BINDING - "Lewis CARROLL" (1832-98). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and…
BINDING - "Lewis CARROLL" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)]. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass ... With the original engravings by John Tenniel of which 8 have…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
LONDON - John BOWLES (c.1701-79). The East [West] Prospect of London,…
LONDON - John BOWLES (c.1701-79). The East [West] Prospect of London, Southwark and the Bridge. London: "Printed and Sold by John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill," [c.1733]. Fine large…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023
, 00:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES ENGLISH SPARKLING WINE
Harrow + Hope Blanc de Blancs 2017; Langham Blanc de Blancs 2018; Greyfriars Blanc de Blancs 2015, Rosé Reserve 2018 and X Blanc de Noirs 2017; Denbies Cubitt Blanc de Noirs 2014; Fox + Fox Mayfield…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £80 - £120
4 December 2023
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023
, 17:00 GMT
A SCALE MODEL OF THE SAILING SHIP / TEA CLIPPER THE ‘NORMAN COURT’
20th Century
With three masts and full rigging, green, black and red painted hull, planked decking, on stand, 27cm wide;180cm long; 120cm high
The Norman Court was a composite built tea clipper initially intended
to run the Asia Europe trade route. Built just as the Suez canal opened in 1869,
the ship was design by William Rennie, built by…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £400 - £500
22 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
22 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE TIMEPIECE WITH MUSIC BOX
Circa 1840
The case modelled with a seated figure looking at his reflection, on a rocky outcrop, below leaf-cast bezel enclosing a gilt dial and moon hands, the single train movement with rectangular plates,…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
23 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
FELIKS TOPOLSKI (BRITISH, 1907-1989)
A Day at the Races (Pay First Past the Post, Dick Franklin)
signed and dated 'Feliks Topolski 36' (lower right)
ink and grey wash
41 x 55cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
21 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, 1932-2022)
Rain, Earl's Court Road
signed ‘Ken Howard’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
102 x 122cm
ARR
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Condition ReportOriginal canvas, the paint surface is in good clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals a slightly uneven varnish, upper left but no sign of retouching. Held in a modern frame with some…
Hammer price:
£8,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
21 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
21 November 2023
, 00:00 GMT
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEABOWL
20th century
Delicately enamelled with a cat seated on a rock beside a flowering peony and pierced blue rocks, looking up at an insect in flight above, iron-red four character `Bao Shan Zhai Zhi'…
Shallow chip to rim, approx. 1.5cm length, mostly visible on the interior, which extends into a glaze crack to the interior, approx. 1cm length
Estimate: £100 - £150
12 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
12 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
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
, 01:00 BST
10 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
A man looking at his reflection in a pool of water, with his dog
red chalk
24.5 x 37cm
Provenance
Abbott and Holder, London, where acquired by the parents of the present owner;
Thence by descent
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
10 October 2023
, 01:00 BST
12 BOTTLES GIN
Brindle Distillery 2 x Signature 1; Nature London Dry; Mikrogorzeinia 2 x Z Polskich Botaników (50cl); Casanova Dry; Marsk Original; Blazer Distillery Murska Dekla London Dry; Copper Still Craft…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £80 - £120
2 October 2023
, 17:00 BST
2 October 2023
, 17:00 BST
GRAHAM LAIDLER 'PONT' (BRITISH, 1908-1940)
"Now then, now then. We can't have any of our women trying to look like women"
pen, ink and grey wash
10.5 x 16cm
Provenance
Mrs Ann McMullan, a member of the artist's family;
The Rae-Smith Gallery,…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £100 - £150
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
PHIL MAY (BRITISH, 1864-1903)
A Business Announcement
signed and dated 'Phil May 95' (lower right)
pen and ink
19 x 12.5cm
Provenance
The cartoonist Mel Calman;
The Rae-Smith Gallery, Cecil Court, London;
Private collection, UK
…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £70 - £100
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
GRAHAM LAIDLER 'PONT' (BRITISH, 1908-1940)
"Cynthia here's just crazy about her swim!"
