ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY (2)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
GIOVANNI GUERRA (ITALIAN, 1544-1618)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
NATHAN DOWNER (BRITISH, 18TH CENTURY)
NATHAN DOWNER (BRITISH, 18TH CENTURY)
The Young Cricketers
signed 'N. Downer pinxit' (lower left, on dog's collar)
oil on canvas
108 x 84.5cm
ProvenanceColefax & FowlerSee Bellmans website article for further detailshttps://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/selected-items-from-the-john-fowler-and-imogen-taylor-collectionsCondition reportThe canvas…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of a young boy with playing cards
oil on canvas
77 x 63cm
ProvenanceColefax & FowlerSee Bellmans website article for further detailshttps://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/selected-items-from-the-john-fowler-and-imogen-taylor-collections
Estimate: £200 - £400
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
JAMES THOMAS WATTS (BRITISH, 1853-1930)
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 , 15:00 GMT
28 March 2024 , 15:00 GMT
JAMAL AL-DIN `ABDULLAH BIN YUSUF IBN HISHAM (D.1360 AD): KITAB MUGHNI AL-LABIB `AN KUTUB AL-A'ARIB
JAMAL AL-DIN `ABDULLAH BIN YUSUF IBN HISHAM (D.1360 AD): KITAB MUGHNI AL…
Ottoman provinces, 18th century
On grammar and semantics, Arabic manuscript on paper, 245 leaves, each folio with 19 lines of black naskh script, some words picked out in green, blue or red, with…
One leaf has been torn and repaired. Some light staining and browning. One page torn at the margin. Inner hinges broken. The binding is rubbed with some fraying to the head and foot of spine. The…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE BOWL AND SAUCER SIGNED YABU MEIZAN (2)
A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE BOWL AND SAUCER SIGNED YABU MEIZAN (2)
Meiji period
Each painted with a band of colourful flowers, the interior of the bowl and the centre of the saucer with numerous scattered butterflies, gilt signature to both pieces, bowl 3.5cm high,…
Good condition with typical overall crazing to the glazeProvenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £700
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED CONG VASE (3)
A CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED CONG VASE (3)
Of square section, moulded with the eight Trigrams, Collezione Prodan Roma paper label, 15cm high, wood stand, boxed
Good conditionAge is probably late Qing DynastyProvenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £150 - £250
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
THREE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK FRAGMENTS (3)
THREE CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK FRAGMENTS (3)
Late 19th/20th century
Each worked with dragons and bats amongst cloud scrolls against a salmon pink ground. tallest 134cm by 91cm, each framed and glazed
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £250 - £350
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RECTANGULAR PANEL
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RECTANGULAR PANEL
Early 20th century
Depicting a multitude of cranes and a pine tree against a beige ground, 132cm by 70cm, framed and glazed
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £100 - £150
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
27 March 2024 , 13:00 GMT
A SILVER CASED, KEY WIND, OPENFACED GENTLEMAN'S POCKET WATCH
A SILVER CASED, KEY WIND, OPENFACED GENTLEMAN'S POCKET WATCH
The gilt fusee movement with a verge escapement, detailed to the back plate Edwd Whtie Birmingham No 2600, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals, Birmingham probably 1813, diameter 4.9cm, (the…
Condition Report; Watch currently working, inner case has sliding cover where normally the key would be inserted through a hole, this may be a later alteration to the inner case, lead solder repair…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £70
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GOLD PAIR OF MABE PEARL AND GEM  EARRINGS
A GOLD PAIR OF MABE PEARL AND GEM EARRINGS
Of rectangular form, centrally set with two mabe pearls, with round cut emeralds and sapphires, and square cut rubies set to the edges, with scroll decorations, and post and clip backings for pierced…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A DAVID YURMAN SILVER AND GOLD, BLUE TOPAZ AND CABOCHON RUBY RING AND A PAIR OF EARSTUDS (3)
