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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

JOHN DOBBIN (1815-1844) A BUSY STREET SCENE IN LOUVAIN, BELGIUM
Lot 169 Sold
JOHN DOBBIN (1815-1844) A BUSY STREET SCENE IN LOUVAIN, BELGIUM
featung the Hotel de Ville, inscribed and dated 1856, signed, watercolour, 61cm x 81cm

Provenance: Purchased from John Nicholson, 1st May 2003, lot 666.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
WILLIAM CHARLES TH. DOBSON (1817-1898) A portrait of a girl with flowers
Lot 170 Sold
WILLIAM CHARLES TH. DOBSON (1817-1898) A portrait of a girl with flowers
monogrammed and dated 1877 lower left, watercolour on paper, 49cm x 55cm
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £300 - £500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE FREDERIC WATTS (1817-1904) A study of a monk
Lot 171 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE FREDERIC WATTS (1817-1904) A study of a monk
depicted three quarter length standing, head bowed and hands across his chest, monogrammed lower right, pencil heightened with white, 35.5cm x 27.5cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
MYLES BIRKET FOSTER (1825-1899), 'The Thrum on the Coquet at Rothbury'
Lot 172 Sold
MYLES BIRKET FOSTER (1825-1899), 'The Thrum on the Coquet at Rothbury'
monogrammed lower right, watercolour, 34cm x 26cm
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A portrait of Rebecca Wreford-Paddon (1856-1944)
Lot 173 Unsold
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A family group of portraits relating to the Somerset-Paddon Family
Rebecca Wreford-Paddon (1856-1944) depicted bust-length, signed upper right, titled upper left, pencil and coloured chalks on blue paper, 75cm x 55cm; and her children Eva Marion Somerset Paddon (b. 1880) and Stanley Somerset Wreford Paddon (b. 1881), pencil and coloured chalks on blue paper, each 60cm x 50cm (3)

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Estimate: £10,000 - £20,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
GEORGE SAMUEL ELGOOD (1851-1943) 'The Herbaceous Border at Knockwood'
Lot 174 Unsold
GEORGE SAMUEL ELGOOD (1851-1943) 'The Herbaceous Border at Knockwood'
signed lower centre, dated 1906 lower right, watercolour, 25cm x 36cm

Provenance: The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London.
Private Collection, London and Dorset.

Literature: Eckstein, Eve ‘George Samuel Elgood: His life and work 1851-1943’, publ. Alpine Fine Arts Collection (UK)Ltd, 1995.
Note: George Samuel Elgood was an English artist and illustrator, known for his views of formal and…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
GEORGE SAMUEL ELGOOD (1851-1943) 'The Gazebo at Loseley Park'
Lot 175 Unsold
GEORGE SAMUEL ELGOOD (1851-1943) 'The Gazebo at Loseley Park'
signed and dated 1891 lower left, watercolour, 38cm x 30.75cm; together with an associated photograph of the same view, apparently taken by Elgood

Provenance: Private Collection, London and Dorset.
Note: George Samuel Elgood was an English artist and illustrator, known for his views of formal and…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
GEORGE SAMUEL ELGOOD (1851-1943) 'Terrace Steps, Knockwood'
Lot 176 Unsold
GEORGE SAMUEL ELGOOD (1851-1943) 'Terrace Steps, Knockwood'
signed and dated 1926 lower left, watercolour, 32.5cm x 26.5cm

Provenance: The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London.
Private Collection, London and Dorset.
Note: George Samuel Elgood was an English artist and illustrator, known for his views of formal and…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
FRANK MILES (1852-1891) A portrait of Mrs Wreford Paddon
Lot 177 Sold
FRANK MILES (1852-1891) A portrait of Mrs Wreford Paddon
depicted bust-length, signed lower right, titled upper right, pencil on buff paper, 41cm x 28cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ALICE MAY CHAMBERS (fl. 1880-1893) A portrait of Rebecca Porter Paddon
Lot 178 Sold
ALICE MAY CHAMBERS (fl. 1880-1893) A portrait of Rebecca Porter Paddon
depicted head and shoulders before flowering foliage, monogrammed upper left, red chalks on paper, 45cm x 38cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Note: Rebecca Porter Paddon was born Rebecca Porter Somerset at Havering House, Milton Lilbourne,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £600 - £800
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
*CHARLES SIDNEY CHESTON (1882-1960) 'Lansdown Hill, Bath, 1929'
Lot 179 Sold
*CHARLES SIDNEY CHESTON (1882-1960) 'Lansdown Hill, Bath, 1929'
street scene with figures, signed lower right, titled verso, watercolour and pencil, 23.5cm x 37cm

