IRMA STERN (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1894-1966)
IRMA STERN (SOUTH AFRICAN, 1894-1966)
Arum Lilies
signed and dated ‘Irma Stern 1936’ (lower left)
gouache on paper
77.5 x 57.5cm

Provenance
Sir William Clark (1876-1952) British High Commissioner to South Africa 1935-1939,…
FootnoteSir William Clark opened the 1938 Irma Stern Exhibition (see photo of exhibition invitation) and his family remained in contact with the artist for a number of years after. Stern wrote, in…
Hammer price: £18,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992)
JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992)
Venice
signed 'John Piper' (lower right)
watercolour, gouache, pencil and pastel
14.5 x 53cm
ARR

Provenance
Laing Galleries, Bloor Street West, Toronto, Canada;
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer.…
Condition reportAcidic mount.Undulation to paper.A small piece of loose white gouache to centre.Three small water marks to lower right of centre in grey part of sea.Otherwise appears generally good…
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
EDUARDO PAOLOZZI (BRITISH, 1924-2005)
EDUARDO PAOLOZZI (BRITISH, 1924-2005)
Forms on a Bow
signed and dated 'Eduardo Paolozzi Dec. 1948.' (lower left)
watercolour
33 x 44cm
ARR

Provenance
Gifted to Rachel Severne, of Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer, by the artist, a…
FootnoteThis work relates to Paolozzi's sculpture of the same name, now in The Tate, ref. T00227. Condition ReportThe sheet has light creasing in certain areas, small area of staining above the…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
15 November 2022 , 00:00 GMT
NAIVE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (8)
NAIVE SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (8)
A portrait of a boy in red
signed 'V. K hardi' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 50.5cm
together with a naïve oil on board of a man with a cow, 33 x 37cm; a reproduction print of two fish, 26 x 35.5cm…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £80 - £120
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
TWO CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE-ROSE BOWLS AND COVERS (4)
TWO CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE-ROSE BOWLS AND COVERS (4)
Late 18th/early 19th century
Each enamelled with panels enclosing the `Hundred Antiques' reserved against a green ground with black
scrolling foliage interspersed with pink or blue flowerheads,…
Provenance: Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/bellmans-2. The interior of one bowl with loss…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A SMALL CANTON ENAMEL YELLOW-GROUND CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER (2)
A SMALL CANTON ENAMEL YELLOW-GROUND CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER (2)
Blue six character Qianlong mark but probably later
The domed cover painted with a man and two women in a fenced garden, the yellow border painted with peony and reserved with panels enclosing peony…
Provenance: Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/bellmans-2. Overall in good condition with very…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
A CANTON ENAMEL YELLOW-GROUND HEXAGONAL INKWELL, COVER AND LINER
A CANTON ENAMEL YELLOW-GROUND HEXAGONAL INKWELL, COVER AND LINER
Late 18th/early 19th century
Painted in famille-rose enamels with peony and green leaves and tendrils , inside blue or black scroll borders, 7.5cm high, 11.5cm at widest points (4)
Provenance: Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/bellmans-2Starcrack to the base of the inkwell.…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
FOUR CHINESE RICE PAPER PAINTINGS (4)
FOUR CHINESE RICE PAPER PAINTINGS (4)
19th century
Two painted with a basket of flowers and two painted with flowers and insects, 24cm by 17cm and 17cm by 24cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance: Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/bellmans-2Condition- both painting of baskets…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
FOUR CHINESE PAINTINGS (4)
FOUR CHINESE PAINTINGS (4)
Late 19th century
Opaque pigments on paper, each painted with a basket of fruit suspended from a fruiting branch against a blue ground, image 49cm by 47cm., mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance: Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/bellmans-2Condition- some overall tears and…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £150 - £250
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
6 January 2023 , 09:55 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL
ENGLISH SCHOOL
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a white dress, with a pink shawl and pearls in her hair, possibly Countess Dysart of Ham house
on enamel
65mm high
in a hinged case

