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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

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

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 753

Lot 113 Sold
A MAHOGANY DROP-LEAF SUPPER TABLE
19th century, the rectangular top over a plain frieze on tapered square legs, 71cm high x 46cm wide (flaps down) x 82cm deep
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £50 - £100
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 114 Sold
A MAHOGANY CORNER SETTLE
20th century, the square back with red floral patterned covers and tassels over a conforming seat, on turned and tapered legs, 87cm high, each side 168cm long x 52cm deep
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 115 Sold
A WROUGHT-IRON CLUB FENDER
late 19th/early 20th century, the buttoned leather seat tops on a base interspersed with foliate decoration, 63cm high x 196cm wide x 63cm deep
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 116 Sold
A NEEDLEWORK FIRESCREEN
20th century, the central field embroidered with flowers and foliage, on downswept legs and pad feet, 97cm high x 59cm wide
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 117 Sold
A SET OF FOUR REGENCY CUT-GLASS HANGING LIGHTS
with domed and gadrooned glass bowls suspended from three chains, approximately 60cm drop (4)
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 118 Sold
A PAIR OF NEOCLASSICAL DARTE FRÈRES PARIS PORCELAIN FRUIT BASKETS
bearing red printed marks to the bases, of elliptical form with lancet pierced and anthemion moulded borders on conforming lions mask modelled bases and lions paw feet, 17cm high x 33cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 119 Sold
A VICTORIAN MINTON ARMORIAL PART DINNER SERVICE
bearing impressed Minton marks and registration lozenges to the bases, decorated in the 'Stork and Fan' pattern, the central cartouches with the Williams family crest, comprising dinner plates, 27cm diameter, side plates, 23cm diameter, soup bowls, 26.5cm diameter, serving platters, the largest 54cm wide and various tureens, the largest 35cm wide (a lot)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 120 Sold
A SÈVRES STYLE PORCELAIN PART SERVICE
bearing interlaced blue marks to the bases, the cream ground decorated throughout with floral rectangular reserves, coral banding and highlighted with gilding, including a pair of ice pails with covers and liners, 26cm high, four oval dishes ensuite, 26cm wide, two sauce tureens and covers, 23cm wide, a pair of oval sauce stands with vessels and covers, and a collection of plates and serving dishes (a lot)
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 121 Sold
A DERBY PORCELAIN 'NAMED VIEW' PART SERVICE
marked and inscribed to the bases, the cream ground decorated throughout with a polychrome stiff leaf border and highlighted with gilding, including a pair of ice pails, with liners and covers, painted with views of 'Near Radnor, Wales', 'Shanklin Chine, Isle of Wight', 'Stoke Bridge, Near Edinburgh' and 'Donnington Park, Leicestershire',
with shell moulded handles, 23cm high, a pair of sauce tureens and covers, 22cm wide, and a…
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 122 Sold
A LARGE HUNTING GLASS GOBLET
inscribed 'D'ye Ken John Peel', and engraved with a huntsman, horse and hounds, on baluster column and spreading foot, 30cm high
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 123 Sold
CIRCLE OF ENOCH SEEMAN (1694-1744) Mr Francis Chassereau
and his wife, Mrs Francis Chassereau, a pair, both depicted half-length, he wearing a blue coat and a gold embroidered waistcoat, she wearing a blue dress, each within feigned ovals, oils on canvas, each 65cm x 61cm (2)
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 124 Sold
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Robert Williams (1735-1814) and his wife Jane Chassereau
1815, a pair, both depicted three-quarter length seated in an interior, he wearing a black coat and grey breeches, holding a letter and spectacles, she wearing a black dress and white cap, lace-making at a table, the former signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, each 127cm x 102cm (2)

Exhibited: The Royal Academy, London, 1829, nos. 278 and 380.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 125 Sold
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Frances Turner, Mrs Robert Williams, with her two sons, Robert and William
1817, depicted full-length, she wearing a blue dress and white lace shawl, her elder son holding a cricket bat, the younger stood beside his mother, wearing a white gown, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 241cm x 150cm

Exhibited: The Royal Academy, London, 1817, no. 275 'Portrait of a lady and her two sons'.
Hammer price: £6,150
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 126 Sold
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Sophia Williams, Mrs Cunningham
depicted three-quarter length, wearing a grey dress and bonnet, seated at a table, her elbow resting on an open book, landscape beyond, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 127 Sold
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Robert Williams (1767-1847)
the sitter depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a dark grey coat and grey trousers, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm

Exhibited: The Royal Academy, London, 1817, no. 245.
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 128 Sold
HENRY WILLIAM PICKERSGILL (1782-1875) William Williams Esq. (1774-1839) Provincial Grand Master for the County of Dorset
depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a dark brown coat and white neck cloth, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm

Provenance: Painted for the brethren of All Souls Lodge and intended for the Masonic Lodge at Weymouth.

Exhibited: The Royal Academy, London, 1820, no. 1.
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 129 Sold
GEORGE RICHMOND (1809–1896) Robert Williams (1811-1890), and his second wife, Lady Emily Maria Melville, Lady Williams
both depicted half-length, he wearing a dark grey coat and holding a cane, she wearing a white dress, oils on canvas, each 75cm x 61cm (2)
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 130 Sold
*CATHERINE OULESS (1879-1961) Rosa Simes, Lady Williams, wife of Robert Williams
1912, the sitter depicted three-quarter length, wearing a black dress with white lace cap and shawl, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 110cm x 85cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 131 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Sir Philip Francis Cunningham Williams, 2nd Bt. (1884-1958)
Church Commissioner, depicted bust-length, wearing a dark jacket over a grey waistcoat, oil on canvas, 55cm x 44cm
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 132 Sold
A LOUIS XVI WHITE MARBLE, PATINATED AND GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK BY JEAN-ANTOINE LEPINE OF PARIS
circa 1790, the two train movement striking on a bell, signed to the back plate and engraved with 'no 4177', the enamel dial inscribed 'Lépine, Hger Du Roi, Places Des Victoires No 12', with an unusual combination of Arabic and Roman numerals, a date ring to the inside and pierced and engraved trellis hands,
the drum case surmounted by an eagle crest and flanked by two figures after Louis-Simon Boizot's …
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 133 Sold
AN EDWARDIAN MAHOGANY TANTALUS
bearing a plaque to the front inscribed 'Presented To Philip Francis Cunningham Williams By The Bridport Conservative Club On The Occasion Of His Marriage, October 1st 1908', containing three cut-glass decanters, the lidded box to the front opening to a fitted interior, a single drawer to the base, 35cm high x 40cm wide x 30cm deep
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £80 - £150
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 134 Sold
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI BRONZE, ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE CANDLESTICKS
late 18th century, each sconce cast as a basket of abundant fruit supported in the hands of a semi-naked caryatid, on a tapered stem and stepped socle base, 35cm high (2)
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 135 Sold
A WILLIAM IV OAK GOTHIC REVIVAL FONT
the octagonal lead-lined basin with quatrefoil carved panelling, on a stepped plinth base, 69cm high x 84cm wide
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 136 Unsold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BOWFRONT SIDEBOARD
with an arrangement of nine drawers around a central recessed cupboard opening to shelves, above a shaped apron and splayed bracket feet, 81.5cm high x 153cm wide x 61cm deep
Estimate: £200 - £400
12 June 2025
12 June 2025

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