A RARE AND UNUSUAL ENGRAVED GILTBRASS STRUT TIMEPIECE
A RARE AND UNUSUAL ENGRAVED GILTBRASS STRUT TIMEPIECE
By Edward Winter Robins, London, 28 Queens Road, Bayswater, No 2878, circa 1860, in the style of Thomas Cole
Of shaped outline and engraved allover with foliage, signed silvered dial and blued steel spade hands with German Gothic chapters, the movement stamped 2878 with a lever escapement and plain steel…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
17 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
17 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
VULLIAMY No 613, A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRIKING DROP-DIAL WALL CLOCK
VULLIAMY No 613, A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY STRIKING DROP-DIAL WALL CLOCK
The case probably by Rich, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, Circa 1817
The case with a convex brass bezel above moulded surround, above well figured apron and inset panel door, the sides each with a pierced door panel, the 12in circular silvered dial inscribed Vulliamy,…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
17 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES (NOW KING CHARLES III) AN INVESTITURE CHAIR
HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES (NOW KING CHARLES III) AN INVESTITURE CHAIR
Designed in 1969 by Lord Snowdon, the ash laminate frame painted red and gilt with Prince of Wales feathers and his motto ICH DIEN [I serve], with accompanying paperwork, 54cm wide; 49cm deep; 78cm…
Estimate: £500 - £700
17 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
17 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A JAPANESE GILT WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI
A JAPANESE GILT WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI
Probably 19th century
Standing on a lotus with right hand raised and left hand lowered to form vitarka and varada mudra, raised on a stepped octagonal base, 56cm high; also a small gilt wood figure…
Larger Buddha and stand- some losses to the fingers on both hands. Some losses to the lotus leaves around the base. There is a glued break and some losses to her right sleeve. Some wear to the…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, MEIPING
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, MEIPING
Kangxi
Painted in inky blue on one side with a panel of a figure walking on a riverbank towards tree in a mountainous landscape, the reverse painted with flowering plants beneath hatched and ruyi…
Very minor nick to inside of rim. Minor specking to the glaze
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
DOROTHEA SHARP (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
DOROTHEA SHARP (BRITISH, 1874-1955)
Children by the sea
oil on canvas
25 x 30cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe canvas is unstretched and has been cut down with a partial composition verso.  Traces of light surface dirt and minor craquelure to thicker areas of  impasto.  Ultraviolet light…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
GEORGES PAUL LEROUX (FRENCH, 1877-1957)
GEORGES PAUL LEROUX (FRENCH, 1877-1957)
Soldiers
signed 'GeORGeS LeROUX' (lower left)
oil on canvas
81 x 105cm
ARR

Provenance
Purchased in a brocante in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France, circa 2005 by the current owner
FootnoteBorn in Paris in 1877, to parents with strong connections to Trelly in Normandy, Georges Paul Leroux undertook his formal art training first at the Ecoles des Arts Decoratifs and then under…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
Church in France
signed with initials 'V B' (lower right)
oil on board
49 x 41cm
ARR

Provenance
Modern British and Irish Paintings, Sotheby's, London, 4th October 1995, lot 87;
Private collection
Condition reportSmall spot of paint loss lower centre edge but could be original to work.Dirt and a few very small minor spots and marks in places.A few other small holes/pin size holes and marks in…
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
On the Yonne, near Cezy (c. 1950)
signed with initials 'V B' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45 x 35cm
ARR

Provenance
Modern British and Irish Paintings, Sotheby's, London, 4th October 1995, lot 68;…
Condition reportOld pin holes visible to some corners.Uneven old varnish.Some old minor surface abrasions including a scratch upper right just below branch of tree, but this could be original to work…
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Mother and Child
oil on canvas
56 x 40cm

Provenance
Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London;
Purchased from the above in 1978 by the current vendor's family;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited…
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  There is a very minor surface abrasion in the tree, upper left, otherwise good original condition throughout; no sign of retouching visible under ultraviolet.
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
The Back (Nude)
signed 'Meninsky' (lower right)
charcoal
35 x 19.5cm

