THREE RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE BOWLS (3)
THREE RARE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE BOWLS (3)
Qianlong
Each painted on both each side with scenes depicting a version of the `Sailor's Farewell' with a captain holding his wife's hand, standing above a bay where a three-masted ship awaits, 5.5cm…
One is in overall good condition with minor surface scratches to the painted panels, a minor nick to the rim and some wear to the gilding around the rim.Another bowl has quite a number of small chips…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A `DEHUA' WINE POT AND COVER (2)
A `DEHUA' WINE POT AND COVER (2)
Qing dynasty
Of shouldered cylindrical form with chilong form handle and spout, 15cm high
Firing break through the right front leg of the chilong handle. Haircrack across its left front foot. There is a small chip to the roof of its mouth. There are some small chips around the inner rim.…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £400
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A TIBETAN GILT- BRONZE FIGURE OF A DHARMAPALA (2)
A TIBETAN GILT- BRONZE FIGURE OF A DHARMAPALA (2)
Possibly Dorjesempa, circa 16th century
The three-headed six-armed deity standing holding various attributes, his primary left hand raised vitarkamudra, stepping to the right on a raised platform, 13…
One corner of the base at the rea is not flat to the surface and there is and adjacent vertical split running up the base caused by metal fatigue, approx. 1cm length. There is an oval plug to the…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (DUTCH, 1606-1669)
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (DUTCH, 1606-1669)
Old Man Seen from Behind (Bartsch 143)
etching
7 x 4.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportno margin to sheet, tiny loss to lower left corner and all edges uneven; slight staining to sheet, upper left and right; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
JACOB CATS (DUTCH, 1741-1799) (2)
JACOB CATS (DUTCH, 1741-1799) (2)
Summer; Winter
a pair, each signed, dated and inscribed, the first 'J Cats 1795' (verso), the second 'J Cats 1794' (verso)
watercolour
each 20.5 x 28cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSummer:Some foxing and discolouration to paper.Some surface dirt.Vert small indentation to paper to left of central tree (this could be original to paper).Under glass and not examined…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait of a gentleman seated, holding a cigar; Portrait of a lady seated, holding a book, a pair
watercolour and gouache
each 26 x 21cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSheets are very slightly discoloured, craquelure to the darker  and thicker pigments; otherwise generally sound.  Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.Framed dimension 38…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
EILEEN LAWRENCE SMITH (BRITISH, FL. 1914-1921)
EILEEN LAWRENCE SMITH (BRITISH, FL. 1914-1921)
So she passed out into the garden
signed with initials and dated '1913' (lower right)
watercolour
53 x 28cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; one small surface abrasion in the lower right corner  otherwise good condition throughout with strong colour; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
DAVID BATES (BRITISH, 1840-1921)
DAVID BATES (BRITISH, 1840-1921)
A bird's nest with blue eggs
signed and dated 'David Bates 1879' (upper left)
oil on canvas
29.5 x 24.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; Paint surface is in good, clean condition; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet light; framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
OLIVER CLARE (BRITISH, 1852-1927) (2)
OLIVER CLARE (BRITISH, 1852-1927) (2)
Still life of strawberries, apples and other fruit
signed and dated 'OLIVER. CLARE 1920' (lower right)
oil on canvas
43.5 x 56cm
together with Still life of plumbs, grapes and other fruit by the same…
Condition ReportBoth canvases unlined; paint surface in good, clean condition with no sign of retouching under ultraviolet; good original condition overall; framed and under glass, unexamined out of…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Miniature of still life of flowers, a pair
on glass
9 x 7.5cm
(2)

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe work with the foxglove, upper right has areas of paint loss, particularly to the borders; this appears to be due to adhering to the glass.  The other work with the three roses,…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
AFTER JOHN CONSTABLE
AFTER JOHN CONSTABLE
Weymouth Bay, Bowleaze Cove and Jordan Hill
oil on canvas
50.5 x 76cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
JOHN BRETT (BRITISH, 1831-1902)
JOHN BRETT (BRITISH, 1831-1902)
Irish Sea
incised inscription and indistinctly dated 'Irish Sea 9.1 Aug (?)' (lower right)
oil on board
18 x 35.5cm

Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 16th September 1971, lot 157, as a pair with …
FootnoteBrett's characteristic incised inscription gives details of the subject, day and month, but for some reason omits the year. There is some evidence pointing to 1873 as the most likely date.…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £800
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Sailing ships at anchor
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1914' (lower right)
watercolour
34 x 49cm

