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Auction date Thursday 15 April 2021
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Viewing
Monday 12th April 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 13th April 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 14th April 10am - 4pm
Dewlish House, Dewlish, Dorset, DT2 7NF

Auction
Thursday 15th April at 10.30am
Duke's, Brewery Square, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1GA

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Total lots: 439

ATTRIBUTED TO SIR PETER LELY (1618-1680) A portrait of 'The Winter Queen' Elizabeth Stuart (1596–1662) Electress of the Palatinate and Queen of Bohemia
Lot 89 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR PETER LELY (1618-1680) A portrait of 'The Winter Queen' Elizabeth Stuart (1596–1662) Electress of the Palatinate and Queen of Bohemia
c. 1661, the sitter depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a black dress with jewels at her breast and on her shoulders, a rose-lined mantle, pearl necklace and earrings, her left hand gesturing towards a crown placed on a table beside her, landscape beyond, oil on canvas, 127cm x 100cm.
Provenance: The Collection of Harold Arthur Lee-Dillon, 17th Viscount Dillon CH FBA (1844–1932),…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000
13 April 2021
13 April 2021
CIRCLE OF GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723) A portrait of King William III
Lot 90 Sold
CIRCLE OF GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723) A portrait of King William III
depicted three-quarter length, the moarch depicted wearing the sash of the Order of the Garter over a suit of armour and holding a baton aloft in his right hand, his left hand resting on his hip above the hilt of his sword, with fingers forming a W, a helmet with feather plume beside him, landscape beyond with castle to the distance, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000
13 April 2021
13 April 2021
SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723) A portrait of Susannah Gregory (née Papillon, b. 1700, m. 1726)
Lot 91 Sold
SIR GODFREY KNELLER (1646-1723) A portrait of Susannah Gregory (née Papillon, b. 1700, m. 1726)
A portrait of Susannah Gregory (née Papillon, b. 1700, m. 1726),
depicted three-quarter length holding a small bouquet
of flowers, wearing a blue dress with a red wrap,
seated in a garden landscape with red sky beyond,
oil on canvas,
127cm x 102cm
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000
13 April 2021
13 April 2021
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE KNAPTON (1698-1778)
Lot 92 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE KNAPTON (1698-1778)
A portrait of Mrs Gouldney, the wife of Admiral Gouldney, and her daughter in an interior holding a garland of flowers, inscribed on an old label on the reverse, oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm, apparently retaining the original giltwood and gesso frame.

Provenance: Encombe House, Dorset.
Duke's Auctioneers, 1st October 2009, lot 217, sold for £6,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
13 April 2021
13 April 2021
ASCRIBED TO ENOCH SEEMAN (c.1694-1744) A portrait of a lady wearing a blue silk dress,
Lot 93 Sold
ASCRIBED TO ENOCH SEEMAN (c.1694-1744) A portrait of a lady wearing a blue silk dress,
depicted three-quarter length seated before classical pillars and arches,
her left hand raised to her shoulder,
oil on canvas,
127cm x 102cm

Provenance: Avebury Manor, Christie's, 21st October 1981, lot 8, listed as Seeman
with label inscribed "Castletown", presumably Castletown, Co Kildare
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
13 April 2021
13 April 2021
THOMAS BEACH (1738-1806) A portrait of William Craven, 6th Baron Craven
Lot 94 Sold
THOMAS BEACH (1738-1806) A portrait of William Craven, 6th Baron Craven
depicted three-quarter length, his right hand resting on a cane and his left in his pocket, wearing a powdered wig 'en queue' and a blue silk waistcoat under his pale green jacket, oil on canvas, 127cm x 100cm
William Craven, 6th Baron Craven (1738– 1791) was an English nobleman. He was the son of Rev John…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
13 April 2021
13 April 2021
A PAIR OF LARGE RECTANGULAR GILTWOOD AND GESSO PICTURE FRAMES
Lot 95 Unsold
A PAIR OF LARGE RECTANGULAR GILTWOOD AND GESSO PICTURE FRAMES
of 18th century design, each moulded frame carved with spiraling acanthus leaves, foliage and ribbons within outer borders of spiralling ribbons, "egg and dart" and light gadrooning,
191cm x 142.5cm
The aperture 170cm x 123cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ASCRIBED TO MARCUS GHEERAERTS THE YOUNGER (circa 1561/62-1636)
Lot 96 Sold
ASCRIBED TO MARCUS GHEERAERTS THE YOUNGER (circa 1561/62-1636)
A portrait of a young gentleman wearing a lace ruff and a red sash,
bust-length,
oil on panel,
56cm x 44.5cm,
in a giltwood frame carved with tulip heads and crossheads and with scrolling acanthus leaves.