Provenance
Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London;
Purchased from the above in 1978 by the current vendor's family;
Private…
Condition reportAcidic mount.Possibly a little discolouration.A few very small minor marks and spots in places.Otherwise appears overall generally good.Not inspected under uv light.Under glass and…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
MARK GERTLER (BRITISH, 1891-1939)
MARK GERTLER (BRITISH, 1891-1939)
Head study of Alice Edwards
signed 'M Gertler' (lower left)
red chalk
21.5 x 24.5cm

Provenance
Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London;
Purchased from the above in 1978 by the current vendor's…
FootnoteThe sitter, Alice Edwards, lived in East London and was a professional model who often sat for students at The Slade in the 1920s. During this period Gertler used Edwards, one of his…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
BERNARD DUNSTAN (BRITISH, 1920-2017)
BERNARD DUNSTAN (BRITISH, 1920-2017)
Nude Resting
signed with initials 'B D' (lower left) and dated '12 Mar 89' (lower centre)
pencil
31 x 22.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Acquired from Royal Academy Exhibition, November 1993;
Private collection,…
Condition reportAcidic mount.Paper possibly a little discoloured.One or two very small spots of foxing.Small dark mark to upper left corner.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Not inspected under…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
LOUIS WAIN (BRITISH, 1860-1939)
LOUIS WAIN (BRITISH, 1860-1939)
Table Tennis
signed 'Louis Wain' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache heightened with white
34.5 x 51.5cm

Provenance
English and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Including a Small Selection of…
Condition ReportThere are faint creases to the sheet, upper left and right, some further to the table cloth.  Otherwise sheet is generally sound.  Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £15,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
Le Bain (The Bath)
with stamp 'Galerie des Peintres Graveurs Paris' (lower right)
lithograph
from the edition of 525 impressions, commissioned by E. Frapier, Paris, 1924. Issued for the series, Album…
Condition reportA little undulation to paper in upper section.Otherwise appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.Not inspected under uv light.The glazing is very…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
Etude de Nu (Study of a Nude) (Bouvet 97)
signed in pencil 'PBonnard' (in lower margin)
lithograph
one of only ten impressions in sanguin ink, from a total edition of forty (five trial proofs, ten…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (FRENCH, 1841-1919)
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (FRENCH, 1841-1919)
La Danse a la Campagne
with stamped signature (in lower margin)
etching
22 x 13.7cm

Provenance
William Weston Gallery, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA little undulation to paper.A few minor small pale spots to left and lower margin.Appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
The Pool
etching
13.5 x 21.4cm

Provenance
William Weston Gallery, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportNot hand signed. The signature is in the plate.However, it does appear to be very faintly inscribed in lower left margin.Some of the brown/orange marks appear to be on the underside…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
JACQUES-EMILE BLANCHE (FRENCH, 1861-1942)
JACQUES-EMILE BLANCHE (FRENCH, 1861-1942)
Paris
signed 'J. E Blanche' (lower left)
oil on board
24 x 33cm

Provenance
Hadspen House Sale, Sotheby's, London, 29th May 1996, lot 403;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
Costume design of a man holding a whip
signed and dated 'CONST. KOROViN 1938' (centre left)
ink and watercolour
34.5 x 25cm
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
A peasant woman
signed and dated 'CONST. KOROViN 1938' (centre left)
watercolour and ink heightened with bodycolour
35 x 24.5cm
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960) (2)
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960) (2)
Two costume designs from 'The Dance of the Fishes', Sadko, Act VI
one signed and dated 'A Benois 1931', the other signed and dated 'A Benois 1930' (lower right) and both inscribed
pencil,…
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960)
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960)
Costume design for a peasant in Carmen
signed with initials and dated 'A B 1931' (lower right), inscribed and annotated
watercolour and bodycolour
32 x 24cm
(unframed)
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939) (4)
ATTRIBUTED TO KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939) (4)
Costume designs, a set of four
pen and ink
three 30 x 21cm, one 30 x 19cm
(all unframed)
(4)
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST

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