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Auction date Thursday 11 July 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt 

Auction: 

Thursday 11th July at 10.30am


Including property from the following collections: 

The Old Rectory, Ickham, nr Canterbury, Kent.

The Egerton Place Collection.

The Old Vicarage, Chideock.

Great Hayes, Surrey. 

The Digby Family

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Total lots: 319

JAMES SOWERBY (1756/57-1822) A set of twelve botanical studies
Lot 97 Unsold
JAMES SOWERBY (1756/57-1822) A set of twelve botanical studies
coloured engravings, published by W. Curtis, Botanic Garden, Lambeth, March 1786, each 20cm x 12cm, mounted within three gilt frames (3)

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Ickham, nr Canterbury, Kent.
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
CARTER GALPIN (1795-1850) 'The Schooner John Romilly of Bridport'
Lot 98 Sold
CARTER GALPIN (1795-1850) 'The Schooner John Romilly of Bridport'
'William Swaine, Master, Launched from the building yard of J. Cox, at Bridport Harbour, 25th June, 1835', printed by Chapman & Co., inscribed to the bottom left 'The Artist to Mr Jamsett (?)', 30cm x 42.5cm

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
NICOLAS CAMMILLIERI (MALTESE, 1798-1856) 'Ship Onyx Leaving the Port of Malta'
Lot 99 Sold
NICOLAS CAMMILLIERI (MALTESE, 1798-1856) 'Ship Onyx Leaving the Port of Malta'
titled to margin, watercolour, 41.5cm x 57cm

Provenance: Church Cottage, Tarrant Hinton.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A head and shoulders portrait of William Chaworth (1726-1765)
Lot 100 Sold
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…
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
JOHN FREDERICK II HERRING (1815-1907) A horse race
Lot 101 Sold
JOHN FREDERICK II HERRING (1815-1907) A horse race
with riders and horses jumping a fence, signed lower right, watercolour, 19cm x 26.5cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
JOHN FREDERICK II HERRING (1815-1907) A group of dogs
Lot 102 Sold
JOHN FREDERICK II HERRING (1815-1907) A group of dogs
with a Police notice regarding dogs to the background, signed lower left, watercolour, 19cm x 26.5cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
JOHN FREDERICK II HERRING (1815-1907) Horses in a farmyard
Lot 103 Sold
JOHN FREDERICK II HERRING (1815-1907) Horses in a farmyard
with pigs to the foreground, signed to the lower centre, watercolour, 19cm x 26.5cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £150
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A portrait of Rebecca Wreford-Paddon (1856-1944)
Lot 104 Sold
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A portrait of Rebecca Wreford-Paddon (1856-1944)
depicted bust-length, signed upper right, titled upper left, pencil and coloured chalks on blue paper, 75cm x 55cm, original gilt moulded frame of Aesthetic design

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A portrait of Eva Marion Somerset Paddon
Lot 105 Sold
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A portrait of Eva Marion Somerset Paddon
pencil and coloured chalk on blue paper, 60cm x 50cm, in original gilt moulded frame of Aesthetic design

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A portrait of Stanley Somerset Wreford Paddon
Lot 106 Sold
FREDERICK SANDYS (1832-1904) A portrait of Stanley Somerset Wreford Paddon
pencil and coloured chalks on blue paper, 60cm x 50cm, in original gilt moulded frame of Aesthetic design

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent.
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
RICHARD PETER RICHARDS (1840-1877) 'Who'll Buy?'
Lot 107 Unsold
RICHARD PETER RICHARDS (1840-1877) 'Who'll Buy?'
a vendor seated with his produce of vegetables and rabbits, calling for trade with dog at foot, signed lower right and dated 1860, watercolour, 30cm x 42cm

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Ickham, nr Canterbury, Kent.
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS BUSH HARDY (1842-1897) A Shoreham landscape study
Lot 108 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS BUSH HARDY (1842-1897) A Shoreham landscape study
with annotated inscriptions, signed lower right, pencil sketch on paper, 23.5cm x 36cm

