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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 

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£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

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 492

Lot 288 Sold
A QUEEN ANNE WALNUT VENEERED CABINET ON CHEST
the upper section with a moulded cornice over a pair of crossbanded and herringbone banded doors enclosing an interior with a central cupboard surrounded by drawers and enclosing further drawers, the base with a brushing slide over two short and three long graduated drawers, on turned bun feet, apparently retaining the original engraved brass handles and escutcheon plates, 90.5cm wide x 48cm deep x 165cm high
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 289 Sold
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CORNER CHAIR
with a “U”-shaped back incorporating two baluster splats over a drop-in seat, on a cabriole front leg and turned back legs joined by turned crossover stretchers, 76.5cm wide
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 290 Sold
A CONTINENTAL BRASS AND "DELFTWARE" CHANDELIER
with two registers of four scrolling branches, with a simple suspension loop, fitted for electricity, 58cm high x 60cm diameter

Provenance: According to family records this chandelier was purchased by Sir Christopher Medlycott from a dealer in Rouen, Normandy, circa 1925. It was at about this time that Sandford Orcas Manor was being wired for electricity.

To be removed at the Buyer’s risk and expense.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 291 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, early 19th century A silhouette portrait of Elizabeth Clark Hutchings (b.1778, d.1845)
and the companion of her husband John Hutchings, inscribed with the identity of the sitters on the reverse and retaining the original pearwood and parcel-gilt moulded frames, 15cm x 12.5cm (2)

Provenance: The reverse of each with an old label inscribed “Sandford Orcas Manor House”.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 292 Sold
A CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE BOWL
decorated with lotus flowers amidst trailing foliage, the base with a six character Jiaqing mark, but probably Kangxi, 38cm diameter
Hammer price: £19,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 293 Sold
A SET OF FOUR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATES
Qianlong, enamelled in polychrome with flowers sprouting from rockwork in a fenced garden, 23cm diameter; three other similar famille rose plates; and a Chinese export famille rose fruit dish with a reticulated turquoise-glazed rim, Qianlong, 26.5cm diameter (8)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 294 Sold
A GARNITURE OF FIVE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES
Qing, enamelled in polychrome with birds and flowers on a pale blue ground, comprising three baluster vases with domed lids and two sleeve vases, 17cm high and 15.5cm high (5 and 3 lids)
Hammer price: £820
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 295 Sold
A JAPANESE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE
Meiji period, decorated with birds in a river landscape, 31cm high, converted to a lamp with gilt metal mounts; together with a continental faience baluster vase, 23cm high, similarly converted to a lamp (2)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 296 Sold
A SET OF SIX METAL RUMBLER BELLS
each marked “RW” for Robert Wells of Tockenham, Wiltshire, circa 1830, 9cm diameter (six mounted on two oak boards)

It is believed that these rumbler bells were fixed to the harnesses of heavy horses pulling wagons, which were still used on the Estate at Ven House up until the Second World War.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 297 Unsold
A FINE VICTORIAN GAMES COMPENDIUM
by Leuchars & Son, Piccadilly W, comprising natural and red-stained ivory chess pieces, dominoes and dice, together with shakers, six horses and jockeys, counters, discs, whist markers, Bezique markers and a silvered metal board with four tally markers, the underside of the lid with a chess board, and the front opening from the centre in a rectangular coromandel case with rounded corners and moulding, 33cm wide x 22.5cm deep x 18.5cm high
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 298 Sold
A BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK
19th century, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, with Swiss movement, 12.5cm high, in an associated leather bound carrying case
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 299 Sold
A LARGE TURKISH CARPET
18th/19th century, the large central medallion containing stylised flowerheads and geometric designs within a conforming border, the madder ground with scattered stylised flowerheads in blue and with spandrels on an ivory and madder ground, with a blue principal border containing a meandering vine enclosed by multiple guard stripes, 500cm x 645cm

