10 top lots on offer at Duke’s auction of contents from Athelhampton House
“Good old-fashioned country house auctions are a rarity these days and it is a privilege to organise one against such an historic backdrop.” So says Guy Schwinge of Dorchester auction house Duke’s, referring to the upcoming sale of the contents from Athelhampton House in Dorset.
Athelhampton, a Tudor manor house on a 29-acre estate in Puddletown, was bought in 1957 by Robert Vi…