Provenance: Apparently sold at Messrs Christie, Manson & Woods on July 22nd 1932 for the Bramley family of Badmondisfield, Hall, Suffolk.
Private collection, Dewlish, Dorset.

Marcus Gheeraerts became a fashionable portraitist in the last decade of the reign of Elizabeth I
under the patronage of her champion and Pageant-Master Sir Henry Lee. He later became a favourite…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
HENDRICK DANCKERTS (c.1625-1680) 'View of Whitehall'
Lot 97 Unsold
HENDRICK DANCKERTS (c.1625-1680) 'View of Whitehall'
figures and animals walking in St. James's Park in front of the Palace of Whitehall, oil on canvas, 91cm x 152cm, in a scrolling foliate giltwood frame
This view of Whitehall shows the Banqueting House, the Tilt Yard, the Holbein Gate, turrets,…
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
MANNER OF CORNELIS DE HEEM (1631-1695)
Lot 98 Unsold
MANNER OF CORNELIS DE HEEM (1631-1695)
A still life with a nautilus cup, a silver tankard, a basket of fruit, a silver plate, a blue and white china bowl with walnuts and other items on a ledge partly covered by a Persian carpet, bears signature, oil on panel, 36cm x 48.5cm
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ASCRIBED TO GERRIT VAN HONTHORST (1592-1656)
Lot 99 Unsold
ASCRIBED TO GERRIT VAN HONTHORST (1592-1656)
A portrait of a gentleman wearing armour and a lace-trimmed collar, with an armorial to one side,
bust-length,
oil on panel,
71cm x 51cm,
in a moulded ebonised frame

This enigmatic work may be compared to the artist's portrait of John Cromwell, the son of Oliver Cromwell.
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ENGLISH SCHOOL, late 17th century
Lot 100 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, late 17th century
A full-length portrait of Charles II standing in an interior with a plumed headdress on a table to one side,
oil on canvas,
72cm x 50cm,
in a carved giltwood frame with an ebonised inner slip,
and the companion painting of James II standing in front of a fluted classical pillar and a red drape with a tasselled fringe (2)
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ASCRIBED TO THEOBOLD MICHAU (1676–1765)
Lot 101 Unsold
ASCRIBED TO THEOBOLD MICHAU (1676–1765)
A village market with buildings and a windmill beyond, indistinctly signed (lower left), oil on canvas, 46cm x 55cm
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
LEONARDO COCCORANTE (1680-1750)
Lot 102 Sold
LEONARDO COCCORANTE (1680-1750)
A pair of coastal capriccios, one with a stormy sea and a sailing ship, and the other with Roman ruins and three figures on the shore,
oils on canvas,
36cm x 63cm (2)
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
MANNER OF FRANCOIS BOUCHER (1703-1770)
Lot 103 Sold
MANNER OF FRANCOIS BOUCHER (1703-1770)
Lovers in a wooded landscape,
oil on canvas,
95cm x 75cm
Hammer price: £3,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
CHARLES FRANCOIS GRENIER DE LA CROIX, CALLED LACROIX DE MARSEILLE (circa 1700-1782)
Lot 104 Unsold
CHARLES FRANCOIS GRENIER DE LA CROIX, CALLED LACROIX DE MARSEILLE (circa 1700-1782)
A Levantine harbour at sunset with a lighthouse, a tower, sailing ships at anchor, men scraping a hulk and others in Oriental costume, oil on canvas, 75cm x 136cm

