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16 October | Old Master, British & European Paintings

Auction date Wednesday 16 October 2024 11:00 - 17:00 BST

Image Lisa Stillman (AMERICAN, 1865-1946) Lot 1180

Wednesday 16 October – Sussex Saleroom 
Lot 1001 - 1292 Old Master, British and European Paintings  11am  

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23 October  

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PICTURES & PRINTS CATALOGUE TERMS
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"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: 289

Lot 1146 Unsold
LÉON RODOLPHE BERTOUT (SWISS, 1822-1892)
Castel dell’Ovo, Naples
signed and dated 'Leon Berthoud 1867' (lower left), inscribed 'No.2 Castel dell'Ovo vu de la Villa Real/ NAPLES' (on the cradling to backboard)
oil on panel
20 x 36.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportPanel has been cradled.Craquelure, including a few fine, long cracks around the…
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1147 Sold
LUIGI MARIA GALEA (MALTESE, 1847-1917)
Valetta harbour by moonlight
signed 'L M Galea' (lower left)
oil on board
12.5 x 24cm
Condition reportSome very small dark spots and marks in places, most noticeable to sky and a dark…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1148 Unsold
ITALIAN SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY (2)
Barges in a Venetian backwater; A busy canal, Venice
one, indistinctly signed
a pair, oil on canvas
each 32 x 26.5cm
(2)
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1149 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD PRITCHETT (BRITISH,1808-1894)
The Grand Canal, Venice with St Mark's square in the distance
oil on board
17.5 x 22cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1150 Unsold
ARTHUR SEVERN (BRITISH, 1842-1931)
The Santa Maria della Salute
signed and dated 'Arthur Severn 1887' (lower right)
oil on canvas
58.5 x 81.5cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
THE PRESENT WORK WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE HIGHLIGHTS EXHIBITION AT CROMWELL PLACE, 1 & 2 OCTOBERFOR…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1151 Unsold
FOLLOWER OF SIR JOHN LAVERY
Morocco
oil on canvas laid on board
30.5 x 25cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1152 Sold
EVEN ULVING (NORWEGIAN, 1863-1952)
Boats in a Fjord
signed 'E. Ulving' (lower left)
oil on canvas
43 x 63.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas is relined.Some small dark spots and marks in places, most noticeable in…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1153 Sold
FRANK SPENLOVE SPENLOVE (BRITISH, 1863-1933)
On the Dunes, Scheveningen, Holland
signed 'Frank Spenlove Spenlove' (lower right) and dedicated 'To T.B. from FSS' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 91.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportCraquelure visible.Two small raised spots of paint upper centre in sky, they do not…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1154 Sold
REBECCA ANNE FOSTER (BRITISH, 1866-1951)
Still life with clematis in a vase
signed and dated 'R.A. Foster 97' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 40.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1155 Sold
CYRUS CUNEO (AMERICAN, 1879-1916)
The Green Table
oil on board
60.5 x 48cm
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1156 Unsold
FRANK MOSS BENNETT (BRITISH, 1874-1952) (2)
An archway at Penshurst; Outside a house, a pair
the first signed, dated and inscribed 'F M Bennett 1905 Penshurst' (lower right), the second signed and dated 'F M Bennett 1905' (lower right)
oil on canvas-board
each 25.5 x 35.5cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportArchway at Penshurst:  The canvas-board is sound; very light traces of bloom to the…
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1157 Sold
FRANK MOSS BENNETT (BRITISH, 1874-1952)
Making Plans
signed 'F M Bennett' (lower right)
oil on canvas
41 x 51cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.Nothing fluorescing under uv light.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1158 Sold
THOMAS BENJAMIN KENNINGTON (BRITISH, 1856-1916)
Portrait of Agnes Chichester, Lady Dixon Hartland
signed and dated 'T B Kennington 95' (lower left)
oil on canvas
59 x 37cm

Provenance
Thought to have been acquired from Lady Dixon Hartland's house-keeper;
Thence by descent to Ken Davis;
By descent to his son-in-law;
Private collection, UK

Footnote
For a comparable image of the sitter see National Portrait Gallery (NPGx428)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1159 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady reading
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Extensive craquelure.A few small abrasions in places, including…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1160 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady
oil on canvas
76.8 x 64.2cm

