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Auction date Wednesday 18 October 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Auction: 

Wednesday 18th October at 10.30am

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Lots 1 – 56   |   Legacies from the Napoleonic Age

Lots 57 – 144   |   Ceramics and Glass

Lots 145 – 250   |   Pictures and Works of Art

Lots 251 – 257    |   Clocks

Lots 258 – 273    |   Rugs and Carpets

Lots 274 – 307   |   Furniture

Lots 308 – 331   |   Books and Maps

Lots 332 – 362   |  Dorset


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Head of Sale:

Garry Batt & William Batt

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Total lots: 362

MANNER OF GEORGE LAMBERT (1700-1765) A fisherman on a river at dusk
Lot 193 Sold
MANNER OF GEORGE LAMBERT (1700-1765) A fisherman on a river at dusk
oil on panel, 20cm x 30cm

Provenance: Purchased from Duke’s, 4th March 1993, lot 100.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
GEORGE SMITH (1714-1779) Figures skating in a winter landscape
Lot 194 Sold
GEORGE SMITH (1714-1779) Figures skating in a winter landscape
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 40cm x 55cm

Provenance: Purchased from Christie’s, 7th March 2002, lot 495, hammer £3,400.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
BALTHAZAR PAUL OMMEGANCK (1755-1826) Pastoral scene with figures, cattle and sheep
Lot 195 Sold
BALTHAZAR PAUL OMMEGANCK (1755-1826) Pastoral scene with figures, cattle and sheep
oil on canvas, 33cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
AFTER JOHN CONSTABLE (1776-1837) 'View on the Stour near Dedham'
Lot 196 Unsold
AFTER JOHN CONSTABLE (1776-1837) 'View on the Stour near Dedham'
oil on canvas, 65cm x 110cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
WILLIAM ETTY (1787-1849) 'Lady Godiva'
Lot 197 Sold
WILLIAM ETTY (1787-1849) 'Lady Godiva'
oil on board, 66cm x 50cm

Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby's, London, 12th November 1997, lot 132.
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES ROBERT LESLIE R.A. (1794-1859) ‘The Fortune Teller’
Lot 198 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES ROBERT LESLIE R.A. (1794-1859) ‘The Fortune Teller’
oil on canvas, 58cm x 47cm

Provenance: Purchased from Christie’s, 7th March 2002, lot 519.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
DUTCH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 199 Unsold
DUTCH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman
depicted half-length wearing a copper coloured jacket with green lapels, oil on canvas, 75cm x 61.5cm
Estimate: £600 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 200 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman
depicted three-quarter-length standing in an interior, wearing a brown overcoat and holding a book in his right hand, oil on canvas, 127cm x 100cm
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ASCRIBED TO GEORGE CLINT (1770-1854) A portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as John Pritt Harley
Lot 201 Sold
ASCRIBED TO GEORGE CLINT (1770-1854) A portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as John Pritt Harley
the sitter depicted bust-length holding an open book in his right hand, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Note: John Pritt Harley (1786-1858) was an English actor known for his comic acting and singing.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ALEXANDER CHEVALIER DE BENSA (1820-1902) A figure and horses outside a building
Lot 202 Unsold
ALEXANDER CHEVALIER DE BENSA (1820-1902) A figure and horses outside a building
monogrammed lower right, oil on panel, 13.5cm x 17cm; and the companion study of a figure ploughing a field, signed lower right, oil on panel, 12cm x 19cm (2)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
JOHN ALFRED WHEELER (1821-1903) A pair of Terrier head studies
Lot 203 Sold
JOHN ALFRED WHEELER (1821-1903) A pair of Terrier head studies
each signed, oils on board, each 20cm x 25.5cm
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO ROSA BONHEUR (1822-1899) A cow and a robin in a barn interior
Lot 204 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ROSA BONHEUR (1822-1899) A cow and a robin in a barn interior
monogrammed and dated 1864 lower left, oil on panel, 17cm x 24cm
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
EUGENE ACCARD (1824-1888) ‘The Charmer’
Lot 205 Sold
EUGENE ACCARD (1824-1888) ‘The Charmer’
an interior scene with three figures, signed and indistinctly dated (18)55?, labels verso, oil on panel, 23.5cm x 17.5cm

Provenance: Haynes Fine Art of Broadway, Private Collection Dorset, subsequently purchased by the vendor’s father from Duke’s, 1st October 2009, lot 214.
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £400 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
MANNER OF EDWIN LONGSDALE LONG (1829-1891) A portrait of an Officer
Lot 206 Sold
MANNER OF EDWIN LONGSDALE LONG (1829-1891) A portrait of an Officer
depicted full-length standing in a landscape, wearing full dress uniform with the sabretache of the 16th (Queen’s) Lancers, oil on canvas, 238cm x 147cm (unframed on stretcher)

Provenance: The Neave Estate, formerly of Dagnam Park, Essex.

