More than 2,000 items head to auction following 'clear out' of Highland castle

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The 25th Earl of Sutherland prompted the auction after inheriting Dunrobin following the death of his mother, Elizabeth, in 2019.
From kitchen and domestic items - such as porcelain footbaths and chamber pots – to marble busts, weaponry and a collection of portraiture, the finds reflect the ‘upstairs, downstairs’ way of life at the imposing castle which overlooks the Dornoch Firth.
Charlie Thomas, Director of House Sales, Private & Iconic Collections at Bonhams, said: “There are 420 lots in total but many of them include multiple pieces. Some of the dinner services are vast and include hundreds of pieces.
"This sale is so interesting. It is a snapshot of a history that disappeared a lifetime ago. These items are surplus to modern day Dunrobin, which is now of course open to the public. Many of the items going for sale are from the 19th Century when the castle would have been very different, when it was used basically for entertaining, for grand sporting parties and the like. They come from a world which no one could really imagine now.”

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