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Auction date Tuesday, 25 May 2021
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Tuesday 25 May
The Charles Finch Collection of Smoking Pipes - at 10am Lots 1-83       
Old Master, British and European Pictures - at 2pm  Lots 351-535   

Wednesday 26 May
Works of Art - at 10am Lots 551-727   
Carpets - at 12 Noon Lots 778-800   
Furniture and Garden Statuary - at 1pm Lots 901-1200

Thursday 27 May 
Asian Ceramics and Works of Art - at 10am Lots 1201-1333
Watches - at 2.00pm Lots 1501- 1515
Jewellery - at 2.15pm Lots 1631- 1800

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Total lots: 1048

DAVID BATES (BRITISH, 1840-1921)
Lot 435 Unsold
DAVID BATES (BRITISH, 1840-1921)
Faggot Gatherers
signed and dated 'David Bates 1874' (lower left)
oil on canvas
40 x 60cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Arthur Gilbert (British, 1819-1895)
Lot 436 Sold
Arthur Gilbert (British, 1819-1895)
Men and women working in a field, with sheep grazing
signed and dated 'A Gilbert 1862' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache
22 x 32.5cm
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £80 - £120
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
WILLIAM MANNERS (BRITISH, 1860-1930)
Lot 437 Unsold
WILLIAM MANNERS (BRITISH, 1860-1930)
Herding Sheep
signed and dated 'W MANNERS 1898' (lower left) and bears David Messum label (verso)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 46cm
Estimate: £250 - £350
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Francis Hurst Eastwood (British, exh. 1875-1893)
Lot 438 Sold
Francis Hurst Eastwood (British, exh. 1875-1893)
Cottage and bridge at Anstead Brook, Haslemere
signed 'FH EASTWOOD' (lower right)
oil on canvas
92 x 70cm

Provenance
The Artist's Family
Private collection, UK
Condition reportOriginal canvas.  Minor traces of craquelure to sky, otherwise sound.  UV reveals a…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romanian, 1838-1907)
Lot 439 Sold
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romanian, 1838-1907)
A woman at her bureau
signed 'Grigorescu' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41 x 28cm

Provenance
Viorel Tilea (1896-1972), Romanian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Thence by descent
Condition reportThe canvas is original and very slightly loose on the stretcher.  The paint surface…
Hammer price: £32,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Hugues de Beaumont (French, 1874-1947)
Lot 440 Sold
Hugues de Beaumont (French, 1874-1947)
A lady seated in an interior
signed 'Hugues de Beaumont' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 38cm
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Francois Flameng (French, 1856-1923)
Lot 441 Sold
Francois Flameng (French, 1856-1923)
Portrait of a fashionable beauty
signed 'Francois Flameng' (lower right)
oil on canvas
165 x 83cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, 21st June 1985, lot 102
Condition reportOriginal canvas, placed on reduced stretcher, probably by the artist. Areas of …
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
D*** LORI (EUROPEAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Lot 442 Unsold
D*** LORI (EUROPEAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Young girl wearing a red headscarf, selling melon
signed 'D Lori' (lower right) and bears Flor & Findel Picture Dealers label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
116 x 79cm
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Paint surface is dirty with an uneven varnish; an abrasion and…
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 443 Unsold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Men and women beholding an image of the Madonna and Child
indistinctly signed 'A Scaro'? (lower left)
oil on canvas
71 x 97cm
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
H*** I*** S*** (Italian, 19th Century)
Lot 444 Sold
H*** I*** S*** (Italian, 19th Century)
The Lovers
initialled and dated 'HIS 54' (lower left)
oil on canvas
75 x 62cm
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £600 - £800
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Constant Mayer (French, 1832-1911)
Lot 444a Sold
Constant Mayer (French, 1832-1911)
Portrait of a seated lady
signed 'CONSTANT MAYER' (upper right)
oil on canvas
55 x 46cm
Condition reportOriginal canvas.  A few lines of craquelure to upper and left edge, otherwise paint…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Leopold Haeck (Belgian, 1868-1928)
Lot 445 Sold
Leopold Haeck (Belgian, 1868-1928)
The Young Herdsman
signed 'L Haeck' (lower right)
oil on canvas
37 x 45cm

