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Bridehead: Auction of the Contents

Sale Days:

Thursday 12 June 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST Starts with Lot 1

Friday 13 June 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST Starts with Lot 500

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Auction:

Thursday 12th & Friday 13th June at 10.30am

at Duke's Fine Art Saleroom, DT1 1GA

Day one: The Principal Contents

Day two: The Library

Viewing:

at Bridehead Manor, Littlebredy, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9JA

Entry will be by catalogue only. £30 admits two people.

Saturday 7th June 11am - 4pm

Sunday 8th June 11am - 4pm

Monday 9th June 11am - 4pm

Tuesday 10th June 11am - 4pm

Wednesday 11th June 11am - 4pm

There will be no viewing on either sale day.

Please note:

Access at the Manor is limited with uneven surfaces and steep stairs.

We regret the property is not wheelchair accessible.

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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 +44 (0)1305 265080 or email enquiries@dukes-auctions.com.

Collection

On proof of payment, purchased lots will be available for collection from Bridehead from Friday 13th June to Thursday 19th June from 10am - 4pm, excluding the weekend 14th - 15th June. Whilst we are happy to provide assistance please bring the requisite people required to collect your purchases. All items not collected from Bridehead by 4pm Thursday 19th June will be moved to Sackville-West (Andover) at the buyer's risk and expense of £20 (plus VAT) per lot.

Please note: Collections unavailable on the 12th June.

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 23rd June. All items will incur a minimum transfer to storage charge of £20 (plus VAT) per lot, and a further storage charge of £3 (plus VAT) per lot per day from this point. 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 Bridehead.

