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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

Page:

of 30

Lots per page:

Total lots: 715

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
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

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