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, May 1968, lot 111 (sold for 22 guineas);
With The Fine Art Society,…
Tuke's register of paintings lists a number of watercolours which could be the present work; the most likely is R770, 'Group of French Ships and Barque.'Condition ReportThe sheet is sound, clean and…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Wood boats from Dalmatia, Venice
signed and dated 'H.S. Tuke 1899' (lower right)
watercolour
24.5 x 45cm

Provenance
Probably Tuke register R315, bought by Cecil R.L. Brooks (based on an entry in…
FootnoteThe present work was painted by Tuke during his visit to Venice in May 1899 when he stayed with Horatio Brown at the Casa Torresella on the Zattere.  His diary entry for 29th May states, 'A…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Samwell sitting on a blue dug-out
signed and dated 'H.S. Tuke 1924' (lower right)
oil on canvas
39 x 29cm

Provenance
Geoffrey Sainsbury (The artist's nephew);
Henry Shemilt;
Acquired from the above…
FootnoteTuke painted the present work on 10th January 1924, and recorded the following entry in his diary:‘Out with Samwell and Ralph again and went further on – nearly got a small nurse shark with…
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931)
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931)
Fishing smacks in a calm
signed 'WL Wyllie' (lower right)
watercolour
10.5 x 20m

Provenance
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, minor spots of surface dirt, lower right; glass is extremely dirty and mount badly foxed but the work itself is in fair condition;  framed and under glass,…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
JOHN FREDERICK HERRING JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1815-1907)
JOHN FREDERICK HERRING JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1815-1907)
Horses and livestock in a farmyard
signed 'J F Herring' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41 x 62cm

Provenance
Mitchell Galleries, Jermyn Street, St James's, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas has been relined; a few minor flecks of surface dirt to paint surface and traces of craquelure to the bay horse; otherwise good condition overall with no sign of retouching;…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1878-1966)
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1878-1966)
Two hounds
signed with initials and dated 'LE 1916' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
21 x 23cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportSome areas of bloom to borders and mount, otherwise the sheet is sound; light traces of surface dirt but in good condition overall; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
AN OMEGA STEEL BACKED GENTLEMAN'S WRISTWATCH
AN OMEGA STEEL BACKED GENTLEMAN'S WRISTWATCH
The signed silvered dial with alternating gilt Arabic and baton hour markers, subsidiary seconds and tapered gilt hands, fitted to a black leather strap
Condition ReportWhen wound, the watch is working, we would not guarantee reliability of timekeeping.  All appears in good condition, there is no Omega logo to the winding button, which stands out a…
Estimate: £100 - £150
24 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
24 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A FRENCH WROUGHT IRON 'RAT DE CAVE' EJECTOR CANDLESTICK TOGETHER WTH A WROUGHT IRON HANGER AND SKEWERS  (2)
A FRENCH WROUGHT IRON 'RAT DE CAVE' EJECTOR CANDLESTICK TOGETHER WTH A…
19th Century
With painted base, 18cm high; the hanger with heart-shape cut out motif and initials 'S.P', with nine later skewers, 16.6cm high
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A VICTORIAN SILK WORK PORTRAIT OF A DOG, POSSIBLY A KING CHARLES SPANIEL
A VICTORIAN SILK WORK PORTRAIT OF A DOG, POSSIBLY A KING CHARLES SPANIEL
Mounted in a moulded frame, 54cm x 44cm
Condition report: Unexamine out of frame and backing. The back is covered with a discoloured brown paper - which is invariably torn and worn. Fading to the silkwork built overall the threads seem to…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A BRASS MOUNTED ROSEWOOD DRAWING INSTRUMENT BOX
A BRASS MOUNTED ROSEWOOD DRAWING INSTRUMENT BOX
19th Century
Fitted interior with a tray for instruments and paints beneath, 39cm wide
Condition report: Overall wear with inevitable scuffs, scratches and marks commensurate with wear, use and age.The trays are filled with various drawing instruments including various compasses and…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £70 - £100
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
THREE PAIRS OF SHOES INCLUDING CHRISTIAN DIOR BLACK LEATHER ‘I LOVE DIOR’ PUMPS (6)
THREE PAIRS OF SHOES INCLUDING CHRISTIAN DIOR BLACK LEATHER ‘I LOVE DIOR’…
Unmarked size: together with a pair of Jimmy Choo two tone suede and leather cut out kitten heel pumps, size 38.1/2; a pair of Prada black suede beaded heel pumps, size 38
All with wear
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
AN 19TH CENTURY GERMANIC JEWELLERY BOX (2)
AN 19TH CENTURY GERMANIC JEWELLERY BOX (2)
The floral carved lid lifting to reveal swing out trays, 23cm wide; 13cm deep; 16cm high, together with a small square gilt framed mirror, with acanthus swept corners, 35cm wide
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £80
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT

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