A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER MOUNTED AND TORTOISESHELL SHAPED RECTANGULAR PHOTOGRAPH FRAME AND ANOTHER FRAME (2)
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER MOUNTED AND TORTOISESHELL SHAPED RECTANGULAR…
With floral, foliate and scrolled decoration, the backing panel lacking, fitted with an associated strut, size of frame 21cm x 15.5cm, Birmingham 1896, maker Henry Matthews, also a silver plated…
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 April 2024 , 18:00 BST
16 April 2024 , 18:00 BST
A LIBERTY AND CO SILVER AND ENAMELLED VESTA CASE
A LIBERTY AND CO SILVER AND ENAMELLED VESTA CASE
Of rectangular form, with a blue/green enamelled Art Nouveau motif, Birmingham 1901, gross weight 31.5 grams
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024 , 18:00 BST
16 April 2024 , 18:00 BST
A LIBERTY AND CO SILVER AND ENAMELLED VESTA CASE
A LIBERTY AND CO SILVER AND ENAMELLED VESTA CASE
Of rectangular form, the front enamelled with an Art Nouveau motif, Birmingham 1910, gross weight 34.5 grams
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024 , 18:00 BST
16 April 2024 , 18:00 BST
A SILVER MOUNTED OAK RECTANGULAR ART NOUVEAU PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
A SILVER MOUNTED OAK RECTANGULAR ART NOUVEAU PHOTOGRAPH FRAME
With scroll and foliate decoration, Chester 1905, maker J & R Griffin (Joseph & Richard Griffin)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024 , 18:00 BST
16 April 2024 , 18:00 BST
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing pearls
on ivory (ref. KR4TZPPT)
4.7cm
in a gilt-metal frame

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: £420
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with dark hair, wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. R4GY1FP1)
3.5cm high
in a gilt-metal frame

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: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with grey hair and wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. 1P9XFBJ7)
3.2cm
in a gilt metal frame set with pearls

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: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
AFTER THOMAS WORLIDGE
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
GIOVANNI GUERRA (ITALIAN, 1544-1618)
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 , 15:00 GMT
NORTHERN EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ITALIAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
ITALIAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
David and Goliath
oil on canvas
111.5 x 153cm
(unframed)
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined but has come loose from the stretcher in the lower left corner.  There is a small puncture to the canvas, upper left; a horizontal ridge running the length…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
SPANISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
SPANISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Portrait of Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
oil on canvas
58.5 x 42.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined.  Traces of craquelure typical of a work of this age, a few flecks of lifting paint to the collar; discoloured varnish.  Ultraviolet reveals retouching to…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
GERMAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
GERMAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
A young man holding a sword
oil on canvas
77 x 64cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  Extensive craquelure to paint surface and  discoloured varnish.  Ultraviolet reveals retouching to sitter's face; to a repair in his hair, upper right;…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ATTRIBUTED TO TOBIAS STRANOVER (GERMAN, 1684-1756)
ATTRIBUTED TO TOBIAS STRANOVER (GERMAN, 1684-1756)
A turkey, jay, goldfinch, bullfinch and other birds among trees
signed 'T Stranover' (lower right)
oil on canvas
135 x 115cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined and re-stretched.  There is a horizontal crease running the width of the canvas in the upper quarter of the work, possibly from a previous reduced…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
WILLEM JACOBUS BOOGARD (DUTCH, 1842-1888) (2)
WILLEM JACOBUS BOOGARD (DUTCH, 1842-1888) (2)
Shirehorses by a well; Shirehorses in a stable
a pair, each signed and dated 'W J Boogard 1877' (lower left)
oil on panel
each 23 x 30cm
(2)

Provenance
Property of a nobleman
Condition Reportboth panels are sound and flat.  Grain is visible through the paint surface on very close inspection; paint surfaces are both in good clean condition.  Ultraviolet reveals a few spots…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
WITHDRAWN
WITHDRAWN
JOHN FREDERICK HERRING JNR (BRITISH, 1815-1907) (2)
Watering the Plough Team
a pair, one signed and indistinctly dated 'J.F. Herring 18-' (lower centre)
framed as circular, oil on canvas
each 40.5 x…
Condition reportBoth canvases are original and paint surfaces are in good overall condition; minor discolouration to the varnish in image 2.  Ultraviolet reveals:Image 1: a few lines of retouching to…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
CLAUDE LORRAINE FERNELEY (BRITISH, 1822-1891)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
HARRY HALL (BRITISH, 1814-1882)
HARRY HALL (BRITISH, 1814-1882)
Portrait of a gentleman on horseback, with horses exercising beyond
signed and dated 'H. Hall 1850' (lower right)
oil on canvas
59 x 76.5cm

Provenance
The collection of the late Countess Bunny…
Condition ReportCanvas relined.  Traces of craquelure and a slightly uneven varnish, a few flecks of surface dirt, otherwise paint surface is sound.  Ultraviolet light reveals no sign of retouching. …
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
HENRY LE JEUNE (BRITISH, 1819-1904)
HENRY LE JEUNE (BRITISH, 1819-1904)
Nearly Home - A boy and a girl rest by a milestone for 'FINCHLEY III MILES'
signed with monogram and dated 'HLJ 1862' (lower right)
oil on panel
48 x 38cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe panel is sound.  Grain of wood is visible through the paint sin some areas on close inspection.  A few lines of craquelure to the figures.  Ultraviolet reveals infilling to…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE (BRITISH, 1855-1914)
WILLIAM A. BREAKSPEARE (BRITISH, 1855-1914)
Courtship
signed 'WA BREAKSPEARE' (lower left)
oil on board
21 x 13.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportGrain of the panel can be seen through paint in places.A little gilding has rubbed onto paint a little to some edges.A little surface dirt and a few very small brown marks.Nothing…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
FOLLOWER OF ALFRED DEHODENCQ
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ANTON HEINRICH DIEFFENBACH (GERMAN, 1831-1914)
ANTON HEINRICH DIEFFENBACH (GERMAN, 1831-1914)
Deer in a woodland
signed and dated 'a Dieffenbach 1893' (lower left)
oil on canvas
69 x 43cm
Condition reportA few small areas of retouching visible if looked at very closely, including to lower left corner and edge below signature, to centre in trees and in sky (where it can be seen through…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT

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