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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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Read more about Bridehead here

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
79	A SET OF FOUR HANGING LANTERNS with domed glass bowls suspended from five chains, approximately 60cm drop (4)	£300 - £500	£3,400	View
79a	A PATINATED COPPER AND WROUGHT IRON STANDARD LAMP with three light bulb fittings over an adjustable copper column, terminating on three scrolled feet, 170cm tall x 60cm diameter; together with a similar turned wooden example, 180cm tall (2)	£80 - £150	£650	View
81	A PAIR OF MEISSEN STYLE PORCELAIN POT POURRI VASES AND COVERS bearing blue crossed swords marks to the base, decorated with chinoiserie vignettes, the pierced domed covers with floral bocage finials, 35cm high (2)	£1,000 - £2,000	£2,200	View
82	A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN CAMPANA VASES bearing blue crossed swords marks to the base, modelled with cherubs and autumnal fruit, the cream ground decorated with exotic birds and vignettes in the manner of Watteau with lovers in a landscape…	£1,000 - £2,000	£2,800	View
83	A PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN GROUPS OF LOVERS UNDER APPLE TREES bearing blue crossed swords marks to the base, one group modelled with a child picking apples, the other of a lady holding a lute with a male attendant, painted in polychrome and highlighted with…	£800 - £1,500	£750	View
84	A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN TWO BRANCH CANDELABRA bearing a gold anchor mark to the reverse, modelled as seraphim with floral garlands, on pierced rococo bases, decorated in polychrome and highlighted in gilt, 26cm high x 25cm wide (2)	£500 - £1,000	£650	View
85	A NEOCLASSICAL PARIS PORCELAIN FRUIT COMPOTE 19th century, the gilt pierced oval bowl on four female caryatid supports and a gilt anthemion oval base, 37cm high x 41cm wide	£500 - £1,000	£950	View
86	A PAIR OF DARTE FRÈRES PARIS PORCELAIN BASKETS marked to the underside, the pierced oval bowls highlighted in gilt on conforming oval pedestal bases, 20cm high x 40cm wide (2)	£500 - £1,000	£550	View
87	A DRESDEN PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE the floral painted platform on scroll supports and surmounted by a pierced and foliate encrusted pediment, 32cm high x 28cm wide	£300 - £500	£500	View
88	A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN CABINET FIGURES bearing impressed numeral marks to the bases, modelled as a serving girl and an aged gentleman, decorated in blue and white and highlighted with gilding, 23cm high (2)	£100 - £200	-	View
89	A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL WHITE-GLAZED SPILL VASES modelled with a lily flower, two birds and a nest, highlighted with gilding, 19cm high (2)	£100 - £200	£150	View
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
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
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
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
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

Total lots: 715

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