More than 1,000 bidders from the UK, Europe and America were attracted by the contents of a £1million manor house in Burnaston which was built in the 17th century.
Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons which conducted the auction, said: “We expected an overall sales figure of around £10,000 for The Old Hall contents but achieved four times that. The final total surpassed £40,000.
“The huge success of this auction is down to The Old Hall’s Derbyshire provenance. Americans and Canadians in particular love to own a piece of old England."
Antiques from the 17th century were among more than 200 lots in the online auction in which no reserve prices were set and everything started at £5.
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The lots with Oriental pedigree proved to be the most desirable. The top-selling item was a framed oil on board of a Chinese harbour scene plus a framed and glazed map of Southern India which reached £3,600.
In a similar vein, a framed oil on canvas of an Oriental harbour scene was contested to £1,900 and another Oriental painting reached £1,050.
The desirability of Oriental items came to the fore again with a brown glazed jardiniere decorated with a Chinese dragon, two Chinese teapots with metal mounts and a Chinese jar and cover which realised a total of £800.
A Chinese bronze Shang Dynasty temple figure, reached £750,
The sale of contents included everything from sought-after antiques and artwork to a kitchen table, ride-on lawnmower, one-armed bandit, cutlery, Elvis Presley records, garden tools and ceramics.
Mr Hanson added: “The fact that the sale was done in situ with technical support from our Etwall saleroom also made it special. Selling items at a property was how auctions were done in Victorian times. The auctioneer would stand on a chair and guide people from room to room to view and bid on objects. Modern technology has enabled us to produce a modern version of this and make it accessible to an audience online."