MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Zanzibar
signed 'M Metcalfe' (lower right) and titled (lower left)
watercolour
31 x 23cm
(unframed)

Exhibited
Natal Society of Artists

together with six other watercolour by the same hand; The Old…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Sitting for a portrait
black and white chalk
24 x 32cm
(unframed)
together with six pastels by the same hand; A tribal mask, 31 x 24cm; A village street, 23 x 32cm; The porch of a house, 38 x 28cm; A…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (9)
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (9)
The Little Fruit Shop, Zanzibar
signed and dated 'M. Metcalfe Feb 36' (lower right) and titled (lower left)
pastel
37 x 29cm
(unframed)
together with eight other pastels of African scenes by the same…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Study of a boy seated
watercolour and pencil
28 x 19cm
(unframed)
together with six other watercolour studies of people, the largest 23 x 28cm, (all unframed)
(7)
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ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Study of an African soldier
pencil
34 x 21.5cm
(unframed)
together with six other studies of people in pencil, watercolour and pen and ink, the largest 46 x 25cm, (all unframed)
(7)
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ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Yoa Dancer and Singer, Minstrel
inscribed (lower left and right)
watercolour and pencil
28 x 18.5cm
(unframed)
together with five watercolours and one pencil study of African people, the largest 31 x…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
***COMBINED INTO LINE 26*** MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (5)
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (5)
Gypsy with a rabbit and bird
insribed 'gypsy' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil
27.5 x 15cm
(unframed)
together with four other watercolour and pencil studies of gypsies, the largest 30.5 x 21cm, …
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
VALENTINE GREEN (BRITISH, 1739-1813) AFTER LEMUEL FRANCIS ABBOTT
VALENTINE GREEN (BRITISH, 1739-1813) AFTER LEMUEL FRANCIS ABBOTT
To the Society of Goffers at Blackheath
mezzotint
52.5 x 37cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £80 - £120
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A PAIR OF GOLD AND CABOCHON AMETHYST OVAL PENDANT EARRINGS
A PAIR OF GOLD AND CABOCHON AMETHYST OVAL PENDANT EARRINGS
Each mounted with a foil backed oval cabochon amethyst, within a twisted wirework surround, with a hemispherical top and with a tapered drop, with wire fittings, length 3.7cm, gross weight 5.5 grams
Condition ReportSize of amethyst 1.4cm x 1cm.  There is evidence of wear and old scratches at the back, they are of hollow construction, dent at the top of one of the small tapered drops, they look…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £50 - £70
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
5 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A  VICTORIAN PLASTER LIBRARY BUST OF THE DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND CAST AFTER A MODEL BY MATTHEW NOBLE R.A.
A VICTORIAN PLASTER LIBRARY BUST OF THE DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND CAST AFTER…
Inscribed to the reverse of the socle, 'M Noble Sc. 1869', 69cm high
Noble was a leading British portrait sculptor who exhibited prolifically at the Royal Academy from 1845 to 1876. He gained success in 1856 when he won the commission to create the Duke of Wellington…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
MARITIME INTEREST: A FRENCH CAST-IRON STICK/UMBRELLA STICK STAND MODELLED AS A SAILOR
MARITIME INTEREST: A FRENCH CAST-IRON STICK/UMBRELLA STICK STAND MODELLED…
After a model by Alfred Corneau, 20th Century
Modelled as a Jack Tar holding a coiled rope, removable drip tray, 54cm; 71cm high
Condition report: Please note this model was probably cast at some point in the 20th Century. General oxidisation as to be expected and general inevitable scuffs and  overall weathered and worn paint…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
AFTER ANNIBALE DE LOTTO ( 1877-1932): A BRONZE PATINATED FIGURE OF THE BOY BITTEN BY A CRAB
AFTER ANNIBALE DE LOTTO ( 1877-1932): A BRONZE PATINATED FIGURE OF THE BOY…
Late 20th Century
Cast after a model by Annibale de Lotto, inscribed to cast 'Je Lotto', mounted on a polished travertine base, 52cm high
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
AFTER FRITZ HANSEN; A SWAN SOFA ON POLISHED CHROME BASE (2)
AFTER FRITZ HANSEN; A SWAN SOFA ON POLISHED CHROME BASE (2)
145cm wide; 78cm high; together with a matching swivel chair, 75cm wide; 80cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
FOUR PAIRS OF 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL WALNUT CHAIRS (11)
FOUR PAIRS OF 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL WALNUT CHAIRS (11)
Together with a further set of three chairs
Condition report; pictures uploaded of the underside and of minor scratches and repairs. The chairs have signs of old worm. After giving all of the chairs a good wobble we found that the tallest…
Estimate: £120 - £200
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
6 August 2024 , 17:00 BST
A MINTON MAJOLICA TURQUOISE-GROUND `ASKOS' WINE  JUG
A MINTON MAJOLICA TURQUOISE-GROUND `ASKOS' WINE JUG
Circa 1868
Modelled after a Renaissance bronze original, with mermaid handle, the sides moulded with putti holding ivy garlands suspended from a satyr mask, impressed factory mark, date cypher for…
Small chip to footrim, approx. 0.5cm by 0.3cm 
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
TWO RARE MEISSEN FIGURES OF A VEGETABLE AND FRUIT SELLER FROM THE `CRYES OF LONDON'
TWO RARE MEISSEN FIGURES OF A VEGETABLE AND FRUIT SELLER FROM THE `CRYES…
Circa 1755
Modelled by J.J.Kaendler and P.Reinicke after engravings by Pierce Tempest (1653-1702), as a woman balancing a basket of cucumbers on her head and holding a bundle of wheat and a man with…
Female- minor glaze chip to the tip of one cucumber.Minor losses to ends of wheat sheaves.Male- restoration and chip to end of forefinger of right hand. 
