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The Autumn Auction

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

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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

Page:

of 16

Lots per page:

Total lots: 362

Lot 145 Sold
AFTER SAMUEL COOPER (c.1608-1672) A portrait miniature
possibly Anthony Ashley Cooper (1652-1699), 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury, painted on ivory, 7.5cm x 6cm, in a gold coloured metal frame

Ivory submission reference: T9TSJEH4

Note: The original resides in the V&A Museum, no.P.66-90.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £80 - £150
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 146 Sold
A REGENCY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A YOUNG MAN
painted on ivory, indistinctly signed lower right, dressed in a blue doublet, 5.5cm x 5.5cm

Ivory submission reference: MBBTE2AD
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £100
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 147 Unsold
A GEORGE III PORTRAIT MINIATURE IN THE MANNER OF RICHARD COSWAY (1742-1821)
18th century, painted on ivory, the seated lady with powdered hair wearing a white dress with blue ribbon, 7cm x 5.6cm, in a gold coloured metal frame backed with blue glass and containing a locket of hair

Ivory submission reference: 29CHM7XG
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 148 Sold
A WILLIAM IV PORTRAIT MINIATURE
painted on ivory, a young man in a black coat, inscribed in French verso and dated 1834, 7.6cm x 6cm

Ivory submission reference: XCFTPJNK
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 149 Sold
A WILLIAM IV PORTRAIT MINIATURE
painted on ivory, depicting an elderly gentleman, inscribed in French to the reverse and dated 1834, 7.6cm x 6cm

Ivory submission reference: BNZX9YG4
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £150
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 150 Unsold
MARIE MARGUERITE FRANÇOISE JASER ROUCHIER (1782-1873) A portrait of a young lady
signed lower right, watercolour on ivory, 4.5cm x 3.5cm

Ivory submission reference: BKMYJC85

Provenance: Private Collection, Somerset.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 151 Sold
A FAMILY GROUP OF PORTRAIT MINIATURES
18th and early 19th century, painted on ivory, each in gold coloured metal frames engraved with the sitter to the reverse, on a velvet and gilt metal mount, including John Quayle (1693-1755) 3.4cm x 3cm, George Quayle (1751-1835) 3.6cm x 3cm, John Quayle (1725-1797) 3.5cm x 3cm and Sir George Moore 3.7cm x 3.1cm (1709-1787)

Ivory submission reference: TF9XCT83
Note: Sir George Moore of Ballamoore was a merchant of Peel, on the Isle of Man, who dealt mainly…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 152 Sold
A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY
late 18th/early 19th century, painted on ivory, wearing a bonnet tied with blue ribbon, 6.2cm x 4.5cm, in a gold coloured metal frame

Ivory submission reference: REQYSZJV
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 153 Sold
A PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENTLEMAN
early 19th century, painted on ivory, wearing a rust coloured doublet, 7.5cm x 6cm, in a gold coloured metal frame backed with blue glass and a monogram

Ivory submission reference: 8PDSRCY9
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 154 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE
painted on ivory, the gold coloured metal frame engraved to the reverse ‘From His Imperial Majesty The Emperor Alexander 2nd of Russia to Lieut Gen. Sir Francis Seymour Barts C. B, 1874’, 4cm x 3cm

Ivory submission reference: XGDHG37U
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 155 Sold
A PORTRAIT MINIATURE, PROBABLY ELIZABETH CONYNGHAM, MARCHIONES CONYNGHAM
19th century, painted on ivory, wearing a red cloak, 9.4cm x 7.1cm, in a gold coloured metal frame, bearing label verso ‘Countess of Conynham painted by Moloy (?)’

Ivory submission reference: H5XXCDFK

Note: Elizabeth Conyngham was the last mistress of George IV, her beauty attracted many admirers.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 156 Sold
PROBABLY WILLIAM DANCE (ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY) A portrait miniature of 'John Fordati'
A portrait miniature of ‘John Fordati’ painted on ivory, wearing black collared jacket, inscribed verso ‘James Fordati 1833 by Dance’, 9.5cm x 7.3cm

Ivory submission reference: 53DRPWQ8
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £80 - £150
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 157 Sold
ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) 'Saint Eustace'
engraving, 31.5cm x 26cm (sheet)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 158 Sold
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'The Baptism of the Eunuch'
etching with drypoint, 18.5cm x 21.5cm
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 159 Sold
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'The Strolling Musicians'
etching, 15.5cm x 12.25cm (sheet)
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 160 Sold
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'Jan Cornelis Sylvius'
signed and dated 1633 within the plate, faint ink monogram in an old hand verso, etching, the sheet 17.5cm x 14.75cm
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £400 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 161 Sold
MANNER OF BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO (1618-1682) 'The Vision of St Paschal Baylon of Villa Reale'
brown ink on paper, with a sketch of a bird verso, 23.5cm x 17.5cm
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 162 Unsold
FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Old Testament scene, signed indistinctly bottom left, ink and ink wash on paper, 48 x 80 cm
Estimate: £400 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 163 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCOIS BOUCHER (1703-1770) Venus and a putto
pencil and coloured chalks on blue paper, 19.5cm x 24.5cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £600 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 164 Sold
GEORGE II BARRET (c.1767-1842) 'Landscape with a Boy Fishing'
watercolour, 20cm x 33cm

Provenance: Squire Gallery, Portman Square, London W1.
Michael B. Harman Esq. and thence by direct descent
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 165 Sold
EMERIC ESSEX VIDAL (1791-1861) HMS Asia in heavy seas
sepia watercolour over traces of pencil, 42cm x 59cm
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 166 Sold
ASCRIBED TO VALENTINE BARTHOLOMEW (1799-1879) Still life with flowers, fruit and a cat
watercolour and bodycolour, 45cm x 35cm

Provenance: Purchased from Duke’s, 28th February 2002, lot 32.
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 167 Unsold
THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER (1803-1902) Sheep resting on a hillside
signed and dated 1890 lower left, watercolour, 35cm x 50cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
Lot 168 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER (1803-1902) Sheep herding
bearing signature lower right, watercolour, 24cm x 35cm

Provenance: Purchased from Lawrence’s,13th October 1994, lot 207.
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023

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