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Estimate: £50 - £100
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ALBERT GOODWIN (1845-1932) 'The Last Gleam on the Jungfrau'
Lot 109 Sold
ALBERT GOODWIN (1845-1932) 'The Last Gleam on the Jungfrau'
signed lower right, watercolour and gouache, 26cm x 36cm
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ALBERT GOODWIN (1845-1932) 'The Last Voyage of the Adventure'
Lot 110 Sold
ALBERT GOODWIN (1845-1932) 'The Last Voyage of the Adventure'
signed and dated lower right, watercolour and gouache, 34cm x 50cm
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ALBERT GOODWIN (1845-1932) 'The Church of the Jesuits, Venice'
Lot 111 Sold
ALBERT GOODWIN (1845-1932) 'The Church of the Jesuits, Venice'
signed and dated lower right, watercolour, 26.5cm x 36cm
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ALBERT GOODWIN (1845-1932) 'Maidstone, 1875'
Lot 112 Unsold
ALBERT GOODWIN (1845-1932) 'Maidstone, 1875'
signed lower right, watercolour, gouache and pen, 19cm x 32cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
FREDERICK JAMES MCNAMARA EVANS (1859-c.1929) A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 113 Sold
FREDERICK JAMES MCNAMARA EVANS (1859-c.1929) A portrait of a gentleman
signed lower left, watercolour, 14cm x 10cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
FREDRICK JAMES MCNAMARA EVANS (1859-c.1929) A portrait of a Cornish gentleman
Lot 114 Sold
FREDRICK JAMES MCNAMARA EVANS (1859-c.1929) A portrait of a Cornish gentleman
signed lower right, watercolour, 25cm x 18cm
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
JOSEPH EDWARD SOUTHALL (1861-1944) 'Cornelian Gathering at Southwold'
Lot 115 Sold
JOSEPH EDWARD SOUTHALL (1861-1944) 'Cornelian Gathering at Southwold'
signed and dated 5th July 1905 lower left, watercolour and pencil, 13.5cm x 10cm

Provenance: Bearing a Fine Art Society label verso stating the provenance as 'The Artist's Niece'.
The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
HOWARD SOMERVILLE (1873-1952) A portrait of a lady
Lot 116 Sold
HOWARD SOMERVILLE (1873-1952) A portrait of a lady
signed lower right and inscribed with a "Happy New Years" dedication from the artist, engraving, 20cm x 15cm

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ALFRED WARD (act.1873-1927) 'For Crowns of Victory'
Lot 117 Sold
ALFRED WARD (act.1873-1927) 'For Crowns of Victory'
signed and dated lower left, pencil sketch, 19cm x 14cm

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £50 - £100
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ARTHUR ROMILLY FEDDEN (1875-1939) A head and shoulders portrait of a Breton fisherman
Lot 118 Sold
ARTHUR ROMILLY FEDDEN (1875-1939) A head and shoulders portrait of a Breton fisherman
watercolour, 29cm x 21cm

Provenance: Church Cottage, Tarrant Hinton.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £150
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A set of four boxing engravings
Lot 119 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A set of four boxing engravings
'Dutch Sam', 'James Ward', 'Tho's Spring, Champion of England' and 'James Belcher', published by S. W. Fores of Piccadilly, coloured engravings, each 41cm x 28cm

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £150
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
NAIVE SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A pair of opposing portraits
Lot 120 Sold
NAIVE SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A pair of opposing portraits
depicting young girls wearing light dresses with bows, pastel on paper, each 22.5cm x 18cm (2)

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £50 - £100
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
WILLIAM HENRY PEARSON (19TH CENTURY) 'Towing'
Lot 121 Sold
WILLIAM HENRY PEARSON (19TH CENTURY) 'Towing'
signed lower right, watercolour, 25.5cm x 68cm

Provenance: Church Cottage, Tarrant Hinton.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £100
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A FRENCH BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK
Lot 122 Sold
A FRENCH BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK
19th century, with white enamelled dial and repeat mechanism, striking on a gong, contained in corniche case, 15cm high
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A FRENCH BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK
Lot 123 Unsold
A FRENCH BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK
19th century, with white enamelled dial, contained in corniche case, 12cm high
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A FRENCH BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK BY R & CO., PARIS
Lot 124 Sold
A FRENCH BRASS CASED CARRIAGE CLOCK BY R & CO., PARIS
early 20th century, with cream enamelled chapter ring, contained in shaped case with pierced mounts, 13cm high
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A ZENITH DESK TIMEPIECE
Lot 125 Sold
A ZENITH DESK TIMEPIECE
early 20th century, the circular dial with Arabic numerals and marked for Hamilton & Inches of Edinburgh to the spring driven movement, contained in black and white cloisonné enamelled square case, on four lobed feet, 6cm high x 5.5cm wide x 4cm deep

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A REGENCY EBONISED AND GILT METAL WALL CLOCK BY FRANCIS BERQUEZ OF CAVENDISH SQUARE
Lot 126 Sold
A REGENCY EBONISED AND GILT METAL WALL CLOCK BY FRANCIS BERQUEZ OF CAVENDISH SQUARE
the backplate inscribed with the maker's name and with tooled decoration, the 10cm enamel dial with Roman numerals, 15.5cm high x 14cm wide

