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Old Master, British & European Paintings

Auction date Thursday 28 March 2024 11:00 - 15:00 GMT

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Thursday 28 March – Sussex Saleroom 
Lot  1201 – 1468         Old Master, British & European Paintings 11.00am

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Thursday 21 March 10am – 4.00pm
Friday 22 March  10am – 4.00pm
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Monday 25 March 10am – 4.00pm
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Wednesday 3rd April                   9am – 4.30pm
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Lots per page:

Total lots: 267

Lot 1442 Unsold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
An Écorché
pencil and pastel on paper
51 x 40cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1443 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
An Evening Scull
signed with initials 'AW' (lower right)
pastel on paper
29 x 22.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1444 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Stubble field at sunset
oil on board
24 x 36cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1445 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
A grey squirrel on a sunflower
signed 'Arthur Wardle' (lower right)
gouache and watercolour on canvas-board
60 x 36.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1446 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Grouse in flight over a moor
signed 'ARTHUR WARDLE' (lower right)
gouache on canvas-board
64 x 50cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1447 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Study of haddock
signed and dated 'Arthur Wardle July 14th 91' (upper right)
gouache and watercolour on paper
27.5 x 38.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1448 Unsold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (2)
Studies of rhododendrons
two, one inscribed 'Painted June 1905 Kew' (verso)
one oil on canvas (unstretched), the other gouache on card
one 24 x 33.5cm; the other 31.5 x 27cm
(2, each unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1449 Unsold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (3)
A rocky pathway, Dartmoor
indistinctly inscribed (verso)
oil on board
32.5 x 24.5cm
together with Silver birches by a woodland stream; and Lush woodland, oils on board by the same hand
(3)
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1450 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (3)
Study of Honeysuckle; Study of Dandelions; Study of Nymphea Dentata
a set of three; one signed 'Arthur Wardle' (lower right), one signed with initials 'A.W.' (lower left); the other inscribed with title (lower right)
two watercolour and gouache on paper, one watercolour and gouache on canvas-board
the largest 40 x 28cm
(3)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1451 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (2)
Study of of an orchid; Study of marsh flowers and plants
a set of two; one signed 'Arthur Wardle' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache on linen laid on board
one 33.5 x 23cm; the other 35.5 x 23cm
(2)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1452 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Arctic Encounter
plaster maquette
37cm high

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent

Footnote
The present work bears a striking compositional resemblance to an oil painting by Wardle, sold Christie's, London, 14th December 2023, lot 14
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1453 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Lioness Cleaning Her Paw
incised with signature 'A WARDLE' (to the base)
plaster maquette
15cm high

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1454 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Ite Missa Est - Downside Abbey
signed 'WXn Symons. 1909.' (lower right), inscribed and dated 'Downside. Oct 1909.' (verso), titled (on artist's label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
68.5 x 51cm

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
ExhibitedLondon, Royal Academy, 1911, no.713;London, Goupil Gallery, 1912, no.123;Bath, Victoria…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1455 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (2)
Battle Abbey
signed 'W. Xtn Symons' (lower right)
gouache and watercolour
35 x 25cm
together with Coggins Mill, near Mayfield, February 1892, a watercolour by the same hand
(2)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1456 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (2)
Crucifix in a garden, thought to be in the grounds of Downside Abbey
watercolour and gouache
30.5 x 22cm
together with A maid on hall stairs, a pen, ink, wash and gouache by the same hand
(2)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1457 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The Garden Path
inscribed and dated 'Battle, May 1 1904' (verso)
watercolour and gouache on paper
35.5 x 25.5cm
together with: Topiary by a house, inscribed and dated Mayfield 1898 (verso), watercolour; Garden gate beneath Laburnum, oil on canvas; Fence in sunshine, watercolour and gouache on paper; A climbing rose, watercolour and gouache on paper; and Figure in the garden, watercolour and gouache on paper, all by the same hand
(6, all unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1458 Unsold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (5)
Mother and children under a tree
signed 'Will. C. Symons' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache on paper, laid down on card
37 x 25cm
together with; Boy with dish, pencil and wash; Study of a girl wearing a hat, watercolour; Rockpooling, oil on card; Woman writing, with accompanying note signed, dated and inscribed by the artist 'Dove Cottage, Mayfield, 1897 WM Symons', all by the same hand
(5)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1459 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (5)
Boy in an oriental costume
watercolour on paper laid down on card
33 x 18.5cm
together with Woman seated on a throne, watercolour and gouache; Study of a lady in a pink dress and hat, ink and watercolour; Studies of a lady with auburn hair, ink and watercolour; Study of a man and an angel, watercolour, all by the same hand
(5, all unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1460 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (5)
The Baron von Roemer & Mr Arthur Ransome
inscribed with title (verso)
watercolour and wash
23 x 32cm
together with: Study of a man with a pipe, pencil and watercolour; Study of Lady Grant of Grant, signed, titled and dated 'W X Symons. Feb. 1904' (upper right), watercolour and gouache; Dronite worshippers, signed and titled W X Symons' (lower right), ink and watercolour; Study of a gentleman seated, ink and wash, all by the same hand
(5, all unframed)
ProvenanceProperty of the artist;Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1461 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (6)
Et Homo Factus Est
signed and dated 'W. Xn. Symons' (lower right)
ink and watercolour on paper
26 x 13.5cm
together with: Christ with angels, ink and wash on paper; Minister in front of an altar, pastel on paper; Study of a crypt, watercolour on paper; Study of Joseph with an angel, pencil and watercolour on paper; Madonna and Child, watercolour on paper, all by the same hand.
(6, all unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1462 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (5)
Sailor and dog in a rocky cove
watercolour
35.5 x 50cm
together with: Study of a sailor, oil on paper; Paddle steamer off Newhaven, a signed gouache and watercolour; Below deck, an ink and wash on paper; Study of a ship's deck, watercolour, all by the same hand
(5, all unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1463 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (5)
Cattle market near Sittingbourne
inscribed 'Near Sittingbourne 1878' (lower right), signed, titled and dated 'WM Symons 1878' (on the card verso)
watercolour on paper laid down on card
18 x 25.5cm
together with: Rainbow over a graveyard, inscribed 'Little Thurrock, opposite Gravesend', oil on canvas; Horse and cart on a sunlit lane, watercolour on paper; Chickens in front of a thatched barn, signed 'Will C Symons' watercolour and gouache on paper; Study of Oast house, all by the same hand
(5, all unframed)
ProvenanceProperty of the artist;Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1464 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (5)
Still life with ceramic sheep, a blue and white dish and flowers
signed 'W X Symons' (upper centre)
watercolour and gouache on paper laid down on card
25.5 x 35cm
together with: Still life with ceramics and a sewing machine, watercolour; Study of a rococo piano, pencil and watercolour; Study of andirons, ink and watercolour; and a study of fire irons, ink and watercolour, all by the same hand
(5, all unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
28 March 2024
Lot 1465 Sold
MARK LANCELOT SYMONS, (BRITISH, 1887-1935) (3)
Christ carrying his cross
signed and dated 'Mark Symons Oct 27 1934' (lower left)
pencil, ink and gouache on paper laid on card
52 x 39cm
together with Study of angels in a tree, dated 'June 1st'; and study of mother and child, pencil and ink
(3, all unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
28 March 2024

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