The contents of one of Bermuda’s most historic houses have been put up for sale.

And a rare Bermuda cedar chest and furniture, as well as 18th century silverware, are among the items for sale from the Devondale estate in Devonshire.

The sale — organised by specialists Stock X Change and which starts today and runs until Saturday — will see the contents of the historic listed house, which was built in 1773, sold before it is turned over as a bequest to the Bermuda National Trust.

Stock X Change co-owner Barbara Brown said: “There are a lot of interesting items in there — there’s a lot of old cedar lumber as well which should attract a lot of interest because you can’t cut Bermuda cedar any more.

“There’s also antique silver and paintings — a lot of historic, unusual and collectable things are for sale.”

Ms Brown, who runs Stock X Change with business partner Dorothy Billings, added: “The standout items are an antique Bermuda cedar chest and Bermuda cedar chairs.

“An antique silver tea pot and coffee pot dating from the 1800s are also stunning.”

Devondale was owned by Ms Jean Spence, a member of the Watlington family, who died in 2012 aged 86. She and her husband had no children and her will stipulated that house, together with a bequest to help with its upkeep, go to the National Trust.

Ms Brown said: “The whole place is interesting because the property has been in the family for so long. The land attached to the house was once farmed and it’s a really great property.”

Executor of the estate James Watlington of Alexander’s barristers and attorneys, a distant relative of Ms Spence, added: “The furniture is separate in legal terms to the immovable property, so the furniture, paintings and whatever are up for sale.”

But he added that the ship’s bell of SS Pollockshields, a First World War munitions ship which sank off Elbow Beach in 1915 after hitting the reef, would remain with the house.

Mr Watlington said: “There are some very interesting pieces and artefacts there, which people will no doubt have a strong interest in.”

Devondale was built around 1733 on the site of an older house and most of the architecture is thought to date from around 1800 and has one of the longest unbroken family occupation on the Island.

Ms Spence was is the granddaughter of John Cox Watlington, who inherited the house in 1857 and direct descendant of John Cox, who inherited Devondale 352 earlier.

The sale at Devondale, 33, South Road, Devonshire, runs today and Saturday from 10am to 4pm.