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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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Total lots: 200

HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) AFTER SIMON HARMON VEDDER (1866-1937)
Lot 946 Sold
HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) AFTER SIMON HARMON VEDDER (1866-1937)
The Flight into Egypt
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower right margin)
etching
47 x 72cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his grand-daughter Pamela Service;
Sale, Bellmans, Billingshurst, 28th March 2024, lot 1360, where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) (2)
Lot 947 Unsold
HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) (2)
The Cottage Doorway
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower left margin)
etching
45 x 31cm
together with Picking Flowers (1908), published by Frost & Reed, a signed etching by the same hand
(2, both unframed)

Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his grand-daughter Pamela Service;
Sale, Bellmans, Billingshurst, 28th March 2024, lot 1371, where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) (2)
Lot 948 Unsold
HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) (2)
The Bend in the River
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower left margin)
etching
40 x 50cm
together with Lucky Dog, Goose Girl (1908), published by Frost & Reed, an etching by the same hand
(2, both unframed)

Provenance
Herbert Thomas Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his grand-daughter Pamela Service;
Sale, Bellmans, Billingshurst, 28th March 2024, lot 1369, where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
AGNES AUGUSTA TALBOYS (BRITISH, 1863-1940)
Lot 949 Sold
AGNES AUGUSTA TALBOYS (BRITISH, 1863-1940)
Pussies in conference
signed 'A. Augusta Talboys R.W.A.' (lower left); further signed and dated 'A. Augusta Talboys./ RWA 1923' (verso) and titled (on the artist's label attached to the frame)
oil on canvas
52 x 72cm

Provenance
Frost & Reed
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
CONSTANTIN STOILOFF (AUSTRIAN, 1850-1924)
Lot 950 Unsold
CONSTANTIN STOILOFF (AUSTRIAN, 1850-1924)
Sled ride at night
signed 'C Stoiloff' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50 x 82cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
MANNER OF HENRY ALKEN (2)
Lot 951 Unsold
MANNER OF HENRY ALKEN (2)
An Uphill Struggle; Chasing the Stray
a pair, each bears signature
oil on panel
13 x 16cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
JOHN CHARLES MAGGS (BRITISH, 1819-1896) (2)
Lot 952 Sold
JOHN CHARLES MAGGS (BRITISH, 1819-1896) (2)
The Gloster to London coach delayed by the hunt; Louth to London Royal Mail coach delayed by the hunt
a pair, one signed 'JC Maggs/ Bath' (lower left)
oil on canvas
each 50.5 x 77cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportGloster to London Coach:  Canvas relined; stretcher bar mark and traces of…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £600 - £800
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
J. LANGLOIS (BRITISH, C. 1855-1904)
Lot 953 Sold
J. LANGLOIS (BRITISH, C. 1855-1904)
Terriers and a fox
signed 'J Langlois' (lower left)
oil on canvas
76 x 127cm

Provenance
From the Tylney Hall collection
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
HEYWOOD HARDY (BRITISH, 1842-1933)
Lot 954 Sold
HEYWOOD HARDY (BRITISH, 1842-1933)
A Stolen Moment
signed and dated 'Heywood Hardy 1902' (lower right)
oil on canvas
91 x 76cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  Flecks of dirt to the paint surface, otherwise good original…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
HAROLD SWANWICK (BRITISH, 1866-1929)
Lot 955 Sold
HAROLD SWANWICK (BRITISH, 1866-1929)
The Day of Rest
signed and dated 'HAROLD SWANWICK. 94' (lower right), inscribed and titled (on the artist's label verso)
oil on panel
18 x 25cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
A number of oils and watercolours by Swanwick, also dated 1894, were painted on the Isle-of-Man and it is therefore likely to be the setting for the present work.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ANTHONY DE BREE (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
Lot 956 Unsold
ANTHONY DE BREE (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
Mares and foals beneath a tree in blossom
signed 'Anthony de Bree' (lower left)
oil on canvas
23 x 33cm

