A BASE METAL CASED, KEYLESS WIND OPENFACED GOLIATH WATCH
A BASE METAL CASED, KEYLESS WIND OPENFACED GOLIATH WATCH
With an unsigned jewelled movement, the enamelled dial with bold Roman numerals and with subsidiary seconds, with a silver mounted stand, London 1900
Condition Report; the watch is not currently working, it looks as though the main spring is broken, the balance wheel is free, there are numerous scuff  and scratch marks at the opening point of the…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £60 - £80
18 May 2023 , 17:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 17:00 BST
A JAMES II 30-HOUR BRASS HOOP AND PIN LANTERN CLOCK
A JAMES II 30-HOUR BRASS HOOP AND PIN LANTERN CLOCK
By Zachariah Mountfort, St Albans, first quarter 18th Century
Surmounted by the bell, with four straps, above engraved and pierced frets, between turned finials, the top plate with casting mark 'WE', 6 1/4in silvered chapter ring, enclosing a foliate engraved…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £800
17 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
17 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
TWO SIMILAR CHINESE POWDER-BLUE -GROUND BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASES (2)
TWO SIMILAR CHINESE POWDER-BLUE -GROUND BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASES (2)
Kangxi
Each painted with two rectangular panels enclosing the explorer, Zhang Qian, riding on his dragon-headed raft, delivering a scroll to a lady in the window of a building above, the reverse with…
One vase has a triangular firing flaw to the rim, approx. 3cm wide by 1.2cm at deepest point. There is very shallow chip around the top of the rim, approx. 0.5cm by 2mm and some brown specking to the…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF TARA
A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF TARA
Bhutan, 18th century
Seated in lalitasana on a double lotus throne, holding lotus stems at each shoulder, surrounded by a flaming aureole, traces of gilding, 17cm high
Some losses and chips. Majority of the gilding has worn away
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE
A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE
Meiji period
Of slender baluster form, applied with a gilt bronze dragon looking upwards, signed, 31cm high, with associated Chinese wood stand (2)
Two shallow indentations to the body. Minor wear to the gilding
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £400
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A COLLECTION OF MEDALS, INSIGNIA, CAP BADGES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER ITEMS (QTY)
A COLLECTION OF MEDALS, INSIGNIA, CAP BADGES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER…
Including; a Victoria London County Council Metropolitan Fire Brigade 1897 Diamond Jubilee bronze medal to Frederick C. Sawley, an Edward VII L.C.C.M.F.B. 1902 Coronation Medal to Frederick C. Sawley…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £60 - £90
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER RICHARD WYNNE NEVINSON (BRITISH, 1889-1946)
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER RICHARD WYNNE NEVINSON (BRITISH, 1889-1946)
The Thames looking towards Greenwich
bears signature (lower right)
oil on panel
30.5 x 40.5cm
ProvenanceThe Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-collection-of-professor-jonathan-and-mrs-deanna-brostoffCondition reportThere is a…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Quarry and Melon Field, Provence
with inscribed label (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent

Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1968;
London, The…
Condition reportSmall indentation and very small associated tear lower centre in green field.General dirt, including some small minor spots, marks and stains.A drip/stain visible beginning lower left…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
LOUIS VUITTON: A MONOGRAM CANVAS STEAMER TRUNK
LOUIS VUITTON: A MONOGRAM CANVAS STEAMER TRUNK
Circa 1900
The ends with the stencilled initials JD, locks and leather straps stamps stamped ‘Louis Vuitton’, label to cotton lined interior reading ‘1. Rue Scribe Paris, Lille 34. Rue Faidherbe,…
Provenance:The monogram on this trunk is for Julian Day (1878-1947), the brother of author and founder of the Yale University Press Clarence Day (1874-1935). Julian and his wife Isabel Curtis…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
29 March 2023 , 17:00 BST
29 March 2023 , 17:00 BST
NATHANIEL HONE (IRISH, 1718-1784)
NATHANIEL HONE (IRISH, 1718-1784)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman, in a mauve coat and red waistcoat
signed with initials and dated 'NH 1763' (centre right)
on ivory (ref. GQBNS41W)
3.7cm high
in a gilt metal frame with pierced…
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 13 February 1978, lot 86;Private collection, UKCondition reportPotential crack, scratch or mark upper left near edge, difficult to make out exactly what this is.Possibly…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023 , 01:00 BST
28 March 2023 , 01:00 BST
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855)
HENRY PIERCE BONE (BRITISH, 1779-1855)
Portrait miniature of the artist's father, Henry Bone R. A. (1755-1834)
inscribed ‘Henry Bone R.A. / Enamel Painter to George 3rd, / George 4th & William 4th. / London March 1845. Painted by his …
in a rectangular gilt-metal mount within velvet-lined box frameProvenanceThe artist Henry Pierce Bone;By descent to his son George Bone;By descent to his daughters Georgina, aka Gina and Alice Bone…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
28 March 2023 , 01:00 BST
28 March 2023 , 01:00 BST
AFTER GEORGE STUBBS
AFTER GEORGE STUBBS
Portrait of The Royal Tiger
oil on canvas
78 x 117cm

