ANDREW BENJAMIN LENS (BRITISH FL. 1713-1779)
Portrait miniature of a lady in a blue dress and white ruff
signed with monogram ‘ABL’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref P56ZABA7)
oval, 42 mm high
in a gilt-metal frame
Condition reportA little bowed.Some surface dirt, including a small pale mark on her chin to right, looks to be on surface, and to left in background.Very small dark spots to upper right in…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ANDREW BENJAMIN LENS (BRITISH FL. 1713-1779)
Portrait miniature of Sophia Carteret, nee Fermor, Countess of Granville, wearing a pale lilac dress
signed in gold with monogram ‘ABL’ (lower left)
on ivory (ref ELJFV194)
oval, 85 mm high
in a gilt…
ProvenanceH. Gordon Bois;Sotheby’s, London, 27 March 1947, acquired by Mikel Papier;Mikel Papier Collection; thence by descent via his granddaughter
Liz FieldCondition reportA few very small, minor…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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EUROPEAN, PROBABLY GERMAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a red cloak and long curling wig
enamel
oval, 44 mm high
in a gold frame
ProvenanceM.W. Jacobson Collection;Christie’s, London, 16 June 1944, lot 47, acquired by Mikel
Papier;Mikel Papier Collection; thence by descentFootnotePreviously attributed to Christian Friedrich…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)
Portrait miniature of General Powney, in a blue coat and white cravat
signed with initials and ‘I’ for India and dated ‘J.S. / 1789 / I’
(lower right)
on ivory (ref Q1AH8WXF)
oval, 60 mm high
in a…
Condition reportA little possible retouching to far left on shoulder of coat.Appears in generally good condition.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Inspection under uv light reveals a small dark…
Hammer price:
£3,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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CHARLES RICHARD BONE (BRITISH, 1809-CIRCA 1880)
Portrait miniature of Mrs Henry Pierce Bone, mother of the artist, in a black dress with red puff sleeves and plumed black hat
signed and dated ‘C.R. Bone 1828’ (upper edge)
on ivory (CVL8RH49)…
ProvenanceRobert Bayne-Powell (1910-1994) Collection, Kent; his sale, Sotheby’s, London, 11 October 1994, lot 166;Private collection, UKExhibitedBath, Holburne Museum, A Likeness in Little –…
Hammer price:
£1,000
Estimate: £500 - £700
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a bearded man
oil on board
25.5 x 20cm
Condition reportFine craquelure throughout.Some abrasions to surface.Bloom in places.Some bowing to board.DirtWhen seen in certain lights, a horizontal line is visible across lower left of face and…
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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WILLIAM LANGLEY (BRITISH, ACT. 1880-1920)
Cattle watering
signed 'William Langley' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41 x 61cm
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Craquelure in places, mostly to upper left quarter.Small spots and marks in places.Small horizontal line to upper right corner.Behind glass and unexamined out of…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £70 - £100
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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FRANCIS SEYMOUR LESLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1925)
By the Thames at Blackwall Point
signed with initials, titled and dated 'FSL September 1894' (lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour
24 x 34cm
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St James's;
Property…
Condition reportA few very small, minor spots in places.A very small piece of paper or similar upper right, looks to be on surface.Small dark mark to upper left corner.A little undulation to paper…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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GEORGE MARKS (BRITISH, 1857-1933)
A girl with cows in a farmyard
signed 'GEORGE MARKS' (lower right)
watercolour
18 x 27cm
Condition reportSome foxing.A little discolouration to sky.Some small white flecks to sky including a small patch upper centre in sky, but these may be a part of the intended work.Under glass and not…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ORLANDO NORIE (BRITISH, 1832-1901) (2)
Types of the Imperial French Army, circa 1860; Types of the Garde Imperiale
a pair, each signed 'O Norie' (lower right)
watercolour
each 23 x 29cm
(2)
Provenance
Property from a deceased estate
Condition reportAcidic mountsSome light foxing and a little pale brown staining/discolouration to pale/white areas to both.Under glass and unexamined out of frame.Not inspected under uv light.
