Live
17-19 January | European Ceramics, Silver, Jewellery & Interiors, including a selection from the Spencer House Stores
Sale Days:
Tuesday 17 January 2023
Starts with Lot 332
Pictures and Prints
Wednesday 18 January 2023
Starts with Lot 551
Works of Art, Carpets, Furniture
Thursday 19 January 2023
Starts with Lot 1201
European Ceramics, Silver, Jewellery
Tuesday 17 January - Sussex Saleroom
Lot 332 – 550 Pictures and Prints 2.00pm
Wednesday 18 January - Sussex Saleroom
Lot 551 – 686 Works
of Art 10:00am
Lot 839 - 850 Carpets
11:30am.
Lot 901 – 1200 Furniture
& Garden Statuary 1:00pm
Thursday 19 January - Sussex Saleroom
Lot 1201-1313 European
Ceramics 10:00am
Lot 1401 - 1506 Silver
12:00pm
Lot 1701 -1872 Jewellery
2.00pm
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Viewing- Sussex Saleroom
Friday 13 January 10am-4pm
Saturday 14 January 9am-12.30 noon
Monday 16 January 10am-4pm
Tuesday 17 January 10am-2pm
Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 26 January
Collections - Sussex Saleroom
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Saturday 21 January 9am -12noon
Monday 23 January 9am-4.30pm
Tuesday 24 January 9am
– 4.30pm
Wednesday 25 January 9am – 4.30pm
Thursday 26 January 9am - 4.30pm
Lot 476
Sold
MANNER OF LEON AUGUSTE L'HERMITTE
A rest from toil
oil on canvas
41 x 46cm
(unframed)
oil on canvas
41 x 46cm
(unframed)
Hammer price:
£60
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 477
Unsold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL
Hilltop town by a river
bears monogram (lower right)
oil on canvas
45.5 x 53cm
(unframed)
bears monogram (lower right)
oil on canvas
45.5 x 53cm
(unframed)
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 478
Sold
ITALIAN SCHOOL
Figures amongst ruins outside a temple
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
(unframed)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
(unframed)
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 479
Sold
PHYLLIS WOLFF (BRITISH, B. 1950) (2)
St James's Winter
signed 'Phyllis Wolff' (lower left), signed, titled and inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
126 x 142cm
together with another oil on canvas by the same hand, Blackmore Vale from High Stoy, signed, and signed, titled and dated '96' (verso), 55 x 76cm
(2)
ARR
signed 'Phyllis Wolff' (lower left), signed, titled and inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
126 x 142cm
together with another oil on canvas by the same hand, Blackmore Vale from High Stoy, signed, and signed, titled and dated '96' (verso), 55 x 76cm
(2)
ARR
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 480
Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO GRAHAM RUST (2)
Design with an urn and fruit
ink and watercolour
18 x 26cm
together with an artist's proof of gondolas by another hand
(2)
ARR
ink and watercolour
18 x 26cm
together with an artist's proof of gondolas by another hand
(2)
ARR
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £50 - £100
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 481
Sold
J*** BARRATT
Horse and cart on a track with a gypsy encampment; The plough (verso)
signed 'J Barratt' (lower right)
oil on board
20 x 29cm
signed 'J Barratt' (lower right)
oil on board
20 x 29cm
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 482
Sold
STAITHES SCHOOL (2)
Fish Pier, Scarborough; Unloading the Catch
a set of two, each bearing signature and date, one titled (behind the mount)
watercolour
one 30.5 x 44.5cm; the other 25 x 35cm
(2)
Provenance
Bequeathed to the present owners in 2022
a set of two, each bearing signature and date, one titled (behind the mount)
watercolour
one 30.5 x 44.5cm; the other 25 x 35cm
(2)
Provenance
Bequeathed to the present owners in 2022
Hammer price:
£11,000
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 483
Sold
AUBREY RAMUS (BRITISH, 1895-1950)
Mountainous landscape with a river
signed 'A RAMUS' (lower left)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 75.5cm
signed 'A RAMUS' (lower left)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 75.5cm
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 484
Sold
A E ADAMSON (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)
Still life of fruit and flowers on a table
signed and dated 'A. E. Adamson 1859' (lower right)
watercolour
43.5 x 56cm
signed and dated 'A. E. Adamson 1859' (lower right)
watercolour
43.5 x 56cm
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 485
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Moelwyn from Harlech
