GEORGE HENRY BERNASCONI (BRITISH, C. 1842-1916) (2)
A Walk in the Zoo; A Conversation on the Beach, a pair
each signed 'Bernasconi' (one lower right, the other lower left)
oil on board
each 16.5 x 21.5cm
(2)
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 8th…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £500 - £700
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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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…
LiteratureBaur, John I. H. An American Genre Painter: Eastman Johnson, 1824–1906. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1940. Exhibition catalogue (1939 Brooklyn…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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WILLIAM RICHARDS (BRITISH, 1895-1950) (2)
Loch Pulney; River Teith
a pair, each signed 'W. RICHARDS' (one, lower left; the other, lower right), each titled (verso)
oil on canvas
each 51 x 76.5cm
(2)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Portrait of Gerald Caldwell Siordet MC (1885-1917)
signed and dated ‘H.S. TUKE 1914’ (upper right), inscribed ‘Siordet’ (upper left)
watercolour
24 x 17cm
Provenance
The artist’s niece; thence by…
FootnoteSiordet
hailed from prominent Huguenot family who originated in the Vers region of
France, near Geneva, before settling in London.
Gerald was educated at Clifton college, where he won…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
The Silk Gown - Portrait of Maria Tuke Sainsbury
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;…
FootnoteKnown for his intimate studies of masculinity, the present work displays Tuke's ability to render femininity with equal skill and sensitivity. In a charmingly unselfconscious pose, his only…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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A GROUP OF SILVER (10)
Comprising; a napkin ring, a Victorian butter knife, a fork, a pair of sugar tongs, a money clip and five various spoons, combined weight 220 grams
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £100 - £120
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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A SILVER BRANDY SAUCEPAN AND THREE FURTHER ITEMS (4)
The brandy saucepan having a turned wooden handle, London 1740, length 15.5cm including handle, a French tasse de vin, with lobed decoration, diameter 8.7cm, weight 130 grams, a European corkscrew,…
Condition Report; The corkscrew does not screw down well into its holder, there is resistance when the worm meets the bottom of the holder. Worm point intact, worm otherwise rusted. Handle…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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TWO VICTORIAN TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER INLAID VISITING CARD CASES (2)
Each with fanned compartments within and with ivory borders, the exterior of one with a floral and foliate inlaid wreath motif, terminating as a bow, enclosing a shield shaped cartouche, detailed Ada…
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in
accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference QMZUPHA3 and DX56PBQH
Prospective buyers should be aware that some
countries have…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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A SILVER AND ROYAL DOULTON FLAMBE CABERET SET (18)
Comprising; six coffee cups, the stands with pierced decoration in The Art Nouveau taste, Sheffield 1908, six silver saucers, Sheffield 1908 and six coffee spoons, Sheffield 1907, combined weight of…
Condition ReportTwo of the ceramic cups have chips to the top rims, two other cups have small scratches to the glazing, the other two seem to be ok. The wirework to some of the cup holders has got…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £120 - £180
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III SILVER TABLE CANDLESTICKS
Each formed as a Corinthian column, with fluted decoration and gadrooned borders to the stepped square base, London 1770, the candlesticks and one sconce engraved with matching crests, the other…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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A WILLIAM IV PAIR OF SALTS (2)
Each of shaped oval form, decorated with bold scrollwork, monogram engraved, London, 1834, length 9.6cm, weight 188 grams
Condition ReportThe maker's marks are a little indistinct, otherwise there is some wear to the hallmarks, on one salt, rather more than the other. The gilding to both is rather scratched and stained…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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A GEORGE III SILVER TEAPOT
Of oval form, with a tapered spout and wooden fittings, the body decorated with wrigglework engraved bands, a shield to one side and a crest and motto to the other side, London 1796, maker Peter &…
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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A GOLD, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND BROOCH
In a scrolling design, claw set with three cushion shaped sapphires and otherwise mounted with rose cut diamonds, length 53.2mm, gross weight 9.3 grams
Condition ReportThe sapphires are fairly dark, they have some wear to the facet edges and have a few minor chips to the girdles, one claw to one of the smaller sapphires is in need of re-tipping,…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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A SELECTION OF COSTUME AND SOME GOLD