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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RICHARD SIMKIN (BRITISH, 1840-1926)
26th King George's Own Cavalry
signed (under mount, lower right)
watercolour and bodycolour
26 x 34cm
Provenance
Tryon Gallery, Bury Street, St James's, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.Discolouration to edges where paper meets mount and a little discolouration to pale areas.A few small spots/foxing/marks in places, including a small line to the centre…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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LAURENCE BIDDLE (BRITISH, 1888-1968)
Still life with pansies, geraniums, Limnanthes and other flowers
signed and dated 'Laurence Biddle 43' (lower right)
oil on board
29 x 19cm
ARR
Provenance
Frederic Hudd, 1943;
Property from a…
Condition reportCraquelure.Bloom visible, especially to upper section.Inspection under uv light reveals some retouching in places including to petals and a little infilling to petals.
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605). Monstrorum historia. Cum paralipomensis…
ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605). Monstrorum historia. Cum paralipomensis historiae omnium animalium. Bartholomaeus Ambrosinus ... volumen composuit, edited by Marco Antonio Bernia. Bologna: Typis…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
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BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio,…
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament. Translated According to the Hebrew and Greek, and conferred with the best Translations in divers…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977),…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967), Peter Geoffrey OATES (1919-2007), and others. An archive of manuscript and printed material…
Hammer price:
£6,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco…
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano et delle Facriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V. Fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana, Architetto di sua Santita. Libro…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80). Ars magna lucis et umbrae, Rome, 1646,…
KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-80). Ars magna lucis et umbrae in decem libros digesta. Quibus admirand ae lucis et umbrae in mundo, atque adeò universa natura, vires effectusq. uti nova, ita varia…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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REGIOMONTANUS, Johaness Müller (1436-76), and others. Scripta ... de…
REGIOMONTANUS, Johaness Müller (1436-76), and others. Scripta clarissimi mathematici M. Joannis Regiomontani, de torqueto, astrolabio armillari, regula magna Ptolemaica, baculoq[ue] astronomico, et…
Hammer price:
£2,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator). Persio Tradotto in…
STELLUTI, Francesco (1577-1653, editor and translator) - Aulus PERSIUS FLACCUS (34-62). Persio Tradotto in verso sciolto e dichiarato da Francesco Stelluti Accad. Linceo da Fabiano. Rome: Appresso…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, probably Paris or…
BIBLE, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, probably Paris or northern France, 13th-century, 4to (216 x 155mm). c.480 leaves, 46-lines of text in a small gothic bookhand in double column…
Hammer price:
£86,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don…
[BYRON, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron, i.e. "Lord BYRON" (1788-1824)]. Don Juan. London: Printed by Thomas Davison, 1819. Cantos I - II (only, of 16) bound in one volume, 4to (290 x 225mm). Half…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £500 - £800
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
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DOUGLAS, Gawin (1474-1522). The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete…
DOUGLAS, Gawin or Gavin (c.1474-1522, translator) and VIRGIL (70 BC - 19 BC). The xiii. Bukes of Eneados of the famose Poete Virgili Translated out of Latyne verses into Scottish metir, bi [sic] the…
Hammer price:
£24,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 October 2022
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11 October 2022
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"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum,…
"NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" - Hartmann SCHEDEL (1440-1514). Liber chronicarum. [Calligraphic woodcut title on first leaf:] Registrum huius operis libri cronicarum cum figuris et ymagibus ab inicio mundi.…
Hammer price:
£50,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
11 October 2022
, 13:59 BST
12 BOTTLES FRENCH ROSÉ WINE (PROVENCE)
Château Saint-Maur Clos de Capelune 2020; Co-op Cuvée Reservee 2020 (500ml); Hostellerie des Vignerons Little Dress 2020 and Miss Sophie 2020; Domaine de Jale Les Fenouils 2020 and La Moure 2020;…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £30 - £50
3 October 2022
, 01:00 BST
3 October 2022
, 01:00 BST