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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 393
Sold
EMILY FARMER (BRITISH, 1826-1905) (2)
A Summer Posy; The Young Musician, a pair
each signed 'Emily Farmer' (one lower left, the other lower right)
watercolour
each 30 x 25cm
(2)
each signed 'Emily Farmer' (one lower left, the other lower right)
watercolour
each 30 x 25cm
(2)
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 394
Sold
MANNER OF GEORGE RICHMOND
Portrait of a lady seated
watercolour heightened with white
51 x 35cm
watercolour heightened with white
51 x 35cm
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 395
Sold
ERNEST CHARLES WALBOURN (BRITISH, 1872-1927)
A woman with a basket on a river bank
signed 'Ernest Walbourn' (lower left)
oil on canvas
77 x 127cm
signed 'Ernest Walbourn' (lower left)
oil on canvas
77 x 127cm
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 396
Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Unloading the catch
bears signature
oil on canvas
53 x 91.5cm
bears signature
oil on canvas
53 x 91.5cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 397
Sold
EMILY BEATRICE BLAND (BRITISH, 1864-1951)
The river at Littlehampton
signed and dated 'E B Bland 1921' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm
Provenance
Reid Gallery, Guildford
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'E B Bland 1921' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm
Provenance
Reid Gallery, Guildford
Private collection, UK
Condition reportLined.Craquelure visible, especially across centre of painting.Paint raised/lifting…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 398
Unsold
ALEXANDER JAMIESON (BRITISH, 1873-1937)
The Double Revolution Staircase, Chateau de Blois
signed and dated 'Alexander Jamieson 1911' (lower left), signed, dated and inscribed 'Blois' (verso)
oil on panel
41 x 32cm
signed and dated 'Alexander Jamieson 1911' (lower left), signed, dated and inscribed 'Blois' (verso)
oil on panel
41 x 32cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 399
Sold
SIR GEORGE CLAUSEN (BRITISH, 1852-1944)
Elm Trees
signed with initials 'G. C.' (lower right)
watercolour
27 x 30.5cm
Provenance
The Little Gallery, Kensington Church Walk, London
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'G. C.' (lower right)
watercolour
27 x 30.5cm
Provenance
The Little Gallery, Kensington Church Walk, London
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £700
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 400
Sold
FRANK WASLEY (BRITISH, 1848-1934)
Carthage
signed 'F Wasley' (lower left)
watercolour
36.5 x 53.5cm
signed 'F Wasley' (lower left)
watercolour
36.5 x 53.5cm
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 401
Sold
FREDERICK JAMES ALDRIDGE (BRITISH, 1850-1933)
Two boats sailing off the coast
signed 'F. J Aldridge' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
25 x 35.5cm
signed 'F. J Aldridge' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
25 x 35.5cm
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 402
Sold
FREDERICK JAMES ALDRIDGE (BRITISH, 1850-1933)
A Venetian view
signed and inscribed 'F. J. ALDRIDGE Venice' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
36 x 54cm
signed and inscribed 'F. J. ALDRIDGE Venice' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
36 x 54cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; some very minor specks of dirt in the sky, otherwise clean and…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 403
Sold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Gondola on the Venetian Lagoon
signed with initials and dated 'H.S.T. 1899' (lower left)
watercolour
10.5 x 13cm
Provenance
B.C. Sarginson
B.D. Price, purchased on 27 March 1983
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, no. A502
signed with initials and dated 'H.S.T. 1899' (lower left)
watercolour
10.5 x 13cm
Provenance
B.C. Sarginson
B.D. Price, purchased on 27 March 1983
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, no. A502
LiteratureDavid Wainwright and Catherine Dinn, Henry Scott Tuke 1858-1929 Under Canvas, Sarema…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 404
Sold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Brigantine in Falmouth Harbour
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1919' (lower left)
watercolour
17 x 24cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 13th November 1986, lot 129 (one of a pair)
Private collection, UK by 1993
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1919' (lower left)
watercolour
17 x 24cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 13th November 1986, lot 129 (one of a pair)
Private collection, UK by 1993
