ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a gentleman
oil on canvas
62.5 x 51cm
Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust
Footnote
This work has been hanging in the Supreme Court
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
HERBERT WILLIAM PIPER (BRITISH, 1846-1921)
Portrait of a town clerk
signed 'H W Piper' (lower right)
oil on canvas
111 x 85cm
Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust
Footnote
This work has been hanging in…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
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HENRY JAMYN BROOKS (BRITISH, 1839-1925) (4)
Portrait of Sir James Fortescue Flannery; Portrait of Lady Flannery
a near pair, the latter signed and dated 'H Jamyn Brooks/1912' (lower left); inscribed 'H J BROOKS' (on the upper stretcher bar…
together with the Bestowel Vellum Baronet and Grant of Arms, signed by Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty (Garter) and George Edward Cokayne (Clarenceaux), dated 22nd December 1904, both held in the original…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
PERCY BIGLAND (BRITISH, 1858-1926)
Portrait of The Right Honourable, The 3rd Earl of Strafford
signed 'Percy Bigland' (lower right)
oil on canvas
226 x 104cm
Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex Guildhall Art Collection Trust
FootnoteGeorge Henry Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford (1830-1898) was a politician known as Viscount Enfield. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford. He was MP for Tavistock 1852-57 when he…
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
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JOHN COLLIER (BRITISH, 1850-1934)
Portrait of William Regester, Chairman of Middlesex County Council (1909-1919)
signed and dated 'John Collier 1919' (lower left)
oil on canvas
126 x 101cm
Provenance
Sold on behalf of the Middlesex…
FootnoteWilliam Regester (1848-1929) was born in Hampton Wick, Middlesex. He was educated at Kingston Grammar School and University College, London. He was a Fellow of the Chemical Society. He was a…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
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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
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
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
, 17:00 BST
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
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
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
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
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
, 17:00 BST
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
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
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FREDERICK HALL (BRITISH, 1860-1948)
The Goose
signed and dated 'FRED HALL 1887' (lower right); signed and inscribed 'Fred Hall/ Newlyn Penzance/ The Goose/ It clutter'd here, it chuckled there/ It stirr'd the old wife's mettle/ She…
FootenoteThe Goose was
painted in 1887 and exhibited at the Royal Academy the following year. The composition is based on the poem of the
same name by Alfred Lord Tennyson which explores the myth of…
Hammer price:
£11,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
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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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)
The Silk Gown - Portrait of Maria Tuke Sainsbury
signed with initials, dated and inscribed 'H.S.T 1885/ M.T.' (upper left)
watercolour
37 x 25cm
Provenance
The artist's niece, thence by descent;…
FootnoteKnown for his intimate studies of masculinity, the present work displays Tuke's ability to render femininity with equal skill and sensitivity. In a charmingly unselfconscious pose, his only…
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
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
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
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
, 17:00 BST
15 October 2025
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A CARTIER GOLD MOUNTED AND STERLING RECTANGULAR CIGAR BOX
Gilt within, with a presentation inscription and date March 1944, the hinged lid fitted with a gold plaque, initial engraved, raised on four gold corner feet, detailed 14 K AND STERLING CARTIER, size…
Hammer price:
£1,000
Estimate: £600 - £800
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
A SILVER MOUNTED CIGAR BOX
Wooden lined within, the hinged lid monogram and date engraved, London 1926, 17.8cm x 16cm
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
A GROUP OF SILVER (10)
Comprising; a napkin ring, a Victorian butter knife, a fork, a pair of sugar tongs, a money clip and five various spoons, combined weight 220 grams
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £100 - £120
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III SILVER TWIN HANDLED TRAY
Of oval form, with engraved decoration within a beaded rim, fluted foliate capped handles and raised on four tapered legs, engraved with a shield and a crest to the centre, London 1786, maker John…
Condition ReportOverall in good condition, the hallmarks are clear, the scratching underneath is evidence of original testing when sent for assay. There are a few old surface marks commensurate with…
Hammer price:
£2,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,200
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
TWO VICTORIAN TORTOISESHELL AND SILVER INLAID VISITING CARD CASES (2)
Each with fanned compartments within and with ivory borders, the exterior of one with a floral and foliate inlaid wreath motif, terminating as a bow, enclosing a shield shaped cartouche, detailed Ada…
Footnotes:This lot contains ivory and has been registered in
accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference QMZUPHA3 and DX56PBQH
Prospective buyers should be aware that some
countries have…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £80 - £120
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
A VICTORIAN SILVER MUG
Of tapered cylindrical form, engraved with birds and foliate sprays, with a C shaped handle, engraved with initials and later date underneath, height 9.5cm, London 1880, weight 165 grams
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
A GROUP OF FOREIGN AND PLATED WARES (3)
Comprising; a European hinge lidded rectangular box with engine turned decoration, inscription and date 1903 within the lid, length 8cm, a niello decorated vesta case, designed as a shoe, unmarked…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST
13 October 2025
, 17:00 BST