indistinctly signed and inscribed with title (to reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76cm
indistinctly signed and inscribed with title (to reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76cm
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 486
Sold
G*** HARVEY CLARKE (20TH CENTURY)
Still life of flowers in a jug
signed 'G HARVEY CLARKE' (lower left)
oil on canvas
64 x 64cm
signed 'G HARVEY CLARKE' (lower left)
oil on canvas
64 x 64cm
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 487
Sold
BENNO EGGERT (GERMAN, 1885-1983)
Still life of flowers and other items
signed and dated 'Benno Eggert 1921' (lower left)
oil on board
83 x 70cm
ARR
signed and dated 'Benno Eggert 1921' (lower left)
oil on board
83 x 70cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 488
Sold
RENE DULIEU (FRENCH, 1903-1992)
A French street scene
signed 'Rene Dulieu' (lower left)
oil on canvas
65 x 54cm
ARR
signed 'Rene Dulieu' (lower left)
oil on canvas
65 x 54cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 489
Sold
ELIZABETH ALETH (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY)
Dahlias
oil on canvas-board
31 x 38.5cm
ARR
Provenance
R. W. S. Galleries, Conduit Street, London;
Private collection, UK
oil on canvas-board
31 x 38.5cm
ARR
Provenance
R. W. S. Galleries, Conduit Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 490
Sold
A*** ROHR (EUROPEAN, 20TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a mother and two children
signed and dated 'AROHR 27' (lower right)
oil on canvas
113 x 163cm
signed and dated 'AROHR 27' (lower right)
oil on canvas
113 x 163cm
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 491
Sold
LOLA SANCHEZ-SEV*** (20TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a lady wearing a headscarf
indistinctly signed 'LOLO SANCHEZ-SEV***' (upper left)
oil on canvas
81 x 58cm
indistinctly signed 'LOLO SANCHEZ-SEV***' (upper left)
oil on canvas
81 x 58cm
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 492
Sold
ANNE PENMAN SWEET (AUSTRALIAN, 20TH/21ST CENTURY) (7)
Planet I, II, III, IV, a set of four
each signed and titled (verso)
oil on board
each 19.5 x 19.5 x 4cm
(unframed)
together with Pivotal Time I, II and V by the same hand, (unframed)
(7)
each signed and titled (verso)
oil on board
each 19.5 x 19.5 x 4cm
(unframed)
together with Pivotal Time I, II and V by the same hand, (unframed)
(7)
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 493
Sold
PETER KUHFELD (BRITISH, B. 1952)
Portrait of a lady wearing blue
signed 'Kuhfeld' (lower left)
oil on canvas
71 x 56cm
ARR
signed 'Kuhfeld' (lower left)
oil on canvas
71 x 56cm
ARR
Condition reportOriginal canvas, loose on the stretcher; some light surface dirt but generally good…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 494
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY (2)
Flowers from a Georgian Garden, Columnea Hirsuta; Probably Vaccinum Myrtillus, a pair
the first inscribed with flower's name (lower right) and each with labels (to backboard)
watercolour
each 28 x 22cm
Provenance
Spink, King Street, London;
Private collection, UK
the first inscribed with flower's name (lower right) and each with labels (to backboard)
watercolour
each 28 x 22cm
Provenance
Spink, King Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 495
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait of a gentleman, thought to be Alexander Farquharson of Balfour; and a companion portrait of his wife, Margaret, a pair
oil on canvas
each 76 x 63cm
(2)
oil on canvas
each 76 x 63cm
(2)
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 496
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY
Sheep in a landscape
indistinctly signed 'W S ***' (lower right)
oil on canvas-board
32.5 x 42.5cm
indistinctly signed 'W S ***' (lower right)
oil on canvas-board
32.5 x 42.5cm
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 497
Sold
JOHN HARRIS (BRITISH, 1811-1865) AFTER HARRY HALL (4)
Black Prince; Fille de L'Aire; Gladiateur, a set of three
colour engravings
the largest image size 46 x 67cm
together with a John Harris engraving after H Delamarre, Vermout, image size 47 x 65cm
(4)
colour engravings
the largest image size 46 x 67cm
together with a John Harris engraving after H Delamarre, Vermout, image size 47 x 65cm
(4)
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 498
Unsold
JOHN A BOWEN (BRITISH, 20TH/21ST CENTURY) (2)
Wellington Heath, Worcestershire
signed 'John A. Bowen' (lower right) and dated '1966' (lower left)
