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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
53	A REGENCY MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK BY BARRAUD OF CORNHILL, LONDON the two train fusee movement engraved with the makers name to the back plate, the painted dial with Roman numerals, the ebonised and gilt metal mounted case with swing handles to each side and on bun…	£800 - £1,500	£3,000	View
54	A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL BRONZE FIGURES 19th century, modelled as putti playing instruments, on naturalistic plinth bases, 25cm high (2)	£100 - £200	£220	View
54a	AFTER KUSAKABE KIMBEI (JAPANESE 1841-1934) A BLACK LACQUER PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM containing images of Japanese people and landscapes, each approximately 9cm x 13.5cm; together with a Japanese lacquered wood footed bowl, 10.5cm high; a lacquer box, opening to an interior fitted…	£80 - £150	£110	View
54b	A SOUTH EAST ASIAN KRIS DAGGER probably Malaysian late 19th/early 20th century, with carved wood handle and scabbard and wavy blade, 43cm long; together with a Nepalese kukri, with engraved blade and worked metal mounted scabbard,…	£50 - £100	£180	View
55	A SET OF FIVE GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS each of the shaped backs painted in polychrome with an armorial crest, a hand holding a branch of laurel, on tapered front legs and outswept rear legs, 93cm high x 43.5cm wide x 47cm deep (5)	£1,500 - £2,500	£2,200	View
57	AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY AND POLYCHROME PAINTED OCCASIONAL TABLE the shaped top decorated with a central vignette of cupid and a classical maiden, the borders painted with trailing flowers and ribbon, on slender tapered legs joined by stretchers, 71cm high x 73…	£80 - £150	£120	View
58	A WILLIAM IV OAK BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE the upper section with a moulded pediment over a frieze affixed with carved paterae and open shelves beneath, the base with a central bank of ten short drawers retained by two locking hinged…	£1,000 - £2,000	£6,500	View
59	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK inscribed 'Jon Parkes, London', the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, the silvered dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture, 230cm high x 53cm…	£400 - £800	£300	View
60	A PAIR OF MAHOGANY TORCHÈRES the circular tops above reeded and turned columnar stems, on tripod bases with cabriole legs and pad feet, 150cm high (2)	£200 - £400	£110	View
60a	A SYCAMORE BREAKFAST TABLE 19th century, the rectangular tilt-top on a baluster turned stem and a tripod base with cabriole legs and spade feet, 71cm high x 96cm wide x 79cm deep	£200 - £400	£280	View
61	A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD SOFA TABLE the rectangular top over two frieze drawers to one side and two faux drawers to the other, on twin supports joined by a turned stretcher and terminating in bun feet inset with castors, 72.5cm high x…	£100 - £200	£140	View
62	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY ESTATE CUPBOARD the upper section with a moulded cornice over panelled cupboard doors opening to fitted slides, the base with two short and one long drawer, on turned feet, 194cm high x 107cm wide x 62cm deep	£80 - £150	£220	View
63	AN ASSOCIATED SET OF EIGHT HANGING PENDANT LANTERNS of various drop lengths, the cut-glass shades approximately 15cm high (8)	£200 - £400	£900	View
65	MANNER OF AELBERT JACOBSZOON CUYP (1620-1691) Cattle in a landscape with a ruined tower and village beyond, oil on panel, 45cm x 54cm	£1,000 - £2,000	£2,400	View
68	A FRENCH ONYX AND SPELTER FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK 20th century, the case mounted with a flute player after Ernest Justine Ferrand's 'Improvisateur', the two train movement striking on a bell, 47cm high x 28cm wide x 15cm deep	£50 - £100	£110	View
69	A MAHOGANY AND CROSSBANDED BREAKFAST TABLE 19th century, the circular tilt top on a turned stem and quadruped base terminating in brass lions paw feet and castors, 72.5cm high x 113cm diameter	£80 - £150	£550	View
71	A LOUIS XV STYLE MARQUETRY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED CARD TABLE 19th century, the rotating top inlaid with a central floral medallion and borders of birds in flight, opening to reveal a red baize-lined interior, on slender cabriole legs mounted with masks and…	£200 - £400	£420	View
72	A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLES the oval tops over a plain frieze on square tapered legs terminating in brass toes and castors, 75cm high x 62.5cm wide x 47cm deep (2)	£200 - £400	£1,100	View
73	A NEST OF THREE WALNUT OCCASIONAL TABLES with shaped tops on slender ring turned legs and trestle bases, the tallest 57cm high x 58cm wide x 40cm deep	£40 - £80	£80	View
74	AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE the circular top over a pierced gallery frieze, on cluster column legs joined by stretchers, 55cm high x 76cm diameter	£50 - £100	£60	View
75	A LARGE PERSIAN MASHAD CARPET the deep purple ground decorated with a central floral medallion, stylised flora and leafy tendrils, within conforming spandrels, borders and guards, 402cm x 627cm	£1,000 - £2,000	£8,500	View
76	A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD LIBRARY TABLE circa 1830, the rectangular top with a gadrooned edge over three frieze drawers with conforming moulding, on two open pedestals each with four lobed and tapered legs terminating in gadrooned bun feet…	£1,000 - £2,000	£6,500	View
77	A VICTORIAN EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT OVERMANTEL MIRROR the large shaped plate within a moulded surround, the cresting centred by an urn finial and flanked by two shell motifs, 168cm high x 140cm wide	£200 - £400	£200	View
78	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE the upper section with a tall broken swan-neck pediment over a dentil moulded frieze and astragal glazed doors opening to shelves, the base with two short drawers and two faux short drawers that fall…	£1,500 - £2,500	-	View

Total lots: 715

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