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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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of 32

Lots per page:

Total lots: 753

Lot 161 Sold
A SET OF SIX QUEEN ANNE STYLE DINING CHAIRS
20th century, the lyre-shaped backs over leather covered stuffed seats, on cabriole front legs and outswept rear legs, 97cm high x 43cm wide (6)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 162 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY PEMBROKE TABLE
the rectangular top with moulded edges over a single frieze drawer and a single faux drawer, on tapered square legs, 73cm high x 82cm deep
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 163 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
the shaped cresting rail over a pierced lyre back, outswept arms and drop-in seat, on square legs joined by stretchers, 99cm high x 66cm wide
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 164 Sold
A REGENCY GILT METAL FIVE BRANCH CHANDELIER
with five scrolled and acanthus leaf cast arms and suspended cut glass shades, approximately 65cm drop
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 165 Sold
A PAIR OF HANGING LIGHTS
with domed glass bowls suspended from five chains, approximately 60cm drop (2)
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 166 Sold
A PAIR OF REGENCY GILT METAL AND CUT-GLASS HANGING LIGHTS
the domed and gadrooned glass bowls suspended from four chains, with reeded mounts, approximately 65cm drop (2)
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 167 Sold
AFTER GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) 'Ecce Homo'
Head of Christ crowned with thorns, within a feigned oval, oil on canvas, 56cm x 51cm
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 168 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO BALDASSARRE FRANCESCHINI, KNOWN AS 'IL VOLTERRANO' (1611-1689) Saint Agnes with the lamb
oil on canvas, 64cm x 47cm
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 169 Sold
STUDIO OF CARLO DOLCI (1616-1686) Saint Luke
oil on canvas, 100cm x 81.25cm, framed as an octagon

Note: A painting by Carlo Dolci of St. Luke, of similar shape and dimensions, that had originally formed a set of The Four Evangelists, was last recorded in the Morrison Collection at Basildon Park (Baldassari, op. cit., 1995, under no. 32).
Hammer price: £80,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 170 Unsold
MANNER OF CARLO MARRATTA (1625-1713) The Virgin holding the Christ Child in the manger
oil on canvas, 58.5cm x 45.75cm (oval)
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 171 Sold
MANNER OF GIACOMO ANTONIO MELCHIORRE CERUTI, KNOWN AS 'IL PITOCCHETTO' (1698-1767) A boy holding up a cloth sheet of music
oil on canvas, 66cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 172 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS BEACH (1738-1806) Believed to be Robert Williams (1735-1814)
depicted half-length, wearing a dark green coat and cravat, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62.25cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 173 Sold
CIRCLE OF WILLIAM OWEN (1769-1825) A portrait of a gentleman
depicted half-length, wearing a black gown and tabs, oil on canvas, 76cm x 63.5cm
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 174 Sold
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY 'Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane'
feigned oval, oil on canvas, 42cm x 34.25cm
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 175 Sold
*CATHERINE OULESS (1879-1961) Rachel Sophia Williams, Mrs Henry John Madocks
1915, the sitter depicted half-length, wearing a dark grey dress with a white lace collar, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62.25cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 176 Sold
A GROUP OF FOUR 'BRONZED TERRACOTTA' ALLEGORICAL FIGURES OF THE FOUR SEASONS
comprising Winter figured as a bearded gentleman wrapped in a cloak, Summer adorned with trailing vine leaves, Spring holding a basket of flowers, and Autumn bearing a sheaf of wheat, approximately 85cm high (4)
Hammer price: £7,500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 177 Sold
A GREY-PAINTED TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF AN ANGEL
modelled holding two olive branches, on a stepped plinth base, 68cm high
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £400
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 178 Sold
AFTER F. J. WILLIAMSON (1833-1920) A PAINTED PLASTER BUST OF QUEEN VICTORIA
on a square plinth base inscribed '1887', 41cm high
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 179 Sold
A PAIR OF NEOCLASSICAL PATINATED BRONZE EWERS
each body decorated in relief with a processional scene of putti leading a goat, the handles with gryphon head terminals, on stepped plinth bases, 42cm high (2)
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 180 Sold
A NEOCLASSICAL PATINATED BRONZE VASE
of bell-shaped krater form, the body decorated in relief with a Dionysian procession, including figures with wine and musical instruments, with twin mask head handles, on a stepped plinth base, 34cm high x 24cm diameter

Note: This urn takes inspiration from the Borghese Vase, a 1st century BC Athenian marble antiquity now in the Louvre Museum. It incorporates elements of the 'Bacchanalian' frieze. It is a much celebrated and repeated edition throughout 'The Grand Tour' era.
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £400 - £800
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 181 Sold
A PATINATED METAL FIGURAL INKWELL
in the form of an owl, the head lifting back to reveal a reservoir, on a plinth base inscribed 'To Ensign Robert Williams From The 3rd. DS. R. V 7th. Sept. 1869', 25cm high; together with a neoclassical patinated metal amphora vase, on a turned plinth base, 29cm high; and a cast metal hand bell, decorated in relief with fauna, 11cm high (3)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 182 Sold
A PAIR OF PATINATED BRONZE CANDLESTICKS
cast in relief with abundant vines, grapes and foliage, on a circular plinth base, 27cm high (2)
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £80 - £150
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 183 Sold
A PAIR OF ADJUSTABLE EBONY CANDLESTICKS
20th century, the turned columnar stems with leaf carved decoration, on circular plinth bases, 29cm high (2)
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £50 - £100
12 June 2025
12 June 2025
Lot 184 Sold
A WILLIAM IV OAK GOTHIC REVIVAL LIBRARY ARMCHAIR
the leather covered buttoned back over a square seat, on moulded block front legs with quatrefoil carved headers, 102cm high x 72cm wide x 82cm deep; together with an associated foot stool (2)

The Bridehead Suite.
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
12 June 2025
12 June 2025

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