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Auction date Tuesday 28 March 2023 13:00 BST

Tuesday 28 March      - Sussex Saleroom 

Lot 1 – 279                          Old Master, British & European Paintings 1.00pm 

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PICTURES & PRINTS CATALOGUE TERMS
An explanation of catalogue terms in our opinion:

"Full name of the artist" - a work by the artist.
"Attributed to ..." - probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.
"Name and initial" - possibly a work by the artist.
"Studio of ..." - a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist.
"Circle of ..." - a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence.
"Follower of ..." - a work executed in the artist's style, but not necessarily by a pupil.
"Manner of ..." - a work in the artist's style, but of a later date.
"After ..." - a copy (of any date) of a work by that artist.
"Signed ... Dated ... Inscribed ..." - the work has been signed/date/inscribed by the artist.
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Total lots: 278

Lot 242 Sold
ALBERT GOODWIN (BRITISH, 1845-1932)
At Sea
signed and dated 'Albert Goodwin 1917' (lower right), titled 'At Sea' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour on paper
24 x 36.5cm

Provenance
Chris Beetles, London

Exhibited
Chris Beetles, London, Albert Goodwin RWS, 7th May - 7th June 1996, no.155
Condition reportUpon very close inspection surface appears a little uneven in places.A possible…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 243 Sold
ALBERT GOODWIN (BRITISH, 1845-1932)
Valley of Silvaplana
indistinctly signed 'Albert Goodwin' (lower right) and titled 'Valley of Silvaplana' (lower left)
watercolour
25 x 36cm

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 30th January 1991, lot 174
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 244 Sold
ALBERT GOODWIN (BRITISH, 1845-1932)
Bosham, Sussex
signed 'Albert Goodwin' (lower right) titled 'Bosham Sussex' (lower left)
watercolour
24 x 34cm

Provenance
Chris Beetles, London

Exhibited
Chris Beetles, London, Albert Goodwin RWS, 7th May - 7th June 1996, no.142
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 245 Sold
ALBERT GOODWIN (BRITISH, 1845-1932)
Wells from St. Cuthberts
signed 'Albert Goodwin' (lower right), titled 'Wells' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
19 x 25.5cm

Provenance
Private Collection, UK
Condition reportSky a little discoloured.A few very small minor spots of foxing in places, mostly…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 246 Sold
ALBERT GOODWIN (BRITISH, 1845-1932)
Trummelbach Falls, Lauterbrunnen
signed 'Albert Goodwin' (lower right) and titled 'Lauterbrunnen' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour on paper
11.5 x 17cm

Provenance
Chris Beetles, London

Exhibited
Chris Beetles, London, Albert Goodwin RWS, 7th May - 7th June 1996, no.22
Condition reportCraquelure around the area to the centre left heightened with white, there could be…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 247 Unsold
ALBERT GOODWIN (BRITISH, 1845-1932)
Durham
titled 'Durham' (lower left) and dated '1900' (lower right)
watercolour
27 x 37cm

Provenance
Chris Beetles, 1988, London from whom acquired by the previous owner;
Thence by descent
The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place, SW7 2JE, 21 & 22 March, 11am-5pm
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 248 Sold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Moored Schooners at Leghorn
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1904' (lower right), inscribed '19' (on exhibition label attached to the backboard)
watercolour on paper
24.5 x 34.5cm

Provenance
Dowdeswell & Dowdeswells, New Bond Street, London;
Sale, JP Humberts, 17th March 2008, lot 262 where acquired by the present owner

Exhibited
Dowdeswell & Dowdeswells, Along the Italian Riviera (From Marseilles to Leghorn), June - July 1904, no.19
LiteratureB.D. Price, The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 2nd…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 249 Unsold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Laigueglia, Liguria
signed 'HS Tuke' (lower right), inscribed 'Laigueglia' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
13.5 x 21cm

Provenance
Gifted by the artist to his sister, Maria Tuke, thence by descent to her great niece;
Sale, Bonhams, Oxford, 16th November 2011, part lot 116, where purchased by the present owner

Footnote
The present work is a preliminary sketch for R431, B.D. Price, The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 2nd Edition 1983.
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 250 Sold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Cervo, Liguria
signed with initials 'H.S.T' (lower right) and inscribed 'Cervo' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
13.5 x 20.5cm

Provenance
Gifted by the artist to his sister, Maria Tuke, thence by descent to her great niece;
Sale, Bonhams, Oxford, 16th November 2011, part lot 116, where purchased by the present owner
FootnoteThe present work is a preliminary sketch for 'Cervo, A Ligurian Rock Village, 1904', Royal…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 251 Sold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Ockwells Manor
inscribed 'H.S.T/ at Ockwells, an ancient house near Maidenhead MT at the doorway about 1885' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
9.5 x 17cm

