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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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Tuesday 15 October 10am – 4.00pm

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23 October  

Collections - Sussex Saleroom 
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Friday 18 October            9am – 4.30pm
Saturday 19 October       9am – 12 noon
Monday 21 October        9am – 4.30pm   
Tuesday 22 October        9am – 4.30pm
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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.
"Artist's Resale Right / ARR" - a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist's heirs each time a work is resold during the artist's lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist's death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer's premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €10,000. Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer's purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency. Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale.

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 289

Lot 1073 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCIS LEGAT (BRITISH, 1755-1809)
Female nude reclining, a landscape beyond
signed 'F. Legat' (lower right)
watercolour
20 x 26.5cm, oval
Condition reportVertical tear to paper, starting at her mid riff and running down approximately 7cm…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1074 Sold
CIRCLE OF THOMAS GIRTIN
Jedburgh Abbey
watercolour
23 x 33.5cm

Provenance
P & D Colnagi & Co., Old Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1075 Unsold
FOLLOWER OF THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
Figures on a woodland track
pencil with black and white chalk
26.5 x 37.5cm

Bellmans would like potential buyers to be aware that this work has been examined by a leading watercolour specialist and, in their opinion, this is not the work of Thomas Gainsborough.
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1076 Sold
BENJAMIN WEST (BRITISH, BRITISH/AMERICAN, 1738-1820)
Horses at Windsor
signed and inscribed 'B West Windsor' (lower right)
ink and wash
12 x 17.8cm

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 31st January 1990, lot 114;
Leger Galleries, Old Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSpots of foxing visible, including small pale brown patches upper right and centre…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1077 Unsold
AFTER SAMUEL PROUT (BRITISH, 1783-1852)
Market traders beneath ruins
reproduction print
40 x 25cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition report
Estimate: £20 - £30
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1078 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VARLEY (BRITISH, 1778-1842)
Traveller on a lake shore track
watercolour
17 x 24.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1079 Sold
CIRCLE OF WILLIAM HENRY HUNT
Still life with apples on a blue and white earthenware dish
watercolour
13.5 x 18.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1080 Sold
WILLIAM HENRY HUNT (BRITISH, 1790-1864)
Still life with plums
signed 'W. HUNT' (lower left)
watercolour
19 x 28.5cm

Provenance
Property from a deceased estate
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £200
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1081 Sold
WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (BRITISH, 1812-1845)
Aegina
signed with initials, titled and dated 'WM 1838' (lower left)
watercolour
41 x 67cm

Provenance
Lord Belper up to 1876;
Thos Agnew & Sons Ltd., London
Condition reportAcidic mount.Small old tear centre right, with old restoration.Some foxing and…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1082 Sold
THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON (BRITISH, 1813-1890)
The Amalfi coast
signed 'TM Richardson' (lower left)
watercolour
40 x 64cm
Condition reportAcidic mount.Small crease upper left corner.A little discolouration/yellowing in…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1083 Sold
WILLIAM ADOLPHUS KNELL (BRITISH, 1805-1875) (2)
The French flagship 'L'Orient' exploding at the Battle of the Nile
signed 'W A Knell' (lower right), inscribed with date of the battle 'Augt 1 1798' (lower left)
watercolour with scratching out
18.5 x 25.5cm
together with A dismasted man-of-war in heavy seas, a watercolour by the same hand
(2)

Provenance
Property from a deceased estate
Condition reportAcidic mount.A little undulation to paper.Appears in generally good condition.Under…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1085 Sold
EDWARD GEORGE HOBLEY (BRITISH, 1866-1916)
Assault by the French Cavalry at Waterloo, 18th June 1815
signed and dated 'E Hobley 1906' (lower left)
watercolour
47 x 66.5cm
Condition reportThe dimensions in the description are for the picture, excluding the mount and…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1086 Sold
ADELCHI DE GROSSI (ITALIAN, 1852-1892)
Merry Making
signed 'A de Grossi/ Roma' (lower left)
watercolour
52 x 70cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1087 Unsold
HARRY BRIGHT (BRITISH, 1846-1895)
Carrion crows in winter
signed and dated 'HARRY BRIGHT 1883' (lower right)
watercolour
54 x 75cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out frame.
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1088 Sold
JOHN CHARLES REED (BRITISH, 1822-1877) (2)
Haymaking
signed and dated 'J.C. Reed 73' (lower left)
watercolour
30.5 x 55cm
together with Hollington Church near Hastings by another hand
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1089 Sold
CHARLES DAVIDSON (BRITISH, 1824-1902)
Haymaking, Lewes, Sussex
watercolour
50.5 x 77cm

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 18th April 1988, lot 62;
David James Gallery, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1090 Unsold
CIRCLE OF HENRY LEONIDAS ROLFE
Otter with salmon
oil on canvas
71 x 91cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1091 Unsold
A. ROWLAND KNIGHT (BRITISH, ACT.1810-1840)
Here and There a Lusty Trout
signed 'A Rowland Knight' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25.5 x 40.5cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined; stable craquelure pattern to paint surface and light…
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1092 Sold
FOLLOWER OF JAMES SEYMOUR
Childers with jockey up, thought to be in the livery of the Duke of Devonshire
inscribed 'Childers' (lower right)
oil on canvas
63 x 75.5cm

Provenance
The collection of the late Countess Bunny Esterhazy
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1093 Sold
JOHN FERNELEY SNR. (BRITISH, 1782-1860)
Portrait of a chestnut hunter in a stable, with a groom and terrier
signed, inscribed and dated 'John Ferneley, Melton Mowbray, 1826' (lower right)
oil on canvas
82 x 105cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition report.  The canvas has been relined.  Paint surface is cleaned and sound throughout. …
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1094 Sold
EDWIN COOPER (BRITISH, 1785-1833)
A standing chestnut
oil on canvas
36 x 45.5cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 5th June 1998, lot 40;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe work is not signed or dated.The canvas is lined.Craquelure.A little surface…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1095 Sold
HARRY HALL (BRITISH, 1814-1882)
Blair Atholl
signed and dated 'H. Hall. 1864' (centre left)
oil on canvas
36 x 48.5cm

Provenance
Richard Green, Dover Street, London;
Private collection, UK

Footnote
Blair Atholl (Stockwell-Blink Bonny) was winner of The Derby and St Leger 1861
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Some craquelure.A little paint loss and frame abrasions to…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1096 Sold
ALLEN H YORK (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a horse
signed and dated 'AllenHYork 1888' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
16 October 2024
Lot 1097 Sold
F*** CLARK (BRITISH, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Flying Fox
signed 'F Clark' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 x 40.5cm

Provenance
Private collection
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Upper stretcher mark visible and others visible in a raking…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
16 October 2024

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