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Old Master, British and European Paintings

Auction date Tuesday 12 October 2021

Tuesday 12 October
Pictures and Prints 2pm Lot 1-233

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Friday 8 October 9am-5pm
Saturday 9 October 9am-12.30noon
Monday 11 October 9am-5pm
Tuesday 12 October 9am-2pm

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Collections
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Saturday 16 October   9am -12noon
Monday 17 October 9am-4.30pm
Tuesday 18 October     9am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 19 October 9am – 4.30pm
Thursday 20 October    9am - 4.30pm

Lot 25 Sold

CHARLES BROOKE BRANWHITE (BRITISH, 1851-1929)

Harbour by moonlight
signed and dated 'C. Brooke Branwhite 1886' (lower left)
watercolour
38 x 53cm

Property sold to benefit a charitable trust

Hammer price: £180

Estimate: £200 - £400

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Lot 26 Sold

THE AUDUBON FOLIO

Thirty colour facsimile prints of birds
published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York, 1964
each sheet 43.5 x 36cm
together with twelve colour facsimile prints of birds from Masterworks of Bird Art Classic Print Portfolio, contained within a folio

Property sold to benefit a charitable trust

Hammer price: £50

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 27 Unsold

FOLLOWER OF PHILIPS WOUWERMAN

A farrier shoeing a horse and other travellers on a highway
indistinctly signed (lower right)
oil on panel
33.5 x 44cm

Provenance
With the della Faille de Leverghem family
thence by descent

Estimate: £500 - £700

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Lot 28 Sold

FOLLOWER OF BASSANO

Allegory of Spring
oil on canvas
100 x 136cm

Provenance
Acquired by architect Sir Robert Lorimer KBE (1864-1929), privately in Italy, circa 1913
Thence by descent

Condition reportThe canvas has an old reclining and is loose in some areas. The paint surface…

Hammer price: £4,800

Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000

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Lot 29 Sold

NORTHERN ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY

Drover on a track by a waterfall, with shipping in a bay beyond
oil on canvas
70 x 97cm

Provenance
Acquired privately by the grandfather of the present owner, circa 1930
Thence by descent

Condition reportCanvas relined. Paint surface is generally clean and sound. Ultraviolet reveals…

Hammer price: £2,600

Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000

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Lot 31 Unsold

CORNELIS KICK (DUTCH, 1634-1681)

Still life of roses, tulips and other flowers in a vase
oil on panel
57 x 45

Provenance
Old Master Paintings, Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 10th May 1994, lot 44
Old Master Paintings, Sotheby's, London, 17th April 1996, lot 157
Private collection, UK

Condition reportThe panel is sound, no sign of bowing. A few scattered abrasions to paint surface,…

Estimate: £14,000 - £18,000

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Lot 32 Sold

FOLLOWER OF FRANS HALS

The Coal Heaver
oil on panel
67 x 50cm

Hammer price: £1,400

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500

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Lot 33 Sold

DUTCH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY

Portrait of a man in a ruff, wearing a lace cap
oil on canvas
72 x 58.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Condition reportThe canvas has been relined. There is extensive craquelure, which appears stable,…

Hammer price: £650

Estimate: £300 - £500

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Lot 34 Unsold

CATALAN SCHOOL, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY

Portrait of Saint James and Saint Thomas
oil on panel
48 x 110cm

Provenance
With the della Faille de Leverghem family
Thence by descent

FootnoteThe iconography of the broad-brimmed hat, staff and book suggest St. James as a pilgrim. …

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

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Lot 35 Sold

ITALIAN SCHOOL, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Christ on the Cross
oil on panel
49 x 41cm

Provenance
With the della Faille de Leverghem family;
thence by descent

Hammer price: £450

Estimate: £400 - £600

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Lot 36 Sold

EUROPEAN SCHOOL, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY

Madonna and child
oil on copper
22 x 17cm

Condition reportThe plate appears sound. Various flecks of dirt and discoloured varnish to the…

Hammer price: £800

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

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Lot 37 Unsold

VERONESE SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY

The Crucifixion
oil on slate
25.5 x 18.5cm

Condition reportThe left and lower edge of the slate is unfinished, as is the reverse; otherwise…

Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800

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Lot 38 Sold

AFTER RAPHAEL

The Bridgewater Madonna
oil on canvas
31 X 25.5cm

The canvas has been relined. The paint surface is thin, with areas of bloom and a discoloured…

Hammer price: £400

Estimate: £300 - £500

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Lot 39 Sold

VENETIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY

The Franciscan Saint Francis of Paola
oil on canvas
47.5 x 40cm

Provenance
Acquired privately by the grandfather of the present owner, circa 1930;
Thence by descent

Condition reportThe canvas has been relined. Light traces of paint shrinkage in some areas but…

Hammer price: £1,100

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500

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Lot 40 Sold

AFTER MURILLO

Christ the good shepherd
oil on canvas
83 x 126cm

Condition reportOriginal canvas, the canvas is loose and coming away from the stretcher in some…

Hammer price: £600

Estimate: £400 - £600

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Lot 41 Sold

EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY

The Raising of Lazarus
oil on canvas
71 x 59cm

Hammer price: £1,100

Estimate: £300 - £500

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Lot 42 Sold

EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Christ carrying the cross
oil on canvas
205 x 162cm

Condition reportOriginal canvas. Areas of paint separation, particularly upper left and craquelure…

Hammer price: £110

Estimate: £300 - £500

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Lot 43 Sold

FOLLOWER OF SIR GODFREY KNELLER

Portrait of a girl, bust-length, in a white dress and gold wrap
oil on canvas
46.5 x 38cm

Hammer price: £380

Estimate: £400 - £600

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Lot 44 Sold

ATTRIBUTED TO HENRI GASCARS (FRENCH, 1635-1701)

Portrait of Louise Renee de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth (1649-1734), with a Cupid
oil on canvas
107 x 97cm

Provenance
Private collection, Gloucestershire since circa 1800;
With Lane Fine Art, London by 2001;
From whom acquired by the father of the present owner

Louise de Keroualle was born into a noble family from Brittany. In 1670 she accompanied Henrietta…

Hammer price: £13,000

Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000

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Lot 45 Sold

FOLLOWER OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK

Portrait of a Lady, by tradition Anne Berney (d.1762), daughter of William Mally, wife of Sir Richard Berney of Reedham Bt. (d.1668)
oil on canvas
127 x 112cm

Provenance
With Lane Fine Art, London by 2001
From whom acquired by the father of the present owner

Condition reportCanvas relined. Paint surface is generally clean and sound, some traces of…

Hammer price: £7,500

Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000

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Lot 46 Sold

DUTCH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY

Portrait of a gentleman
indistinctly signed, inscribed and dated 'pinxit 1692' (centre left)
oil on canvas
61 x 57cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Hammer price: £650

Estimate: £600 - £800

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Lot 47 Sold

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY

Portrait of a gentleman
oil on canvas
75 x 62cm

Hammer price: £400

Estimate: £500 - £700

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Lot 48 Sold

FOLLOWER OF PHILLIPE MERCIER

The Egg Basket
oil on canvas
76 x 64cm

Hammer price: £480

Estimate: £800 - £1,200

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Lot 49 Sold

AFTER DAVID TENIERS II

An elderly couple weighing money
oil on panel
25 x 20cm

Hammer price: £100

Estimate: £100 - £150

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Total lots: 232

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