Provenance
Gifted by the artist to his sister, Maria Tuke, thence by descent to her great niece;
Sale, Bonhams, Oxford, 16th November 2011, part lot 116, where purchased by the present owner
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 252 Sold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Landscape with stormy skies
watercolour on paper
13 x 20.5cm

Provenance
Gifted by the artist to his sister, Maria Tuke, thence by descent to her great niece;
Sale, Bonhams, Oxford, 16th November 2011, part lot 116, where purchased by the present owner
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound with strong colour.  Framed and under glass and ready to hang.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 253 Unsold
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Portrait of Maria Tuke (1861-1947)
inscribed 'Return to Mrs Sainsbury 5 Provost Rd, Hampstead, NW3, portrait, oil, MT' (on an old label verso)
painted at Clifton, 1881
oil on panel
23 x 13.5cm

Provenance
Maria Tuke Sainsbury;
Sale, Trembath Welch, 25th March 2002, lot 370, where purchased by the present owner
LiteratureMaria Tuke Sainsbury, Henry Scott Tuke, A Memoir, Martin Secker, London, 1933,…
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 254 Sold
MARIA TUKE (BRITISH, 1861-1947)
Portrait of Geoffrey Sainsbury, son of the artist
signed with initials and dated 'M.T.S. 1902' (upper right)
watercolour
18 x 13.5cm

Provenance
B.D. Price;
Private Collection, UK

Exhibited
Penlee House, Penzance, Women Artists in Cornwall 1880-1940, 16th March - 27th April 2002, no.78
The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place, SW7 2JE, 21 & 22 March, 11am-5pm
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 255 Sold
MARIA TUKE (BRITISH, 1861-1947)
Coastline to The Manacles from Falmouth
signed and indistinctly dated 'M.T. Sainsbury 1895' (lower right)
watercolour
10.5 x 24.5cm

Provenance
Gifted by the artist to Antionette Sainsbury;
Thence by descent to D.B. Price;
Private Collection, UK
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 256 Sold
MARIA TUKE (BRITISH, 1861-1947)
Christmas card of a Falmouth Quay punt and square rigger
signed, dated and inscribed 'With greetings from M.T. Sainsbury Christmas 1890.' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
8.5 x 11cm

Provenance
B.D. Price;
Private Collection, UK
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 257 Sold
MARIA TUKE (BRITISH, 1861-1947) (4)
Henry Scott Tuke. R.A., R.W.S. A Memoir. London: Martin Secker, 1933. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece portrait, plates (some staining to title). original blue buckram gilt. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "C. J. E. S. from M. T., Christmas, 1933."
With 3 other books of related interest, namely J. S. De Calvados's Levanna and Our Ladies of Sorrow…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 258 Sold
CHARLES SPENCELAYH (BRITISH, 1865-1958) (5)
A Touch of Rheumatism
signed titled and dated 'Charles Spencelayh 24-6-35' (lower right)
pencil on paper
21 x 16cm
together with a sketchbook of approximately 130 ink drawings; 'No Ink', a signed engraving by the same hand; also included: a reproduction of print 'Time on His Hands' and a photograph of the artist
(5)
ARR

Footnote
The finished oil 'A Touch of Rheumatism' was sold, Sotheby's London, 17th December 2009, lot 49
ProvenanceWilfred Billinghame, MD of Amoa Chemical Company, Hinckley;Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 259 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO MILDRED ANNE BUTLER (IRISH, 1858-1941)
Cows in a field
watercolour on paper
11 x 17.5cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 260 Sold
FRANK WASLEY (BRITISH, 1848-1934) (2)
Grand Canal, Venice; Sunset, Venice
a pair, each signed 'F. Wasley' (lower left)
each 24 x 43cm
(2)

Provenance
Mangate Gallery, London;
Bell Fine Art, Winchester, 2002 from whom acquired by the previous owner;
Thence by descent
Condition reportBoth sheets are sound and colour strong.  A couple of tiny media specks in the sky…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 261 Sold
FREDERICK EDWARD JOSEPH GOFF (BRITISH, 1855-1931)
The Strand
signed, dated and titled 'FRED E.J. GOFF 1900 THE STRAND' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
13.5 x 19cm

