AFTER VITTORE CARPACCIO
St George and the Dragon
watercolour on paper
38 x 98cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThere are two small tears to the edge of the sheet, lower left and lower right; minor surface dirt and some fading but generally sound throughout. Framed and under glass, unexamined…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ATTRIBUTED TO CESARE GENNARI (ITALIAN, 1637-1688)
Study of a putti
red chalk
12.5 x 10cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSmall spots of foxing.Something on the back of the paper is visible from the front, across centre.Paper a little discoloured.Some light creases visible in a raking light.Under glass…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ATTRIBUTED TO J. F. HEFELE (GERMAN, C. 1670-C. 1710)
An owl, parrot and other birds in a pond, a country house beyond
signed 'Hefele' (lower right)
gouache and watercolour
15.5 x 20.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe sheet appears sound and the surface is in good, clean condition; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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EASTMAN JOHNSON (AMERICAN, 1824-1906)
Portrait of Ethel Eastman Johnson Conkling with a Fan, the artist’s daughter (1870-1931) (c. 1895)
oil on canvas
116 x 63cm
Provenance
The Artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private…
ExhibitedNew York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, 3rd - 31st March, 1979, no. 31LiteratureAn Exhibition of Charcoal Drawings by Eastman Johnson, New York: Kennedy Galleries, 1920, p. 11, addendum …
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
15 October 2025
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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
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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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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, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a horse and two whippets
oil on canvas
76 x 109cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Craquelure.A few very small spots of paint loss, such as to central sky in clouds.Some stretcher marks visible, including to centre.Surface and ingrained dirt,…
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HENRY FREDERICK LUCAS LUCAS (BRITISH, 1848-1943)
Ballyduff
signed, dated and inscribed 'Ballyduff by Lord Conyngham, sketched in 3 1/4 hours H. F. LUCAS LUCAS July 10/91' (lower left)
oil on canvas
33 x 48cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; abrasion and paint loss, upper right; slight dirt to canvas; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet light.
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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JOHN WILSON (BRITISH, 1818-1875) (2)
Shipping off a rocky coastline in choppy waters; Fisherfolk on the shore, other shipping beyond, a pair
each signed 'J Wilson' (one lower right, the other lower left)
oil on canvas
each 25.5 x 45.5cm…
Condition ReportRocky Coastline - canvas relined; a few lines of craquelure in sky, otherwise paint surface in good, clean condition; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet.Fisherfolk - canvas…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £600 - £800
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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HUBERT ANSLOW THORNLEY (BRITISH, FL. 1859-1898) (2)
Beached fishing boats by moonlight; Weighing anchor, a pair
each signed 'HTHORNLEY' (lower left)
oil on canvas
each 36 x 31cm
(2)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportBoth canvases relined; paint surfaces clean throughout; ultraviolet reveals a few scattered areas of infilling and retouching to the sky and frame abrasions.
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Mother and child with fishermen and fishing boats, a port beyond
indistinctly signed and dated '84' (lower left)
oil on canvas
52 x 87.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas is lined.Some craquelure visible.A little surface dirt.Overall appears in generally good, presentable condition and ready to hang.Inspection under uv light reveals fairly…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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MANNER OF HENRY REDMORE
Unloading the catch on to a horse and cart
oil on canvas
43 x 61cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas relined; paint surface in good, clean condition; ultraviolet reveals a few scattered patches of retouching in the sky.
Estimate: £600 - £800
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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SAMUEL PHILLIPS JACKSON (BRITISH, 1830-1904)
Oyster Boats off Combe Martin
signed and dated 'S P Jackson 1855' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
45 x 67cm
Provenance
David Cross Gallery, Clifton, Bristol;
Private collection,…
Condition reportPaper a little discoloured.A few very small spots in places, such as to central sky.Some pale brown areas/pale foxing to upper right quarter in sky.Small crease or tear lower right,…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £300 - £500
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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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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JULIA CHARLOTTA STROMBERG (SWEDISH, 1851-1920)
View of a fjord
signed 'CJ Stromberg' (lower left)
oil on canvas
60.5 x 98cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCanvas relined; traces of craquelure throughout, particularly in the sky, otherwise paint surface is sound; ultraviolet reveals patches of retouching to the sky and a few further…
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
15 October 2025
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15 October 2025
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NOEL GEORGES BOUVARD (FRENCH, 1912-1975)
A Venetian Quay
signed 'Bouvard' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 65cm
ARR
Provenance
E. Stacy Marks, Eastbourne;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; stretcher mark to right hand border; a few scattered flecks of staining; ultraviolet reveals possible old retouching to the trees, upper right.
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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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