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…
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:
£650
Estimate: £600 - £800
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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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…
FootnoteThe
portrait by Watts is likely to date from the 1880s and depicts Isabella Ionides
in a serene manner while the semi-profile angle imbues the work with a sense of
contemplative strength. …
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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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…
together with the Bestowel Vellum Baronet and Grant of Arms, signed by Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty (Garter) and George Edward Cokayne (Clarenceaux), dated 22nd December 1904, both held in the original…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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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 varnish off the right hand border and lower right corner; ultraviolet reveals no sign of retouching.
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. 9ZJDU62M)
7cm
with lock of hair and initials (verso)
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference 9ZJDU62MProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERICK DUBOIS (FRENCH, 1780-1819)
Portrait miniature, thought to be Walter Scott
signed 'Dubois' (lower right)
on ivory (ref. UZ5XV4HV)
8.5cm
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference UZ5XV4HVProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£30
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a child
on ivory (ref. Y6JELRYB)
7.3cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with a case
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference Y6JELRYBProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman, thought to be a member of the Sewell family; Portrait miniature of a lady, thought to be Henrietta Sewell, wife of Jonathan Sewell, a pair
on ivory (gentlemen ref.…
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference (gentlemen ref. 7C1NH3YM), (lady ref. NZYPC8WN)Prospective buyers should be aware…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a boy holding a whip
initialled and dated 'JW 1835' (lower left)
on ivory (ref. 6HP9SWA3)
7cm
together with a portrait miniature of a boy holding a book, initialled and dated 'S…
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference 6HP9SWA3Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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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…
Condition ReportRocky Coastline - canvas relined; a few lines of craquelure in sky, otherwise paint surface in good, clean condition; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet.Fisherfolk - canvas…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £600 - £800
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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MANNER OF NICHOLAS CONDY
Off Cowes
oil on canvas
43 x 51cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ARTHUR WILDE PARSONS (BRITISH, 1854-1931)
Man of war at anchor and other shipping off the coast
signed and dated 'A. WILDE PARSONS 94' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas relined; paint surface in good, clean condition; ultraviolet reveals scattered patches of retouching in the sky and to the horizon, lower right.
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ARTHUR JOSEPH MEADOWS (BRITISH, 1843-1907) (2)
Plymouth Sound, Rough Weather; A Fresh Breeze, Dutch Coast, a pair
each signed and dated 'arthur meadows 1892' (lower right) and each titled, inscribed with artists name and dated (verso)
oil on…
Condition ReportPlymouth Sound: original canvas; paint surface in good, clean condition throughout; ultraviolet reveals minor retouching to stretcher marks off the right hand border.Fresh Breeze:…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HUBERT ANSLOW THORNLEY (BRITISH, ACT. 1858-1898) (2)
Shipping off St Michael's Mount; Hay barge in choppy seas, a pair
each signed 'HTHORNLEY' (lower right)
oil on canvas
each 40.5 x 61cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportShipping off St Michael's Mount: Canvas relined; traces of craquelure in the sky; discoloured retouching to clouds; otherwise paint surface is sound; ultraviolet reveals retouching to…
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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FOLLOWER OF FREDERICK CALVERT
Boats in choppy seas off the coast
oil on canvas
60.5 x 81cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
'The Noble Admiral Lord Nelson fell in the Arms of Victory... in the memorable Battle on the 21st Octr. 1805 at Cape Trafalgar off Cadiz... London. published by P. Gally Novr. 25. 1805. No.7.…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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SAMUEL PHILLIPS JACKSON (BRITISH, 1830-1904)
Oyster Boats off Combe Martin
signed and dated 'S P Jackson 1855' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
45 x 67cm
Provenance
David Cross Gallery, Clifton, Bristol;
Private collection,…
Condition reportPaper a little discoloured.A few very small spots in places, such as to central sky.Some pale brown areas/pale foxing to upper right quarter in sky.Small crease or tear lower right,…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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RICHARD DADD (BRITISH, 1817-1886)
St George After the Death of the Dragon
brown ink, brown wash and pencil
18 x 23.5cm
Provenance
By descent in the family of the artist's brother until 1972;
Alister Mathews;
Sale, Sotheby's, London,…
ExhibitedArts Council of Great Britain Touring Exhibition, Richard Dadd, 19th June 1974 - 5th January 1975, no. 88London, The Tate Gallery, Richard Dadd Exhibition, 19th June - 18th August, 1974/75…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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FREDERICK HALL (BRITISH, 1860-1948)
The Goose
signed and dated 'FRED HALL 1887' (lower right); signed and inscribed 'Fred Hall/ Newlyn Penzance/ The Goose/ It clutter'd here, it chuckled there/ It stirr'd the old wife's mettle/ She…
FootenoteThe Goose was
painted in 1887 and exhibited at the Royal Academy the following year. The composition is based on the poem of the
same name by Alfred Lord Tennyson which explores the myth of…
Hammer price:
£11,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
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 PITT (BRITISH, ACT. 1851-1890)
November Afternoon, Wiltshire Forest
signed with monogram and dated '1883' (lower right), further signed, titled and dated '1881' (verso)
oil on canvas
87 x 112cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; canvas is loose off top stretcher and undulates; small tear where off extreme top border where it has come away from the stretcher; paint surface is sound; no sign of…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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TOM MOSTYN (BRITISH, 1864-1930)
Lakeside terrace with flowers in high summer
signed 'MOSTYN' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 x 69cm
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; minro craquelure off the upper border, otherwise paint surface is in good, clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals one small patch of retouching to the horizon off the…
Hammer price:
£1,900
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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POWER O'MALLEY (IRISH, 1877-1946)
Ploughing
signed 'Power O'Malley' (lower left)
oil on canvas
77 x 61cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; canvas is loose off the upper stretcher and undulates; scattered areas of dirt, particularly to the upper right and left border; area of exposed canvas off lower left…
Hammer price:
£1,000
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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CHARLES NAPIER HEMY (BRITISH, 1841-1917)
Landing the Catch
signed and dated 'C Napier Hemy./ 1887' (lower left)
watercolour
66 x 91cm
Provenance
Alexander Aleco Ionides (1840-1898);
by descent to George Alexander Ionides (B. 1879);
Thence…
FootnoteCharles Napier Hemy was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and
trained at the city school of design before furthering his studies at the
Antwerp Academy. Having spent a decade
in London he moved to…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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