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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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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 Title Estimate Hammer price
1649 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…
£800 - £1,200 - View
1650 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
£400 - £600 - View
1651 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…
£200 - £300 £200 View
1652 NAIVE SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a boy with red hair
oil on canvas
31 x 26cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£200 - £400 £200 View
1653 PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a seated lady
oil on canvas
40 x 32cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£100 - £200 £130 View
1654 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
£400 - £600 - View
1655 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady
oil on canvas
32 x 24cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£200 - £400 £180 View
1656 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady holding a book
oil on canvas
36 x 30cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£80 - £120 £200 View
1657 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
£150 - £250 £130 View
1658 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…
£10,000 - £15,000 - View
1659 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…
£600 - £800 £650 View
1660 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…
£8,000 - £12,000 - View
1661 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)
£200 - £400 - View
1662 FOLLOWER OF WILLIAM POWELL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady wearing black
oil on board
25 x 20cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£150 - £250 £260 View
1663 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
£100 - £200 £150 View
1664 ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, seated
oil on canvas
144.5 x 92cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£100 - £200 £220 View
1665 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…
£200 - £300 £280 View
1666 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…
£1,000 - £2,000 £1,800 View
1667 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…
£300 - £500 £300 View
1668 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
£300 - £500 £1,300 View
1669 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…
£300 - £500 £1,100 View
1670 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
£1,500 - £2,500 £1,600 View
1671 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
£300 - £500 £7,000 View
1672 ABEL DOMINIQUE BOYÉ (FRENCH, 1864-1933)
The Bather
signed 'Abel Boyé' (lower left)
oil on canvas
167 x 74cm
£1,000 - £2,000 £1,400 View

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