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Antiques Valuation Evening | All Saints' Church, Wyke
June 20th 2024
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Antiques Valuation Evening | St Mary's Church, Beaminster
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The Medals of N.G.P. Munnery
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A REDISCOVERED ARTIST OF THE JAZZ AGE
March 28th 2024
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The Beardmore Collection
March 25th 2024
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March 20th 2024
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January 4th 2024
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October 31st 2023
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The Medals of Captain F.W. Durand
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Artist Showcase: Jenny Montigny
October 18th 2023
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October 2nd 2023
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Charity Antiques Valuation Day | St Christopher's Church, Winfrith
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August 1st 2023
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July 18th 2023
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The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon
July 11th 2023
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THE POWER TO BEWITCH
June 7th 2023
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Small statue of the greatest Briton
March 23rd 2023
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The Athelhampton Attic & Charity Sale
February 16th 2023
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The late Anthony and Judith du Boulay
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November 11th 2022
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A Theatrical Masterpiece
August 19th 2022
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Icons Of Motoring, The Chartwell Mission #C2C22
July 25th 2022
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Property From The Library Of A Dorset Gentleman
May 31st 2022
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Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969)
May 30th 2022
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The Private Collection of Mr Noel Brian Jennings
May 18th 2022
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THE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT 'JOLLY ROGER' FROM THE SUBMARINE HMS UNBROKEN
May 10th 2022
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The Late Lance Corporal Dennis Jones
May 5th 2022
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Spring Fine Art
April 12th 2022
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April 11th 2022
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Watch and bid live on the Duke's website
February 14th 2022
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2021 - A record breaking year
January 17th 2022
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December Interiors
November 26th 2021
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Pictures for The Beehive
September 23rd 2021
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Thomas Hardy's Teapot
July 12th 2021
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Hamlet Winstanley: Painter, Engraver and One-Time Tutor to George Stubbs
April 13th 2021
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The Poignant Story of a D-Day Paratrooper
March 2nd 2021
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Churchill Cigar Box and Photogaphs Come to Auction
March 2nd 2021
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A 1929 Bentley 4 1/2 Litre
February 25th 2021
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The Newton House Collection
February 24th 2021
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Sketch Attributed to Queen Victoria Comes to Auction
February 23rd 2021
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A Noble Collection of Silver Toys
February 17th 2021
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Antiques Roadshow Cromwell Discovery Comes to Auction
February 16th 2021
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Duke's During Lockdown
January 6th 2021
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A Ceylon Sapphire and Diamond Ring
December 10th 2020
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November 17th 2020
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Jewellery and Watches Valuation Day
October 8th 2020
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Sherle Wagner basins
October 8th 2020
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The Martin Laing Collection - 9 November
October 7th 2020
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A Life Size Meissen Goat
October 1st 2020
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West Stafford Manor
September 10th 2020
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A Stirling Moss Racing Suit
August 27th 2020
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A Sword Belonging to His Highness the Duke of Orléans
August 12th 2020
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A Lagonda Rapier, to be offered on 10th September 2020 Classic Cars and Transport Memorabilia Sale
August 10th 2020
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Highlights of The Devonshire Club Collection
July 30th 2020
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Asian Art - LIVE ONLINE AUCTION - 9 & 10 November
July 16th 2020
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Introducing The Devonshire Club Collection
July 7th 2020
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July 1st 2020
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Duke's now re-open
May 21st 2020
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Padraig Mac Miadhachain: A West Country Retrospective
March 2nd 2020
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Tiny teapot sells for £1,000,000 at Duke's
November 13th 2019
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Valuation morning for Jewellery, Watches, Silver & Objects of Vertu
November 4th 2019
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Selling Watches at Duke's
September 27th 2019
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Duke's Auctioneers and Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum team up for special fundraising events
September 9th 2019
