A CHINESE ROSE QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE (5)
Late 19th/early 20th century
Carved as two boys holding a bow around a vase, the stopper surmounted by a frog, 5.75cm high; also a grey quartz snuff bottle carved with birds amongst flowers, 5.5cm…
Rose quartz bottle- overall in good conditionGrey bottle- some chips and fracturesBlue bottle- some chips. Stopper lacking
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2025
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27 March 2025
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GASPAR PEETER VERBRUGGEN THE YOUNGER (FLEMISH, 1664-1730)
Still life with tulips, roses, crown imperials, nasturtiums, peonies, lilies, oranges and grapes around a fountain
signed 'Gasper. P. Verbruggen.f.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
138 x 115cm
We are…
ProvenanceWith Doig, Wilson & Wheatley, Edinburgh;Thought to have been acquired from the above by the grandfather of the present owner;Thence by descentExhibitedMottisfont Abbey, Hampshire, circa…
Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a girl holding a basket of flowers
oil on canvas
76 x 65cm
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (DUTCH, 1606-1669)
Old Man Seen from Behind (Bartsch 143)
etching
7 x 4.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportno margin to sheet, tiny loss to lower left corner and all edges uneven; slight staining to sheet, upper left and right; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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JACOB CATS (DUTCH, 1741-1799) (2)
Summer; Winter
a pair, each signed, dated and inscribed, the first 'J Cats 1795' (verso), the second 'J Cats 1794' (verso)
watercolour
each 20.5 x 28cm
(2)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSummer:Some foxing and discolouration to paper.Some surface dirt.Vert small indentation to paper to left of central tree (this could be original to paper).Under glass and not examined…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with white hair, wearing a blue coat
on ivory (ref. 566T5AZ5)
6.2cm
in a gilt-metal frame
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No.566T5AZ5Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait of a gentleman seated, holding a cigar; Portrait of a lady seated, holding a book, a pair
watercolour and gouache
each 26 x 21cm
(2)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSheets are very slightly discoloured, craquelure to the darker and thicker pigments; otherwise generally sound. Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.Framed dimension 38…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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EILEEN LAWRENCE SMITH (BRITISH, FL. 1914-1921)
So she passed out into the garden
signed with initials and dated '1913' (lower right)
watercolour
53 x 28cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; one small surface abrasion in the lower right corner otherwise good condition throughout with strong colour; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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SIR JOSEPH NOEL PATON (BRITISH, 1821-1901)
Puck and the Fairy (Act II, Scene I, A Midsummer Night's Dream)
signed with monogram and dated '1882' (lower left) and with inscribed label 'Sir Noel Paton R.S.A. ** L.D. H.M Limner for Scotland,…
ExhibitedEdinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy, 1883, No. 299FootnoteSir Joseph Noel Paton was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1821. After attending Dunfermline Art Academy, he went onto study at…
Hammer price:
£21,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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DAVID BATES (BRITISH, 1840-1921)
A bird's nest with blue eggs
signed and dated 'David Bates 1879' (upper left)
oil on canvas
29.5 x 24.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; Paint surface is in good, clean condition; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet light; framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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OLIVER CLARE (BRITISH, 1852-1927) (2)
Still life of strawberries, apples and other fruit
signed and dated 'OLIVER. CLARE 1920' (lower right)
oil on canvas
43.5 x 56cm
together with Still life of plumbs, grapes and other fruit by the same…
Condition ReportBoth canvases unlined; paint surface in good, clean condition with no sign of retouching under ultraviolet; good original condition overall; framed and under glass, unexamined out of…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Miniature of still life of flowers, a pair
on glass
9 x 7.5cm
(2)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe work with the foxglove, upper right has areas of paint loss, particularly to the borders; this appears to be due to adhering to the glass. The other work with the three roses,…
Hammer price:
£60
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Chevin Hall, Otley
watercolour
25 x 36cm
together with Cherry Lewis, The Making of a Gertrude Jekyll Garden, Antique Collectors Club, 1984, of which the present work forms the front and rear endpapers
FootnoteChevin Hall stands on West Chevin Dell, near Otley in Yorkshire; designed by architect Thomas Forrest Marshall (1850-1932) it was nicknamed locally as Marshall's Folly. It became a…