Provenance: This carpet appears in a watercolour of The Great Hall at Sandford Orcas painted by Hubert J. Medlycott in 1885.
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 300 Sold
A FRAGMENT OF AN AXMINSTER CARPET
probably 19th century, with a bold embossed design of naturalistic flowers and foliage, 94cm x 86cm;
and a caucasian mat of geometric design with a madder field and ivory borders, 94cm x 54cm (2)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 301 Sold
A QUEEN ANNE CREAM SILK AND NEEDLEWORK BEDSPREAD
the central oval panel worked with flowering branches on a stitched diaper ground, in a rectangular field containing conforming fan-shaped and lozenge panels on a ground strewn with stags, flowerheads and insects, in a broad foliate border on a stitched diaper ground, 163cm x 196cm
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 302 Sold
A COLLECTION OF LINENS
including covers, sheets and curtains (a collection, the contents of linen press)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 303 Sold
A RAISED WORK BEDSPREAD
with three panels of stylised flowers and branches, worked in yellow and blue thread, on a linen ground, 18th/19th century, approx. 255cm x 280cm
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 304 Sold
A CREWELWORK HANGING
worked with scrolling leafy tendrils in a bold design, in strong colours, approx. 180cm x 100cm; and two smaller panels, 17th/early 18th century, approx. 124cm x 31cm and 170cm x 252cm (3)
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 305 Sold
A NEAR PAIR OF CREWELWORK PANELS
worked with flowering tree, leafy tendrils, and flowers sprouting from a hillock with a recumbent stag and a leopard, approx. 190 x 205cm and 220cm x 78cm; together with two valance en-suite, approx. 40cm x 190cm; and another crewelwork panel, 204 x 186cm (5)
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £300 - £600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 306 Sold
A GEORGE III BAPTISMAL BASKET
the ivory silk ground woven with floral sprigs, 17cm a silk pouch with lace trim and silk tassles and a child’s silk waistcoat dated “1830” (3)
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £80 - £150
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 307 Sold
A VICTORIAN PAISLEY SHAWL
and a linen coverlet embroidered with sprays of colourful flowers on a linen ground, 122cm x 123cm (2)
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 308 Sold
AN ELIZABETHAN "BLACKWORK" EMBROIDERY COIF (CAP)
circa 1580, now laid flat, worked with coils of berried foliage with spear-shaped leaves, 40cm x 23.5cm; and an Elizabethan stomacher worked in a geometric pattern with stylised Tudor roses, partly in gold
and silver thread, on a linen ground and now with a hessian backing, 33cm x 22.5cm (2)

Literature: The coif, or cap, is illustrated in colour in “Antique Needlework” by Lanto Synge first published in 1982, plate 10A.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 309 Sold
A WILLIAM AND MARY NEEDLEWORK BEDSPREAD
decorated with flowers and leafy tendrils, on a brown wool ground and incorporating a circular heraldic panel with the initials “ARK” and the date “1691”, now with a hessian backing, 226cm x 177cm

Provenance: Almost certainly by descent in the Knoyle family who lived at Sandford Orcas prior to the Medlycott family.
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £3,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 310 Sold
A GEORGE I WALNUT TEA TABLE
the folding rectangular top with projecting ears for candles and with stained decoration to simulate burr-wood within a crossbanded border edged with herringbone banding, on cabriole legs carved with stylised scallop shells at the knee and ending in pointed pad feet, 80.5cm wide x 39cm deep

Provenance: There is an old label for “Sandford Orcas Manor House”. This table appears in a photograph of the Great Hall dating from circa 1916.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 311 Sold
A GEORGE I WALNUT LOW BOY
with a quarter veneered burr-walnut top enclosed by a crossbanded border with an inner edge of herringbone banding, the moulded edge with re-entrant corners, with three drawers apparently retaining the original engraved brass handles, on cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 77cm wide x 50cm deep

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port. The interior of the drawer with a label inscribed “Little Ven Drawing Room 1929”.
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 312 Sold
A GEORGE III STYLE MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY OPEN BOOKCASE
with three shelves, the frieze inlaid with bellflowers suspended from ribbon-tied bows, 84.5cm wide x 32cm deep x 93.5cm high
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 313 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DESK
converted from a square piano, the writing surface flanked by two drawers, on square tapering legs ending in brass toe caps and castors, 162cm wide x 60cm deep
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 314 Sold
A VICTORIAN GAMES BOX
painted with flowers by a member of the Hutchings family , the interior with four boxes containing mother of pearl counters, some fashioned as fish, 31cm wide (a collection)
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 315 Sold
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY STOOL
with a padded rectangular seat, on four cabriole legs ending in pad feet, 56cm x 43cm
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £300 - £600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 316 Sold
A VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT CANTERBURY
with turned uprights and a single drawer, on turned and carved legs ending in ceramic castors, 55cm wide x 39cm deep
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 317 Sold
A GEORGE I BURR WALNUT CARD TABLE
the folding rectangular top with projecting ears and crossbanding edged with herringbone banding, opening on a concertina action to reveal a baize-lined interior with a candle-stand in each corner, on cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet, 86.5cm wide x 42cm deep

Provenance: Almost certainly supplied to James Medlycott for Ven House, Milborne Port.
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 318 Sold
A VICTORIAN CHAISE LONGUE
with buttoned green upholstery, on four turned walnut legs ending in castors, 186cm long x 74cm deep
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 319 Unsold
A WINGBACK ARMCHAIR BY BALMAIN & BALMAIN OF SHERBORNE
with loose floral covers and turned wood feet, 91cm high x 85cm wide x 95cm deep
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 320 Unsold
PHILIPS WOUWERMAN (1619-1668) A cavalry skirmish
monogrammed, oil on canvas, 47cm x 61cm, in a 19th century carved and gilt gesso frame

Provenance: Sir Christopher Medlycott and thence by descent.

