GIOVANNI GUERRA (ITALIAN, 1544-1618)
A scene from the life of Ahasuerus
with inscription '23' (on the back of the old mount)
traces of black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
22 x 16cm
Provenance
Charles Rogers (1711-1784),…
FootnoteThis drawing belongs to a series illustrating the Book of Esther. Most sheets carry extensive inscriptions on the verso, but the present drawing is an exception. Other drawings from the…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1600
The Lamentation of Christ
oil on canvas
115 x 88cm
Condition ReportThe canvas has an old relining. Horizontal surface tear running the width of the canvas one third of the way down the composition; this has come away from the relining on the right…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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NORTHERN EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
The Fall of King Nebuchadnezzar
oil on canvas
138 x 199cm
(unframed)
Footnote
The present work is based on the Book of Daniel, chapter 4: 'Nebuchadnezzar was driven out of human society and ate…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined and extended along the lower border; the join has separated and is visible to the naked eye. The relining has come away from the stretcher along the lower…
Hammer price:
£48,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
David and Goliath
oil on canvas
111.5 x 153cm
(unframed)
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined but has come loose from the stretcher in the lower left corner. There is a small puncture to the canvas, upper left; a horizontal ridge running the length…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Christ with Pontius Pilate
oil on panel
145 x 115cm
Condition Reportthe panel is made up of separate panels which are flat and unbowed but the joins are visible on the surface of the work in some areas; further, approximately 3-inch, crack off the…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FOLLOWER OF GORTZIUS GELDORP
Diana the Huntress
oil on canvas
68.5 x 51cm
Condition ReportThe canvas has a heavy wax relining. Traces of craquelure throughout, stable.Surface dirt and scattered abrasions, particularly off the left hand border. Ultraviolet reveals traces…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a young girl wearing a pink dress, with a fawn
oil on canvas
126 x 100cm
Provenance
The late Lady Williams of Elvel (1929-2023)
See Bellmans website article for further details
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. Minor abrasions visible to the paint surface, upper right and discoloured spots of retouching to the fawn, visible to the naked eye. Light surface dirt…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)
A coastal fort
dated '1889' (verso)
watercolour
35 x 60cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the current owner
Footnote
Arthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of six
children of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists
(John, Marian and Arthur), and one …
Hammer price:
£1,000
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)
A rocky coastline
watercolour
29 x 96cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the current owner
Footnote
Arthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of six
children of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists
(John, Marian and Arthur), and one …
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)
Lake Orta
signed and dated 'arthur croft 1874' (lower left) and inscribed (verso)
watercolour
30 x 56.5cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the current owner
Footnote
Arthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of six
children of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists
(John, Marian and Arthur), and one …
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)
A coastal fortification
watercolour
29.5 x 97cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the current owner
Footnote
Arthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of six
children of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists
(John, Marian and Arthur), and one …
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)
Coastal landscape with mountains
watercolour
29.5 x 90cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the current owner
Footnote
Arthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of six
children of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists
(John, Marian and Arthur), and one …
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)
View from Hotel Window, Falmouth
with remnants of old artist's label (wedged behind stretcher to the reverse)
watercolour
35 x 61cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the current owner
Footnote
Arthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of six
children of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists
(John, Marian and Arthur), and one …
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)
Bishop's Rock, Kynance Cove, Cornwall
signed and dated 'arthur croft 1892' (lower left) and with artist's label (attached to backing paper)
watercolour
35 x 61.5cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by…
Footnote
Arthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of six
children of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists
(John, Marian and Arthur), and one …
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT (BRITISH, 1828-1902)
A tree on a mountainside
watercolour
52 x 34cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the current owner
Footnote
Arthur Croft (1828-1902) was a British watercolour artist. He was one of six
children of the architect John Croft. Of the children, three became artists
(John, Marian and Arthur), and one …
Estimate: £80 - £120
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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CHARLES WYNNE NICHOLLS (IRISH, 1831-1903)
An Eastern Beauty
signed and dated 'C. W. Nicholls 1865' (lower left)
oil on canvas
76.5 x 63.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportRelined.Some craquelure visible.Horizontal lines top and bottom and vertical lines to either side, which indicate the canvas may have been extended by the artist.White mark to…
Hammer price:
£5,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928)
Sanctuary in the Sahara
signed and dated ‘F. A Bridgman 1879’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
56 x 87cm
Provenance
The artist Arthur Croft (1828-1902);
Thence by family descent to the current owner
…
Footnote
Sanctuary in the Sahara is a product of Fredrick A. Bridgman’s
second visit to Algeria. Having painted Algiers and its neighboring
villages in 1872-73 during his first trip to North Africa,…
Hammer price:
£26,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS (BRITISH, 1805-1876)
Portrait of a lady in a straw hat
signed and dated 'JF Lewis 1837' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour
oval, 29 x 24cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's New York, 5th April 2005, lot 151;
Lowell Libson,…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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GEORGES H STANLEY (19TH CENTURY)
Shipping off the coast
signed and dated 'Georges H STANLEY 837' (lower left)
oil on canvas
55.5 x 84cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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GUSTAVE DE BREANSKI (BRITISH, 1859-1899)
Waves crashing onto a beach
signed 'Gustave de Breanski' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 x 46cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 28th March 2007, lot 104;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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CHARLES JOHN DE LACY (BRITISH, 1856-1929)
Off the Dutch Coast
signed and dated 'CHARLES. J. DE LACY. 1910.' (lower left)
oil on board
30 x 60cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a greyhound
indistinctly signed and dated (lower right)
inscribed 'Calico died by poison administered by some malicious person *** 12 1877' (below greyhound)
oil on canvas
45.5 x 60cm
…
Condition ReportOriginal canvas. The canvas has come away from the stretcher to the left, right and upper left border. One-inch diagonal tear, upper left and puncture to canvas, upper centre. …
Hammer price:
£3,500
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JAMES LODER OF BATH (BRITISH, 1784-1854)
A grey horse, pony and terrier in a stable
signed 'J Loder' (lower right)
oil on canvas
59 x 77cm
Provenance
Arthur Ackerman;
Property of the late Michael Blyth-Whitelock
Condition ReportCanvas has been relined. Traces of craquelure and minor inconsistencies to the varnish, otherwise the paint surface is clean and sound. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to the…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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CLAUDE LORRAINE FERNELEY (BRITISH, 1822-1891)
A bay horse in a stable
signed, dated and inscribed 'Claude L Ferneley, Melton Mowbray, 1873' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61.5 x 80cm
Provenance
Arthur Ackerman & Son;
Property of the late…
Condition reportThe picture has been relined.Some craquelure.Discoloured varnish in places.Some patches of pale grey, particularly down the right hand side, could be some retouching but it doesn't…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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