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Auction date Thursday 8 October 2020
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Deadline for offers is 2pm Tuesday 13th October (3pm BST) 

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Total lots: 600

MANNER OF THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH (1727-1788) Children playing in a river
Lot 193 Sold
MANNER OF THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH (1727-1788) Children playing in a river
in an exapansive landscape, oil on canvas, 100cm x 126cm 
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ASCRIBED TO SIR FRANCIS GRANT (1803-1878) A portrait of Sir Hope Grant
Lot 194 Sold
ASCRIBED TO SIR FRANCIS GRANT (1803-1878) A portrait of Sir Hope Grant
depicted standing three-quarter length, in full military dress uniform with sword and hat, oil on…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £400 - £800
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
NAÏVE SCHOOL Heavy horses going to market
Lot 195 Sold
NAÏVE SCHOOL Heavy horses going to market
a pair, oils on canvas, each 70cm x 120cm  Provenance: Acquired from Bonhams in 1964 (for £50) 
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ASCRIBED TO ALBERT I LUDOVICI (1820-1894
Lot 196 Sold
ASCRIBED TO ALBERT I LUDOVICI (1820-1894
Urchin street children playing, oil on panel, 12.5cm x 20.5cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
DUTCH SCHOOL A still life study of flowers in a vase
Lot 197 Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL A still life study of flowers in a vase
oil on canvas, 45.5cm x 35.5cm 
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
JOHN NESBITT (1831-1904) An expansive highland landscape
Lot 198 Sold
JOHN NESBITT (1831-1904) An expansive highland landscape
with a shepherd and his flock to the foreground, signed and dated 1866 lower right, oil on canvas,…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
John FAULKNER (1835-1894) 'On The Glaslyn, North Wales, 1865'
Lot 199 Unsold
John FAULKNER (1835-1894) 'On The Glaslyn, North Wales, 1865'
signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 74cm x 130cm 
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY street scene with figures
Lot 200 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY street scene with figures
looking through a stone archway past a row of buildings towards a castle, possibly Conwy, oil on…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
EUGEN ALFONS VON BLAAS (1843-1931) A young grape harvester
Lot 201 Sold
EUGEN ALFONS VON BLAAS (1843-1931) A young grape harvester
the girl depicted half-length wearing a red headscarf, signed upper left, oil on panel, 14cm x 10cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
JAMES VIVIAN DE FLEURY (1847-1902) A Continental landscape
Lot 202 Unsold
JAMES VIVIAN DE FLEURY (1847-1902) A Continental landscape
with figures to the foreground, the ruins of a hilltop tower beyond, signed and dated 1868 lower…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
PIETRO TORRINI (1852-1920) A monk and a child in an interior
Lot 203 Sold
PIETRO TORRINI (1852-1920) A monk and a child in an interior
the elderly monk seated to the centre of the composition, amused by the child bothering a cat…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
THOMAS BOWMAN GARVIE (1859-1944) Boat at low tide
Lot 204 Sold
THOMAS BOWMAN GARVIE (1859-1944) Boat at low tide
Beach scene with abandoned rowing boat to the foreground, signed lower left, oil on card, 18cm x…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ATTRIBUTED TO HERBERT ATKINSON (1863-1936) Ponies in a moorland landscape
Lot 205 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO HERBERT ATKINSON (1863-1936) Ponies in a moorland landscape
monogrammed lower left, oil on board, 15.75cm x 22.25cm; together with a small study of a horse in…
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY A portrait of a lady
Lot 206 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY A portrait of a lady
depicted reclining on a chaise longue in an interior, wearing a pearl necklace and bracelets, 97cm…
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £400 - £800
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A companion pair of portraits
Lot 207 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A companion pair of portraits
the gentleman depicted half-length seated in an interior, the lady wearing spectacles, a lace…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A companion pair of portraits
Lot 208 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A companion pair of portraits
the gentleman depicted half-length seated in an interior, the lady similar, each with a landscape…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
FRANK HAWTHORNE (19th/20th century) River landscape
Lot 209 Sold
FRANK HAWTHORNE (19th/20th century) River landscape
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 58cm x 73cm 
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
JULES BLANCPAIN (1860-1914) St. Mark's Square, Venice
Lot 210 Sold
JULES BLANCPAIN (1860-1914) St. Mark's Square, Venice
signed and dated 1905,  oil on canvas, 45cm x 72cm 
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
