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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

DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A young boy visiting a sickly girl in her bed
Lot 536 Unsold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A young boy visiting a sickly girl in her bed
bringing a pet red squirrel to lift her spirits, oil on canvas laid on board, 58.5cm x 72cm (unframed)

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

Note: The red squirrel appears to be a mascot or emblem of the Tennant/Stanley family. Dorothy herself is depicted holding one in George Frederick Watts' portrait of her as a young woman.
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Forlorn looking mother in an upturned interior
Lot 537 Unsold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A forlorn looking mother in an upturned interior
another figure leaving through the open doorway, signed and dated 1897 lower right, oil on canvas, 63cm x 47cm (unframed, on stretcher)

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Study of a man in despair
Lot 538 Unsold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A study of a man in despair
his head buried in his arms, slumped over a table, oil on canvas, 72cm x 44cm (unframed on stretcher)

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A group of impoverished children reading the news headlines relating to murder
Lot 539 Sold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A group of impoverished children reading the news headlines relating to murder
possibly the work of the notorious Jack the Ripper, oil on canvas, 75cm x 47cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
GABRIEL ÉMILE NICOLET (1856-1921) Portrait of Maud Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk (b.1879)
Lot 540 Unsold
GABRIEL ÉMILE NICOLET (1856-1921) Portrait of Maud Jacqueline Marie Beauclerk (b.1879)
the daughter of Frederik Johan Emanuel, Baron Huyssen Van Kattendyke (1843-1917), aged 12/13, signed and dated 1892 lower centre, oil on canvas, 59cm x 47cm
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
WILLIAM WEEKES (fl. 1856-1904) 'Gentleman of the Common'
Lot 541 Sold
WILLIAM WEEKES (fl. 1856-1904) 'Gentleman of the Common'
A study of four pigs approaching a donkey, signed lower left, oil on panel, 19.5cm x 28.5cm
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
WILLIAM WEEKES (fl. 1856-1904) 'You're on my Nest'
Lot 542 Sold
WILLIAM WEEKES (fl. 1856-1904) 'You're on my Nest'
a duck disturbing six sleeping pigs, signed lower left, oil on panel, 25cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY (1861-1952) A portrait of a young girl
Lot 543 Sold
ARTHUR JOHN ELSLEY (1861-1952) A portrait of a young girl
bust-length, the sitter depicted looking back over her shoulder, holding a doll, signed and dated 1900 lower right, oil on canvas, 44cm x 34cm (oval)
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
EMILE FRIANT (1863-1932) A full-length portrait of Dorothy Tennant
Lot 544 Sold
EMILE FRIANT (1863-1932) A full-length portrait of Dorothy Tennant
depicted emerging through curtains in an interior, signed and dated '88 lower right, oil on panel, 75cm x 35cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £48,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DANIEL SHERRIN (1868-1940) A pair of lakeland landscape scenes
Lot 545 Unsold
DANIEL SHERRIN (1868-1940) A pair of lakeland landscape scenes
both signed lower right, oil on canvas, each 50cm x 75cm (2)
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
HARRY CLIFFORD PILSBURY (1870-1925) A portrait of a lady
Lot 546 Unsold
HARRY CLIFFORD PILSBURY (1870-1925) A portrait of a lady
depicted half-length wearing a brown fur coat, signed and dated 1922 middle left, oil on canvas, 66cm x 51cm (unframed, on stretcher)
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
HENRY LOOS (fl. 1870-1894) Study of a fully-rigged ship at sea
Lot 547 Sold
HENRY LOOS (fl. 1870-1894) Study of a fully-rigged ship at sea
signed "H. Loos, Antwerp, 1874" lower right, oil on canvas, 48cm x 74cm
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
WILLIAM WATSON (1886-1964) 'On the Moors, Glen Lyon, Perthshire'
Lot 548 Sold
WILLIAM WATSON (1886-1964) 'On the Moors, Glen Lyon, Perthshire'
a study of sheep in a Highland landscape, signed and dated 1904, oil on canvas, 60cm x 90cm
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
MONOGRAMMIST F.G. A portrait of a young lady
Lot 549 Sold
MONOGRAMMIST F.G. A portrait of a young lady
depicted half-length in a landscape, her hands resting on a leather bound book, upon which is inscribed "F.G. 1854, Paris", oil on canvas, 94cm x 70cm (oval)
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of Alderman Moses Duxbury J.P., Mayor of Darwen, 1891-92
Lot 550 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of Alderman Moses Duxbury J.P., Mayor of Darwen, 1891-92
depicted three-quarter length, wearing mayoral robes and chain of office, a rolled piece of paper in his right hand, oil on canvas; together with the companion portrait of his wife, Mary Ellen Duxbury, both 112cm x 87cm (2)
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A family portrait
Lot 551 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A family portrait
featuring two young girls and their brother in an interior, oil on canvas, 42cm x 52cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Two women conversing
Lot 552 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Two women conversing
oil on canvas, 75cm x 65cm
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
VICTOR WALLACE (19th/20th century) A shepherd and his flock crossing a stone bridge
Lot 553 Sold
VICTOR WALLACE (19th/20th century) A shepherd and his flock crossing a stone bridge
signed and dated 1901 lower left, oil on canvas, 50cm x 75cm
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
FRANCISCO MOLES (20TH CENTURY) Wine tasting
Lot 554 Unsold
FRANCISCO MOLES (20th century) Wine tasting
signed lower right, oil on panel, 27.5cm x 23.75cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY An Imperial double-headed eagle above three prisoners chained to a cannon
Lot 555 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY An Imperial double-headed eagle above three prisoners chained to a cannon
the eagle clasping a crescent moon in its talons, possibly representing the Habsburg - Ottoman wars, indistinct pencil inscription lower centre, ink on paper, 30cm x 31.8cm

