,000	£650	View
202	ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th century An armorial surmounted by a crest enclosed by a leafy mantling of red and cream-coloured acanthus leaves, oils on unlined canvas, 34cm x 29cm, in an ebonised and parcel-gilt frame	£100 - £200	£800	View
203	FREDERICK BEAUMONT A young boy holding a sketch pad signed and dated 1913, pastel on buff paper, 60cm x 47cm, in a beaded and gadrooned giltwood frame; two oil paintings in the style of Vincent van Gogh, both signed and dated 1962; and a print of a…	£100 - £200	£240	View
204	S.J. MEDLYCOTT A view of Ven House from the garden signed and appears to be dated 1865, watercolour, 29cm x 41.5cm; the companion watercolour from the front; a family in an interior, circa 1830, a pencil drawing heightened with watercolour, 26.5cm x…	£200 - £400	£500	View
205	A FRENCH BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK BY RICHARD OF PARIS 19th century, the enamel dial with Roman numerals and worn retailer’s name, the case engraved with flowers and foliage, 14cm high x 9cm wide x 8cm deep	£80 - £150	£200	View
206	A BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK 19th century, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary second dial and worn maker’s name, 14cm high x 9.5cm wide x 8.5cm deep	£50 - £100	£90	View
207	A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL AND COVER early Qing, decorated with panels of stylised flowers and foliage, 21cm diameter x 23.5cm high; and a Chinese famille rose bowl, Qianlong, 19.5cm diameter (2)	£100 - £200	£260	View
208	A JAPANESE "ARITA" BLUE AND WHITE BOWL Edo, late 17th/early 18th century, decorated with a mountainous landscape, 28.5cm diameter; and a similar bowl decorated with blossoming plants, 24.25cm diameter (2)	£200 - £400	£900	View
209	A PAIR OF CHINESE "WUCAI" MINIATURE VASES AND COVERS 17th century, decorated with playful kylins amidst flowers, 12.5cm high (2)	£300 - £500	£600	View
210	A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE MINIATURE VASES AND COVERS Qianlong, enamelled in polychrome and gilt with blossoming prunus sprouting from rockwork and long tailed foxes, the bases moulded with scrolls highlighted in gilt, one with an associated lid, 12cm…	£400 - £600	£1,800	View
211	A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT CHARGERS Qianlong, decorated in underglaze blue, polychrome enamels and gilt with knarled pine trees in a fenced garden, the rim with sprays of flowers, 36cm diameter; three other Chinese export famille rose…	£200 - £400	£280	View
212	A GEORGE III STYLE HAND MIRROR with an oval plate, the shaped handle with mother of pearl inlay, 38cm long; and a similar smaller mirror, 30cm (2)	£50 - £100	£160	View
213	A GEORGE II MALACCA CANE with a gold-coloured metal top, chased and repoussé with a putto, figures and a hound amidst scrollwork, 105cm long; and a George III novelty walking stick in brass and horn, unscrewing to form a…	£200 - £400	£2,300	View
214	A PAIR OF VICTORIAN LEATHER RIDING BOOTS with lace fronts and wooden trees, one inscribed in ink “M”, 64cm high (maximum including the tree) (a pair)	£50 - £100	£60	View
215	A JAMES I OAK ROYAL COAT OF ARMS carved with the Royal Armorial shield surrounded by a garter inscribed “Honi Soit qui mal y pense” flanked by a lion and a unicorn supporter and surmounted by a helm and a crown flanked by bold leafy…	£5,000 - £10,000	-	View
216	A PAIR OF MINIATURE FULL ARMOURS IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE 19th century, including a close-helmet with high comb, breast and back plates, skirt and tassets, full arm defences with gauntlets (lacking fingers), leg defences and rounded sabatons, and decorated…	£800 - £1,500	£3,200	View
217	A GEORGE I WALNUT CHEST ON STAND inlaid with herringbone banding, the upper section with a moulded cavetto cornice over two short and three long drawers, and the stand with three drawers and a shaped apron, on cabriole legs ending…	£800 - £1,600	£900	View
218	A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY DRUM TABLE the revolving circular top containing eight drawers individually inlaid with a number 1-8, on a baluster turned shaft and a platform base with four reeded sabre legs ending in brass toe caps and…	£1,500 - £2,500	£1,300	View
219	A GEORGE II MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR with a padded back and seat, the arms carved with acanthus leaves and stylised flowerheads, the cabriole front legs with pad feet carved with stylised flowerheads from which emanate acanthus leaves,…	£1,500 - £2,500	£2,000	View
220	A WILLIAM AND MARY OYSTER VENEERED KINGWOOD CABINET on an associated walnut stand, the cabinet with a moulded cornice over a pair of doors enclosing a fitted interior of ten drawers surrounding a central door enclosing three further drawers, the stand…	£2,000 - £4,000	£1,800	View
221	A GEORGE I WALNUT VENEERED TALLBOY in well-figured timber with herringbone banding, the upper section with a moulded cornice over three short and three long graduated drawers flanked by fluted angles and the base with three graduated…	£1,500 - £3,000	£2,400	View
