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Old Master, British & European Paintings

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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Lots per page:

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

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