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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


Auction: 

Wednesday 24th April at 10.30am


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Monday 22nd April 9.30am - 7pm

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Total lots: 526

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
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
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

Total lots: 526

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