Sackville-West -www.sackvillewest.co.uk - 02080 909988

Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
90	A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN CABINET FIGURES bearing blue crossed swords marks to the base, modelled as a boy and girl holding garlands of flowers, decorated in polychrome and highlighted with gilding, 17cm high; together with a Dresden…	£100 - £200	£140	View
91	FOLLOWER OF JAN BREUGHEL THE ELDER (1568-1625) AND HENDRICK VAN BALEN (1575-1632) 'The Virgin and Child' and 'The Penitent Magdalene' each of the pair depicted within a garland of flowers, oils on copper, 24cm x 18.5cm (2)	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
92	MANNER OF GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) Saint John the Baptist head and shoulders portrait, inspired by the full-length study in the collection of the Galleria Sabauda, Turin, oil on canvas, 56cm x 46cm	£400 - £800	£600	View
93	JACOB MARREL (1614-1681) Still life with fruit and flowers emanating from an upturned basket 1636, the flowers including tulips, roses, irises, and lilies, with dragonflies, butterflies, wasps and beetles, signed lower right "I.M. RELUS / ANNO 1636", oil on panel, 60cm x 82cm Exhibited: …	£50,000 - £100,000	-	View
94	MANNER OF AELBERT JACOBSZOON CUYP (1620-1691) Two cows and a couple resting beside a river a ruined tower beyond, oil on panel, 29cm x 39cm	£800 - £1,500	£550	View
95	ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE (1636-1672) Cattle with a cowherd by a willow near a ruined church 1659, signed and dated lower centre, oil on panel, 30cm x 34cm	£4,000 - £8,000	£5,600	View
96	PHILIP REINAGLE (1749-1833) Landscape with figures above a river oil on panel, 62cm x 82.5cm	£3,000 - £5,000	£2,500	View
97	GEORGE WATSON (1766-1837) 'The Sleeping Boy' oil on canvas, 76cm x 61cm	£1,000 - £2,000	£600	View
98	CIRCLE OF WILLIAM HILTON (1786-1839) 'Mother and Child' oil on panel, 37cm x 30cm	£500 - £1,000	£400	View
99	MARGARET SARAH CARPENTER (1793-1872) Frances Williams, Mrs Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte (1812-1856) depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a white dress, with a lake and landscape beyond, oil on canvas, 127cm x 101.5cm	£5,000 - £10,000	£36,000	View
100	WILLIAM INGALTON (1794-1866) 'Bargaining for China' signed lower left, oil on panel, 55cm x 47cm Exhibited: British Institution, 1821, no. 27.	£1,000 - £2,000	£550	View
101	SIR OSWALD BIRLEY (1880-1952) Sir Robert Williams, 1st Bt. (1848-1943) 1937, depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a black coat and a grey waistcoat, signed and dated upper right, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm	£800 - £1,500	£2,200	View
102	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK BY CHARLES BAYLES, LONDON the two train fusee movement striking on a bell, the engraved brass dial with silvered chapter ring, date aperture and strike/silent dial, the case with a brass swing handle to the caddy top, on…	£1,000 - £2,000	£900	View
103	A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK LACQUER TEA CADDY 19th century, decorated in gilt throughout with figures in landscapes within borders of profuse foliage, the hinged lid opening to an interior fitted with four pewter caddies, 16cm high x 36cm wide x…	£100 - £200	£3,000	View
104	A WILLIAM IV BURR OAK GOTHIC REVIVAL SIDEBOARD circa 1830, the outsplayed three-quarter gallery over a canted top with moulded edges, the flattened arch frieze with parcel-gilt foliate-cast metal spandrels flanked by lancet arcaded cupboard doors…	£3,000 - £5,000	£6,000	View
105	AN IMPORTANT REGENCY OAK TRIPLE PILLAR DINING TABLE BY GEORGE BULLOCK the ‘D’-end top crossbanded with burr oak and inlaid with a border of ‘bog oak’, each of the turned and tapered pedestals with leaf, berry and floral patera cast bronze collars, on four outswept…	£50,000 - £100,000	£80,000	View
106	A SET OF SEVENTEEN REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS early 19th century, the curved rectangular back splats over stuffed and covered bowfront seats, on tapered square legs, 90cm high x 54cm wide x 54cm deep (17)	£2,000 - £4,000	£2,200	View
107	A LARGE PERSIAN 'COUNTRY HOUSE' CARPET the red ground decorated with a central floral medallion and a sparse field of stylised flora, within conforming borders, 460cm x 668cm	£500 - £1,000	£1,200	View
108	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD the rectangular top with a moulded edge over an inverted breakfront base with three baize-lined drawers and three cupboards, 95cm high x 199cm wide x 65cm deep	£200 - £400	£160	View
109	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY HALL BENCH the square back with turned spindles over a caned seat, on turned legs terminating in brass toes and castors, 88cm high x 150cm wide x 50cm deep	£200 - £400	£1,900	View
110	A REGENCY MAHOGANY SARCOPHAGUS WINE COOLER the hinged top with gadrooned edge opening to a lead-lined interior, the tapered body with canted and reeded corners, on hairy lions paw feet inset with castors, 55cm high x 94cm wide x 64cm deep	£500 - £1,000	-	View
110a	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE with square drop flaps over a single frieze drawer, on tapered block legs, 74cm high x 50cm wide (flaps down) x 88cm deep	£80 - £150	£60	View
111	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LOW PRESS the rectangular top over cupboard doors inlaid with ebony stringing and opening to an interior fitted with shelves, on turned feet and castors, 102cm high x 122cm wide x 60cm deep	£100 - £200	£360	View
112	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF TABLE the oval top on turned and tapered legs terminating in pad feet, 72cm high x 151cm wide x 153cm deep	£200 - £400	£650	View
113	A MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF SUPPER TABLE 19th century, the rectangular top over a plain frieze on tapered square legs, 71cm high x 46cm wide (flaps down) x 82cm deep	£50 - £100	£140	View
114	A MAHOGANY CORNER SETTLE 20th century, the square back with red floral patterned covers and tassels over a conforming seat, on turned and tapered legs, 87cm high, each side 168cm long x 52cm deep	£100 - £200	£70	View