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall,…
Condition reportTiny flecks of staining to paint surface, otherwise sound.  No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £80 - £120
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of Henry Osbond Burdon (Died 1850)
on ivory (ref EE14WRAA)
oval, 95mm high
in a gilt metal frame engraved (to the reverse)
together with a portrait miniature of Roland Burdon…
Condition reportMAN - scattered spots of staining to background, otherwise sound.  No sign of fluorescence under ultraviolet; unexamined out of frame.BOY - Generally clean and sound, Ultraviolet…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of William Muller
on ivory (ref WCZSXPWQ)
oval, 70mm high
in a gilt metal frame engraved with sitter's name (to the reverse)
together with another portrait miniature of William…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
JOHN FIELD (BRITISH, 1772-1848) (3)
JOHN FIELD (BRITISH, 1772-1848) (3)
Portrait miniature silhouette of Henry Osbond Burdon (1815-1875)
signed 'field' (lower left)
on ivory (ref 1C9EG33F)
50mm high
in a gilt metal frame with a lock of hair (to the reverse) and engraved…
ProvenanceShakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/bellmans-2Condition reportHenry Burdon: Minor…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
GERMAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
GERMAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Men and women around a table, smoking, drinking and listening to music
oil on canvas
94 x 136cm

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
FOLLOWER OF RICHARD WILSON
FOLLOWER OF RICHARD WILSON
Figures on horseback by a lake
oil on canvas
76.5 x 64cm

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article: https://www.bellmans.co…
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined.  Craquelure pattern consistent with a work of this age to paint surface; some discolouration to canvas.  Ultraviolet reveals no sign of retouching,…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Family portrait of Charles Watkins Meysey, his wife, daughter, Anna Maria, and pet dog, a landscape beyond
oil on canvas
74 x 64cm

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further…
Condition reportThe canvas has been rolled up at some point and the creases are visible, relined, some paint loss and tears, all stable due to relining.  Some infilling visible to the naked eye,…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY (2)
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY (2)
A column at Brindisi, Italy
inscribed (upper right)
pen and ink
21.5 x 16cm
together with, Italian School, 18th century, An Italian coastal landscape, inscribed (lower right), pen and ink, 14 x 21…
ProvenanceThe first:Thomas Agnew & Sons, Old Bond Street, London;Desmond Fitz-Gerald, Knight of Glin;Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
AFTER NICHOLAS POCOCK (2)
AFTER NICHOLAS POCOCK (2)
Kings Weston, on the Avon, the seat of Napier Myles; Gorge on Avon, Near Clifton, a pair
aquatint with hand colouring
each 25 x 38cm
(2)

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN RUSKIN (BRITISH, 1819-1900)
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN RUSKIN (BRITISH, 1819-1900)
Study of Roots
watercolour and pencil
11.5 x 19.5cm

Provenance
John Manning, New Bond Street, London;
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans…
Condition reportScattered traces of light staining, upper right and lower left, slightly faded, otherwise sound.
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERICK CALVERT (BRITISH, CIRCA 1785-CIRCA 1845)
ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERICK CALVERT (BRITISH, CIRCA 1785-CIRCA 1845)
Boats in choppy waters off the coast
signed 'F Calvert' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 43.5cm

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERICK CALVERT (BRITISH, CIRCA 1785-CIRCA 1845)
ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERICK CALVERT (BRITISH, CIRCA 1785-CIRCA 1845)
Ships off the coast
signed 'F Calvert' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 x 40.5cm

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the Bellmans website article:…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
H*** G*** (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)
H*** G*** (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)
Ships outside a harbour, a city beyond
signed with monogram 'HG' (lower left)
oil on canvas
37.5 x 61cm

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For further information please refer to the…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
FOLLOWER OF TSUGUHARU FOUJITA
FOLLOWER OF TSUGUHARU FOUJITA
A family group with a shepherd in the hills
inscribed in pencil 'TOPPLM' (to tree trunk)
watercolour, ink, pencil and bodycolour
34.5 x 25cm

Provenance
Shakenhurst Hall, Cleobury Mortimer. For…
Condition reportPlease note this by a follower of Fujita and not by Fujita himself.Undulation to paper.Creases and damage in various places.Old repairs.Foxing and other marks.Dirt.Under glass and…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £100 - £150
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
MAUD EARL (BRITISH, 1864-1943)
MAUD EARL (BRITISH, 1864-1943)
The long haired dachshund Charlie
signed and indistinctly dated 'Maud Earl 190-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
55 x 62cm

Provenance
Commissioned by Rowland Burdon-Muller, circa 1905, thence by descent;…
Condition reportSmall abrasion/indentation to upper right and lower right corner.Pale diagonal mark upper centre and pale horizontal mark upper right.Other minor small marks ion places.Surface dirt…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST
11 October 2022 , 17:00 BST

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