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Historic Contents of Stately Home to go under the Auctioneer's Hammer
August 27th 2019
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Valuation event for 20th Century pictures
August 12th 2019
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Valuation event for Moorcroft & 20th Century Ceramics
July 12th 2019
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Auctioneers reunite Wind in the Willows puppets with Cosgrove Hall Archive
April 17th 2019
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"An Absolute Belter!" - 'Anglo-German' George I Bookcase sells for £150,000
April 12th 2019
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Racing ahead into Spring
April 12th 2019
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Moigne Combe – A Country House Sale
March 28th 2019
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Outstanding Poole Pieces Come To Auction
March 12th 2019
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Duke's Classic Car Auction - 7th March 2019
February 27th 2019
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Duke's sell historically significant medal group
February 9th 2019
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Duke's sell magnificent Georgian horse racing trophy
December 7th 2018
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Internationally renowned Dorset artist to return to Duke’s
November 13th 2018
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Celebrating three decades of fundraising for the Macmillan Christmas Shopping Fair
October 9th 2018
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Treasures for a political titan go under the hammer
August 29th 2018
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Duke's to showcase a rare collection of works by John Everett
August 14th 2018
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William Morris’ pen and paint brush sell for £2200 at Dorset auction
July 25th 2018
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Drawing by first man to scale Everest to reach new heights at auction
July 3rd 2018
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Trophy won by a Wimbledon Gentleman's Champion to go under the hammer
June 6th 2018
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Cannibal victim missionary John Williams's artefacts sold
April 16th 2018
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Duke's Presents: Julian Bailey
November 17th 2017
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POPULAR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FAIR AIMING FOR RECORD YEAR
October 25th 2017
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Duke's to offer the Roger Moss Collection of Important Chinese Sculpture
October 25th 2017
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The End of an Era at Historic Manor
October 4th 2017
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CHINESE MASTERWORKS SURFACE AT DORSET AUCTION
April 27th 2017
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"ONE OF THE FINEST ATLASES EVER CREATED"
March 31st 2017
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OTHER WORLDS: 50 YEARS OF PHOTOJOURNALISM
March 6th 2017
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Start your collection with Duke
March 2nd 2017
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QUEEN VICTORIA STATUE MISSING FROM HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT FOR OVER 100 YEARS IS FOUND
February 21st 2017
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Important Collection of Glass to go under the hammer at Duke's
February 10th 2017
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RARE ARTS AND CRAFTS HEALS FURNITURE AT DUKES OF DORCHESTER
February 10th 2017
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Medals of WWII RAF Pilot who battled the Luftwaffe to be auctioned
January 24th 2017
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An 18th Century Dinner Service for a Notable Suffolk Gentleman
January 6th 2017
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A King, A Queen and a Revolution
November 28th 2016
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DUKE'S TO SELL EARLY FURNITURE AND OBJECTS
November 17th 2016
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100 Years of Childhood to play with!
July 29th 2016
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Duke’s to sell the Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH, of King John's House, Tollard Royal
May 27th 2016
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BAROQUE MASTER DISCOVERED IN DORSET ATTIC
April 5th 2016
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Rare portrait of early suffragette and Titanic survivor to be auctioned
February 25th 2016
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Photo album showing Duke of Windsor's trip to Nazi Germany to be auctioned
February 25th 2016
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Duke’s discovers Rossettis prior to Walker Art Gallery exhibition
February 25th 2016
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Excitement surrounds pocket watch by renowned maker William Anthony
November 24th 2015
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Qing bamboo brushpot bought for £700 makes £70,760 in Dorchester auction
November 19th 2015
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Rare oil painting by LS Lowry expected to sell for more than £100,000
August 17th 2015
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Duke's move to state of the art premises
July 24th 2015
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The Force Is With Duke's Auctioneers In Dorchester
July 2nd 2015
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Old table lamp turns out to be £550,000 Ming vase
May 14th 2015
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English Civil War pound sells for
March 13th 2015
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Dukes recently sold an interesting lot- a lock of Napoleon Bonapart's hair from his time in exile.
March 10th 2015
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Art Market News: a Rossetti on the back back stairs
September 17th 2013
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Melplash Court house sale nets over £3m
September 27th 2010
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Stuffed animals to be sold at auction
April 11th 2010
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