ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCIS LEGAT (BRITISH, 1755-1809)
Female nude reclining, a landscape beyond
signed 'F. Legat' (lower right)
watercolour
20 x 26.5cm, oval
Condition reportVertical tear to paper, starting at her mid riff and running down approximately 7cm.Small tear lower centre.Small white mark to left of her head.Small abrasion far right.Small…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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BENJAMIN WEST (BRITISH, BRITISH/AMERICAN, 1738-1820)
Horses at Windsor
signed and inscribed 'B West Windsor' (lower right)
ink and wash
12 x 17.8cm
Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 31st January 1990, lot 114;
Leger Galleries, Old Bond Street,…
Condition reportSpots of foxing visible, including small pale brown patches upper right and centre left edge.Paper a little discoloured.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (BRITISH, 1812-1845)
Aegina
signed with initials, titled and dated 'WM 1838' (lower left)
watercolour
41 x 67cm
Provenance
Lord Belper up to 1876;
Thos Agnew & Sons Ltd., London
Condition reportAcidic mount.Small old tear centre right, with old restoration.Some foxing and paper discoloured.Some other small spots and marks in places.Surface dirt.Some undulation to paper.Under…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON (BRITISH, 1813-1890)
The Amalfi coast
signed 'TM Richardson' (lower left)
watercolour
40 x 64cm
Condition reportAcidic mount.Small crease upper left corner.A little discolouration/yellowing in places.Otherwise, overall work presents well with strong colours.Under glass and not examined out of…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM ADOLPHUS KNELL (BRITISH, 1805-1875) (2)
The French flagship 'L'Orient' exploding at the Battle of the Nile
signed 'W A Knell' (lower right), inscribed with date of the battle 'Augt 1 1798' (lower left)
watercolour with scratching out
18.5…
Condition reportAcidic mount.A little undulation to paper.Appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EDWARD GEORGE HOBLEY (BRITISH, 1866-1916)
Assault by the French Cavalry at Waterloo, 18th June 1815
signed and dated 'E Hobley 1906' (lower left)
watercolour
47 x 66.5cm
Condition reportThe dimensions in the description are for the picture, excluding the mount and frame.The framed dimensions are 75 x 95cmThis is a watercolour (as described in catalogue description),…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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HARRY BRIGHT (BRITISH, 1846-1895)
Carrion crows in winter
signed and dated 'HARRY BRIGHT 1883' (lower right)
watercolour
54 x 75cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out frame.
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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FRANK SPENLOVE SPENLOVE (BRITISH, 1863-1933)
On the Dunes, Scheveningen, Holland
signed 'Frank Spenlove Spenlove' (lower right) and dedicated 'To T.B. from FSS' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 91.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportCraquelure visible.Two small raised spots of paint upper centre in sky, they do not fluoresce under uv light.A few frame abrasions to extreme edges.A small slight indentation upper…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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FRANK MOSS BENNETT (BRITISH, 1874-1952) (2)
An archway at Penshurst; Outside a house, a pair
the first signed, dated and inscribed 'F M Bennett 1905 Penshurst' (lower right), the second signed and dated 'F M Bennett 1905' (lower right)
oil on…
Condition reportArchway at Penshurst: The canvas-board is sound; very light traces of bloom to the dark pigment around the arch, otherwise the paint surface is in good, overall condition. …
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911) (7)
Study of two male nudes
gouache and watercolour
55 x 38cm
(unframed)
together with St George and the Dragon, watercolour and bodycolour; Two men with a woman in a yellow dress, watercolour and…
ProvenanceProperty of the artist;Thence by family descent
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady in a blue coat
pastel
55.5 x 49cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportQuite a large vertical tear upper centre, running from edge to bottom of hat, where it meets head.Various small spots, marks and scratches.Crease lower right.Horizontal mark running…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM FRASER GARDEN (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
St Neot's Bridge, St Ives, near Cambridge
signed and dated 'W. F. GARDEN 1900' (lower right)
watercolour
32.5 x 50cm
Provenance
Chris Beetles, Ryder Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA few very small spots and marks in places.A small white mottled effect patch lower left corner.Pale blue spot lower right, as if a something small has dripped on it.Otherwise overall…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
