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15 October | Old Master, British and European Art

Auction date Wednesday 15 October 2025 11:00 - 17:00 BST

FREDERICK HALL (BRITISH, 1860-1948)  The Goose

Wednesday 15 October
Lots 1601- 1883 Old Master, British & European Art 11am

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Thursday 9 October10am – 4.00pm & 5pm-7pm
Friday 10 October   10am – 4.00pm
Saturday 11 October 9am – 12.30pm
Monday 13 October 10am – 4.00pm
Tuesday 14 October 10am – 4.00pm
Wednesday 15 October 10am – 11.00am

Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 22 October 

Collections - Sussex Saleroom 
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Thursday 16 October 9am – 4.30pm
Friday 17 October           9am – 4.30pm
Saturday 18 October     9am – 12 noon
Monday 20 October       9am – 4.30pm 
Tuesday 21 October 9am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 22 October 9am-4.30pm 

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.

Important Notice
Buyers Premium 25% + Vat

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Total lots: 5

Lot 1649 Unsold
AFTER JOHN MOIR
Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743-1827), Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
oil on canvas
75 x 62cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
The original portrait by John Moir is in the National Gallery of Scotland, accession number: PG 207
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Craquelure visible, particularly to forehead and face.Stretcher…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1658 Unsold
EASTMAN JOHNSON (AMERICAN, 1824-1906)
Portrait of Ethel Eastman Johnson Conkling with a Fan, the artist’s daughter (1870-1931) (c. 1895)
oil on canvas
116 x 63cm

Provenance
The Artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
ExhibitedNew York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 3rd - 31st March, 1979, no. 31LiteratureAn Exhibition…
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1659 Sold
EASTMAN JOHNSON (AMERICAN, 1824-1906)
Portrait of Philip Carrigan Johnson, the artist’s father (1795-1859) (c. 1856)
oil on canvas
24 x 19cm

Provenance
Eastman Johnson estate/Mrs. Eastman Johnson, New York, 1906 (by bequest);
Ethel Eastman Johnson Conkling Holden, her daughter (by descent);
Olga Louise Gwendolyn Conkling, her daughter, by 1940 (by descent);
Private collection, UK (by descent)
LiteratureBaur, John I. H. An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906. Brooklyn, NY:…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £600 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1666 Sold
HENRY JAMYN BROOKS (BRITISH, 1839-1925) (4)
Portrait of Sir James Fortescue Flannery; Portrait of Lady Flannery
a near pair, the latter signed and dated 'H Jamyn Brooks/1912' (lower left); inscribed 'H J BROOKS' (on the upper stretcher bar verso); further inscribed 'Artist/ H Jamyn Brooks/ The Savage Club/ Adelphi Terrace WC/ Title lady Flannery' (on an old label attached to the stretcher)
each oil on canvas
one 239 x 147cm, 242 x 152cm
(4)
together with the Bestowel Vellum Baronet and Grant of Arms, signed by Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty …
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1844 Sold
EASTMAN JOHNSON (AMERICAN, 1824-1906)
Canal Scene (C. 1851)
signed with initials 'E J' (lower right)
oil on paper laid on board
30 x 39cm

Provenance
Eastman Johnson Estate/Mrs. Eastman Johnson, New York, 1906 (by bequest);
Ethel Eastman Johnson Conkling Holden, her daughter (by descent);
Olga Louise Gwendolyn Conkling, her daughter, by 1940 (by descent);
Private collection, UK (by descent)
LiteratureBaur, John I. H. An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906. Brooklyn, NY:…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025

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