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
, 15:00 GMT
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
, 15:00 GMT
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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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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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
, 15:00 GMT
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
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Ship at Falmouth
oil on panel
20 x 29cm
Provenance
Geoffrey Sainsbury (The artist's nephew);
Brian D. Price Collection 1963-1999, from whom acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
Lincoln, Usher…
FootnoteThe execution of the present work is recorded in Tuke's Diary entry for 6th December 1924:Out to the Barque 'Hippen' a most beautiful day with late silvery blue effect. Shifted the anchor…
Hammer price:
£4,800
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
St-Anthony-in-Roseland from Newporth Cove
signed 'H.S. TUKE' (lower right)
watercolour
13 x 20.5cm
Provenance
Sale, Gorringes, 12th May 2010, lot 1494; where acquired by the present owner
FootnoteThe present work shows the remote cove where Tuke painted many of his seminal nude subjects. The view shows the lighthouse on St-Anthony-in-Roseland.Condition ReportFeint spots of foxing to…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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MINNIE AGNES COHEN (BRITISH, 1864-1940)
The Fisherman
signed and dated 'M. Agnes Cohen. Xmas. 1905' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid on board
24 x 23cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe board appears sound and flat and canvas in good overall condition. Light surface dirt and traces of a discoloured varnish. No sign of retouching under ultraviolet light. Framed…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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LUCY KEMP-WELCH (BRITISH, 1869-1958)
A goat feeding
signed with initials 'L.K.W.' (lower left)
watercolour
22.5 x 31.5cm
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his great-niece, Pamela Service
Condition reportAcidic mount.A few very small spots of foxing in places.Possibly a very small amount of discolouration immediately to right of goat.Otherwise appears in generally good condition with…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JAMAL AL-DIN `ABDULLAH BIN YUSUF IBN HISHAM (D.1360 AD): KITAB MUGHNI AL…
Ottoman provinces, 18th century
On grammar and semantics, Arabic manuscript on paper, 245 leaves, each folio with 19 lines of black naskh script, some words picked out in green, blue or red, with…
One leaf has been torn and repaired. Some light staining and browning. One page torn at the margin. Inner hinges broken. The binding is rubbed with some fraying to the head and foot of spine. The…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024
, 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024
, 13:00 GMT
A SINGLE ROW NECKLACE OF GRADUATED JADE BEADS
Of integral form without a clasp, diameter of largest bead 0.9cm, diameter of smallest bead 0.5cm, gross weight 68 grams
Condition Report;The beads are in good condition, note variation of colour and evenness of colour, would benefit from re-stringing. Approximate length 82cm
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £150
25 March 2024
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25 March 2024
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A GOLD RECTANGULAR TWIN COMPARTMENT BOX
Mounted with a cabochon ruby and with a cabochon sapphire, hinged at the centre, unmarked, size 3.4cm x 2.5cm, gross weight 17 grams
Condition ReportThe hinge is in good condition, with both lids securely in position. There are no apparent marks to the box. The purity of gold is unknown. Suggested age second half of the 20th…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £180 - £220
25 March 2024
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25 March 2024
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A GOLD AND AGATE CIRCULAR VINAIGRETTE (2)
Having a pull-off cover, mounted with an agate panel to the top and to the bottom, diameter 2.4cm, gross weight 11.3 grams
Condition Report; The grille is inverted and stuck inside the box, we have not been able to pull it out. The moss agate has attractive varicoloured inclusions, personal viewing recommended if possible
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £150 - £250
25 March 2024
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25 March 2024
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A 17TH CENTURY STYLE WALNUT DOUBLE FOLD OUT WAKE TABLE
On turned supports, 43cm wide; 86cm wide open; 150cm long
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2024
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26 March 2024
, 17:00 GMT