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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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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 97 Sold
EDWARD DAYES (BRITISH, 1763-1804)
Borrowdale across Derwentwater
inscribed (on an old label attached to the backboard)
watercolour on paper
31 x 48cm

Provenance
Charles Mallord William Turner (Great-Grandson of John Turner, uncle of Joseph Mallord William Turner);
Charles Wilfred Mallord Turner;
Thence by family descent
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; a few specks of staining in the sky and a couple further to the…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 98 Sold
EDWARD DAYES (BRITISH, 1763-1804)
Castle Priory, Norfolk
signed ‘E Dayes’ (lower left); inscribed and titled (on an old label attached to the backboard)
watercolour on paper
22.5 x 30cm

Provenance
Charles Mallord William Turner (Great-Grandson of John Turner, uncle of Joseph Mallord William Turner);
Charles Wilfred Mallord Turner;
Thence by family descent
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/a-collection-of-watercolours-from-the-family-of-jmw…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 99 Sold
MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (BRITISH, 1743-1801) (2)
Near Breton Ferry, Glamorganshire
a pair, each signed 'MA Rooker' (lower left) and inscribed with title (on original mounts)
watercolour on paper
each 26 x 36.5cm

Provenance
J Palser & Son;
Charles Mallord William Turner (Great-Grandson of John Turner, uncle of Joseph Mallord William Turner);
Charles Wilfred Mallord Turner;
Thence by family descent
(2)
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/a-collection-of-watercolours-from-the-family-of-jmw-turner
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 100 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SANDBY (BRITISH, 1731-1809)
Agatha’s Monastery, Richmond, Yorkshire
inscribed '-gathas monastery - Richmond Yorkshire by P. Sandby' (on a label attached to the backboard)
watercolour
19 x 28cm

Provenance
Charles Mallord William Turner (Great-Grandson of John Turner, uncle of Joseph Mallord William Turner);
Charles Wilfred Mallord Turner;
Thence by family descent
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/a-collection-of-watercolours-from-the-family-of-jmw-turner
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 101 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN GLOVER (BRITISH, 1767-1849)
A house in a woodland
indistinctly inscribed (lower left)
watercolour
14.5 x 20cm

Provenance
Charles Mallord William Turner (Great-Grandson of John Turner, uncle of Joseph Mallord William Turner);
Charles Wilfred Mallord Turner;
Thence by family descent
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/a-collection-of-watercolours-from-the-family-of-jmw-turner
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 102 Sold
CIRCLE OF JOHN SELL COTMAN
Figures on a bridge over a river
watercolour on paper
16.5 x 30cm

Provenance
Charles Mallord William Turner (Great-Grandson of John Turner, uncle of Joseph Mallord William Turner);
Charles Wilfred Mallord Turner;
Thence by family descent
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/a-collection-of-watercolours-from-the-family-of-jmw-turner
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 103 Sold
ENGLISH PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
A horse and cart on a track with figures outside a cottage
watercolour on paper
26.5 x 37cm
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/a-collection-of-watercolours-from-the-family-of-jmw-turner
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £60
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 104 Sold
JAMES GILLRAY (BRITISH, 1757-1815)
Orange Jumper
inscribed (on backing paper)
hand coloured engraving
27 x 19.5cm
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 105 Sold
THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH, 1756-1827) (2)
A fisherman with other figures in a river landscape
ink and watercolour
14.5 x 23cm
together with Side Box Sketches, etched by Samuel Alken (1756-1815) after Thomas Rowlandson, a set of four etchings framed as one, each 10.5 x 15cm
(2)
Condition reportThere are light traces of a vertical crease to the centre of the work and light…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 106 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY (2)
The Hill Under Malmesbury's Park, Henley; Henley Bridge and Church, a pair
watercolour
each 27 x 40.5cm

Provenance
Leger Galleries, Old Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 107 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM DANIELL (BRITISH, 1769-1837)
Hastings from the white rocks
titled and dated 'Oct 18th 1821' (in lower margin)
pencil
22 x 33cm

Provenance
Ealing Gallery, London
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 108 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES PATTISON COCKBURN (BRITISH, 1779-1848)
Dover Castle
watercolour
40 x 28.5cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 109 Sold
ARY VAN WANUM (DUTCH, 1733-1780)
Shipping on a canal
signed and dated 'A. VAN WANUM Fecit 1774' (lower left) and stamped (lower right)
grey wash
20.5 x 36cm

Provenance
The Ronald A. Lee Collection, Sotheby's, London, 28th November 2001, lot 258;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 110 Sold
SAMUEL ATKINS (BRITISH, C. 1787-1808)
A British frigate making sail as she departs her busy offshore anchorage in a heavy swell
signed 'Atkins' (lower left)
watercolour
26.6 x 37.1cm

