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Sandford Orcas Manor: Auction of the Contents

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

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

Page:

of 11

Lots per page:

Total lots: 492

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
241 A CANTON CELADON PLATE
Qing, decorated in famille rose enamels with figures within a border of fruit, flowers, insects and precious objects, 29.5cm diameter; and eight other similar plates of various sizes (9)
£150 - £250 £380 View
242 A PAIR OF CHINESE IMARI DISHES AND COVERS
Qianlong, decorated with insect and floral sprays, one lid cracked, 9cm high x 17cm wide (2)
£50 - £100 £300 View
243 TWO SIMILAR SQUARE CREAMWARE DISHES
with dished centres, decorated in brown on a cream ground with the armorials of Carter impaling Luttwidge (the aunt and uncle of Lewis Carroll), 20cm wide; a Wedgwood creamware plate with a vine…
£100 - £200 £140 View
244 AN ENGLISH PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE
circa 1820, with chinoiserie decoration in polychrome and gilt with figures in landscapes, comprising a pair of dishes, a sugar bowl and cover, a cream jug, 12 cups and saucers and 4 small plates,…
£100 - £200 £220 View
245 A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE AND WHITE PART TEA SERVICE
Qianlong, highlighted with gilding, comprising 2 plates, 12 cups, 12 saucers, 12 tea bowls, a milk jug, a slops bowl and a sugar bowl and cover, the largest plate 20.5cm diameter (a collection)
£100 - £200 £3,200 View
246 A PAIR OF DERBY PORCELAIN SHEEP
18th century, each standing against a tree on a scrolled base, 9.5cm high; together with a Dresden porcelain parrot, 23cm high (3)
£100 - £200 £190 View
247 A "JACOBITE" WINE GLASS
18th century, with a bell-shaped bowl engraved with a swan and a rose and the lower part of the bowl with a band of tear-drops in the glass, on an opaque-twist stem and a domed circular foot, 18cm…
£100 - £200 £700 View
248 A FINE GERMAN WILLKOMM HUMPEN
enamelled in polychrome with eight men with linked arms, their names in scrolls, flanking an armorial motto “Vivant alle weiss brecken in Lobenstein” and dated “Anno 1709”, 18cm high x 12.5cm…
£1,000 - £2,000 £2,800 View
249 A VENETIAN LATTICINO GLASS
with opaque white glass threads in a retorti pattern, 13.75cm high; a similar gourd-shaped flask with a flared neck incorporating threads of pink glass, 14cm high; a bowl 9cm diameter; and a dish…
£500 - £1,000 £420 View
250 A GIFT FROM DAVID GARRICK: A GEORGE III WHITE METAL MOUNTED ORNAMENT
made from a section of branch surmounted by a gentleman aiming his musket, the silver mounts around the top and the base inscribed “From Shakespear’s Mulberry Tree given by Mr Garrick, 1778 to Thomas…
£1,500 - £2,500 £4,200 View
251 THE MEDALS OF REAR ADMIRAL SIR MERVYN BRADFORD MEDLYCOTT, Bt.
in a leather case, comprising:
the Crimean medal with a clasp for Sebastapol,
the Turkish medal, 1855,
the Baltic medal for 1854-1855,
together with spare ribbons and a photograph of the recipient in…
£500 - £1,000 £1,800 View
252 A CRIMEAN LOG BOOK: "A Log of Proceedings On Board HMS Bellerophon"
The Rt. Hon. Lord George Paulet, Captain, kept by MB Medlycott, naval cadet, beginning October 1st 1851 and ending April 15th 1855, including numerous original maps, topographical drawings and log…
£1,000 - £2,000 £2,400 View
253 A BIRMINGHAM ENAMEL SCENT FLASK
18th century, of elongated pear-shape decorated in polychrome with cartouches of classical landscapes within blue and gilt borders, the gilt metal chained lid with a bird finial, 8cm high; and a…
£150 - £250 £220 View
254 A NAPOLEONIC PRISONER OF WAR BONE GROUP OF A SPINNING JENNY
and attendant figures, with some polychrome decoration, under a glass dome and with a turned wooden base, 21cm high overall
£300 - £500 £700 View
255 A REGENCY PEN-WORK WORKBOX
of sarcophagus form decorated with elegant figures in landscapes, flowers and leaves, with a fitted interior, the original key with a label inscribed “To EB Medlycott from Mrs Dymoke - Grandmas…
£200 - £400 £400 View
256 A CHARLES I TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER-MOUNTED JEWEL CASKET
of rectangular form with a slightly domed lid, with an oval silver panel engraved with the coat of arms of Jennyngs of Calbye, Suffolk (according to a piece of paper within the casket) with petal…
£1,500 - £2,500 £4,000 View
257 A DUTCH BRASS TOBACCO BOX
17th/early 18th century, with engraved decoration, 17.5cm long; a tortoiseshell magnifying glass, 18th century, 8cm; a collapsible silver-plated beaker in a red morocco case, 19th century, 7.5cm…
£100 - £200 £340 View
258 A QUEEN ANNE TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER-MOUNTED TOBACCO BOX
of oval form, the lid inset with an oval silver panel engraved with the armorial of Sheldon Mervyn (1666 1734) of Handley, Dorset, 10.5cm wide; a horn toddy ladle, 18th century, 22cm; and a Victorian…
£100 - £200 £360 View
259 A REGENCY BURR WOOD JEWELLERY CASKET
19th century, with silk lined interior, 17.5cm wide; together with a George III tea caddy, 12cm high; a set of postage scales; and further boxes (a collection)
£100 - £200 £130 View
260 A BRONZE DESK TIDY
bearing the Medlycott crest to both sides flanked by centaurs with figures riding them, 8.5cm high x 20.5cm wide; together with a lead plaque inscribed to ‘Mr James Medlycott’, 17cm high; and a…
£50 - £100 £420 View
261 A RED MOROCCO WALLET
circa 1750, with a finely cast and chased gilt metal hasp lock of rococo design, the green morocco interior with another compartment with marbled lining paper, 18.5cm x 12.5cm; and another red…
£150 - £250 £900 View
262 A PAIR OF TUDOR CHILDREN'S LEATHER SHOES
18cm long; together with a bone comb; a wooden spindle of string and the much decayed remnants of five documents (one a lease of a tenement in Sherborne by the Knoyle family dated 21st Henry VIII, ie…
£100 - £200 £1,100 View
263 A COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA
including the Great Seal of Henry VIII, 12.5cm diameter; a christening pillow inscribed “Thos. Mervin Medlycott born October 17th 1796”, 20cm wide; an embossed polychrome paper box of octagonal form,…
£100 - £200 £1,000 View
264 A COPTIC MANUSCRIPT PRAYER SCROLL
in red and black script on sheep skin written in Ge’ez, the ancient liturgical language of Ethiopia, the heading painted with two warriors either side a processional cross, 12.5cm wide

