EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888)
Lago d'Isles, Lombardy, Italy
titled (lower left) and numbered '151' (lower right)
brown ink and watercolour
15 x 21.5cm
Provenance
John Peter Cochrane Collection;
Sale, Bonhams, London, 31st March…
FootnoteFollowing an extensive trip to the Holy Land in 1867, Lear headed to Lombardy in Northern Italy and spent a month travelling through the Italian lakes. This small study most likely dates from…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HENRY GEORGE HINE (BRITISH, 1811-1895)
A town in winter
signed and dated 'H G HINE 1837' (lower left)
watercolour
54 x 44.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ALFRED POWELL (BRITISH, 1837-1905)
Whitby
signed 'Alfred Powell' (lower left); titled (on the backboard)
watercolour
37.5 x 65cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ALFRED POWELL (BRITISH, 1837-1905)
Harvest time
signed 'Alfred Powell' (lower right); titled (on the backboard)
watercolour
42.5 x 71cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£45
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ALFRED POWELL (BRITISH, 1837-1905)
Cornfield at Witley, Surrey
signed 'Alfred Powell' (lower left); titled (on the backboard)
watercolour
37 x 54cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ALFRED POWELL (BRITISH, 1837-1905)
Easton Broad, Suffolk
signed 'Alfred Powell' (lower right); titled (on the backboard)
watercolour
44 x 74cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £50 - £70
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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JOSEPH POWELL (BRITISH, 1876-1981) (2)
The farm in the valley
signed 'JOSEPH POWELL' (lower right)
watercolour
38.5 x 57cm
together with Shepherd and flock, a watercolour by the same hand
(2, both unframed)
Provenance
Private collection,…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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JOSEPH POWELL (BRITISH, 1876-1981) (2)
Robin Hood's Bay
watercolour
42.5 x 60cm
together with Walberswick, a titled watercolour by the same hand
(2, both unframed)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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JOSEPH POWELL (BRITISH, 1876-1981) (2)
Sturry Mill
signed 'JOSEPH POWELL' (lower left), titled (lower right)
watercolour
38 x 55.5cm
together with Cornstooks, a watercolour by the same hand
(2, both unframed)
Provenance
Private…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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JOSEPH POWELL (BRITISH, 1876-1981) (2)
Country lane by a stream
signed 'JOSEPH POWELL' (lower right)
watercolour
38 x 56.5cm
together with Cornstooks with a farm beyond, a watercolour by the same hand
(both unframed)
(2)
Provenance…
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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JOSEPH POWELL (BRITISH, 1876-1981) (3)
Haystack with farm buildings beyond
signed 'JOSEPH POWELL' (lower right)
watercolour
38.5 x 56cm
together with Cornstooks drying; and Village buildings with church beyond, watercolours by the same…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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VINCENT CLARE (BRITISH, 1855-1930)
Still life of flowers with a basket; Still life of grapes and plums, a pair
each signed 'Vincent Clare' (lower right)
watercolour
each 17 x 34cm
(2)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HAROLD SWANWICK (BRITISH, 1866-1929)
An October Day
signed and dated 'HAROLD SWANWICK 1894' (lower left) and with inscribed label (to backboard)
watercolour heightened with white
15.5 x 11cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ARCHIBALD THORBURN (BRITISH, 1860-1935)
Woodcock
signed 'A. Thorburn' (lower left)
en grisaille
24.5 x 38cm
Provenance
Vicars Brothers, Old Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HAROLD SWANWICK (BRITISH, 1866-1929)
A Breezy Day on the Downs
signed 'HAROLD SWANWICK' (lower left)
watercolour
24 x 35.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
The Sketch Society, No. 4
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON (BRITISH, 1821-1906)
Syracuse
signed with initials 'HBB' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache
21.5 x 31cm
Provenance
Edward Seago, Christie's, London, 1 March 1977, lot 94;
Gilbert Davis. (L.757a);
Sale, Christie's,…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON (BRITISH, 1821-1906)
Venetian view with gondolas
signed with initials 'HBB' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with pastel
17 x 23cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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CLARA MONTALBA (BRITISH, 1840-1929)
Canal Boats, Venice
signed and dated 'Clara Montalba 1915' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
17 x 26cm
Provenance
Angela Hone Watercolours;
Sale, The Canterbury Auction Galleries,…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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BEATRICE EMMA PARSONS (BRITISH, 1870-1955)
Tranquil river scene
signed 'Beatrice Parsons' (lower right)
watercolour
25.5 x 37cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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FREDERICK JOHN WIDGERY (BRITISH, 1861-1942) (2)
View of a Tor on Dartmoor
signed 'F J WIDGERY' (lower left)
gouache
27.5 x 45cm
Provenance
William Dodds, Darlington;
Private collection, UK
together with a watercolour heightened with bodycolour…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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FREDERICK JOHN WIDGERY (BRITISH, 1861-1942) (2)
Valley of Rocks, Lynton, Devon
signed 'F J WIDGERY' (lower left)
gouache and watercolour
17 x 26cm
Provenance
J. Collins & Son, Bideford, Devon;
Private collection, UK
together with a gouache…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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FREDERICK JOHN WIDGERY (BRITISH, 1861-1942) (2)
The Belstone, Dartmoor
signed and titled 'F J WIDGERY' (lower left)
gouache
26.5 x 75.5cm
together with a gouache by the same hand of a Dartmoor scene, signed, 27 x 44.5cm
(2)
Provenance
Private…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
LUCIEN VICTOR GUIRAND DE SCÉVOLA (1871-1950)
Still life of pink roses
signed 'Grand de Scevola' (lower left)
pastel on canvas
44 x 36.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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SOLOMON JOSEPH SOLOMON (BRITISH, 1860-1927)
Study for decoration in The House of Lords
inscribed to label (to backboard)
watercolour and gouache
54 x 24cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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