RODOLFO PAOLETTI (1866-1940) ''Tronie' of a Young Man with Gorget and Beret'
Lot 210a Sold
RODOLFO PAOLETTI (1866-1940) ''Tronie' of a Young Man with Gorget and Beret'
After Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606-1669), signed in pencil verso, oil on canvas, 66cm x 53cm in an…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th Century, A naive style portrait of a gentleman
Lot 211 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19th Century, A naive style portrait of a gentleman
depicted wearing a brown hat and tunic, white scarf and holding a pipe, oil on panel, 40cm x 32cm,…
Estimate: £400 - £600
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
PHILIP ALEXIUS DE LASZLO (1869-1937) 'Ernst Louis Leopold Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken, 1904'
Lot 212 Sold
PHILIP ALEXIUS DE LASZLO (1869-1937) 'Ernst Louis Leopold Baron van Tuyll van Serooskerken, 1904'
The sitter depicted half-length seated in an interior, wearing a pale suit and matching hat, signed…
Hammer price: £21,500
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
PHILIP ALEXIUS DE LASZLO (1869-1937) 'Henriette Elisabeth Baroness van Tuyll van Serooskerken-Jochems'
Lot 213 Sold
PHILIP ALEXIUS DE LASZLO (1869-1937) 'Henriette Elisabeth Baroness van Tuyll van Serooskerken-Jochems'
Head and shoulders profile portrait, with inscription affixed verso, oil on canvas board, 43cm…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH/ 20TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 214 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH/ 20TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman
depicted half-length, the distinguished gent with fair hair and Van Dyck type facial hair, his left…
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £400 - £800
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
FRANCES MABEL HOLLAMS (1877-1963) 'The Plough Team'
Lot 215 Sold
FRANCES MABEL HOLLAMS (1877-1963) 'The Plough Team'
signed and dated 1897 lower right, oil on canvas, 86cm x 113cmProvenance: With Frost & Reed, 8/2…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
HENRY BATES JOEL (fl. 1880-1920) 'The Country Lanes of England'
Lot 216 Unsold
HENRY BATES JOEL (fl. 1880-1920) 'The Country Lanes of England'
rural country lane passing a cottage with chickens to the foreground, signed and dated 1896 lower…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
DUTCH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Two boats moored at low tide
Lot 217 Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Two boats moored at low tide
indistinctly signed lower right, oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm 
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
DUTCH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A pair of studies of figures in river boats
Lot 218 Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A pair of studies of figures in river boats
one depicting figures fishing, the other showing a man and his dog on the water, both indistinctly…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
F. HUBER (19th/20th Century) 'Jungfrau'
Lot 219 Sold
F. HUBER (19th/20th Century) 'Jungfrau'
Alpine landscape, signed lower left, further signed and titled in pencil verso, oil on canvas
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £400 - £800
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
BERRISFORD HILL (B. 1930) Grouse in flight
Lot 220 Sold
BERRISFORD HILL (B. 1930) Grouse in flight
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 60cm x 120cm 
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £600
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
BARRINGTON BRAMLEY (B. 1950) AFTER GEORGE ROMNEY (1734-1802) 'Mrs Charles Hawkins and her children'
Lot 221 Unsold
BARRINGTON BRAMLEY (B. 1950) AFTER GEORGE ROMNEY (1734-1802) 'Mrs Charles Hawkins and her children'
signed and dated 2007 verso, oil on canvas, 126cm x 100cm 
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
MERVYN PEAKE 'GORMENGHAST' TRILOGY
Lot 222 Sold
MERVYN PEAKE 'GORMENGHAST' TRILOGY
Eyre & Spottiswood, 1946, 1950 and 1959, FIRST EDITIONS three volumns, Titus Groan,Titus Alone and…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
PULLMAN (PHILIP), [HIS DARK MATERIALS] 3 VOL. FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Lot 223 Unsold
PULLMAN (PHILIP), [HIS DARK MATERIALS] 3 VOL. FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS
vol.I first issue signed by the author, Point Publishing; vols 2 & 3, Scholastic Press; original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo 1995-2000
Estimate: £250 - £300
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-ONE BERNARD CORNWELL 'SHARPE' BOOKS
Lot 224 Sold
A COLLECTION OF TWENTY-ONE BERNARD CORNWELL 'SHARPE' BOOKS
Eleven published by Harper and ten published by Harper Collins, "Sharpe's Devil" is a signed copy…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
GEORGE MACDONALD FRASER, A COLLECTION OF TWELVE FLASHMAN NOVELS,
Lot 225 Sold
GEORGE MACDONALD FRASER, A COLLECTION OF TWELVE FLASHMAN NOVELS,
"Flashman and the Mountain of Light" is a signed copy, together with three Mc Auslan novels, all by…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
