ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a blue coat
on ivory (ref. MPZGV8MR)
6.7cm
in a gilt-metal frame
together with a 19th century portrait miniature of a gentleman in a brown coat, indistinctly…
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a young lady wearing a red necklace
on ivory (ref. RWCFXXH8)
6.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with hair (to the reverse)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £80 - £120
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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AFTER THOMAS WORLIDGE
Portrait miniature of Medusa
on ivory (ref. P227VXNZ)
5.5cm
in a gilt-metal and decorated frame, with hair and gilt metal initials 'MC' (to the reverse)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a young girl, thought to be Hilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) (1883-1956)
with inscribed label (attached to the back of frame)
on ivory (ref. WY1APGJS)
7.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame…
FootnoteHilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) was born on 23 February 1883 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, to parents Walter and Susan Elizabeth (née Gaskell). She was baptised on 3 April 1883 at Styal Presbyterian…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (3)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a pink dress
on ivory (ref. 161FQXE1)
6.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame
together with two other portrait miniatures; After Paul Delaroche, Portrait of Napoleon, on…
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £80 - £120
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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GIOVANNI GUERRA (ITALIAN, 1544-1618)
A scene from the life of Ahasuerus
with inscription '23' (on the back of the old mount)
traces of black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
22 x 16cm
Provenance
Charles Rogers (1711-1784),…
FootnoteThis drawing belongs to a series illustrating the Book of Esther. Most sheets carry extensive inscriptions on the verso, but the present drawing is an exception. Other drawings from the…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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NORTHERN EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
The Fall of King Nebuchadnezzar
oil on canvas
138 x 199cm
(unframed)
Footnote
The present work is based on the Book of Daniel, chapter 4: 'Nebuchadnezzar was driven out of human society and ate…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined and extended along the lower border; the join has separated and is visible to the naked eye. The relining has come away from the stretcher along the lower…
Hammer price:
£48,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928)
Sanctuary in the Sahara
signed and dated ‘F. A Bridgman 1879’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
56 x 87cm
Provenance
The artist Arthur Croft (1828-1902);
Thence by family descent to the current owner
…
Footnote
Sanctuary in the Sahara is a product of Fredrick A. Bridgman’s
second visit to Algeria. Having painted Algiers and its neighboring
villages in 1872-73 during his first trip to North Africa,…
Hammer price:
£26,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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CLAUDE LORRAINE FERNELEY (BRITISH, 1822-1891)
A bay horse in a stable
signed, dated and inscribed 'Claude L Ferneley, Melton Mowbray, 1873' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61.5 x 80cm
Provenance
Arthur Ackerman & Son;
Property of the late…
Condition reportThe picture has been relined.Some craquelure.Discoloured varnish in places.Some patches of pale grey, particularly down the right hand side, could be some retouching but it doesn't…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ATTRIBUTED TO HARRY HALL (BRITISH, 1814-1882)
The Earl
signed 'H Hall' (lower right) and titled (lower left)
oil on panel
26.5 x 34cm
Provenance
Arthur Ackermann & Son, London;
Sale Christie's London, 18th March 1988, lot 120;
Property of…
Condition reportSome craquelure to edges and corners, with little associated paint lifting and a little paint loss.Fine craquelure visible elsewhere.Surface dirt.Varnish a little discoloured.Nothing…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HARRY HALL (BRITISH, 1814-1882)
Kisber, 1876 Derby Winner
signed, inscribed and dated 'Harry Hall, Newmarket 1877' (lower right)
oil on canvas
84.5 x 121cm
Provenance
Arthur Ackerman & Son, Old Bond Street, London;
The…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. The paint surface appears in good clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to a 4-inch tear, upper right, extensive retouching to the sky,…
Hammer price:
£7,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 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: £2,000 - £3,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FOLLOWER OF ALFRED DEHODENCQ
Spanish gypsies in a mountainous landscape
watercolour
22 x 15.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe dar areas left and right that appear in the photo are just shadow in the image and do not appear on the work itself.A little undulation/unevenness to paper.A few small spots of…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942)
William, a bull terrier
titled (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil, coloured chalks and gouache on paper
33.5 x 24.5cm
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his grand-daughter…
Condition ReportsThe sheet is sound and the surface in good condition overall; ready to hang. Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1853-1828)
Corn stooks in a valley
watercolour
23 x 34cm
Provenance
Frank Dicksee;
Bequeathed to Herbert and Ella Dicksee;
Thence by descent to Pamela Service
We are extremely grateful to Simon Toll, author of Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 His Art and Life, for his assistance in cataloguing the present work and the entire Pamela Service Collection.Condition…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) (2)
Trees in a landscape
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower left margin)
etching in colour
42 x 30.5cm
together with Hills Above Bude, a signed etching by the same hand
(2)
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;…
Condition reportTrees: Some discolouration/yellowing/pale brown appearance , mostly to margins and pale and sky areas.Paper appears a little uneven in places.Otherwise appears generally good.Under…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JOHN ROBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1817-1905)
Teasel
signed twice 'J R Dicksee' (lower and centre left)
watercolour on two sheets of paper
54 x 21.5cm
Provenance
John Robert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his son, Herbert;
Thence by descent to…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942)
The Twilight Hour (1916)
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower left margin), published by Frost & Reed
etching
51.5 x 61cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his grand…
Condition reportSome light creases, a little discolouration and some light marks to sheet beyond/outside the plate mark.A few very light creases to image but expect these wouldn't be noticeable/would…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FRANK SOUTHGATE (BRITISH, 1872-1916)
Grouse shooting
signed 'Frank Southgate .R.B.A' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
45 x 68cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe vertical drip marks on the old photo are on the glazing, not the picture, these have been wiped off the glass and there is now a new photo uploaded.Acidic mount resulting in some…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JOHN CYRIL HARRISON (BRITISH, 1898-1985)
Partridge over marshland at dusk
signed 'JC Harrison' (lower right)
watercolour
56 x 77cm
ARR
Provenance
Property of the late Michael Blyth-Whitelock
Condition reportPaper a little uneven in places.Possibly a little discolouration/slightly yellow streaks to upper right sky but this could be original.A handful of very small dark spots in places…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JAMES THOMAS WATTS (BRITISH, 1853-1930)
A Sussex Wood
signed 'JAMES T WATTS' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
51.5 x 39cm
Provenance
Mealands, Knightsbridge;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.Very small orange dot just to right of tree in foreground.Otherwise appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.Not examined under uv…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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VINCENT BALFOUR-BROWNE (BRITISH, 1880-1963)
The Big Switch Above the Loch
signed with initials and dated 'V. B. B 1960' (lower left)
watercolour
23 x 31.5cm
ARR
Provenance
The Tryon Gallery, Dover Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.Appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.Not examined under uv light.
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JOHN SHERRIN (BRITISH, 1819-1896)
Roses on a Mossy Bank
signed 'Sherrin' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache
21.5 x 25cm
Provenance
Chris Beetles, Ryder Street, London
Condition reportA little undulation to paper/not completely flat.Otherwise appears generally good.Dimensions are excluding frame and mount, they are of painted image only.Under glass and not examined…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FREDERICK GEORGE COTMAN (BRITISH, 1850-1920)
Afternoon Glow, St Ives, Hampshire
signed and dated 'F Cotman 1915' (lower right) and with an old label (to back of frame)
oil on canvas
42.5 x 61.5cm
Condition ReportOriginal canvas. Traces of craquelure in the sky and horizontal stretcher mark off the upper border; patch of discoloured varnish, upper left; some minor frame abrasions to the lower…
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT