SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
Study for ‘The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the House of Lords, December 1921’
signed 'J Lavery' (lower left), inscribed 'HOUSE OF LORDS STUDY/ LAVERY' (on the backboard)
oil on canvas-board…
Catalogue NoteArguably, 16 December 1921 is one of the most auspicious dates in British history. On that
Friday, the Irish Treaty passed from the Commons to the House of Lords for ratification. …
Hammer price:
£35,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
RAOUL MILLAIS (BRITISH, 1901-1999) (2)
Horse and groom
a pair, each signed with initials and dated 'R M 1952' (one lower right, the other lower left)
pencil
16.5 x 23cm
(2)
ARR
Provenance
Arthur Ackermann & Son, Old Bond Street,…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
FELIKS TOPOLSKI (POLISH, 1907-1989)
Kialing River, China
signed 'Feliks Topolski 45' (lower left)
oil on canvas
39 x 51cm
ARR
Provenance
Leicester Galleries, London;
Maples Fine Art;
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
London, Leicester…
Condition reportCanvas protruding a little in centre in sky and very small spot of associated paint loss.Various small brown spots and marks, mostly to upper left quarter.Three horizontal holes to…
Hammer price:
£3,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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CLARE ROJAS (AMERICAN, B. 1976)
Untitled, Seven Women (2005)
gouache and mixed media
27 x 34.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Lambert Art Collection;
Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Sale, Christie's, London, 14th October 2015, lot…
Condition reportUndulation to paper/card.Various small cracks and associated paint loss.Other areas of paint loss, for example to lower right and left corner.Other small marks, spots and abrasions…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £500 - £800
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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STUART MCALPINE MILLER (BRITISH, B. 1964)
Sea of Tranquillity
signed and dated 'Stuart McAlpine Miller 93' (lower right)
oil on canvas
101.5 x 121.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportVarious patches of craquelure, including a fairly large/pronounced patch to the centre .Several wavy vertical lines of slightly raised paint visible in sky, as well as a few in other…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £600 - £800
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
CONROY MADDOX (BRITISH, 1912-2005)
Still Life With Figure
signed and dated 'CONROY MADDOX 59' (lower right), signed, titled and dated '1959' (verso)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Silvano…
Condition reportPatch of fine craquelure centre right, on man's waistcoat, probably caused by water damage.A drip/water mark running from this patch of craquelure horizontally left across centre to…
Hammer price:
£2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
FRED YATES (BRITISH, 1922-2008)
Figures on a white background
oil on canvas
50.5 x 60.5cm
Provenance
The Estate of the Artist
Condition reportSurface and ingrained dirt, including small pale brown spots and marks throughout, most visible over pale/white areas/ the white background.Stains to background.A few other darker…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £200 - £400
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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PETER SNOW (BRITISH, 1927-2008) (4)
Pilgrimage to The Virgin of Guadalupe
with inscribed label (verso)
ink
56.5 x 76cm
together with three other works in ink by the same hand
(4)
ARR
Provenance
The Studio of Peter Snow;
Sale, Duke's,…
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE BOTTLE VASES AND COVERS (4)
19th century
Painted with figures amongst Buddhist emblems, 33cm high
One vase with extensive glued breaks and cracks to the body. The other vase with restoration to the rim and neck. Each vase with minor wear. Each cover with restoration to the rim. One with restored…
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
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A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CYLINDRICAL MUG
Qianlong
Painted in famille-rose enamels with two panels of figures in landscapes inside underglaze blue frames with traces of gilding, against a ground scattered with flowers, 13.25cm high
The gilding to the underglaze blue frames has almost completely worn away. Very minor wear to the enamels
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
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A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY ANDO
20th century
Of ovoid form, worked with roses and daisies against a pale green ground, inlaid mark, stamped mark to the silver footrim, 31cm high
Some shallow dents around the silver footrim
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £150 - £250
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
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A LARGE CHINESE MANDARIN PALETTE PUNCH BOWL
Qianlong
The exterior painted with four figurative panels against a turquoise seeded ground, the interior with a central figure panel beneath an elaborate border, 40cm diameter, 17cm high
Extensive restoration and cracks. Extensive wear to the interior central panel
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £100 - £200
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
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A SMALL CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL SQUARE BOX AND COVER (2)
