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2013 July 23 - July 24 (2) — Trelissick House Truro, Cornwall, the Cunliffe-Copeland collection (Bonhams, £3.3m, 835 lots, sold in situ.) 2012 Mar 14 - Mar 15 (2) — Blair Castle, Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland, Castle owned by Blair family for over 900 years (Lyon & Turnbull, £1.2m, about 932 lots, items viewed in situ, sold in Edinburgh).
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 .
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]
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Tennants is an auction house based at Leyburn in North Yorkshire, England. It claims to be the largest family-owned fine art auctioneers in the United Kingdom. The firm holds some 80 auctions a year and attracts buyers and sellers from around the world. [1] It has twenty-seven specialist departments. [2]
Mitchell Starc picked up career-best test figures of 6-48 as India was skittled out for 180 on the opening day of the second test against Australia on Friday. In reply, Australia finished on 86-1 ...
In 2000, Bonhams became Bonhams & Brooks when it was acquired by Brooks auction house. [2] Brooks had been founded in 1989 by the former Head of Cars at Christie's, Robert Brooks who specialized in the sale of classic and vintage motorcars. Brooks continued a major acquisition programme aimed at creating a new international fine art auction house.
Fifth-ranked Marquette and No. 11 Wisconsin will look to bounce back from their first losses of the season when the in-state rivals meet in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon in Milwaukee.