A PAIR OF LARGE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES BALUSTER VASES (2)
A PAIR OF LARGE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES BALUSTER VASES (2)
19th century
Each enamelled with panels of court and battle scenes and smaller panels of figures and insects, against a ground filled with birds, flowers and fruit, the necks applied with Buddhist…
One chilong on the shoulder is lacking its head and neck.Minor flaking to the enamels. Some typical wear to the gilding
Hammer price: £7,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
20 November 2025 , 14:00 GMT
20 November 2025 , 14:00 GMT
RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
Bank Holiday at the Beach
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower right) and with inscribed label (attached to the back of the frame)
oil on canvas
36 x 45.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA small abrasion upper centre showing as a small white mark and below this a pale white wavy vertical line, probably a very light scratch.A slight raise in the canvas lower right,…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
19 November 2025 , 17:00 GMT
19 November 2025 , 17:00 GMT
STANLEY ROY BADMIN (BRITISH, 1906-1989)
STANLEY ROY BADMIN (BRITISH, 1906-1989)
Mill Street. W.
signed with initials, titled, dated and inscribed 'S.R.B 2nd trial 2nd St. June 1932/ The 21 Gallery, Mill St/ Bombed during War/ Now part of Savill Row/ Frankfurt and Heavy French,…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025 , 17:00 GMT
19 November 2025 , 17:00 GMT
AN ALABASTER PEDESTAL URN FLOOR STANDING LIGHT
AN ALABASTER PEDESTAL URN FLOOR STANDING LIGHT
Modern
In three sections, with a twin-handled urn, lotus-leaf platform and part fluted column base, 127cm high
Condition report: This breaks down into four parts. The neck of the  urn, the body of the urn, the platform and column with attached octagonal plinth base. There is a repaired break to the base of…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £70 - £100
18 November 2025 , 17:00 GMT
18 November 2025 , 17:00 GMT
AN AUTOGRAPH ALBUM INCLUDING NOTED FILM AND STAGE STARS
AN AUTOGRAPH ALBUM INCLUDING NOTED FILM AND STAGE STARS
A mid-20th century autograph album containing numerous signatures of actors and entertainers, including Jean Simmons, Dickie Valentine, Rex Harrison (twice), Lee Young (jazz drummer), Pet Clark,…
and Terry Wogan, in a album tied with ribbon.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 November 2025 , 17:00 GMT
18 November 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a cleric
inscribed and dated 'Aetatis Suae 87: 1741' (lower right)
oil on canvas
74 x 59.5cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust

Footnote
This work…
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a Sir James Nicholl McAdam (1756-1852)
oil on canvas
74 x 61cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust

Footnote
This work has been hanging in the…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman
oil on canvas
62.5 x 51cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust

Footnote
This work has been hanging in the Supreme Court
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
HERBERT WILLIAM PIPER (BRITISH, 1846-1921)
HERBERT WILLIAM PIPER (BRITISH, 1846-1921)
Portrait of a town clerk
signed 'H W Piper' (lower right)
oil on canvas
111 x 85cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust

Footnote
This work has been hanging in…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
PERCY BIGLAND (BRITISH, 1858-1926)
PERCY BIGLAND (BRITISH, 1858-1926)
Portrait of The Right Honourable, The 3rd Earl of Strafford
signed 'Percy Bigland' (lower right)
oil on canvas
226 x 104cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust
FootnoteGeorge Henry Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1830-1898) was a politician known as Viscount Enfield. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford. He was MP for Tavistock 1852-57 when he…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
JOHN COLLIER (BRITISH, 1850-1934)
JOHN COLLIER (BRITISH, 1850-1934)
Portrait of William Regester, Chairman of Middlesex County Council (1909-1919)
signed and dated 'John Collier 1919' (lower left)
oil on canvas
126 x 101cm

Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex…
FootnoteWilliam Regester (1848-1929) was born in Hampton Wick, Middlesex. He was educated at Kingston Grammar School and University College, London. He was a Fellow of the Chemical Society. He was a…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
The Silk Gown - Portrait of Maria Tuke Sainsbury
signed with initials, dated and inscribed 'H.S.T 1885/ M.T.' (upper left)
watercolour
37 x 25cm