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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JOHN BRETT (BRITISH, 1831-1902)
Irish Sea
incised inscription and indistinctly dated 'Irish Sea 9.1 Aug (?)' (lower right)
oil on board
18 x 35.5cm
Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 16th September 1971, lot 157, as a pair with …
FootnoteBrett's characteristic incised inscription gives details of the subject, day and month, but for some reason omits the year. There is some evidence pointing to 1873 as the most likely date.…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £500 - £800
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Sailing ships at anchor
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1914' (lower right)
watercolour
34 x 49cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, May 1968, lot 111 (sold for 22 guineas);
With The Fine Art Society,…
Tuke's register of paintings lists a number of watercolours which could be the present work; the most likely is R770, 'Group of French Ships and Barque.'Condition ReportThe sheet is sound, clean and…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Wood boats from Dalmatia, Venice
signed and dated 'H.S. Tuke 1899' (lower right)
watercolour
24.5 x 45cm
Provenance
Probably Tuke register R315, bought by Cecil R.L. Brooks (based on an entry in…
FootnoteThe present work was painted by Tuke during his visit to Venice in May 1899 when he stayed with Horatio Brown at the Casa Torresella on the Zattere. His diary entry for 29th May states, 'A…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Samwell sitting on a blue dug-out
signed and dated 'H.S. Tuke 1924' (lower right)
oil on canvas
39 x 29cm
Provenance
Geoffrey Sainsbury (The artist's nephew);
Henry Shemilt;
Acquired from the above…
FootnoteTuke painted the present work on 10th January 1924, and recorded the following entry in his diary:‘Out with Samwell and Ralph again and went further on – nearly got a small nurse shark with…
Hammer price:
£5,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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MARIA TUKE (BRITISH, 1861-1947) (7)
Henry Scott Tuke. R.A., R.W.S. A Memoir. London: Martin Secker, 1933. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece portrait, plates (some staining to title). original blue buckram gilt. FIRST…
ProvenancePrivate collection, UKFootnoteDated between 7th September 1933 and 14th March 1934, the correspondence was prompted by a notice posted by Maria Tuke following the obituary of Mr S.M. Ellis…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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ROWLAND WRIGHT ALSTON (BRITISH, 1895-1958)
Study of a Haileybury boy
signed with initials and dated 'Rwa 1922' (lower right); inscribed 'R.W Alston, of Compton. b.189-/ A Boy's head. signed with initials and/ dated 1922. An early drawing of…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931)
Fishing smacks in a calm
signed 'WL Wyllie' (lower right)
watercolour
10.5 x 20m
Provenance
Property from the collection of art critic Terence Mullaly
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, minor spots of surface dirt, lower right; glass is extremely dirty and mount badly foxed but the work itself is in fair condition; framed and under glass,…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £200
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH, 1878-1966)
Two hounds
signed with initials and dated 'LE 1916' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
21 x 23cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportSome areas of bloom to borders and mount, otherwise the sheet is sound; light traces of surface dirt but in good condition overall; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
26 March 2025
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26 March 2025
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AN OMEGA STEEL BACKED GENTLEMAN'S WRISTWATCH
The signed silvered dial with alternating gilt Arabic and baton hour markers, subsidiary seconds and tapered gilt hands, fitted to a black leather strap
Condition ReportWhen wound, the watch is working, we would not guarantee reliability of timekeeping. All appears in good condition, there is no Omega logo to the winding button, which stands out a…
Estimate: £100 - £150
24 March 2025
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24 March 2025
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A FRENCH WROUGHT IRON 'RAT DE CAVE' EJECTOR CANDLESTICK TOGETHER WTH A…
19th Century
With painted base, 18cm high; the hanger with heart-shape cut out motif and initials 'S.P', with nine later skewers, 16.6cm high
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 March 2025
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25 March 2025
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A NORWEGIAN BURR BIRCH PEG TANKARD DATED 1671
Attributed to the workshop of Samuel Halvorsen Fanden, circa 1670
Initials incised to the underside ‘SHS’ and date, the hinged cover carved with a monkey drummer playing a horn encircled by scrolling…
For comparable examples see Syn Leventhan: The
Longridge Collection, Christie's London, lot 1010, 10 June 2010; Sotheby’s,
lot 69, 7 December 2010, and Woolley &
Wallis, lot 124, 3 July 2012.…
Hammer price:
£12,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
25 March 2025
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25 March 2025
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