Provenance
Abbey Antiques, Hemel Hempstead
Condition reportThe sheet is sound and colour strong throughout; traces of a previous mount along…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 262 Sold
JOHN PARKER (BRITISH, 1839-1915)
The Thames at Maidenhead
signed and dated 'J. Parker 83' (lower left)
watercolour
26 x 35.5cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 263 Sold
CHARLES EDMUND ROWBOTHAM (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
A shepherdess in an alpine gorge
signed 'Chas Rowbotham' (lower right)
watercolour
12.5 x 19cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 264 Sold
CHARLES EDMUND ROWBOTHAM (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
A quiet estuary
signed and dated 'Chas Rowbotham 1886' (lower left)
watercolour
12.5 x 15cm
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 265 Sold
FRANCIS SEYMOUR LESLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1925)
Woolwich Dockyard
signed, dated and titled 'F.S.L. July 1984 Woolwich Dockyard' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache on paper
20.5 x 27cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 266 Sold
FRANCIS SEYMOUR LESLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1925)
In Woolwich Reach
signed, dated and titled 'F.S.L, August 1893, In Woolwich Reach' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache
24.5 x 35cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 267 Sold
FRANCIS SEYMOUR LESLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1925)
Halfway Reach
signed, dated and titled 'F.S.L October 1897 Halfway Reach' (lower right)
watercolour
19 x 30.5cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 268 Unsold
WILLIAM MINSHALL BIRCHALL (BRITISH, 1884-1941)
H.M. Yacht Britannia
signed, inscribed and dated 'H.M. Yacht "Britannia"/WMBirchall 1929' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
24.5 x 35.2cm

Provenance
Jonathan Janson, UK
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 269 Sold
FREDERICK WILLIAM MEYER (BRITISH, 1869-1922) (2)
Morning; Evening,
a pair, each signed with monogram (lower right) and inscribed with title (on reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
each 30.5 x 51cm
(2)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 270 Sold
THERESA SYLVESTER STANNARD (BRITISH, 1898-1947)
A cottage in summer
signed 'Theresa Sylvester Stannard' (lower left)
watercolour
35 x 25.5cm
(unframed)
Condition reportThe sheet/card is sound; tiny fleck of staining in the sky, upper right otherwise…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 271 Sold
ALFRED FONTVILLE DE BREANSKI (BRITISH, 1877-1957)
The Cotswolds, The Bridge at Ablington
signed 'A de Breanski j' (lower right) and inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
41 x 51cm
ARR
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 272 Sold
ALICE GRANT (BRITISH, 19TH/20TH CENTURY)
Still life with Argyranthemum in a vase
signed and dated 'Alice Grant 1889' (lower right), inscribed 'A Study by Alice Grant, Studio 15/ Gloucester Place, South Kensington' (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
oil on board
24.5 x 22cm

Provenance
Bourne Gallery, Reigate, 1979, from whom acquired by the previous owner;
Thence by descent
Condition reportThe board is sound.  Craquelure to the flowers and vase, otherwise paint surface is…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 273 Sold
HERMAN VEDEL (DANISH, 1875-1948)
A vase of flowers, a bust, a goblet and fruit on a table
oil on canvas
58 x 70cm

Provenance
British and Continental Pictures, Christie's, London, 22nd February 2001, lot 58
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 274 Unsold
SOREN CHRISTIAN BJULF (DANISH, 1857-1942)
Fish Sellers Before the Copenhagen Stock Exchange
signed 'Bjulf' (lower right)
oil on canvas
71 x 101cm

Provenance
British and Continental Pictures, Christie's, London, 29th August 2002, lot 221;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 275 Sold
JOHANNES HENDRIK EVERSEN (DUTCH, 1906-1995)
Still life with a feather, books, shells and a map of Ile de Rey
signed and dated 'J. H . Eversen 56' (lower right)
oil on canvas
41 x 61cm
ARR
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 276 Sold
JOHANNES HENDRIK EVERSEN (DUTCH, 1906-1995)
Still life with a salmon fillet, bread, a glass and a vase on a table
signed and dated ‘J. H. Eversen 1961’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 71cm
ARR
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 277 Unsold
LOUIS DODD (BRITISH, 1943-2006)
Ships Getting Under Way
signed 'Louis Dodd' (lower right)
oil on board
44.5 x 79cm
ARR
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 278 Sold
JAMES HARDY (BRITISH, B. 1937)
The Decisive Broadside
signed 'JAMES HARDY' (lower left)
oil on panel
arched top, 40 x 59cm
ARR
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 279 Sold
PETER BILAS (SOUTH AFRICAN, B. 1952) (2)
The Battle of Trafalgar,
a pair, each signed 'PETER BILAS' (lower right) and one dated '90' (lower right)
oil on canvas
each 95 x 145cm
(2)

Provenance
The Marine Sale, Sotheby's, London, 3rd May 2000, lot 182;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023

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