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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

Total lots: 362

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