A DAVID YURMAN SILVER AND GOLD, BLUE TOPAZ AND CABOCHON RUBY RING AND A…
The ring mounted with a square step cut blue topaz and a cabochon ruby at either side, otherwise in a ropetwist design, detailed D Yurman MN and WB 925 750, ring size K, gross weight 3.8 grams, the…
Estimate: £100 - £150
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
TWO PAIRS OF PEARL HOOP EARRINGS (4)
TWO PAIRS OF PEARL HOOP EARRINGS (4)
Including one pair of hoops each suspending a fixed round brilliant cut diamond and a further oval white pearl measuring approximately 9mm x 10mm, in 18ct with post and butterfly fittings, together…
CONDITION REPORTOne butterfly is missing, otherwise in overall good condition
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £250 - £300
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GOLD, DIAMOND AND RUBY NECKLACE, TOGETHER WITH A MATCHING PAIR OF EARCLIPS (3)
A GOLD, DIAMOND AND RUBY NECKLACE, TOGETHER WITH A MATCHING PAIR OF…
The front of the necklace mounted with seven pairs of rectangular cut rubies, alternating with eight rows of three circular cut diamonds, detailed 18 K E A, on a snap clasp, each earclip mounted with…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GROUP OF JEWELLERY (11)
A GROUP OF JEWELLERY (11)
Comprising; a silver cub link charm bracelet, with a heart shaped padlock clasp, a silver oval pendant locket with a neckchain, an oval opal triplet pendant, with a neckchain, a pair of garnet and…
Estimate: £80 - £120
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A 9CT GOLD AND OPAL TRIPLET RING AND A PAIR OF EARSTUDS (3)
A 9CT GOLD AND OPAL TRIPLET RING AND A PAIR OF EARSTUDS (3)
The ring mounted with three oval opal triplets, ring size L½ and a pair of opal doublet earstuds with post fittings, unmarked and with one butterfly, detailed 375, combined gross weight 9.6 grams
Condition ReportAlthough the opal triplet on the right of the image looks as though it is missing, it is present, but we feel that damp has got into the structure of it, rendering it no longer of…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £80 - £120
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A 9CT GOLD MOUNTED OVAL SHELL CAMEO PENDANT BROOCH AND A PAIR OF EARSTUDS (3)
A 9CT GOLD MOUNTED OVAL SHELL CAMEO PENDANT BROOCH AND A PAIR OF EARSTUDS …
Carved as the portrait of a lady, within a ribbon twist surround and a pair of earstuds in a similar matching design, with post and butterfly fittings, combined gross weight 15.4 grams
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF PEARL EARRINGS
A PAIR OF PEARL EARRINGS
With a central 6.5mm white pearl set to the centre of a V motif of gold, mounted in gold stamped '375' for 9ct, with post and butterfly fittings for pierced ears, gross weight 2.62 grams
Estimate: £150 - £250
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
TWO PAIRS OF JADE EARRINGS AND FOUR FURTHER ITEMS (11)
TWO PAIRS OF JADE EARRINGS AND FOUR FURTHER ITEMS (11)
Comprising; a pair of gold and jade drop shaped pendant earrings, length 3.5cm, a pair of carved jade earrings designed as fish, with post and butterfly fittings, a pair of nephrite earstuds, a jade…
Estimate: £150 - £250
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF MOONSTONE AND MAUVE PASTE SET EARSTUDS AND SIX FURTHER ITEMS (9)
A PAIR OF MOONSTONE AND MAUVE PASTE SET EARSTUDS AND SIX FURTHER ITEMS (9)
The moonstone earstuds, designed as flowerheads, diameter 2.3cm, with post and butterfly fittings, also a pair of ruby and colourless gem set cluster earstuds, a gold and seed pearl small circular…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £200
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GROUP OF JEWELLERY (19)
A GROUP OF JEWELLERY (19)
See description
Comprising; a gold and diamond five stone cluster ring, in two parts, a 9ct gold ring mount, Birmingham 1930, a 9ct gold and garnet solitaire ring, a green paste set ring, detailed 9 CT and SIL, a…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £180 - £220
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT
25 March 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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