George IV sampler by Mary Wood aged nine, depicting verse titled The Rose, 'O lovely rose thou queen of flo'wrs Emblem of virtue lovely rose, Too soon will fly thy fleeting hours Come in my bosom here repose And soon thy beauty fad away Let goodnfs there for ever dwell But they sweet scent will ne'er decay And ev'ry sinful palsion quell That when I mingle with the dust And all this earthly form is lost I then may soar into the sky And join the choir of saints of high', above a fruiting vine and scene with cottage, beehives and trees, detailed 'Mary Wood finished this work in her 9 year in remembrance of a friend', within a vine border, within an oak frame under glass, sampler 31cm x 26.5cm,

What an absolutely charming and helpful young lady on Reception. A pleasure these days to find someone so helpful.

Carol W, March 2026

Everyone was very helpful, efficient, and pleasant.

Annerleigh H, March 2026

Excellent service, very helpful

Ray B, February 2026

Absolutely wonderful to deal with you, totally professional and some really incredible items for sale. Would be delighted to do business with your organisation anytime. Thank you so much for your wonderful service

Carmel D, February 2026

Very friendly and efficient. My wife loves the jewellery that we purchased from the sale!

Bryan P, February 2026

Really pleasant visit to Duggleby Friday 20th February and really please not only with the items purchased but the amazing staff who assisted us. Great setup and looking forward to another visit and future auctions.

Eran B, February 2026

Lee is excellent at looking after customer’s requirements, I have always found him most helpful, and nothing appears to be a problem for him. First class.

David C, February 2026

I rang earlier with an approximate eta and arrived a little early, around an hour later; my lovely items were carefully packed and waiting. Excellent service from a charming and professional team - Thank You.

Andy S, January 2026

Very helpful, friendly and efficient staff.

Michael F, January 2026

As always, friendly, efficient staff, Paul who has the task of trying to find my purchases, never let's me down, and Kate and Katie both a credit to the company 😀

Stephen S, January 2026

Super helpful and professional service from everyone at Dugglebys, thank you.

Philippa W, January 2026

Great communication and service. Thanks

Anne E, January 2026

Lee was extremely helpful thank you. We are very happy with both of the lots we collected. Thanks again Lucy

Lucy E, January 2026

Good experience collecting from York. Staff helpful and pleasant,as always. Much appreciated,thanks.

Carole A, January 2026

As always your staff are very helpful and polite making any purchase a pleasurable experience Thank you all very much once again Gav Watson

Gavin W, January 2026

It is always very enjoyable to deal with the people at Dugglebys. They are friendly, helpful and efficient on the phone, online and in person.

Steve M, December 2025

Everyone I have dealt with or spoken to on the phone has been most helpful and reassuring. Though the auction was running late it was a pleasure to browse through your beautiful premises whist we were waiting for our lot to come up. Thank you.

Linda V, December 2025

A Spoon Collector’s delight ! Bought in the Scarborough sale room and transferred to the York office just like that. Thank you DD from a grateful customer.

Michael B, December 2025

Thank you for making it so easy all the staff couldn't do enough to help had a really great day

Kevin K, December 2025

Excellent service as always. Merry Christmas.

Shaughn T, December 2025