Provenance
The Parker Gallery, London;
Jonathan Janson, UK
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 111 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAN JOHN HUGGINGS (BRITISH, 1781-1845)
A British naval squadron in the Mediterranean
watercolour and bodycolour
40.6 x 63.5cm

Provenance
Parker Gallery, London;
Jonathan Janson, UK
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 112 Sold
JOHN HOPPNER (BRITISH, 1758-1810)
A lady seated with a dog in a wooded landscape
pencil, chalk and bodycolour on paper
41 x 32cm

Provenance
The Fine Art, Military and Sporting Gallery, London
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 113 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady with a spaniel, thought to be Queen Victoria's mother, the Duchess of Kent
inscribed (to backboard)
watercolour heightened with white
63 x 45cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 114 Sold
FRANCOIS THEODORE ROCHARD (BRITISH, 1798-1858)
Portrait of a young gentleman
signed and dated 'F. Rochard 12 48' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
47 x 26.5cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 115 Sold
JOHANNES NOTZ (SWISS, 1802-1862) (2)
Portrait of a gentleman; Portrait of a lady, a pair
each signed and dated 'J. Notz 1828' (lower left)
black and white chalk
each 25 x 21.5cm
(2)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 116 Sold
CIRCLE OF JOHN DOWNMAN
Portrait of a gentleman, head and shoulders, wearing a grey coat
oil on copper
oval, 17 x 14cm
Condition reportVarious small marks and scratches to surface.Inspection under uv light reveals…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 117 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman, thought to be Lord Byron
oil on canvas
77 x 64cm
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 118 Sold
SCOTTISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman
oil on canvas
76.5 x 62.5cm
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 119 Sold
CIRCLE OF REVEREND MATTHEW WILLIAM PETERS (3)
Two sisters, seated, half length, before a column with red drapes behind, wearing shawls; Three sisters with a billet doux; Three sisters admiring a portrait miniature, a set of three
oil on canvas
each 36.5 x 29cm
(3)
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 120 Sold
MANNER OF GEORGE CHINNERY
Portrait of a gentleman
oil on canvas
77 x 64cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 121 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a boy holding a bow and arrow
oil on canvas
91.5 x 71.5cm
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 122 Sold
JAMES PARDON (BRITISH, CIRCA 1792-1862)
Portrait of Joseph Taylor Phillips Esq
signed and dated 'J Pardon 1854' (lower centre, on chair) and with brass presentation plaque engraved 'Presented by the supporters of Pains Lane Races to Joseph Taylor Phillips Esq. 1854'
oil on canvas
142.5 x 112cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  There is a protrusion to the canvas, right of the…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 123 Sold
AFTER JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID
Portrait of Napoleon I
oil on canvas
70.5 x 50.5cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  Some scattered lines of craquelure, otherwise paint…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 124 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of Charles Brown in the uniform of The Oxford Volunteers
oval, oil on canvas
27.5 x 21cm

Provenance
Joseph Leete;
Michael Appleby of St. James's
FootnoteInscribed on an old label attached to the reverse ' The Great Grandfather (mother's side of…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 125 Sold
JOHANN GEORGE PAUL FISCHER (GERMAN, 1786-1875)
Italian Troops
signed and dated 'John Paul Fischer fecit London 1815' (lower right); inscribed with regimental details (in the border)
pencil, ink and watercolour
20.5 x 29cm