Provenance: P & D Colnaghi & Co, Mayfair, London.
Michael B. Harman Esq. and thence by direct descent.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
MANNER OF DENYS FIAMMINGO CALVAERT (1540-1619) The Flagellation of Christ
Lot 180 Unsold
MANNER OF DENYS FIAMMINGO CALVAERT (1540-1619) The Flagellation of Christ
the foreground depicting Christ picking up the purple robe of Kingship, the background showing Christ’s presentation to the people by Pontius Pilate, circa 1610-20, oil on copper panel, 34cm x 24cm
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
MANNER OF FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN (1598-1664) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Lot 181 Unsold
MANNER OF FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN (1598-1664) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
oil on canvas, 43cm x 32cm

Provenance: Purchased from Mallams, Oxford.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
MANNER OF CLAUDE GELLEE, CALLED LE LORRAIN (1600-1682) 'Seaport at Ostia with the Villa Medici'
Lot 182 Sold
MANNER OF CLAUDE GELLEE, CALLED LE LORRAIN (1600-1682) 'Seaport at Ostia with the Villa Medici'
signed, oil on canvas, 101.5cm x 134.5cm

Provenance: The Atkinson Family, Temple Sowerby, Cumbria and subsequently purchased by the present
vendor’s father from Duke’s 4th March 1993, lot 144, hammer £4,400.

Note: According to Professor Michael Kitson, late of the Courtauld Institute of Art, this work is of particular interest since it appears to have been in this country since the 17th Century, making it an extremely early copy dating to the lifetime of Claude, or shortly after his death.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
JOHN MAYLE WICHELO (1627-1703) A moonlit lake scene
Lot 183 Sold
JOHN MAYLE WICHELO (1627-1703) A moonlit lake scene
a city on the horizon, oil on canvas, 33cm x 44cm

Provenance: Purchased from Duke’s, 4th March 1993, lot 25.
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £150 - £250
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
MANNER OF MARY BEALE (1633-1699) A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 184 Sold
MANNER OF MARY BEALE (1633-1699) A portrait of a gentleman
depicted bust-length, wearing a curly brown wig, brocaded jacket, red cloak and lace stock, feigned oval, 75cm x 62cm
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ASCRIBED TO HYACINTHE RIGAUD (1659-1743) A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 185 Sold
ASCRIBED TO HYACINTHE RIGAUD (1659-1743) A portrait of a gentleman
depicted half-length, wearing a curly brown wig, ermine-lined red robes over black and holding a roll of paper in his right hand, oil on canvas, 122cm x 91cm
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL DAHL (1656/59-1743) A portrait of Catherine Plumer with her child
Lot 186 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO MICHAEL DAHL (1656/59-1743) A portrait of Catherine Plumer with her child
seated three-quarter length, oil on canvas, 127cm x 101.5cm

Provenance: This private collection of Plumer family portraits has passed by descent at Whatcombe, an important 18th century house in Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO JONATHAN RICHARDSON (1665-1745) A portrait of John Plumer
Lot 187 Sold
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

Provenance: This private collection of Plumer family portraits has passed by descent at Whatcombe, an important 18th century house in Dorset.
Hammer price: £3,600
Estimate: £4,000 - £8,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Catherine, daughter of John Plumer, holding her baby
Lot 188 Sold
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Catherine, daughter of John Plumer, holding her baby
oil on canvas, 127cm x 101.5cm

Provenance: This private collection of Plumer family portraits has passed by descent at Whatcombe, an important 18th century house in Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Walter Plumer, Esq.
Lot 189 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 x 101.5cm

Provenance: This private collection of Plumer family portraits has passed by descent at Whatcombe, an important 18th century house in Dorset.
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of William Plumer
Lot 190 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of William Plumer
seated, three-quarter length wearing a brown coat, oil on canvas, 127cm x 101.5cm

Provenance: This private collection of Plumer family portraits has passed by descent at Whatcombe, an important 18th century house in Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
PIEDMONTESE SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY (?) A child standing full-length in an interior with a spaniel to one side and drapery above
Lot 191 Sold
PIEDMONTESE SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY (?) A child standing full-length in an interior with a spaniel to one side and drapery above
oil on canvas, 114cm x 80cm; and the companion painting (both unframed) (2)

Provenance: An important Italian noble family collection.
Purchased from Duke's, 14th September 2017, Lot 976.
The residual contents of Claveys Farmhouse, Mells Green, Somerset.
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Thomas Lennard Barrett, XVI Lord Dacre (1717-1786)
Lot 192 Sold
JOHN VANDERBANK (1694-1739) A portrait of Thomas Lennard Barrett, XVI Lord Dacre (1717-1786)
circa 1730, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 74cm x 62cm
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
18 October 2023
18 October 2023

Total lots: 362

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