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Old Master, British and European Paintings
Auction date
Tuesday 29 March 2022
14:00
- 17:00 BST
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Tuesday 29 March
Lot 201 – 438 Old Master, British and European
Paintings 2pm
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Viewing
Friday 25 March 9am-5pm
Saturday 26 March 9am-12.30 noon
Monday 28 March 9am-5pm
Tuesday 29 March 9am-2pm
Payment
Payment can be made by bank transfer
or on collection
Collections
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Saturday 2 April 9am
-12noon
Monday 4 April 9am-4.30pm
Tuesday 5 April 9am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 6 April 9am –
4.30pm
Thursday 7 April
9am - 4.30pm
Lot 297
Unsold
DAVID BATES (BRITISH, 1840-1921)
Looking Down the Brathay
signed and dated 'David Bates 902' (lower left) and further signed, dated and inscribed with title (verso)
oil on canvas
36 x 46cm
Provenance
The Arun Art Centre, Arundel
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'David Bates 902' (lower left) and further signed, dated and inscribed with title (verso)
oil on canvas
36 x 46cm
Provenance
The Arun Art Centre, Arundel
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 298
Unsold
DAVID BATES (BRITISH, 1840-1921)
Rocky river landscape, north Wales
signed and dated 'David Bates 1897' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46 x 61.5cm
signed and dated 'David Bates 1897' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46 x 61.5cm
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 299
Sold
RICHARD HENRY BROCK (BRITISH, 1871-1943)
The Calf Shed
signed 'R. H. BROCK' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
Property sold to benefit a charitable trust
signed 'R. H. BROCK' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
Property sold to benefit a charitable trust
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Minor abrasions and surface dirt, lower left, otherwise the paint…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 300
Unsold
CIRCLE OF HENRY JOHN BODDINGTON (BRITISH, 1811-1865)
A drover resting by a pool with cattle watering
oil on canvas
39 x 51cm
Provenance
Helen Westlake nee Dubourg, thence by descent
oil on canvas
39 x 51cm
Provenance
Helen Westlake nee Dubourg, thence by descent
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined. Traces of vertical craquelure to the paint surface,…
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 301
Unsold
FOLLOWER OF BENJAMIN WILLIAMS LEADER
A river landscape, with a hill beyond
bears signature (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
Provenance
Art & Antiques Sale, Bonhams, Oxford, 29th February 2012, lot 85
Priory Fine Art
Purchased from the above by the present owner
bears signature (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
Provenance
Art & Antiques Sale, Bonhams, Oxford, 29th February 2012, lot 85
Priory Fine Art
Purchased from the above by the present owner
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 302
Sold
EDWIN BUTTERY (BRITISH, 1839-1908)
Sunset View in Surrey
signed 'Edwin Buttery' (lower right)
oil on board
20 x 30.5cm
signed 'Edwin Buttery' (lower right)
oil on board
20 x 30.5cm
Condition reportThe board appears generally sound; pin holes to the corners and centre of the upper…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 303
Sold
DOUGLAS ADAMS (BRITISH, 1853-1920)
Coastal scene
signed 'Douglas. Adams' (lower right)
oil on canvas
38 x 56cm
signed 'Douglas. Adams' (lower right)
oil on canvas
38 x 56cm
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 304
Sold
ROBERT FENSON (BRITISH, ACT. 1880-1920)
Harvest time
signed and dated ‘R Fenson 97’
oil on canvas laid on board
57 x 95cm
signed and dated ‘R Fenson 97’
oil on canvas laid on board
57 x 95cm
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 305
Sold
JOHN GUNSON ATKINSON (BRITISH, ACT. 1849-1880)
Near Ulpha Kirk House, on the river Duddon
signed and titled ‘J.G. Atkinson’ (verso)
oil on canvas
61 x 92cm
signed and titled ‘J.G. Atkinson’ (verso)
oil on canvas
61 x 92cm
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 306
Sold
CHARLES BRANWHITE (BRITISH, 1817-1880)
Two figures on a lane in a winter landscape
signed 'Charles Branwhite' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41 x 61cm
signed 'Charles Branwhite' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41 x 61cm