222	A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE CHAIRS with baluster backs and drop-in seats, on cabriole legs joined by a turned “H”-stretcher and ending in pad feet, 55cm wide x 96cm high (2)	£200 - £400	£280	View
223	A LATE GEORGE III "PLUM PUDDING" MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE the oval flap top with kingwood banding over a single frieze drawer and an opposing simulated drawer, on square tapering legs inlaid with stringing and ending in brass toe caps and castors, 74cm x 91…	£200 - £400	£400	View
224	AN OAK AND STAINED WOOD LIBRARY BOOKCASE the upper section with a plain moulded cornice over four glazed doors with rectangular panes, on an associated base with four open shelves, 190cm wide x 28.5cm deep x 250cm high	£300 - £600	£900	View
225	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY MINIATURE TRIPOD TABLE with a circular tip-up top on a baluster shaft and a tripod base, 34.5cm diameter x 34.5cm high; and a child’s chair with an escutcheon-shaped back pierced with a heart, 41cm high (2)	£200 - £400	£180	View
226	A LATE VICTORIAN OAK OPEN BOOKCASE with two shelves flanked by fluted angles headed by oval copper paterae and ending in turned feet, 125cm wide x 42cm deep x 93cm high	£200 - £400	£340	View
227	CIRCLE OF CHARLES JERVAS (1675-1739) A portrait identified as Peter Waller of Stalbridge, standing three-quarter length in an interior wearing a red coat, a sword at his side and his right hand resting on a table, a landscape visible beyond, oil on canvas, 125cm x 100cm,…	£1,000 - £2,000	£3,200	View
228	CIRCLE OF JOSEPH HIGHMORE (1692-1780) A portrait of Thomas Medlycott (c.1731-1741) wearing a blue dress and holding a flower, almost certainly depicted in the Hall of Ven House, Milborne Port, with a capriccio background, oil on canvas, 124cm x 100cm, apparently retaining the…	£1,000 - £2,000	£2,200	View
229	ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS FRYE (1710-1762) A portrait of a young man standing half-length wearing a blue and gold abraded coat, traditionally identified as George Medlycott (1716-41) in the uniform of a Lieutenant in the Marines, in a feigned oval, oil on canvas, 75cm…	£500 - £1,000	£600	View
230	HUBERT J. MEDLYCOTT The Great Hall, Sandford Orcas Manor, signed and dated 1885, watercolour, 32cm x 53cm; and the companion painting of The Great Hall looking towards the Screens Passage (2) Note: These watercolours present an invaluable document of the…	£300 - £500	£900	View
231	ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th century A portrait miniature of Geraldine Hutchings (née Baker) the first wife of Hubert Hutchings, wearing a black lace veil and a flower in her corsage, in an arched rectangular mount, 12.5cm x 10cm, in a velvet-lined hinged case	£150 - £250	£180	View
232	ENGLISH SCHOOL, late 18th century A portrait miniature of Thomas Mervin Medlycott as a young boy, oval, in a gilt metal case inscribed "Thomas Mervin Medlycott died at the age of 19 as Lieutenant in the Horse 6th Inniskilling", with a plaited hairwork back with the initials of the…	£150 - £250	£300	View
233	ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1800 A portrait miniature of John Savery of the "Queen's Boys", half-length, in uniform, oval, in a gilt metal frame with a plaited hairwork reverse, in the original hinged red morocco case and with a label identifying the sitter and his…	£150 - £300	£480	View
234	ENGLISH SCHOOL, circa 1806 A portrait miniature of Elizabeth Clark Hutchings (née Savery) "born 1777, married 1806, died 1845", half-length, oval, with a plaited hairwork reverse and a gilt metal frame engraved with the identity of the sitter, 8cm x 6.5cm, in a red morocco case Ivory…	£100 - £200	£150	View
235	A GEORGE III SILKWORK PICTURE of a classical maiden beside an altar in a garden landscape, oval, 20cm x 15.5cm; a miniature portrait of a cleric depicted in front of a doorway, 10.5cm x 8cm, in a giltwood frame; and a pencil…	£150 - £250	£120	View
236	BLAEU'S MAP OF SOMERSET with Spanish text and original colouring, circa 1650, 28cm x 50cm; and four other maps of Devonshire, Wiltshire and Hampshire (5)	£100 - £200	£320	View
237	A PLASTER BUST traditionally identified as James Medlycott, the builder of Ven House, in classical attire, on a circular socle, 72cm high Provenance: Apparently given to Sir Mervyn Medlycott by A.W. McCaw, Esq.…	£250 - £450	£460	View
238	A DUTCH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE VASE 17th/18th century, of faceted baluster form decorated in the Ming style with figures in a landscape, the associated lid with a lion finial, 33cm high; and three other tin glazed earthenware vases,…	£100 - £200	£1,000	View
239	AN ENGLISH PORCELAIN DISH 18th century, of foliate form transfer printed in blue with sprays of fruit, 25.5cm diameter; a pair of Canton famille rose vases with foliate panels on a yellow ground, 18cm high; a Chinese export…	£50 - £100	£200	View
240	A PAIR OF ENGLISH DELFTWARE ARMORIAL PLATES decorated in blue with a coat of arms within a leafy mantling and dated 1662, 21.5cm diameter (2) Provenance: The reverse of each with an old paper label describing the pedigree of Christopher…	£500 - £1,000	£5,000	View

Total lots: 492

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