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 29th November 2000, lot 143;
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £250 - £350
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 126 Sold
REGINALD AUGUSTUS WYMER (BRITISH, 1849-1935)
An Officer of 60th American Regiment of Foot, Quebec, circa 1820
signed 'RA Wymer' (lower right)
watercolour
38 x 26.5cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 127 Sold
ALPHONSE LALAUZE (FRENCH, 1872-1936) (2)
Hussar on Horseback
signed and dated 'Alph LALAUZE 1903' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache on paper
53 x 36cm
together with A cavalry officer on horseback by the same hand, (both unframed)
(2)
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £250 - £350
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 128 Sold
CHARLES TOWNE (BRITISH, 1763-1840)
A wooded landscape with a traveller on a path
signed 'By C.T. ' (lower left)
oil on canvas
59 x 49.5cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 31st January 2018, lot 89;
Private collection, London
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  Traces of craquelure to the paint surface - stable,…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 129 Unsold
CIRCLE OF THOMAS BARKER OF BATH
A mother and child on a country track to a cottage
oil on canvas
28 x 35.5cm
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 130 Sold
WILLIAM SHAYER SNR (BRITISH, 1787-1879)
Boy with donkeys and a dog under a tree
signed ‘Wm Shayer’ (lower right)
oil on board
53 x 43cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 131 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN THOMSON OF DUDDINGSTON (BRITISH, 1778-1840)
View of a country landscape
with inscribed label (verso)
oil on panel
40 x 53cm
Condition reportThe board is sound.  Extensive lines of craquelure throughout, stable.  Ultraviolet…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 132 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHURCHYARD (BRITISH, 1798-1865)
A landscape with a house in the distance
indistinctly inscribed in pencil (verso)
oil on board
15 x 20cm
(unframed)
Condition reportThe board is sound although the grain of the wood is visible.  Paint surface is…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 133 Sold
JOHN SAMUEL RAVEN (BRITISH, 1829-1877)
Sheep in a storm
indistinctly signed (lower right), inscribed 'Sheep in a Storm/ this pictures is the property of H.M. Raven/ Broadstairs, Trustee to the Raven Collection/ & is loaned to Mrs Holliday/ Oak Tree House, Branch Hill/ Hampstead' (on and old label attached to the reverse)
oil on panel
12 x 19cm
(unframed)
FootnoteSamuel John Raven appears to have been generally self-taught other than possible tuition…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 134 Unsold
ROBERT GALLON (BRITISH, 1845-1925)
Mount Mouzaia from Hamma Rirha
titled and dated in pencil 'Mt Mouzaia from Hamma Rirha Algiers 12 feb 90' (verso)
Certified by Paul H. Waller, listed by the artist in his records as No. 200
oil on board
20 x 32cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 135 Unsold
HORATIO MCCULLOCH (BRITISH, 1805-1867)
Woodcutters, Bothwell Castle
signed and dated 'H MCCULLOCH 1837' (lower left)
oil on canvas
137.5 x 229cm

Exhibited
Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Horatio McCulloch, May-December 1988, no.15
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  The paint surface is thin in some areas, probably due…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 136 Sold
CIRCLE OF HENRY JOHN BODDINGTON
An extensive landscape with a country house beyond
oil on canvas
97 x 145cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  The paint surface is in good clean condition…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 137 Sold
R. W. FOLKARD (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)
A grey and chestnut horse with a foal
signed and dated 'R. W. Folkard Pinx 1834' (lower right)
oil on canvas
71 x 92cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been heavily relined.  There are traces of craquelure throughout the…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 138 Sold
ALFRED VICKERS (BRITISH, 1786-1868)
South Coast, Isle of Wight
signed and dated 'A Vickers 1864' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 51cm

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, Belgravia, 11th November 1975, lot 2
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 139 Sold
HARRY WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1807-1886)
Devon on the Coast
signed and dated 'HARRY WILLIAMS 1837' (lower left); inscribed and titled (on an old label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 51cm

Provenance
Bourne Gallery, Reigate
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 140 Sold
JOHN CHARLES MAGGS (BRITISH, 1819-1895)
The Cock Inn, Bishopsgate Street
signed 'J C Maggs' (lower left) and inscribed with title (on canvas return)
oil on canvas
36 x 66cm

Provenance
Sporting Art and Dogs, Christie's, London, 22nd November 2001, lot 61;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined but the paint surface retains some impasto and is in…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 141 Sold
JOHN CHARLES MAGGS (BRITISH, 1819-1895)
The Marine Parade Brighton, 1820, Patent Safety Coach
signed and dated 'J. C. Maggs 1884' (lower left) and inscribed with title (to reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
36 x 66cm

Provenance
The Parker Gallery, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportOriginal canvas.  The paint surface is sound throughout; no sign of retouching…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 142 Sold
JOHN CHARLES MAGGS (BRITISH, 1819-1895)
Catherine Wheel, Southwark
signed and dated 'J C Maggs 1884' (lower left)
oil on canvas
36 x 66cm
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 143 Sold
HENRY BRITTAN WILLIS (BRITISH, 1810-1884)
A rural landscape with a watermill, men and women with horses and cattle and a windmill in the distance
signed and dated 'H. B. Willis 40' (lower left)
oil on canvas
43.5 x 61cm
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £300
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 144 Sold
HENRY JOHN YEEND KING (BRITISH, 1855-1924)
Chichester Harbour
signed 'YEEND KING' (lower left), signed and titled (on exhibition label verso)
oil on canvas-board
29 x 39cm

Exhibited
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters, London, year unknown, no. 4.
Condition reportThe canvas-board is sound and paint surface in good, clean condition.  Ultraviolet…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023

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