AFTER THOMAS WORLIDGE
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (3)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ATTRIBUTED TO TOBIAS STRANOVER (GERMAN, 1684-1756)
ATTRIBUTED TO TOBIAS STRANOVER (GERMAN, 1684-1756)
A turkey, jay, goldfinch, bullfinch and other birds among trees
signed 'T Stranover' (lower right)
oil on canvas
135 x 115cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined and re-stretched.  There is a horizontal crease running the width of the canvas in the upper quarter of the work, possibly from a previous reduced…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
NATHAN DOWNER (BRITISH, 18TH CENTURY)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
CHARLES WYNNE NICHOLLS (IRISH, 1831-1903)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
LUDWIG HANS FISCHER (AUSTRIAN, 1848-1915)
LUDWIG HANS FISCHER (AUSTRIAN, 1848-1915)
The Courtyard
signed and dated 'Ludwig Hans Fischer 1879' (lower left)
oil on canvas
86 x 107cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place SW7 on 12th and…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined.  The paint surface is clean and sound.  Some overpainting in the sky, upper right; a small patch to the wall, upper left; two flecks above the central…
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
FRANK SOUTHGATE (BRITISH, 1872-1916)
FRANK SOUTHGATE (BRITISH, 1872-1916)
Grouse shooting
signed 'Frank Southgate .R.B.A' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
45 x 68cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe vertical drip marks on the old photo are on the glazing, not the picture, these have been wiped off the glass and there is now a new photo uploaded.Acidic mount resulting in some…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Portrait of Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (1845-1916)
inscribed 'Lord Ronald Gower' (verso)
oil on board
23 x 15cm

Provenance
The Great niece of Henry Scott Tuke;
Sale, Bonhams Oxford…
FootnoteRonald Gower, who was the seventh son of George, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786-1861), sat for Tuke in 1897, a work now held in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 4841).  He had an eclectic…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A SMALL CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER (8)
A SMALL CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER (8)
Probably 19th century
The cover carved with two figures in a landscape inside a key pattern border, 12cm diameter; also a Burmese circular lacquer box and matched cover, 9.5cm diameter; a lacquer box…
Cinnabar lacquer box and cover- some small chips around the edges but overall in good conditionBurmese box and cover- The cover is matching and doesn't fit. The box may have been repaintedTortoise…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE-GROUND AND GILT FAMILLE ROSE  TWO-HANDLED VASES (4)
A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE-GROUND AND GILT FAMILLE ROSE TWO-HANDLED VASES (4)
Iron-red Jiaqing seal marks but probably later
Of flattened pear form set with chilong handles, enamelled with panels of flowers and insects against a blue ground with gilt scattered flowers, 30.5cm…
Small restoration to one of the chilong's legs. Some restoration around bases. Some wear to the gilding. A UV lamp picks up extensive hairline cracks to the body of each vase. This is likely to have…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND SUMMER GAUZE DRAGON ROBE, JIFU
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND SUMMER GAUZE DRAGON ROBE, JIFU
Second half19th century
The blue gauze worked with couched gold thread five-clawed dragons amidst lingzhi-shaped clouds, Precious Objects and bats, black gauze sleeves with embroidered cuffs, 143cm…
The main dragon on the front of the robe has lost its claws on two of its feet. Some replacement gold threads. There is some wear and losses to the gold threads on the dragons and some scattered…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A SMALL INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA
Lot 1109 - Asian Ceramics & Works of Art Unsold
A SMALL INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA
Bengal, probably 19th century
Standing with legs crossed and hands held in a position to play the flute, raised on a circular base, 11.5cm high
Some surface deposits to his legs which could probably be removed. Flute lacking
Estimate: £80 - £120
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE BOWL AND SAUCER SIGNED YABU MEIZAN (2)
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 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE TWO-HANDLED VASES ADAPTED AS LAMPS  (6)
A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE TWO-HANDLED VASES ADAPTED AS LAMPS (6)
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Slender baluster form, applied with birds in flowering branches, vases 40cm high; also a pair of small bronze two-handled vases and covers with elephant mask handles, the…
Both lamps have been drilled through the base for electricity. One of the handles is loose but otherwise in overall good conditionSmall vases and covers- There is a split to the bronze around one of…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED CONG VASE (3)
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 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
THREE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK FRAGMENTS (3)
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
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RECTANGULAR PANEL
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RECTANGULAR PANEL
Early 20th century
Depicting a multitude of cranes and a pine tree against a beige ground, 132cm by 70cm, 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: £1,100
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
TWO WATCHES (2)
TWO WATCHES (2)
Comprising; a gold and half pearl set key wind, openfaced lady's fob watch, the gilt fusee movement detailed Breguet a Paris N 1411, the enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, the case having a border…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £180 - £220
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A LADY'S GOLD CASED KEYLESS WIND, HALF HUNTING CASED FOB WATCH
A LADY'S GOLD CASED KEYLESS WIND, HALF HUNTING CASED FOB WATCH
With an unsigned gilt jewelled lever movement, gold inner case, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals, the case front with blue enamelled Roman numerals on a pink enamelled ground, the case detailed…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £400
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A ROLEX SILVER OCTAGONAL CASED LADY'S WRISTWATCH
A ROLEX SILVER OCTAGONAL CASED LADY'S WRISTWATCH
With a signed circular jewelled movement, the silvered dial with black Roman numerals and blued steel hands, the W and D case numbered 824138, import mark London 1917, the bracelet lacking
Estimate: £70 - £100
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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