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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ATTRIBUTED TO TOBIAS STRANOVER (GERMAN, 1684-1756)
A turkey, jay, goldfinch, bullfinch and other birds among trees
signed 'T Stranover' (lower right)
oil on canvas
135 x 115cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined and re-stretched. There is a horizontal crease running the width of the canvas in the upper quarter of the work, possibly from a previous reduced…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Portrait of a young girl wearing a pink dress, with a fawn
oil on canvas
126 x 100cm
Provenance
The late Lady Williams of Elvel (1929-2023)
See Bellmans website article for further details
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. Minor abrasions visible to the paint surface, upper right and discoloured spots of retouching to the fawn, visible to the naked eye. Light surface dirt…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928)
Sanctuary in the Sahara
signed and dated ‘F. A Bridgman 1879’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
56 x 87cm
Provenance
The artist Arthur Croft (1828-1902);
Thence by family descent to the current owner
…
Footnote
Sanctuary in the Sahara is a product of Fredrick A. Bridgman’s
second visit to Algeria. Having painted Algiers and its neighboring
villages in 1872-73 during his first trip to North Africa,…
Hammer price:
£26,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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LUDWIG HANS FISCHER (AUSTRIAN, 1848-1915)
The Courtyard
signed and dated 'Ludwig Hans Fischer 1879' (lower left)
oil on canvas
86 x 107cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
The present work will be on view at Cromwell Place SW7 on 12th and…
Condition ReportThe canvas has been relined. The paint surface is clean and sound. Some overpainting in the sky, upper right; a small patch to the wall, upper left; two flecks above the central…
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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WILLEM JACOBUS BOOGARD (DUTCH, 1842-1888) (2)
Shirehorses by a well; Shirehorses in a stable
a pair, each signed and dated 'W J Boogard 1877' (lower left)
oil on panel
each 23 x 30cm
(2)
Provenance
Property of a nobleman
Condition Reportboth panels are sound and flat. Grain is visible through the paint surface on very close inspection; paint surfaces are both in good clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals a few spots…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JAMES WEBB (BRITISH, 1825-1895)
Morning
signed and dated ‘James Webb 82’ (lower right) and inscribed with title, artist's name and date '1882' (verso)
oil on panel
17 x 23cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 12 February 1988,…
Condition Reportthe panel is sound; paint surface in good clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to the sky, upper left and right and to the sea, lower right. Held in a later plaster gilt…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JAMES LODER OF BATH (BRITISH, 1784-1854)
A grey horse, pony and terrier in a stable
signed 'J Loder' (lower right)
oil on canvas
59 x 77cm
Provenance
Arthur Ackerman;
Property of the late Michael Blyth-Whitelock
Condition ReportCanvas has been relined. Traces of craquelure and minor inconsistencies to the varnish, otherwise the paint surface is clean and sound. Ultraviolet reveals retouching to the…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HENRY LE JEUNE (BRITISH, 1819-1904)
Nearly Home - A boy and a girl rest by a milestone for 'FINCHLEY III MILES'
signed with monogram and dated 'HLJ 1862' (lower right)
oil on panel
48 x 38cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportThe panel is sound. Grain of wood is visible through the paint sin some areas on close inspection. A few lines of craquelure to the figures. Ultraviolet reveals infilling to…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Woman with a sculpture
oil on canvas
78.5 x 55.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportOriginal canvas; there is a repair off the left hand border; a small hole, upper right; horizontal stretcher marks to the centre of the work; scattered uneven bits of canvas. …
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FOLLOWER OF ALFRED DEHODENCQ
Spanish gypsies in a mountainous landscape
watercolour
22 x 15.5cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe dar areas left and right that appear in the photo are just shadow in the image and do not appear on the work itself.A little undulation/unevenness to paper.A few small spots of…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942)
William, a bull terrier
titled (on a label attached to the backboard)
pencil, coloured chalks and gouache on paper
33.5 x 24.5cm
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his grand-daughter…
Condition ReportsThe sheet is sound and the surface in good condition overall; ready to hang. Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FRANK DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1853-1828)
Corn stooks in a valley
watercolour
23 x 34cm
Provenance
Frank Dicksee;
Bequeathed to Herbert and Ella Dicksee;
Thence by descent to Pamela Service
