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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 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
368	A GROUP OF FIVE PERSIAN RUGS 20th century, the largest with a red ground decorated with stylised flora, 202cm x 240cm, a fragment of a runner, and three smaller rugs (5)	£50 - £100	£80	View
369	A COLLECTION OF GILTWOOD PICTURE FRAMES the largest measuring 100cm high x 83cm wide; and a giltwood mirror frame, 69cm high x 110cm wide (5)	£40 - £80	£160	View
370	A PINE TRUNK 20th century, the hinged lid opening to a vacant interior, used for logs by the Williams family, 62cm high x 105cm wide; together with an adjustable three tier drinks trolley, 117cm high; and a…	£50 - £100	£240	View
371	A WILSON'S SILVER CROSS PRAM the folding blue hood above a cream body with repeating floral pattern, 100cm high x 140cm long x 60cm wide	£30 - £50	£90	View
372	*BRENDA BURY (b. 1933) Sir Philip Francis Cunningham Williams the seated figure depicted full length within an interior scene, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 127cm x 103cm	£200 - £400	-	View
373	A PAIR OF DARTE FRÈRES PARIS PORCELAIN PEDESTAL COMPORTS marked to the bases, the lattice pierced bowls decorated with gilding, 17cm high x 25cm diameter (2)	£50 - £100	£30	View
374	A DERBY ARMORIAL PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE bearing purple painted marks to the bases, the yellow ground painted with a reserve of the Williams Family crest and monogrammed 'RFW', including cups, saucers, sugar bowl and cover, slop bowl and…	£100 - £200	£2,200	View
375	A DERBY PORCELAIN PART TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE bearing painted purple marks to the bases, the pale coral ground decorated with floral reserves and highlighted with gilding, including cups, saucers, sugar bowl and cover and slop bowl, the teacups…	£200 - £400	£1,900	View
376	AN ENGLISH PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE 19th century, the pale blue banding highlighted with gilding; together with another similar Coalport service, likewise decorated with pale blue banding and highlighted in gilt, including cups,…	£100 - £200	£140	View
377	A MEISSEN PORCELAIN PART COFFEE SERVICE bearing blue crossed swords marks to the bases and inscribed '22' in gilt, the cream ground decorated with vignettes of lovers in arcadian landscapes, highlighted with gilding, including coffee pot…	£200 - £400	£3,000	View
378	A ROYAL CROWN DERBY PORCELAIN IMARI PATTERN PART DESSERT SERVICE marked to the bases, including plates, lozenge-shaped stands and other associated items, including a small vase and cover (broken), 14cm high (a lot)	£50 - £100	£90	View
379	A SET OF FIVE ENAMEL TWO-HANDLED CUPS, COVERS AND STANDS decorated throughout with leaves and foliage; together with an additional cover and stand (6)	£50 - £100	£440	View
380	A SET OF FOUR CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL COFFEE CANS AND SAUCERS Qing dynasty, each initialled to the centre and decorated with blue and gilt rims, the cans 6cm high; together with a Chinese export blue and white plate, 24cm diameter; and a set of seven similar…	£50 - £100	£2,800	View
381	A GROUP OF THREE PORCELAIN PART COFFEE SERVICES including a Crown Staffordshire group of six coffee cans and six saucers, a Plant Tuscan China group of seven coffee cans and nine saucers, and an Anchor China group of six cans and eleven saucers,…	£30 - £50	£200	View
382	A COPELAND SPODE PORCELAIN PART SERVICE marked to the bases, retailed by 'T. Goode & Co.', pattern number 'C1054', with light blue and gilt borders, comprising two large tureens, 27cm wide, a small tureen, 16cm wide, six demi-lune side…	£80 - £150	£150	View
383	A FURNIVALS EARTHENWARE PART DINNER SERVICE impressed mark to the bases, pattern number '4060', with turquoise and geometric borders, comprising three low tureens, 31cm wide, a raised tureen, 32cm wide, a small tureen and stand, 20cm wide, a…	£50 - £100	£30	View
384	A COLLECTION OF BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED EARTHENWARES including a Staffordshire 'Chef Ware' part dessert service, comprising two jugs, 15cm and 13cm high, two serving plates, 31cm wide, eight large plates, 23cm diameter, a set of eleven mugs, 8cm high,…	£50 - £100	£360	View
385	A LARGE COLLECTION OF WILLOW PATTERN EARTHENWARE including Wedgwood and other manufacturers, comprising twenty-four various large plates, the largest 26cm diameter, a square tureen, 26cm wide, and an extensive group of further items (a lot)	£50 - £100	£200	View
386	A COLLECTION OF MINTONS ARMORIAL DINNER PLATES marked to the base, 'Manufactured for Mortlock's Oxford Street', all bearing the Williams family crest, with fine blue borders, 26cm diameter (24)	£50 - £100	£140	View
387	TWO BOOTHS PART DINNER SERVICES both marked to the bases, one in pattern '1243', with dark blue and geometric borders, comprising a large tureen, 27cm wide and seven bowls, 27cm diameter, the other with dark blue and gilt borders,…	£50 - £100	£40	View
388	AN ASSOCIATED ENGLISH PORCELAIN PART DINNER SERVICE 19th century, decorated throughout with floral sprays against a white ground with relief moulded foliate borders, comprising a large tureen, 24cm high, serving platters, the largest 46cm wide, and…	£40 - £80	£30	View
389	A WEDGWOOD MOSS ROSE PATTERN PART SERVICE marked to the bases, with moulded borders and a central floral spray, comprising seven large plates, 27cm diameter, nine small plates and eight dishes; together with a small Bridgwood part service;…	£40 - £80	£30	View
390	A LARGE COLLECTION OF CERAMICS including a small group of commemorative teawares, a Bristol 'Vitrite' part tea and coffee service, and a large group of further sundries (a lot)	£50 - £100	£40	View
391	A COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE CERAMIC BOWLS including a continental floral decorated fruit bowl, 26cm wide, two further similar, a large blue and white wash bowl, 34cm diameter, another similar; and a serving platter with a green border, 51cm…	£40 - £80	£90	View

Total lots: 753

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