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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
67	ATTRIBUTED TO LE MAITRE AUX BEGUINS (FRENCH OR FLEMISH act.1650-60) Young boy seated before the fire, a servant lady and a dog by a doorway oil on panel, 49cm x 63.5cm	£8,000 - £12,000	-	View
68	A FRENCH ONYX AND SPELTER FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK 20th century, the case mounted with a flute player after Ernest Justine Ferrand's 'Improvisateur', the two train movement striking on a bell, 47cm high x 28cm wide x 15cm deep	£50 - £100	£110	View
69	A MAHOGANY AND CROSSBANDED BREAKFAST TABLE 19th century, the circular tilt top on a turned stem and quadruped base terminating in brass lions paw feet and castors, 72.5cm high x 113cm diameter	£80 - £150	£550	View
70	A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK LACQUER CABINET ON STAND 18th century and later, decorated in gilt throughout with pagodas in mountainous landscapes, the upper section with later glazed doors opening to an interior fitted with small drawers, shelves and…	£3,000 - £5,000	£13,000	View
71	A LOUIS XV STYLE MARQUETRY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED CARD TABLE 19th century, the rotating top inlaid with a central floral medallion and borders of birds in flight, opening to reveal a red baize-lined interior, on slender cabriole legs mounted with masks and…	£200 - £400	£420	View
72	A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLES the oval tops over a plain frieze on square tapered legs terminating in brass toes and castors, 75cm high x 62.5cm wide x 47cm deep (2)	£200 - £400	£1,100	View
73	A NEST OF THREE WALNUT OCCASIONAL TABLES with shaped tops on slender ring turned legs and trestle bases, the tallest 57cm high x 58cm wide x 40cm deep	£40 - £80	£80	View
74	AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE the circular top over a pierced gallery frieze, on cluster column legs joined by stretchers, 55cm high x 76cm diameter	£50 - £100	£60	View
75	A LARGE PERSIAN MASHAD CARPET the deep purple ground decorated with a central floral medallion, stylised flora and leafy tendrils, within conforming spandrels, borders and guards, 402cm x 627cm	£1,000 - £2,000	£8,500	View
76	A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD LIBRARY TABLE circa 1830, the rectangular top with a gadrooned edge over three frieze drawers with conforming moulding, on two open pedestals each with four lobed and tapered legs terminating in gadrooned bun feet…	£1,000 - £2,000	£6,500	View
77	A VICTORIAN EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT OVERMANTEL MIRROR the large shaped plate within a moulded surround, the cresting centred by an urn finial and flanked by two shell motifs, 168cm high x 140cm wide	£200 - £400	£200	View
78	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE the upper section with a tall broken swan-neck pediment over a dentil moulded frieze and astragal glazed doors opening to shelves, the base with two short drawers and two faux short drawers that fall…	£1,500 - £2,500	-	View
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
80	A SET OF FOUR MEISSEN PORCELAIN ALLEGORICAL VASES bearing blue crossed swords marks to the base, of baluster form modelled with cherubs and encrusted with fruit and flowers, decorated with landscape vignettes, highlighted with gilding, 31cm high (4)	£2,000 - £4,000	£3,800	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

Total lots: 753

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