THE SELECTED CONTENTS OF DYKES HILL HOUSE, MASHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE, FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF THE 2nd EARL AND COUNTESS OF SWINTON AND SOLD ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE 4th EARL AND FAMILY AND THE TRUSTEES OF THE LORD SWINTON WILL TRUST
The Swinton Sale, will include a selection of fine English and Continental Furniture, Paintings, Sculpture, Chinese Works of Art, Silver, Meissen, Sèvres, Books and Objets d’Art from one of Yorkshire’s most important landed estates.
The Swinton Estate which spans approximately 20,000 acres encompasses some of the most beautiful landscape in North Yorkshire and has been in the ownership of the Cunliffe-Lister family since the 1880s. Dykes Hill House, close to Swinton Park, became the family seat and home to the 2nd Earl and Lady Masham following a life changing injury when she was thrown from her horse shortly before their wedding in 1959, causing her to be paralysed from the waist down.
The 2nd Earl died in 2006 and his widow Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton, Baroness Masham of Ilton, DL, continued to lead a full life as a British crossbench member of the House of Lords. Amongst her many achievements, she was a former Paralympic athlete and was also the founder and lifelong President of the Spinal Injuries Association. She died on 12th March 2023.
Whilst a number of the chattels have been retained by the family, the remaining contents of Dykes Hill House provide a rare glimpse of what epitomises the quintessential taste of the English aristocracy.
Viewing times
Wednesday 11th - Thursday 12th September 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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Please note you will be required to remove your purchased items within two working days of the sale unless by prior arrangement. Collections are by appointment from Monday-Friday 8.30am-5pm. Saturday collections are only available when there is a sale and STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. To make an appointment call 01969 623780 or email reception@tennants-ltd.co.uk
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Lot 26
A Pair of George V Silver Grape-Scissors by Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, 1911
Lot 27
A Pair of Edward VII Silver Fish-Servers by Francis Higgins, London, 1903
Lot 31
A Cased Set of Victorian Silver Fruit-Eaters by Francis Higgins, London, 1849, 1853 and 1854
Lot 33
A Victorian Silver Table-Service Mostly by George Adams, London, 1844, 1848, 1854 and 1879
Lot 35
A Victorian Silver Table-Service by George Adams, London, 1846, 1854 and 1879
Lot 37
A Set of Twelve Victorian Silver Table-Forks by George Adams, London, 1846
Lot 38
A Set of Six Victorian Silver Table-Forks by George Adams, London, Two 1854 and Four 1879
Lot 39
A George III and Later Silver Table-Service Various Maker’s and Dates
Lot 51
An Elizabeth II Parcel-Gilt Silver Desk-Clip by William Whitehill Silver Co., London, 1999
Lot 64
A George V Silver Cigarette-Box by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Ltd., London, 1910
Lot 65
A Pair of Elizabeth II Silver-Gilt Cigarette-Lighters by Brian Leslie Fuller, London, 1974
Lot 71
An Elizabeth II Silver Model of a Grouse by Richard Comyns, London, 1984
Lot 73
A Greek Silver Model of an Owl Stamped With Greek Maker’s Mark and ‘925’, 20th Century