A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE
Late 19th century
Cylindrical with sloping shoulders and short neck, brightly enamelled with flowers and rocks beneath a ruyi lappet border, 35cm high, wood cover; also a Chinese blanc de chine…
Vase- Chips and haircracks to the rim, the largest chip approx. 4cm by 1.5cm at deepest point. Haircrack to side approx. 9cm length. Starcrack to base. Some scuffing and markings to the the glaze…
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £80 - £120
12 October 2023
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12 October 2023
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A PAIR OF GOLD DROP EARRINGS
A pair of Etruscan style earrings in the design of amphorae with applied wire work decorations, unmarked yellow gold, weight 6.8 grams, drop length approx 4.5 cm.
CONDITION REPORT Overall very good condition, minor wear and tarnishing to the gold, no notable damage.
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £200 - £300
12 October 2023
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12 October 2023
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FABERGE - A SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND PENDANT BROOCH
Of openwork design, with central and pendant sapphires and further decorated with rose cut diamonds, with detachable diamond-set bale and brooch fittings, marked on pin-guard, gross weight 5.2 grams,…
CONDITION REPORT Overall good condition, marks indistinct. Pendant measures (including bale) 5cm in length. Chain is a modern addition, marked 18ct, the clasp is base metal. Previously sold at…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £500 - £700
12 October 2023
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12 October 2023
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AN ART DECO DIAMOND DOUBLE CLIP BROOCH
In the form of a butterfly, set with round and baguette cut diamonds (total diamond weight 4.00-5.00 carats), in unmarked white metal, weight 28.4 grams, can be worn as two clips or together as a…
CONDITION REPORT Overall good condition, stones well set, no notable damage. The clips work well. Diamonds white and bright. ALL GEMSTONE AND DIAMOND WEIGHTS, COLOUR AND CLARITY HAVE BEEN ASSESSED…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
12 October 2023
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12 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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SCHOOL OF VERONA, 16TH CENTURY
The Martyrdom of St Catherine of Alexandria
oil on panel
56 x 43cm
Provenance
The Right Rev. Monsignor Bickerstaffe-Drew, The Manor House, Salisbury Plain, 1906;
Sale, Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, 22nd…
Condition ReportThe panel has been cradled. The panel is uneven from two repaired splits running vertically from the upper border, these have been well executed and are holding the panel stable. …
Hammer price:
£8,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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STUDIO OF GERRIT VAN HONTHORST (DUTCH, 1590-1656)
Portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584-1647)
oil on canvas
71 x 58cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnote
For a similar portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, fully…
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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STUDIO OF AMBROSIUS BOSSCHAERT (DUTCH, 1573-1621)
Still life with lilies, tulips, roses, carnations, columbines, marigolds, anemones, hyacinth, eglantines, snakeshead fritillaries and other flowers, with a red admiral butterfly and peaches, apricots…
FootnoteFred Meijer of the RKD noted that the present work is a contemporary copy of Bosschaert's signed picture of 1617 (sold Christie's, 11th December 1987, lot 40). The present work was…
Estimate: £40,000 - £60,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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STUDIO OF SIR PETER LELY (DUTCH/BRITISH, 1618-1680)
Portrait of Margaret Wale (1640-1674), Daughter of Sir William Wale and wife of Sir Edward Seymour 4th Bt. (1633-1707), three-quarter length, standing, wearing a light brown dress with a blue cloak,…
ProvenanceThe sitter's family and by descent to Miss J. M. Seymour, East Knoyle House, Wiltshire;Sale, Christie's London, 19th January 1945, (lot no. unknown);Frederick Poke Esq., thence by…
Hammer price:
£9,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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STUDIO OF CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET (FRENCH, 1714-1789)
Men and women fishing on a rocky shore before a harbour with boats at sunset
oil on canvas
68 x 95cm
Provenance
Henry Ayshford Sanford of Waltham House;
Triley Court;
Private collection, UK
The…
FootnoteThe present composition bears comparison to Coucher de Soleil; see Florence Ingersoll-Smouse, Joseph Vernet, Peintre de Marine, Paris 1926, Volume II, p.33, cat. no. 1057, plate no. 261…
Hammer price:
£14,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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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
The present work will be on view at…
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…
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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CIRCLE OF ANTHONY VAN DYCK (FLEMISH, 1599-1641)
Portrait of a friar
oil on canvas
