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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

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of 21

Lots per page:

Total lots: 492

Lot 217 Sold
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 in pad feet, apparently retaining the original engraved brass handles and escutcheons and with stained pine sides, 98cm wide x 55cm deep x 163cm high
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £800 - £1,600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 218 Sold
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 castors chased with stylised anthemia, 117cm diameter x 73.5cm high

Provenance: The interior of one drawer with an old label inscribed “Sandford Orcas Manor House”.
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 219 Sold
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, retaining fragments of the original needlework upholstery beneath later green cotton damask loose covers, 63cm wide x 93cm high

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port, and the frame with a label circa 1929 inscribed “Rose Bedroom, Ven House”.
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 220 Sold
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 with a single
drawer and on associated shaped front legs, 110cm wide x 49cm deep x 158cm high
Provenance: This cabinet appears in a photograph of The Great Hall taken at Sandford Orcas circa…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 221 Sold
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 drawers, on shaped bracket feet, apparently retaining the original handles and escutcheons with pierced back plates, 103cm wide x 52cm deep x 181cm high

Provenance: According to family records this piece was purchased by Hubert Medlycott from furniture dealers Waltons of Mere, Wiltshire, circa 1906.
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £3,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 222 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 223 Sold
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 91.5cm extended
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 224 Sold
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
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £600
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 225 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 226 Sold
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
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 227 Sold
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, apparently retaining the original giltwood and gesso frame

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port. Apparently this portrait was sold with Ven in 1957 and purchased back from AW McCaw in 1983. In the Ven inventory of circa 1850 it is stated that the painting belonged to “Mrs Coles”, the granddaughter of the sitter.
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 228 Sold
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 original giltwood and gesso frame
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 229 Sold
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 x 62cm, apparently retaining the original giltwood and gesso frame

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 230 Sold
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 interior of the house almost 150 years ago. Many of the lots in the auction can be identified including the oak gateleg table, the oak wainscot chair beside the fire, the andirons, the porcelain on top of the fireplace, the drum table, the oyster kingwood cabinet on stand and the George III bracket clock.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 231 Sold
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
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 232 Sold
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 sitter and a blue glass border, 6.5cm x 4.5cm overall; and two other portrait miniatures, one of William Coles, Esq. and the other of an unidentified 19th century sitter with a mother of pearl back (3)

Ivory Submission References: SE9N85LC; AJ3WL894; FB16PQR5
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 233 Sold
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 date of birth as "17th December 1781", the image 7.5cm x 6cm

Ivory Submission Reference: NGRF39A8
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £150 - £300
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 234 Sold
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 Submission Reference: PHKL3KTC
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 235 Sold
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 vignette of a young lady seated on a chaise longue, 24.5cm x 19cm (3)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 236 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 237 Sold
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. when he sold Ven House in 1983. He had acquired it when he purchased the house in 1957.
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £250 - £450
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 238 Sold
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, two with associated lids (7 including the lids)
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £100 - £200
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 239 Sold
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 bowl, Qianlong, 23.5cm diameter; and a smoky green glass bowl with a moulded body, 39cm diameter (5)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £50 - £100
6 March 2024
6 March 2024
Lot 240 Sold
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 Savery of Shilstone and the Servington family of Tavistock in the county of Devon, dated 1724.
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
6 March 2024
6 March 2024

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