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Total lots: 90

RICHARD COSWAY R.A. (1742-1821) A bust-length portrait of a Lady
Lot 1 Unsold
RICHARD COSWAY R.A. (1742-1821) A bust-length portrait of a Lady
believed to be Mary Digby, 1st Countess Digby, pastel, 51cm x 40cm (oval)
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
AUGUSTA INNES WITHERS (1792-1877) Partridges and chicks in a landscape
Lot 2 Sold
AUGUSTA INNES WITHERS (1792-1877) Partridges and chicks in a landscape
signed and dated 1862, watercolour, 42cm x 57cm

sold together with a letter from the Honourable Mrs Roberts, Curator of the Print Room, Royal Library, Windsor Castle, dated 25th June 1991, confirming that four watercolours by Augusta Innes Withers are contained within the Royal Collection (thought to be at Osborne House), two in particular (#21764 and #21765) being similar to the example currently being offered for sale here at Duke's.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £600 - £800
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
HONORE DAUMIER (1808-1879) Caricature of a man drinking
Lot 3 Sold
HONORE DAUMIER (1808-1879) Caricature of a man drinking
monogrammed lower right, ink and wash with white highlights, on paper, 13.5cm x 14cm
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
WILLIAM SIMPSON (1823-1899) 'Sentinel of the Zouaves, before Sevastopol'
Lot 4 Sold
WILLIAM SIMPSON (1823-1899) 'Sentinel of the Zouaves, before Sevastopol'
a soldier standing guard at a French battery with snow-covered cannons and Zouaves carrying bundles of wood to a camp in the background, signed and dated 1855 lower right, watercolour over pencil, 23cm x 33.5cm

This work is the original study for the lithograph reproduced in Simpson's important work on the Crimean War 'The Seat of War in the East' (2 volumes, Colnaghi, 1855–6).

Provenance: P & D Colnaghi
The Maas Gallery
Private Collection
During the Crimean War, William Simpson became a pioneer war artist. Commissioned by the…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
WILLIAM SIMPSON (1823-1899) 'Pilgrims at Gangootree, 1862'
Lot 5 Sold
WILLIAM SIMPSON (1823-1899) 'Pilgrims at Gangootree, 1862'
signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, watercolour over pencil, 25cm x 34cm

This work is the original study for the lithograph reproduced in Simpson's important work on post-mutiny India 'India: Ancient and Modern'' (Day & Son, 1867).

Provenance: Day & Son
The Maas Gallery
Private Collection
Famed for his pictures of the Crimean war theatre, Simpson was commissioned to illustrate a work on…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
GEORG LUDWIG MEYN (1859-1920) 'Eileen and Enid K.'
Lot 6 Sold
GEORG LUDWIG MEYN (1859-1920) 'Eileen and Enid K.'
a study of two sisters, signed lower right titled to exhibition label (verso), pastel on brown paper 54cm x 61cm

Exhibited: Grosse Berliner Kunst-austellung, Berlin, 1895
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
ASCRIBED TO PHILIPS WOUWERMAN (1619-1668) A farrier and other figures outside a fortified town
Lot 7 Sold
ASCRIBED TO PHILIPS WOUWERMAN (1619-1668) A farrier and other figures outside a fortified town
oil on cradled panel, 45cm x 55cm

Property of a European collector
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
MANNER OF CARLO DOLCI (1616-1686) The Penitent Magdalene
Lot 8 Sold
MANNER OF CARLO DOLCI (1616-1686) The Penitent Magdalene
depicted half-length, clutching her hands to her breast and gazing to the heavens, oil on canvas, 70cm x 57cm
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY The Penitent Magdalene
Lot 9 Sold
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY The Penitent Magdalene
a mournful Mary Magdalene with her hands clasped in prayer, a crucifix beside her, the Virgin consoling her, oil on canvas, 57cm x 68cm
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 10 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
A portrait of a young girl with blue feathers in her hair, three-quarter length, oil on canvas, 79cm x 63.5cm

