KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
Venice (1990)
signed 'Ken Howard' (lower right)
watercolour and wash
17 x 23cm
ARR

Provenance
Grants Fine Art Gallery, Newcastle, Co. Down;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound.  There is one tiny speck of staining in the sky, upper centre, otherwise good condition throughout.  Framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £700
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A DERBYSHIRE FLUORSPAR ‘BLUE JOHN’ ORNAMENTAL URN
A DERBYSHIRE FLUORSPAR ‘BLUE JOHN’ ORNAMENTAL URN
19th Century
Of ovoid from, mounted on a black slate base and later gilt-metal mounted, 25.5cm high
Condition report: The blue john specimen is with a few flaws and a diagonally running around running down the body which has been slightly touched over with a composite material. See the additional…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A VERY LARGE MODERN INDIAN CARPET
A VERY LARGE MODERN INDIAN CARPET
The sage field with an allover design of bold palmettes, leaves and rosettes; an ivory palmette, leaf and waved vine border 761cm x 396
Condition: Generally in excellent condition, a small number of furniture pressure marks, a stain half way down one side, small area of moth damage at bottom end (treated)
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
NAIVE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (8)
NAIVE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (8)
A portrait of a boy in red
signed 'V. K hardi' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 50.5cm
together with a naïve oil on board of a man with a cow, 33 x 37cm; a reproduction print of two fish, 26 x 35.5cm…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A GEORGE III BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY PEAT BUCKET
A GEORGE III BRASS BOUND MAHOGANY PEAT BUCKET
40cm diameter; 55cm high including handle
Condition report: Inevitable scuffs, scratches, dents, small chips and marks commensurate with wear, use and age.Including a tear to the brass band at the bottom. The metal is invariable worn and…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A 19TH CENTURY EBONY BANDED MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU OR WRITING DESK
A 19TH CENTURY EBONY BANDED MAHOGANY CYLINDER BUREAU OR WRITING DESK
One of the two frieze drawers indistinctly stamped “….& SONS”, 125.5cm wide; 102cm high
Provenance: The Waterhouse Collection Please see the following story for further details: Autumn at Bellmans | The Waterhouse Family CollectionCondition report: Various inevitable scuffs, scratches,…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
POSSIBLY CHANNEL ISLANDS; AN 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY KNOCK DOWN TWO DOOR WARDROBE
POSSIBLY CHANNEL ISLANDS; AN 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY KNOCK DOWN TWO DOOR…
153cm wide; 69cm deep; 210cm high
Condition report: No key present. Some light movement to some of the veneers. The interior is painted and the rail has broken out it’s socket. Inevitable scuffs, scratches, dents, small chips and…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A CHINESE MANDARIN PALETTE PUNCH BOWL
A CHINESE MANDARIN PALETTE PUNCH BOWL
Qianlong
Painted on the two large panels enclosing figures at leisure alternating with vases of flowers, the interior painted with a central vase of flowers beneath an elaborate border, 33.5cm…
Repaired breaks to the rim, extending into a haircrack which runs down the side of the bowl and partly across the base. Some small losses to the porcelain along the edges of the breaks. Minor wear to…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED CLAY FIGURE
A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED CLAY FIGURE
First half 19th century
modelled as a man seated looking forward wearing a long blue robe, his hair in a plait of horsehair, the reverse inscribed in black, `HING LOONG, Dealer in Porcelain and…
ProvenanceThe Anthony & Marietta Coleridge CollectionDavid Style, Esq., Wateringbury Place; Christie's House Sale, 31 May-2 June, 1978, lot 196The right hand is a replacement, attached to a cork…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MODEL OF A HAWK
A JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MODEL OF A HAWK
Meiji period
Naturalistically cast with gilt eyes, signed, 22cm high, painted wood plinth base
Each leg has been soldered on and now broken off. One toe has been broken in half. One claw on the other foot is lacking.The ends of three feathers on the right wing are bent . The wood base is not…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RECTANGULAR PANEL
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RECTANGULAR PANEL
Qing dynasty
Worked with a ferocious four-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls, foliate border, image 61cm by 35cm, framed and glazed
Probably cut down from a robe or cover. Overall in good condition. The border with some wearThis is NOT Kesi weave
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £150 - £200
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A 9CT GOLD CASED COLIBRI LIGHTER
A 9CT GOLD CASED COLIBRI LIGHTER
Of curved rectangular form, with engine turned decoration, detailed Colibri Minigas England, the pull-off sleeve with engine turned decoration, weight of sleeve 16.2 gms, with the original case
Condition Report.  Lighter not currently working, press down bar will not press down engaging the mechanism
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £140 - £180
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
PETER CROSS (BRITISH, CIRCA 1645-1724)
PETER CROSS (BRITISH, CIRCA 1645-1724)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a blue dress with frilled lace trim
on vellum laid down on a playing card
oval, 60mm high
in a gilt-metal frame with spiral surmount
ProvenanceHickson Collection;Sotheby’s, London, 18 July 1988, lot 6;Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
ROBERT FFRENCH (BRITISH, 18TH CENTURY)
ROBERT FFRENCH (BRITISH, 18TH CENTURY)
Portrait miniature of Nichola Ffrench, nee Ackson, in a white dress and a blue stole
signed, dated and inscribed ‘Nichola ffrench / daughter of Sir / Arthur Ackson / by Rob’ ffrench / AD 1749’ (on…
ProvenanceChristie’s, London, 21 April 1998, lot 58;Private collection, UKCondition reportMinor frame abrasions off LH border and discolouration to robe, lower right; otherwise sound.  No sign of…
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
STUDIO OF PIETER MULIER THE YOUNGER, CALLED TEMPESTA (DUTCH, CIRCA 1637-1701)
STUDIO OF PIETER MULIER THE YOUNGER, CALLED TEMPESTA (DUTCH, CIRCA 1637…
The Flight into Egypt
oil on canvas
32 x 48.5cm