Provenance
The Canon Gallery
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Daniel Pasmore I (British, fl. 1829-1865)
Lot 446 Sold
Daniel Pasmore I (British, fl. 1829-1865)
The Trinket Box
signed, dated and inscribed 'D Pasmore 1847, Retouched 1856' (lower left) and bears label (verso)
oil on canvas
52 x 65cm

Provenance
Sale, Sothebys, New York, Old Master and 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 22nd January 1992, lot 464
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Joseph Thors (British, 1835-1920)
Lot 447 Sold
Joseph Thors (British, 1835-1920)
Gathering wood in a forest
signed 'J Thors' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
76.5 x 127cm
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £700
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Follower of Henry John Boddington
Lot 448 Sold
Follower of Henry John Boddington
A rest by the wayside; Figures by a pond with harvesters beyond, a pair
oil on canvas
each 46 x 66cm
(2)
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Henry John Boddington (British, 1811-1865)
Lot 449 Unsold
Henry John Boddington (British, 1811-1865)
Children Fishing
signed 'H J Boddington' (lower right)
oil on canvas
60 x 92cm

Provenance
Agnews, London, no. 24320
Condition reportCanvas relined; minor specs of dirt, upper left; otherwise paint surface is sound. …
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Thomas Creswick (British, 1811-1869)
Lot 450 Sold
Thomas Creswick (British, 1811-1869)
Paddling in the River
signed and dated 'THOS CRESWICK 1839' (lower right)
oil on canvas
56 x 81cm
Condition reportCanvas relined.  Craquelure pattern throughout the sky, otherwise paint surface is…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £600 - £800
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
John Brett (British, 1831-1902)
Lot 451 Sold
John Brett (British, 1831-1902)
Giltar
inscribed and dated 'Giltar July 28 79' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 36cm

Footnote
In 1879 Brett took a cottage for three months from the beginning of July in the small village of Penally near Tenby, in order to explore and paint the Pembrokeshire coast. The view in this sketch is of Giltar Point, close to their cottage, with Caldy Island in the distance.

We are grateful to Charles Brett for his assistance in cataloguing this work.
Condition reportOriginal canvas.  Light surface dirt to borders, upper right and left, otherwise…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
John Brett (British, 1831-1902)
Lot 452 Sold
John Brett (British, 1831-1902)
Holyhead Mountain
inscribed and dated 'Holyhead Mountain 31 July 83' (upper right)
oil on canvas
18 x 36cm
FootnoteBrett acquired his 210-ton schooner 'Viking' in 1883, partly as a floating studio. Later…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Sarah Louisa Kilpack (British, 1839-1909)
Lot 453 Sold
Sarah Louisa Kilpack (British, 1839-1909)
Hauling in the Boat
signed 'S L Kilpack' (lower left)
oil on board
40 x 32cm
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
German School, 19th Century
Lot 454 Sold
German School, 19th Century
A town square with a cathedral beyond, thought to be Bremen
signed with initials and dated 'PJM 1874' (lower left)
oil on canvas
64.5 x 79cm
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Attributed to John Christian Zeitter (British, fl. 1824-1862)
Lot 455 Sold
Attributed to John Christian Zeitter (British, fl. 1824-1862)
Peasants in a winter landscape
oil on canvas
25cm x 66cm
Canvas trimmed to less than aperture and relined, craquelure throughout, opaque varnish, some…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
FREDERIK NEILS M RHODE (DANISH, 1816-1886)
Lot 456 Unsold
FREDERIK NEILS M RHODE (DANISH, 1816-1886)
Winter landscape
signed and dated 'F Rohde 1873' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 x 37cm

Provenance
Walker Galleries
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 May 2021
26 May 2021
Jacob Henricus Maris (Dutch, 1837-1899)
Lot 457 Sold
Jacob Henricus Maris (Dutch, 1837-1899)
Fisherman on a riverbank
signed 'J Maris' (lower left)
oil on canvas
38 x 61.5cm
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
26 May 2021
26 May 2021

Total lots: 1048

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