Property of a European collector
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
JOHANN ZOFFANY (1733-1810) Edward Townsend Singing ‘The Beggar’
Lot 11 Sold
JOHANN ZOFFANY (1733-1810) Edward Townsend Singing ‘The Beggar’
painted in 1796, oil on mahogany panel, 76.2 x 63.5 cm; 30 x 25 inches, in its original eighteenth-century carved frame
Provenance: Johann Zoffany;Zoffany sale, Robins, 9th May 1811, lot.89;Henry Harris;Harris sale,…
Hammer price: £330,000
Estimate: £80,000 - £150,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
H.B. SCHOLL (18TH CENTURY) A hound and dead game in a woodland landscape
Lot 12 Sold
H.B. SCHOLL (18TH CENTURY) A hound and dead game in a woodland landscape
the canine portrayed seated proudly beside the quarry of the day, a pheasant strung up in a tree, a hare and partridges on the ground below, signed "H.B. Scholl pinx 1763" lower right, oil on canvas, 118cm x 92cm
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
JAMES WARD (1769-1859) A study of a fox
Lot 13 Sold
JAMES WARD (1769-1859) A study of a fox
the animal depicted running along the top of a fence, oil on canvas, 20cm x 28cm (oval)
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
SIR EDWIN LANDSEER R.A. H.R.S.A (1802-1873) A study of a hound's head
Lot 14 Unsold
SIR EDWIN LANDSEER R.A. H.R.S.A (1802-1873) A study of a hound's head
oil sketch on canvas, 41cm x 67cm

Provenance: Previously in the collection of Lord Feversham, sold at Sotheby's 28th August, 1978, lot 599. Thence by descent to the present owner.
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN PHILLIP (1817-1867) A portrait of a lady in black dress and veil
Lot 15 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN PHILLIP (1817-1867) A portrait of a lady in black dress and veil
her chin resting on her left hand, oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Shipping off the coast
Lot 16 Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Shipping off the coast
with figures on the quay, monogrammed and dated 1874 lower left, oil on panel, 24cm x 29cm
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
G. JACKSON (19th Century) Figures on a country path
Lot 17 Sold
G. JACKSON (19th Century) Figures on a country path
beside watering cattle, signed and dated 1865 lower right, oil on canvas, 32cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
LOUWRENS HANEDOES (1822-1905) Villagers gathering hay
Lot 18 Unsold
LOUWRENS HANEDOES (1822-1905) Villagers gathering hay
signed and dated 1870 lower right, oil on canvas, 60cm x 110cm

Provenance: The Collection of Paul Rykens (1888-1965) Brockham Park, Surrey
Property of a European collector
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
B. LOWSEY (fl. 1885) A Naive style ship portrait
Lot 19 Sold
B. LOWSEY (fl. 1885) A Naive style ship portrait
depicting a sailing barque under full sail, signed and dated '85 lower right, oil on canvas, 60cm x 70cm
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
ENGLISH NAIVE SCHOOL 'Thunderer'
Lot 20 Unsold
NAIVE SCHOOL, 'Thunderer'
A study of a prize bull belonging to Thomas Underwood Esq. of Roebuck Hall, oil on panel, 42cm x 59cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
ALFRED POLLENTINE (1836-1890) A pair of Venetian canal scenes
Lot 21 Unsold
ALFRED POLLENTINE (1836-1890) A pair of Venetian canal scenes
signed, oils on canvas, each 23cm x 29cm
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
JAMES SALT (1850-1903) A pair of Venetian canal scenes
Lot 22 Sold
JAMES SALT (1850-1903) A pair of Venetian canal scenes
signed, oils on canvas, each 36cm x 61cm in pierced giltwood frames
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
HEINRICH HANSEN (1841-1890) 'In Christian VII's Banqueting Hall, Amalienborg Palace'
Lot 23 Unsold
HEINRICH HANSEN (1841-1890) 'In Christian VII's Banqueting Hall, Amalienborg Palace'
signed with monogram (lower right), oil on canvas, 60.4 x 80cm

Provenance: Mr and Mrs Peter Beckwith Collection label verso
Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, London, 20 November 1996, lot 19
Private Collection, UK
British and European Art, Bonham's, London, 4th July 2017, lot 118
From the collection of an International Designer
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
FREDERICK WILLIAM MEYER (fl. 1869-1922) 'Summer Moonlight in the Ardennes'
Lot 24 Unsold
FREDERICK WILLIAM MEYER (fl. 1869-1922) 'Summer Moonlight in the Ardennes'
signed and dated 1879 lower right, oil on canvas, 45cm x 78cm

Exhibited: A painting entitled 'Summer Moonlight in the Ardennes' by Frederick Meyer was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1884

