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26 March | Old Master, British and European Art

Auction date Wednesday 26 March 2025 11:00 - 17:00 GMT
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GASPAR PEETER VERBRUGGEN (FLEMISH, 1664-1730)

Wednesday 26 March
Lots 801- 1001 Old Master, British & European Art 11am

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Friday 21 March   10am – 4.00pm
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Tuesday 25 March 10am – 4.00pm
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Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 2nd April

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Total lots: 200

PETER DE WINT (BRITISH, 1784-1849)
Lot 849 Unsold
PETER DE WINT (BRITISH, 1784-1849)
A man by a stile with cattle beyond
watercolour
29.5 x 24cm
Estimate: £600 - £800
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS FRANCIA (FRENCH, 1772-1839)
Lot 850 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS FRANCIA (FRENCH, 1772-1839)
Travellers on a track through a tree-lined valley
watercolour on paper
26.5 x 36.5cm
(unframed)
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO CLARKSON STANFIELD (BRITISH, 1793-1867)
Lot 851 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO CLARKSON STANFIELD (BRITISH, 1793-1867)
On the Italian lakes
gouache and watercolour on paper
12 x 17cm

Provenance
The Heffer Gallery, Cambridge;
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM MCTAGGART (BRITISH, 1835-1910)
Lot 852 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM MCTAGGART (BRITISH, 1835-1910)
The Sailing Boat
watercolour
17 x 15cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
EDWARD LUTTRELL (BRITISH, C. 1650-C. 1725)
Lot 853 Sold
EDWARD LUTTRELL (BRITISH, C. 1650-C. 1725)
Portrait of a gentleman wearing a hat
signed and dated 'ELUTTRELL 1709' (centre right) and inscribed (to backboard)
pastel
31.5 x 24.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
FOLLOWER OF ANGELICA KAUFFMAN
Lot 854 Sold
FOLLOWER OF ANGELICA KAUFFMAN
Portrait of a lady holding a tambourine, possibly Lady Emma Hamilton in character
with inscribed labels (to backboard)
pastel
64 x 50cm
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH ZINCKE (GERMAN, C. 1683-1767)
Lot 855 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH ZINCKE (GERMAN, C. 1683-1767)
Portrait miniature of a cleric
on enamel
4.7cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Lot 856 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with white hair, wearing a blue coat
on ivory (ref. 566T5AZ5)
6.2cm
in a gilt-metal frame

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act …
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
PIERRE-EDOUARD DAGOTY (FRENCH, 1775-1881)
Lot 857 Sold
PIERRE-EDOUARD DAGOTY (FRENCH, 1775-1881)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman
on ivory (ref. 8LQ4U1P7)
7cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Lot 858 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a boy in blue
on ivory (ref. CZMSZQ2A)
4.5cm
together with another 19th century portrait miniature of a boy in blue, on ivory (ref. 4MMPCV6U), 4.5cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £80 - £120
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Lot 859 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait of Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey
inscribed 'Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey/Commanded HMS Temeraire at Trafalgar 1805/ Died 1830' (beneath the mount)
coloured chalk and watercolour on paper
20.5 x 13cm
together with the The Mansion House, March 7th 1863, a lithograph After Robert Charles Dudley
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
JOHN LINNELL (BRITISH, 1792-1882)
Lot 860 Unsold
JOHN LINNELL (BRITISH, 1792-1882)
Mrs Robert Hudleston with her children, Robert and Annette
signed and dated 'J Linnell fc 1838' (lower right)
watercolour and coloured chalks
46.5 x 59cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's London, 12th April 1994, lot 29;
Property of a nobleman
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Lot 861 Sold
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait of a gentleman seated, holding a cigar; Portrait of a lady seated, holding a book, a pair
watercolour and gouache
each 26 x 21cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSheets are very slightly discoloured, craquelure to the darker  and thicker…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 862 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
A lady knitting
watercolour and gouache
25 x 20cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Framed dimension 34.5cm x 29.5cm x 3cm
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £80 - £120
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM ETTY (BRITISH, 1787-1849)
Lot 863 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM ETTY (BRITISH, 1787-1849)
Female nude lent forward
watercolour and ink
8 x 9.5cm
together with five other watercolours by other hands, all framed as one
Estimate: £500 - £700
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
J. CROIZIER (FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY)
Lot 864 Sold
J. CROIZIER (FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY)
Study of a female nude
signed 'J Croizier' (lower left), numbered 'No. 17' (lower right), bears date (lower left)
coloured chalks and wash on paper
57 x 41cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Condition reportThe sheet appears to be adhered to the backing mount but is stuck behind the mount…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
FOLLOWER OF JEAN FRANCOIS MILLET (FRENCH, 1814-1875)
Lot 865 Sold
FOLLOWER OF JEAN FRANCOIS MILLET (FRENCH, 1814-1875)
The Haymaker's Rest
bears initials
charcoal on paper
44 x 29.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James
Condition ReportThe left edge of the sheet is uneven; pinholes to the four corners; traces of an an…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON (BRITISH, 1832-1910)
Lot 866 Sold
WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON (BRITISH, 1832-1910)
Study for Hard Hit
inscribed 'HARD HIT' (lower right)
charcoal on paper
80 x 115cm

