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Stampede by the Sea

Closed for Absentee bids.

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

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.

Register Interest for the Live Auction

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.

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 36

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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5 Horses of the Ocean
A stampede of white horses galloping, jumping and prancing through the waves of the ocean.

by Michelle McCullagh
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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16b 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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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