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Auction date Wednesday 24 April 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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William Batt & Michael Roberts


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Wednesday 24th April at 10.30am


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Total lots: 547

A THOMAS TILL & SONS PALE GREEN POTTERY ‘DAVID AND GOLIATH’ JUG
Lot 488 Unsold
A THOMAS TILL & SONS PALE GREEN POTTERY ‘DAVID AND GOLIATH’ JUG
19th century, moulded in relief, the reverse with David and Bathsheba, diamond registration mark for 3rd June 1854, 21cm high
Estimate: £30 - £50
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A CHARLES MEIGH CREAM POTTERY ‘BACCHANALIAN’ JUG
Lot 489 Sold
A CHARLES MEIGH CREAM POTTERY ‘BACCHANALIAN’ JUG
19th century, moulded in relief, diamond registration mark for 30th September 1854, 27cm high; a similar Ridgway ‘Moses’ jug, 18cm high; and two other cream pottery jugs (4)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
A DOULTON LAMBETH STONEWARE JUG
Lot 490 Sold
A DOULTON LAMBETH STONEWARE JUG
the silver lid and collar by Robert Harper, London 1883, with Green Man thumb piece, the body of coloured geometric bands, 26cm high x 15cm wide
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY A portrait miniature
Lot 491 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY A portrait miniature
on enamel, depicting a gentleman in an interior, an armorial to the background with three crowns within a bramble border, retaining the original oval case with a hinged lid, decorated in shades of blue with a stylised foliate design on both sides, 6cm high overall

Provenance: A private West Dorset Collection.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
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24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY A miniature portrait of a young girl with spaniel
Lot 492 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY A miniature portrait of a young girl with spaniel
painted on ivory panel, oval 9cm x 7cm, in gilt gesso and velvet covered frame

Ivory Submission Reference: EH6D129W
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £150 - £250
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait miniature
Lot 493 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait miniature
on ivory, depicting the Reverend Arthur Evans Rodburn (?), in a half-pearl frame, inscribed to the verso, 3.5cm high

Ivory Submission Reference: F5QNBBUJ
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A double-sided portrait miniature
Lot 494 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A double-sided portrait miniature
one side depicting a gentleman in a blue coat, painted on ivory, the other side a young boy, mounted in a yellow metal case with enamel and pearl borders to one side, 5.7cm high overall

Ivory Submission Reference: ZNWYBP5C
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a young noble woman
Lot 495 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a young noble woman
wearing blue ribbon to her hair, painted on ivory, the oval brass frame with ribbon cresting and easel support, handwritten label verso inscribed ‘Anne Carre, Countess of Bedford’, oval 7.5cm x 6cm

Ivory Submission Reference: ZYEPS5WZ
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait miniature of Napoleon
Lot 496 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait miniature of Napoleon
depicted astride his horse on the battlefield flanked by three generals, painted on ivory panel, mounted in in a black lacquered frame, 8cm x 6.5cm

Ivory Submission reference: T1M9N9XL
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
NORTH EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 16th century style, A portrait of a lady
Lot 497 Sold
NORTH EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 16th century style, A portrait of a lady
wearing a jewelled collar and a headdress studded with jewels, oil on panel, the reverse with the remains of a wax seal, probably 17th/18th century, 37.5cm x 29cm