115	A WROUGHT-IRON CLUB FENDER late 19th/early 20th century, the buttoned leather seat tops on a base interspersed with foliate decoration, 63cm high x 196cm wide x 63cm deep	£500 - £1,000	£800	View
116	A NEEDLEWORK FIRESCREEN 20th century, the central field embroidered with flowers and foliage, on downswept legs and pad feet, 97cm high x 59cm wide	£50 - £100	£40	View
117	A SET OF FOUR REGENCY CUT-GLASS HANGING LIGHTS with domed and gadrooned glass bowls suspended from three chains, approximately 60cm drop (4)	£300 - £500	£3,500	View
118	A PAIR OF NEOCLASSICAL DARTE FRÈRES PARIS PORCELAIN FRUIT BASKETS bearing red printed marks to the bases, of elliptical form with lancet pierced and anthemion moulded borders on conforming lions mask modelled bases and lions paw feet, 17cm high x 33cm wide (2)	£500 - £1,000	£750	View
119	A VICTORIAN MINTON ARMORIAL PART DINNER SERVICE bearing impressed Minton marks and registration lozenges to the bases, decorated in the 'Stork and Fan' pattern, the central cartouches with the Williams family crest, comprising dinner plates, 27cm…	£100 - £200	£80	View
120	A SÈVRES STYLE PORCELAIN PART SERVICE bearing interlaced blue marks to the bases, the cream ground decorated throughout with floral rectangular reserves, coral banding and highlighted with gilding, including a pair of ice pails with…	£1,000 - £2,000	£1,600	View
121	A DERBY PORCELAIN 'NAMED VIEW' PART SERVICE marked and inscribed to the bases, the cream ground decorated throughout with a polychrome stiff leaf border and highlighted with gilding, including a pair of ice pails, with liners and covers,…	£1,000 - £2,000	£13,000	View
122	A LARGE HUNTING GLASS GOBLET inscribed 'D'ye Ken John Peel', and engraved with a huntsman, horse and hounds, on baluster column and spreading foot, 30cm high	£200 - £400	£180	View
123	CIRCLE OF ENOCH SEEMAN (1694-1744) Mr Francis Chassereau and his wife, Mrs Francis Chassereau, a pair, both depicted half-length, he wearing a blue coat and a gold embroidered waistcoat, she wearing a blue dress, each within feigned ovals, oils on canvas,…	£1,000 - £2,000	£950	View
124	RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Robert Williams (1735-1814) and his wife Jane Chassereau 1815, a pair, both depicted three-quarter length seated in an interior, he wearing a black coat and grey breeches, holding a letter and spectacles, she wearing a black dress and white cap, lace…	£3,000 - £5,000	£2,800	View
125	RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Frances Turner, Mrs Robert Williams, with her two sons, Robert and William 1817, depicted full-length, she wearing a blue dress and white lace shawl, her elder son holding a cricket bat, the younger stood beside his mother, wearing a white gown, signed and dated lower right…	£8,000 - £15,000	£6,150	View
126	RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Sophia Williams, Mrs Cunningham depicted three-quarter length, wearing a grey dress and bonnet, seated at a table, her elbow resting on an open book, landscape beyond, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm	£1,000 - £2,000	£1,000	View
127	RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Robert Williams (1767-1847) the sitter depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a dark grey coat and grey trousers, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm Exhibited: The Royal Academy, London, 1817, no. 245.	£1,500 - £2,500	£1,500	View
128	HENRY WILLIAM PICKERSGILL (1782-1875) William Williams Esq. (1774-1839) Provincial Grand Master for the County of Dorset depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a dark brown coat and white neck cloth, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm Provenance: Painted for the brethren of All Souls Lodge and intended for the…	£1,500 - £2,500	£1,900	View
129	GEORGE RICHMOND (1809–1896) Robert Williams (1811-1890), and his second wife, Lady Emily Maria Melville, Lady Williams both depicted half-length, he wearing a dark grey coat and holding a cane, she wearing a white dress, oils on canvas, each 75cm x 61cm (2)	£3,000 - £5,000	£2,500	View
130	*CATHERINE OULESS (1879-1961) Rosa Simes, Lady Williams, wife of Robert Williams 1912, the sitter depicted three-quarter length, wearing a black dress with white lace cap and shawl, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 110cm x 85cm	£300 - £500	£280	View
131	ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Sir Philip Francis Cunningham Williams, 2nd Bt. (1884-1958) Church Commissioner, depicted bust-length, wearing a dark jacket over a grey waistcoat, oil on canvas, 55cm x 44cm	£200 - £400	£180	View
132	A LOUIS XVI WHITE MARBLE, PATINATED AND GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK BY JEAN-ANTOINE LEPINE OF PARIS circa 1790, the two train movement striking on a bell, signed to the back plate and engraved with 'no 4177', the enamel dial inscribed 'Lépine, Hger Du Roi, Places Des Victoires No 12', with an…	£2,000 - £4,000	£5,500	View
133	AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY TANTALUS bearing a plaque to the front inscribed 'Presented To Philip Francis Cunningham Williams By The Bridport Conservative Club On The Occasion Of His Marriage, October 1st 1908', containing three cut…	£80 - £150	£380	View
134	A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI BRONZE, ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE CANDLESTICKS late 18th century, each sconce cast as a basket of abundant fruit supported in the hands of a semi-naked caryatid, on a tapered stem and stepped socle base, 35cm high (2)	£300 - £500	£800	View
135	A WILLIAM IV OAK GOTHIC REVIVAL FONT the octagonal lead-lined basin with quatrefoil carved panelling, on a stepped plinth base, 69cm high x 84cm wide	£300 - £500	£1,300	View
136	A REGENCY MAHOGANY BOWFRONT SIDEBOARD with an arrangement of nine drawers around a central recessed cupboard opening to shelves, above a shaped apron and splayed bracket feet, 81.5cm high x 153cm wide x 61cm deep	£200 - £400	-	View

Total lots: 753

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