A DIAMOND THREE STONE RING (2)
The central claw set emerald cut diamond weighing an estimated 2.10 carats, with an estimated clarity of SI1-SI2 and estimated colour of G-H, flanked either side by a tapered baguette cut diamond,…
All gemstone and diamond weights, colour and clarity have been assessed mounted and are of our opinion only, with the exception of certificated items.CONDITION REPORTRing is on overall good condition…
Hammer price:
£8,000
Estimate: £4,500 - £5,000
17 October 2024
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17 October 2024
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SAMUEL COOPER (BRITISH, 1609-1672)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a blue dress
signed with monogram and indistinctly dated 'SC 166' (centre right) and inscribed (verso)
on prepared card
7.3cm
in a gilt-metal frame
Provenance…
This work is not painted on ivory as originally catalogued. Rather it is painted on prepared card.
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with long hair, wearing a white cravat
on metal
6.8cm
in a gilt-metal frame
Provenance
Believed to have come from Duffryn, home of the Bruce family, according to a…
This work is not painted on ivory as originally catalogued. Rather, it is painted on metal.
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EDMUND JOHN NIEMANN (BRITISH, 1813-1876)
A river landscape at sunset
signed 'Niemann' (lower left)
oil on canvas
36 x 61cm
Condition reportA few very small spots and marks in places.Some surface dirt.A little craquelure to some clouds.Minor frame abrasion to upper centre edge.Otherwise appears in generally good…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE RICHMOND (BRITISH, 1809-1896)
Portrait of Helen Catherine Mackenzie and her sister Miss Louisa Douglas
signed and dated 'George Richmond 1832' (lower left) and inscribed with sitter's details (on two labels attached to the…
Condition reportFoxing and various spots and marks visible.Paper discoloured.Small abrasions to paper (in background) in places.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS HARPER (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat, shipping beyond
signed and dated 'Thos Harper Augt 1836' (lower right)
watercolour
24 x 19cm
Provenance
Property from a deceased estate
Condition reportFoxing and discolouration to paper.Some surface dirt.Not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCIS LEGAT (BRITISH, 1755-1809)
Female nude reclining, a landscape beyond
signed 'F. Legat' (lower right)
watercolour
20 x 26.5cm, oval
Condition reportVertical tear to paper, starting at her mid riff and running down approximately 7cm.Small tear lower centre.Small white mark to left of her head.Small abrasion far right.Small…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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FOLLOWER OF THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
Figures on a woodland track
pencil with black and white chalk
26.5 x 37.5cm
Bellmans would like potential buyers to be aware that this work has been examined by a leading watercolour specialist and,…
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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BENJAMIN WEST (BRITISH, BRITISH/AMERICAN, 1738-1820)
Horses at Windsor
signed and inscribed 'B West Windsor' (lower right)
ink and wash
12 x 17.8cm
Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 31st January 1990, lot 114;
Leger Galleries, Old Bond Street,…
Condition reportSpots of foxing visible, including small pale brown patches upper right and centre left edge.Paper a little discoloured.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (BRITISH, 1812-1845)
Aegina
signed with initials, titled and dated 'WM 1838' (lower left)
watercolour
41 x 67cm
Provenance
Lord Belper up to 1876;
Thos Agnew & Sons Ltd., London
Condition reportAcidic mount.Small old tear centre right, with old restoration.Some foxing and paper discoloured.Some other small spots and marks in places.Surface dirt.Some undulation to paper.Under…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON (BRITISH, 1813-1890)
The Amalfi coast
signed 'TM Richardson' (lower left)
watercolour
40 x 64cm
Condition reportAcidic mount.Small crease upper left corner.A little discolouration/yellowing in places.Otherwise, overall work presents well with strong colours.Under glass and not examined out of…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM ADOLPHUS KNELL (BRITISH, 1805-1875) (2)
The French flagship 'L'Orient' exploding at the Battle of the Nile
signed 'W A Knell' (lower right), inscribed with date of the battle 'Augt 1 1798' (lower left)
watercolour with scratching out
18.5…
Condition reportAcidic mount.A little undulation to paper.Appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EDWARD GEORGE HOBLEY (BRITISH, 1866-1916)
Assault by the French Cavalry at Waterloo, 18th June 1815
signed and dated 'E Hobley 1906' (lower left)
watercolour
47 x 66.5cm
Condition reportThe dimensions in the description are for the picture, excluding the mount and frame.The framed dimensions are 75 x 95cmThis is a watercolour (as described in catalogue description),…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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HARRY BRIGHT (BRITISH, 1846-1895)
Carrion crows in winter
signed and dated 'HARRY BRIGHT 1883' (lower right)
watercolour
54 x 75cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out frame.