We are extremely grateful to Simon Toll, author of Frank Dicksee 1853-1928 His Art and Life, for his assistance in cataloguing the present work and the entire Pamela Service Collection.Condition…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) (2)
Trees in a landscape
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower left margin)
etching in colour
42 x 30.5cm
together with Hills Above Bude, a signed etching by the same hand
(2)
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;…
Condition reportTrees: Some discolouration/yellowing/pale brown appearance , mostly to margins and pale and sky areas.Paper appears a little uneven in places.Otherwise appears generally good.Under…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £100 - £150
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942) (2)
Rescued (1915)
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower left margin), published by Frost & Reed
etching
50 x 61.5cm
together with Against the Wind and Open Sky, a signed etching by the same hand
(2, both…
Condition reportRescued: A few light creases and a little discolouration to sheet outside the plate mark and edges. A few very small spots of foxing to edges/sheet outside then plate.Otherwise…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HERBERT DICKSEE (BRITISH, 1862-1942)
The Twilight Hour (1916)
signed 'Herbert Dicksee' (lower left margin), published by Frost & Reed
etching
51.5 x 61cm
(unframed)
Provenance
Herbert Dicksee;
Thence by descent to his grand…
Condition reportSome light creases, a little discolouration and some light marks to sheet beyond/outside the plate mark.A few very light creases to image but expect these wouldn't be noticeable/would…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FRANK SOUTHGATE (BRITISH, 1872-1916)
Grouse shooting
signed 'Frank Southgate .R.B.A' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
45 x 68cm
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe vertical drip marks on the old photo are on the glazing, not the picture, these have been wiped off the glass and there is now a new photo uploaded.Acidic mount resulting in some…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JOHN CYRIL HARRISON (BRITISH, 1898-1985)
Partridge over marshland at dusk
signed 'JC Harrison' (lower right)
watercolour
56 x 77cm
ARR
Provenance
Property of the late Michael Blyth-Whitelock
Condition reportPaper a little uneven in places.Possibly a little discolouration/slightly yellow streaks to upper right sky but this could be original.A handful of very small dark spots in places…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JAMES THOMAS WATTS (BRITISH, 1853-1930)
A Sussex Wood
signed 'JAMES T WATTS' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
51.5 x 39cm
Provenance
Mealands, Knightsbridge;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.Very small orange dot just to right of tree in foreground.Otherwise appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.Not examined under uv…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £400 - £600
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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VINCENT BALFOUR-BROWNE (BRITISH, 1880-1963)
The Big Switch Above the Loch
signed with initials and dated 'V. B. B 1960' (lower left)
watercolour
23 x 31.5cm
ARR
Provenance
The Tryon Gallery, Dover Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.Appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.Not examined under uv light.
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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JOHN SHERRIN (BRITISH, 1819-1896)
Roses on a Mossy Bank
signed 'Sherrin' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache
21.5 x 25cm
Provenance
Chris Beetles, Ryder Street, London
Condition reportA little undulation to paper/not completely flat.Otherwise appears generally good.Dimensions are excluding frame and mount, they are of painted image only.Under glass and not examined…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £150 - £250
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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FREDERICK GEORGE COTMAN (BRITISH, 1850-1920)
Afternoon Glow, St Ives, Hampshire
signed and dated 'F Cotman 1915' (lower right) and with an old label (to back of frame)
oil on canvas
42.5 x 61.5cm
Condition ReportOriginal canvas. Traces of craquelure in the sky and horizontal stretcher mark off the upper border; patch of discoloured varnish, upper left; some minor frame abrasions to the lower…
Estimate: £300 - £500
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
Ship at Falmouth
oil on panel
20 x 29cm
Provenance
Geoffrey Sainsbury (The artist's nephew);
Brian D. Price Collection 1963-1999, from whom acquired by the present owner
Exhibited
Lincoln, Usher…
FootnoteThe execution of the present work is recorded in Tuke's Diary entry for 6th December 1924:Out to the Barque 'Hippen' a most beautiful day with late silvery blue effect. Shifted the anchor…
Hammer price:
£4,800
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
28 March 2024
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28 March 2024
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