15 October | Old Master, British and European Art
FREDERICK HALL (BRITISH, 1860-1948) The Goose
Wednesday 15 October
Lots 1601- 1883 Old Master, British & European Art 11am
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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.
Buyers Premium 25% + Vat
signed 'F.M. Evans' (lower right)
watercolour
22.5 x 17cm
signed and dated 'C. N. H. 1908.' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
44.5 x 67cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Royal Academy Pictures, 1909, p.74 (illustrated)
signed and dated 'C Napier Hemy./ 1887' (lower left)
watercolour
66 x 91cm
Provenance
Alexander Aleco Ionides (1840-1898);
by descent to George Alexander Ionides (B. 1879);
Thence by family descent
signed with initials and dated 'C.N.H. 1904' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache
45 x 67cm
Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 24th March 2010, lot 171;
Paul Mayhew Fine Art, 2010, from whom acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy 1906, no 871
Literature
Royal Academy and New Gallery Pictures and Sculpture for 1906, pp.85 and XXIV;
Royal Academy Pictures 1906, p.34
signed and dated ‘H.S. TUKE 1914’ (upper right), inscribed ‘Siordet’ (upper left)
watercolour
24 x 17cm
Provenance
The artist’s niece; thence by family descent;
Sale, Bonhams, Oxford, 16th November 2011, (part) lot 98, where acquired by the present owner
signed with initials, dated and inscribed 'H.S.T 1885/ M.T.' (upper left)
watercolour
37 x 25cm
Provenance
The artist's niece, thence by descent;
Sale, Bonhams, London, 25th January 2012, lot 170, where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
Truro, Royal Cornwall Museum, Catching The Light - A Retrospective of Henry Scott Tuke, 10th May - 2nd July 2008
Literature
Cicely Robinson, Henry Scott Tuke, Yale University Press, 2021, p.98., plate 5.6
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1910' (lower left)
watercolour
25 x 35cm
Provenance
The artist's cousin, thence by descent;
Sale, Christie's, London, 29th July 2008, lot 359, where acquired by the present owner
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1926' (lower left); inscribed 'No. 1 Wine Carriers St Tropez/ H.S. Tuke/ 5 P- Road, NW3' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
watercolour
36 x 25.5cm
Provenance
T.F Stanley Smith by 1932 (copy of letter confirming ownership attached to the backboard);
Sale, Wilkinsons Auctioneers, Doncaster, 12th October 1997, lot 372, where acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour, 1926
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1921' (lower left)
watercolour
24.5 x 34cm
Provenance
Madame Hawke of Newquay (Tuke registers, R989);
Sale, Sotheby's, Billingshurst, 14th June 1985, lot 2245;
Sale, R.A. Fenner & Co. Tavistock, 30th November 1992, lot 45
Literature
The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke, Annotated by B.D. Price, 1983, register no. R.989
signed with initials 'H.S.T.' (lower right); inscribed 'Custom House Quay/ Falmouth/ Guaranteed to be the work of H.S. TUKE/ W. Tuke Sainsbury/ November 1929/ executor' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
watercolour
17 x 23.5cm
Provenance
The Estate of Henry Scott Tuke, 1929;
With Chomé Fine Art, Bath, from whom acquired by the present owner
signed, dated and titled 'A Briscoe 33' (lower right)
watercolour
37 x 52cm
Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London. November 1943, no. 75;
Nicholas Bowlby Watercolours 1869;
Private collection, UK
Provenance
Private collection, UK
inscribed and dated 'June 22 - 1897 Jubilee day-' (lower left)
watercolour and pencil
17 x 12cm
Provenance
Chris Beetles, Ryder Street, St James's, London;
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Charles Dixon 1918' (lower left)
gouache, watercolour and ink
49.5 x 75cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Charles Dixon -1918-' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour
42.5 x 90cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed 'MONTAGUE DAWSON' (lower left)
gouache
36.5 x 70cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
signed with monogram 'ET' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
17 x 25.5cm
ARR
Provenance
20th Century Art Gallery, Fulham Road, London;
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'A Briscoe / 16' (lower right)
watercolour
21.5 x 29cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK