A VIENNESE THREE TRAIN QUARTER STRIKING REGULATOR
A VIENNESE THREE TRAIN QUARTER STRIKING REGULATOR
Late 19th Century
The glazed case with removable arched cresting piece, above shallow double arch, with 6 1/2in white enamel dial and slender pierced blued steel hands, within a cast bezel, the three-train movement…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
A FRENCH BOULLE MANTEL CLOCK
A FRENCH BOULLE MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1880
Surmounted by a flower-filled urn, the case of waisted shape with 3 3/4in brass-cast dial and twelve enamel numerals, above a glass panel, on scrolled feet, the drum-shaped movement striking on a…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
AN IMPRESSIVE AUSTRO/HUNGARIAN GILTWOOD AND EBONISED QUARTER STRIKING ELEPHANT CLOCK WITH CALENDAR
AN IMPRESSIVE AUSTRO/HUNGARIAN GILTWOOD AND EBONISED QUARTER STRIKING…
By Johann Petz, Nickolsburg, circa 1785
Surmounted with a figure seated on a cushion, above the drum case, supported on the elephant’s back, whilst an attendant attempts to pull a cover across the elephant’s head, white painted wooden…
Hammer price: £8,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
12 May 2025 , 01:00 BST
CHINESE CERAMICS - The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain by R. L. Hobson, London, 1925-28. Volumes I - VI, folio, 450 plates, some coloured, cloth. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 725 COPIES. (6)
CHINESE CERAMICS - The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the…
CHINESE, KOREAN AND PERSIAN CERAMICS -  The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain by R. L. Hobson. London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1925-28.…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE INCENSE STICK HOLDER (2)
A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE INCENSE STICK HOLDER (2)
Probably Ming dynasty
Cast as a figure standing in long robes with left arm held aloft, supported on two lotus flowers, 15cm high; also a bronze seal, cast as a figure seated on the back of a…
The figure with solder repair through both ankles. Some typical wear to the gilding.The seal with minor wear
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
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
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
Mountainous landscape, ink on silk, 123cm by 42cm, mounted on brocade
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. B6C9RRFV   Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF LAC-BURGAUTE SNUFF BOTTLES (6)
A PAIR OF LAC-BURGAUTE SNUFF BOTTLES (6)
Probably Japanese, 19th century
Of flattened ovoid form, each decorated in mother-of-pearl and gilt on a black ground, one side with figures in a lakeside pavilion, the reverse with a bird amongst…
Some losses to each stopperThis lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No.AUPVHGGE Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A CHINESE POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER
A CHINESE POTTERY HORSE AND RIDER
Probably Tang dynasty
The animal standing four square on a rectangular base, 21.5cm high
Break through horse's with some losses around the break. Loss to the end of the staff the figure is holding. Some overall wear
Estimate: £400 - £600
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
27 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
FOLLOWER OF FRANS SNYDERS
FOLLOWER OF FRANS SNYDERS
Dogs with a cockerel
oil on canvas
98.5 x 154cm

Provenance
Private collection
Condition ReportCanvas has an old relining; the paint surface is dirty with a discoloured varnish; extensive  craquelure throughout, generally stable; areas of restoration visible to the naked eye,…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
GASPAR PEETER VERBRUGGEN THE YOUNGER (FLEMISH, 1664-1730)
GASPAR PEETER VERBRUGGEN THE YOUNGER (FLEMISH, 1664-1730)
Still life with tulips, roses, crown imperials, nasturtiums, peonies, lilies, oranges and grapes around a fountain
signed 'Gasper. P. Verbruggen.f.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
138 x 115cm

We are…
ProvenanceWith Doig, Wilson & Wheatley, Edinburgh;Thought to have been acquired from the above by the grandfather of the present owner;Thence by descentExhibitedMottisfont Abbey, Hampshire, circa…
Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
The Virgin Mary reading
oil on canvas
91 x 71.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas relined; extensive craquelure pattern to paint surface, scattered surface abrasions and dirt; stretcher bar marks to each border; ultraviolet reveals infilling to flesh tones…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
AFTER JOHN RILEY
AFTER JOHN RILEY
Portrait of King James II
inscribed 'James 2nd' (centre left)
oil on canvas
76.5 x 64cm, oval

Provenance
Private collection, UK

The present work is based on James II when he was Duke of York by…
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined; some scuffing to the the varnish, upper right; traces of old craquelure, particularly around the sitter's face; some minor frame abrasions visible when…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN HENRI MARLET (FRENCH, 1771-1847)
ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN HENRI MARLET (FRENCH, 1771-1847)
Les Enfants Trouvés
oil on canvas
97 x 130cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Footnote
An undated engraving of the present work is held in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris (G.25241) and forms part of a…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £700
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS FRANCIA (FRENCH, 1772-1839)
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS FRANCIA (FRENCH, 1772-1839)
Travellers on a track through a tree-lined valley
watercolour on paper
26.5 x 36.5cm
(unframed)
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with white hair, wearing a blue coat
on ivory (ref. 566T5AZ5)
6.2cm
in a gilt-metal frame

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No.566T5AZ5Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
J. CROIZIER (FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY)
J. CROIZIER (FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY)
Study of a female nude
signed 'J Croizier' (lower left), numbered 'No. 17' (lower right), bears date (lower left)
coloured chalks and wash on paper
57 x 41cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Michael Appleby of…
Condition reportThe sheet appears to be adhered to the backing mount but is stuck behind the mount so this is not conclusive; horizontal crease to centre of work and some discolouration to sheet; a…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON (BRITISH, 1832-1910)
WILLIAM QUILLER ORCHARDSON (BRITISH, 1832-1910)
Study for Her First Dance
inscribed 'HER FIRST DANCE' (lower right)
charcoal on paper
82 x 124cm

Provenance
Purchased by the Grandfather of the present owner, thence by descent

Footnote
The final…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SIR JOSEPH NOEL PATON (BRITISH, 1821-1901)
SIR JOSEPH NOEL PATON (BRITISH, 1821-1901)
Puck and the Fairy (Act II, Scene I, A Midsummer Night's Dream)
signed with monogram and dated '1882' (lower left) and with inscribed label 'Sir Noel Paton R.S.A. ** L.D. H.M Limner for Scotland,…
ExhibitedEdinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy, 1883, No. 299FootnoteSir Joseph Noel Paton was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1821. After attending Dunfermline Art Academy, he went onto study at…
Hammer price: £21,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SAMUEL DE WILDE (BRITISH, 1751-1832)
SAMUEL DE WILDE (BRITISH, 1751-1832)
Mrs Pope as Zara in Mourning Bride
oil on canvas
36.5 x 28.5cm

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 21st June 1994, lot 37 (as a part lot with another portrait and catalogued as Mrs Siddons in a…
Condition ReportCanvas relined; light surface dirt and a few traces of craquelure mainly to the background; tiny fleck of paint loss, lower left.  Ultraviolet reveals traces of retouching to the…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Chevin Hall, Otley
watercolour
25 x 36cm
together with Cherry Lewis, The Making of a Gertrude Jekyll Garden, Antique Collectors Club, 1984, of which the present work forms the front and rear endpapers
FootnoteChevin Hall stands on West Chevin Dell, near Otley in Yorkshire; designed by architect Thomas Forrest Marshall (1850-1932) it was nicknamed locally as Marshall's Folly.  It became a…
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
26 March 2025 , 17:00 GMT
THEODORE ROUSSEAU (FRENCH, 1812-1867)
THEODORE ROUSSEAU (FRENCH, 1812-1867)
Paysage des Landes
oil on paper laid down on canvas
26 x 40.5 cm

Provenance
Comiot collection, Paris;
with Galerie Aubry, Paris;
Purchased from the above by Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London, in…
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; the paint surface is dirty with areas of discoloured, uneven varnish; craquelure and lifting paint, centre right and upper left, no paint loss; no sign of retouching…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
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

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