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
A GROUP OF HEREND `MARKET GARDEN' PATTERN PORCELAIN (42)
A GROUP OF HEREND `MARKET GARDEN' PATTERN PORCELAIN (42)
20th century
Comprising; twelve custard cups and covers, 8.5cm high; two small leaf shaped dishes, 15cm length; four leaf shaped pickle dishes, 11cm length; two miniature posy vases, 6.25cm high; one…
One of the candlesticks has previously been restored through the stem and has now broken.One of the feet of the two-handled footed bowl has broken off and has a chip to its endOtherwise in overall…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £250 - £350
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
7 August 2024 , 13:00 BST
The Abu Album, 1895-96. Mhow, India: Herzog & Higgins, [1895-96], oblong 4to, 43 mounted photographs, with 2 additional photographs at the end including one of 2 schoolgirls' cricket teams, morocco. PRESENTATION COPY. RARE. With a related map. (2)
The Abu Album, 1895-96. Mhow, India: Herzog & Higgins, [1895-96], oblong…
The Abu Album, 1895-96. [Title on upper cover.] Mhow, Central India [now Dr. Ambedkar Nagar]: Herzog and Higgins, [1895-96]. Large oblong 4to (358 x 485mm), average size of photographs 280 x 210mm.…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
ALEXANDER III (1845-94) - Description du Sacre et du Couronnement de leur Majeste's Impériales l' Empereur de Toutes les Russies, St. Petersburg, 1883, folio, coloured lithographed plates, preserving wrappers, with the EXCEPTIONALLY RARE limitation leaf.
ALEXANDER III (1845-94) - Description du Sacre et du Couronnement de leur…
ALEXANDER III (1845-94), Emperor of Russia - Description du Sacre et du Couronnement de leur Majeste's Impériales l' Empereur de Toutes les Russies. Alexander III et l' Impératrice Marie Féodorovna…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BAKST, Léon (1866-1924, illustrator). The Designs of Léon Bakst for The Sleeping Princess, London, 1923, 4to, portrait of Bakst by Picasso, 54 coloured plates by Bakst, original vellum-backed boards. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. NUMBER 385 OF 1,000 COPIES.
BAKST, Léon (1866-1924, illustrator). The Designs of Léon Bakst for The…
BAKST, Léon (1866-1924, illustrator).  The Designs of Léon Bakst for The Sleeping Princess. A Ballet in Five Acts after Perrault. Music by Tchaikovsky. Preface by André Levinson. London: Benn…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BAWDEN, Edward (1903-89, illustrator). Life in an English Village, London, "The King Penguin Books" [No. 51], 1949, 8vo, 16 full-page coloured lithographed illustrations by Bawden, original decorated paper boards. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
BAWDEN, Edward (1903-89, illustrator). Life in an English Village, London,…
BAWDEN Edward (1903-89, illustrator).  Life in An English Village. Sixteen Lithographs by Edward Bawden with an Introductory Essay by Noel Carrington. London: "The King Penguin Books" [No. 51], 1949.…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. ... To which is added, a Letter to Adam Smith, London, 1787, 8vo, contemporary half calf. FIRST EDITION.
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the…
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832).  Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. In a Series of Letters to a Friend. To which is added, a…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). A Christmas Carol, London, 1915, small 4to, 12 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, FINELY BOUND by Bayntun in red morocco, the covers with figures of Scrooge in morocco onlays, slipcase. First Rackham trade edition.
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). A Christmas Carol, London, 1915,…
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70).  A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. Small 4to in 8s (193 x 142mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 11 plates by Arthur Rackham,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - Jane AUSTEN (1775-1817). Pride and Prejudice, London, 1894, 8vo, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, FINELY BOUND in original elaborate cloth gilt, the upper cover with a peacock's tail design in gilt. FIRST EDITION IN THE "PEACOCK BINDING".
BINDING - Jane AUSTEN (1775-1817). Pride and Prejudice, London, 1894, 8vo,…
BINDING - Jane AUSTEN (1775-1817).  Pride and Prejudice ... With a Preface by George Saintsbury. London: George Allen, 1894. 8vo (181 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's ornament on verso of half title…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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