ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with dark hair, wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. R4GY1FP1)
3.5cm high
in a gilt-metal frame
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. AUU3FV3Z)
5.2cm
in a faux shagreen covered case
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with grey hair and wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. 1P9XFBJ7)
3.2cm
in a gilt metal frame set with pearls
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FRANCOIS MEURET (FRENCH, 1800-1887) AFTER FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER
Portrait miniature of Prince Louis d'Orléans, Duc de Nemours (1814-1896)
on ivory (ref. HEAYYAGC)
3.7cm
Provenance
The daughter of the Duc de Nemours, Marguerite d’Orléans, wife of Prince Wladyslaw…
FootnoteThe sitter in the present work was the second son of King Louis-Philippe I of France and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. He married Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, first…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a blue coat
on ivory (ref. MPZGV8MR)
6.7cm
in a gilt-metal frame
together with a 19th century portrait miniature of a gentleman in a brown coat, indistinctly…
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a young lady wearing a red necklace
on ivory (ref. RWCFXXH8)
6.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with hair (to the reverse)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £80 - £120
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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AFTER THOMAS WORLIDGE
Portrait miniature of Medusa
on ivory (ref. P227VXNZ)
5.5cm
in a gilt-metal and decorated frame, with hair and gilt metal initials 'MC' (to the reverse)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a young girl, thought to be Hilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) (1883-1956)
with inscribed label (attached to the back of frame)
on ivory (ref. WY1APGJS)
7.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame…
FootnoteHilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) was born on 23 February 1883 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, to parents Walter and Susan Elizabeth (née Gaskell). She was baptised on 3 April 1883 at Styal Presbyterian…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (3)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a pink dress
on ivory (ref. 161FQXE1)
6.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame
together with two other portrait miniatures; After Paul Delaroche, Portrait of Napoleon, on…
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £80 - £120
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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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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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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NATHAN DOWNER (BRITISH, 18TH CENTURY)
The Young Cricketers
signed 'N. Downer pinxit' (lower left, on dog's collar)
oil on canvas
108 x 84.5cm
ProvenanceColefax & FowlerSee Bellmans website article for further detailshttps://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/selected-items-from-the-john-fowler-and-imogen-taylor-collectionsCondition reportThe canvas…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a young boy with playing cards
oil on canvas
77 x 63cm
ProvenanceColefax & FowlerSee Bellmans website article for further detailshttps://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/selected-items-from-the-john-fowler-and-imogen-taylor-collections
Estimate: £200 - £400
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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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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WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE (BRITISH, 1855-1914)
Courtship
signed 'WA BREAKSPEARE' (lower left)
oil on board
21 x 13.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportGrain of the panel can be seen through paint in places.A little gilding has rubbed onto paint a little to some edges.A little surface dirt and a few very small brown marks.Nothing…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ANTON HEINRICH DIEFFENBACH (GERMAN, 1831-1914)
Deer in a woodland
signed and dated 'a Dieffenbach 1893' (lower left)
oil on canvas
69 x 43cm
Condition reportA few small areas of retouching visible if looked at very closely, including to lower left corner and edge below signature, to centre in trees and in sky (where it can be seen through…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JAMES THOMAS WATTS (BRITISH, 1853-1930)
A Sussex Wood
signed 'JAMES T WATTS' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
51.5 x 39cm
Provenance
Mealands, Knightsbridge;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.Very small orange dot just to right of tree in foreground.Otherwise appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.Not examined under uv…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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THREE ITEMS OF JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN (3)
Meiji period
Comprising; a large circular dish printed and painted with a river landscape, 47cm diameter; an oval pierced dish painted in the centre with birds in flowering branches, 39.5cm wide and…
Large circular dish- minor wearOval pierced dish- glued repairs to the rimPlate- minor wear
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024
, 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024
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FOUR ITEMS OF CHINESE PORCELAIN (4)
Late 19th century and later
Comprising; a Canton famille rose cylindrical vase painted with figure panels, 23cm high; a small globular vase painted with cockerels, hens and chicks, 8cm high; a pear…
Canton vase- chip and haircrack to the rim. Some typical wearChicken vase- overall in good conditionBlue glazed vase- rim chip,approx 0.75cm by 0.5cmBox cover- a tiny amount of wear
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £120 - £180
27 March 2024
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27 March 2024
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A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE BOWL AND SAUCER SIGNED YABU MEIZAN (2)
Meiji period
Each painted with a band of colourful flowers, the interior of the bowl and the centre of the saucer with numerous scattered butterflies, gilt signature to both pieces, bowl 3.5cm high,…
Good condition with typical overall crazing to the glazeProvenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk…
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £500 - £700
27 March 2024
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27 March 2024
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A CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED CONG VASE (3)
Of square section, moulded with the eight Trigrams, Collezione Prodan Roma paper label, 15cm high, wood stand, boxed
Good conditionAge is probably late Qing DynastyProvenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024
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27 March 2024
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THREE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK FRAGMENTS (3)
Late 19th/20th century
Each worked with dragons and bats amongst cloud scrolls against a salmon pink ground. tallest 134cm by 91cm, each framed and glazed
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £250 - £350
27 March 2024
, 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024
, 13:00 GMT