TWO VICTORIAN GILT-BRONZE NOVELTY INKWELLS IN THE FORM OF HARES (2)
Circa 1880/90
The first modelled standing on its haunches with rifle, hinged at the back of the neck, 25cm high; the other modelled as a head with forelegs over a leaf clad dish or shallow tray, 11cm…
ProvenanceThe collection of the late
Countess Bunny Esterhazy (1938-2021) See Bellmans website for
further details:
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/works-from-the-estate-of-countess-bunny…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT: TWO MOUNTED DISPLAYS OF VICTORIAN SEPIA CABINET…
Some signed and mounted, 49 x 31cm; and a miniature fold-out album of photographs of the ocean liner, SS. Normandie
Hammer price:
£30
Estimate: £40 - £60
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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AN ART NOUVEAU PEWTER PEACOCK FEATHER FIGURAL DISH
Early 20th Century
Possibly WMF, the dish modelled as a woman holding a hand mirror sitting on a peacock, its tail splayed out to the side forming a dish, marked to the underside '95', 21.5cm wide
Estimate: £80 - £120
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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A VICTORIAN GROUP OF PAPER SILHOUETTES AND A PAIR OF GESSO MIRRORED WALL…
Late 19th Century
The framed group of five children, on black background, framed 33cm high; Together with a pair of giltwood oval mirrors, 44cm high
Condition Report:The silhouettes are cut out and mounted onto velvet, then framed. Please see additional images.
Hammer price:
£60
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH LOZENGE SHAPE FOOTSTOOLS (2)
On turned ebonised supports 72cm wide; 72cm deep; 39cm high
Condition ReportBoth stools structurally sound, later upholstery and a little tatty, overall good.
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 October 2023
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11 October 2023
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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…
Estimate: £500 - £700
12 October 2023
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12 October 2023
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ATTRIBUTED TO PETER PAILLOU (BRITISH, 1757-1831)
Portrait miniature of Mrs Richard Chase
on ivory (ref. 6V2MZ6M4)
6.2cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with monogram and plaited hair (to the reverse)
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 2nd May 1995;…
Condition reportA little undulation to surface in upper left quarter, the surface doesn't appear flat here, a gentle indentation/impression to surface. A small vertical faint white mark in this same…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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JOHN SMART (BRITISH, 1741-1811)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a blue dress with a rose
signed with initials and dated 'J S 1765' (lower left)
on ivory (ref. 7A2B7HRP)
3.3cm
in a gilt-metal frame set with four pearls
Condition reportPossibly a little discolouration to far right side in background.A few very small minor white spots in background in places.A little surface dirt.Appears in generally good condition.
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN COMERFORD (IRISH, 1770-1832)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a bonnet, circa 1790
on ivory (ref. 4KAVAXPF)
7cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with pearls and initial 'C' and a lock of hair (to the reverse)
Provenance
Sale, Bonhams…
Condition reportSurface a little uneven, possibly very slightly bowed.Appear to be a few small scratches to centre left.Otherwise appears to be generally good.
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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GEORGE ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1750-1829)
Portrait miniature of Lady Astley wearing pearls
on ivory (ref. 7SNLDEV7)
5.3cm
in a gilt-metal frame
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteThe sitter is a relation of the current owner.Condition reportA little bowing to surface in lower section.A few small spots of dirt in places.Otherwise overall appears generally good.
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £500 - £800
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of Esther Mathews as a child (circa 1850)
on card
8.5cm
in an ebonised wood frame
together with a late 18th/early 19th century portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a dark coat…
Condition reportGirl: Some small spots and marks, including two marks across her nose.Surface dirt.Man: Surface a little uneven.A few small marks and spots.Surface dirt.
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a dark coat with red trim
on ivory (ref. 8A2J72LK)
9.5cm
Condition reportA vertical crack through the middle of the ivory running from top to bottom.Some surface dirt.Ivory a little bowed (a little raised at the crack in the middle).
