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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 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
345	A 1920S SILK DEVORE EVENING DRESS in burnt orange and beige, bias-cut with buttoned cuffs; together with four mid-century evening dresses; and a 1920s slip and underskirt (a lot)	£40 - £80	£90	View
346	A COLLECTION OF VINTAGE DRESSES including formal evening wear and day dresses ranging from the 1920s to the 1960s (a lot)	£50 - £100	£260	View
347	A CHINESE SILK ROBE 20th century, the blue ground decorated with butterflies and prunus branches; together with a traditional Eastern European folk dress or tunic; a silk kimono; and a collection of further ethnic…	£100 - £200	£1,500	View
348	A LARGE QUANTITY OF WOMEN'S COTTON AND LACE GARMENTS Victorian and later, including petticoats, night dresses, blouses, a corset cover, knickers, a girdle, a camisole and various other items (a lot)	£80 - £150	£440	View
349	A LARGE QUANTITY OF VICTORIAN COTTON AND LACE INFANT AND CHILD'S CLOTHING including christening gowns, day dresses and smocks (a lot)	£50 - £100	£280	View
350	A LARGE QUANTITY OF VICTORIAN INFANT CLOTHING including christening gowns, petticoats, bibs, camisoles, capes and various other items (a lot)	£50 - £100	£240	View
351	A LARGE QUANITITY OF WOMEN'S, CHILDREN'S AND INFANT BONNETS Victorian and later, including cotton, silk and lace examples (a lot)	£40 - £80	£120	View
352	A LARGE QUANTITY OF CHILDREN'S AND INFANT CLOTHING Victorian and later, including dresses, smocks, jackets, silk shoes, bodice, camisole, sailors outfits, and an Ottoman style waist coat (a lot)	£50 - £100	£160	View
352a	A LADIES FUR COAT approximately 110cm long	£20 - £40	£20	View
353	A LARGE QUANTITY OF WOMENS ACCESSORIES including purses, hats, gloves, parasol, scarves, a wool foot warmer, and feather fans (a lot)	£40 - £80	£110	View
354	A RARE LINEN DAMASK TABLE CLOTH IN THE MANNER OF COULSONS OF IRELAND decorated throughout and inscribed with countries of the British Empire, including St. Helena, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, England, Ireland and Wales, initialled to one corner 'R. W.' and dated '15.…	£100 - £200	£900	View
355	A COLLECTION OF WHITE DAMASK TABLE LINENS comprising six very long tablecloths variously decorated, one example approximately 760cm long (6)	£50 - £100	£360	View
356	A COLLECTION OF WHITE DAMASK TABLE LINENS six long tablecloths variously decorated, one measuring approximately 360cm long (6)	£40 - £80	£150	View
357	FIVE LARGE TABLECLOTHS including a white damask example decorated with flowers, approximately 550cm long, and four other similar tablecloths (5)	£50 - £100	£120	View
358	A LARGE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE TABLE LINENS including sixteen white damask tablecloths, of varying size, a small collection of embroidered tablecloths, and a number of linen runners (a lot)	£50 - £100	£280	View
359	A LARGE QUANTITY OF LACE AND LINEN including various children's clothes, fragments and samples (a lot)	£40 - £80	£190	View
360	A QUANTITY OF SILK BROCADE CURTAINS together with throws, silk, scarves, lace, a fur stole and various other textiles (a lot)	£40 - £80	£190	View
361	A GREEN VELVET BEDSPREAD by repute decorated with lacework by a member of the Williams family (damaged); together with a similar pelmet; and a collection of coloured textile fragments, including a gold damask, 118cm x 126cm …	£40 - £80	£40	View
362	A WHITE-PAINTED PINE SIDEBOARD 19th century, the rectangular top with a later added cover over a column of three central drawers flanked by cupboards opening to shelves, 87cm high x 164cm wide x 48cm deep	£100 - £200	£550	View
363	A LIGHT-BLUE PAINTED PINE ESTATE CUPBOARD 19th/20th century, the panelled doors opening to a shelved interior, on a pedestal base, 151cm high x 113cm wide x 51cm deep	£80 - £150	£280	View
364	A WHITE-PAINTED ESTATE LARDER 19th century, with two sets of panelled cupboard doors opening to shelves, 215cm high x 146cm wide x 52cm deep	£80 - £150	£280	View
365	A WHITE-PAINTED PINE CHEST OF DRAWERS with smaller associated marble top, three graduated drawers, on turned bun feet, 74cm high x 129cm wide x 49cm deep	£50 - £100	£120	View
366	AN ENGLISH OAK ROOM DIVIDER late 19th/early 20th century, the four hinged rectangular panels terminating on castors, 203cm high, each panel measuring 63cm wide; together with similar screens (a lot)	£80 - £150	£180	View
367	A DECONSTRUCTED BILLIARD TABLE including slates, legs and stretchers, each of the four slates measuring approx. 188cm x 82cm (this lot has not been erected and we cannot guarantee it is complete)	£50 - £100	£50	View

Total lots: 753

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