The contents of an historic Highland retreat have sold for more than £800,000 at auction.
Torridon House in Wester Ross has been home to the Earls of Lovelace since the 1960s, and the family has since accumulated several unique items and artworks there.
They have come mainly from the various other houses owned by the Lovelace family over the past two centuries, notably Ockham Park and Horsley Towers in Surrey.
Among items on sale were a French Louis XIV ebonised marquetry writing desk which sold for £21,250, and a 1720 portrait of a 12-year-old Peter King, the 1st Barron of Ockham, which sold for £13,750.
Sir Peter became Lord Chancellor in 1725 and a dining room portrait of him in this role sold for £20,000, and a purse that he owned fetched £11,250.
An early 18th century Japanese black and gilt lacquer cabinet on stand sold for £37,500 and a 19th century painting of native Americans by a lake sold for £20,000.
A set of three 18th century Chinese armorial export porcelain chargers made £11,875 and an early bible by John Baskett of Oxford dating from 1717 sold for £5,400.
In total, the contents sold for a total of £803,400 at Lyon & Turnbull auction house in Edinburgh on October 28.
Peter Lovelace the 5th Earl, who sold the items, said: “Torridon is an extraordinary place and it has an extraordinary story to tell.
“I reluctantly decided to sell the house and its contents and I sincerely hope those who have bought lots from the sale will enjoy owning a piece of Highland history. There are many beautiful things in the sale and I shall be sorry to see them go, but it is time for me to hand on their care to the next generation.”
The Victorian country house lies beneath the dramatic mountain ridges of Beinn Alligin and Liathach.
Torridon Estate was bought in the 1950s by the 4th Earl of Lovelace from lands belonging to the Lord of the Isles.
The 4th Earl moved the family moved from Beinn Damph House in the 1960s as the new public road was thought to be too close and they settled in Torridon House.
The Lovelace title belongs to the King family, who trace their history back to Exeter.