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The Dorset Auction

Absentee bids accepted until Thursday, 22 July 2021

Auction date Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Duke’s are delighted to be holding our inaugural ‘Dorset Auction’ a sale to celebrate the history, literature, arts and crafts of the county. Featured in this auction will be the Derek Mills Library: A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books. 

Auction:
Thursday 22nd July at 10.30am

Viewing: 

Saturday 17th July 9:30am - 12pm

Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st July, 9.30am - 5pm

From 9am the day of the Auction 

Bidding: 

Live Bidding will be available for this auction through this website. 

Please ensure your registration is completed early to avoid disappointment. 

Commission Bidding and Telephone bidding is also available. 


For more information please contact Duke's on 01305 265080 or email enquiries@dukes-auctions.com


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Total lots: 189

HENRY JOSEPH MOULE (1825-1904) 'Fordington St. George, Dorchester'
Lot 144 Unsold
HENRY JOSEPH MOULE (1825-1904) 'Fordington St. George, Dorchester'
river view with figures to the foreground and St Peter's Church looming over houses to the distance, watercolour, 14.5cm x 19cm (unframed but mounted); together with another similar view 'At Cokers Frome' looking towards Dorchester with the tower of St Peter's Church and the spire of All Saints Church visible through tree branches, watercolour, 15.5cm x 13.75cm (2)
Henry Joseph Moule was an English watercolour artist, and friend of Thomas Hardy. He was born at…
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HENRY JOSEPH MOULE (1825-1904) "Bottom o Town, Dorchester'
Lot 145 Unsold
HENRY JOSEPH MOULE (1825-1904) "Bottom o Town, Dorchester'
street scene with figures, looking up Dorchester High Street, watercolour, 15cm x 13cm; together with the companion study 'Fordington Hill, Dorchester', watercolour, 15cm x 13cm (2)
Henry Joseph Moule was an English watercolour artist, and friend of Thomas Hardy. He was born at…
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
ENGLISH SCHOOL 'Handfast Point & Old Harry'
Lot 146 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL 'Handfast Point & Old Harry'
indistinctly signed and titled in ink to the margin, watercolour over pencil, 23cm x 33cm
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
ENGLISH PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A view of Swanage Bay
Lot 147 Sold
ENGLISH PROVINCIAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A view of Swanage Bay
with figures and animals to the foreground, watercolour, 35.5cm x 52cm
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Hangman's Cottage, Dorchester'
Lot 148 Unsold
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Hangman's Cottage, Dorchester'
titled lower left, oil on board, 28.5cm x 49.5cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
WEYMOUTH INTEREST: A PAIR OF VIEWS OF WEYMOUTH BAY
Lot 149 Sold
WEYMOUTH INTEREST: A PAIR OF VIEWS OF WEYMOUTH BAY
from opposing ends of the esplanade, one inscribed "To Francis Knight Esq, this view of Weymouth Bay is inscribed by his obedient servant J. Crane M.D" and the other similar dedicated to Mrs Knight, one with faint pencil inscription below, pen and ink, each 22cm x 36cm
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
WEYMOUTH INTEREST: AN ALBUM OF WATERCOLOUR SKETCHES OF WEYMOUTH REGATTAS
Lot 150 Unsold
WEYMOUTH INTEREST: AN ALBUM OF WATERCOLOUR SKETCHES OF WEYMOUTH REGATTAS
dating from 1880-1886, the album containing twenty-five small studies of yachts each with pencil notes, each year with a snippet of information about the Regatta pasted in, contained in a black leather album with gilt lettering to the cover 'Weymouth Regattas'
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
A SMALL QUANTITY OF DORSET LOCAL INTEREST ITEMS:
Lot 151 Unsold
A SMALL QUANTITY OF DORSET LOCAL INTEREST ITEMS:
A vignette print of the entrance to Weymouth Harbour, presented by the proprietors of the Southern Times to their subscribers; A print of the 'Top-o-Town, Dorchester with figures; a coloured photolithographic copy of the plan of Corfe Castle; and a framed notice from the Sherborne, Dorchester & Taunton Journal dated Friday May 23rd 1856, concerning the funeral of the late Earl Digby (4)
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
C.L. TRAHERNE (19th century) Three views of Athelhampton House, Dorset
Lot 152 Unsold
C.L. TRAHERNE (19th century) Three views of Athelhampton House, Dorset
each executed on the 23rd September 1835, two views of the Gatehouse (no longer standing) and a sepia toned view of the Great Hall, watercolours over pencil with ink inscriptions, the largest 23cm x 29cm; together with a view of Melbury House from across the lake by the same hand, watercolour over pencil with ink inscriptions, 18cm x 25cm (all unframed) (4)
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
FREDERICK WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Woodsford Weir'
Lot 153 Unsold
FREDERICK WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Woodsford Weir'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 60cm x 90cm

