Country House Sale

Lot: 1 to 190 – Friday 16th May, 2025 9.30 GMT (The Selected Contents of Scorborough Lodge from the Estate of Stephen Thornley-Wilson)
Lot: 200 to 490 – Saturday 17th May, 2025 9.30 GMT (Glass, Ceramics, Works of Art, Carpets and Rugs, Clocks)
Lot: 500 to 900 - Saturday 17th May, 2025 9.30 GMT (Pictures, Furniture, Garden Furniture and Statuary)

The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Lots: 804

The Country House Sale at Tennants Auctioneers will see a host of good traditional art, antiques and furnishing items come under the hammer in a two-day sale on 16th and 17th May. The first day will comprise “The Selected Contents of Scorborough Lodge from the estate of Stephen Thornley- Wilson”, a traditional mixed estate of nearly 200 lots.

A good mix of traditional and sporting art include works by Thomas Rowlandson, John Trickett, David Shepherd, Franz Xaver Petter and an interesting 18th century English School Naval Figures Before a Coastline and Landscape with Castle, with provenance from the Estate of the Late Lord Lloyd of Berwick (1929-2024).

Along with a good selection of clocks and rare rugs are good seated furniture including a Pair of Prince of Wales Investiture Chairs designed by Lord Snowdon for the Investiture at Caernarfon Castle on 1st July 1966. There is also a good offering of garden furniture and ornaments.

The sale will also include a range of quirky country house items such as 17th/18th Century Trenchers, and an Early 20th Century Cast Iron Duck Decoy.

Name: Jody Beighton
Email: jody.beighton@tennants-ltd.co.uk

Name: Andrew Middleton
Email: andrew.middleton@tennants-ltd.co.uk

Name: Adam Wasdell
Email: adam.wasdell@tennants-ltd.co.uk

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

Name: Jane Ashe
Email: jane.tennant@tennants-ltd.co.uk

Lot 725 - An Edwardian Oval Bevelled Mirror Plate, in a...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 726 - A George III Mahogany Straight-Front Chest of...

Sold for £350
Estimated at £180 - £250

Lot 727 - A George II-Style Wing-Back Armchair, modern,...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 728 - A Set of Twelve (10+2) Carved Mahogany...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 729 - A Pair of Barrel-Shaped Wing-Back Armchairs,...

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 730 - A Set of Six (4+2) Hepplewhite-Style Dining...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 734 - A Regency Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers,...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 736 - A Giltwood Wall Mirror, late 19th/early 20th...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 737 - A Victorian Chesterfield Sofa, late 19th...

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 739 - A George III Carved Mahogany Dressing Stool,...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 741 - A Mahogany and Ebony-Strung Concave Chest of...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 743 - An Elizabeth II Limed Oak and...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 744 - A Pair of Prince of Wales Investiture Chairs,...

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 745 - An Oak Club Fender, 1920/30, the corner seats...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 747 - A George II-Style Walnut, Crossbanded and...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 748 - A Carved Oak Low Dresser, in 17th Century...

Sold for £500
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 749 - A Pair of English Japanned Single Beds, early...

Sold for £190
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 750 - A Set of Six Victorian Carved Mahogany Dining...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 751 - A Late Victorian Stained Beech or Walnut Hall...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 753 - A Victorian Mahogany Writing Table, stamped...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 754 - A Victorian Walnut, Burr Walnut,...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 755 - A Victorian Pine Dropleaf Kitchen Table, 2nd...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 756 - An Early Victorian Carved Mahogany Cellaret,...

Sold for £550
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 757 - A Victorian Brass Club Fender, late 19th...

Sold for £550
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 758 - A Mahogany, Brass and Coromandel-Inlaid...

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

Lot 760 - A William IV Rosewood Circular Dining Table,...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 763 - A Victorian Red and White Veined Scagliola...

Sold for £700
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 764 - A Victorian Brass-Bound Teak or Camphorwood...

Sold for £750
Estimated at £750 - £950

Lot 765 - A Victorian Mahogany Four-Door Library...

Sold for £700
Estimated at £550 - £750

Lot 767 - A Mahogany-Framed Open Armchair, late 19th...

Sold for £170
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 768 - A Yewwood and Elm Spindle-Back Armchair, 19th...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 769 - A George III Design Pine Alcove Corner...

Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 771 - A Regency Mahogany, Crossbanded and...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £280 - £350

Lot 777 - A Victorian Carved Oak Circular Dining Table,...

Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 778 - A 19th Century Carved Wood, Gilt and Gesso...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 779 - A Gilt Brass Rococo-Style Adjustable Easel,...

Sold for £480
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 780 - An Oak Extending Dining Table, modern, of...

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £800 - £1,000

Lot 782 - Pilgrim Harps: A 41-String Ebonised and Black...

Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 784 - A Pair of Duresta Sofas, modern, with two...

Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 786 - A Pair of French Louis XV-Style Walnut-Framed...

Sold for £600
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 789 - A French Louis XV-Style Rosewood and Gilt...

Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 790 - A French Louis XV-Style Kingwood and...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 791 - A Continental Walnut Commode, 18th century,...

Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 794 - A Continental Walnut and Boxwood Strung Chest,...

Sold for £3,600
Estimated at £500 - £700

Lot 795 - A Pair of North Italian Painted Pine and...

Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £400

Lot 796 - A Pair of Carved Giltwood Rococo-Style Wall...

Sold for £400
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 797 - A Portuguese Colonial Hardwood Bedstead, the...

Sold for £700
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 799 - A Continental Carved Walnut Hallstand, late...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 800 - A Dutch Mahogany and Marquetry-Inlaid...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 801 - A Portuguese Colonial Hardwood Bedstead, the...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 804 - A Dutch Mahogany and Marquetry-Inlaid...

Sold for £220
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 806 - A Moroccan Copper Tray-Top Table, late...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £180 - £250

Lot 807 - A Pair of Hardwood and Iron-Bound Doors,...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200

Lot 808 - A Brass-Studded Teak or Hardwood Zanzibar...

Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 810 - A French Marble and Gilt Metal Mounted...

Sold for £200
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 811 - A French Mahogany Empire Side Table, 19th...

Sold for £380
Estimated at £250 - £350

Lot 812 - A Louis XV Kingwood, Tulipwood and Gilt Metal...

Sold for £650
Estimated at £700 - £1,000

Lot 817 - A Set of Composition Stone Garden Figures,...

Sold for £750
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 818 - A Pair of Composition Garden Ornaments, as...

Sold for £700
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 819 - An Indian Marble Fountain Basin, of square...

Sold for £120
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 821 - A Lead Garden Feature, 20th century, modelled...

Sold for £1,100
Estimated at £400 - £600

Lot 822 - A Composition Stone Garden Figure of Pandora,...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 824 - A Regency-Style Terracotta Garden Urn and...

Sold for £450
Estimated at £200 - £300

Lot 825 - Seven Assorted Similar Composition Stone...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £300 - £500

Lot 826 - A Stone Trough/Sink, of typical rectangular...

Sold for £70
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 827 - A Composition Garden Statue, modern, as a...

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 829 - A Composition Stone Garden Urn, modern, with...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £100 - £150

Lot 831 - A Pair of Composition Stone Garden Urns, of...

Sold for £500
Estimated at £450 - £650

Lot 832 - A Composition Garden Figure of a Classical...

Sold for £320
Estimated at £150 - £250

Lot 833 - A Pair of Composition Stone Garden Planters,...

Sold for £250
Estimated at £150 - £200