Original canvas. The paint surface is dirty, with light traces of old craquelure, also a…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 307
Sold
GEORGE WILLIAM MOTE (BRITISH, 1832-1909)
A rough field in Surrey
signed and dated ‘G.W. Mote 1887’ (lower right) and signed and titled (on artist’s label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
61 x 92cm
signed and dated ‘G.W. Mote 1887’ (lower right) and signed and titled (on artist’s label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
61 x 92cm
Condition reportLined. Pin holes visible upper and lower centre and upper right corner. A vertical…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £500 - £700
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 308
Sold
PHILLIP HENRY RIDEOUT (BRITISH, 1860-1920) (2)
The Race; Taking the Fence, a pair
one signed and dated 'Phil H Rideout 1894' (lower right), the other signed 'Phil H Rideout' (lower right)
oil on canvas
each 25.5 x 35.5cm
(unframed)
(2)
one signed and dated 'Phil H Rideout 1894' (lower right), the other signed 'Phil H Rideout' (lower right)
oil on canvas
each 25.5 x 35.5cm
(unframed)
(2)
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £150 - £200
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 309
Unsold
AFTER RICHARD WILSON
Dolbadarn Castle
oil on canvas
45 x 61cm
oil on canvas
45 x 61cm
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 310
Unsold
WITHDRAWN
JAMES SEYMOUR ADAMS (BRITISH, ACT. 1883-1888)
Haymaking, view near Halsemere, Surrey
signed and dated ‘J.S. Adams 89’ (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the canvas return)
oil on canvas
61 x 81.5cm
Haymaking, view near Halsemere, Surrey
signed and dated ‘J.S. Adams 89’ (lower right) and inscribed with title (on the canvas return)
oil on canvas
61 x 81.5cm
Estimate: £0 - £0
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 311
Sold
HENRY HADFIELD CUBLEY (BRITISH, 1858-1934)
Highland cattle in a mountainous landscape
signed 'H Hadfield Cubley' (lower right)
oil on board
30.5 x 22.5cm
signed 'H Hadfield Cubley' (lower right)
oil on board
30.5 x 22.5cm
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 312
Sold
JOHN MUNDELL (BRITISH, 1818-1875)
Waves breaking against the cliffs, a ship out at sea beyond
signed 'J Mundell' (lower left)
oil on board
19.5 x 29.5cm
signed 'J Mundell' (lower left)
oil on board
19.5 x 29.5cm
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 313
Sold
WILLIAM WILLIAMS OF PLYMOUTH (BRITISH, 1808-1895)
A mother and child in a landscape
signed and dated 'W William Plymouth 1851' (lower centre)
oil on board
14.5 x 23.5cm
signed and dated 'W William Plymouth 1851' (lower centre)
oil on board
14.5 x 23.5cm
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 314
Sold
EDWARD HENRY HOLDER (BRITISH, 1847-1922)
A river landscape
signed 'E H HOLDER' (lower left)
oil on canvas
20.5 x 30.5cm
signed 'E H HOLDER' (lower left)
oil on canvas
20.5 x 30.5cm
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 315
Sold
REUBEN LE GRANDE JOHNSTON (AMERICAN, 1850-1918)
A donkey and chickens in a courtyard
signed and inscribed 'R Le Grand Johnston/Malaga' (lower left)
oil on canvas
78.5 x 60cm
signed and inscribed 'R Le Grand Johnston/Malaga' (lower left)
oil on canvas
78.5 x 60cm
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 316
Sold
GUSTAVE MASCART (FRENCH, 1834-1914)
A farmyard scene
signed 'G. Mascart' (lower right)
oil on board
32 x 44cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, 6th July 1979, lot 384
Thence by descent
signed 'G. Mascart' (lower right)
oil on board
32 x 44cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, 6th July 1979, lot 384
Thence by descent
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 317
Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Two men on horseback being served wine
oil on canvas
63 x 50cm
oil on canvas
63 x 50cm
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 318
Unsold
RICARDO MANZANET (SPANISH, 1853-1939)
Woman on a country track
signed 'Manzanet' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 50cm
signed 'Manzanet' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 50cm
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 319
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
A man and woman on a country lane in a landscape
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76.5cm
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76.5cm
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 320
Sold