Note: An alternative attribution to Pieters Wouverman has been suggested.
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 321 Sold
PIETER WOUWERMAN (1623-1682) A hawking party outside a mansion
monogrammed "PW" and dated (16)53, oil on panel, 43cm x 33cm; and the companion painting of a stag hunt, monogrammed and dated (16)64 (2)
Provenance: The reverse with the seals of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, KG (1610-1688), the…
Hammer price: £14,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 322 Sold
JAN DE BRAY (1627-1672) A portrait of a young girl
in a blue dress holding a golf club or shepherd's crook, oil on panel, 63cm x 48cm, in a carved giltwood frame

Provenance: The reverse with the seal of James Medlycott of Ven House and thence by descent. In circa 1900 it was in the Dining Room at Ven House and it was withdrawn from the Ven auction in 1929 where it was located in the Oak Room.
Note: The painting was authenticated as a work by Jan de Bray of Harlem around 1980 by Bruyn Kops…
Hammer price: £14,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 323 Sold
CIRCLE OF JOHN RAPHAEL SMITH (1751-1812) A portrait of a gentleman identified as Samuel Jeffery
the grand uncle of Sarah, Lady Medlycott, wearing a powdered wig and a blue coat with silver buttons, pastel, 34.5cm x 28cm

Provenance: According to family records, the Ven inventory of circa 1850 states that this was in the Small Drawing Room with the identity of the sitter confirmed.
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 324 Sold
BRAM WHITE A portrait of John Hutchings (1772-1846)
seated in an armchair, signed and dated 1839, pencil on paper, and the reverse extensively inscribed “By Hubert Medlycott” on a contemporary pressed card mount, 37cm x 32cm (the mount);
and a collection of eight family silhouette portraits and a portrait miniature of a young girl with a cat (10)
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 325 Sold
PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, circa 1849 Dorset Yeomanry on Greenhill, Sherborne
inscribed on a label with the subject and “drawn by .... A Eliot”, watercolour heightened with white, 42cm x 65cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 326 Sold
GEORGE ROTH A portrait of William Coles, Esq. of Salisbury
inscribed on the back with the identity of the sitter and the name of the artist “G. Roth pinxit 1772”, oval,
oil on canvas laid on board, 12.5” x 10.5”; and the companion portraits of Miss Medlycott and William Coles Medlycott, 8cm x 5.75cm (3)

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port, and all with labels.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £150 - £300
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 327 Sold
GEORGE ROTH A portrait of Mrs Coles of Salisbury
the eldest granddaughter of Peter Walter of Stalbridge, wearing a blue lace-trimmed dress and bonnet and holding a dog on her lap, inscribed in the reverse by her grandson, Sir William Coles Medlycott, 6th October 1824, oil on canvas, 22.5cm x 27.5cm; and a portrait of the Reverend George Hutchings, Rector of Sandford Orcas, 33cm x 28cm (2)

Provenance: Both paintings with old Ven House labels. One for the Dining Room and one blank.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 328 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th century An alpine landscape with a figure and a bridge
inscribed on a label on the reverse “May Medlycott she knows this mountain”, oil on board, 20cm x 16cm
Hammer price: £85
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 329 Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL A still life of fruit in a basket
oval, oils on metal, 12.5cm x 15.5cm, in an ebonised and gilt frame with gadrooned borders, and the companion painting (2)
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 330 Sold
ASCRIBED TO HENDRICK VAN BALEN AND JAN BRUEGHEL The Madonna and Child
enclosed by a garland of flowers inhabited by butterflies, monogrammed JB, oil on copper, 36.5cm x 28.75cm, in a 19th century carved giltwood and gesso frame

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port and with a label inscribed “Ven House, Study Recess left of fireplace”.

An alternative attribution to Franz Franken and Jan Brueghel has been proposed.
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 331 Sold
FOLLOWER OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK A portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria,
the wife of Charles I, standing three-quarter length in an interior holding a flower, oil on copper, 26.5cm x 22.5cm, in an 18th century carved giltwood frame, inscribed in pen with the identity of the sitter
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 332 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE STYLE PORCELAIN TABLE LAMPS
decorated with butterflies and flowers, fitted for electricity, 64cm high, and two shades (2)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 333 Sold
A BRASS WALL LIGHT
with two arms designed as running deer, fitted for electricity; and two other wall lights, each with a single branch, the largest 30cm x 17cm high (3)

To be removed at the Buyer’s risk and expense.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 334 Sold
A CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE VASE OR GUGLET
Qianlong, enamelled in polychrome with elegant figures in a landscape beneath a rococo border in iron red and gilt reserved with foliate and bird panels, with a typical swollen neck, 25.5cm high; and a similar vase decorated with flowers, 24.5cm high (2)
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 335 Sold
A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE DISHES
Qianlong, enamelled in polychrome with vases of peonies and chrysanthemums, with conforming borders, 28.5cm diameter; and two pairs of Chinese export famille rose plates (6)
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024

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