43 x 31cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 22nd April 1998, lot 25
Footnote
This head study is a copy after the head of St Francis in Van Dyck's…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. There are traces of craquelure throughout, stable - otherwise the paint surface is sound. Ultraviolet reveals flecks of infilling to craquelure to the…
Hammer price:
£2,000
Estimate: £500 - £700
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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FOLLOWER OF JAN ASSELYN
An extensive Italianate river landscape with herdsmen on a bank and a man fishing by a dwelling
oil on canvas
62.5 x 116cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 28th April 2006, lot 44, where…
Condition Reportthe canvas has been relined. Extensive craquelure throughout the paint surface, stable and clean. Ultraviolet reveals scattered infilling to craquelure, particularly in the sky and…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
A pair of pastoral lovers
oil on paper, laid on canvas
25 x 40.5cm
Provenance
Private Collection, UK
Condition ReportPlease note the work is on paper laid on canvas, not as previously catalogued; various surface abrasions: in the woman's hair, upper left; to the upper left corner; off the right…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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MANNER OF JOHN VANDERBANK
Portrait of Poet and Dramatist William Gay (1865-1897)
oil on canvas
77 x 64cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Private Collection, UK
Footnote
The present work appears to based on a composition after John…
The canvas has been relined. The paint surface appears sound with a recent glossy varnish. Ultraviolet reveals traces of retouching to the background, upper left and a spot lower right; further…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £700
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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ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS SPENCER (BRITISH, 1700-1765)
A stallion and three grooms, a town beyond
oil on canvas
63.5 x 76cm
Provenance
The collection of the late Countess Bunny Esterhazy
See Bellmans website for further details:
https://www.bellmans.co…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. The paint surface is dirty with areas of discoloured varnish; traces of craquelure throughout with a few flecks of paint loss to the lower left corner,…
Hammer price:
£4,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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FOLLOWER OF JAMES SEYMOUR
Childers with jockey up, thought to be in the livery of the Duke of Devonshire
inscribed 'Childers' (lower right)
oil on canvas
63 x 75.5cm
Provenance
The collection of the late Countess Bunny…
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY (2)
Horse and groom, a pair
the first inscribed '*** Thomas' (lower centre), the second inscribed 'Dennis-O' (lower centre)
oil on board
each 14 x 18.5cm
(2)
Provenance
The collection of the late…
Condition ReportMinor undulations to the boards but generally sound. The paint surfaces are generally clean with a recent varnish. Ultraviolet light reveals a few spots of retouching to the belly…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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GEORGE CHRISTOPHER HORNER (BRITISH, 1829-1881)
A gentleman in a horse and gig
signed and dated 'G. Horner Pinx L'Pool 1850' (lower centre)
oil on canvas
43 x 53cm
Provenance
The collection of the late Countess Bunny Esterhazy
See Bellmans…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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HARRY HALL (BRITISH, 1814-1882)
Kisber, 1876 Derby Winner
signed, inscribed and dated 'Harry Hall, Newmarket 1877' (lower right)
oil on canvas
84.5 x 121cm
Provenance
Arthur Ackerman & Son, Old Bond Street, London;
The…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. The paint surface appears in good clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to a 4-inch tear, upper right, extensive retouching to the sky,…
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Figures Overlooking an Encampment, Aden; Road Through the Fortifications, Aden
a set of two, each signed with monogram (lower right), inscribed with title, one dated '16.9.57', the other dated '18.9…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a girl wearing a black bonnet
indistinctly signed (lower right)
oil on canvas
55.5 x 45.5cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Sale, Children Through the Eye of the Artist, Bonhams, London, 18th…
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Series of small surface abrasions with some paint loss in the lower left corner. Traces of craquelure lines and some light surface dirt. A few traces of old…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS LUNY (BRITISH, 1759-1837)
The Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14th February 1797
later inscribed 'POWELL' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51.5 x 86.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
The present work will be on view at Cromwell…
Condition ReportThe canvas has an old relining. The paint surface is dirty with scattered areas of craquelure and a discoloured varnish. Ultraviolet light reveals old retouching to areas of…
Hammer price:
£7,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
10 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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