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Old Master, British & European Paintings

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Auction date Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Old Masters, British & European Paintings

 

 

Tuesday 10 October     - Sussex Saleroom 

Lot 251 –  535                                    Old Master, British & European Paintings 1.00pm

 

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PICTURES & PRINTS CATALOGUE TERMS
An explanation of catalogue terms in our opinion:

"Full name of the artist" - a work by the artist.
"Attributed to ..." - probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.
"Name and initial" - possibly a work by the artist.
"Studio of ..." - a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist.
"Circle of ..." - a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence.
"Follower of ..." - a work executed in the artist's style, but not necessarily by a pupil.
"Manner of ..." - a work in the artist's style, but of a later date.
"After ..." - a copy (of any date) of a work by that artist.
"Signed ... Dated ... Inscribed ..." - the work has been signed/date/inscribed by the artist.
"Bears signature and/or date and/or inscription" - has been added by another hand.
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Lots per page:

Total lots: 281

Lot 275 Sold
AFTER NICHOLAS HILLIARD
Mary Queen of Scots
on enamel
7.5cm
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 276 Sold
FOLLOWER OF GODFRIED VAN SCHALCKEN
Portrait miniature of a boy
on copper
5.5cm
Condition Reportminor surface abrasions and dirt, ultraviolet reveals an uneven varnish but no sign…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 277 Sold
MRS F. BAROU (BRITISH, FL. C. 1800)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman
signed and dated 'F Barou 1796' (on backing paper)
on ivory (ref. HW7ZYVKE)
7.5cm high
in a rectangular papier-mâché frame
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 7 July 1975, lot 94;Private collection, UKCondition reportA little…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 278 Sold
OZIAS HUMPHRY (BRITISH, 1742-1810)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a dark coat
on ivory (ref. SGMSS38K)
5.5cm high
in a gilt metal frame
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 10 March 1975, lot 78;Private collection, UKCondition reportSome…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 279 Sold
JOSEPH PASTORINI (BRITISH, C. 1775-1839)
Portrait miniature of Miss Mary Slaughter as a child wearing a bonnet
on ivory (ref. 8DAFYCA6)
7cm high
in a giltwood frame inscribed (to backing paper)
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 28 April 1975, lot 48;Private collection, UKCondition reportSurface a…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 280 Sold
ANTHONY STEWART (BRITISH, 1773-1846)
Portrait miniature of Louise Fortescue in a white dress with blue ribbon
on ivory (ref. PR711TJW)
4.5cm
in a red leather covered travel case
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 281 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO HAMLET (2)
Portrait miniature silhouette of a gentleman, believed to be the Duke of Cambridge
6.5cm
in an ebonised wood frame
together with another silhouette of a gentleman, believed to be Lieut. Charles T. Hozier, indistinctly signed 'Stephen ***' (lower centre), 8cm
(2)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 282 Sold
HENRY ALBERT FRITH (BRITISH, FL. 1837-1854) (5)
Silhouette of Henry Croly M.D.
signed and dated 'Frith 1842' (lower left)
24 x 17cm
together with a silhouette of a gentleman and three silhouettes of ladies by various hands
(5)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 283 Sold
C*** B*** (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) (5)
Silhouette of a boy
signed with initials and dated 'C B July 24th 1847' (lower right)
23.5 x 18cm
together with a silhouette of a lady; a portrait miniature of a lady in a black dress and red necklace; and two portrait miniatures of girls in blue dresses, on paper
(5)
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 284 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY (4)
Silhouette of a gentleman
7.5cm
together with another silhouette of a gentleman and two silhouettes of ladies
(4)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 285 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY (4)
Silhouette of John Vaughan (1788-1865)
inscribed (verso)
9.5cm
together with a silhouette of a gentleman wearing glasses; another of a boy and another of a lady
(4)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £80 - £120
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 286 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (5)
Portrait miniature of a girl wearing a grey dress and red necklace
on ivory (ref. 6X14A6VQ)
7 x 5cm
together with four silhouettes
(5)
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £80 - £120
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 287 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (4)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in profile
on paper
8.2cm
together with two portrait miniatures of gentleman and one of a lady, all on paper
(4)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £120
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 288 Sold
SCHOOL OF VERONA, 16TH CENTURY
The Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria
oil on panel
56 x 43cm

