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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.

To pre-order a catalogue or if you have any enquiries please contact

bridehead@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 +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
185	A WILLIAM IV OAK GOTHIC REVIVAL CHAISE LONGUE the distressed leather buttoned back and seat over a carved frieze decorated in relief with trailing foliage, on conforming moulded square legs, 94cm high x 220cm wide x 75cm deep The Bridehead…	£1,000 - £2,000	£900	View
186	A VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD GRAND PIANO 93cm high x 130cm wide x 206cm deep; together with accompanying stool stamped '4433' to the underside of the seat, 48cm high (2) Ivory Submission Reference: 9L9CQMXR	£100 - £200	£60	View
187	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD the rectangular top with moulded edges over a single frieze drawer, on twin pedestal supports with shaped cupboard doors opening to slides and drawers, 89cm high x 202cm high x 71cm deep	£200 - £400	£180	View
188	A LARGE GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR the rectangular plate with rounded upper corners within a moulded surround, 253cm high x 164cm wide	£300 - £500	-	View
188a	A REGENCY ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLE early 19th century, the satinwood crossbanded top over a frieze with a single drawer and single faux drawer to each side, on twin acanthus leaf carved supports with brass castors, 73cm high x 110cm…	£500 - £1,000	£450	View
189	A WILLIAM IV OAK GOTHIC REVIVAL BENCH circa1830, the moulded top rail above conforming arms on turned supports, with distressed leather button back seats, terminating on square legs, 90cm high x 245cm wide x 55cm deep The Bridehead…	£500 - £1,000	£380	View
190	A REGENCY BRASS HANGING 'BILLIARDS' LANTERN 19th century, the long stem and horizontal bar issuing four shaded lights, with foliate cast mounts and two elegant opposing supporting bars, approximately 300cm drop x 200cm wide	£2,000 - £4,000	£3,600	View
191	A VICTORIAN SILVER ROSE BOWL by Elkington & Co., London 1894, with reeded rim and spiralled part gadrooned body, 15cm high x 22.5cm diameter, 20 tr. ozs, engraved to the underside 'R.R.W. from their children, 7th September…	£200 - £400	£400	View
192	AN EDWARD VII SILVER SALVER by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1905, with reeded and shaped pie-crust rim, on three splayed panel feet, 2.5cm high x 30cm diameter, 24 tr. ozs, with a worn presentation engraving to the centre	£200 - £400	£440	View
193	THREE GEORGE V SILVER 'GOLDSMITHS COMPANY SILVER JUBILEE' CAPSTAN INKWELLS by Garrard & Co., London 1935, with moulded cylindrical bodies, the lids cast with Goldsmiths crests and motto 'Justitia Virtutum Regina' and engraved to sides 'The Gift of the Goldsmiths Co.…	£500 - £1,000	£800	View
194	A GEORGE V SILVER CIGAR BOX by Harold Stabler, London 1934, 'The Gift of The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths', the lid with Goldsmiths crests, the sides decorated with pale blue plique-à-jour enamel, on bracket feet, with…	£1,000 - £2,000	£3,400	View
195	AN EDWARD VII SILVER THREE PIECE BACHELORS TEA SERVICE by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, London 1905, comprising teapot, sugar basin and milk jug, the squat bulbous bodies with reeded banding and high arched handles, on four ball feet, 17 tr. ozs combined,…	£150 - £250	£280	View
196	A GEORGE III AND LATER SILVER WINE OR PUNCH LADLE the oval bowl embossed with fruiting vines, hallmarked for London 1776, the associated cylindrical tapered handle hallmarked for 1890; together with an 18th century white metal wine funnel, the…	£30 - £50	£90	View
197	A VICTORIAN SILVER GILT FOUR PIECE TEA SERVICE by Elkington & Co., Birmingham 1869, the ovoid bodies with bead rims, leaf capped reeded handles and leaf engraved shoulders, the lower section gadrooned, comprising teapot, hot water pot, two…	£1,000 - £2,000	£1,810	View
198	A GEORGE III SILVER CIRCULAR SALVER by William Peaston, London 1747, with scalloped pie-crust rim, on three pad feet, 3cm high x 23cm diameter, 14 tr. ozs, engraved to the underside 'The Gift of the Directors of Williams Deacon's Bank…	£150 - £250	£260	View