Provenance: The nephew of the Artist and by descent to the present owner
Private Collection, Scotland
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
FREDERICK WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Dorchester'
Lot 154 Unsold
FREDERICK WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Dorchester'
A view of Cornhill with figures, signed in plate, etching, 13.5cm x 21.5cm; together with a similar print of the High Street, Dorchester by Joyce Sumner, signed in pencil to the margin, the image 18cm x 14.75cm (2)
Estimate: £40 - £60
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) 'Near Corfe'
Lot 155 Sold
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) 'Near Corfe'
probably a view from the garden at Dunshay Manor, with Corfe Castle visible in the distance, watercolour and pencil, 25.5cm x 37cm

Exhibited: The Artist's Memorial Exhibition, The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London, June 1934, no. 42
George Spencer Watson R.O.I., R.P., A.R.A., R.A. was an English portrait artist of the late…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) River Landscape
Lot 156 Unsold
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) River Landscape
with trees to the foreground and mountains beyond, signed lower left, watercolour, 49cm x 98cm
Elliott H Marten was born in Calverley, Bradford, Yorkshire in 1866. He was living in Bradford…
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) 'A Dorset Coastline'
Lot 157 Sold
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) 'A Dorset Coastline'
signed lower left, watercolour, 26.5cm x 37cm
Elliott H Marten was born in Calverley, Bradford, Yorkshire in 1866. He was living in Bradford…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) 'On the cliffs near Lulworth, Dorset'
Lot 158 Sold
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) 'On the cliffs near Lulworth, Dorset'
signed lower right, watercolour, 23cm x 32cm
Elliott H Marten was born in Calverley, Bradford, Yorkshire in 1866. He was living in Bradford…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) 'A Bay Near Lulworth'
Lot 159 Sold
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) 'A Bay Near Lulworth'
signed and titled in pencil on a sheet affixed verso, watercolour, 34cm x 52cm
Elliott H Marten was born in Calverley, Bradford, Yorkshire in 1866. He was living in Bradford…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) 'Near East Lulworth'
Lot 160 Sold
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) 'Near East Lulworth'
coastal landscape with sheep, signed lower right, watercolour, 26cm x 35cm
Elliott H Marten was born in Calverley, Bradford, Yorkshire in 1866. He was living in Bradford…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) A Dorset Coastline
Lot 161 Sold
ELLIOT HENRY/HAIGH MARTEN (FL. 1886-1910) A Dorset Coastline
with sheep grazing near cliff edges to the foreground, signed lower right, watercolour, 35cm x 53cm
Elliott H Marten was born in Calverley, Bradford, Yorkshire in 1866. He was living in Bradford…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
*ARTHUR ROYCE BRADBURY (1892-1977) 'Poole Harbour'
Lot 162 Sold
*ARTHUR ROYCE BRADBURY (1892-1977) 'Poole Harbour'
signed lower left, watercolour, 27cm x 34cm
Arthur Royce Bradbury was born on the 17th September 1892 in Preston, Lancashire. He specialized in…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) 'A Dorset Gap'
Lot 163 Sold
*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) 'A Dorset Gap'
landscape study, signed lower right, further signed in pencil verso, oil on panel, 32.5cm x 40cm

Provenance: Percy Julius Spencer, the brother of the Artist, and thence by descent.
Private Collection, Oxfordshire
The younger brother of the more famous Stanley Spencer, Gilbert Spencer was a British painter of…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) 'Sketch from oil painting of a road near Shaftesbury
Lot 164 Unsold
*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) 'Sketch from oil painting of a road near Shaftesbury
signed, dated 1936 and inscribed "To Jane with love" lower right, watercolour over pencil,
The younger brother of the more famous Stanley Spencer, Gilbert Spencer was a British painter of…
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
*ARTHUR BELL (1897-1995) 'St. Alban's Street, Weymouth'
Lot 165 Sold
*ARTHUR BELL (1897-1995) 'St. Alban's Street, Weymouth'
etching, 16.5cm x 10.75cm; and three similar works by the same artist "Trinity Street, Weymouth" and two views of Market Street, Poole (4)

Provenance: The two Weymouth views formerly in the collection of Roger Neville Russ Peers
Literature: Arthur Bell was a landscape watercolourist, draughtsman, printmaker and teacher who…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) River landscape, probably the Frome
Lot 166 Unsold
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) River landscape, probably the Frome
monogrammed lower right, oil on board, 35cm x 45cm
James Fry was originally from Purbeck and lived at his studio in Corfe Castle, Dorset. He was a…
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'West Bay 7.V.87 02'
Lot 167 Sold
PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'West Bay 7.V.87 02'
signed lower right, titled lower left, pastel and pencil on paper, 21.5cm x 30cm
Mac Miadhachain (pronounced mac-mee-a-hon) was born in Downpatrick, Co. Down Northern Ireland in…
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £400 - £800
22 July 2021
22 July 2021

Total lots: 189

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