Provenance: The Maas Gallery, Clifford Street, London, W1S
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
WILLIAM BUSK (active 1889–1904) 'The Flower Seller'
Lot 25 Unsold
WILLIAM BUSK (active 1889–1904) 'The Flower Seller'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 90cm x 60cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
C.E. LOVELL (fl. c.1890) A young boy and his dog
Lot 26 Unsold
C.E. LOVELL (fl. c.1890) A young boy and his dog
signed and dated 1893 lower left, oil on canvas, 55cm x 40cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
FRANK RICHARDS (1863-1935) 'A View Near Christchurch'
Lot 27 Sold
FRANK RICHARDS (1863-1935) 'A View Near Christchurch'
ducks beside the River Stour at Iford Bridge, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 54cm x 43cm
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £700
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
EDMUND MORISON WIMPERIS (1865-1946) River landscape
Lot 28 Sold
EDMUND MORISON WIMPERIS (1865-1946) River landscape
monogrammed lower right, oil on panel, 15cm x 23cm
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
ANDREW PARK (fl. 1940s-60s) Figures on a lane towards the sea
Lot 29 Sold
ANDREW PARK (fl. 1940s-60s) Figures on a lane towards the sea
signed lower right, oil on board, 29cm x 34cm
Hammer price: £325
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
MILDRED E. ELDRIDGE (1909-1991) 'Cuculus Canorus Canorus'
Lot 29a Unsold
MILDRED E. ELDRIDGE (1909-1991) 'Cuculus Canorus Canorus'
A study of a cuckoo, with detailed studies of different types of feather, signed and dated 1964, watercolour and pencil, 22.5cm x 32.5cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
MANNER OF GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) The Holy Family, with the Infant Saint John
Lot 30 Sold
MANNER OF GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) The Holy Family, with the Infant Saint John
oil on copper, 15cm x 11.5cm (oval) in a pierced foliate gilt frame, housed in a velvet lined sealed box frame

Provenance: The late E. M. P. de Lisle, Esq.; Christie’s, Derby House, London, 30 October 1942, lot 16 (as ‘Reni’) – sold for 12 gns (to Behi)
Property of a European collector
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
AFTER SIR DAVID WILKIE (1785-1841) 'The Blind Fiddler'
Lot 31 Unsold
AFTER SIR DAVID WILKIE (1785-1841) 'The Blind Fiddler'
miniature painting on ivory, 5.4cm x 7.2cm

Ivory submission reference 6MNFA5HY

Provenance: Inscription to the back panel "From the Cassiobury Collection", possibly the Collection of the Earl of Essex at Cassiobury House, the contents of which were sold by auction in June 1922.
Estimate: £500 - £800
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A 19TH CENTURY GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION PICTURE FRAME
Lot 32 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION PICTURE FRAME
of mid 18th century design, with scrolling acanthus leaf carved corners, surrounding a gadrooned border, with a plaque to the bottom inscribed 'Sir John Minnes, Vandyck', 132cm high x 111cm wide, the sight measuring 108.5cm high x 106.5cm wide

Note: This frame bears an old label to the reverse inscribed 'Royal Academy W... Name of Artist Van D... Title of Work Admiral...'
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION PICTURE FRAME
Lot 33 Sold
A GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION PICTURE FRAME
ornately carved with c-scrolling surround, with a plaque to the bottom inscribed 'Thomas Gainsborough', 102cm high x 88cm wide, the sight measuring 77cm high x 64cm wide
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A GROUP OF THREE BOHEMIAN GLASS VESSELS
Lot 34 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE BOHEMIAN GLASS VESSELS
including one example engraved to the bowl with biblical scenes, with scripture carved underneath each panel, signed to the bottom of the foot, 13cm high, another example engraved with representations of the four seasons, 11.5cm high, and a vessel engraved to the bowl with depictions of the months of the year, with the corresponding month carved above in English, likely produced for the English market, 12cm high (3)

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A GROUP OF THREE BOHEMIAN GLASS VESSELS
Lot 35 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE BOHEMIAN GLASS VESSELS
one example with a tapered bowl decorated with a coloured glass armorial, dated '1625', probably 17th century, 16cm high, one with a faceted and half ruby glass bowl on a cut foot, 13cm high, and another engraved with a cockfighting scene to the body, 10cm high (3)