Thames Warehouses
etching
13.7 x 21cm
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.A few very small spots of foxing.Possibly slightly discoloured.Otherwise appears generally good.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
The Adam and Eve, Old Chelsea
etching
17.5 x 30cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.Some small spots of foxing.A little discoloured.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
French Barque - Misty Morning
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1918' (lower left)
watercolour
49.5 x 34cm
Provenance
H.E. Knott-Grimsby 1919;
David Cross Gallery 1994, from whom acquired by the present…
Held in the Original Cole Brothers frame.Condition reportOne tiny fleck of dirt off the left border, otherwise the sheet is sound throughout and the colour strong. Framed and under glass; unexamined…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
St-Anthony-in-Roseland from Newporth Cove
signed 'H.S. TUKE' (lower right)
watercolour
13 x 20.5cm
Provenance
Sale, Gorringes, 12th May 2010, lot 1494; where acquired by the present owner;
Private…
FootnoteThe present work shows the remote cove where Tuke painted many of his seminal nude subjects. The view shows the lighthouse on St-Anthony-in-Roseland.Condition ReportFeint spots of foxing to…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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VINCENT BALFOUR BROWNE (BRITISH, 1880-1963)
The Devil Amongst the Hags
signed with initials and dated 'V.B.B. 1921' (lower right)
watercolour
17 x 22cm
ARR
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; tiny flecks of dirt in the sky, upper right, only visible on close inspection, otherwise good condition with strong colour. Framed and under glass; unexamined out…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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LUCY KEMP-WELCH (BRITISH, 1869-1958)
A goat feeding
signed with initials 'L.K.W.' (lower left)
watercolour
22.5 x 31.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his great-niece, Pamela Service
Condition reportAcidic mount.A few very small spots of foxing in places.Possibly a very small amount of discolouration immediately to right of goat.Otherwise appears in generally good condition with…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
A pointer in a landscape
inscribed '"Sir" said Johnson to Boswell " There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man by which so much happiness is produced as a good tavern or inn"' (upper margin…
Condition reportThe lower border of the sheet is uneven. Slight creasing to sheet and media spots to background; horizontal pencil line visible just above horizon. Otherwise sound with good strong…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949)
Study of a West Highland Terrier
pastel and charcoal
18 x 18cm
Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, some spots of staining off the left hand border, otherwise in good, overall condition. Framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR WARDLE (BRITISH, 1864-1949) (2)
Study of a Stag; Study of Deer
a pair
charcoal, chalk and watercolour
each 23.5 x 15cm
(2)
Provenance
Property of the artist, thence by family descent
Condition reportStudy of stag: the sheet is sound, some tiny flecks of staining, lower left; otherwise good overall condition.Study of deer: The sheet is sound and condition good throughout.Both…
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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A LARGE BITOSSI POTTERY CHARGER
Mid 20th century
Decorated with comcentric stamped decoration, picked out in blue, raspberry, orange and black, signed in black, Cav. G. Bitossi & Figli Italy, 019/149
Chip around the footrim, approx. 3cm by 1.5cm. Small chip to the rim, approx. 3mm, square
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £80 - £120
14 October 2024
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14 October 2024
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JOHN HIGGINS (BORN 1947) A STUDIO POTTERY SLAB-BUILT VASE
Picked out in yellow and peach, stamped `IH', 31cm wide by 24.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 October 2024
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14 October 2024
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A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A DANCING LADY
Circa 1755
Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, in dancing pose holding the corners of her apron, standing on a scroll edged base picked out in gilding, blue crossed swords mark, 19cm high
Restoration to her nose. Restored through her neck and chest. Restoration through right turquoise sleeve at elbow. Chip to end of right forefinger. Restoration to apron immediately beneath right hand…
Estimate: £150 - £250
14 October 2024
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14 October 2024
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