Provenance
The Estate of Min Hogg MBE (1938-2019), founding editor of The World of Interiors magazine. This painting can be seen in her Knightsbridge flat as illustrated in 'The Englishwoman's Bedroom' by Elizabeth Dickson, 1985
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1161 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady
oil on canvas
92 x 71cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1162 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady in a blue dress
indistinctly signed (upper left)
oil on canvas
97.5 x 73.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportWork may be slightly cut down as the indistinct signature upper left is partially…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1163 Unsold
A*** ROLLI (19TH CENTURY)
Beatrice Cenci being painted by Guido Reni
signed, inscribed and indistinctly dated 'A Rolli/ Roma 18-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
89 x 136cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteBeatrice Cenci (1577-1599) was the daughter of Count Francesco Cenci, a nobleman described…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1164 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED HITCHENS (BRITISH, 1861-1942)
Portrait of a lady in a blue dress
signed and dated 'A Hitchens 1884' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1165 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANK OWEN SALISBURY (BRITISH, 1874-1962)
Portrait of Nora Tatham
signed with monogram (upper right)
oil on canvas
41 x 31cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1166 Sold
MANNER OF CHARLES FAIRFAX MURRAY
Portrait of a lady in a blue dress with a lace collar
oil on canvas
30 x 23cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1167 Sold
EDWIN ROBERTS (BRITISH, 1840-1917)
Misfit
signed 'Edwin Roberts' (lower right), signed and titled (verso)
oil on canvas
36 x 30.5cm

Provenance
Barbara Roberts, the artist's daughter;
Acquired by Sam Cowan, the artist's great-nephew, circa 1970;
Thence by family descent to the present owner
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1168 Sold
EVA ROOS (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Dictation
signed 'E Roos' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 51cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1169 Unsold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Electricians
signed and dated 'W Xn Symons 98' (lower left), further signed 'W Christian Symons' (verso)
oil on canvas
86 x 112cm
(unframed)

Provenance
The estate of the artist
ExhibitedLondon, Royal Academy, 1898, no.370;London, Goupil Gallery, 1912, no.124 (As The Young…
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1170 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Portrait of Cecilia, the Artist's wife
oil on canvas
61 x 50cm

Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1171 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (4)
The Harlequin
signed 'W.X. Symons' (lower right)
watercolour
36 x 25cm
together with Shepherd and sheep, watercolour and gouache; Woman in fine costume on the coastline, watercolour; and The Harp Player, watercolour
(4, all unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Condition reportHarlequin:  The sheet has been adhered by the four corners to the mount; sheet…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1172 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (8)
Bacchus
oil on canvas
14 x 27cm
(unframed)
together with The Billiard Game, watercolour heightened with white; Portrait of a man, watercolour; Portrait of a lady seated by a table, watercolour; Study of two children by a table, grey wash and pencil; A man proposing, grey wash; Ramming a cannon, pen and ink; and Study of figures, pencil
(all unframed)
(8)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1173 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (6)
The Winged Charioteer
gouache, ink and watercolour
51 x 30cm
together with The Harp Player, watercolour; Study of a figure with a crook, pencil and watercolour; Madonna and child, signed and dated '1894', watercolour; Study of Christ, gouache and watercolour; Study of mother and child
(6, all unframed)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1174 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (6)
Still life of white roses
oil on canvas
36 x 23cm
(unframed)
together with Trees by a house, watercolour; Farm buildings overlooking an extensive landscape, watercolour; Study of a house, watercolour; Village scene, watercolour; and View of a village across fields, watercolour, (all unframed)
(6)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1175 Sold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (7)
Study of two male nudes
gouache and watercolour
55 x 38cm
(unframed)
together with St George and the Dragon, watercolour and bodycolour; Two men with a woman in a yellow dress, watercolour and bodycolour; A man wearing a white robe and holding a cross, watercolour and bodycolour; A man reaching out to a woman, watercolour heightened with white; Portrait of a father and daughter, watercolour heightened with white; and Figures being surprised, watercolour heightened with white, (all unframed)
(7)
ProvenanceProperty of the artist;Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1176 Unsold
WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (6)
A woman with fishermen on the shore
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
50 x 40cm
(unframed)
together with A woman by a wall, watercolour; A fisherman and a man in purple robes, watercolour; A girl and a cloaked figure, watercolour; A man leading a woman by the hand, watercolour; A woman fighting a figure with a sword, watercolour, (all unframed)
(6)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1177 Sold
MARK LANCELOT SYMONS (BRITISH, 1887-1935) (6)
Pax
watercolour and pencil
19 x 17cm
together with Venus in a Cave, watercolour and pencil; Children amongst undergrowth, signed, watercolour and pencil; Figures among trees by a table, watercolour, pen and ink, heightened with bodycolour; and two prints of two religious women, (all unframed)
(6)