Provenance
Purchased circa 1900 by the vendor's great great grandfather;
Thence by family descent
FootnoteLord Clive, Governor of Bengal, also known as Clive of India, gifted a female Indian or Bengal Tiger to George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough for his menagerie at Blenheim palace in 1762/63…
Hammer price: £38,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
28 March 2023 , 01:00 BST
28 March 2023 , 01:00 BST
AFTER DAVID ROBERTS (3)
AFTER DAVID ROBERTS (3)
Caaiphas Looking Towards Mount Carmel
lithograph
33 x 49cm
together with a pair of engravings by George Bickham after Chatelain, A view of the island seat of the lake of Venus and Hermitage in the…
Condition ReportAFTER ROBERTS - the sheet is sound; slight discolouration to the sheet in the sky, upper left and lower left foreground.  Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.GEORGE…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
21 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
FIVE BOOKS OF POLITICAL AND ROYAL INTEREST (5)
FIVE BOOKS OF POLITICAL AND ROYAL INTEREST (5)
Comprising; Volumes 1 & 2 of Charles Moore's authorised biography of Margaret Thatcher (Allen Lane, 2013 & 2015), together with James Pope-Hennessy's official biography of Queen Mary (Knopf,…
Provenance: The Estate of the Late Meredith Etherington-Smith (1946-2020). Please see the Bellmans website article for further information. 
Estimate: £50 - £80
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
MAURO BONAVENTURA (ITALIAN, B.1965): RED LACQUERED METAL FIGURE SPHERE; SFERA, 2019
MAURO BONAVENTURA (ITALIAN, B.1965): RED LACQUERED METAL FIGURE SPHERE;…
Modern
Comprised of interconnecting figures in an openwork design, approx 69cm diameter (ARR)
Provenance: The property of a private family collection from a Knightsbridge residence. This work of art was acquired in 2021 from a European Gallery for a sum in the region of  55,000 Euros.…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL MAHOGANY BRASS BOUND CIRCULAR SNAP TOP TRIPOD OCCASIONAL TABLE
A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL MAHOGANY BRASS BOUND CIRCULAR SNAP TOP TRIPOD…
On three hoof supports, 79cm diameter; 72cm high
Condition report: An usual table - would recommend viewing in person. See recently taken extra images on the bellmans website. The top with missing brass trim to the edge and parts left worn and…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
22 February 2023 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE WUCAI- STYLE SMALL ROULEAU VASE
A CHINESE WUCAI- STYLE SMALL ROULEAU VASE
Painted with an official and two attendants in a landscape, 22.75cm high
Some wear to the enamels. Some smokey streaks to the glaze
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE CIRCULAR BOWL AND COVER (2)
A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE CIRCULAR BOWL AND COVER (2)
Six character Kangxi mark but later
The cover enamelled with a woman seated at a table, another figure standing in front applying make up and an attendant standing beside, 27cm diameter
Some black specking to the glaze particularly to the interiors and underside. Some markings to the cover
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £150
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT
A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT
19th century
Opaque pigments on paper, painted with a half length portrait of an official wearing a rank badge of a silver pheasant depicting the 5th civil rank, 31.5cm by 28cm, mounted, framed and…
Paper has discoloured with some tears , creases and staining.Possibly reduced
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £80 - £120
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
J.W. BENSON. A 9CT GOLD CASED OPEN FACED KEYLESS WIND GENTLEMAN'S POCKET WATCH
J.W. BENSON. A 9CT GOLD CASED OPEN FACED KEYLESS WIND GENTLEMAN'S POCKET…
The signed white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial, case hallmarked for London, 1925, maker J W Benson Ltd, gilt metal movement detailed The Bank. Best London Make. 0…
Condition report: Movement is not running, winder is overwound, dial in good condition, inner dust cover also marked 9ct, no inscriptions, case with a few dents and surface scratches.
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £300
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
23 February 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ROBERT DUKES (BRITISH, B. 1965)
ROBERT DUKES (BRITISH, B. 1965)
Head (2020)
dated '2/2/2020' (lower right)
gouache
29 x 20.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Browse & Derby, Cork Street, London;
Private collection UK
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ROBERT DUKES (BRITISH, B. 1965)
ROBERT DUKES (BRITISH, B. 1965)
Marple On Her Cushion II (2014)
inscribed with title, artist's name and dated '2014' (verso)
oil on board
13 x 22cm
ARR

Provenance
Browse & Derby, Cork Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
JERZY JANISCH (POLISH, 1901-1962)
JERZY JANISCH (POLISH, 1901-1962)
A lady looking through a window
signed and dated 'Janisch 1946' (lower right)
pencil
30 x 21.5cm
ARR
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
CECIL ALDIN (BRITISH, 1870-1935) (5)
CECIL ALDIN (BRITISH, 1870-1935) (5)
The Cottesbrook Hunt, A Find in the Gorse; The Brook; Forrard Away, a set of three
each signed in pencil 'Cecil Aldin' (in lower margin) and each numbered in ink '10'
from an edition of 150,…
Hunting Scenes:  sheets are sound, scattered specks and foxing, particularly in the sky to two.  Framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.Coaching scenes are clean sound throughout; framed and…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT
17 January 2023 , 00:00 GMT

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