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Old Master, British and European Paintings

Absentee bids accepted until Tuesday, 12 October 2021

Auction date Tuesday, 12 October 2021

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

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 232

Lot 74 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Boats and ships off the coast; Boats moored up, a pair
oil on canvas
each 40 x 61cm
(2)
Condition reportOriginal canvas.  A few minor flecks of dirt to paint surface, otherwise sound.  UV…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £400 - £600
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 75 Sold
CIRCLE OF HENRY SCHAFER (BRITISH, 1815-1873) (2)
Landing the catch; Drying the nets
a pair
oil on canvas
36 x 65cm
(2)
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 76 Sold
SAMUEL OWEN (BRITISH, 1769-1857)
Greenwich
signed 'S OWEN' (lower right/on side of barge)
watercolour
16.5 x 22.5cm

Provenance
Martyn Gregory, London
Private collection, UK
The sheet is sound; minor discolouration in the sky, otherwise good overall condition.  Framed and…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £600 - £800
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 77 Sold
SAMUEL OWEN (BRITISH, 1769-1857)
A busy coastal scene
signed 'S OWEN.' (lower right)
watercolour
16 x 24cm

Provenance
J. Morton Lee Fine Watercolours
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £350 - £550
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 78 Sold
WILLIAM THORNLEY (BRITISH, ACT. 1857-1898)
Mouth of the Thames
signed 'Thornley' (lower left)
oil on canvas
34 x 29cm
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 79 Sold
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811-1880)
Fishing boats in Honfleur Harbour, circa 1833
bears old inscription (to paper attached to backboard)
watercolour
19 x 12.6cm

Provenance
Richard Ivor English Watercolours & Drawings
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound and the colour strong, a couple of scattered specks of dirt in…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 80 Sold
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811-1880)
Dover
signed 'E W Cooke' (lower centre/on side of slipway)
watercolour
20 x 14.2cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound and the colour strong.  Framed and under glass; unexamined out…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 81 Sold
CHARLES W. FOTHERGILL (BRITISH, FL. 1880-1900)
A Royal Navy ship of the line, thought to be HMS Victory, at Portsmouth
signed and dated 'C. W. Fothergill 1900' (lower right)
watercolour
27 x 38cm
Condition reportOne small crease to the sheet, upper right, otherwise sound.  Colour is strong. …
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 82 Sold
WILLIAM WYLD (BRITISH, 1806-1889)
Fishing boats in an Italian coastal landscape
signed 'W Wyld.' (lower left)
watercolour
22 x 34.5cm
Condition reportA few scattered specks in the sky, only visible on very close inspection; otherwise…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 83 Unsold
JOHN CANTILOE JOY (BRITISH, 1806-1866)
Colliers in a light breeze
watercolour
10 x 15cm

Provenance
J. Morton Lee Fine Watercolours
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £150 - £250
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 84 Unsold
JOHN CANTILOE JOY (BRITISH, 1806-1866)
Ships in a light breeze, with a fishing boat hauling a net in the foreground
watercolour
10.5 x 14.7cm

Provenance
J. Morton Lee Fine Watercolour
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £150 - £250
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 85 Sold
ALFRED HERBERT (BRITISH, 1818-1861)
St Michael's Mount
watercolour
32 x 65.5cm

Provenance
Heather Newman Fine Quality Early British Watercolours
J. Morton Lee Fine Watercolour
Private collection, UK
Condition reportMinor creases to the sheet, upper right and upper central border, otherwise the…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £250 - £350
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 86 Unsold
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811-1880)
A quiet harbour
pencil
10 x 17cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, clean with no sign of foxing or staining.  Framed and under…
Estimate: £70 - £100
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 87 Sold
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811-1880)
A barge off Sheerness
signed and dated 'E. W. Cooke 1865' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
14 x 22cm

Provenance
Gerard O'Farrell Watercolours, Faringdon
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; a few minute specks in the sky, but only visible on extremely…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £150 - £250
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 88 Sold
W*** CHARLES (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)
Fishing boats off Brighton, circa 1870
watercolour heightened with white
23 x 48.5cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 89 Sold
WILLIAM ROXBY BEVERLEY (BRITISH, 1811-1889)
A keel boat on the Humber
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
22 x 33cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound.  Very minor fading to colour in some areas, otherwise sound. …
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £250 - £350
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 90 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Dutch state barges
watercolour
26.5 x 37cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 91 Sold
FRANCOIS LOUIS THOMAS FRANCIA (FRENCH, 1772-1839)
French and Dutch shipping in the Channel
signed and dated 'L Francia 1830' (lower right/on barrel)
watercolour
20.5 x 28.5cm

Provenance
Abbott & Holder, London
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
Colnagi

Footnote
Ex collection Walter Brandt
Condition reportMinor creases to sheet, upper left and upper right.  Some minor discolouration in…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £250 - £350
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 92 Sold
FREDERICK NASH (BRITISH, 1782-1856)
Brighton at Dusk
signed 'F NASH' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
17 x 26cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, colour is strong throughout; good overall condition.  Framed…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £550 - £750
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 93 Sold
EUGENE LOUIS GABRIEL ISABEY (FRENCH, 1803-1886)
A stormy coastal scene
signed and dated 'Eugene Isabey 1821' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
11.5 x 15.5cm

Provenance
The Canon Gallery
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound and paint surface clean with strong colour; framed and under…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 94 Sold
WILLIAM PURSER (BRITISH, 1789-1852)
Boats in Genoa Harbour
signed 'W Purser' (lower left)
watercolour
12 x 18.5cm

Provenance
Sofia Frank Antiques, London
J. Morton Lee Fine Watercolours
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; there is one small spot of staining in the sky, upper left;…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 95 Sold
EDWIN HAYES (BRITISH, 1819-1904)
Boats in a choppy sea
signed 'E Hayes' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
11 x 18.5cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, minor discolouration to sky, otherwise sound.  Strong colour;…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £250 - £350
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 96 Unsold
GEORGE PYNE (BRITISH, 1800-1884)
Old London Bridge
watercolour heightened with white
5.5 x 11cm

Provenance
Edward Cross Fine Paintings and Drawings, Weybridge
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 October 2021
12 October 2021
Lot 97 Sold
HERBERT KERR ROOKE (BRITISH, 1872-1944)
A Spring Morning, Poole
signed 'H. K. ROOKE' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
50 x 64cm
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 October 2021
12 October 2021

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