Note: For a similar work see Long’s depiction of Lieutenant- Colonel George James Mouat MacDowell, CB, also of the 16th (The Queen’s) Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers), in the collection of the National Army Museum, Chelsea (Accession no. NAM. 1952-05-12).
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
SIR EDWARD JOHN POYNTER (1836-1919) 'The Italian Model'
Lot 207 Unsold
SIR EDWARD JOHN POYNTER (1836-1919) 'The Italian Model'
head and shoulders study of a young man in Renaissance dress, monogrammed and dated 1858 lower left, oil on canvas 25cm x 27cm

Provenance: Handwritten label verso reads "This picture belongs to E. Randolph Armstrong". A separate printed label indicates this work was purchased from the artist's studio.
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
LASLETT JOHN POTT (1837-1898) ‘Barring the Door’
Lot 208 Sold
LASLETT JOHN POTT (1837-1898) ‘Barring the Door’
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 58cm x 91cm

Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby’s, 2nd November 1994, lot 116, hammer £5,200.

Note: This is a smaller version of the artist’s RA exhibition 1879 no.1395 titled “Catherine Douglas barring the doors with her arm against the assassins of James I of Scotland in the monastery of the Black Friars, Perth”.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
WILLIAM JOSEPH CARROLL (1842-1902) ‘By the Duck Pond’ and ‘At the Farm Gate’
Lot 209 Sold
WILLIAM JOSEPH CARROLL (1842-1902) ‘By the Duck Pond’ and ‘At the Farm Gate’
both signed ‘WJ Carroll’ lower left, oils on canvas, 44cm x 34cm (2)

Provenance: Purchased from Christie’s, 7th March 2002, lot 444.
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
GEORGE TURNER (1843-1925) ‘Near Cadre Idris, North Wales’
Lot 210 Sold
GEORGE TURNER (1843-1925) ‘Near Cadre Idris, North Wales’
signed, oil on canvas, 44cm x 75cm

Provenance: Purchased from Christie’s, 7th March 2002, lot 403, hammer £5,200.
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £400 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ROBERT GALLON (1845-1925) ‘A Shady Pool’ and ‘Quiet Waters’
Lot 211 Sold
ROBERT GALLON (1845-1925) ‘A Shady Pool’ and ‘Quiet Waters’
both signed lower left, oils on canvas, each 51cm x 76cm (2)

Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby’s, 2nd November 1994, lot 60.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
LEON RICHET (1847-1907) AND NARCISSE DIAZ DE LA PEÑA (1807-1876) A forest landscape
Lot 212 Unsold
LEON RICHET (1847-1907) AND NARCISSE DIAZ DE LA PEÑA (1807-1876) A forest landscape
signed by both artists, dated 1877 lower left, oil on canvas, 87.5cm x 114cm

Note: Richet was an admirer and in some senses a pupil of Diaz, who in turn was a student of Théodore Rousseau. Both were members of the French Barbizan school of painters, of which Corot is one of the best known. They were based in and around the Fontainebleau forest where this painting is probably set.
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
GIACOMO MANTEGAZZA (1853-1920) 'The Love Token'
Lot 213 Unsold
GIACOMO MANTEGAZZA (1853-1920) 'The Love Token'
signed, oil on canvas 66cm x 90cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late Sir George Dowty (1901-1975, inventor, engineer and businessman) and Lady Marguerite Dowty; thence by family descent.
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
OLIVER CLARE (1853-1927) A still life study of fruit in a woodland setting
Lot 214 Sold
OLIVER CLARE (1853-1927) A still life study of fruit in a woodland setting
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 35cm x 45cm