Provenance: An Important Kensington Townhouse
Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
JAMES SEYMOUR (1702-1752) and Studio
Lot 105 Unsold
JAMES SEYMOUR (1702-1752) and Studio
An elegant lady and gentleman hare coursing in an extensive landscape, oil on canvas, 84cm x 127cm, in a contemporary giltwood and gesso frame
Provenance: The Troyte-Bullock family and thence by descent.Recorded in an inventory of the…
Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ASCRIBED TO CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET (1714-1789)
Lot 106 Unsold
ASCRIBED TO CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET (1714-1789)
An Italianate landscape with figures beside a cascade and a town visible in the distance, oil on canvas, 64cm x 80cm, in a carved giltwood and gesso frame, and the companion painting of figures beside classical ruins with a watch tower and an extensive coastal landscape beyond.
Provenance: Probably acquired on the London Art Market in the 1950's or 1960's.An alternative…
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ASCRIBED TO JOHAN JOSEPH ZOFFANY (1733-1810)
Lot 107 Sold
ASCRIBED TO JOHAN JOSEPH ZOFFANY (1733-1810)
A full-length portrait of a woman with a plaque to the frame inscribed
"A portrait of Mrs Nicholas Pierce wearing a Circassion Dress at the fancy dress ball
at The Mansion House in honour of the marriage of the sister of George III to the
King of Denmark"
oil on canvas,
230cm x 145cm
Provenance: The painting apparently commissioned by Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693-1768), 1st Duke of…
Hammer price: £40,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
GEORGE BEARE (fl. 1740-1749) A portrait of William Coles of Salisbury (1701-1789)
Lot 108 Sold
GEORGE BEARE (fl. 1740-1749) A portrait of William Coles of Salisbury (1701-1789)
depicted half-length, the sitter wearing a white wig resting on his shoulders, an open brown tunic over a waistcoat with gold buttons and brocade, signed "G. Beare pinxt" lower left, feigned oval, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm; together with the companion portrait of his wife Jane Coles (1708/9-1801), depicted half-length together with her cat, signed "G. Beare pinxt" lower right, feigned oval, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm, original giltwood frames (2)
George Beare was a portrait painter who worked mainly in the West Country. Little is known of his…
Hammer price: £12,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
LOUIS BERNARD COCLERS (1741-1817)
Lot 109 Unsold
LOUIS BERNARD COCLERS (1741-1817)
An interior with a mother, a nurse and her children in an elegant interior,
signed and dated 1776 (lower left),
oil on panel,
41cm x 33cm
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th/19th century
Lot 110 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th/19th century
Setters in an extensive landscape,
oil on canvas,
63cm x 75cm,
in an 18th century carved giltwood frame with a gadrooned inner border
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £3,000
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A half-length portrait of a young boy
Lot 111 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A half-length portrait of a young boy
depicted wearing a red tunic with lace collar, oil on canvas laid on panel, 51cm x 39cm (oval)
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 April 2021
15 April 2021
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A pair of portraits of members of the Michel Family of Dewlish House
Lot 112 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A pair of portraits of members of the Michel Family of Dewlish House
Mary (Mrs Mary Parry-Hodges, married Walter Parry Hodges of Eason Grey) and Anne (Lady Yea, married Sir William Walter Yea, Bart of Pyrland), labels verso stating these to be copies, executed by Mrs Albert Bankes, oils on canvas laid on panel, each 58cm x 43cm (oval)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £600
15 April 2021
15 April 2021

Total lots: 439

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