A sale of the contents of Trelissick House has seen all the items snapped up, with the total raised a staggering £3.269,238.

International interest from America, Europe and China boosted the Bonhams sale, more than doubling the top pre-sale estimate of £1.5m, with every item in the sale found a buyer.

The two-day 835 lot sale on July 23 and 24 a legendary Spode ceramic collection and the many other fine objects in the sale including furniture, silver, porcelain and pictures go under the hammer.

Top items in the sale included an 18th century Chinese Quinlong era vase which made £337,250, a George II partners desk in the manner of Thomas Chippendale at £58,850, a Regence walnut, elm and rosewood ebony and ivory commode at £43,250, a John Frederick Herring picture of a bay racehorse in a stable for £31,250, two Chinese Kangxi vases £181,250, and a Victorian silver ten piece garniture at £39,650.

At the other end of the scale, a charming if modest set of silver sandwich name tags made £5,000.

Roger Tappin, from Bonhams in Cornwall, said : "The result exceeded all our expectations. Interest from three continents drove prices ever upwards. The sale was broadcast live round the world and bidding was fierce in the room, on the bank of ten telephones and on the internet.

"We were helped by the most beautiful weather which set Trelissick and the Fal estuary off to perfection. It was the widely accepted that the sale represented a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire ceramic masterworks from China, the Middle East and Europe. Trelissick House, the repository of so many wonderful art works over the years is synonymous with Cornwall and this sale was a landmark event for 2013.

"The on-site auction gave everyone in Cornwall who has visited and loved Trelissick a chance to bid on a piece of Cornish history. We were honoured to manage the sale for William and Jenny Copeland."

He added that the sale required careful planning.

”We promoted the sale for three months internationally. Cataloguing was a massive undertaking, accurately logging the result of over 100 years of collecting, creating an authoritative catalogue as well as a reference work for future generations. At the sale we had to establish our own communication network enabling us to receive live online and telephone bidding from around the world. The team of 30 Bonhams specialists created a sophisticated and charming saleroom in a marquee that covered the former stable-yard. In the end it all worked like clockwork. We ended up selling 100 per cent of the items in the sale, many of them for many times more than their top estimates."