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British and Irish country house contents auctions are usually held on site at the country house, and have been used to raise funds for their owners, usually before selling the house and estate. Such auctions include the sale of high quality antique paintings , furniture , objets d'art , tapestries , books , and other household items.
In 1917, the contents of the house, including the art and furniture collections, were sold at auction. [5] On 20 July 1920, the mansion and the surrounding 50 acres (20 ha) were sold and, later that year, it became a hotel. [2] [7] In 1934, the A24 bypass road opened, [12] cutting through the Deepdene estate close to the house. [13] [14]
BBC South is the BBC English Region serving Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Dorset, West Sussex, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and parts of Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Surrey, and Wiltshire (including the city of Salisbury and Swindon), with geographic coverage varying between digital, television and radio services.
The house dates back to the 15th century, [1] and is a timber-framed building. [4] It has 50 rooms. [ 5 ] In the 16th century, it was owned by John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners , who made the first English translation of Froissart's Chronicles , and later by the Earl of Lincoln .
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Sussex is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States, about 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Milwaukee and 9 miles (14 km) north of Waukesha. The village is 7.24 square miles (19 km 2 ) at an elevation of 930 feet.
The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) was a horse-drawn narrow-gauge plateway that linked Wandsworth and Croydon via Mitcham, all then in Surrey but now suburbs of south London, in England. It was established by Act of Parliament in 1801, and opened partly in 1802 and partly in 1803. [ 1 ]
Sellers are required to submit an Auction Estimate Form, providing thorough information and a photograph of the item. Once accepted for auction, the seller and Sotheby's sign a contract, which sets out the reserve price and the seller's commission. [75] If bidding on a seller's lot does not reach the reserve price, the item is not sold.