GERVASE SPENCER (BRITISH, C. 1715-1763)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a pink dress
signed with initials and indistinctly dated 'G S' (lower right)
on ivory (ref. DGGYZBBV)
4.2cm
with a lock of hair and inscribed 'GAGE D'ARMOUR' (to…
Footnotes:
This lot contains ivory
and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference DGGYZBBV
Prospective buyers should be aware that some
countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £300 - £500
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. 9ZJDU62M)
7cm
with lock of hair and initials (verso)
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference 9ZJDU62MProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ATTRIBUTED TO FREDERICK DUBOIS (FRENCH, 1780-1819)
Portrait miniature, thought to be Walter Scott
signed 'Dubois' (lower right)
on ivory (ref. UZ5XV4HV)
8.5cm
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference UZ5XV4HVProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£30
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a child
on ivory (ref. Y6JELRYB)
7.3cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with a case
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference Y6JELRYBProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman, thought to be a member of the Sewell family; Portrait miniature of a lady, thought to be Henrietta Sewell, wife of Jonathan Sewell, a pair
on ivory (gentlemen ref.…
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference (gentlemen ref. 7C1NH3YM), (lady ref. NZYPC8WN)Prospective buyers should be aware…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a boy holding a whip
initialled and dated 'JW 1835' (lower left)
on ivory (ref. 6HP9SWA3)
7cm
together with a portrait miniature of a boy holding a book, initialled and dated 'S…
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference 6HP9SWA3Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman in a blue coat, believed to be Nathaniel Parker Forth (1744-1809)
pastel
52.5 x 37.5cm
Footnote
Nathaniel Parker Forth was a British Envoy to France in the late 18th century.
Condition ReportThe sheet appears sound; extensive foxing (patches of damp) particularly to sitter's face and scarf; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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WILLIAM SMALL (BRITISH, 1843-1929)
Drawing Water
signed and dated 'W Small 1876' (lower right)
watercolour
29 x 39cm
Provenance
Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey;
Private collection, UK
The sheet is sound. some minor spots of staining/ foxing, particularly, lower right, otherwise sound overall; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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JOHN RILEY WILMER (BRITISH, 1883-1941)
Girl seated beside a monk
signed and dated 'Riley Wilmer 1923' (lower left)
watercolour
18.5 x 25cm
Provenance
Sale, Gorringes, Lewes, 2nd September 2009, lot 2333;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSome pale spots of foxing, most noticeable to sky, tree on left and pale brown area between the two figures.Otherwise appears in overall generally good condition.Under glass and not…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY (3)
'The Active Privateer passing Tilbury with a fresh breeze, published March 19th 1796, by Haines & Son. Rolls Buildings London'; 'Britannia's Glory Fame proclaiming Peace, Pub. March 14, 1803, by.…
ProvenanceThe Property of Dr & Mrs Emanuel;Sale, Woolley & Wallis, 24th September 2013, (part) lot 22; where acquired by the present owner;Private collection, UK
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
'The Magnificent Funeral Car. Which was Built for the purpose of conveying the Remains of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson to St. Paul's Cathedral, for Interment, on Thursdy. Jany. 9, 1806., London Publish'd…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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CHARLES EDMUND ROWBOTHAM (BRITISH, 1856-1921)
The Coast Road
signed and dated 'Chas Rowbotham 1892' (lower left)
watercolour
30 x 61cm
Condition reportAcidic mount.A little discolouration to paper in places, such as to lower right in sea.Otherwise appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888)
Lago d'Isles, Lombardy, Italy
titled (lower left) and numbered '151' (lower right)
brown ink and watercolour
15 x 21.5cm
Provenance
John Peter Cochrane Collection;
Sale, Bonhams, London, 31st March…
FootnoteFollowing an extensive trip to the Holy Land in 1867, Lear headed to Lombardy in Northern Italy and spent a month travelling through the Italian lakes. This small study most likely dates from…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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FREDERICK JOHN WIDGERY (BRITISH, 1861-1942) (2)
Valley of Rocks, Lynton, Devon
signed 'F J WIDGERY' (lower left)
