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Auction date Wednesday 24 April 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt & Michael Roberts


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Wednesday 24th April at 10.30am


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Total lots: 526

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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Total lots: 526

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