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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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Lots per page:

Total lots: 547

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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