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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
90	A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN CABINET FIGURES bearing blue crossed swords marks to the base, modelled as a boy and girl holding garlands of flowers, decorated in polychrome and highlighted with gilding, 17cm high; together with a Dresden…	£100 - £200	£140	View
91	FOLLOWER OF JAN BREUGHEL THE ELDER (1568-1625) AND HENDRICK VAN BALEN (1575-1632) 'The Virgin and Child' and 'The Penitent Magdalene' each of the pair depicted within a garland of flowers, oils on copper, 24cm x 18.5cm (2)	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
92	MANNER OF GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) Saint John the Baptist head and shoulders portrait, inspired by the full-length study in the collection of the Galleria Sabauda, Turin, oil on canvas, 56cm x 46cm	£400 - £800	£600	View
93	JACOB MARREL (1614-1681) Still life with fruit and flowers emanating from an upturned basket 1636, the flowers including tulips, roses, irises, and lilies, with dragonflies, butterflies, wasps and beetles, signed lower right "I.M. RELUS / ANNO 1636", oil on panel, 60cm x 82cm Exhibited: …	£50,000 - £100,000	-	View
94	MANNER OF AELBERT JACOBSZOON CUYP (1620-1691) Two cows and a couple resting beside a river a ruined tower beyond, oil on panel, 29cm x 39cm	£800 - £1,500	£550	View
95	ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE (1636-1672) Cattle with a cowherd by a willow near a ruined church 1659, signed and dated lower centre, oil on panel, 30cm x 34cm	£4,000 - £8,000	£5,600	View
96	PHILIP REINAGLE (1749-1833) Landscape with figures above a river oil on panel, 62cm x 82.5cm	£3,000 - £5,000	£2,500	View
97	GEORGE WATSON (1766-1837) 'The Sleeping Boy' oil on canvas, 76cm x 61cm	£1,000 - £2,000	£600	View
98	CIRCLE OF WILLIAM HILTON (1786-1839) 'Mother and Child' oil on panel, 37cm x 30cm	£500 - £1,000	£400	View
99	MARGARET SARAH CARPENTER (1793-1872) Frances Williams, Mrs Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte (1812-1856) depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a white dress, with a lake and landscape beyond, oil on canvas, 127cm x 101.5cm	£5,000 - £10,000	£36,000	View
100	WILLIAM INGALTON (1794-1866) 'Bargaining for China' signed lower left, oil on panel, 55cm x 47cm Exhibited: British Institution, 1821, no. 27.	£1,000 - £2,000	£550	View
101	SIR OSWALD BIRLEY (1880-1952) Sir Robert Williams, 1st Bt. (1848-1943) 1937, depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a black coat and a grey waistcoat, signed and dated upper right, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm	£800 - £1,500	£2,200	View
102	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK BY CHARLES BAYLES, LONDON the two train fusee movement striking on a bell, the engraved brass dial with silvered chapter ring, date aperture and strike/silent dial, the case with a brass swing handle to the caddy top, on…	£1,000 - £2,000	£900	View
103	A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK LACQUER TEA CADDY 19th century, decorated in gilt throughout with figures in landscapes within borders of profuse foliage, the hinged lid opening to an interior fitted with four pewter caddies, 16cm high x 36cm wide x…	£100 - £200	£3,000	View
104	A WILLIAM IV BURR OAK GOTHIC REVIVAL SIDEBOARD circa 1830, the outsplayed three-quarter gallery over a canted top with moulded edges, the flattened arch frieze with parcel-gilt foliate-cast metal spandrels flanked by lancet arcaded cupboard doors…	£3,000 - £5,000	£6,000	View
105	AN IMPORTANT REGENCY OAK TRIPLE PILLAR DINING TABLE BY GEORGE BULLOCK the ‘D’-end top crossbanded with burr oak and inlaid with a border of ‘bog oak’, each of the turned and tapered pedestals with leaf, berry and floral patera cast bronze collars, on four outswept…	£50,000 - £100,000	£80,000	View
106	A SET OF SEVENTEEN REGENCY MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS early 19th century, the curved rectangular back splats over stuffed and covered bowfront seats, on tapered square legs, 90cm high x 54cm wide x 54cm deep (17)	£2,000 - £4,000	£2,200	View
107	A LARGE PERSIAN 'COUNTRY HOUSE' CARPET the red ground decorated with a central floral medallion and a sparse field of stylised flora, within conforming borders, 460cm x 668cm	£500 - £1,000	£1,200	View
108	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD the rectangular top with a moulded edge over an inverted breakfront base with three baize-lined drawers and three cupboards, 95cm high x 199cm wide x 65cm deep	£200 - £400	£160	View
109	A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY HALL BENCH the square back with turned spindles over a caned seat, on turned legs terminating in brass toes and castors, 88cm high x 150cm wide x 50cm deep	£200 - £400	£1,900	View
110	A REGENCY MAHOGANY SARCOPHAGUS WINE COOLER the hinged top with gadrooned edge opening to a lead-lined interior, the tapered body with canted and reeded corners, on hairy lions paw feet inset with castors, 55cm high x 94cm wide x 64cm deep	£500 - £1,000	-	View
110a	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE with square drop flaps over a single frieze drawer, on tapered block legs, 74cm high x 50cm wide (flaps down) x 88cm deep	£80 - £150	£60	View
111	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LOW PRESS the rectangular top over cupboard doors inlaid with ebony stringing and opening to an interior fitted with shelves, on turned feet and castors, 102cm high x 122cm wide x 60cm deep	£100 - £200	£360	View
112	A GEORGE III MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF TABLE the oval top on turned and tapered legs terminating in pad feet, 72cm high x 151cm wide x 153cm deep	£200 - £400	£650	View

Total lots: 753

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