Provenance
Purchased by the Grandfather of the present owner, thence by descent

Footnote
The final version of Hard Hit was owned by one Orchardson's most loyal patrons, Humphrey Roberts, whose collection included works by Turner, Constable and Millais, along with other major works by Orchardson. It was sold at Christies on 22nd May 1908 and, more recently at Sotheby's on 17th May 2011.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON (BRITISH, 1832-1910)
Lot 867 Sold
WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON (BRITISH, 1832-1910)
Study for Her First Dance
inscribed 'HER FIRST DANCE' (lower right)
charcoal on paper
82 x 124cm

Provenance
Purchased by the Grandfather of the present owner, thence by descent

Footnote
The final version of the present work is part of the Tate Britain collection, presented by Sir Henry Tate in 1894, ref. N01519
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
EILEEN LAWRENCE SMITH (BRITISH, FL. 1914-1921)
Lot 868 Sold
EILEEN LAWRENCE SMITH (BRITISH, FL. 1914-1921)
So she passed out into the garden
signed with initials and dated '1913' (lower right)
watercolour
53 x 28cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; one small surface abrasion in the lower right corner  otherwise…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
SIR JOSEPH NOEL PATON (BRITISH, 1821-1901)
Lot 869 Sold
SIR JOSEPH NOEL PATON (BRITISH, 1821-1901)
Puck and the Fairy (Act II, Scene I, A Midsummer Night's Dream)
signed with monogram and dated '1882' (lower left) and with inscribed label 'Sir Noel Paton R.S.A. ** L.D. H.M Limner for Scotland, Puck and the Fairy, "Puck. How now spirit? Whither wander you?" Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2 scene I, No. 1' (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
60.5 x 60.5cm

Provenance
The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, where purchased by the present owner's family in 1883, thence by descent;
Private collection, UK
ExhibitedEdinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy, 1883, No. 299FootnoteSir Joseph Noel Paton was born…
Hammer price: £21,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
FOLLOWER OF SEBASTIAN PETHER
Lot 870 Sold
FOLLOWER OF SEBASTIAN PETHER
Moonlit scene with a folly by a river
inscribed 'JD Sculpt1847' (lower right)
oil on canvas
72 x 92cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
RICHARD REDGRAVE (BRITISH, 1804-1888)
Lot 871 Sold
RICHARD REDGRAVE (BRITISH, 1804-1888)
In the Porch
indistinctly inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
46 x 36cm

Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London, 1980, from whom acquired by the mother of the present owner
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £500 - £800
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
FOLLOWER OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE
Lot 872 Sold
FOLLOWER OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE
Portrait of a gentleman in a dark coat
oil on canvas
76.5 x 64cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025

Total lots: 200

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