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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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Monday 13 October 10am – 4.00pm
Tuesday 14 October 10am – 4.00pm
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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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Lots per page:

Total lots: 282

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 1650 Unsold
CIRCLE OF THOMAS PHILLIPS
Portrait of a gentleman, thought to be William McKenzie Godfrey (c. 1728-c. 1804)
oil on canvas
76 x 63.5cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1651 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a Sir James Nicholl McAdam (1756-1852)
oil on canvas
74 x 61cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust

Footnote
This work has been hanging in the Supreme Court
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1652 Sold
NAIVE SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a boy with red hair
oil on canvas
31 x 26cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1653 Sold
PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a seated lady
oil on canvas
40 x 32cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportCanvas is lined.Fine craquelure visible.Some bloom.Dirt.Some dark marks in places …
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1654 Unsold
MANNER OF WILLIAM BEECHEY
Portrait of a lady, thought to be Mrs Daniel Beale
oil on canvas
76.5 x 64cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1655 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady
oil on canvas
32 x 24cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1656 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady holding a book
oil on canvas
36 x 30cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1657 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman, thought to be C. Ambrose
inscribed and dated 'C. Ambrose 1845' (verso)
oil on canvas
35.5 x 30.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £250
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 1660 Unsold
GEORGE FREDERIC WATTS (BRITISH, 1817-1904)
Portrait of Isabella Ionides (née Sechiari, 1853-1913)
signed 'G.F. Watts' (lower right)
oil on canvas
66 x 53.5cm

Provenance
Commissioned by Alexander Aleco Ionides (1840-1898), husband of the sitter;
By descent to George Alexander Ionides (b. 1879);
Thence by family descent
FootnoteThe portrait by Watts is likely to date from the 1880s and depicts Isabella Ionides in a…
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1661 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait of a lady wearing a black hat, though to be Cordelia MacKay or Ellen Francis; Portrait of a lady wearing white, thought to be Julia MacKay, a pair
oil on board
each 23 x 17.5cm, oval
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1662 Sold
FOLLOWER OF WILLIAM POWELL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady wearing black
oil on board
25 x 20cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1663 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman
oil on canvas
62.5 x 51cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust

Footnote
This work has been hanging in the Supreme Court
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1664 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, seated
oil on canvas
144.5 x 92cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1665 Sold
HERBERT WILLIAM PIPER (BRITISH, 1846-1921)
Portrait of a town clerk
signed 'H W Piper' (lower right)
oil on canvas
111 x 85cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust

Footnote
This work has been hanging in the Supreme Court
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
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 1667 Sold
CIRCLE OF WILLIAM WILLIAMS 'AP CALEDFRYN' (BRITISH, 1837-1913) (2)
Portrait of a gentleman, thought to be of Mr John Davies of Claremont, Shrewsbury; and a companion portrait, thought to be of his wife
oil on canvas
each 90.5 x 70cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1668 Sold
PERCY BIGLAND (BRITISH, 1858-1926)
Portrait of The Right Honourable, The 3rd Earl of Strafford
signed 'Percy Bigland' (lower right)
oil on canvas
226 x 104cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust
FootnoteGeorge Henry Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1830-1898) was a politician known as Viscount…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1669 Sold
JOHN COLLIER (BRITISH, 1850-1934)
Portrait of William Regester, Chairman of Middlesex County Council (1909-1919)
signed and dated 'John Collier 1919' (lower left)
oil on canvas
126 x 101cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust
FootnoteWilliam Regester (1848-1929) was born in Hampton Wick, Middlesex. He was educated at…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1670 Sold
EDMOND BROCK (BRITISH, 1882-1952)
Portrait of a child with their dog in an interior
signed and dated 'Edmond Brock 1927' (lower right)
oil on canvas
148 x 97cm
Original canvas; there is a crease to the canvas in extreme upper right corner; traces of uneven…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1671 Sold
ERNEST HENRY MACANDREW (BRITISH, 1877-1950)
The Spanish Shawl
with inscribed label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
112 x 86cm

Provenance
Peter Bennett Fine Paintings, Surrey, 2004, from whom acquired by the present owner
Condition ReportCanvas relined; paint surface in good overall condition; ultraviolet reveals small…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1672 Sold
ABEL DOMINIQUE BOYÉ (FRENCH, 1864-1933)
The Bather
signed 'Abel Boyé' (lower left)
oil on canvas
167 x 74cm
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025

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