Hammer price:
£40
Estimate: £80 - £120
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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MRS F. BAROU (BRITISH, FL. C. 1800)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman
signed and dated 'F Barou 1796' (on backing paper)
on ivory (ref. HW7ZYVKE)
7.5cm high
in a rectangular papier-mâché frame
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 7 July 1975,
lot 94;Private collection, UKCondition reportA little surface dirt, otherwise appears generally good.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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OZIAS HUMPHRY (BRITISH, 1742-1810)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a dark coat
on ivory (ref. SGMSS38K)
5.5cm high
in a gilt metal frame
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 10 March 1975, lot 78;Private collection, UKCondition reportSome surface dirt.Small white mark centre left background.Some abrasions and associated rubbing/possible paint…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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JOSEPH PASTORINI (BRITISH, C. 1775-1839)
Portrait miniature of Miss Mary Slaughter as a child wearing a bonnet
on ivory (ref. 8DAFYCA6)
7cm high
in a giltwood frame inscribed (to backing paper)
ProvenanceSotheby’s, London, 28 April 1975, lot 48;Private collection, UKCondition reportSurface a little uneven.Various small marks and dirt, particularly to lower centre.Under glass and not…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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GERMAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of lady wearing a black hat
oil on panel
12.5 x 10.5cm
Condition reportFine craquelure.Surface appears a little uneven and pitted in places when seen in a raking light.Small surface abrasion to upper centre edge.Some surface dirt.An opaque varnish…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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JOSHUA CRISTALL (BRITISH, 1767-1847)
Diana
signed and dated 'J. Cristall 1837' (lower left)
pen and ink
26 x 33.5cm
Provenance
Abbott and Holder, London, where acquired by the parents of the present owner;
Thence by descent
Condition ReportThe sheet has been cut on each corner and laid on to paper. Scattered light surface abrasions, particularly along the lower border, some surface dirt, consistent with a work of this…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (DUTCH, 1606-1669)
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple (B.69)
etching
13 x 16.5cm
Condition ReportThe sheet has been adhered to the upper mount with two bits of tape. Some staining to the left of the signature and in the upper right corner, otherwise sound. Narrow margins. …
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (DUTCH, 1606-1669)
Beggar with a Wooden Leg (B.179)
etching
11.5 x 6.5cm
together with three other Rembrandt etchings; The Tribute Money (B.68), 7.5 x 10cm; Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd (B.168), 10.5 x 5cm; The Rest…
Condition ReportBeggar With Wooden Leg - The sheet has been adhered by the upper edge to the mountboard by two bits of tape, margins have not been trimmed leaving the sheet folded and housed within…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Les Carlins de Sm. L'Imperatrice Josephine; Bouliou, Ratiou, Bourgou (The Pugs of the Empress Josephine; Bouliou, Ratiou, Bourgou)
watercolour and pencil
28.5 x 38.5cm
Provenance
The collection of…
Condition ReportThere are a couple of vertical creases to the centre of the sheet and scattered surface abrasions, some foxing. Under glass and held in a gilt frame in fair condition; unexamined…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL SANDBY (BRITISH, 1731-1809)
Agatha’s Monastery, Richmond, Yorkshire
inscribed '-gathas monastery - Richmond Yorkshire by P. Sandby' (on a label attached to the backboard)
watercolour
19 x 28cm
Provenance
Charles Mallord…
https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/a-collection-of-watercolours-from-the-family-of-jmw-turnerCondition ReportMinor flecks of staining in the sky, upper left, otherwise good overall condition with…
Estimate: £600 - £800
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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GEORGE ARTHUR FRIPP (BRITISH, 1813-1896)
Scene near Morenish, on Loch Tay, Perthshire - An October Evening
signed and dated 'George Fripp 1851' (lower left)
watercolour
49 x 70.5cm
Provenance
London, Society of Painters in Watercolours,…
Condition ReportMinor surface abrasion, lower left, a few scattered spots in the sky. Minor discolouration; otherwise good overall condition with string colour. Framed and under glass; unexamined…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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ATTRIBUTED TO THALES FIELDING (BRITISH, 1793-1837)
Job and his friends
watercolour on paper
17 x 23cm
Provenance
Michael Appleby of St. James's
Condition ReportThere are minor tears and creases along the extreme lower border, one further off the upper right border. Otherwise good overall, condition with strong colour. Framed and under…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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SAMUEL PROUT (BRITISH, 1783-1852) (2)
At York
signed 'S Prout' (lower right)
watercolour
21 x 29cm
Provenance
Trim Bridge Galleries, Bath;
Private collection, UK
Together with a sepia wash by the same hand of ruins by a lake, signed,…
Condition Report'Bridge' - The sheet is sound, some scattered spots of foxing in the sky, otherwise good overall condition. Framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.'Ruins by a lake' - The…
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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