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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 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

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