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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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Saturday 14 October      9am -12noon
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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 422 Unsold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a bearded gentleman in costume with a plumed hat
oil on board
40 x 31.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 423 Sold
LUIGI GENTILE (ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURY)
The Eruption of Vesuvius
signed 'Luigi Gentile' (lower right) and inscribed with title (lower centre)
gouache
52.5 x 78cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 424 Sold
NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY (2)
Napoli Da Sopra Posilipo; Parte Opposta Della Villa Reale, a pair
gouache
28.5 x 43cm
(2)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 425 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS LUNY (BRITISH, 1759-1837)
The Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14th February 1797
later inscribed 'POWELL' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51.5 x 86.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place on 26th & 27th September
Condition ReportThe canvas has an old relining.  The paint surface is dirty with scattered areas of…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 426 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD WILLIAM (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) (2)
Fishermen on the shore, a windmill beyond, a pair
oil on canvas
each 32 x 50cm
(2)
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 427 Unsold
THOMAS DANBY (BRITISH, 1818-1886)
Coastal view, thought to be Whitby
signed 'TDanby' (lower left)
oil on board
21.5 x 32cm
Condition Reportthe board is sound.  Surface staining in the sky, minor abrasions to the outline of…
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 428 Sold
EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE (BRITISH, 1811-1880)
A fishing botter aground on the Scheldt
signed and dated 'E.W. Cooke. RA. 1867' (lower left); further signed 'VAN KOOK' on the stern of the boat (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 87cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 5 May 1888, lot 30;
Sale Christie's, London, 22 May 1891, lot no. unknown;
H.W.F. Bolckow;
Vicars Brothers, London by 1936;
Sale, Christie's, London, 24 June 1986, lot 76
Martyn Gregory Gallery, London, from whom acquired by the present owners;
Property from an important private collection
Exhibited London, British Institution, 1867, no. 453;Manchester, 1887, no. 716LiteratureJohn Munday…
Hammer price: £7,500
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 429 Sold
GEORGE GREGORY (BRITISH, 1849-1938)
Shipping off the coast
signed and dated 'Geo Gregory 1900' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 40.5cm
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 430 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
A wreck off Cullercoats, thought to be the Iron Crown
oil on canvas
41 x 66.5cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 431 Sold
EDWIN FLETCHER (BRITISH, 1857-1945)
Shipping off the coast in heavy seas
signed 'E Fletcher' (lower right), signed and indistinctly dated 'E H Fletcher 19-' (verso)
oil on canvas-board
40 x 60cm
Condition ReportThe canvas-board is sound; traces of dirt and possible discoloured varnish to paint…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 432 Sold
JOHN BENTHAM-DINSDALE (BRITISH, 1927-2008)
The Battle of Trafalgar
signed 'John Bentham-Dinsdale' (lower left) and inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
76 x 102cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas. The are scattered sports of surface dirt, particularly in the sky.…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 433 Sold
HENDRIK ADOLF SCHAEP (BELGIAN, 1826-1870)
Boats in choppy waters outside a harbour
signed and indistinctly dated 'H. Schaep 186-' (lower right)
oil on panel
40.5 x 54cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 434 Sold
WILLIAM RAYMOND DOMMERSEN (BRITISH, 1859-1927)
Unloading the Catch
signed 'W Dommersen' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 76.5cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 435 Sold
WILLIAM RAYMOND DOMMERSEN (BRITISH, 1859-1927)
Men, women and children with fishing boats by a house on a river
signed 'WR Dommersen' (lower left)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 76.5cm
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 436 Unsold
CIRCLE OF ABRAHAM COOPER
A bay hunter in a farmyard
oil on canvas
55.5 x 60.5cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 3rd October 2001, lot 395;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £400 - £600
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 437 Unsold
EDMUND BRISTOW (BRITISH, 1787-1876) (2)
Figures on donkeys, a pair
one signed 'E Bristow' (lower right)
oil on board
each 10 x 20cm
(2)
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 438 Sold
CIRCLE OF JAMES WARD
Horse and hounds in a landscape
oil on panel
25.5 x 31cm

Provenance
Probably Arthur Ackermann & Son Ltd. (remains of label verso)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £700
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 439 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a grey horse in a stable
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm

Provenance
The collection of the late Countess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021)

See Bellmans website for further details:
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zy
Condition ReportOriginal canvas with three small patches to the reverse, one in the upper left…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 440 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN THOMSON OF DUDDINGSTON (BRITISH, 1778-1840)
A waterfall in a landscape, hills beyond
oil on board
29.5 x 36.5cm
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 441 Sold
NOTHERN EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY ANTIQUE MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD:
A country house by a river, thought to be in Denmark
indistinctly signed and dated 'Th. Solbg 5/1853' (lower right)
oil on canvas
47.5 x 63cm

Provenance
In the private collection of an aristocratic Danish family;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 442 Unsold
HARALD SCHUMACHER (DANISH, 1836-1912)
A man with a cow
signed 'H Schumacher' (lower left)
oil on board
30 x 49cm

Provenance
In the private collection of an aristocratic Danish family;
Thence by family descent
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 443 Sold
FRIEDRICH AUGUSTE KESSLER (GERMAN, 1826-1906)
Old Oaks
signed 'FKessler' (lower left)
oil on canvas
33 x 46cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 444 Sold
CIRCLE OF JOHN LAPORTE
Outside The White Horse Tavern
oil on panel
42 x 53cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
10 October 2023
Lot 445 Unsold
FOLLOWER OF JOHN JAMES CHALON
The Toll Gate
oil on canvas
46 x 57.5cm

Provenance
The collection of the late Countess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021)

See Bellmans website for further details:
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny-esterh%C3%A1zy
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
10 October 2023

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