oil on board
35 x 52cm
together with another oil on board by the same hand of a landscape, signed, 18 x 28cm
(2)
ARR
signed 'John A. Bowen' (lower right) and dated '1966' (lower left)
oil on board
35 x 52cm
together with another oil on board by the same hand of a landscape, signed, 18 x 28cm
(2)
ARR
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 499
Sold
AFTER CORREGGIO
Cupid Sharpening His Arrows
oil on canvas
22 x 28cm
oil on canvas
22 x 28cm
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 500
Sold
EDWINA BURBIDGE (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) (3)
The India Gate Royal Pavilion
signed 'Burbidge' (lower right) and inscribed (to reverse of frame)
oil on board
34 x 44cm
together with two watercolours by Tom King, Lakeland Cottage Garden, 26 x 35; Saturday Shopping at Kettering, 28 x 23cm, both signed
(3)
ARR
signed 'Burbidge' (lower right) and inscribed (to reverse of frame)
oil on board
34 x 44cm
together with two watercolours by Tom King, Lakeland Cottage Garden, 26 x 35; Saturday Shopping at Kettering, 28 x 23cm, both signed
(3)
ARR
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 501
Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN WILLIAM NORTH (BRITISH, 1842-1924)
Halsway Court, Somerset
indistinctly inscribed, signed with initials and dated 'JWN 64' (lower left)
pencil
22.5 x 22cm
indistinctly inscribed, signed with initials and dated 'JWN 64' (lower left)
pencil
22.5 x 22cm
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 502
Sold
NOEL WILLIAM CUSA (BRITISH, 1909-1990)
Pintail Resting
signed 'N. W. CUSA' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
25.5 x 74cm
ARR
Provenance
The Mall Galleries, London, 1977;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, The Mall Galleries, 1977
signed 'N. W. CUSA' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
25.5 x 74cm
ARR
Provenance
The Mall Galleries, London, 1977;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, The Mall Galleries, 1977
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 503
Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
A man on horseback and a woman with a basket of fish in a cove on the coast
oil on canvas
43 x 53cm
(unframed)
oil on canvas
43 x 53cm
(unframed)
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 504
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
A horse and cart with cattle in a landscape
oil on canvas
39 x 54cm
(unframed)
oil on canvas
39 x 54cm
(unframed)
Hammer price:
£35
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 505
Sold
DENISE WILLIAMS (20TH CENTURY)
Gerbera and Coleus
signed 'Denise Williams' (upper right) and with inscribed label (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
25.5 x 30.5cm
signed 'Denise Williams' (upper right) and with inscribed label (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
25.5 x 30.5cm
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 506
Unsold
MATTHIAS WEISCHER (GERMAN, B. 1973)
Untitled (Zeichnung)
a set of two, charcoal on paper
largest 21 x 29.5cm
(2)
ARR
Provenance
Galerie Eigen + Art, Berlin;
Sale, Bellmans Fine Art Auctioneers, 6th August 2019, lot 1135, where acquired by the present owner
a set of two, charcoal on paper
largest 21 x 29.5cm
(2)
ARR
Provenance
Galerie Eigen + Art, Berlin;
Sale, Bellmans Fine Art Auctioneers, 6th August 2019, lot 1135, where acquired by the present owner
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 507
Sold
M PLACE AFTER ROBERT KER PORTER (BRITISH, 1777-1842) (2)
The Loyal Associated and Volunteer Corps of the City of Westminster
engraving in colour
45 x 62cm
together with an oval profile portrait of a soldier in watercolour
(2)
engraving in colour
45 x 62cm
together with an oval profile portrait of a soldier in watercolour
(2)
Condition reportThe sheet is rippled and creased with tears along the lower margin and off the…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 508
Sold
JAMES KENNETT WILLSON (BRITISH, D. 1881) (3)
Merchant barque under light sail; A frigate at anchor; Frigates in a calm, three studies
ink, watercolour and wash
the largest 8 x 8cm
(3)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
ink, watercolour and wash
the largest 8 x 8cm
(3)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 509
Sold
JAMES KENNETT WILLSON (BRITISH, D. 1881) (3)
Paddlesteamer 'Comet'; Wreck of HMS Laurel, 1812; Study of a brig off a rocky coast, three studies
one titled 'Comet' (lower left)
watercolour and wash