Provenance: Brigadier General E.S. Herbert of Agates Meadow, Finchampstead, Berkshire, and thence by descent to the vendor.
A private Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
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MANNER OF JOOS VAN CRAESBEECK (1605/06-1660/61) A portrait of a seated gentleman
Lot 498 Sold
MANNER OF JOOS VAN CRAESBEECK (1605/06-1660/61) A portrait of a seated gentleman
likely 17th century and circle of the artist, oil on paper on a later panel, 12.5cm x 9.5cm
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
CIRCLE OF MARY BEALE (1632-1699) A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 499 Sold
CIRCLE OF MARY BEALE (1632-1699) A portrait of a gentleman
depicted bust-length in a feigned sculpted stone cartouche, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM VAN MIERIS (1662-1747) 'The Chicken Seller'
Lot 500 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM VAN MIERIS (1662-1747) 'The Chicken Seller'
a woman hanging a dead cockerel at her window, oil on panel, 32cm x 27cm
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
AFTER GIOVANNI ANTONIO PELLEGRINI (1675-1741) ‘Venus, Cupid and a Faun’
Lot 501 Sold
AFTER GIOVANNI ANTONIO PELLEGRINI (1675-1741) ‘Venus, Cupid and a Faun’
oil on canvas, 43cm x 34cm
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
AFTER CANALETTO (1697-1768) A view of the Grand Canal from Santa Maria della Carità to the Bacino di San Marco, Venice
Lot 502 Sold
AFTER CANALETTO (1697-1768) A view of the Grand Canal from Santa Maria della Carità to the Bacino di San Marco, Venice
oil on canvas, 34.5cm x 55cm (unframed on stretcher)

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JAMES SEYMOUR (1702-1752) and Studio
Lot 503 Sold
JAMES SEYMOUR (1702-1752) and Studio
An elegant lady and gentleman hare coursing in an extensive landscape, oil on canvas, 84cm x 127cm, in a contemporary giltwood and gesso frame

Provenance: The Troyte-Bullock family and thence by descent.
Recorded in an inventory of the contents of North Coker House, Somerset, in 1920.

Literature: James Seymour by Richard Willis, published 2022, page 295, catalogue number 130b.
Note: Another version of this composition is illustrated in "Game and the English Landscape", by…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ASCRIBED TO PIETRO ANTONIO ROTARI (1707-1762) A portrait of a young lady
Lot 504 Sold
ASCRIBED TO PIETRO ANTONIO ROTARI (1707-1762) A portrait of a young lady
depicted bust-length, wearing a black hat with red tassel and a lace choker, oil on canvas, 47cm x 33cm

Provenance: Selected contents of 137 Gloucester Road, London.
Hammer price: £3,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
MANNER OF LOUIS LEOPOLD BOILLY (1761-1845) The Rural Concert
Lot 505 Unsold
MANNER OF LOUIS LEOPOLD BOILLY (1761-1845) The Rural Concert
a maiden being serenaded by a band of musicians as other figures look on, dated 1798 in Roman numerals to the base of a pedestal atop which stands a classical urn, oil on panel, 111cm x 83.5cm (unframed)
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ASCRIBED TO GEORGE MORLAND (1762/63-1804) A coastal landscape
Lot 506 Sold
ASCRIBED TO GEORGE MORLAND (1762/63-1804) A coastal landscape
with figures to the foreground, oil on panel, 14cm x 19.5cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £150 - £250
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
CIRCLE OF GEORGE MORLAND (1762/63-1804) A pastoral landscape
Lot 507 Sold
CIRCLE OF GEORGE MORLAND (1762/63-1804) A pastoral landscape
with figures and dogs to the foreground, oil on panel, 14cm x 17cm
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) A young boy on his pony
Lot 508 Unsold
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) A young boy on his pony
raising his top hat and crop in greeting as he passes through an open gate with his dog following, another rider waiting further down the track that leads to a country estate, oil on canvas, 56cm x 72cm

