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Auction date Wednesday 5 April 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale:

Guy Schwinge

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Total lots: 206

A 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
Lot 49 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
with inscription to the reverse, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, 8.5cm high

Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
A REGENCY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF ‘CHARLOTTE PAGER’
Lot 50 Sold
A REGENCY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF ‘CHARLOTTE PAGER’
early 19th century, inscribed to the reverse, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, 7.5cm high

Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
A REGENCY PORTRAIT MINIATURE SIGNED ‘J GILLIS’
Lot 51 Sold
A REGENCY PORTRAIT MINIATURE SIGNED ‘J GILLIS’
early 19th century, depicting a gentleman in a double breasted coat, label to the reverse for ‘Burlington Fine Arts Club’, 7cm high

Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE
Lot 52 Sold
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE
Late 18th/early 19th century, depicting a young gentleman, in an unmarked yellow metal mount, with tooled and silvered reverse, 6cm high

Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
AN 18TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE
Lot 53 Sold
AN 18TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE
of a finely dressed gentleman, in an unmarked yellow metal locket, the opposing side of the locket contains a tied lock of hair, 3.2cm high

Provenance: A private Dorset collection of miniatures.
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £150 - £250
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
SPARE LOT
Lot 54 Unsold
SPARE LOT
SPARE LOT
Estimate: £80 - £150
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
MANNER OF NICOLAS de LARMESSIN II (1634-1694) ‘Les Costumes Grotesques Et Les Metiers’
Lot 55 Unsold
MANNER OF NICOLAS de LARMESSIN II (1634-1694) ‘Les Costumes Grotesques Et Les Metiers’
a suite of eight drawings, each showing a stylised character, usually itinerant workers, merchants or street vendors, in the manner of Arcimboldo, the figure is portrayed in the accoutrement of his particular trade or occupation, with the clothing, hats, etc. constructed out of the tools from his trade, ink on Islamic polished or burnished paper, some with Persian or Hindi/Devanagari script visible within the paper, each 33.5cm x 23.8cm (8)
Nicolas de Larmessin II was a seventeenth-century artist and engraver. The son of a bookseller, he…
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCIS COTES (1726-1770) A portrait of a lady
Lot 56 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCIS COTES (1726-1770) A portrait of a lady
wearing gold hoop earrings and a blue sash, bust length, pastel on paper laid on canvas, 60cm high x 45.5cm wide
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th century
Lot 57 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18th century
A portrait of a lady in Van Dyck dress, her hair worn déshabillé, said to be Susannah Crespigny, married Richard Sutton, Esq. and died in 1767, inscribed on the backboard with the identity of the sitter and the date, pastel on paper, 59cm high x 46cm wide
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
HENRY ASHTON (1801-1872) ‘View at Fonthill, 1827’
Lot 58 Unsold
HENRY ASHTON (1801-1872) ‘View at Fonthill, 1827’
watercolour, inscribed on a label on the reverse 29cm x 41cm

Provenance: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London W1, June 1953.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
AGNES BOUVIER (1842-c.1892) A portrait of a young girl
Lot 59 Sold
AGNES BOUVIER (1842-c.1892) A portrait of a young girl
watercolour on paper, signed lower left, 41cm high x 33cm wide, oval, in a giltwood and composition frame
Hammer price: £230
Estimate: £100 - £200
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ARCHIBALD THORBURN (1860-1935) A Ptarmigan in mid plume
Lot 60 Sold
ARCHIBALD THORBURN (1860-1935) A Ptarmigan in mid plume
signed lower left, watercolour, 20cm high x 26.5cm wide
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ARCHIBALD THORBURN (1860-1935) A grouse in a landscape
Lot 61 Sold
ARCHIBALD THORBURN (1860-1935) A grouse in a landscape
signed and dated 1907 lower right, watercolour, 26cm high x 18cm wide
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520) The vision of Ezekiel
Lot 62 Sold
AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520) The vision of Ezekiel
early 18th century, inscribed verso indistinctly ‘Simon Dequoy 1707’ (possibly Pierre-Simon Dequoy 1698-1764), oil on copper, 48cm x 38cm, in later gilt swept frame
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
MANNER OF ANNIBALE CARRACCI (1560-1609) Christ and the Samaritan woman
Lot 63 Sold
MANNER OF ANNIBALE CARRACCI (1560-1609) Christ and the Samaritan woman
oil on canvas, 72cm x 62cm, in a 17th style century stripped frame, the reverse with a red seal on the stretcher
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
AFTER ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641) A portrait of Henrietta Maria
Lot 64 Sold
AFTER ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641) A portrait of Henrietta Maria
17th century, oil on canvas, 71.5cm high x 60cm wide
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ASCRIBED TO CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET (1714-1789) ‘Sunrise: The Fishermens Departure’
Lot 65 Sold
ASCRIBED TO CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET (1714-1789) ‘Sunrise: The Fishermens Departure’
oil on canvas, 93cm x 101cm

