ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. AUU3FV3Z)
5.2cm
in a faux shagreen covered case
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a gentleman with grey hair and wearing a brown coat
on ivory (ref. 1P9XFBJ7)
3.2cm
in a gilt metal frame set with pearls
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FRANCOIS MEURET (FRENCH, 1800-1887) AFTER FRANZ XAVER WINTERHALTER
Portrait miniature of Prince Louis d'Orléans, Duc de Nemours (1814-1896)
on ivory (ref. HEAYYAGC)
3.7cm
Provenance
The daughter of the Duc de Nemours, Marguerite d’Orléans, wife of Prince Wladyslaw…
FootnoteThe sitter in the present work was the second son of King Louis-Philippe I of France and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. He married Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, first…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing a blue coat
on ivory (ref. MPZGV8MR)
6.7cm
in a gilt-metal frame
together with a 19th century portrait miniature of a gentleman in a brown coat, indistinctly…
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait miniature of a young lady wearing a red necklace
on ivory (ref. RWCFXXH8)
6.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame, with hair (to the reverse)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £80 - £120
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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AFTER THOMAS WORLIDGE
Portrait miniature of Medusa
on ivory (ref. P227VXNZ)
5.5cm
in a gilt-metal and decorated frame, with hair and gilt metal initials 'MC' (to the reverse)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a young girl, thought to be Hilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) (1883-1956)
with inscribed label (attached to the back of frame)
on ivory (ref. WY1APGJS)
7.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame…
FootnoteHilda Mary Dowson (née Greg) was born on 23 February 1883 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, to parents Walter and Susan Elizabeth (née Gaskell). She was baptised on 3 April 1883 at Styal Presbyterian…
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (3)
Portrait miniature of a lady wearing a pink dress
on ivory (ref. 161FQXE1)
6.5cm
in a gilt-metal frame
together with two other portrait miniatures; After Paul Delaroche, Portrait of Napoleon, on…
FootnoteProspective buyers should be aware that some countries have limitations on importing items made from endangered species, including materials such as coral, ivory, and tortoiseshell. Therefore…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £80 - £120
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JOHN SMART JUNIOR (BRITISH, 1776-1809)
Portrait of a lady, thought to be Anne of Cleves (1515-1567) wearing gown, collar tied with lace, beaded necklace, white coif and cap embroidered with floral motif
signed and dated 'J.S. Junr, 1798' …
Provenance
Sale, 13th November 1962 (part of a set of ten drawings);
Mrs. Daphne Foskett;Sale, Bonhams, London, 21st
November 2007, lot 28;
Private collection, UK
Literature
Daphne Foskett, John…
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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CIRCLE OF DANIEL DUMONSTIER (FRENCH, 1574-1646)
Head study of a lady
inscribed 'E Chiney' (lower left) and with inscribed label (to backboard)
pencil and coloured chalks
24 x 19.5cm
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVANNI MALOSSO (ITALIAN, 1555-1619)
The martyrdom of a saint
inscribed 'C… Cristofano Pomaranci' (upper right)
ink, wash and pencil
25 x 17cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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GIOVANNI GUERRA (ITALIAN, 1544-1618)
A scene from the life of Ahasuerus
with inscription '23' (on the back of the old mount)
traces of black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
22 x 16cm
Provenance
Charles Rogers (1711-1784),…
FootnoteThis drawing belongs to a series illustrating the Book of Esther. Most sheets carry extensive inscriptions on the verso, but the present drawing is an exception. Other drawings from the…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FLEMISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Moses Striking the Rock
black and white chalk
32.5 x 26cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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GEORG PENCZ (GERMAN, 1500-1550) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO
The Capture of Carthagena by Scipio and His Troops
engraving
42 x 55.5cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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NORTH ITALIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1600
The Lamentation of Christ
oil on canvas
115 x 88cm
Condition ReportThe canvas has an old relining. Horizontal surface tear running the width of the canvas one third of the way down the composition; this has come away from the relining on the right…
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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NORTHERN EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
The Fall of King Nebuchadnezzar
oil on canvas
138 x 199cm
(unframed)
Footnote
The present work is based on the Book of Daniel, chapter 4: 'Nebuchadnezzar was driven out of human society and ate…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined and extended along the lower border; the join has separated and is visible to the naked eye. The relining has come away from the stretcher along the lower…
Hammer price:
£48,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
David and Goliath
oil on canvas
111.5 x 153cm
(unframed)
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined but has come loose from the stretcher in the lower left corner. There is a small puncture to the canvas, upper left; a horizontal ridge running the length…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Christ with Pontius Pilate
oil on panel
145 x 115cm
Condition Reportthe panel is made up of separate panels which are flat and unbowed but the joins are visible on the surface of the work in some areas; further, approximately 3-inch, crack off the…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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AFTER RAPHAEL
Madonna Della Sedia
oil on canvas
73cm diameter, circular
in a frame elaborately relief cast with cartouche and face masks amongst floral sprays, 150 x 126cm overall
Provenance
Aynhoe Park Sale,…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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A LARGE GILT FRAMED RECTANGULAR FRAME
Elaborately relief cast with cartouche and face masks amongst floral sprays
72cm diameter, opening
140 x 117cm overall
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ROMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
Portrait of a Cardinal
oil on canvas
53 x 43cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined; abrasion to the sitter's neck. Traces of craquelure and scattered surface scratches, lower right. Heavy varnish which has discoloured. No signs of…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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SPANISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Portrait of Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
oil on canvas
58.5 x 42.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. Traces of craquelure typical of a work of this age, a few flecks of lifting paint to the collar; discoloured varnish. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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GERMAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
A young man holding a sword
oil on canvas
77 x 64cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe canvas has been relined. Extensive craquelure to paint surface and discoloured varnish. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to sitter's face; to a repair in his hair, upper right;…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FOLLOWER OF GORTZIUS GELDORP
Diana the Huntress
oil on canvas
68.5 x 51cm
Condition ReportThe canvas has a heavy wax relining. Traces of craquelure throughout, stable.Surface dirt and scattered abrasions, particularly off the left hand border. Ultraviolet reveals traces…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £500 - £700
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
, 15:00 GMT