TWO CHINESE PORTRAITS
TWO CHINESE PORTRAITS
19th century
Watercolour on paper, one painted with an archer, the other with a young woman seated on a rock, 36cm by 25cm, mounted, framed and glazed; also a watercolour, Peking scene, by Bessie…
Archer- some areas of light staining to the left hand sideYoung woman- overall in good conditionPeking scene- Some light staining to the top of the painting
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A RARE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BEAKER VASE, GU
A RARE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BEAKER VASE, GU
Probably 16th century
Of archaic form, the turquoise ground decorated around the the trumpet neck with four arched lappets enclosing flowers against a dark blue ground, beneath the rim with purple…
There is an area of restoration to the enamel directly beneath the rim, approx. 12cm length by 2cm at deepest point. Some small patches of restoration beneath the rim. Some restoration to the enamels…
Hammer price: £42,000
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A PAIR OF CHINESE WATERCOLUR PAINTINGS ON SILK (2)
A PAIR OF CHINESE WATERCOLUR PAINTINGS ON SILK (2)
19th century
One painted with two seated figure in a tent observing a tiger which is hiding under a rock, the other with a warrior on the water's edge being approached by a figure in a boat, each…
Generally in good condition with some minor markings to the silk
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY, A SET OF FOUR PAINTINGS (4)
CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY, A SET OF FOUR PAINTINGS (4)
Opaque pigments on cloth, painted with scenes of dignitaries and attendants, two depicting interiors with altar tables and two painted at the steps of buildings, a line of calligraphy to each bottom…
One painted with an altar scene has some tears to the cloth on the lower part of the painting. The other altar scene has some brown staining particularly down the left hand side. Otherwise generally…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE EMROIDERED AND APPLIQUE RECTANGULAR PANELS
A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE EMROIDERED AND APPLIQUE RECTANGULAR PANELS
Meiji period
One depicting Kannon seated above a warrior in combat with a dragon, the other with three arhats in a landscape,
Some losses to each panel, particularly to the circular roundels. Some lifting of threads
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £700
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A GROUP OF JAPANESE PICTURES
A GROUP OF JAPANESE PICTURES
Various dates
Including; a print of three geese in flight; a small print of a samurai warrior; a print of a Tiger Lily; two coloured prints of shells and flowers; a print of Mount Fuji and five other…
Generally in good condition. The coloured prints of shells and flowers, the print of geese and the four prints of insects, birds, a river etc, all in one frame, with some discolouration and staining
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
THE SECOND WORLD WAR DECORATIONS AND MEDALS RELATING TO LIEUT COMMANDER R.J.BURCH D.S.O, ROYAL NAVY
THE SECOND WORLD WAR DECORATIONS AND MEDALS RELATING TO LIEUT COMMANDER R…
Comprising; The D.S.O George VI issue, dated 1940, with the original Garrard & Co case, The 1939-45 Star, The Atlantic Star, The War Medal, the box of postage with ribbons and named forwarding slip,…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN, FOREIGN AND BRITISH COINS AND BANKNOTES (QTY)
A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN, FOREIGN AND BRITISH COINS AND BANKNOTES (QTY)
Including; U.S.A, nine dollars, eleven half dollars, one quarter dollar, three five cent nickels, two large cents, 1819 and 1844 and a quantity of small cents contained in a tin, two 1953 plastic…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £140 - £180
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A COLLECTION OF ASIAN AND OTHER COINS (QTY)
A COLLECTION OF ASIAN AND OTHER COINS (QTY)
To include; a Chinese Junk Dollar, various Islamic, Indian and further ancient coins, including silver and bronze issues, a New Zealand seven coin set 1967, modern British coins, further foreign…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A COLLECTION OF ASIAN COINS (QTY)
A COLLECTION OF ASIAN COINS (QTY)
To include Chinese cash issues, Indian and other Asian issues, mostly bronze, but including some silver, also two items of Chinese imitation spade money, with a case having lift-out trays
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £70 - £100
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A SMALL GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS (QTY)
A SMALL GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS (QTY)
To include two Victoria half crowns 1889 and 1897, a James II gun money shilling, March 1690, also Jersey, France, Belgium, U.S.A and South Africa issues
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £60
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS (QTY)
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS (QTY)
Including; a Charles I shilling, a George III penny 1797, two 1935 Silver Jubilee Crowns, a Roman Denarius, a USA Morgan dollar 1921, a USA dollar 1926, a re-struck Maria Theresia dollar 1780, a New…
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-collection-of-professor-jonathan-and-mrs-deanna-brostoff
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £70 - £100
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
A GROUP OF MILITARIA AND MEDALS (QTY)
A GROUP OF MILITARIA AND MEDALS (QTY)
Comprising; a silver badge designed as an eagle, detailed Waterloo, further cap and other badges, uniform buttons, a 1914-18 British War Medal to 79673 BMBR.A.TAYLOR. R.A., 1 1914-19 Victory Medal to…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £60 - £90
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
18 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
GEORGES PAUL LEROUX (FRENCH, 1877-1957)
GEORGES PAUL LEROUX (FRENCH, 1877-1957)
Soldiers
signed 'GeORGeS LeROUX' (lower left)
oil on canvas
81 x 105cm
ARR

