FRANCOIS MEURET (FRENCH, 1800-1887) AFTER FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER
Portrait miniature of Prince Louis d'Orléans, Duc de Nemours (1814-1896)
on ivory (ref. HEAYYAGC)
3.7cm
Provenance
The daughter of the Duc de Nemours, Marguerite d’Orléans, wife of Prince Wladyslaw…
FootnoteThe sitter in the present work was the second son of King Louis-Philippe I of France and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. He married Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, first…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of Nathaniel Cameron
on ivory (ref. J467UEJG)
8cm
in a gilt-metal frame
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnote
According to a label on the back, Nathaniel Cameron was the…
Footnotes:
This
lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act
(section10). Reference No. J467UEJG
Prospective buyers should be aware that some
countries have…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of Sir Robert Dick
on ivory (ref. 824C3HDY)
9cm
in a gilt-metal frame
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnote
According to a label on the back, Sir Robert Dick was the father…
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. 824C3HDYProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a pink dress and with a blue ribbon in her hair
on ivory (ref. SL5SEBXW)
4.3cm
in a gilt-wood Florentine frame
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. SL5SEBXWProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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DUPRE (FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY)
Portrait miniature of a lady, believed to be Madame de Talleyrand
inscribed (on a label to the back of the frame)
on ivory (ref. 2268XWVZ)
8.2cm
in an ebonised wood frame
Provenance
Private…
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. 2268XWVZProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £50 - £80
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of Michelangelo
on ivory (ref. Z621L5Y5)
9.5 x 7.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. Z621L5Y5Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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AFTER WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU
The Young Shepherdess
oil on canvas
112 x 86.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnote
The original composition on which the present work is based was held in the Appleton Museum of Art,…
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Craquelure pattern to paint surface, stable; traces of horizontal stretcher bar; traces of a discoloured varnish; traces of fine infilling to craquelure upper right…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM ADOLPHUS KNELL (BRITISH, 1805-1875) (2)
The French flagship 'L'Orient' exploding at the Battle of the Nile
signed 'W A Knell' (lower right), inscribed with date of the battle 'Augt 1 1798' (lower left)
watercolour with scratching out
18.5…
Condition reportAcidic mount.A little undulation to paper.Appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ALFRED WHEELER (BRITISH, 1852-1932)
Cheers with Jockey Up
signed, dated and inscribed 'A. WHeeler 1902, CHEERS' (lower right)
oil on canvas
28.5 x 36cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 26th May 2000, lot 59;
Private collection
Condition reportVarious small spots and marks in places, most noticeable upper left and centre right.Small abrasion to lower right corner, below date.Dirt.Nothing fluorescing under uv light.
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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SIR HERBERT JAMES GUNN (BRITISH, 1893-1964)
Before the Race
signed 'HJGunn' (lower right)
oil on canvas
41 x 51cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 10th December 2014, lot 47;
Private collection
Condition reportA few very small spots and marks in places.Some dirt.Appears in generally good condition.Nothing fluorescing under uv light.
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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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.…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM MELLOR (BRITISH, 1851-1931)
Moel Siabod from the Llugwy, North Wales
signed 'William Mellor' (lower left) and inscribed (verso)
oil on canvas
31 x 46cm
Provenance
Haynes Fine Art, Broadway;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.A few small pale, slightly yellow spots upper right in sky.Otherwise appears generally good, presentable and ready to hang.Inspection under uv light reveals flecks…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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A*** ROLLI (19TH CENTURY)
Beatrice Cenci being painted by Guido Reni
signed, inscribed and indistinctly dated 'A Rolli/ Roma 18-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
89 x 136cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteBeatrice Cenci (1577-1599) was the daughter of Count Francesco Cenci, a nobleman described as 'a man of great wealth but dissolute habits and violent temper.' Beatrice, along with her…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
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16 October 2024
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ATTRIBUTED TO ALICE MAUD WRIGHT (BRITISH, FL. 1892-1934)
'For now we see through a glass darkly, but when face to face'
signed with monogram 'AMW' (lower right)
ink and watercolour on paper
25.5 x 17.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnote
The…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Two ladies in conversation in an interior
oil on canvas
46 x 44cm
(unframed)
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather
was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful
landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Two Worlds (c. 1910)
with inscribed label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
The Chess Match
oil on canvas
76 x 63.5cm
(unframed)
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
The Mandolin Player
with inscribed label (to back of stretcher) and inscribed 'No. 1' (verso)
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm
(unframed)
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;…
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
The Dawn of a New Age
oil on canvas
113 x 151cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
Anglo-German Exhibition
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
The Death of Arthur
signed 'A C Mitchell' (lower left)
oil on canvas
142.5 x 172.5cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Draped Figure
with signed and titled label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
110 x 76.5cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Resting by the River
gouache and watercolour
33.5 x 24.5cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Female nude
oil on canvas
54 x 74cm
(unframed)
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Portrait of a lady, thought to be the artist's mother
oil on canvas
61 x 46cm
(unframed)
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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