The Swinton Sale

Date: 13th Sep, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Catalogue: View Page Turner Catalogue
Lots: 328

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.

Name: Jeremy Pattison
Email: jeremy.pattison@tennants-ltd.co.uk

Lot 205
A Walnut and Banded "Honesty" Tobacco Box, 1st...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 206
A Late Victorian Silver-Gilt-Mounted Crocodile-...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 207
Elizabeth II, Maundy Set 1985, 4 coins...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 208
A Gilt Metal Mounted Mantel Timepiece, 19th...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 209
A Composite English Porcelain Dinner and...

Sold for £550
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 210
A George III Steel Fire Basket, early 19th...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 211
A William IV Giltwood and Ebonised Convex...

Sold for £420
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 212
A George III Mahogany and Oak-Lined Bachelor's...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 213
A Pair of George III Carved Mahogany Library...

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 232
An Imari Porcelain Beaker Vase, Edo period,...

Sold for £510
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 233
A Chinese Porcelain Mug, Qianlong, of barrel...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £80 - £120

Lot 234
A Chinese Porcelain Tea and Coffee Service,...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 235
A Pair of Chinese Green Quartz Figures of...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 236
A Chinese Porcelain Planter, 17th century, of...

Sold for £9,500
Estimated at £120 - £180

Lot 237
A Chinese Porcelain Miniature Tea Service,...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 238
A Chinese Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Joss...

Sold for £650
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 239
A Large Quantity of 19th Century Chinese...

Sold for £440
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 240
Two Chinese Turquoise-Glazed Porcelain Water...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £600 - £800

Lot 241
A Chinese Porcelain Baluster Vase, Yongzheng,...

Sold for £5,500
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000

Lot 242
A Late 19th Century French Cream-Painted and...

Sold for £3,400
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800

Lot 244
A Louis XV Kingwood and Gilt-Metal-Mounted...

Not Sold
Estimated at £700 - £1,000

Lot 245
A Pair of French Gilt-Metal-Mounted Chinese...

Sold for £13,000
Estimated at £10,000 - £15,000

Lot 246
A French Louis XV-Style Kingwood, Rosewood and...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 247
A Paris Porcelain Coffee Service, circa 1820,...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 248
A Late 19th Century Louis XV-Style...

Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 249
A Rare Gold Moss Agate Consular Cased Verge...

Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 250
A Late 19th Century French Tulipwood and...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 251
A Swiss 18 Carat Gold Enamel Fob Watch, signed...

Sold for £700
Estimated at £400 - £500

Lot 252
A French Louis XV-Style Rosewood, Parquetry...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 253
A Pair of French Louis XV-Style Carved...

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 254
A Composite Sèvres-Style Porcelain Dinner and...

Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000

Lot 255
A French Tulipwood and Marquetry Bureau de...

Sold for £4,200
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 256
A Gold Enamel and Split Pearl Set Verge...

Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

Lot 259
A Late 19th/Early 20th Century French-Style...

Sold for £100
Estimated at £70 - £100

Lot 260
A Regency Mahogany Bijouterie Table, circa...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 279
A Beadwork Purse, 17th century, worked in...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 280
A Louis XV Rosewood, Kingwood, Boxwood and...

Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

Lot 281
A Pair of Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze...

Sold for £4,800
Estimated at £700 - £1,000

Lot 282
A Pair of Louis XVI-Style Gilt-Bronze and...

Not Sold
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 283
A Sèvres-Style Porcelain Cabinet Cup and...

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 284
A Gilt Metal Porcelain Mounted Striking Mantel...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 285
A Pair of Sèvres-Style Porcelain Sucriers,...

Sold for £150
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 286
A Sèvres Porcelain Bowl, 1783, of shaped...

Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 287
Follower of Bernardo Bellotto (1721-1780) A...

Sold for £14,000
Estimated at £7,000 - £10,000

Lot 288
A Pair of Louis XVI-Style Gilt-Bronze-Mounted...

Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000

Lot 289
A Set of Seven George III Carved Giltwood...

Not Sold
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 290
A Louis XVI Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Sèvres...

Sold for £6,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000