The residual contents of Yorkshire country house Copgrove Hall are set to be auctioned this week.
The house, once the home of the renowned racehorse owner and breeder Guy Reed, will see its contents go under the hammer in York on Friday (18th October).
The sale includes an array of horse racing trophies and memorabilia, as well as fine furniture, artworks and objets d’art with which the Georgian house was furnished.
After wartime service in the RAF, Guy Reed became one of the country’s most successful businessmen.
He made one fortune in agriculture, sold out and made another fortune in road haulage, before developing an interest in horse racing.
He initially became an owner and after bought the Copgrove Hall Estate in 1969, developing what’s been described as the “most stunningly beautiful stud farm” in the North of England.
Mr. Reed died at the age of 91 in 2013.
Friday’s sale of the residual contents of Copgrove Hall is being carried out on behalf of the Guy Reed Will Trustees.
Tom Howard of auctioneers Duggleby Stephenson said:
“The silverware section in the auction not only includes the sort of period tablewares and ornaments that you would find in any country house auction but 25 horse racing trophies.
“They range from the tall silver tankard made by the Crown jewellers Garrard and Co that Guy Reed’s horse Dakota won at Ayr in 1975, an early success, to the Lincoln Handicap Trophy that Pablo won in 2003 and the silver salver that the famous La Cucaracha won at Doncaster in April 2005.
“And those are just for starters. The auction includes dozens of humbler trophies – silver plate, glassware, ceramics and the like, which were won by Copgrove-trained horses over the years.”
Tom added:
“The 85 paintings that adorned the walls of Copgrove Hall include several of racing interest.
“The most valuable is expected to be a portrait of the Victorian champion ‘Adventurer’ painted by Harry Hall (1885-1882), the foremost racehorse portraitist of his time. It has a pre-sale estimate of £1,500 - £2,500.”
The Copgrove Hall sale includes some fine country house furniture, including Edwardian period Adam revival pieces and 19th century French, Dutch and Italian pieces.
The most valuable period lot is expected to be a French vitrine that carries a pre-sale estimate of £2,000-£3,000 - but that is almost certain to be surpassed by an adzed oak bench made in around 1920.
Robert ‘Mousey’ Thompson’s seat is expected to make £4,000 - £6,000.
The residual contents of Copgrove Hall have been removed to the saleroom of Duggleby Stephenson Auctioneers at the York Auction Centre where viewing is taking place throughout the week.
The catalogue is available online here: www.dugglebystephenson.com.
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