Provenance: Private collection, Devon.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £600 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
HENRY HADFIELD CUBLEY (1858-1934) 'Morning Song'
Lot 215 Sold
HENRY HADFIELD CUBLEY (1858-1934) 'Morning Song'
highland cattle watering in a landscape, signed and dated 1899 lower right, further signed, dated and titled verso, oil on canvas, 50cm x 75cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ADAM EDWIN PROCTOR (1864-1913) Children at rest in a partly harvested field by the sea
Lot 216 Unsold
ADAM EDWIN PROCTOR (1864-1913) Children at rest in a partly harvested field by the sea
signed and dated 1906 lower right, oil on canvas, 30cm x 45cm
Estimate: £600 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
REX VICAT COLE (1870-1940) 'Near Headcorn, Kent'
Lot 217 Sold
REX VICAT COLE (1870-1940) 'Near Headcorn, Kent'
river landscape with cattle, signed and dated 1899 lower right, titled to the stretcher, oil on canvas, 25cm x 35cm
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
FRANK MOSS BENNETT (1874-1952) 'A Recital'
Lot 218 Sold
FRANK MOSS BENNETT (1874-1952) 'A Recital'
18th century style genre painting with musicians in an interior, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 61cm x 76cm

Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby’s, 2nd November 1994, lot 125, hammer £4,500.
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
EDWARD FRANCIS WELLS (1876-1952) 'Colliton'
Lot 219 Sold
EDWARD FRANCIS WELLS (1876-1952) 'Colliton'
signed and dated 1908 lower right, oil on canvas, 25.5cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
*EDGAR HUNT (1876-1953) A farmyard landscape with goats, chickens and chicks
Lot 220 Sold
*EDGAR HUNT (1876-1953) A farmyard landscape with goats, chickens and chicks
signed and dated 1919, oil on canvas, 54.5cm x 75.5cm

Provenance: Purchased from Duke’s, 1st November 1991, lot 150, hammer £14,000.
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ITALIAN SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY 'Classical Nudes Dancing in the Sky'
Lot 221 Sold
ITALIAN SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY 'Classical Nudes Dancing in the Sky'
the figures depicted against black grounds, oil paintings on panels, 30cm x 25cm (2)

Provenance: Purchased from John Nicholson, 1st May 2003, lot 744.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A head and shoulders portrait of a gentleman
Lot 222 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A head and shoulders portrait of a gentleman
identified as John Savory (1800-1871) of Burnham Priory, oil on canvas, 77cm x 60cm, with associated information on the sitter

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a young lady
Lot 223 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a young lady
identified as Amelia Ledsam (1819-1905), the sitter depicted bust-length wearing a white dress, oil on canvas, 25cm x 20cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Note: Label verso details “Amelia Ledsam born May 24th 1819, the daughter of Captain (later Major)…
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of Lord Dinorben
Lot 224 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of Lord Dinorben
depicted full-length standing in an interior, wearing the coronation robes of a Baron over military dress uniform, oil on canvas, 40cm x 152cm (unframed on stretcher)

Provenance: The Neave Estate, formerly of Dagnam Park, Essex.
Note: The portrait depicts Lord Dinorben, 1st Baron Dinorben of Kinmel Hall. Born William Lewis…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
J. MCNIEL (19TH CENTURY) ‘West Highlanders'
Lot 225 Sold
J. MCNIEL (19TH CENTURY) ‘West Highlanders'
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 44.5cm x 83cm

Provenance: Purchased from Christie’s, 7th March 2002, lot 44, hammer £3,200.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
DUTCH SCHOOL 19TH CENTURY Cattle Watering
Lot 226 Unsold
DUTCH SCHOOL 19TH CENTURY Cattle Watering
oil on canvas, 48cm x 60cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY An interior scene with a girl and parrot and 'The Consultation'
Lot 227 Unsold
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY An interior scene with a girl and parrot and 'The Consultation'
oils on metal panels, 30cm x 25cm (2)

Provenance: Purchased from Lawrence’s, 23rd May 1996, lot 38.
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A GROUP OF THREE SILKWORKS
Lot 228 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE SILKWORKS
late 18th and 19th century, including a Regency depiction of Britannia, with unicorn seated at her feet, 26cm x 20cm; a farming girl with wheat shafts gathered on her head, 30cm x 24.5cm; and a group of figures in a pastoral landscape, 41cm x 33cm (3)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A LARGE NEEDLEWORK TABLE TAPESTRY
Lot 229 Sold
A LARGE NEEDLEWORK TABLE TAPESTRY
18th century and later, worked with fruit and flowers on a gros-point wool-work ground, fringed with tassels, 180cm x 235cm