Footnote
The present work is a version of the composition by Tempesta now at Isola Bella (see M. Rothliesberger, Cavalier Pietro Tempesta and His Time…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
AFTER DOMENICO ZAMPIERI, CALLED, IL DOMENICHINO, 17TH CENTURY
AFTER DOMENICO ZAMPIERI, CALLED, IL DOMENICHINO, 17TH CENTURY
The Last Communion of Saint Jerome
oil on canvas
135.5 X 100cm
(unframed)

Provenance
Private collection

Footnote
The present composition is after Domenichino's altarpiece for the church of San…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
AFTER GIOVANNI FRANCESCO ROMANELLI, 19TH CENTURY
AFTER GIOVANNI FRANCESCO ROMANELLI, 19TH CENTURY
A Sibyl
bears signature and date 'P. Brandl/ *** 1785' (lower right)
oil on canvas
69 X 50.5cm

Footnote
This work is after Romanelli's original now in the Galleria Borghese, Rome.
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH, 1756-1827)
THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH, 1756-1827)
Dr Syntax Smoking His Pipe
ink and watercolour
11 x 18.5cm
Condition reportSmall pin holes to corners. Appears to be laid down onto paper or card.Some small spots and marks in places.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
FOLLOWER OF DIRK LANGENDYK
FOLLOWER OF DIRK LANGENDYK
Panorama of a battlefield with infantry and cavalry engagements, a church and encampment beyond
bears signature and date (in our opinion Antique 19th Century Dutch ink drawing)
watercolour and wash…
Condition reportThe sheet is stuck down onto backing paper.  The original sheet has lost approximately 3.5cms from the left hand border; further smaller losses to the top left and upper border, and…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
JAMES CLARKE HOOK (BRITISH, 1819-1907)
JAMES CLARKE HOOK (BRITISH, 1819-1907)
Reading the Ship Boys Letter
signed and dated 'J C Hook 1857' (lower right)
oil on canvas
80 x 60cm

Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;
Morgan & Brown Fine Art Dealers,…
James Clarke Hook was born in London and trained at the Royal Academy before furthering his studies in Italy, Paris and Switzerland under a travelling studentship.  The navy was a defining aspect of…
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Men and women at prayer in a church interior
watercolour and gouache
37 x 62.5cm
Condition reportCannot tell if paper is laid down or not as the work is framed and glazed and has not been examined out of frame.Craquelure visible in places including to yellow light either side of…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio, general title and title to the New Testament, woodcut maps and illustrations including 2 full-page, contemporary calf (worn). THE LAST EDITION OF THE GENEVA BIBLE.
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio,…
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament. Translated According to the Hebrew and Greek, and conferred with the best Translations in divers…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano, Rome, 1590, folio, engraved title, portrait and 38 plates, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION.
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco…
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607).  Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano et delle Facriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V. Fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana, Architetto di sua Santita. Libro…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don Juan, London, 1819, Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to, VERY FINELY BOUND in 19th-century dark green crushed morocco gilt by F. Bedford. FIRST EDITION.
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don…
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)].  Don Juan. London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1819. Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to (290 x 225mm). Half…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST
11 October 2022 , 13:59 BST

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