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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
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
231	A VICTORIAN WALNUT DAVENPORT the brass galleried top sliding backwards to reveal a fitted stationary box, the tooled leather writing slope opening to a maple lined interior, four graduated drawers to one side and four faux…	£200 - £400	£460	View
232	R. WEAVER (20TH CENTURY) Bridehead House with the lake to the foreground, signed lower left, oil on board, 90cm high x 121cm wide	£300 - £500	£440	View
233	AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS BY SHOOLBRED & CO. the upper section with a moulded cornice over panelled doors opening to slides, the base with two short and two long graduated drawers, 208cm high x 124cm wide x 50cm deep	£200 - £400	£220	View
234	A GILTWOOD PIER MIRROR the rectangular plate in a moulded and foliate carved surround, 93cm high x 45cm wide	£40 - £80	£100	View
235	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS the rectangular top with reeded edge over two short and three long graduated drawers, on shaped bracket feet, 124cm high x 123cm wide x 58cm deep	£80 - £150	£120	View
236	STEPHEN PEARCE (1819-1904) A hunting scene signed in pencil lower left and right, lithograph, 60cm x 80cm	£40 - £80	£340	View
237	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY LOW PRESS BY HEAL & SONS stamped to the drawer, the rectangular top over a central bank of two short and four long graduated drawers, flanked by two panelled cupboards, on a pedestal base, 128cm high x 200cm wide x 56cm deep	£500 - £1,000	£600	View
238	A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS bearing four character Kangxi marks to the base, with lion dog finials, 30cm high; together with a pair of Chinese blue and white ginger jars and covers, 12cm high; and a pair of English porcelain…	£50 - £100	£90	View
239	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE the raised superstructure with an arched mirror on barley twist supports and an arrangement of nine drawers, the base with three frieze drawers over cupboards flanked by scroll corbels, 156cm high x…	£200 - £400	£240	View
240	MANNER OF ANTONIO ALLEGRI CORREGGIO (c.1489-1534) 'The Holy Family of the Cradle' oil on panel, 31cm x 25cm Provenance: Possibly Lord Desborough, K.G., Christie's, London, April 9th, 1954, lot 6.	£1,000 - £2,000	£19,000	View

Total lots: 715

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