the largest 8 x 11.5cm
(3)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
one titled 'Comet' (lower left)
watercolour and wash
the largest 8 x 11.5cm
(3)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 510
Sold
JAMES KENNETT WILLSON (BRITISH, D. 1881) (3)
HMS Vigo; A three-decker at anchor; A two-decker sailing off the coast, three (two framed as one)
one inscribed 'HMS Vigo' (lower left)
watercolour and wash
the largest 7 x 11.5cm
(3)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
one inscribed 'HMS Vigo' (lower left)
watercolour and wash
the largest 7 x 11.5cm
(3)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 511
Unsold
JAMES KENNETT WILLSON (BRITISH, D. 1881) (2)
Study of a frigate under reduced canvas; Study of two frigates at anchor off the coast, two
ink, watercolour and wash
the largest 14 x 17cm
(2)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
ink, watercolour and wash
the largest 14 x 17cm
(2)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 512
Unsold
JAMES KENNETT WILLSON (BRITISH, D. 1881) (2)
Two deckers off a distant coast; Two frigates at anchor, two ink, watercolour and wash
the largest
13.5 x 24.5cm
(2)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
the largest
13.5 x 24.5cm
(2)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Estimate: £120 - £180
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 513
Sold
WILLIAM CALLOW (BRITISH, 1812-1908)
A rocky woodland path
signed 'W Callow' (lower left)
watercolour
25 x 36cm
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
signed 'W Callow' (lower left)
watercolour
25 x 36cm
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 514
Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Dieppe, a pair
titled (in lower margin)
watercolour
9 x 15cm
(2)
titled (in lower margin)
watercolour
9 x 15cm
(2)
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 515
Sold
MARCUS ARTHUR BOSS (BRITISH, B. 1891) (2)
Harrow School
signed, titled and inscribed 'Marcus A Boss, Published by Appleby Brothers, 27 George St, Portman Square W' (in lower margin)
watercolour
26 x 36cm
together with a print of the same work
(2)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
signed, titled and inscribed 'Marcus A Boss, Published by Appleby Brothers, 27 George St, Portman Square W' (in lower margin)
watercolour
26 x 36cm
together with a print of the same work
(2)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 516
Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
A gardener with a wheel barrow in the grounds of an abbey
watercolour
31 x 42cm
watercolour
31 x 42cm
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 517
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Street scene in Heidelberg
watercolour
18.5 x 24cm
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
watercolour
18.5 x 24cm
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 518
Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY CAVE (BRITISH, 1779-1836)
City wall by a river
watercolour
27 x 24cm
watercolour
27 x 24cm
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 519
Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES B. DALZIEL (BRITISH, ACT. 1848-1908)
A woodland track
bears signature (lower right)
oil on board
31 x 46cm
bears signature (lower right)
oil on board
31 x 46cm
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 520
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Tintern Abbey
watercolour with scratching out on paper
26 x 37cm
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
watercolour with scratching out on paper
26 x 37cm
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 521
Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
A shepherd and flock with farm buildings beyond
watercolour
34 x 24cm
watercolour
34 x 24cm
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £70
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 522
Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Rowing boats on a river with windmills in a town, thought to be Rotterdam
watercolour
16.5 x 23.5cm
watercolour
16.5 x 23.5cm
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Lot 523
Unsold
FOLLOWER OF JOHN GENDALL (3)
Mother and child by a river; Raising the net; Barge by a weir, three
watercolour and gouache on paper
the largest 37 x 26cm
(3)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
watercolour and gouache on paper
the largest 37 x 26cm
(3)
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023
17 January 2023