Condition reportFaint traces of staining off the left and right borders, otherwise sheet is sound;…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 405
Sold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Topsail schooner in Falmouth harbour
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1919' (lower right)
watercolour
17 x 24cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 13th November 1986, lot 129 (one of a pair)
Private collection, UK by 1993
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1919' (lower right)
watercolour
17 x 24cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 13th November 1986, lot 129 (one of a pair)
Private collection, UK by 1993
Condition reportThe sheet is sound and the colour strong throughout; good overall condition; framed…
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 406
Sold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
The Barge - A sketchbook containing twenty-five drawings and one watercolour
titled (on the cover) and inscribed 'H.S. Tuke/given by the artist to L.G. Duke/ and thence to Cyril Fry by L.G. Duke' (inside cover)
pencil and watercolour
sheet size 9 x 18cm
Provenance
Gifted by the artist to L.G. Duke
L.G. Duke to Cyril Fry
Cyril Fry to Bill Minns, from whom acquired by the present owner
titled (on the cover) and inscribed 'H.S. Tuke/given by the artist to L.G. Duke/ and thence to Cyril Fry by L.G. Duke' (inside cover)
pencil and watercolour
sheet size 9 x 18cm
Provenance
Gifted by the artist to L.G. Duke
L.G. Duke to Cyril Fry
Cyril Fry to Bill Minns, from whom acquired by the present owner
Hammer price:
£2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 407
Sold
ARTHUR BRISCOE (BRITISH, 1873-1943)
In Drydock
signed and numbered 'Arthur Briscoe 25/75' (in lower margin)
etching
30.5 x 22.5cm
Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 21 November 2005, lot 180, where purchased by the present owner
Literature
Alex A. Hurst, Arthur Briscoe - Marine Artist, Teredo Books Ltd. 1974, no.207
signed and numbered 'Arthur Briscoe 25/75' (in lower margin)
etching
30.5 x 22.5cm
Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 21 November 2005, lot 180, where purchased by the present owner
Literature
Alex A. Hurst, Arthur Briscoe - Marine Artist, Teredo Books Ltd. 1974, no.207
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 408
Unsold
ARTHUR BRISCOE (BRITISH, 1873-1943)
The Roaring Forties
signed and numbered 'Arthur Briscoe 62/75' (in lower margin)
etching
14 x 22.5cm
Provenance
Doig, Wilson and Wheatley, Edinburgh;
Private collection, UK
Literature
Alex A. Hurst, Arthur Briscoe - Marine Artist, Teredo Books Ltd. 1974, no.103
James Laver, A Complete Catalogue of the Etchings and Drypoints of Arthur Briscoe, no. 32
signed and numbered 'Arthur Briscoe 62/75' (in lower margin)
etching
14 x 22.5cm
Provenance
Doig, Wilson and Wheatley, Edinburgh;
Private collection, UK
Literature
Alex A. Hurst, Arthur Briscoe - Marine Artist, Teredo Books Ltd. 1974, no.103
James Laver, A Complete Catalogue of the Etchings and Drypoints of Arthur Briscoe, no. 32
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 409
Sold
ARTHUR BRISCOE (BRITISH, 1873-1943)
In the Trades (1930)
etching
20 x 24.5cm
Proof for an edition of 75
Literature
Alex A. Hurst, Arthur Briscoe - Marine Artist, Teredo Books Ltd. 1974, no.270
James Laver, A Complete Catalogue of the Etchings and Drypoints of Arthur Briscoe, no.154
The Print Collector's Quarterly, February 1939, p.97, no.154
etching
20 x 24.5cm
Proof for an edition of 75
Literature
Alex A. Hurst, Arthur Briscoe - Marine Artist, Teredo Books Ltd. 1974, no.270
James Laver, A Complete Catalogue of the Etchings and Drypoints of Arthur Briscoe, no.154
The Print Collector's Quarterly, February 1939, p.97, no.154
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 410
Unsold
AFTER JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER
Fulham (Chelsea)
etching
13 x 20cm
etching
13 x 20cm
Estimate: £0 - £0
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 411
Sold
PARKER HAGERTY (BRITISH, 1859-1934)
Yachts off the coast
signed 'PARKER HAGERTY' (lower right)
watercolour
34 x 52cm
signed 'PARKER HAGERTY' (lower right)
watercolour
34 x 52cm
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £200
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 412
Sold
ELOISE HARRIET STANNARD (BRITISH, 1829-1915)
Still Life with carnations in a glass a vase
signed and dated 'E H Stannard 1879' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38 x 30.5cm
signed and dated 'E H Stannard 1879' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38 x 30.5cm
Condition reportLined. Fine craquelure. Vertical light pale scratch or mark visible to centre near…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 413
Sold
PIERLE CHETZMAN (EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Still life with carnations in a vase