Provenance: With Leonard Ferdinand Koetser, London
Purchased at Christie’s, 8th March 1946, lot 98
Sold by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, 31st May 1948, as Vernet
The collection of Lord Plunket
Sold by Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, 29th June 1956, as Vernet
Private Collection, East Sussex
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
GUILLAUME DUBOIS (1620-1680) A wooded landscape with figures and horses on a path
Lot 66 Unsold
GUILLAUME DUBOIS (1620-1680) A wooded landscape with figures and horses on a path
oil on panel, 37cm high x 54.5cm wide
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
AFTER ABRAHAM RAGUINEAU (1623-c.1681) 'Portrait of a Young Man in Grey'
Lot 67 Sold
AFTER ABRAHAM RAGUINEAU (1623-c.1681) 'Portrait of a Young Man in Grey'
inscribed to the reverse "copied by Muriel C. Hartirdge, 1902", oil on canvas, 68cm high x 56cm wide
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
AFTER DAVID III TENIERS (Belgian 1638-1685) 'The Musicians'
Lot 68 Sold
AFTER DAVID III TENIERS (Belgian 1638-1685) 'The Musicians'
oil on cradled panel, 26cm high x 20cm wide
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A pair of portraits of a gentleman and a lady
Lot 69 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A pair of portraits of a gentleman and a lady
c. 1770, thought to be Abraham Desormeaux and his wife or sister, oils on canvas, each 32cm x 25cm (oval)

Note: Louis Desormeaux was a Huguenot originally from Rouen, who settled in Spitalfields c.1680.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL DAHL (1656/59-1743) A portrait of Catherine Plumer with her child
Lot 70 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL DAHL (1656/59-1743) A portrait of Catherine Plumer with her child
seated three-quarter length, oil on canvas, 127cm high x 101.5cm wide
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO JONATHAN RICHARDSON (1665-1745) A portrait of John Plumer
Lot 71 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO JONATHAN RICHARDSON (1665-1745) A portrait of John Plumer
standing three-quarter length, before an arch, oil on canvas, 193cm x 152.5cm
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Walter Plumer, Esq.
Lot 72 Unsold
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Walter Plumer, Esq.,
three-quarter length wearing a red coat, signed and dated 1733, oil on canvas, 127cm high x 101.5cm wide
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Catherine, daughter of John Plumer, holding her baby
Lot 73 Unsold
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Catherine, daughter of John Plumer, holding her baby
oil on canvas, 127cm high x 101.5cm wide
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of William Plumer
Lot 74 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of William Plumer
seated, three-quarter length wearing a brown coat, oil on canvas, 127cm high x 101.5cm wide
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
FOLLOWER OF JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Anne Pleydell (née Luttrell of Dunster Castle)
Lot 75 Sold
FOLLOWER OF JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Anne Pleydell (née Luttrell of Dunster Castle)
half-length, oil on canvas, 74.5cm high x 62cm wide
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Thomas Lennard Barrett, XVI Lord Dacre (1717-1786)
Lot 76 Unsold
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Thomas Lennard Barrett, XVI Lord Dacre (1717-1786)
circa 1730, 74cm x 62cm
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
FOLLOWER OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS PRA (1723-1792) A portrait of Mrs Lloyd inscribing her name on a tree
Lot 77 Sold
FOLLOWER OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS PRA (1723-1792) A portrait of Mrs Lloyd inscribing her name on a tree
half-length, oil on canvas, 73cm high x 61cm wide
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
CHARLES BROOKING (1723-1759) 'The Morning Gun'
Lot 78 Sold
CHARLES BROOKING (1723-1759) 'The Morning Gun'
oil on canvas laid on panel, 47.5cm high x 64cm wide
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £4,500 - £7,500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
CHARLES MARTIN POWELL (1775-1824) Shipping in a calm sea
Lot 79 Sold
CHARLES MARTIN POWELL (1775-1824) Shipping in a calm sea
oil on panel, 45cm x 59cm
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
ASCRIBED TO JOHN CROME (1768-1821) A river landscape
Lot 80 Sold
ASCRIBED TO JOHN CROME (1768-1821) A river landscape
with figures fishing to the foreground, in a 19th century carved giltwood and gesso frame, 125cm high x 100cm wide