Provenance
The artist's niece, thence by descent;…
FootnoteKnown for his intimate studies of masculinity, the present work displays Tuke's ability to render femininity with equal skill and sensitivity.  In a charmingly unselfconscious pose, his only…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
15 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
OF GRAND TOUR INTEREST: A PATINATED BRONZE OF DIANA DE GABII AFTER THE ANTIQUE
OF GRAND TOUR INTEREST: A PATINATED BRONZE OF DIANA DE GABII AFTER THE…
19th Century
Inscribed to the cast at the front of the plinth base ‘Diane de Gabies’, 76cm high
Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 22 February 1999, lot 417. The original marble is attributed to the Greek sculptor Praxiteles, and was excavated by Gavin Hamilton in 1792 from a property just outside…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE PIGALLE (1714-1785): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED HERMES OR MERCURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
AFTER JEAN-BAPTISTE PIGALLE (1714-1785): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED…
Late 19th Century
Modelled seated on a rock, upon a Rosso Levanto marble base, approx 41cm high
Pigalle presented this marble version of Mercury Lacing His Sandals in 1742 to the French Academy and to great acclaim. It is probably one of his most famous works, now in the Louvre museum. On the…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
GAETANO ROSSI (B.1829-?): AN ITALIAN MARBLE CARVED BUST OF VENUS CAPUA AFTER THE ANTIQUE (2)
GAETANO ROSSI (B.1829-?): AN ITALIAN MARBLE CARVED BUST OF VENUS CAPUA…
Dated 1876
Signed to the reverse and dated, ‘G Rossi, 1876’ mounted on a green scagliola pedestal column, the bust 70cm high; the pedestal, 111cm high
This bust of Venus de Capua is based on the Roman example, a full standing figure of Venus carved during the reign of Hadrian, and found at the Amphitheatre of Capua in 1750. This in turn was derived…
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
AN ITALIAN CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL GROUP
AN ITALIAN CARVED WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL GROUP
Late 19th Century
Modelled as an amorous couple in court clothing, on integral plinth base, 83cm high
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £400
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
JOSEPH LORENZL (1892-1950): AN ART DECO SILVERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER
JOSEPH LORENZL (1892-1950): AN ART DECO SILVERED BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER
20th Century
The base stamped ‘Real Bronze, Lorenzl' on green onyx base, 30cm high
Condition report: Overall the silvered surface is quite worn and oxidised, now uneven and quite speckled with oxidisation. Please see additional images of the mark and surface at www.bellmans.co.uk…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
A CAMPAIGN BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY PORTABLE WRITING SLOPE
A CAMPAIGN BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY PORTABLE WRITING SLOPE
19th Century
With two carrying handles, opening to a folding gilt tooled leather writing slope, storage compartment beneath both sides of the slope with one having a now redundant lock plate and ink…
Condition Report:Generally in good condition with wear consistent with age and use. One loss to the wood on next to the left hand ink bottle (photographed). Lock plate to the main compartment has no…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £80 - £120
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
AN ENGLISH LAMINATED OAK AND MAHOGANY PROPELLER FROM THE LE RHONE ROTARY ENGINE OF AN AVRO 504 AIRPLANE
AN ENGLISH LAMINATED OAK AND MAHOGANY PROPELLER FROM THE LE RHONE ROTARY…
Circa 1919
Bearing identification stamps indicating British Air Ministry registration, 270cm wide
Provenance: The vendor acquired this from a private collection of early aeroplane propellers. The AVRO 504K fighter bomber aeroplane was used in the First World War. 10,000 were built between 1913 to…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £700
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
14 October 2025 , 17:00 BST
GEORGE GRAY (BRITISH, 1928-2015)
GEORGE GRAY (BRITISH, 1928-2015)
Untitled, Abstract composition in red, white and black
oil on canvas
152 x 121.5cm
(unframed)
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descentFootnoteGeorge Gray (1928-2015) was born in Stirling. He studied Geology and Anatomy at Glasgow University, then graduated in Architecture from Edinburgh…
Estimate: £50 - £100
8 September 2025 , 17:00 BST
8 September 2025 , 17:00 BST
HEREND: A GROUP OF BLACK AND WHITE FISHSCALE ANIMALS INCLUDING A PANDA (6)
HEREND: A GROUP OF BLACK AND WHITE FISHSCALE ANIMALS INCLUDING A PANDA (6)
Modern
The panda 12.5cm high; Together with a large and a small elephant, the larger 9cm high (both with impressed marks to the feet), a rhino, a hippopotamus and a unicorn (with impressed mark),…
Condition report. In good condition with no apparent chips, cracks or losses. 
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 September 2025 , 17:00 BST
9 September 2025 , 17:00 BST
A BRITISH OFFICER’S SABRE BY OSBORN & GUNBY
Lot 1607 - September 10| Arms & Armour Sold
A BRITISH OFFICER’S SABRE BY OSBORN & GUNBY
Early 19th century
With curved fullered blade retaining blue and gilt decoration with Britannia, trophies and crowned Royal Arms and inscribed " From the officers and privates of the Ilkeston…
The Ilkeston Volunteer Infantry was formed in 1803 under Captain James Potter junior. On 4 July 1811 Lieutenant Richard Potter was promoted Captain-Commandant, succeeding James Potter. An inscription…
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
10 September 2025 , 01:00 BST
10 September 2025 , 01:00 BST
A LARGE BALKAN YATAGHAN
Lot 1637 - September 10| Arms & Armour Sold
A LARGE BALKAN YATAGHAN
19th century
With heavy curved single-edged blade, brass cross-guard with rounded terminals, and horn grip of characteristic form with bulbous pommel, in its metal-mounted leather-covered wooden…
Condition report; The handle has been cracked and repaired. Scabbard with wear to the leather and to the silver finish base metal now showing through. Blade in general good condition has been re…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 September 2025 , 01:00 BST
10 September 2025 , 01:00 BST
A FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY LACY, LONDON
Lot 1706 - September 10| Arms & Armour Unsold
A FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY LACY, LONDON
Early 19th century
With octagonal-to-round steel barrel, flat bevelled lock signed ‘LACY’, full walnut stock with chequered butt, the silver wire inlay now lacking, and silver furniture including…
Estimate: £500 - £700
10 September 2025 , 01:00 BST
10 September 2025 , 01:00 BST

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