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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.
"Bears signature and/or date and/or inscription" - has been added by another hand.
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Total lots: 16

Lot 218 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Under the Rose Bower, Telham Court, Battle
signed 'W.Xtn Symons'
watercolour and gouache
25 x 34.5cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.55;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.55;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.55;
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.55
FootnoteThe present work has been requested for potential inclusion in a forthcoming exhibition;…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 220 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The Cattle Market, Battle
signed 'W.Xtn Symons' (lower right)
watercolour
24 x 26.5cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
London, Goupil Gallery, 1912, no.93A
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.56;
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.56
The present work has been requested for potential inclusion in a forthcoming exhibition; please…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 221 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The Picnic
watercolour heightened with oil on paper
34 x 24.5cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.66;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.66;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.66;
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.71
Condition reportSheet is sound.  Traces of light craquelure to the thicker pigments visible on…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 222 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Udimore Mill
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.27;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.27;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.27;
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.18
FootnoteThe old windmill of Udimore was found a few doors west of Stocks Farm, where Symons lived…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 223 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Sheep near Udimore
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.12 (titled 'Sheep, Udimore Ridge);
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.14 (titled 'Sheep, Brede Valley')
FootnoteThe present work was executed on the edge of the marshy flood-plain of the River Brede,…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 224 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Blow Bugle, Answer Echo
signed 'W X Symons' (lower right), further signed 'W X Symons' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
102 x 127cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
London, Goupil Gallery, 1912, no.136;
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.11 (titled 'Blow Bugle');
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.11;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.11
Exhibited (cont.) Rye Art Gallery, 30th January - 28th March 1999, no.9 (titled 'Blow Bugle'…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 225 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Courtly scene in a garden
oil on canvas
61 x 91.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
FootnoteThe cliff top setting of the present work means it is likely to have been painted on the…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 226 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The deck of a merchant ship
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
Original canvas.  The paint surface is dirty; small hole to canvas lower left with a few flecks of…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 227 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The Recital
oil on canvas
91.5 x 71cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
FootnoteThe violinist is the artist's wife Cecilia, known as Sissy, who was a Royal Academy-trained…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 228 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The Young Soldier
oil on canvas
45.5 x 30cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
Original canvas.  Paint surface is dirty, with a discoloured varnish; staining a spots of surface…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 229 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Girl outside a cottage
oil on canvas
30 x 40cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/william-christian-symons-1845-1911
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 230 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Near St. Albans
signed with initials 'W.Xtn.S' (lower right), titled (on the backboard)
watercolour and gouache
24 x 34cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
London, Goupil Gallery, 1912, no.103
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.33;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.33;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.33;
Exhibited (cont.)Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.39Condition ReportThe…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 231 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (2)
The Framers; At the Framers
a set of two, pencil and wash
one 24.5 x 34; the other 24.5 x 19cm
(2)

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, nos. 69 & 70;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, nos. 69 & 70;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, nos. 69 & 70;
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, nos.73 & 72
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/william-christian-symons-1845-1911
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 232 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Diamond Jubilee Day, Mayfield, 1897
inscribed with title and dated '1897' (lower right)
pencil and wash
25 x 34cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent

Exhibited
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.38;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.38;
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Borough Museum and Art Gallery, 27th August - 9th October 1994, no.38;
Rye Art Gallery, 30th January 1999 - 28th March 1999, no.43
FootnoteThe building in the present work still stands in Mayfield, a few minutes from the artist's…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 233 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Study of roses in a vase
oil on canvas
41 x 20.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
Condition reportOriginal canvas.  repair to left of the vase, lower left, light surface abrasion,…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 234 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (2)
Study for stained glass windows
a pair, oil on canvas-board
80 x 28cm
(2)

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/william-christian-symons-1845-1911
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023

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