Provenance: Purchased from Wilkinson's, 3rd December 2017, Lot 80.
The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A GROUP OF THREE ITALIAN PIETRA DURA PANELS
Lot 230 Sold
A GROUP OF THREE ITALIAN PIETRA DURA PANELS
circa 1900, each depicting a dancing musician, each c.18.5cm x 9.5cm, one mounted in a giltwood frame (3)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A TERRACOTTA FLAGON
Lot 231 Unsold
AN 18TH CENTURY TERRACOTTA WINE FLAGON
the bulbous vessel having raised vertical seams, with fritted ochre and green mottled glaze, a raised neck, tapering spout, and three strap handles, 39cm high x 32cm diameter

Provenance: Purchased from Wilkinson's, 2nd December 2017, Lot 339, £340.
The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
GEORGE TINWORTH (1843-1913): A TERRACOTTA RELIEF
Lot 232 Sold
GEORGE TINWORTH (1843-1913): A TERRACOTTA RELIEF
signed lower right, for Doulton & Co, Lambeth, depicting the apostles Barnabus and Paul, tearing their clothes in anger, inscribed with scripture to the borders, 14.5cm x 31.5cm
Hammer price: £2,300
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A PAIR OF EASTERN AMBER COLOURED VASES
Lot 233 Sold
A PAIR OF EASTERN AMBER COLOURED VASES
possibly Tibetan, the silver repoussé mounts decorated with dragons and mythical beasts to the shoulders and swags of foliate banding to the body, 20cm high (2)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A NORWEGIAN BURR BIRCH PEG TANKARD
Lot 234 Sold
A NORWEGIAN BURR BIRCH PEG TANKARD
18th century, the domed cover carved with the regal lion, carved thumbpiece and handle, on three leafy-carved feet, mounted with a silver armorial crest, quartered orbs and cross bow, 18cm high

Provenance: Purchased from J. Collins & Son Fine Art.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £400 - £600
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A FRENCH BRONZE AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL MOUNTED JEWELLERY COFFIN
Lot 235 Sold
A FRENCH BRONZE AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL MOUNTED JEWELLERY COFFIN
of bombe form with baroque figureheads to each corner, the
hinged lid opening to a lined vacant interior, on scroll feet, 14.5cm high x 17cm wide; together with two further French jewellery boxes, each with enamel decoration and lined interiors, 13cm and 10cm wide (3)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A NORTH EUROPEAN CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF CHRIST
Lot 236 Unsold
A NORTH EUROPEAN CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF CHRIST
late 17th/early 18th century, probably Flemish, the Corpus Christi figured in crucifixion, draped perizonium to the waist, nail remaining through both feet, 39cm high

Provenance: Purchased from Houlston UK Ltd.
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
A POLYCHROME AND GILTWOOD CARVING OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
Lot 237 Unsold
A POLYCHROME AND GILTWOOD CARVING OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
17th/18th century, Mary figured with long flowing robes and the child with both hands, mounted on a velvet clad stand, 33cm high

Provenance: Purchased from Wilkinson's, 2nd December 2007, Lot 121.
The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
AFTER GUILLAUME I COUSTOU (1677-1746) A PAIR OF BRONZE MARLEY HORSES
Lot 238 Sold
AFTER GUILLAUME I COUSTOU (1677-1746) A PAIR OF BRONZE MARLEY HORSES
indistinctly signed to one base, on naturalistic bases, 60cm and 58cm high (2)

Provenance: Purchased from Duke’s 25th January 2002, lot 812, hammer £3,000.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ITALIAN SCHOOL, PAN ASTRIDE A GOAT
Lot 239 Unsold
18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, PAN ASTRIDE A GOAT
brown patinated bronze, apparently unsigned, on Antico Rosso marble plinth, 13.5cm high
Estimate: £300 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
SAMUEL JOSEPH (1791-1850) A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF WILLIAM WILBERFORCE
Lot 240 Unsold
SAMUEL JOSEPH (1791-1850) A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF WILLIAM WILBERFORCE
signed and dated 1833 to the reverse, on a socle base, 72cm high x 55cm wide

Note: William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. This bust is after Samuel Joseph’s statue of Wilberforce currently located in Westminster Abbey. The portrait is derived from Jean-Antoine Houdon’s representation of Voltaire finished in 1781.
Estimate: £10,000 - £20,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023

Total lots: 362

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