oil on board
23 x 30cm
oil on board
23 x 30cm
Hammer price:
£45
Estimate: £50 - £100
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 414
Sold
S*** ROCHELL (20TH CENTURY)
Still life with peaches and grapes
signed 'S. Rochell' (lower left)
oil on canvas
90 X 120cm
signed 'S. Rochell' (lower left)
oil on canvas
90 X 120cm
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 415
Unsold
L*** MARTIN (20TH CENTURY)
Still life of flowers in a basket with grapes and peaches
signed 'L. Martin' (lower right)
oil on canvas
91 x 71.5cm
signed 'L. Martin' (lower right)
oil on canvas
91 x 71.5cm
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 416
Sold
R. B. W. RICHARDSON (20TH CENTURY)
Kittens at play
signed 'RBW Richardson' (lower left)
oil on panel
29.5 x 40cm
signed 'RBW Richardson' (lower left)
oil on panel
29.5 x 40cm
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 417
Sold
JOHN CHARLES DOLLMAN (BRITISH, 1851-1934)
Lion and Lioness
signed 'J.C. Dollman' (lower right)
watercolour
21 x 43.5cm
signed 'J.C. Dollman' (lower right)
watercolour
21 x 43.5cm
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 418
Sold
MABEL ALLINGTON ROYDS (BRITISH, 1874-1941)
Study of rabbits and lilies
pencil and bodycolour on paper
10.5 x 24.5cm
Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London
pencil and bodycolour on paper
10.5 x 24.5cm
Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £40 - £60
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 419
Sold
PHILIP RICKMAN (BRITISH, 1891-1982) (3)
Woodcock, Burnside
signed with initials and dated 'PR 1937' (lower left) and titled (lower right)
pencil
11 x 16cm
together with two other pencil drawings by the same hand, Phase in the Courtship of the Woodcock, signed, 23 x 33.5cm; and A sketch of birds in a landscape, signed and dated '1935', 29.5 x 39.5cm
(3)
ARR
signed with initials and dated 'PR 1937' (lower left) and titled (lower right)
pencil
11 x 16cm
together with two other pencil drawings by the same hand, Phase in the Courtship of the Woodcock, signed, 23 x 33.5cm; and A sketch of birds in a landscape, signed and dated '1935', 29.5 x 39.5cm
(3)
ARR
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 420
Sold
OTTO MURRAY DIXON (BRITISH, 1885-1917)
Grey wagtail on a rock
signed and dated 'O Murray Dixon 1912' (lower right)
watercolour
28.5 x 22.5cm
signed and dated 'O Murray Dixon 1912' (lower right)
watercolour
28.5 x 22.5cm
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £150 - £200
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 421
Sold
JOHN CYRIL HARRISON (BRITISH, 1898-1985)
Hen harrier and snipe over a lake
signed 'JC Harrison' (lower right)
watercolour
53 x 74cm
ARR
signed 'JC Harrison' (lower right)
watercolour
53 x 74cm
ARR
Condition reportThe sheet is sound with strong colour throughout. Framed and under glass;…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 422
Sold
PETER CURLING (IRISH, B. 1955)
The river Lyon in low water
signed 'P Curling' (lower right) and titled (on the frame verso)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR
signed 'P Curling' (lower right) and titled (on the frame verso)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 423
Sold
NEIL CAWTHORNE (BRITISH, B. 1936)
Jockeys Get Mounted - Cheltenham
signed 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower left) and titled (on the canvas return)
oil on canvas
51 x 66cm
ARR
signed 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower left) and titled (on the canvas return)
oil on canvas
51 x 66cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 424
Sold
NEIL CAWTHORNE (BRITISH, B. 1936)
At the Start
signed 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower right) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
56 x 61cm
ARR
signed 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower right) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
56 x 61cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 425
Unsold
DAVID SHEPHERD (BRITISH, 1931-2017)
An English Landscape
signed 'David Shepherd' (lower right)
oil on canvas
66 x 230cm
(frame size 86 x 261cm)
ARR
Provenance
Acquired in 2012 from the David Shepherd Foundation by the present owner
signed 'David Shepherd' (lower right)
oil on canvas
66 x 230cm
(frame size 86 x 261cm)
ARR
Provenance
Acquired in 2012 from the David Shepherd Foundation by the present owner
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 426
Sold
NEIL CAWTHORNE (BRITISH, B. 1936)
Second Lot - Warren Hill, Newmarket
signed and dated 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower right) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
51 x 67cm
ARR
signed and dated 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower right) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