Provenance
The Right Rev. Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew, The Manor House, Salisbury Plain, 1906;
Sale, Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, 22nd January 1976, lot 86, as Giovanni Francesco Caroto

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
Condition ReportThe panel has been cradled.  The panel is uneven from two repaired splits running…
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 289 Unsold
STUDIO OF GERRIT VAN HONTHORST (DUTCH, 1590-1656)
Portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584-1647)
oil on canvas
71 x 58cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
For a similar portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, fully attributed to Gerrit van Honthorst, dating from 1631, see Historical Collections Foundation of the House of Orange-Nassau, The Hague, cat. 307, on long-term loan since 2015 at the Mauritshuis, The Hague

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 290 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO THEODORE RUSSEL (BRITISH, 1614-1689)
Portrait of a lady, possibly the Duchess of Lennox
oil on panel
39.5 x 31.5cm

Footnote
For a similar portrait see, Sale, Sotheby's, London, 19th March 2003, lot 17
Condition ReportPanel is very slightly bowed outward. Abrasions and paint loss to the upper, lower…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 291 Unsold
STUDIO OF AMBROSIUS BOSSCHAERT (DUTCH, 1573-1621)
Still life with lilies, tulips, roses, carnations, columbines, marigolds, anemones, hyacinth, eglantines, snakeshead fritillaries and other flowers, with a red admiral butterfly and peaches, apricots, cherries and a plum on a table
oil on panel
41 x 60cm

Provenance
The Espinal Collection, Spain;
Sale, Christies London, 27th November 1970, lot 45, as Bartholomeus Assteyn;
Sale, Christies London, 8th July 2005, lot 28, where acquired by the present owner
FootnoteFred Meijer of the RKD noted that the present work is a contemporary copy of Bosschaert's…
Estimate: £40,000 - £60,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 292 Sold
STUDIO OF SIR PETER LELY (DUTCH/BRITISH, 1618-1680)
Portrait of Margaret Wale (1640-1674), Daughter of Sir William Wale and wife of Sir Edward Seymour 4th Bt. (1633-1707), three-quarter length, standing, wearing a light brown dress with a blue cloak, leaning on a stone pedestal
inscribed 'Margaret Daughter of Sr. William Wale First Wife to the Speaker Seymour / Sr. Pr. L' (lower right)
oil on canvas
126 x 102cm
in an ornately carved late George III gilt-wood frame

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
ProvenanceThe sitter's family and by descent to Miss J. M. Seymour, East Knoyle House, Wiltshire…
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 293 Sold
STUDIO OF CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET (FRENCH, 1714-1789)
Men and women fishing on a rocky shore before a harbour with boats at sunset
oil on canvas
68 x 95cm

Provenance
Henry Ayshford Sanford of Waltham House;
Triley Court;
Private collection, UK

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
FootnoteThe present composition bears comparison to Coucher de Soleil; see Florence Ingersoll…
Hammer price: £14,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 294 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO TOBIAS STRANOVER (GERMAN, 1684-1756)
A turkey, jay, goldfinch, bullfinch and other birds among trees
signed 'T Stranover' (lower right)
oil on canvas
135 x 115cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined and re-stretched.  There is a horizontal crease running…
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 295 Sold
CIRCLE OF ANTHONY VAN DYCK (FLEMISH, 1599-1641)
Portrait of a friar
oil on canvas
43 x 31cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 22nd April 1998, lot 25

Footnote
This head study is a copy after the head of St Francis in Van Dyck's Crucifixion in the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk in Dendermonde.
This work is filed in the RKD.

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined.  There are traces of craquelure throughout, stable -…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £500 - £700
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 296 Sold
GERMAN SCHOOL LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The Education of the Virgin
oil on canvas
97 x 74.5cm

Provenance
The De La Salle Brothers
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 297 Sold
FOLLOWER OF JAN ASSELYN
An extensive Italianate river landscape with herdsmen on a bank and a man fishing by a dwelling
oil on canvas
62.5 x 116cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 28th April 2006, lot 44, where acquired by the present owner

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
Condition Reportthe canvas has been relined.  Extensive craquelure throughout the paint surface,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 298 Unsold
FOLLOWER OF CORNELIS DE WAEL
A naval battle between the Ottomans and Christians
oil on canvas
83 x 103cm

Provenance
Property from a deceased estate
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023

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