Provenance
Property of the artist;
Thence by family descent
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1178 Unsold
EMILIO GOLA (ITALIAN, 1851-1923)
Portrait of a lady seated in an interior
signed and dated 'E Gola 1904' (lower left)
pastel
116 x 77cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 19th July 2012, lot 335;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1179 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady in a blue coat
pastel
55.5 x 49cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportQuite a large vertical tear upper centre, running from edge to bottom of hat, where…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1180 Sold
LISA STILLMAN (AMERICAN, 1865-1946)
Portrait of a young lady
signed and dated 'Lisa Stillman 1892' (upper left)
coloured chalks
34 x 29cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnote Lisa Stillman was the child of William J. Stillman and his first wife, Laura Mack. After…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1181 Sold
ROBERT ANNING BELL (BRITISH, 1863-1933)
Inspiration
signed and dated 'R. An. Bell 98' (lower left)
gouache and mixed media on board
30 x 12cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
The board has bowed slightly, otherwise sound; scattered minor surface abrasions to the surface and…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1182 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ALICE MAUD WRIGHT (BRITISH, FL. 1892-1934)
'For now we see through a glass darkly, but when face to face'
signed with monogram 'AMW' (lower right)
ink and watercolour on paper
25.5 x 17.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
The attribution to Wright is based on the entry in Monograms of Victorian & Edwardian Artists, by Peter Nahum, Hillmarton Manor Press, 1976.
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1183 Sold
HELEN ALLINGHAM (BRITISH, 1848-1926)
At Abinger
inscribed 'At Abinger, Autumn 78' (on a label attached to the mount)
watercolour laid down on card
6.5 x 12.5cm
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1184 Unsold
HELEN ALLINGHAM (BRITISH, 1848-1926)
The Gloaming, St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Etchingham
signed and dated 'H. Allingham 75' (lower left), inscribed and titled (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour
16.5 x 25.5cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1185 Sold
ERNEST ARTHUR ROWE (BRITISH, 1863-1922)
'When all the air a solemn stillness holds'
signed 'E.A. ROWE' (lower left), signed and titled (on the artist's label attached to the backboard)
watercolour on paper laid on card
46 x 30.5cm

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 10th June 1998, lot 63

Exhibited
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, as 'Relics of the Civil Wars, Compton Wynyates', no.1 (year unknown)
FootnoteThe title of the present work comes from 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' by Thomas…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1186 Unsold
CLEMENT BURLISON (BRITISH, 1815-1899)
Greno House, near Sheffield
signed with initials and dated 'CB 1857' (lower left) and inscribed with artist's name and titled (to backboard)
watercolour heightened with white
23 x 34.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1187 Sold
WILLIAM FRASER GARDEN (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
St Neot's Bridge, St Ives, near Cambridge
signed and dated 'W. F. GARDEN 1900' (lower right)
watercolour
32.5 x 50cm

Provenance
Chris Beetles, Ryder Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA few very small spots and marks in places.A small white mottled effect patch lower…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1188 Sold
EDITH MARTINEAU (BRITISH, 1842-1909)
A Spring Meadow
signed 'Edith Martineau' (lower right)
watercolour
26 x 36cm

Provenance
Sotheby's, Billingshurst, 2nd June 1993, lot 258;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1189 Sold
ERNEST ARTHUR ROWE (BRITISH, 1863-1922)
The Manor House
signed 'E.A. Rowe' (lower left)
watercolour
22 x 29cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1190 Sold
EDWARD RISCHGITZ (SWISS, 1828-1909) (2)
Summer, Kensington Gardens; In the Park, Sunny Morning
a set of two, one signed 'E Rischgitz' (lower right), both titled (on the backboard)
watercolour
one 27 x 19cm; the other 24 x 19cm
(2)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1191 Sold
BEATRICE PARSONS (BRITISH, 1870-1955)
Sweet peas
signed 'Beatrice Parsons' (lower centre)
watercolour
37 x 26cm
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1192 Sold
BEATRICE PARSONS (BRITISH, 1870-1955)
Dahlias in full bloom
signed 'Beatrice Parsons' (lower right)
watercolour
23 x 30.5cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1193 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Still life with cherries in a bowl
indistinctly inscribed (on gallery label attached to the backboard)
pastel on paper
20 x 29cm
Condition reportA couple of minor flecks to the surface, lower left, otherwise the sheet is…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £120 - £180
16 October 2024
16 October 2024

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