51 x 67cm
ARR
Condition reportOriginal canvas. The paint surface is in good, clean condition. Ultraviolet…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 427
Unsold
NEIL CAWTHORNE (BRITISH, B. 1936)
Racecourse Side - Newmarket
signed 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower right) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
51 x 71cm
ARR
signed 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower right) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
51 x 71cm
ARR
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Two surface abrasions off the left border, otherwise paint…
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 428
Sold
NEIL CAWTHORNE (BRITISH, B. 1936)
Summer Days
signed 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower right) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
41 x 56cm
ARR
signed 'Neil Cawthorne' (lower right) and titled (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
41 x 56cm
ARR
Condition reportOriginal canvas. There are a few light spots of surface dirt, otherwise the paint…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 429
Sold
FRANCES MABEL HOLLAMS (BRITISH, 1877-1963)
Lady Jane, a bay horse in a landscape
signed and dated 'F. M. Hollams '54' (lower right)
oil on board
40 x 50cm
ARR
signed and dated 'F. M. Hollams '54' (lower right)
oil on board
40 x 50cm
ARR
Condition reportThe board is sound. Minor scattered flecks of dirt to paint surface and some light…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £600 - £800
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 430
Sold
JOHN SANDERSON WELLS (BRITISH, 1872-1955)
Outside The Globe Room at The Reindeer Inn, Banbury
signed 'J. S. Sanderson. Wells' (lower right) and bears old label (to backboard)
watercolour
48 x 64.5cm
ARR
signed 'J. S. Sanderson. Wells' (lower right) and bears old label (to backboard)
watercolour
48 x 64.5cm
ARR
Condition reportUnder glass.Appears in generally good condition.
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 431
Sold
CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE, 'SNAFFLES' (BRITISH, 1884-1967) (12)
Sporting anecdotes for the twelve months of the year
set of twelve, lithograph in colours
each 19 x 26cm
(12)
ARR
set of twelve, lithograph in colours
each 19 x 26cm
(12)
ARR
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 432
Sold
CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE, 'SNAFFLES' (BRITISH,1884-1967)
The Stake and Bound
lithograph in colours
47 x 66cm
ARR
lithograph in colours
47 x 66cm
ARR
Condition reportDiscolouration, foxing, and various other marks.Under glass.
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 433
Sold
CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE, 'SNAFFLES' (BRITISH, 1884-1967)
A Fire Eater
set of three framed as one, signed 'Snaffles' in pencil (lower left margin)
lithograph in colours
overall size 26 x 80cm
ARR
set of three framed as one, signed 'Snaffles' in pencil (lower left margin)
lithograph in colours
overall size 26 x 80cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 434
Sold
CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE, 'SNAFFLES' (BRITISH,1884-1967)
'Blimy! Wot a life. West of Gib and north across the bay'
signed 'Snaffles' (lower left)
photolithograph
32 x 50.5cm
ARR
signed 'Snaffles' (lower left)
photolithograph
32 x 50.5cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 435
Sold
ANDREI JEGOROV (RUSSIAN, 1878-1954)
Troikas in the snow with a woman collecting water
signed 'A. Jegorov' (lower left)
oil on board
23 x 32cm
signed 'A. Jegorov' (lower left)
oil on board
23 x 32cm
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 436
Sold
ANDREI JEGOROV (RUSSIAN, 1878-1954)
Troikas in the snow with an Eastern orthodox church beyond
signed 'A. Jegorov' (lower right)
oil on board
23 x 32cm
signed 'A. Jegorov' (lower right)
oil on board
23 x 32cm
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 437
Sold
ANTOINE BOUVARD (FRENCH, 1870-1956)
Gondolas on the canal, The Doge’s palace beyond
signed 'Bouvard' (lower right)
oil on canvas
37 x 55cm
ARR
signed 'Bouvard' (lower right)
oil on canvas
37 x 55cm
ARR
Condition reportthe canvas has been relined. Paint surface is generally clean and sound. …
Hammer price:
£6,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
29 March 2022
29 March 2022
Lot 438
Sold
CIRCLE OF BOUVARD
Venice
bears signature (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm
bears signature (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm
Condition reportOriginal canvas; paint surface is in good, clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals no…
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 March 2022
29 March 2022