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bronze statue of General Wolfe which went to a Canadian bidder on the telephone for a staggering £ 46,800 With a total of almost £2million -more than doubling pre sale expectations - Duke’s auction at Wormington Grange was a spectacular success. The huge total was boosted by a world record auction when the top price of £292,500 for the Algernon Newton painting - “ A Dorset landscape “ - originally bought for £420 by the owners great grandmother at the Royal Academy in 1928, came under the hammer. The viewing attracted high society to the Gloucestershire stately home and according to Guy Schwinge of Duke’s, the high prices were testament to the impeccable taste of the owner John Evetts, one of the prime forces in the Landmark Trust. ....
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The collection of hosts-extraordinaire Tim and Virginia Hoare to be sold at auction From works by 18th century master Thomas Gainsborough to newer pieces by the all-seeing Stanley Spencer, the contents of much-loved Hollycombe House will go under the hammer this June By Annabel Sampson I collected everything that is in this sale specifically for this house with an enormous amount of care and love, Evetts said of the auction. I wanted to turn it into a home that was furnished very much as it might have been at the time it was built. It was a century ago that my great-grandmother bought this house and I m the fourth generation to live here. Sadly, the energy and capital required to manage such a house has become beyond me, just as I believe it is now time for others with younger families to enjoy the place. It was incred ....
The sale has been described by Cristian Beadman of Duke’s as “arguably the most important collection of English country-house furniture to come to auction in recent decades”. Such was the thrill when viewing opened at the house on Saturday, some of the antiques aficionados who flocked there took the opportunity to make a day of it, and combine an inspection of the furniture and artworks with a picnic in the grounds afterwards. The real fun starts this morning, however, when the sale gets underway at Duke’s. The current owner of the house, John Evetts (grandson of Churchill’s military adviser and confidante General Lord Ismay, who also lived at the house) is Furnishings Manager for the Landmark Trust, and travels far and wide sourcing pieces for period properties. His eye for interior decoration is evident in his own considerable collection, which includes pieces passed down through his family, who lived in the house for 100 years, along with some fine examples of co ....