These pictures show the scenes inside a stately home before a masked ball degenerated in to a mass orgy.
More than 350 well-heeled partyogers, who had arrived in a fleet of Porsches, BMWs and Aston Martins, hold lit candles as they watch a mysterious man in a red cloak and two women in lingerie perform on stage.
Everything seemed normal to the owner of the 17th century stately home Halswell House until midnight - when the assembled stripped down to leather pants, corsets and suspenders.
Within minutes, as revealed in the Daily Mail today by columnist Richard Kay, the guests began having sex.
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The Somerset property was hired for £9,000 for the night from what he later found out was a Dutch-based adults-only entertainment group.
Grahame Bond, who bought Haswell House for £1.94m in 2004, said he was disgusted by the party and was forced to send some of his teenage staff home because of the explicit activities.
He called the police but was told officers were powerless to intervene because it was on a private dwelling between consenting adults.
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The whole group were dressed in these great costumes and it looked exactly like something out of Eyes Wide Shut.
'But then one of the organisers announced: "The moment has come. The spell has begun" and everyone began kissing and having sex.
'To say I was shocked was an understatement.'
Mr Bond said he was totally lost for words when he suddenly noticed one couple 'at it' at the window sill.
'When the haze from the dry ice in the disco room cleared we realised it was going on everywhere,' he said.
'That's when the penny dropped that it was a swinger's party.
'The guests were all public-school types and I jokingly said to one: "I suppose you are a High Court judge.'" He replied: 'You're not far off the mark'.'
The revellers arrived at Halswell House at 9pm on Saturday and partied to music provided by a DJ until the orgy began at midnight.
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Mr Bond immediately sent two 19-year-old waitresses home and the party continued unabated until the bar closed at 3am and the guests retired to their rooms.
Mr Bond said he was unaware that the house had been booked by events company Little Sins for an event titled 'Eyes Wide Sins'.
The Dutch company sold tickets at £65 apiece to the 350 guests and the advert on their website read: 'LittleSins brings you at an (sic) exquisite manor house.
'A new luxury and even more exclusive edition of the cape and mask party in the UK near Bristol. COUPLES & FEMALES ONLY! No Single men!'
Mr Bond said: 'When they booked the party they did say "it's got a dating aspect to it." I'm just taking it in good humour because it was supposed to be a private party.
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I was very worried for my staff and told them they could go home if they wanted, and two of them, who were only 19 years old, did so.
'I called the police but they said that as it was a private party there was nothing illegal about it.
'Our security guards asked them to go to their rooms when the bar closed and they were supposed to have breakfast cooked the next day, but no one attended.'
The Grade-I listed Tudor house is set in 17 acres of rolling parkland and comes complete with an ornamental lake and incredible views.
Inside, the 30 ensuite bedrooms can sleep up to 40 people who can enjoy the rooftop terrace with hot tub and a ballroom decked out in glittering crystal chandeliers.
Halswell House is most regularly used as a wedding venue.
A police spokesman yesterday confirmed they are powerless to stop such parties because they are held on private property.
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