J. F. WILKINSON (BRITISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY) (2)
The Brook; A Riverside Study, a pair
each signed and dated 'J. F. Wilkinson 1879' (lower right), the first inscribed (verso), the other bears label (to reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
each 30.5 x 46cm
(2)
each signed and dated 'J. F. Wilkinson 1879' (lower right), the first inscribed (verso), the other bears label (to reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
each 30.5 x 46cm
(2)
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 321
Sold
EDMOND CHARLES YON (FRENCH, 1836-1897)
A fisherman on a river
signed 'EdmondYon' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 x 52.5cm
signed 'EdmondYon' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 x 52.5cm
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 322
Unsold
LOUIS PULINCKX (BELGIAN, 1843-1910)
A woman on a country track, a water landscape beyond
signed 'Pulinckx' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 x 55.5cm
signed 'Pulinckx' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 x 55.5cm
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 323
Sold
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Shipping in choppy waters
oil on board
34 x 43cm
oil on board
34 x 43cm
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 324
Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO LÉON LOUIS ANTOINE RIESENER (FRENCH, 1808-1878)
Figures at rest in a landscape
oil on canvas
32.5 x 40.5cm
oil on canvas
32.5 x 40.5cm
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 325
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
A woodland landscape with cattle and a drover
oil on canvas
29 x 43cm
oil on canvas
29 x 43cm
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 326
Sold
ROBERT MCGREGOR (SCOTTISH, 1848-1922)
Shipping in a harbour
signed 'R.MCGREGOR RSA' (lower right)
oil on board
26 x 36cm
signed 'R.MCGREGOR RSA' (lower right)
oil on board
26 x 36cm
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 327
Unsold
WILLIAM SAMUEL JAY (BRITISH, 1843-1933)
The Wood Cart
signed 'W Jay' (lower right); signed and dedicated (on the backing paper)
oil on board
17 x 24cm
signed 'W Jay' (lower right); signed and dedicated (on the backing paper)
oil on board
17 x 24cm
Condition reportSmall area of damage to upper right corner, resulting in a small amount of paint…
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 328
Sold
AFTER WENCESLAS HOLLAR
Charles I on horseback, with a baton in hand, a town beyond, possibly Berwick-upon-Tweed
etching
24.5 x 19cm
etching
24.5 x 19cm
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 329
Sold
CHARLES WILLIAM SHARPE (BRITISH, 1818-1883) AND LUMB STOCKS (BRITISH, 1812-1892) AFTER DANIEL MACLISE (2)
The Death of Nelson at The Battle of Trafalgar; Wellington and Blucher, Meeting After The Battle of Waterloo, a pair
colour engravings, from the original wall paintings in the Palace of Westminster
printed by Art Union of London
each 30 x 114cm
(2)
colour engravings, from the original wall paintings in the Palace of Westminster
printed by Art Union of London
each 30 x 114cm
(2)
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 330
Unsold
MINNIE CORMACK (BRITISH, 1862-1919) AFTER SIR EDWARD JOHN POYNTER
Blossoms
signed ‘M Cormack’ (lower right)
mezzotint
45.5 x 36cm
(unframed)
signed ‘M Cormack’ (lower right)
mezzotint
45.5 x 36cm
(unframed)
Estimate: £0 - £0
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 331
Sold
PHILIBERT-LOUIS DEBUCOURT (FRENCH, 1755-1832)
Siècle de Louis XV, une soirée chez Madame Geoffrin en 1755
aquatint
57 x 76cm
(unframed)
aquatint
57 x 76cm
(unframed)
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £70 - £100
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 332
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
The Four Royal Palaces of England viz: St James's Kensington
engraving
29 x 44.5cm
Provenance
The Parker Gallery, Albemarle Street, London
Private collection, UK
engraving
29 x 44.5cm
Provenance
The Parker Gallery, Albemarle Street, London
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 333
Sold
JAMES WALKER (BRITISH, 1748-1808) AFTER GEORGE ROMNEY
The Right Honourable Isabella Hamilton, youngest daughter of Henry David, Earl of Buchan
stamped and indistinctly inscribed (verso)
engraving
63 x 38cm
(unframed)
stamped and indistinctly inscribed (verso)
engraving
63 x 38cm
(unframed)
