Downsizing after 25 years living in a manor house, Ken Ollerton, 72, and his wife Jane, are putting all the furniture they used to fill the property up for sale.
The owners of Manor House count Downton Abbey creator Lord Julian Fellowes as a neighbour, but after two decades, they are moving on and now looking to offload historic furniture and ornaments.
The 17th century Grade I listed property, which sits in 20 acres of land, has been on the market for £2.95million before being snapped up earlier this year.
It’s in the popular area of West Stafford, Dorset, in the heart of Thomas Hardy country and close to the author’s birthplace.
Ken and Jane have now consigned 107 lots with auctioneers Duke’s, of nearby Dorchester, Dorset, with the sale expected to raise £30,000.
One of the marquee lots is a Regency-era piano which resides in the main hall. It is valued at £8,000.
A George II red walnut corner chair is expected to fetch £2,000, while a George III style mahogany window seat and Charles II boarded coffer both carry estimates of £400.
A Guy Taplin waterbird sculpture could sell for £1,000, with the lower value items in the auction starting at £100.
Senan MacDonagh, specialist at Duke’s, said: ‘The owners, a retired couple, have sold the property which they have lived in for 25 years as they are downsizing.
‘There is some historic, high quality furniture and the George II red walnut chair is quite unusual.
‘The lovely Regency piano has had pride of place in the main hall and another stand-out is the Guy Taplin waterbird sculputre.
‘There are some wonderful pieces in the auction.’
The timed online sale ends on January 24.
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