WILLIAM ADOLPHUS KNELL (BRITISH, 1801-1875)
Ships at night
signed 'Adolphus Knell' (lower right)
oil on board
19 x 30cm
Condition report.The board is sound. Minor flecks of dirt and staining on the surface of the varnish, otherwise paint surface is sound. Ultraviolet light reveals an areas of strengthening just off…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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MANNER OF EDWARD WILLIAM COOKE
Men on the shore below Dover Castle, with ships off the coast
oil on canvas
71 x 91cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined. Areas of craquelure to the paint surface and evidence of small repairs to the centre of the work on the horizon line. Ultraviolet light reveals…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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FOLLOWER OF GIOVANNI SCHRANZ
A Maltese Harbour
oil on canvas
102 x 160cm
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined. Traces of craquelure throughout the paint surface; flecks of paint loss in the upper right corner. Restoration visible to the naked eye off the upper…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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JAMES CLARKE HOOK (BRITISH, 1819-1907)
The Ship Boy's Letter
signed with initials, hook symbol and dated 'JC 1863' (lower left)
oil on canvas
82 x 62cm
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;
Morgan & Brown Fine…
Although painted six years after Reading the Ship Boy's Letter (sold in these rooms, 11th October 2022, lot 400), it is possible to speculate the present work is closely related. In particular is…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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JOHN ROBERT PARSONS (IRISH, 1825-1909) POSED BY DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI
Jane Morris Standing
silver bromide print
25 x 19.5cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Art Gallery of Ontario
Condition reportCreases to the upper right and lower corners, abrasions to the edges and a small tear off the lower right border. Small area off the left border inconsistent with the image. Stain…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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BERNARD POTHAST (DUTCH, 1882-1966)
The New Arrival
signed 'B. Pothast' (lower right)
oil on canvas
60.5 x 75cm
Condition reportOriginal canvas. The paint surface is in good clean condition throughout. `Ultraviolet reveals no sign of retouching. Held in a composite frame in fair condition.The present work…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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WILLIAM J LEATHEM (BRITISH, ACT. 1840-1860)
A troop ship preparing to get underway in crowded waters off Portsmouth
signed and dated 'W.L.Leathem./7/49' (lower left)
watercolour with scratching out
27.3 x 42.5cm
Provenance
The Parker Gallery,…
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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THOMAS BUSH HARDY (BRITISH, 1842-1897)
Off San Georgio, Venice
signed, dated and titled 'T. B. Hardy. 1894.' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
22.5 x 44.5cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; minor discolouration to some areas of the sky but otherwise good overall condition. Framed and under glass and held in the original plaster gilt frame, some loss…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The Cattle Market, Battle
signed 'W.Xtn Symons' (lower right)
watercolour
24 x 26.5cm
Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
Exhibited
London, Goupil Gallery, 1912, no.93A…
The present work has
been requested for potential inclusion in a forthcoming exhibition; please
contact Bellmans painting department for further detailsCondition reportThe sheet is sound. Minor…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Udimore Mill
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm
Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
Exhibited
Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, 30th April - 25th June 1994, no.27;
Hastings Museum and Art…
FootnoteThe old windmill of Udimore was found a few doors
west of Stocks Farm, where Symons lived in the two years prior to his death in
1911, at the eastern end of Udimore. The upper mill was…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Sheep near Udimore
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
Exhibited
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, 2nd July - 14th August 1994, no.12 (titled 'Sheep,…
FootnoteThe present work was executed on the edge of the marshy flood-plain of the River
Brede, south of Udimore.Condition reportThe canvas has been sympathetically relined and is slightly uneven in…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Courtly scene in a garden
oil on canvas
61 x 91.5cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
FootnoteThe cliff top setting of the present work means it is likely to have been painted on the coast near Fairlight, between Hastings and Winchelsea.https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/william…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
The Recital
oil on canvas
91.5 x 71cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
