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A RARE collection of first edition novels by author Thomas Hardy is set to go under the hammer next week

Millionaire financier's treasure trove of artefacts including rare Tudor oak bed and Queen Anne mirror kept in Dorset stately home sell for more than £750,000 at auction Notable treasures from Dewlish House in Dorset included a rare Queen Anne mirror similar to one in the V&A  The historic haul sold for more than £750,000, a significant rise compared to pre-auction estimates  Top selling artefacts included £65,000 Queen Anne gilt mirror and £52,000 George II giltwood console table Grade I listed house was sold by successful financier Anthony Boyden's family last year for £10million

Millionaire financier's treasure trove of artefacts including rare Tudor oak bed and spectacular Queen Anne mirror that he kept in stately home in the heart of Hardy country are expected to raise £500,000 at auction after his death The family of a millionaire financier are set to sell off the entire contents from Dewlish House in Dorset The home was recently sold for just the second time in its 300-year history and its contents now go to auction Anthony Boyden saved Dewlish House from demolition in 1962 and his family sold it for £10million last year