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Old Master, British & European Paintings

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.
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Lots per page:

Total lots: 281

Lot 398 Sold
JOHN TENNIEL (BRITISH, 1820-1914)
All the World's a Stage
signed with monogram (lower right), inscribed 'All the World's a Stage/ Then the Justice, in fair round belly, with good capon lined/ An Elizabethan justice and a fast young gentleman and policeman/ of the 1847 period' (verso)
pencil and coloured chalks
15.5 x 22.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 399 Unsold
WILLIAM MAW EGLEY (BRITISH, 1826-1916)
Mother and child at the entrance to a church
signed and dated 'W. Maw Egley - 30, 1860' (lower right)
ink and watercolour
13.5 x 11.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 400 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO THALES FIELDING (BRITISH, 1793-1837)
Job and his friends
watercolour on paper
17 x 23cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Condition ReportThere are minor tears and creases along the extreme lower border, one further off…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 401 Sold
JAMES BURRELL SMITH (BRITISH, 1822-1897)
The Watermill
signed and dated 'J B Smith 1865' (lower left)
watercolour
24 x 35cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 402 Sold
SAMUEL PROUT (BRITISH, 1783-1852) (2)
At York
signed 'S Prout' (lower right)
watercolour
21 x 29cm

Provenance
Trim Bridge Galleries, Bath;
Private collection, UK

Together with a sepia wash by the same hand of ruins by a lake, signed, 18.5 x 26cm

Provenance
Abbott and Holder, London, where acquired by the parents of the present owner;
Thence by descent
(2)
Condition Report'Bridge' - The sheet is sound, some scattered spots of foxing in the sky, otherwise…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 403 Unsold
JOHN GILBERT (BRITISH, 1817-1897)
A Weighty Question
signed with monogram and dated '1866' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour
29 x 43.5cm

Provenance
The Southgate Gallery, Moreton-in-Marsh, from whom acquired by the parents of the present owners;
Thence by descent
Estimate: £100 - £200
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 404 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN MASSEY WRIGHT (BRITISH, 1777-1866)
The Evils of Drink
inscribed 'Massey Wright' (verso)
watercolour
12 x 14.5m

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £50 - £100
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 405 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO RICHARD DOYLE (BRITISH, 1824-1883)
After the Battle
pen and ink
6.5 x 18cm

Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 406 Unsold
FREDERICK MORGAN (BRITISH, 1847-1927)
A Family Party
signed 'Fred Morgan' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
52 x 72cm

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 5th November 1996, lot 110
Estimate: £600 - £800
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 407 Sold
WILLIAM ETTY (BRITISH, 1787-1849)
Reclining male nude
oil on canvas
51.5 x 56cm

Provenance
David Messum, London, from whom acquired by the previous owner;
Thence by descent
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined.  There is a patch to the canvas, upper left, around…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 408 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Man with a silver orb
oil on panel
34.5 x 44.5cm
(unframed)
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 409 Sold
SPANISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a mother with two daughters
oil on canvas
82.5 x 111cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 410 Sold
JAMES SHARPLES (BRITISH, 1825-1893)
Portrait of a lady in profile
inscribed 'James Sharples Bath' (to backboard)
pastel
23 x 17.5 (oval)

Provenance
Trim Bridge Galleries, Bath;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportTwo small tears to right edges, partially obscured by frame.A few very small spots…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 411 Sold
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a girl wearing a black bonnet
indistinctly signed (lower right)
oil on canvas
55.5 x 45.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Sale, Children Through the Eye of the Artist, Bonhams, London, 18th September 1986, lot 228
Condition reportOriginal canvas.  Series of small surface abrasions with some paint loss in the…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 412 Sold
FOLLOWER OF JEAN-BAPTISTE GREUZE
Portrait of a girl
oil on canvas
40 x 32.5cm
(oval)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 413 Unsold
HEINRICH AUGUST GEORG SCHIOTT (DANISH, 1823-1895)
Portrait of Anette Christine, Comtesse Knuth
signed and dated 'ASchiott 1866' (centre right) and inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
34 x 27.5cm
oval

Provenance
In the private collection of an aristocratic Danish family;
Thence by family descent
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 414 Sold
PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady beside a piano
oil on canvas
74 x 59cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 415 Unsold
RUDOLPH W. A. LEHMANN (GERMAN, 1819-1905)
Portrait of a gentleman, thought to be of the Bowring family
signed and dated 'R Lehmann1868' (lower left)
oil on canvas
91 x 71cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £500 - £700
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 416 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady wearing a red bow, thought to be Hannah Jackson
inscribed 'Hannah Jackson, High Legh, Cheshire' (verso)
oil on canvas
56 x 43cm

Provenance
Property from a deceased estate
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £600
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 417 Sold
BENOIST BENJAMIN BENVOISIN (FRENCH, 1788-1860) (2)
Portrait of a gentleman in a black coat with a gold pin; Portrait of a lady in a blue dress with lace collar, a pair
one signed and dated 'Benvoisin 1825' (lower right)
oil on canvas
each 61 x 49.5cm
(2)

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 24th March 2009, lot 271;
Property from a deceased estate
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £600 - £800
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 418 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of Sir William Rawson, Oculist (1783-1827)
oil on canvas
77 x 64cm

Provenance
Property from a deceased estate
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 419 Unsold
HENRY LE JEUNE (BRITISH, 1819-1904)
Nearly Home - A boy and a girl rest by a milestone for 'FINCHLEY III MILES'
signed with monogram and dated 'HLJ 1862' (lower right)
oil on panel
48 x 38cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 420 Sold
ALEXANDRE THIOLLET (FRENCH, 1824-1895)
Three women resting in a landscape
signed 'Thiollet' (lower left)
oil on canvas
26.5 x 24cm

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 17th March 1992, lot 135;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  The paint surface is in good, clean condition.  Ultraviolet light…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 421 Sold
WILLIAM STEPHEN COLEMAN (BRITISH, 1829-1904)
The Bathing Pool
signed and dated 'S Coleman 1884' (lower left)
oil on panel
34.5 x 22.5cm

Provenance
Haynes Art Gallery, Toronto, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023

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