Exquisite and rare pieces in 3-day sale

AN EXTENSIVE collection of art, antiques and silver from Corby Castle, Cumbria, will go under the hammer in a landmark three-day sale at Tennants Auctioneers, North Yorkshire, from this Thursday (January 22).

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One of Cumbria's most historically important mansion houses, grade one-listed Corby Castle sits on a plateau, rising above the picturesque River Eden to the east of Carlisle.

The Manor of Corby was granted to Hubert de Vallibus by Henry II and passed to Andrew de Harcia, Earl of Carlisle before being given to Richard Salkeld in 1336.

The estate remained in the hands of the Salkeld family until it was sold in 1611 to Lord William Howard, the third son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk. The house is built around a red sandstone peel tower, or fortified tower house, built in the 13th century; William Howard added a two-storied L-shaped house to the peel tower, and was once again modified in the early 19th century by descendant Henry Howard.