Provenance:…
£80 - £150 £700 View
265 A COLLECTION OF COINS, MEDALS AND SUNDRIES
including a George V 1935 silver crown; various world coins; a 1953 coronet medal; a collection of livery buttons bearing the Medlycott family crest; three gentleman’s watches; and a group of 19th…
£100 - £200 £400 View
266 A MOLSONS BANK $5 NOTE
(poor condition and creased)
£100 - £200 £2,600 View
266a A VICTORIAN ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO M MEDLYCOTT ESQ/HM SHIP BELLEROPHON/BLACK SEA FLEET
bearing three Penny Red stamps (RK, RL & RG), Sherborne postmark dated 1854 verso
£100 - £200 £50 View
267 A CAUCASIAN RUNNER
with a brown field containing stylised flowerheads and guhls within a madder principal border enclosed by vine borders, on an ivory ground, 292cm x 113cm
£150 - £250 £220 View
268 A PAIR OF CHILDS LEATHER MOCCASINS
with beadwork decoration and blue ribbon ties, inscribed in pen on the sole “AJF Eden from Aunt Augustus .... 1874”, 13.5cm long (2)
£100 - £200 £350 View
269 A PAIR OF CARVED COCONUT SHELLS
9.5cm high; an iron cannon ball, 9cm high; a glass millefiori paperweight, 6cm wide; and an assortment of further collectables (a collection)
£100 - £200 £280 View
270 A PAIR OF BRONZE STIRRUPS
17th/18th century, each round arched in outline, the fluted tapering sides with stylised baskets of flowers rising to roped edges and joined at the top to the central leather-box, with oval foot…
£100 - £200 £300 View
271 A CAUCASIAN STYLE CARPET
with an ivory field centred by a square panel containing geometric motifs within a sea-green dogtooth border, with triangular spandrels containing geometric motifs and enclosed by broad conforming…
£100 - £200 £480 View
272 THE SANDFORD ORCAS FOUR POSTER BED
19th century, incorporating earlier elements, an Elizabethan style oak tester bed, the back with two
arcaded panels and three caryatid figures flanked by carved and pierced eagles, the panelled…
£3,000 - £5,000 £7,500 View
273 A LOUIS XV BEECHWOOD FAUTEUIL
with a moulded frame carved with flowers and leafage, on cabriole legs ending in peg toes, 58cm wide x 94cm high
£300 - £500 £650 View
274 A VICTORIAN EASY CHAIR
with a buttoned back and outscrolled arms, on turned front legs ending in brass toe caps and castors, 77cm wide x 85cm high
£200 - £400 £700 View
275 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE
possibly converted from a basin stand, the associated satinwood top with an inlaid oval, on openwork supports and a baluster shaft with a tripod base, 48cm x 43cm
£100 - £200 £100 View
276 A SET OF SIX GEORGE II MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS
with pierced and interlaced vase-shaped splats over upholstered seats, on cabriole front legs ending in pad feet, 61cm wide x 97cm high (6)
£2,000 - £4,000 £2,800 View
277 A SET OF SIX GEORGE II STYLE DINING CHAIRS
20th century, after the originals in Lot 276, with similarly interlaced vase-shaped splats and cabriole legs, 98cm high x 60cm wide (6)
£100 - £200 £600 View
278 A CHARLES II OAK JOINED COFFER
the rectangular top with a moulded edge over a lunette-carved frieze centred by the date “1677” and three panels enclosed by guilloche and stylised-leaf carved muntins, on stile supports, 136cm wide…
£300 - £600 £800 View
279 AN IMPORTANT GEORGE II WALNUT AND SCAGLIOLA GAMING TABLE
with a pentagonal scagliola top inlaid with trailing flowers, scallop shells and groups of playing cards within strapwork borders within a moulded edge over a plain frieze, on five cabriole legs…
£20,000 - £40,000 £50,000 View
280 A CHARLES II OAK JOINED COFFER
the plain lid with a moulded edge over three rectangular panels beneath a scrolling frieze and muntins with conforming decoration, on stile supports, 131cm wide x 59cm deep x 75.5cm high