Provenance
Thought to have been acquired directly from the artist by a relative of the present owner
Estimate: £500 - £700
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTHONY DE BREE (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
Lot 957 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO ANTHONY DE BREE (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
A foal in a meadow with a house beyond
oil on canvas-board
20 x 29cm

Provenance
Thought to have been acquired directly from the artist by a relative of the present owner
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
JOHN FREDERICK HERRING JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1815-1907)
Lot 958 Sold
JOHN FREDERICK HERRING JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1815-1907)
Horses and livestock in a farmyard
signed 'J F Herring' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41 x 62cm

Provenance
Mitchell Galleries, Jermyn Street, St James's, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas has been relined; a few minor flecks of surface dirt to paint surface and…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
FRANK MOSS BENNETT (BRITISH, 1874-1952)
Lot 959 Sold
FRANK MOSS BENNETT (BRITISH, 1874-1952)
The Morning Ride, Rodmell
signed, dated and inscribed 'F M Bennett 1920 (RODMELL)' (lower right)
oil on board
26 x 36cm

Provenance
Mitchell Galleries, Jermyn Street, St James's, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe board has bowed outward very slightly; traces of light surface dirt and…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
RAOUL MILLAIS (BRITISH, 1901-1999)
Lot 960 Sold
RAOUL MILLAIS (BRITISH, 1901-1999)
Hunting
signed and dated 'Raoul Millais 46' (lower right)
oil on panel
25 x 30.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportPanel very slightly bowed outwards; paint surface in good, clean condition; no sign…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
JOHN SANDERSON WELLS (BRITISH, 1872-1955) (2)
Lot 961 Sold
JOHN SANDERSON WELLS (BRITISH, 1872-1955) (2)
In Full Cry; Surveying the Scene
a pair, each signed 'JS Sanderson Wells' (one lower left, the other lower right)
oil on canvas
each 41 x 61cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportSurveying the Scene:  Original canvas; stretcher bar marks visible; some areas of…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1878-1966)
Lot 962 Sold
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1878-1966)
Portrait of Violet Payne riding side-saddle with Ellesborough church beyond
signed 'Lionel Edwards' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 91cm
ARR

Provenance
The family of the present owners, thence by descent
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1878-1966)
Lot 963 Sold
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1878-1966)
Two hounds
signed with initials and dated 'LE 1916' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
21 x 23cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportSome areas of bloom to borders and mount, otherwise the sheet is sound; light…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
L. W. FRASER (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) (2)
Lot 964 Sold
L. W. FRASER (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) (2)
Spaniels
a pair, each signed 'L. FRASER' (lower left)
each pastel on paper
one 22 x 19, the other 21 x 19.5cm
(2)
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Lot 965 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
English setters on moorland
inscribed 'English Setters' (lower right)
pastel on paper
26 x 19cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Upper and right edges of the sheet are unfinished, crease to lower, left corner, otherwise sound…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Lot 966 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Sir Humphrey de -, Study of a setter
signed, dated and indistinctly inscribed 'Arthur Wardle 1898' (lower right)
pastel on paper
23 x 28cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (2)
Lot 967 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (2)
HRH The prince and princess of Dales, Babit and Saracervesca
titled (lower right), numbered '1108' (lower left)
pastel on paper
29 x 22cm
together with, hound lying down, pastel on paper by the same hand
(2, both unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Condition ReportPrince and Princess of Dales:  Lower edge of sheet is unfinished, some creases to…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Lot 968 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Studies of a scottie dog
signed and dated 'Arthur Wardle 1934' (lower left)
pastel on paper
37 x 56cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Condition ReportLight creases and abrasions to the borders, media spot, extreme lower right edge;…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
26 March 2025
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (2)
Lot 969 Sold
ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (2)
Study of a basset hound
numbered '63' (upper right)
pastel on paper
17 x 24cm
Together with a further study of basset hounds, pencil on paper, by the same hand
(2, both unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 March 2025
26 March 2025

Total lots: 200

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