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EDWIN COOPER (BRITISH, 1785-1833)
A standing chestnut
oil on canvas
36 x 45.5cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 5th June 1998, lot 40;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe work is not signed or dated.The canvas is lined.Craquelure.A little surface dirt.Otherwise appears in generally good condition and very presentable.Inspection under uv light…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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FRANCES MABEL HOLLAMS (BRITISH, 1877-1963)
Remus
signed 'F. M. Hollams' (lower left), titled (lower right) and inscribed 'REMUS, Winner of the first 3 day event at Badminton, ridden by Tony Collins, Owned and commissioned by Miss Crystal' …
Condition reportVarnish a little discoloured.General dirt.Some small spots and marks in places, including above horse's back.A small white mark upper left, to edge.The white lines visible in photo…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM CALCOTT KNELL (BRITISH, 1830-1880)
A collier brig off Sheerness
signed 'W C Knell' (lower left), inscribed 'Collier brig in stays beating to windward off Sheerness looking from Southend/ W C Knell' (on the artist's label attached to…
Condition reportCraquelure throughout.Various small patches of retouching and restoration, including a small area centre right, which has a patch on the back of the canvas.Other very small dark spots…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EVEN ULVING (NORWEGIAN, 1863-1952)
Boats in a Fjord
signed 'E. Ulving' (lower left)
oil on canvas
43 x 63.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas is relined.Some small dark spots and marks in places, most noticeable in sky.Some dirt.The board covering the back of the canvas has not been removed by us, so the back of…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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FRANK SPENLOVE SPENLOVE (BRITISH, 1863-1933)
On the Dunes, Scheveningen, Holland
signed 'Frank Spenlove Spenlove' (lower right) and dedicated 'To T.B. from FSS' (lower left)
oil on canvas
61 x 91.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportCraquelure visible.Two small raised spots of paint upper centre in sky, they do not fluoresce under uv light.A few frame abrasions to extreme edges.A small slight indentation upper…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady in a blue dress
indistinctly signed (upper left)
oil on canvas
97.5 x 73.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportWork may be slightly cut down as the indistinct signature upper left is partially folded over the stretcher and tacked down.Craquelure.Dirt.Small spots and marks in places.A few small…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Portrait of a lady in a blue coat
pastel
55.5 x 49cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportQuite a large vertical tear upper centre, running from edge to bottom of hat, where it meets head.Various small spots, marks and scratches.Crease lower right.Horizontal mark running…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ATTRIBUTED TO ALICE MAUD WRIGHT (BRITISH, FL. 1892-1934)
'For now we see through a glass darkly, but when face to face'
signed with monogram 'AMW' (lower right)
ink and watercolour on paper
25.5 x 17.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnote
The…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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WILLIAM FRASER GARDEN (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
St Neot's Bridge, St Ives, near Cambridge
signed and dated 'W. F. GARDEN 1900' (lower right)
watercolour
32.5 x 50cm
Provenance
Chris Beetles, Ryder Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA few very small spots and marks in places.A small white mottled effect patch lower left corner.Pale blue spot lower right, as if a something small has dripped on it.Otherwise overall…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
Thames Warehouses
etching
13.7 x 21cm
Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.A few very small spots of foxing.Possibly slightly discoloured.Otherwise appears generally good.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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