Provenance:…
£200 - £400 £200 View
281 AN EARLY GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE
the circular tip-up top on a whirl-fluted baluster shaft with a lower register of acanthus leaves, the tripod base carved with stylised flowerheads within ropetwist borders incorporating acanthus…
£500 - £1,000 £1,400 View
282 A GEORGE I WALNUT CHEVAL FIRESCREEN
the petit point panel of figures in a landscape in a cartouche-shaped panel incorporating flowers, scrolling leaves and foliage, the plain frame with re-entrant upper corners and with four cabriole…
£500 - £1,000 £1,000 View
283 A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS
the upper section with a moulded and fluted cornice with a band of fluting incorporating panels of foliate paterae and swags over a pair of doors with applied mouldings on rectangular panels with…
£500 - £800 £1,450 View
284 A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE CHEST
with two simulated upper drawers with panelled fronts enclosing a fitted interior incorporating a green morocco writing surface over an arrangement of three graduated drawers, on swept bracket feet,…
£300 - £500 £110 View
285 A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK GATELEG DINING TABLE
with an oval flap top over a single frieze drawer, on turned and faceted legs ending in block feet, 144.5cm x 119cm extended
£500 - £1,000 £300 View
286 A PAIR OF NORTH EUROPEAN GILTWOOD WALL MIRRORS
18th century, of rococo design, each with a shaped rectangular plate in a rocaillework frame carved and pierced with asymmetric “C”-scrolls, flowers and leafy tendrils, the apron with a foliate boss…
£800 - £1,500 £2,400 View
287 A FINE GEORGE II MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE
the circular tip-up top with a baluster gallery, on a stop-fluted baluster shaft carved with a lower register of upright acanthus leaves, on a tripod base carved with scrolling acanthus leaves,…
£6,000 - £12,000 £16,000 View

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