Provenance: Selected contents of 137 Gloucester Road, London.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697-1764) ‘The Harlot’s Progress’
Lot 556 Unsold
WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697-1764) ‘The Harlot’s Progress’
published April 1732, set of six first state engravings, with narrow margins, mostly annotated in pencil, each 30cm x 37cm (6)
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A head and shoulders portrait of William Chaworth (1726-1765)
Lot 557 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A head and shoulders portrait of William Chaworth (1726-1765)
dated 1763, attributed verso to an unknown member of the Stanley family, pastel, 58cm x 44cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Note: On 26 January 1765, William Chaworth was killed by his distant cousin and neighbour William…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
HENRY ASHTON (1801-1872) A capriccio view of Fonthill Abbey
Lot 558 Unsold
HENRY ASHTON (1801-1872) A capriccio view of Fonthill Abbey
signed and dated 1827 lower right, watercolour, 29cm x 41cm

Provenance: The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London W1, June 1953.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ASCRIBED TO EDWIN HENRY LANDSEER (1802-1873) A silhouette profile portrait of a gentleman
Lot 559 Sold
ASCRIBED TO EDWIN HENRY LANDSEER (1802-1873) A silhouette profile portrait of a gentleman
inscribed verso "Lord Normanby by Landseer", watercolour, 16cm x 10cm

Provenance: Selected contents of 137 Gloucester Road, London.

Note: Lord Normanby probably refers to Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby (1797-1863).
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER (1803-1902) Sheep resting on a hillside
Lot 560 Unsold
THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER (1803-1902) Sheep resting on a hillside
signed and dated 1890 lower left, watercolour, 35cm x 50cm
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID COX II (1809-1885) A mountainous landscape
Lot 561 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID COX II (1809-1885) A mountainous landscape
watercolour, 16cm x 22cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON II (1813-1890) A view of Loch Linne, Banavie
Lot 562 Unsold
THOMAS MILES RICHARDSON II (1813-1890) A view of Loch Linne, Banavie
signed dated and numbered '475' lower left, watercolour on paper, 36cm x 66cm

Provenance: Exhibited at the Royal Watercolour Society 1867/1868.
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A portrait of Rebecca Wreford-Paddon (1856-1944)
Lot 563 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: £5,000 - £10,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JANE ELIZABETH COOK OF WANTAGE (1835-1920) A design for the bookplate of Dorothy Tennant, Lady Stanley (1855-1926)
Lot 564 Unsold
JANE ELIZABETH COOK OF WANTAGE (1835-1920) A design for the bookplate of Dorothy Tennant, Lady Stanley (1855-1926)
depicting a woman and a dishevelled child in a library interior, above the motto “Books are the best munition on life’s journey”, pencil and wash, 28cm x 22cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Note: Jane Elizabeth Cook (née Robins) was born on September 27, 1835, in Marylebone, London, the…
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
EDWIN BALE (1842-1923) 'The Wayside Shrine'
Lot 565 Sold
EDWIN BALE (1842-1923) 'The Wayside Shrine'
signed lower right, watercolour, 38cm x 24cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
REGINALD BARRATT (1861-1917) 'Pigeon Houses Luxor'
Lot 566 Sold
REGINALD BARRATT (1861-1917) 'Pigeon Houses Luxor'
signed and dated '90 lower right, titled to the frame, watercolour, 32.5cm x 25.5cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
GEORGE M. HAUSHALTER (1862-1943) 'View in Venice'
Lot 567 Sold
GEORGE M. HAUSHALTER (1862-1943) 'View in Venice'
signed and dated 1895 lower right, watercolour, 35cm x 22cm

Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Henry Morton Stanley in December 1895.
The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), thence by descent.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
CHARLES EDWARD DIXON (1872-1934) 'Greenwich Reach'
Lot 568 Sold
CHARLES EDWARD DIXON (1872-1934) 'Greenwich Reach'
shipping on the Thames looking towards the Royal Naval College, signed, titled and dated 1914 lower left, watercolour, 36cm x 83cm
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
CHARLES E. COX (fl. 1880-1901) Fishing scenes at low tide, with figures at work
Lot 569 Unsold
CHARLES E. COX (fl. 1880-1901) Fishing scenes at low tide, with figures at work
a pair, signed and dated 1890, watercolour, each 33cm x 54cm (2)
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a young lady with wide brimmed bonnet
Lot 570 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a young lady with wide brimmed bonnet
watercolour, 15cm x 11.5cm, apparently unfinished with pencil underdrawing visible
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
EDWARD RIDLEY (fl. early 19th century) ‘Dorchester, The Western Entrance’
Lot 571 Sold
EDWARD RIDLEY (fl. early 19th century) ‘Dorchester, The Western Entrance’
aquatint, published by George Clarke, Dorchester 1836, 25cm x 35cm, in later Hogarth frame; together with a colour print of the same view after Pouncy’s 1857 work (2)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a noble lady
Lot 572 Unsold
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a noble lady
pastel, depicted bust-length, her white dress accented by a pink bow and a floral garland, 60cm x 49cm (oval)
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JOST AMMAN (1539-1591) & GEORG MACK THE ELDER (fl. 1556-1601) 'Rudolphus II'
Lot 573 Unsold
JOST AMMAN (1539-1591) & GEORG MACK THE ELDER (fl. 1556-1601) 'Rudolphus II'
(Holl. 201.66), 1583, without watermark, etching with hand colouring and gilding, the sheet 18.8cm x 13.3cm (unframed but mounted)
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
AFTER JOANNES VAN DER BRUGGEN (1648-1731) 'Man lights his pipe'
Lot 574 Unsold
AFTER JOANNES VAN DER BRUGGEN (1648-1731) 'Man lights his pipe'
monogrammed in plate upper left, mezzotint, the image 17.5cm x 11.5cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
JOHANN WILHELM WEINMANN (1683-1741) A set of twelve botanical studies from 'Phytanthoza Iconographia'
Lot 575 Unsold
JOHANN WILHELM WEINMANN (1683-1741) A set of twelve botanical studies from 'Phytanthoza Iconographia'
mezzotints printed in colour and finished by hand, each presented in a hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frame, each 35cm x 23cm (12)
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
GERMAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY Nine of the 'Ten Plagues of Egypt'
Lot 576 Sold
GERMAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY Nine of the 'Ten Plagues of Egypt'
from 'Collection des Prospects', published Augsburg circa 1780, lacking the fifth plague, pestilence of livestock, handcoloured engravings, each sheet approx. 36cm x 44cm (9) (all unframed)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
WILLIAM STUKELEY (1687-1765) ‘Prospect of Dorchester from the Amphitheater, August 22nd 1723’
Lot 577 Sold
WILLIAM STUKELEY (1687-1765) ‘Prospect of Dorchester from the Amphitheater, August 22nd 1723’
coloured engraving, 16cm x 27cm
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
WILLIAM DANIELL (1769-1837) ‘Weymouth’
Lot 578 Sold
WILLIAM DANIELL (1769-1837) ‘Weymouth’
aquatint, 17cm x 24cm, published 1st August 1823; and two other engravings of local views - ‘Coast of Dorset shire’ and ‘A North East View of the Town of Dorchester’, all in later Hogarth frames (3)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
WILLIAM DANIELL (1769-1837) ‘Lulworth Cove’
Lot 579 Sold
WILLIAM DANIELL (1769-1837) ‘Lulworth Cove’
aquatint, published 1st August 1823, 17cm x 24cm, in later Hogarth frame
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
WALTER BOTHAMS (c.1850-1914), ‘Sketches of the Convict Prisons: Portland No. 1’
Lot 580 Sold
WALTER BOTHAMS (c.1850-1914), ‘Sketches of the Convict Prisons: Portland No. 1’
coloured engraving, 22.5cm x 30.5cm; together with a similar coloured engraving titled ‘The British Channel Squadron in Portland Roads’, 10cm x 34.5cm, both in later Hogarth frames (2)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL ‘Weymouth’
Lot 581 Sold
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL ‘Weymouth’
harbour view with paddle steamer to foreground, coloured engraving, 33cm x 50cm, in oval card mount and Hogarth frame
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
DAY & HAGHE (19TH CENTURY) ‘Weymouth North View’
Lot 582 Sold
DAY & HAGHE (19TH CENTURY) ‘Weymouth North View’
showing ascent of the balloon Albion, dated 12th August 1842, 28cm x 43cm, in Hogarth frame
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024
*SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) 'Church of St. Walburgh, Furnes'
Lot 583 Unsold
*SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) 'Church of St. Walburgh, Furnes'
1908, signed in pencil to the margin, etching, the image 35cm x 25cm

Literature: Gaunt, William, 'The Etchings of Frank Brangwyn', plate 124.
Estimate: £150 - £200
24 April 2024
24 April 2024

Total lots: 547

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