signed 'PONT' (lower right)
pen and ink
19.5 x 17.5cm
Provenance
Mrs Ann McMullan, a member of the artist's family;
The Rae-Smith Gallery, Cecil Court,…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
FRANK REYNOLDS (BRITISH, 1876-1953)
Well! I shall give her another half hour and then I'm through with women!
signed 'Frank Reynolds' (lower right)
pen and ink
23 x 17cm
ARR
Provenance
The Rae-Smith Gallery, Cecil Court, London;…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £100 - £150
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
GRAHAM LAIDLER 'PONT' (BRITISH, 1908-1940)
"Are these war-time revues all remarkably alike, or do we keep on going to the same show by mistake?"
pen and ink
20.5 x 24.5cm
Provenance
The Rae-Smith Gallery, Cecil Court, London;
Private…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
GRAHAM LAIDLER 'PONT' (BRITISH, 1908-1940)
Suspicion, Popular Misconceptions, Life Up In Town
pen and ink
18 x 23cm
Provenance
The artist's family;
The Rae-Smith Gallery, Cecil Court, London;
Private collection, UK
Footnote
Published in…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
AFTER DAVID ROBERTS (6)
Encampment of the Alloeen in Wady-Araba; Sidon; Ruins of an Ionic Temple; Entrance to Nablous; Town of Tiberias Looking Towards Lebanon; The Acropolis, a set of six
printed by Vincent Brooks Day &…
Estimate: £100 - £150
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
5 September 2023
, 16:53 BST
A GROUP OF BILSTON ENAMEL PILL OR PATCH BOXES AND OTHERS (19)
18th Century and Later
Including an oval Bilston box with 'Accept This Trifle' cover, 4.2cm wide, an ovoid Bilston 'Esteem The Giver' box, 5cm wide, a very small enamelled vinaigrette pendant, 2.3cm…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £400
6 September 2023
, 17:00 BST
6 September 2023
, 17:00 BST
12 BOTTLES GIN
Hampton Court Gin The 6 Wives; Menaud Distillery Charlevoix; Scilly Spirit Distillery Island Gin; Antidote Black; Torbay Gin; Gin Nativo N; Hintons of Bewdley Wyre Forest Gin; Entre Perro Y Lobo; YVY…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £80 - £120
14 August 2023
, 16:00 BST
14 August 2023
, 16:00 BST
12 BOTTLES GIN
Cooper King Dry; Karu Distillery Affinity; Kis KI Spirits Wild; Seabourne Coastal Dry; Hampton Court Gin Lord of Misrule; Remedi Propolis (50cl); Never Never Distilling Co Dark Series (50cl); Lough…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £80 - £120
14 August 2023
, 16:00 BST
14 August 2023
, 16:00 BST
AN ENAMEL PLAQUE DEPICTING A FIGURE ENTITLED ‘A SOUL, LOOKING FOR…
With ‘G. Moreno De Mora’ to the plaque, mounted on a velvet lined walnut frame, 28cm wide; 41.5cm high
Possibly this is by the Spanish artist Pedro Gil Moreno de Mora (1892-1945), who lived in Paris and was active as an illustrator and print maker, particularly in the 1930s.
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
, 01:00 BST
7 August 2023
, 01:00 BST
MANNER OF HENRY WOODS (2)
Figures looking over a Venetian Bridge
indistinctly signed (lower right)
oil on paper over a printed base, laid on canvas
48 x 29cm
together with St George and the Dragon, a watercolour, indistinctly…
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £50 - £100
7 August 2023
, 01:00 BST
7 August 2023
, 01:00 BST
AFTER THE ANTIQUE: A COMPOSITE STONE BUST OF APOLLO
20th Century
With head looking to once side, on socle base, 72cm high
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £80 - £120
2 August 2023
, 01:00 BST
2 August 2023
, 01:00 BST