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Auction date Tuesday 28 March 2023 13:00 BST
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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.
"Artist's Resale Right / ARR" - a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist's heirs each time a work is resold during the artist's lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist's death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer's premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €10,000. Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer's purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency. Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale. Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows:

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Total lots: 278

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 49 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a lady
on ivory (ref. TYUP9T48)
5.6cm high
in a gilt metal frame
Condition reportSurface dirt.Small minor spots in places.Pale area to right of her head and a…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £60 - £80
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY (5)
Lot 50 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY (5)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a dark coat
on ivory (ref. 92F35A8X)
8.3cm high
together with four other portrait miniatures; A lady wearing a pince-nez, on ivory (ref. N7Z5NJD3), 6.5cm high; A woman in a blue dress, on ivory (ref. 8KTLZ9R6), 8cm high; A lady wearing 16th century dress, on ivory (ref. WY5AA1Y6), 6.2cm high; and A lady with long hair wearing a white scarf in her hair, on ivory (ref. VU4MZ4ME), 5cm high, (unframed)
(5)
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855) (2)
Lot 51 Sold
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855) (2)
Portrait miniature of Henry Pierce Bone (self portrait); Portrait miniature of his wife Anna Maria (nee Long), a pair
the first inscribed ‘Henry Pierce Bone / Feby. 1855, Painted by H.P.B. / after a drawing by his Son / C.R Bone.’ the second inscribed ‘Ann Maria / Wife of Henry Pierce Bone. / Decr 1848. Painted from Life / by H.P.B. Enamel Painter / to Her Majesy H.R.H. Prince Albert, HM the Queen Dow / -ager, & HR.H the Duchess / of Kent’ (on the counter-enamels)
enamel on copper
octagonal, 12 x 9cm
in rectangular gilt-metal mounts within velvet-lined box frames(2)ProvenanceThe artist Henry Pierce…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855)
Lot 52 Sold
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855)
Portrait miniature of the artist's father, Henry Bone R. A. (1755-1834)
inscribed ‘Henry Bone R.A. / Enamel Painter to George 3rd, / George 4th & William 4th. / London March 1845. Painted by his / son Henry Pierce Bone Enamel / Painter to Her Majesty & H.R.H. Prince / Albert, the Queen Dowager & HRH. / the Duchess of Kent. From an / Oil Picture painted by him (Henry / Pierce Bone) in 1805. / Born Feb. 6th 1755. Died Dec. 17th 1834.’ (on the counter-enamel)
enamel on copper
octagonal, 14 x 11.5cm
in a rectangular gilt-metal mount within velvet-lined box frameProvenanceThe artist Henry Pierce…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855) (2)
Lot 53 Sold
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855) (2)
Portrait miniature of the artist's son, George Bone (b. 1814); Portrait miniature of his wife, Rebecca (nee Davies), a pair
the first inscribed ‘George, / youngest Son of Henry Pierce / Bone and Ann Maria Long / his wife;…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855)
Lot 54 Sold
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855)
Portrait miniature of the artist's son, George Bone (b. 1814)
inscribed ‘George Bone / [Lon]don. Ju[…] / [Paint]ed From Nature / [by Henry Pierce Bone Enamel Painter / [to] Her Majesty, and their Royal / Highnesses the Duchess of Kent / and Princess Vict[oria]’ (the inscription partially obscured by tape, on counter-enamel)
enamel on copper
oval, 9.5 x 7.5cm
in a rectangular gilt metal mount within giltwood frame with foliate scrolls
ProvenanceThe artist Henry Pierce Bone;By descent to his son George Bone;By descent to his…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
MANNER OF ANTHONIS MOR
Lot 55 Sold
MANNER OF ANTHONIS MOR
Portrait of a nobleman, said to be Phillip II of Spain
inscribed 'Philippe II' (lower right)
oil on canvas
75 x 62cm
(unframed and unstretched)