Comprising; a 9ct gold and freshwater pearl cage pendant, a broken gold chain, a pair of 9ct bicolour gold and blue topaz earring, combined gross weight 5 grams, together with a selection of costume…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £120 - £180
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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TWO GEMSET RINGS (3)
One set with cabochon garnets and pearls in 15ct gold, hallmarked Birmingham 1922, size M, gross weight 1.8 grams, the other set with a round brilliant and two single cut diamonds in 18ct gold, size…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £120 - £180
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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A SINGLE ROW NECKLACE OF GRADUATED VARICOLOURED BUTTERSCOTCH COLOURED…
On a screw-down base metal clasp, length 72cm, gross weight 22.5cm
CONDITION REPORT One bead had a significant chip, some other small cracks and chips to some of the beads, clasp is secure, beads are knotted near the clasp but not all the way around the necklace,…
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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TWO BROOCHES (2)
Comprising; a Victorian gold mounted brooch, glazed with a rotating oval locket compartment to the centre, with feathered hairwork to one side and plain to the other, circa 1860, measuring 56mm in…
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 October 2025
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13 October 2025
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OF GRAND TOUR INTEREST: A PATINATED BRONZE OF DIANA DE GABII AFTER THE…
19th Century
Inscribed to the cast at the front of the plinth base ‘Diane de Gabies’, 76cm high
Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 22 February 1999, lot 417. The original marble is attributed to the Greek sculptor Praxiteles, and was excavated by Gavin Hamilton in 1792 from a property just outside…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025
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14 October 2025
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AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE PIGALLE (1714-1785): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED…
Late 19th Century
Modelled seated on a rock, upon a Rosso Levanto marble base, approx 41cm high
Pigalle
presented this marble version of Mercury Lacing His Sandals in 1742 to the
French Academy and to great acclaim. It is probably one of his most famous
works, now in the Louvre museum. On the…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025
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14 October 2025
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GAETANO ROSSI (B.1829-?): AN ITALIAN MARBLE CARVED BUST OF VENUS CAPUA…
Dated 1876
Signed to the reverse and dated, ‘G Rossi, 1876’ mounted on a green scagliola pedestal column, the bust 70cm high; the pedestal, 111cm high
This bust of Venus de Capua is based on the Roman example, a full standing figure of Venus carved during the reign of Hadrian, and found at the Amphitheatre of Capua in 1750. This in turn was derived…
Hammer price:
£8,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
14 October 2025
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14 October 2025
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A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE LION CHENET OR FIRE DOGS (2)
19th Century
Modelled with a shield of Medusa and the other with a trophy of armour, both raised on plinth scroll bases, 33cm high
Condition Report:Both with wear to the gilding. Holes for additional pieces vacant. Historic repairs as photographed.
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £150 - £250
14 October 2025
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14 October 2025
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WMF: A PAIR OF ART DECO PEWTER AND COPPER VASES (2)
Circa 1920/30
Each with twin handles, tapering form, with low relief panels depicting classical scenes, stamped to the underside of one WMF B I/O, the other similarly stamped but obscured, 31cm high
Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, July 1998, lot 598.
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £80 - £120
14 October 2025
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14 October 2025
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DEMETRE CHIPARUS (ROMANIAN, 1886-1947): AN ART DECO SILVERED BRONZE FIGURE…
Circa 1925
Signed to the base ‘D.H. Chiparus’, mounted on an alabastrio fioretto and green onyx base, 70cm wide; 54cm high
Comparative Literature: Albert Shayo, Chiparus, Master of Art Deco, Second Edition, 1999, plate 177. Demetre
Chiparus is one of the most renowned sculptors of 20th Century interwar
period, inspired…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
14 October 2025
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14 October 2025
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JOSEPH LORENZL (1892-1950): AN ART DECO SILVERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER
20th Century
The base stamped ‘Real Bronze, Lorenzl' on green onyx base, 30cm high
Condition report: Overall the silvered surface is quite worn and oxidised, now uneven and quite speckled with oxidisation. Please see additional images of the mark and surface at www.bellmans.co.uk…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025
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14 October 2025
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