Provenance: A private Hampshire estate.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
JOHN SKINNER CLIFTON (1822-1889) 'A Merrie Conceited Jest' or 'Childe Roland and the Queen's Dwarf '
Lot 81 Sold
JOHN SKINNER CLIFTON (1822-1889) 'A Merrie Conceited Jest' or 'Childe Roland and the Queen's Dwarf '
a Shakesperean scene depicting a young man laughing at the Queen's dwarf and monkey standing before him as the group take rest at a well, a tower looming through the trees to the distance, signed in block letter verso "John Clifton, Oxford, 1865", oil on canvas, 48cm x 39cm
Note: Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came' is a narrative poem by English author Robert Browning,…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
JANE VIVIAN (act.1869-1877) A pair of Venetian scenes
Lot 82 Sold
JANE VIVIAN (act.1869-1877) A pair of Venetian scenes
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 43.5cm high x 79cm wide, in carved giltwood and composition frames (2)
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
GEORGE SHALDERS (1826-1873) Cattle Watering
Lot 83 Sold
GEORGE SHALDERS (1826-1873) Cattle Watering
signed and dated ‘56, oil on canvas, 61cm x 106cm
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
AFTER WILLIAM FREDERICK YEAMES (1835-1918) 'And When Did You Last See Your Father?'
Lot 84 Sold
AFTER WILLIAM FREDERICK YEAMES (1835-1918) 'And When Did You Last See Your Father?'
oil on canvas, 81cm high x 166cm wide, in a moulded giltwod and composition frame

Note: the original work is in the Walker Art gallery, Liverpool, accession number WAG 2679.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
C.U. WARD AFTER GRIESBACH, ‘An Audience for Lord Chesterfield’
Lot 85 Unsold
C.U. WARD AFTER GRIESBACH, ‘An Audience for Lord Chesterfield’
inscribed to stretcher in ink ‘Griesbach’ and dated 1885, oil on canvas 36cm x 48cm
Estimate: £300 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
GEORGINA LARA (act.1840-1880) A pair of countryside scenes
Lot 86 Sold
GEORGINA LARA (act.1840-1880) A pair of countryside scenes
both depicting farmhouses with figures and horses to the foreground, oils on canvas, each 48cm high x 74cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
JOSEPH BAILE (1862-1921) A portrait of a gentlemen seated composing at a piano
Lot 87 Unsold
JOSEPH BAILE (1862-1921) A portrait of a gentlemen seated composing at a piano
traditionally identified as Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), signed and dated 1915 lower left, oil on canvas, 58cm x 72cm, in a painted Art Deco style frame with a metal label inscribed “Edward Elgar”
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
WALTER HUTCHESON (1869-1910) ‘The Packman’
Lot 88 Unsold
WALTER HUTCHESON (1869-1910) ‘The Packman’
figures in a cottage interior, signed lower left, further signed and titled verso, oil on canvas, 59cm x 51cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
MILLSON HUNT (FL. 1875-1900) Shipwreck scene
Lot 89 Sold
MILLSON HUNT (FL. 1875-1900) Shipwreck scene
signed and dated 1883, oil on canvas 45cm x 81cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
JD KINNERSLEY (?), ROCKING THE BABY TO SLEEP
Lot 90 Sold
JD KINNERSLEY (?), ROCKING THE BABY TO SLEEP
oil on canvas, 34cm x 43cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £400
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
GEORGE HERING (1884-1936) A lake view in summer
Lot 91 Sold
GEORGE HERING (1884-1936) A lake view in summer
possibly Windermere, signed and dated 1911, oil on canvas, 51cm x 75cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £150 - £200
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
FRANCIS E. JAMIESON (1895-1950) 'Loch Etive'
Lot 92 Sold
FRANCIS E. JAMIESON (1895-1950) 'Loch Etive'
Aberdeenshire landscape, signed, oil on canvas, 40cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
FRANCIS E. JAMIESON (1895-1950) ‘Loch Katrine’
Lot 93 Sold
FRANCIS E. JAMIESON (1895-1950) ‘Loch Katrine’
Perthshire landscape, signed, oil on canvas, 41cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
A MARBLE GROUP OF VENUS INSTRUCTING CUPID
Lot 94 Sold
A MARBLE GROUP OF VENUS INSTRUCTING CUPID
the young god seated on a pedestal reading, whilst Venus looks on, 108cm high

Note: A similar French 18th century example is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 14.40.671.
Hammer price: £3,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A MARBLE BUST OF PLAUTILLA
Lot 95 Sold
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, A MARBLE BUST OF PLAUTILLA
18th/19th century, 49cm high

Note: The original 2nd century AD Roman bust is currently held in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, inventory number 1914 n. 218.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
5 April 2023
5 April 2023
A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A YOUTH
Lot 96 Sold
A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A YOUTH
carved with face downcast and tied hair, 43cm high
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
5 April 2023
5 April 2023

Total lots: 206

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