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £50 - £70
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 334
Sold
AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE HUET I (2)
L' Amour Couronné par les Graces (Cupid Crowned by the Graces); Cupid with the Graces, a pair
engravings
each 21.5 x 17.5cm
(2)
engravings
each 21.5 x 17.5cm
(2)
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 335
Sold
WILLIAM J. ALLINGHAM (BRITISH, LATE19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY) AFTER WILLIAM HAMILTON (4)
Morning; Noon; Evening; Night, a set of four
each signed in pencil 'William J. allingham' (in lower margin)
stipple engraving
published 1919 by J. Howell & Co., London
each 29.5 x 25cm
(4)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
each signed in pencil 'William J. allingham' (in lower margin)
stipple engraving
published 1919 by J. Howell & Co., London
each 29.5 x 25cm
(4)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£30
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 336
Unsold
WILLIAM SAMUEL HOWITT (BRITISH, 1765-1822) AFTER CAPT. THOMAS WILLIAMSON (BRITISH, 1758-1817) (5)
A Tiger Springing upon an Elephant; Decoy Elephants Catching a Male; The Common Wolf Trap; A Tiger Hunted by Wild Dogs; Decoy Elephants Leaving the Male Fastened to a Tree, a set of five engravings from 'Oriental Field Sports'
each 31 x 44.5cm
(5)
Provenance
Aitken Dott, Edinburgh
each 31 x 44.5cm
(5)
Provenance
Aitken Dott, Edinburgh
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 337
Sold
JAMES STARK (BRITISH, 1794-1859)
Trees beside a river
watercolour
29 x 34.5cm
Provenance
Gerald M. Norman Gallery, Duke Street, London
Private collection, UK
watercolour
29 x 34.5cm
Provenance
Gerald M. Norman Gallery, Duke Street, London
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 338
Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN SELL COTMAN (BRITISH, 1782-1842)
Pulpit Corner, Magdalen College, Oxford
inscribed 'Magdalen College E338' (verso)
ink and wash on paper
30.5 x 22cm
inscribed 'Magdalen College E338' (verso)
ink and wash on paper
30.5 x 22cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, a couple of tiny specks to the sky, upper right, otherwise good…
Hammer price:
£360
Estimate: £150 - £200
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 339
Sold
COMPANY SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Elephant training
pen, ink and watercolour
20.5 x 30cm
pen, ink and watercolour
20.5 x 30cm
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 340
Sold
JOHN LEECH (BRITISH, 1817-1864)
The Beadle
signed with initials 'JL' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
9 x 12cm
signed with initials 'JL' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
9 x 12cm
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 341
Sold
WILLIAM WIDGERY (BRITISH, 1822-1893)
Panorama of fishermen by a river
signed 'W.Widgery' (lower left)
watercolour
24.5 x 113cm
signed 'W.Widgery' (lower left)
watercolour
24.5 x 113cm
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 342
Sold
PAUL DUVERNEY (FRENCH,1866-1925) (11)
A set of seven watercolours including Athens, Venice, Chioggia
variously signed and inscribed
watercolour
the largest 21 x 31cm
together with two prints; Fernand Gottlob, Pour l'absent; H Leys 'Jacob van Liesvelt Imprimeur a Invers'; and two reproduction prints of Portraits of Tudor Women
(11)
variously signed and inscribed
watercolour
the largest 21 x 31cm
together with two prints; Fernand Gottlob, Pour l'absent; H Leys 'Jacob van Liesvelt Imprimeur a Invers'; and two reproduction prints of Portraits of Tudor Women
(11)
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £200
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 343
Sold
HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON (BRITISH, 1821-1906)
Val d'Aosta, Switzerland
signed 'H B. Brabazon' (lower left)
watercolour, gouache and pastel
24 x 34.5cm
signed 'H B. Brabazon' (lower left)
watercolour, gouache and pastel
24 x 34.5cm
The sheet appears sound and clean; good overall condition; framed and under glass - unexamined out…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 344
Sold
HENRY THOMAS SCHAFER (BRITISH, 1815-1873)
St Ouen, Rouen, Normandy
signed and titled 'H. Schafer' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
45.5 x 34cm
signed and titled 'H. Schafer' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
45.5 x 34cm
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022