FootnoteThe violinist is the artist's wife Cecilia, known as Sissy, who was a Royal Academy-trained violinist and pianist; the boy playing the piano is likely to be
the artist's son John Martyn…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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WILLIAM CHRISTIAN SYMONS (BRITISH, 1845-1911)
Study of roses in a vase
oil on canvas
41 x 20.5cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Property of the Artist;
Thence by family descent
Condition reportOriginal canvas. repair to left of the vase, lower left, light surface abrasion, also lower left and a couple of tiny flecks of paint loss, lower right. Ultraviolet reveals…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Moored Schooners at Leghorn
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1904' (lower right), inscribed '19' (on exhibition label attached to the backboard)
watercolour on paper
24.5 x 34.5cm
Provenance
Dowdeswell …
LiteratureB.D. Price, The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 2nd Edition 1983, R427 no.19 'Group at Leghorn' Condition ReportThe sheet is sound with strong original…
Hammer price:
£6,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Cervo, Liguria
signed with initials 'H.S.T' (lower right) and inscribed 'Cervo' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
13.5 x 20.5cm
Provenance
Gifted by the artist to his sister, Maria Tuke, thence by…
FootnoteThe present work is a preliminary sketch for 'Cervo, A Ligurian Rock Village, 1904', Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Tuke Collection; see B.D. Price, The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke,…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Portrait of Maria Tuke (1861-1947)
inscribed 'Return to Mrs Sainsbury 5 Provost Rd, Hampstead, NW3, portrait, oil, MT' (on an old label verso)
painted at Clifton, 1881
oil on panel
23 x 13.5cm
…
LiteratureMaria Tuke Sainsbury, Henry Scott Tuke, A Memoir, Martin Secker, London, 1933, illustrated facing p.52;David Wainwright and Catherine Dunn, Under Canvas - Henry Scott Tuke 1858-1029,…
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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ALICE GRANT (BRITISH, 19TH/20TH CENTURY)
Still life with Argyranthemum in a vase
signed and dated 'Alice Grant 1889' (lower right), inscribed 'A Study by Alice Grant, Studio 15/ Gloucester Place, South Kensington' (on the artist's label…
Condition reportThe board is sound. Craquelure to the flowers and vase, otherwise paint surface is sound. Ultraviolet reveals traces of retouching, lower left and that the varnish has not been…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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PETER BILAS (SOUTH AFRICAN, B. 1952) (2)
The Battle of Trafalgar,
a pair, each signed 'PETER BILAS' (lower right) and one dated '90' (lower right)
oil on canvas
each 95 x 145cm
(2)
Provenance
The Marine Sale, Sotheby's, London, 3rd May…
Hammer price:
£2,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
28 March 2023
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28 March 2023
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HERMAN MOLL (BRITISH, 1654-1732) (3)
A new and exact plan of Gibraltar
engraving in colour
23 x 60.5cm
together with engravings of Gibraltar and Gaucin after David Roberts
(3)
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 February 2023
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21 February 2023
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HENRY FARMER (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY)
Still Life with roses, tulips, lilies and other flowers in a vase
signed and dated 'Henry Farmer 1944' (lower right)
oil on board
51 x 72cm
Condition reportThe board is generally sound; light surface dirt possibly due to discoloured varnish, abrasions lower left and off left border. Ultraviolet light reveals retouching to the…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 February 2023
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21 February 2023
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SARAH CHALK (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY)
Haslemere Dining Room
signed, dated and inscribed 'Chalk 87 Haslemere' (lower right)
oil on canvas
97 x 76cm
ARR
Provenance
Anna-Mei Chadwick, New Kings Road, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £80 - £120
21 February 2023
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21 February 2023
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JAMES KENNETT WILLSON (BRITISH, D. 1881) (3)
Two ships of the line at anchor
watercolour and wash
11.5 x 20cm
together with a frigate in full sail in profile and a frigate off a rocky coast, possibly St. Helena, by the same hand
(3)
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 February 2023
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21 February 2023
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Boats in choppy waters off the coast, a lighthouse beyond
oil on canvas
31 x 41cm
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 February 2023
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21 February 2023
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