Provenance
Property of the Marquesses of Anglesey, from whom gifted to the present owner
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Lot 56 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman
oil on canvas
87 x 64cm
(unframed)
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 57 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman
oil on canvas
64 x 54cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
CIRCLE OF SIMON PIETERSZ VERELST
Lot 58 Sold
CIRCLE OF SIMON PIETERSZ VERELST
Portrait of a gentleman, half-length, in a green robe, within a painted oval
oil on canvas
83.6 x 67.5cm
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 59 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a boy with a spaniel
oil on canvas
75 x 63.5cm
(unframed)
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 60 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman wearing a blue coat
oil on canvas
31 x 26cm
ProvenanceThe Estate of the Late Meredith Etherington-Smith (1946-2020). Please see the Bellmans…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 61 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a family, the seated gentleman holding architectural designs
oil on canvas
76 x 98cm

Provenance
Wilkins and Wilkins, London, from where purchased by the present owners in circa 1990
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  Traces of craquelure throughout the work and traces…
Hammer price: £1,750
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
STUDIO OF PIETER MULIER THE YOUNGER, CALLED TEMPESTA (DUTCH, CIRCA 1637-1701)
Lot 62 Unsold
STUDIO OF PIETER MULIER THE YOUNGER, CALLED TEMPESTA (DUTCH, CIRCA 1637-1701)
The Flight into Egypt
oil on canvas
32 x 48.5cm

Footnote
The present work is a version of the composition by Tempesta now at Isola Bella (see M. Rothliesberger, Cavalier Pietro Tempesta and His Time, Delaware, 1970, cat. no. 237).
Condition reportCanvas relined; craquelure throughout the paint surface and a later varnish. …
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
CIRCLE OF JOHAN HEINRICH ROOS
Lot 63 Unsold
CIRCLE OF JOHAN HEINRICH ROOS
A shepherd with his dog, sheep and a goat in an Arcadian landscape with ruins
oil on canvas
63 x 76cm
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
AFTER DOMENICO ZAMPIERI, CALLED, IL DOMENICHINO, 17TH CENTURY
Lot 64 Sold
AFTER DOMENICO ZAMPIERI, CALLED, IL DOMENICHINO, 17TH CENTURY
The Last Communion of Saint Jerome
oil on canvas
135.5 x 100cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Private collection

Footnote
The present composition is after Domenichino's altarpiece for the church of San Girolamo della Carita' in Rome, which is now in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
FOLLOWER OF CHARLES FRANCOIS LACROIX DE MARSEILLE
Lot 65 Sold
FOLLOWER OF CHARLES FRANCOIS LACROIX DE MARSEILLE
Shipping in a bay with figures on the beach and a fortified tower beyond
oil on canvas
51 x 67cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  There are traces of dirt to the paint surface along…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
CIRCLE OF APOLLONIO DOMENICHINI
Lot 66 Sold
CIRCLE OF APOLLONIO DOMENICHINI
The Grand Canal from the Palazzo Foscari, Venice
oil on canvas
42 x 63.5cm

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams London, 3rd July 2013, lot 43, where acquired by the present owner
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  Traces of craquelure throughout the paint surface…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
AFTER GEORGE STUBBS
Lot 67 Sold
AFTER GEORGE STUBBS
Portrait of The Royal Tiger
oil on canvas
78 x 117cm

Provenance
Purchased circa 1900 by the vendor's great great grandfather;
Thence by family descent
FootnoteLord Clive, Governor of Bengal, also known as Clive of India, gifted a female Indian or…
Hammer price: £38,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
MANNER OF GERRIT DOW
Lot 68 Unsold
MANNER OF GERRIT DOW
A woman reading a book
oil on board
31 x 25cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
VENETIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 69 Sold
VENETIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well
oil on canvas
92 x 115cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  Extensive craquelure throughout the paint surface and…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 70 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of two brothers, one holding a ball, the other sat on a stool
oil on canvas
77 x 63.5cm
(unframed)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Lot 71 Sold
NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The Dancing Lesson
oil on canvas
74 x 61.5cm
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 72 Sold
PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
A battle scene
oil on canvas
76.5 x 102cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2023
28 March 2023

Total lots: 278

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