199	A GEORGE III SILVER CIRCULAR SALVER indistinctly marked I.T?, London 1773, with gadrooned piecrust rim, on three pad feet, 3cm high x 21cm diameter, 11 tr. ozs, with a worn heraldic device engraved to the centre	£100 - £200	£220	View
200	A GEORGE III SILVER SALVER probably by Richard Rugg II, London 1779, with beaded piecrust rim and engraved interior with heraldic device, on cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, 3cm high x 19cm diameter, 9 tr. ozs	£100 - £200	£200	View
201	A GEORGE V SILVER SQUARE CARD TRAY by S. Blanckensee & Son Ltd, Birmingham 1933, with reeded shaped rim, dished interior and four splayed panel feet, 2cm high x 17cm square, 8 tr. ozs	£100 - £200	£140	View
202	A PAIR OF EDWARD VII SILVER SPECIMEN VASES by William Hutton & Son, Birmingham 1907, with flared rims, the cylindrical tapered bodies part gadrooned on circular bases, 18.5cm high (loaded); together with three other similar smaller pairs…	£100 - £200	£220	View
203	A GEORGE V SILVER CIRCULAR CAPSTAN INKWELL by William Hutton & Sons, Sheffield 1936, the wide spreading foot with simple rim, 7cm high x 15cm diameter, retaining the glass liner; together with a George V silver tankard by A. Brothers,…	£100 - £200	£140	View
204	A VICTORIAN SILVER CASTOR of Mannerist design, by Nathan & Hayes, Birmingham 1891, embossed throughout with scrolled leafage, on chased ground with spiralled knop, cylindrical body and wide foot, 15cm high x 8cm diameter,…	£50 - £100	£100	View
205	A VICTORIAN SILVER CHRISTENING TANKARD by F. B. Thomas, London 1883, the bulbous body engraved ‘P.F.C Williams from his Godfather H.B Middleton, 11th August 1884’, 8cm high, 4 tr. ozs, with fitted Morocco leather case	£100 - £200	£100	View
206	A PAIR OF GEORGE V SILVER ‘GOLDSMITHS COMPANY 600TH ANNIVERSARY’ BOXES by Garrard & Co, London 1926, the lids cast in relief with arms and motto ‘Justita Virtutum Regina’, the sides engraved ‘The Gift of the Goldsmiths Company AD 1327-1927', the inside of lids with…	£200 - £400	£480	View
206a	A PAIR OF SILVER COMMEMORATIVE DISHES London, Edward Barnard and Sons, each bearing a lions head to the centre, inscribed to the rim 'To Commemorate The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizbeth', 12.5cm diameter (2)	£50 - £100	£170	View
207	A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER OVAL BON BON DISHES maker’s marks rubbed, London 1894, with pierced floral capped sides and face masks, each 7cm high x 17cm wide x 12cm deep; together with a Victorian silver sucrier and milk jug; a George V silver…	£200 - £400	£400	View
208	A VICTORIAN SILVER-PLATED CAMEL CRUET the standing figure supporting three lidded glass fitments, one further to base, 15cm high, with diamond registration mark to flank; together with a collection of silver-plated items including three…	£100 - £200	£130	View
209	AN EDWARD VII SILVER CHRISTENING TANKARD by F. B. Thomas, London 1909, with tapered and girdled conical body, 10cm high, engraved ‘David Philip Williams from his Godfather’; together with two silver mustards; and two silver pepperettes, 12…	£100 - £200	£240	View
210	A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER CANDLESTICKS maker’s mark indistinct, London 1770, with leaf capped sconces and clustered columnar stems, on leaf capped square spreading bases, 32cm high x 13cm square, 40 tr. ozs combined (loaded), engraved…	£300 - £500	£1,300	View
211	A VICTORIAN SILVER-PLATED SAUCE TUREEN AND COVER the two handled bulbous body with leaf capped gadrooned rims and engraved ‘To Mr and Mrs PFC Williams from the people of Littlebredy 1908-1933’, 30cm high x 27cm diameter; together with a quantity of…	£100 - £200	£100	View
212	TWO VICTORIAN SILVER SUGAR BOWLS one by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, London 1874, of Indian design with panelled Hindu design, the other by Charles Edwards, London 1878 with embossed leaf scroll frieze, 6.5cm high x 11.5cm diameter…	£150 - £250	£190	View
213	A GILDED METAL CHILD’S RATTLE 18th century, embossed with flowers and scrolls, with an integral whistle, hung with six bells and with coral teething bar, 15.5cm long; together with a 19th century gilt metal desk seal with…	£100 - £200	£190	View