Provenance: W.H. Patterson Fine Art, Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London.
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED VICKERS (1786-1868) Horses and cart in a country field
Lot 509 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ALFRED VICKERS (1786-1868) Horses and cart in a country field
oil painting on panel, P&D Colnaghi & Co label verso, 17cm x 21.5cm
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ALEXANDER MARK ROSSI (1840-1916) A genre painting, depicting a gentleman in an interior
Lot 510 Sold
ALEXANDER MARK ROSSI (1840-1916) A genre painting, depicting a gentleman in an interior
signed lower right, oil on canvas laid on board, 60cm x 44cm
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DAVID ROBERTS (1796-1864) 'Frankfurt Main'
Lot 511 Sold
DAVID ROBERTS (1796-1864) 'Frankfurt Main'
German street scene looking towards Frankfurt Cathedral, signed and indistinctly dated lower right, oil on canvas, 31cm x 25.5cm
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
THOMAS CHURCHYARD (1798-1865) On the River Yare
Lot 512 Sold
THOMAS CHURCHYARD (1798-1865) On the River Yare
unsigned, oil painting on card panel, JS Maas & Co label verso, 12.5cm x 19cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A portrait of a member of the Chatsworth family
Lot 513 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A portrait of a member of the Chatsworth family
possibly either Cassandra Chaworth (1708-1781), or her sister, Mary Chaworth (d.1770), oil on canvas, 37.5cm x 27.5cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY Figures on a winding mountain road
Lot 514 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY Figures on a winding mountain road
oil on canvas, 45cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
SIR EDWIN LANDSEER R.A. H.R.S.A (1802-1873) A study of a hound's head
Lot 515 Sold
SIR EDWIN LANDSEER R.A. H.R.S.A (1802-1873) A study of a hound's head
oil sketch on canvas, 41cm x 67cm

Provenance: Previously in the collection of Lord Feversham, sold at Sotheby’s 28th August 1978, Lot 599.
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
STEPHEN TAYLOR (fl. 1806-1835) A study of three spaniels
Lot 516 Sold
STEPHEN TAYLOR (fl. 1806-1835) A study of three spaniels
signed and dated 1831 lower right, oil on canvas, 50cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JOHN NICHOLAS RHODES (1809-1842) Rural scene with figures taking lunch
Lot 517 Sold
JOHN NICHOLAS RHODES (1809-1842) Rural scene with figures taking lunch
signed and dated 1832 lower left, oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm
Note: This picture is almost certainly that called "Noon" featuring in John N. Rhodes, A Yorkshire…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JOHN NICHOLAS RHODES (1809-1842) A woman leading a donkey
Lot 518 Unsold
JOHN NICHOLAS RHODES (1809-1842) A woman leading a donkey
oil on cradled panel, 28cm x 36.5cm

Note: This work is directly comparable to plate XV in William Thorp’s ‘John N. Rhodes, A Yorkshire Painter’ and is highly typical of the artist’s work.
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
HENRY LEJEUNE (1820-1904) 'Mischief'
Lot 519 Unsold
HENRY LEJEUNE (1820-1904) 'Mischief'
children at the riverbank, monogrammed and dated 1878 lower left, oil on canvas, 25cm x 30cm

To be sold with a Christmas card featuring a reproduction of the painting offered here.

Provenance: The Collection of Sir Harry and Lady Newton and thence by descent.
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ALEXANDER LEGGETT (c. 1828-1884) ‘Crail Harbour'
Lot 520 Sold
ALEXANDER LEGGETT (c. 1828-1884) ‘Crail Harbour'
signed, titled and dated 1866 verso, oil on board, 31cm x 47.5cm
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JEAN-JACQUES HENNER (1829-1905) A profile portrait of Dorothy Tennant
Lot 521 Sold
JEAN-JACQUES HENNER (1829-1905) A profile portrait of Dorothy Tennant
head and shoulders, signed and dated 1880, oil on panel, 26.5cm x 21cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.

