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Auction date Thursday 19 June 2025 18:45 - 21:00 BST

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Thursday 19th June

Doors open: 5:30pm

Auction begins: 6:45pm

Location:

Corn Exchange, High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1HF

We look forward to welcoming you to the Corn Exchange on Thursday 19th June, with doors opening at 5:30pm.

Enjoy a welcome drink, delicious canapes, and see the elephant sculptures all together for a final time.

Join Weldmar Hospicecare, Wild in Art, and special guests including Martin Clunes, who will be auctioning one of our terrific elephant sculptures.

Spaces are very limited. If you are interested in attending the auction, either in person or online, please complete the form within the link below.

Ticket Price:

£25.00, which includes a welcome drink on arrival, canapes, and your auction catalogue.

Online Bidding:

If you can’t attend in person, you can follow the auction and make your bids online on the-saleroom.com.

No bidding will be available on the Duke's website.

Lot 1

Jurassic Coast Landscape (Autumn)

A compendium mix of various aspects of the Jurassic Coast, especially West Dorset. The colours, textures and look of the trees, hedgerows, fields, as seen in late summer and autumn.

by Tony Cooke

Tony has been a professional artist for forty years, after studying at various art schools in…

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Lot 2

Stars of Lyme Regis

As a young child, Jason, the artist, grew up in Bermuda, which has historical links with Lyme Regis. This design is inspired by my love of the night sky. The fictional constellations reference some of the historical and prehistorical stars of Lyme Regis. Do you know the relevance of each one?

by Jasön Curtis

Jasön Curtis (aka SpiderWolf Leather and The Creative Spirit) is a versatile artist, ranging from…

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Lot 3

Memories by the Sea

Memories by the Sea is a visualisation of remembering trips to the seaside. The design shows forget-me-nots radiating from the elephant’s head (a nod to “an elephant never forgets”) and intermingling with elements of the sea, as if recalling memories of the seaside. The colour palette was inspired by the logos of Weldmar Hospicecare and Stampede by the Sea.

by Betheny Waygood

Betheny is a recent BA (Hons) Illustration graduate based in Bournemouth. Her artwork is mainly…

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Lot 4

Flock to the Seaside

Flock to the Seaside aims to capture the joy and fun to be had at the beach through quirky seagull characters. The artist wanted to make people smile and also remember good memories from their days at the coast, hopefully ones that don't involve seagulls stealing their chips!

by Jina Gelder

Jina is a wildlife artist and illustrator based in Newcastle upon Tyne. She loves expressing life…

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Lot 5

Horses of the Ocean

A stampede of white horses galloping, jumping and prancing through the waves of the ocean.

by Michelle McCullagh

Michelle is always painting and drawing animals. Her knowledge for the horse is her speciality,…

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Lot 6

A Tonne Twister

Many people know that Mary Anning was a fossil collector who made discoveries along the Jurassic Coast. What many people are not aware of is that her work inspired the famous tongue twister ‘She sells sea shells’. ‘A Tonne Twister’ shows Mary selling her shells and fossils on the seashore and takes a modern approach to depicting this old rhyme.

by Hannah Jayne Lewin

Hannah Jayne Lewin is a freelance illustrator based in Wakefield. She loves drawing and creating…

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Lot 7

Power of Plankton

This design celebrates the diverse, colourful and beautiful microscopic organisms that live in our oceans. There are an estimated half a million species, essential to other life on Earth. Highly sensitive to the slightest changes in their environment, they must be protected at all costs. They of course share an awesome beauty with one of the Earth’s largest mammals.

by Terry Whitworth

Terry Whitworth has been a professional designer, illustrator and painter for over forty years,…

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Lot 8

Waves of Emotion

The design is inspired by ideas and suggestions from the patients and relatives from the Wellbeing Sessions at Weldmar. The ‘Waves of emotion’ that wrap around the body represent the ebb and flow of emotions when experiencing grief. Large colourful, abstract shapes adorn the sculpture representing iconography associated with Dorset.

by Anissa Lee

Anissa Lee is an artist and designer who incorporates storytelling and narrative into her work.…

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Lot 8a

Babs

Babs is made with iridescent tiles of all shapes and sizes to shine in any light day or night and never give off the same colours whilst looking at her.

by Angus

Angus is a Bristol based, independent artist. He has been creating works of art since early 2015.…

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Lot 8b

Blank Mini Elephant with Artist Commission

It's your opportunity to own a truly unique work of art; a vibrant, hand-painted baby elephant sculpture brought to life by your imagination!

It could be anything you like - from your company's corporate colours and logo, through to the colours of your sports team, a favourite landscape, a quirky character, or a theme of your choosing.