gouache and watercolour
17 x 26cm
Provenance
J. Collins & Son, Bideford, Devon;
Private collection, UK
together with a gouache…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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RICHARD DADD (BRITISH, 1817-1886)
St George After the Death of the Dragon
brown ink, brown wash and pencil
18 x 23.5cm
Provenance
By descent in the family of the artist's brother until 1972;
Alister Mathews;
Sale, Sotheby's, London,…
ExhibitedArts Council of Great Britain Touring Exhibition, Richard Dadd, 19th June 1974 - 5th January 1975, no. 88London, The Tate Gallery, Richard Dadd Exhibition, 19th June - 18th August, 1974/75…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ADRIANUS JOHANNES GROENEWEGEN (DUTCH, 1874-1963)
Landscape with sheep near The Hague
signed ' A J Groenewegen' (lower right)
watercolour
17 x 24.5cm
Provenance
George Davidson Ltd. Glasgow;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA couple of dark marks centre right, near edge.A few very small, minor dark spots in places, such as to upper centre on edge of a cloud, upper left in sky and to centre right above…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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WILLIAM HENRY BARRIBAL (BRITISH, 1874-1952)
Head of a young woman in a blue hat
signed in pencil 'L Barribal' (to backing paper)
watercolour and gouache
17 x 10.5cm
Provenance
J S Mass & Co Ltd, Clifford Street, London;
Private collection…
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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GARNET RUSKIN WOLSELEY (BRITISH, 1884-1967)
Child with the fleet in sight
signed 'G Wolseley' (lower right)
oil on canvas
48 x 38cm
ARR
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist’s son by the present owner
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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CHARLES NAPIER HEMY (BRITISH, 1841-1917)
The Harbour Lights, St Ives
signed and dated 'C. N. H. 1908.' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
44.5 x 67cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Literature
Royal Academy Pictures,…
Condition reportA few small pale spots of foxing in places, including to upper right, and upper left, in sky.Brown mark in clouds upper left but this could be original to work.Appears in generally…
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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CHARLES NAPIER HEMY (BRITISH, 1841-1917)
Landing the Catch
signed and dated 'C Napier Hemy./ 1887' (lower left)
watercolour
66 x 91cm
Provenance
Alexander Aleco Ionides (1840-1898);
by descent to George Alexander Ionides (B. 1879);
Thence…
FootnoteCharles Napier Hemy was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and
trained at the city school of design before furthering his studies at the
Antwerp Academy. Having spent a decade
in London he moved to…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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CHARLES NAPIER HEMY (BRITISH, 1841-1917)
Ironclads
signed with initials and dated 'C.N.H. 1904' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache
45 x 67cm
Provenance
Sale, Bonhams, London, 24th March 2010, lot 171;
Paul Mayhew Fine Art, 2010, from…
FootnoteDescribed
in the Royal Academy Pictures of the Year as having ‘…the purposefulness
without the pomp of war in the quiet leviathon…’ Ironclads depicts an
Edgar-class battleship in the…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Portrait of Gerald Caldwell Siordet MC (1885-1917)
signed and dated ‘H.S. TUKE 1914’ (upper right), inscribed ‘Siordet’ (upper left)
watercolour
24 x 17cm
Provenance
The artist’s niece; thence by…
FootnoteSiordet
hailed from prominent Huguenot family who originated in the Vers region of
France, near Geneva, before settling in London.
Gerald was educated at Clifton college, where he won…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Burton Saddlery
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1910' (lower left)
watercolour
25 x 35cm
Provenance
The artist's cousin, thence by descent;
Sale, Christie's, London, 29th July 2008, lot 359, where…
FootnoteGeorge
Stacey Gibson, a relative of Tuke’s by marriage, was born in the right half of
this sixteenth-century timber framed house in 1818. He went on to
form Gibson, Tuke & Gibson which…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Wine Carriers, St Tropez
signed and dated 'H.S. TUKE 1926' (lower left); inscribed 'No. 1 Wine Carriers St Tropez/ H.S. Tuke/ 5 P- Road, NW3' (on an old label attached to the backboard)
watercolour…
Literature
The Registers of Henry Scott Tuke, Annotated by
B.D. Price, 1983, R1158;
Truro, Royal Cornwall Museum, Catching The Light -
A Retrospective of Henry Scott Tuke, 10th May - 2nd July 2008,…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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