Note: This work dates to the period in which Dorothy Tennant studied painting under Henner in Paris following her graduation from the Slade.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
HENRY ARCHIBALD MAJOR (1829-1902) A still life study of a pineapple, grapes and other fruits on a ledge
Lot 522 Unsold
HENRY ARCHIBALD MAJOR (1829-1902) A still life study of a pineapple, grapes and other fruits on a ledge
signed and dated '76 lower centre, oil on canvas, 30cm x 36cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
PETER PAUL MARSHALL (1830-1900) 'Haymaking'
Lot 523 Sold
PETER PAUL MARSHALL (1830-1900) 'Haymaking'
1860, signed with monogram lower right, and signed again and inscribed “Hay/time/Peter Paul/10 Tottenham Terrace/Tottenham N./25.0.0.” on a fragmentary label on the reverse, and inscribed “No.97/Hayfield at back of P.P. Marshall’s house Tottenham/with...V Epping Forest in the distance/the artist’s sons William and Johnnie with their mother/and the children of the late J. H. Stewart/Exhibited at Royal Academy price 25 gns/Painted by P. P. Marshall 1860” on the backboard, oil on board, 31.75cm x 45.75cm
Provenance: Selected contents of 137 Gloucester Road, London.Note: Marshall is best known for…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JOSEF MUNSCH (1832-1896) A sheepish looking dog and his master in an interior
Lot 524 Sold
JOSEF MUNSCH (1832-1896) A sheepish looking dog and his master in an interior
a chewed lady's shoe strewn on the floor nearby, signed lower left, oil on panel, 21cm x 16cm

Provenance: Private collection, Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JOHN ANSTER FITZGERALD (1832-1906) A portrait of a child at bedtime
Lot 525 Unsold
JOHN ANSTER FITZGERALD (1832-1906) A portrait of a child at bedtime
her pocket overflowing with dolls, possibly Florence Harriet Fitzgerald, the daughter of the artist, oil on canvas, 60cm x 48cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
MANNER OF JACOB JAN COENRAAD SPOHLER (1837-1922) Winter landscape with ice skaters on a frozen river
Lot 526 Sold
MANNER OF JACOB JAN COENRAAD SPOHLER (1837-1922) Winter landscape with ice skaters on a frozen river
oil on canvas, 60cm x 90cm
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
THOMAS JACQUES SOMERSCALES (1842-1927) 'Off the Spanish coast in the sixties'
Lot 527 Sold
THOMAS JACQUES SOMERSCALES (1842-1927) 'Off the Spanish coast in the sixties'
signed and dated 1911 lower right, oil on canvas, 36cm x 51cm
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
EDMUND FITZPATRICK (1848-1883) 'The Farmer's Daughter'
Lot 528 Sold
EDMUND FITZPATRICK (1848-1883) 'The Farmer's Daughter'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm

Note: Edmund Fitzpatrick (1848-1883) was a native of the County of Kilkenny. He studied at the Royal Dublin Society and won a medal in 1843. He also exhibited with the Society of British Artists in 1848 in London. He exhibited paintings depicting Irish peasant life (Woodcuts after his drawings appeared in the Illustrated Dublin Journal in 1862).
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JOHN COLLIER (1850-1934) Landscape study
Lot 529 Sold
JOHN COLLIER (1850-1934) Landscape study
signed and inscribed "For Dorothy Tennant" lower left, oil on panel, 34.5cm x 25cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
GIACOMO MANTEGAZZA (1853-1920) 'The Love Token'
Lot 530 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: £3,000 - £5,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Two street urchins having a fight
Lot 531 Unsold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Two street urchins having a fight
signed and dated 1895 lower right, oil on canvas, 122cm x 71cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Three impoverished children playing
Lot 532 Unsold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Three impoverished children playing
signed and dated 1893 lower right, oil on canvas, 108cm x 95cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Self portrait
Lot 533 Sold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Self portrait
head and shoulders in profile, monogrammed and dated 1888 lower right, inscribed verso "Dorothy Tennant, painted by herself in 1883, for her mother", oil on paper, 20cm x 19cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A portrait of Gertrude Tennant
Lot 534 Sold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A portrait of Gertrude Tennant
the mother of the artist depicted half-length seated in an interior, oil on canvas, 31cm x 23cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Street urchin cowering beside barrels
Lot 535 Unsold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A street urchin cowering beside barrels
signed lower right, oil on panel, 56cm x 33cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024

Total lots: 547

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