18th century
The cover with a design of lingzhi and leaves against a blue ground, the sides with cell pattern decoration enclosing red flowerheads, 6.5cm wide by 5.5cm high
Some typical pitting and minor losses to the enamels. Some wear to the gilding
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £400 - £600
20 November 2024
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20 November 2024
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI BEAKER VASES (2)
Edo period, late 17th/early 18th century
Painted with panels of a crane, a shishi and a ho-o bird against a blue ground filled with flowers, 40cm high
One with a large section of the rim lacking and repair to the rim and neck. The other vase with glued repairs to the rim.Each vase with some wear to the enamels and gilding
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £200
20 November 2024
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20 November 2024
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A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE YELLOW-GROUND HU VASE
Iron-red Qianlong seal mark but probably Republic period
Each side painted with a circular landscape panel against a yellow ground filled with foliate scrolls and bats, beneath ruyi head and blue key…
Some typical wear to the gilding, but overall in good condition
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
20 November 2024
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20 November 2024
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A CANTON ENAMEL LOZENGE-SHAPE BOTTLE VASE
Late 18th/early 19th century
The sides enamelled with the Immortals and two deer beneath a pine tree, 30.25cm high
The base has previously been drilled for electricity and has now been well restored. Some typical cracks to the enamel above the foot.
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
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20 November 2024
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A PAIR OF CHINESE PAINTED CLAY NODDING HEAD FIGURES
Late 19th century
Each modelled seated, one as an elderly man with two jars, the other as a scholar with a fly whisk and a pile of books at his side, each on an integral wood base, 10cm high, wood…
Elderly man- section of his collar is lacking. Minor repair and chips. Some losses to the wood base. Scholar- chips to ends of two fingers of right hand. Would possibly have been holding something in…
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
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A CHINESE TURQUOISE-GROUND DAYAZHAI STYLE TWO HANDLED BALUSTER VASE
Late 19th century
Painted en grisaille with birds flying amongst chrysanthemum and other flowers beneath ruyi head borders, set with elephant mask handles, apochryphal four character Chenghua mark,…
Obvious firing crack around footrim, approx. 3cm. length. Some typical wear to the gilding. Some discolouration to the glaze on the interior beneath the rim
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
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A TALL CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE BEAKER VASE
Kangxi
Enamelled each side with a panel of ladies in a courtyard and ladies standing along the walls of a palace between pennants, 46cm high
Large section of the rim with plaster repair, approx. 27cm by 5cm at deepest point. Chips to to the rim at each end of the repair. There is another repair to the rim, approx. 6cm by 1cm which has a…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-METAL AND CLOISONNE BUDDHIST LIONS (2)
19th century
Each seated, one with a paw resting on its cub, the other on a brocade ball, raised on a rectangular stepped plinth base decorated with flowers, bats and shou medallions on a turquoise…
ProvenanceChristie's London, 13 September 2007, lot 1303Condition reportSome wear to the gilding, but generally in good condition.One lion needs tightening to its base
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
TWO LARGE CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK
20th century
One painted with two birds in blossoming branches, the other with two cranes amongst flowering shrubs, each with black script and red seals, each 54cm by 104cm, mounted, framed and…
Some creasing and minor markings, but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
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A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF AN ELEGANT LADY
Late Qing dynasty
Holding a blue and gilt sash in one hand, her hair swept back into an elaborate top knot, against a pale blue ground, 49cm by 34cm, framed
Some minor losses of paint
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £300
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
A JAPANESE IMARI DISH
Edo period, late 17th/early 18th century
Painted in the centre with a vase of flowers against a ground filled with flowering plants, 37cm diameter
Long crack running from the rim and around the well, approx. 40cm length. Some wear to the gilding
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £150
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
A RED-OVERLAY BLUE-GROUND PEKING GLASS VASE
Engraved four character Qianlong mark, but probably 19th century
Of baluster form, overlaid and decorated with two ducks swimming in a lotus pond against a deep blue ground incised with waves, 17.5cm…
Some scattered internal silver coloured specks to the glass but overall in good condition
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT