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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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Lots per page:

Total lots: 282

Lot 1697 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Study of shells
watercolour
22 x 28cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1698 Sold
J*** H*** STEHILL (19TH CENTURY)
Study of shells
indistinctly signed and dated '1826' (lower right)
watercolour
22.5 x 33cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1699 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Study of shells and seaweed
watercolour and mixed media
23 x 33cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1700 Sold
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Study of an Auricula
watercolour
24 x 22cm, oval

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1701 Sold
C*** J*** ROBERTSON (19TH CENTURY)
Superb Strawberries
signed and dated 'C J Robertson pint 1824' (lower right)
watercolour
43 x 35cm

Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1702 Sold
JAMES HOLLAND (BRITISH, 1799-1870)
Still life of flowers
signed 'J Holland' (lower right)
watercolour
54 x 43cm

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 11th June 2013, lot 23;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1703 Sold
CHARLES BILGER SPALDING (BRITISH, 1810-1871)
Two horses with a gentleman and a dog
signed and dated 'C B Spalding 1851' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45.5 x 69cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
The horses in this picture are believed to have belonged to a Mr Lee, MP of Maidstone, Kent.
Condition ReportOriginal canvas with small patch to the reverse; paint surface is slightly dirty;…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1704 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a horse and two whippets
oil on canvas
76 x 109cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Craquelure.A few very small spots of paint loss, such as to…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1705 Sold
HENRY FREDERICK LUCAS LUCAS (BRITISH, 1848-1943)
Ballyduff
signed, dated and inscribed 'Ballyduff by Lord Conyngham, sketched in 3 1/4 hours H. F. LUCAS LUCAS July 10/91' (lower left)
oil on canvas
33 x 48cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; abrasion and paint loss, upper right; slight dirt to canvas; no…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1706 Sold
TYDDESLEY R DAVIS (BRITISH, FL. 1820-1857) (3)
The Sussex Bred Ox
signed and dated 'T R Davis 1826' (lower right)
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76cm
together with the ox's horns, with silver adornments and each with a plaque engraved "This horn is…
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1707 Sold
GEORGE ARMFIELD (BRITISH, 1808-1893)
Setters on a grouse moor
signed 'G Armfield' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1708 Unsold
HENRY THOMAS ALKEN (BRITISH, 1785-1851)
Drawing Cover; On the Scent; Heading Home; The End of the Day
a set of four, framed as one
oil on card
each 14 x 19cm
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1709 Sold
FOLLOWER OF JAMES WEBB
Figures and boats on a beach
oil on board
28 x 56cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportHorizontal split running width of panel; paint surface is generally sound; no sign…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1710 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Fishermen in a port
oil on panel
21.5 x 30.5cm

Provenance
Mandell's Gallery, Norwich, Norfolk;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1711 Unsold
FRANCIS MOLTINO (BRITISH, 1818-1888)
The Dutch Coast
signed 'F MOLTINO' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 x 56cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1712 Sold
BERNARD BENEDICT HEMY (BRITISH, 1844-1910)
A busy quayside
signed 'B B Hemy' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25.5 x 40.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas relined; traces of craquelure to paint surface; ultraviolet reveals…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1713 Sold
JOHN WILSON (BRITISH, 1818-1875) (2)
Shipping off a rocky coastline in choppy waters; Fisherfolk on the shore, other shipping beyond, a pair
each signed 'J Wilson' (one lower right, the other lower left)
oil on canvas
each 25.5 x 45.5cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportRocky Coastline - canvas relined; a few lines of craquelure in sky, otherwise paint…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1714 Sold
HUBERT ANSLOW THORNLEY (BRITISH, FL. 1859-1898) (2)
Beached fishing boats by moonlight; Weighing anchor, a pair
each signed 'HTHORNLEY' (lower left)
oil on canvas
each 36 x 31cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportBoth canvases relined; paint surfaces clean throughout; ultraviolet reveals a few…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1715 Sold
JOHN WILSON CARMICHAEL (BRITISH, 1800-1868)
Signalling to the fishing boat at dusk
signed 'J W Carmichael' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41 x 62cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition Reportcanvas relined; paint surface in good clean condition; some traces of craquelure…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1716 Sold
ARY PLEYSIER (DUTCH, 1809-1879)
A frigate, fishing boat and other shipping in a calm
signed and dated 'Ary PLEYSIER 1875' (lower right)
oil on canvas
43 x 69cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas relined; traces of stable craquelure visible on close inspection, otherwise…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1717 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Mother and child with fishermen and fishing boats, a port beyond
indistinctly signed and dated '84' (lower left)
oil on canvas
52 x 87.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Some craquelure visible.A little surface dirt.Overall appears…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1718 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
A naval action
oil on a lacquered tray
60.5 x 74cm, oval

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1719 Sold
BERNARD BENEDICT HEMY (BRITISH, 1845-1913)
A busy quayside
signed 'B B HEMY' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 76.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas, patch to repair, upper centre; same repair visible to naked eye;…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
Lot 1720 Unsold
MANNER OF HENRY REDMORE
Unloading the catch on to a horse and cart
oil on canvas
43 x 61cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas relined; paint surface in good, clean condition; ultraviolet reveals a few…
Estimate: £600 - £800
15 October 2025
15 October 2025

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