Head of Sale:
William Batt & Michael Roberts
Auction:
Wednesday 24th April at 10.30am
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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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| 536 |
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… |
£2,000 - £4,000 | - | View |
| 537 |
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),… |
£800 - £1,500 | - | View |
| 538 |
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. |
£800 - £1,500 | - | View |
| 539 |
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. |
£800 - £1,200 | £700 | View |
| 540 |
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
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£400 - £800 | - | View |
| 541 |
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
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£800 - £1,500 | £900 | View |
| 542 |
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
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£800 - £1,500 | £1,400 | View |
| 543 |
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)
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£500 - £1,000 | £460 | View |
| 544 |
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. |
£4,000 - £6,000 | £48,000 | View |
| 545 |
DANIEL SHERRIN (1868-1940) A pair of lakeland landscape scenes
both signed lower right, oil on canvas, each 50cm x 75cm (2)
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£800 - £1,500 | - | View |
| 546 |
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)
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 547 |
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
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£300 - £500 | £360 | View |
| 548 |
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
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£3,000 - £5,000 | £2,400 | View |
| 549 |
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)
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£400 - £800 | £700 | View |
| 550 |
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…
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£300 - £500 | £260 | View |
| 551 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A family portrait
featuring two young girls and their brother in an interior, oil on canvas, 42cm x 52cm
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£300 - £400 | £650 | View |
| 552 |
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Two women conversing
oil on canvas, 75cm x 65cm
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£300 - £500 | £1,400 | View |
| 553 |
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
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£300 - £500 | £700 | View |
| 554 |
FRANCISCO MOLES (20th century) Wine tasting
signed lower right, oil on panel, 27.5cm x 23.75cm
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£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 555 |
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… |
£100 - £200 | £220 | View |
| 556 |
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)
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£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 557 |
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. |
£1,000 - £2,000 | - | View |
| 558 |
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. |
£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 559 |
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… |
£100 - £200 | £150 | View |
| 560 |
THOMAS SIDNEY COOPER (1803-1902) Sheep resting on a hillside
signed and dated 1890 lower left, watercolour, 35cm x 50cm
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£400 - £800 | - | View |
| 561 |
ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID COX II (1809-1885) A mountainous landscape
watercolour, 16cm x 22cm
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 562 |
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. |
£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 563 |
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.…
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£5,000 - £10,000 | - | View |
| 564 |
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… |
£200 - £400 | - | View |
| 565 |
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. |
£100 - £200 | £50 | View |
| 566 |
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. |
£300 - £500 | £260 | View |
| 567 |
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… |
£100 - £200 | £90 | View |
| 568 |
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
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£1,000 - £2,000 | £2,800 | View |
| 569 |
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)
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 570 |
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
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£150 - £250 | £80 | View |
| 571 |
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)
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£100 - £200 | £40 | View |
| 572 |
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)
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£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 573 |
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)
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£1,500 - £2,500 | - | View |
| 574 |
AFTER JOANNES VAN DER BRUGGEN (1648-1731) 'Man lights his pipe'
monogrammed in plate upper left, mezzotint, the image 17.5cm x 11.5cm
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£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 575 |
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)
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£8,000 - £12,000 | - | View |
| 576 |
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)
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£200 - £400 | £70 | View |
| 577 |
WILLIAM STUKELEY (1687-1765) ‘Prospect of Dorchester from the Amphitheater, August 22nd 1723’
coloured engraving, 16cm x 27cm
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£100 - £200 | £120 | View |
| 578 |
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)
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£50 - £100 | £90 | View |
| 579 |
WILLIAM DANIELL (1769-1837) ‘Lulworth Cove’
aquatint, published 1st August 1823, 17cm x 24cm, in later Hogarth frame
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£50 - £100 | £20 | View |
| 580 |
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)
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£50 - £100 | £20 | View |
| 581 |
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL ‘Weymouth’
harbour view with paddle steamer to foreground, coloured engraving, 33cm x 50cm, in oval card mount and Hogarth frame
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£100 - £200 | £130 | View |
| 582 |
DAY & HAGHE (19TH CENTURY) ‘Weymouth North View’
showing ascent of the balloon Albion, dated 12th August 1842, 28cm x 43cm, in Hogarth frame
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£100 - £200 | £170 | View |
| 583 |
*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. |
£150 - £200 | - | View |