214	A VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX by George Unite, Birmingham 1902, of shaped outline with engine turned body and gilded interior, 1.75cm high x 8cm wide x 5cm deep; together with an unusual Victorian silver pepperette, with embossed…	£100 - £200	£220	View
214a	A SILVER-PLATED CHARGER with the Williams family crest to the centre, on a tripod base, 37cm diameter; together with a silver plated candle snuffer and tray, 25cm wide (3)	£40 - £80	£50	View
215	A VICTORIAN SILVER RAT TAIL PATTERN TABLE SERVICE by Josiah Williams and Co, London 1892, comprising eighteen three tined table forks, five three tined dessert forks, ten dessert spoons, eight teaspoons and fifteen coffee spoons; together with a…	£1,000 - £2,000	£1,500	View
216	EIGHTEEN GEORGE III SILVER OLD ENGLISH PATTERN TABLESPOONS by William Seaman, London, 1815 (29th May-13th June); together with a quantity of George II and later silver Old English pattern spoons including a basting or gravy spoon by Thomas and James Dicks,…	£1,000 - £2,000	£1,700	View
217	A VICTORIAN SILVER ADMIRALTY PATTERN TABLE SERVICE by George Adams, London, mostly 1853, but also 1857, 1873 and 1876, comprising thirteen table forks, one dessert fork, and nine tablespoons, with one dessert spoon by John Edward Bingham for Walker…	£1,000 - £2,000	£2,000	View
218	A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER SALAD SERVERS by Martin, Hall & Co, Sheffield 1907, with scrolled terminals; together with eight George III silver Old English thread pattern dessert spoons, various dates and makers; and a quantity of George…	£300 - £500	£440	View
219	FOUR GEORGE III SILVER KINGS PATTERN DESSERT FORKS by Moses Brent and Sydenham Peppin, London 1815 (1st September 1815-28th May 1816); together with nine table forks by the same maker, London 1816, 32 tr. ozs; and a quantity of silver-plated cutlery …	£300 - £500	£600	View
220	A GEORGE III AND LATER SILVER FIDDLE, THREAD AND SHELL PATTERN TABLE SERVICE various makers and dates, including Eley, Fearn and Chawner, comprising three table forks, five dessert forks, one dessert spoon and fish knife and fork with engraved blades/tines, together with…	£500 - £1,000	£1,000	View
221	A TESTER BED with George III reeded, acanthus leaf and ribbon carved mahogany front supports, covered with floral drapery, 260cm high x 184cm wide x 218cm long	£500 - £1,000	£12,000	View
222	A VICTORIAN WALNUT CHAISE LONGUE the elaborately carved scroll back and arm over a cushioned seat with pale green floral damask covers, on short cabriole legs and castors, 88cm high x 182cm wide x 70cm deep	£200 - £400	£120	View
223	A NEAR PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY BEDSIDE COMMODES the rectangular tray tops with shaped galleries and pierced handles over cupboards and a single drawer fitted with a chamber pot, on moulded square legs, 84cm high x 56cm wide x 48cm deep (2)	£300 - £500	£1,500	View
224	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE the upper section with a shaped mirror flanked by a raised gallery of two drawers to one side and a small cupboard the other, the base with a central frieze drawer with foliate carved moulding and…	£200 - £400	-	View
225	A PERSIAN CARPET 19th/20th century, the central field decorated with repeating stylised flora, 384cm x 288cm	£200 - £400	£600	View
226	I. W. B. GIBBS (19TH/20TH CENTURY) A group of three landscape studies each with figures on a path, signed, watercolours, 36cm x 51cm (3)	£40 - £80	£50	View
227	AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR stamped '202' to a rear leg, with floral pattern velvet covers, the shaped back over scroll arms, on turned front legs terminating in castors, 76cm high x 66cm wide x 74cm deep	£80 - £150	£500	View
228	A GROUP OF VINTAGE TEDDY BEARS the tallest measuring 70cm high, the smallest 38cm high (a lot)	£50 - £100	£3,200	View
229	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY TRIPOD TABLE the rectangular tilt top on bobbin turned stem, cabriole legs and pad feet, 68cm high x 50cm wide x 36cm deep	£40 - £80	£70	View

Total lots: 753

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