Create your own member of the Mini Herd with a blank elephant, and a commission with a locally…

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Lot 9

Fern

Fern is inspired by the rich landscape around Lyme Regis in particular the wooded cliffs, large areas of ancient woodland and dense forests. These beautiful, wild landscapes are home to a diverse range of wildlife.

by Jodie Silverman

Jodie Silverman is a Manchester based Fine Artist, her creative practice centres around figurative…

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Lot 10

Jurassic Glow

Jurassic Glow features a bright and colourful sunset over the beautiful Jurassic coast. Marine creatures swim under the sea as the sunset light sparkles on the ocean surface and gives the pebble on the shore and the cliffs behind a warm glow. A striking yet calming design that celebrates stunning Jurassic coastal landscapes.

by Ellie Newbury

Ellie is an artist and illustrator from the Dorset coast, with a love of nature and outdoor…

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Lot 11

Crawley

Crawley features the Downton Abbey family on one side and the downstairs servants on the other as a nod to the different dynamics between the two worlds. Jina chose to paint some of the show's most iconic characters and quotes alongside the
beauty of Highclere Castle and hopes it will encourage people to remember their favourite moments in the show. Downton Abbey was, of course, created by Lord Julian Fellowes, who has regularly supported the work of Weldmar Hospicecare.

by Jina Gelder

Jina is a wildlife artist and illustrator based in Newcastle upon Tyne. She loves expressing life…

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Lot 12

Inspiralled by Nature

Inspired by Lyme Regis' ammonite fossils, this surreal, playful, fairytale design celebrates the intricate beauty of spirals in Nature. Everywhere we look, on every scale, we find spirals: swirling galaxies (including our own Milky Way), whirlwinds, fern fronds, snails, roses, spiders' webs, even the molecular structure of proteins and DNA. How many details can you spot?

by Lois Cordelia

Lois is a versatile community artist, speed-painter and shadow puppeteer, based in Dumfriesshire.…

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Lot 13

Ocean Flora

Beautiful, blue ocean flora fills the elephant’s surface in a delicate pattern. The elephant almost looks as if it is submerged, floating peacefully under the sea amongst the swirling seaweed and pretty shells.

by Ellie Newbury

Ellie is an artist and illustrator from the Dorset coast, with a love of nature and outdoor…

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Lot 14

Tropical Trunki

Did you know elephants are the largest vegetarians in the world? They can eat for up to 16 hours a day. Some species, such as the African elephant, live in tropical rainforests and forage for leaves, seeds and tree bark. Tropical Trunki is inspired by these amazing creatures and their habitats and diets.

by Lucy Loves Design

Lucy (Lucy Loves Design) is a surface pattern and printed textile designer. Her artwork is usually…

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Lot 15

Elephant in Bloom

Weldmar Hospice is a charity very close to my heart, and I wanted to create a colourful design that sparks joy and celebrates life. 'Elephant in Bloom' is inspired by my father’s beloved Hawaiian shirts, blended with local plants like dandelions and pansies. Growing up in Dorset, I developed a deep love for painting the flowers and natural beauty of the countryside. This design brings those influences together in a vibrant pattern, honouring his memory while celebrating the world around us.

by Emma Wild

Emma is a designer at Acrylicize, specializing in artwork schemes for large office spaces and mural…

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Lot 16

Sanctuary

Sanctuary was inspired by the artist's love of nature and the patterns that it weaves throughout her life. The importance of preserving our natural world has never been greater. By providing new and restoring old habitats we can offer sanctuary to all kinds of life, from the tiniest insects to the largest elephants. The design shows the complexity of nature's symbiosis.

by Nicola Dennis

Nicola Dennis qualified with a BA Hons degree in Art and Design. She works with many mediums, glass…

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Lot 16a

Round And About Dorset In Cartoons

We have a series of cartoons showing the humorous side of Dorset life. There are scenes from across the county depicting newsworthy events such as a shoplifting seagull and a ‘disappearing’ chalk carving, some of Dorset’s colourful fairs and festivals including the Filly Loo and Knob-Throwing, together with a host of local celebrities, past and present.

by Lyndon Wall

Lyndon Wall is an award-winning Dorset-based artist and caricaturist specializing in political and…

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Lot 16b

Blank Mini Elephant with Artist Commission

Create your own member of the Mini Herd with a blank elephant, and a commission with a locally…

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Lot 17

Jumble

Jumble is a bright and colourful mosaic of local scenes and the wonderful quirkiness of Bridport life, combining local history with the artist's enjoyment of having grown up here.

by Nicola Dennis

Nicola Dennis qualified with a BA Hons degree in Art and Design. She works with many mediums, glass…

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Lot 18

Knotty Netty

Knotty Netty is inspired by the rich heritage of rope and net making in Bridport. Bridport's prosperity was built around the rope-making industry, starting in the Middle Ages and it is till the world's leading place for rope and net making.

by Deven Bhurke

Deven Bhurke is a Hampshire based graphic designer and artist. He has created over 80 sculptures…

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Lot 19

The Largest Fish

This design encapsulates bringing the largest land mammal to the sea, by dressing it up as the largest fish in our oceans, the whale shark. Whale sharks each have a unique pattern of beautiful spots and stripes on their body. All of the artist's work also includes a star somewhere as these hold a lot of significance for those who have lost loved ones, and in this design, the patterns on the skin morph between whale shark camouflage and constellations of stars for you to spot.

by Jessamy Keily

Dorset based artist Jessamy loves to spend time in salty sea air on the coast, or in lush green…

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Lot 20

Delightful Doris

Doris is a happy floral design to bring smiles to the faces of those who see her. Wendy spent many very happy childhood holidays with her family and grandparents in West Bay and Bridport, this is a tribute to her Nana, Doris, and her flowery dresses. Bright and cheery, colourful and happy. Memories of ice creams on the beach and cake in the pedlar, market day and Frost's toy shop!

by Wendy Flynn

Wendy is an illustrator and pattern designer based in SW London, she makes a range of personalised…

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