Provenance
Purchased in a brocante in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France, circa 2005 by the current owner
FootnoteBorn in Paris in 1877, to parents with strong connections to Trelly in Normandy, Georges Paul Leroux undertook his formal art training first at the Ecoles des Arts Decoratifs and then under…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
Church in France
signed with initials 'V B' (lower right)
oil on board
49 x 41cm
ARR

Provenance
Modern British and Irish Paintings, Sotheby's, London, 4th October 1995, lot 87;
Private collection
Condition reportSmall spot of paint loss lower centre edge but could be original to work.Dirt and a few very small minor spots and marks in places.A few other small holes/pin size holes and marks in…
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
MARK GERTLER (BRITISH, 1891-1939)
MARK GERTLER (BRITISH, 1891-1939)
Head study of Alice Edwards
signed 'M Gertler' (lower left)
red chalk
21.5 x 24.5cm

Provenance
Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London;
Purchased from the above in 1978 by the current vendor's…
FootnoteThe sitter, Alice Edwards, lived in East London and was a professional model who often sat for students at The Slade in the 1920s. During this period Gertler used Edwards, one of his…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
The Blue Underpants
gouache, ink and pencil
50 x 39.5cm
ARR

Provenance
20th Century British Art, Christie's, South Kensington, London, 2nd December 2004, lot 30;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportMultiple and various creases throughout.Small hole in paper upper right and two other small holes lower centre.Some foxing.Stains and marks.A repair to a possible hole upper centre…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
WILLIAM HORACE LITTLEFIELD (AMERICAN, 1902-1969) (4)
WILLIAM HORACE LITTLEFIELD (AMERICAN, 1902-1969) (4)
Boxing match
signed and dated 'Wm H Littlefield 1929.' (upper left)
ink and wash
49 x 38cm
together with two other ink and wash works of boxers, one signed and dated '1928', 62 x 38cm (unframed), the…
Condition reportDiscolouration, marks and spots to all.Two with a large cross of discolouration from where tape has stopped light getting at the paper.One unframed.
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
HENRY MUHRMAN (AMERICAN, 1854-1916)
HENRY MUHRMAN (AMERICAN, 1854-1916)
A town scene in winter
signed 'H. Muhrman' (lower right)
pastel
49 x 59cm
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, small area of pastel rubbing against the glass, upper left corner; otherwise good condition overall, framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
Costume design of a man holding a whip
signed and dated 'CONST. KOROViN 1938' (centre left)
ink and watercolour
34.5 x 25cm
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939)
A peasant woman
signed and dated 'CONST. KOROViN 1938' (centre left)
watercolour and ink heightened with bodycolour
35 x 24.5cm
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960) (2)
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960) (2)
Two costume designs from 'The Dance of the Fishes', Sadko, Act VI
one signed and dated 'A Benois 1931', the other signed and dated 'A Benois 1930' (lower right) and both inscribed
pencil,…
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960)
ALEXANDRE BENOIS (RUSSIAN, 1870-1960)
Costume design for a peasant in Carmen
signed with initials and dated 'A B 1931' (lower right), inscribed and annotated
watercolour and bodycolour
32 x 24cm
(unframed)
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939) (4)
ATTRIBUTED TO KONSTANTIN KOROVIN (RUSSIAN, 1861-1939) (4)
Costume designs, a set of four
pen and ink
three 30 x 21cm, one 30 x 19cm
(all unframed)
(4)
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST

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