A RARE LATE REGENCY IRISH MAHOGANY-CASED 30-HOUR ALARM TIMEPIECE
By Edward Smith, Dublin
The broken arched case with a ring carrying handle, above a gadrooned edge, with an arched glazed door below with plain sides, on gadrooned base and four small brass claw feet, with lift out back…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £500 - £800
12 May 2025
, 01:00 BST
12 May 2025
, 01:00 BST
A LATE GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
By John Grant, Fleet Street, London
The bell-top case with a brass carrying handle above four small finials, above a grille panel to each side, with glazed door, on stepped base and ogee bracket feet, the 8in white-painted dial, signed…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £600 - £800
12 May 2025
, 01:00 BST
12 May 2025
, 01:00 BST
A FINE AND RARE GILT-BRASS GORGE CASE GIANT GRANDE SONNERIE CARRIAGE CLOCK…
By Drocourt, Paris, No. 16571, retailed by A. Ecalle, 93 & 94 Palais Royal, Paris, circa 1890
The gilt-brass Gorge case with pivoted handle above a large rectangular bevelled glass panel, with moulded pediment above four bevelled glazed panels, on shaped foot, the 3 1/2in matt gilt dial…
Hammer price:
£9,000
Estimate: £9,000 - £12,000
12 May 2025
, 01:00 BST
12 May 2025
, 01:00 BST
A RARE AND UNUSUAL PASTE-SET GILT-BRASS ‘FERRIS-WHEEL’ CONSTANT FORCE…
From the design by Charles Victor Hour, for the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900
Surmounted by a removable model of the Medici lion, above a stepped plinth with four finials, the pediment with a pierced motif band, above bevelled glazed doors and sides, the plinth with a pull-out…
Hammer price:
£6,500
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
12 May 2025
, 01:00 BST
12 May 2025
, 01:00 BST
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 SANDERSON WELLS (BRITISH, 1872-1955) (2)
In Full Cry; Surveying the Scene
a pair, each signed 'JS Sanderson Wells' (one lower left, the other lower right)
oil on canvas
each 41 x 61cm
(2)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportSurveying the Scene: Original canvas; stretcher bar marks visible; some areas of discoloured varnish and traces of craquelure; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet light.In Full…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
26 March 2025
, 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025
, 17:00 GMT
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
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…
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
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
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