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
TWO BOHEMIAN WINE GLASSES
Lot 36 Sold
TWO BOHEMIAN WINE GLASSES
18th century, one example engraved to the side with a depiction of the Empress Maria Theresa Habsburg, 13cm high, the other engraved to the bowl with a vignette showing a courting scene, with scripture beneath, 14cm high (2)

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
TWO BOHEMIAN GLASSES
Lot 37 Sold
TWO BOHEMIAN GLASSES
18th century, one Schwartzlot example with a gilt medallion to the bowl engraved with cupid, on a colour twist stem, 18cm high, the other engraved with birds amongst floral sprays, 21cm high (2)

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A GROUP OF THREE BOHEMIAN CUT GLASS BEAKERS
Lot 38 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE BOHEMIAN CUT GLASS BEAKERS
18th century, the largest engraved with an armorial to one side, 18th century, 21cm high, another with floral medallions to the body, 15cm high, and a tapered example with floral sprays, 11.5cm high (3)

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A PAIR OF BOHEMIAN GLASS GOBLETS
Lot 39 Sold
A PAIR OF BOHEMIAN GLASS GOBLETS
each lobed bowl engraved with four vignettes depicting scenes of rural life, 19cm high (2)

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A BOHEMIAN GLASS GOBLET
Lot 40 Sold
A BOHEMIAN GLASS GOBLET
18th century, the tapering faceted bowl engraved with vignettes of hunting scenes within scrolling foliate surround, on a colour twist stem to conformingly engraved foot, 27cm high

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A BOHEMIAN AMBER GLASS GOBLET AND COVER
Lot 41 Sold
A BOHEMIAN AMBER GLASS GOBLET AND COVER
19th century, the faceted bowl and the cover engraved with deer and stag in woodland landscapes, the foot is engraved with birds in flight, 55cm high, together with a Bohemian ruby glass goblet and cover, engraved with vignettes to the body depicting fauna and a church, 43cm high (2)

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A BOHEMIAN GLASS GOBLET AND COVER
Lot 42 Sold
A BOHEMIAN GLASS GOBLET AND COVER
18th century, the bowl is engraved with a rural scene, with a line of scripture underneath the rim, 40cm high

Property of a European collector.
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A PAIR OF ITALIAN MAIOLICA PLATES
Lot 43 Sold
A PAIR OF ITALIAN MAIOLICA PLATES
Italian, 19th century, each with a deep rim decorated with putti and masks, one with a figure of Justice holding a sword and scales, the other with Erato, the muse of lyric poetry, holding attributes of a lyric and a book of poetry, each figure flanked by putti bearing tablets with Roman inscriptions, the reverse inscribed in blue 'I.T' ; 37 cm. diameter
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A NORTH EUROPEAN STEEL AND PARCEL-GILT KNIFE AND SPOON
Lot 44 Sold
A NORTH EUROPEAN STEEL AND PARCEL-GILT KNIFE AND SPOON
with silver inlay, the spoon with figural terminal and the knife with a pierced foliate handle. 17th century, the knife 24 cm. long
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD,
Lot 45 Sold
A CHARLES II SILVER TANKARD,
date letter 1683, Mark of Thomas Cory, London (active 1677-1683), the circular hinged cover with armorial, the body later decorated and chased with scrolling foliage, around a central cartouche depicting two men seated at a tavern table playing cards, with a woman standing behind the table; the interior with various later inscriptions; 20 cm. high
Provenance: John Kipling, Esq. d. 23 August 1830, bequeathed to the Six Clerks in Chancery; by whom…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A GERMAN SILVER BOAR'S HEAD STIRRUP CUP
Lot 46 Sold
A GERMAN SILVER BOAR'S HEAD STIRRUP CUP
by Neresheimer of Hanau, with import marks for Chester 1905, importer's mark of Berthold Muller,

of tapering circular form, engraved with a hunting scene in the seventeenth century manner, the boar's head is supported by two leaf mounted branch supports, 20.5cm high, c.503grams
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 September 2022
29 September 2022
A BAROQUE MARBLE BUST OF FLORA
Lot 47 Unsold
A BAROQUE MARBLE BUST OF FLORA
probably Flemish, late 17th century/early 18th century, the associated head possibly earlier, the head cast looking to the left, her hair tied in a chignon, the right shoulder with drapery, leaving her left breast exposed, 55cm high; 42cm wide
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 September 2022
29 September 2022

Total lots: 90

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