DE. J FLAXMAN ENGRAVINGS "L' OEUVRE DES JOURS ET LA THEOGOIE D' HE'SIODE"
Lot 226 Unsold
DE. J FLAXMAN ENGRAVINGS "L' OEUVRE DES JOURS ET LA THEOGOIE D' HE'SIODE"
a paper back booklet, dated 1844 Paris, together with " An Acidence or Gamut of painting in oil" by Julius Caesar Ibberton, published by Harvey and Darton, Grace Church-Street 1828, and " Elements of painting with crayons" by John Russel, second edition with additions, printed by J Wilkie, in St Paul's Church Yard 1777 (3)
Estimate: £80 - £120
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
DE PILES, "THE ART OF PAINTING AND THE LIVES OF THE PAINTER"
Lot 227 Unsold
DE PILES, "THE ART OF PAINTING AND THE LIVES OF THE PAINTER"
printed for F Nutt, near Stationers-Hall 1706, board and leather bound, together with "A Treatise on the Art of Painting", translated from the French of M. Constant De Massoul 1797, board and leather bound and "Handmade to the Arts" 1757, leather bound (3)
Estimate: £80 - £120
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON THE ARTS
Lot 228 Unsold
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON THE ARTS
TO INCLUDE; DICTIONNAIRE PORTATIF D3E PEINTURE, SCULPTURE ET GRAVURE PAR DOM ANTOINE-JOSEPH PERNETY (2 VOLUMES ) Polygraphice of The Arts of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Vernishing, Japaning, Gilding, etc. Eigth edition London (in two volumes- only Volume 1); Anecedotes of Painting in England, collected by the Lare Mr George Vertue 4th Edition London M.DCC.LXXXVI (Volume 1); An inquiry into the Beauties of Painting 3rd edition London MDCCLXIX by Daniel Webb Esq; Practical Treatise on Pain
Estimate: £80 - £120
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A LEEDS BIBLE, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 229 Unsold
A LEEDS BIBLE, 18TH CENTURY
A Practical Family Bible, Old and New Testament also the Apocrypha, by The Honourable and Reverent Francis Willoughby, D.D. The Second Edition, Corrected and Amended. London. Printed for J. Payne; and sold by J.Wilkies, No 71, St Pauls Church Yard, and dated 1774. the inside front cover bears a tooled leather label inscribed " A. Knowles Leeds 1774", Morroco bound, and outer cloth cover,
Estimate: £50 - £100
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A GROUP OF OBJETS DE VERTU,
Lot 230 Sold
A GROUP OF OBJETS DE VERTU,
including: three Italian carved mother of pearl shell dishes, one carved with The Last Supper, 14cm…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £150 - £250
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A FINE PAIR OF VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL VENEERED AND PLATED METAL OPERA GLASSES,
Lot 231 Sold
A FINE PAIR OF VICTORIAN MOTHER-OF-PEARL VENEERED AND PLATED METAL OPERA GLASSES,
Third quarter 19th century, by Negretti & Zambra, the adjustable eye pieces inscribed with Cornhill…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A FAN,
Lot 232 Sold
A FAN,
circa 1850/60, the leaf with hand-coloured panels on black japanned sticks with conforming…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A FAMILY GROUP OF SEVEN GOOD QUALITY OVER PAINTED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS
Lot 233 Sold
A FAMILY GROUP OF SEVEN GOOD QUALITY OVER PAINTED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS
relating to the Kennedy Family of Moneyglass House, Northern Ireland, each with an ornate gilt…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A FINE BURRWOOD AND SAMPLE WOOD WORKBOX IN THE MANNER OF GILLOW,
Lot 234 Sold
A FINE BURRWOOD AND SAMPLE WOOD WORKBOX IN THE MANNER OF GILLOW,
Early 19th century, of rectangular form, the hinged cover with central roundel of diverse parquetry…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £400 - £600
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
AN ANGLO-INDIAN SANDALWOOD CASKET,
Lot 235 Unsold
AN ANGLO-INDIAN SANDALWOOD CASKET,
second half 19th century, of sarcophagus form, sadeli worked, and ebony and ivory banded, with a…
Estimate: £80 - £150
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
TWO LATE GEORGE III TEA CADDIES,
Lot 236 Sold
TWO LATE GEORGE III TEA CADDIES,
Early 19th century, comprising a mahogany example, with canted angles, the front inset with a…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A SOUTH GERMAN IVORY VENEERED AND GILT COPPER MOUNTED CASKET,
Lot 237 Unsold
A SOUTH GERMAN IVORY VENEERED AND GILT COPPER MOUNTED CASKET,
15th-16th century, the hinged coffered cover with knopped swing handle and three engraved clasps…
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
A VICTORIAN TURNED AND BRASS BANDED LIGNUM VITAE STAND, POSSIBLY PREVIOUSLY IN NAUTICAL USE,
Lot 238 Unsold
A VICTORIAN TURNED AND BRASS BANDED LIGNUM VITAE STAND, POSSIBLY PREVIOUSLY IN NAUTICAL USE,
Mid 19th century, with waisted and knopped mouldings between the brass bands at top and bottom
Estimate: £200 - £400
8 October 2020
8 October 2020
TWO GEORGE III TEA CADDIES,
Lot 239 Sold
TWO GEORGE III TEA CADDIES,
Circa 1800, the mahogany example with inset marquetry panels depicting conch shells to cover and…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
8 October 2020
8 October 2020

Total lots: 600

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