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A FRENCH ORMOLU MANTEL TIMEPIECE BAROMETER
Lot 127 Unsold
A FRENCH ORMOLU MANTEL TIMEPIECE BAROMETER
19th century, with twin silvered dials, contained in an oval case supported by two children, on polished slate base, with associated key, 22.5cm high x 23cm wide x 9.5cm deep
Estimate: £200 - £300
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A FRENCH ORMOLU MOUNTED BLACK SLATE MANTEL CLOCK
Lot 128 Unsold
A FRENCH ORMOLU MOUNTED BLACK SLATE MANTEL CLOCK
19th century, by Raingo Frères, Paris, with brown patinated bronze seated female surmount representing Literature, the enamelled dial with pierced foliate hands to the eight day movement striking on a bell, 44cm high x 54cm wide x 20cm deep
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
AN ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Lot 129 Unsold
AN ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
19th century, with seated female surmount representing Knowledge and Discovery, the silvered dial with central star and blue enamelled numerals to the eight day movement with silk suspension, striking on a bell, 47cm high x 33cm wide x 13cm deep, enclosed by glass dome with figured mahogany oval musical base, 60cm high overall
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A FRENCH GILTWOOD LYRE PATTERN MANTEL CLOCK
Lot 130 Sold
A FRENCH GILTWOOD LYRE PATTERN MANTEL CLOCK
19th century, by AD Mougin, Paris, the shaped and segmented cream dial to an eight day movement striking on a bell, contained in case decorated with floral sprays and ormolu mounts, with suspended sunburst pendulum, 56cm high x 32cm wide x 16cm deep
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK AND GARNITURE
Lot 131 Sold
A GILT METAL AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK AND GARNITURE
the backplate inscribed 'JC', the two train movement striking on a bell, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the clock and garniture decorated with sprays of porcelain flowers heads mounted amidst scrolling foliage, the clock 32cm high, the three-branch candelabra, 34cm high, together with an associated glass dome, 33cm high (4)

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £80 - £150
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A FRENCH TOLE PEINTE WALL CLOCK
Lot 132 Sold
A FRENCH TOLE PEINTE WALL CLOCK
19th century, the backplate inscribed with the number '3906', the two train movement striking on a bell, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, in an octagonal case decorated with flowers and surmounted by a gilt ball finial, 34cm high x 28cm wide

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A VICTORIAN MARQUETRY WALL CLOCK
Lot 133 Sold
A VICTORIAN MARQUETRY WALL CLOCK
the two train movement striking on a bell, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, the case inlaid with floral borders and an elephant to the trunk, 69cm high x 41cm wide

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD DROP DIAL WALL CLOCK
Lot 134 Sold
AN EARLY VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD DROP DIAL WALL CLOCK
by Thomas Rudd of Dudley, the enamelled dial to the eight day movement with shaped back plates striking on a bell, contained in mother of pearl inlaid case with octagonal bezel, carved scroll brackets and curved front, 75cm high x 45cm wide x 15cm deep
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
Lot 135 Sold
A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
the eight day two train movement striking on a bell, the painted dial with a subsidiary seconds dial, a date aperture and a moon phase to the arch, the spandrels painted with representations of the four continents, 224cm high x 58cm wide x 26cm deep

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A VICTORIAN OAK CASED ‘ADMIRAL FITZROY ROYAL POLYTECHNIC’ BAROMETER
Lot 136 Sold
A VICTORIAN OAK CASED ‘ADMIRAL FITZROY ROYAL POLYTECHNIC’ BAROMETER
by David and Co., London, the apex top with leaf cresting, 105cm high x 32cm wide x 8cm deep

Ivory Submission Reference: XRW75HAS
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER BY BALTHAZAR KNIE
Lot 137 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER BY BALTHAZAR KNIE
the engraved silvered register plate set into figured mahogany with chequered strung edges, 101cm high x 10.5cm wide

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.

Note: One of the foremost of Scottish Barometer makers, Knie, emigrated from Southern Germany to Edinburgh and worked from 1776-1817 at various premises, especially in the Lawnmarket area.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BANJO BAROMETER BY L. REALINI
Lot 138 Sold
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BANJO BAROMETER BY L. REALINI
inscribed 'L. Realini Warranted' to the level plate, with silvered dial, thermometer and hygrometer in a figured mahogany case with broken swan neck pediment, 112cm high x 31cm wide

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £150
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN ‘CROOKES’ TUBE
Lot 139 Unsold
AN UNUSUAL VICTORIAN ‘CROOKES’ TUBE
comprising a clear glass tube containing white metal Maltese cross filament, mounted on beechwood stand, 25cm high x 29cm long

Note: Circa 1869, a team of scientists led by English physicist William Crookes invented the Crookes tube, an early experimental electrical discharge tube with a partial vacuum. This device led to the first observation and discovery of cathode rays.
Estimate: £100 - £200
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A GERMAN BINOCULAR PERISCOPE
Lot 140 Sold
A GERMAN BINOCULAR PERISCOPE
mid-20th century or later, with polished alloy body engraved with 'TWDF 10 x 50' and serial number '12-133-3624'; and a late 20th century Nikon chained tripod, the instrument 89cm high, the tripod being 97cm high (2)

Provenance: The Egerton Place Collection.
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A PAIR OF RUSSIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT BINOCULARS
Lot 141 Sold
A PAIR OF RUSSIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT BINOCULARS
mid-20th century or later, the polished alloy body with rubber faceplate and adjustable eyepieces, fitted to an octagonal adjustable base, 145cm high

Provenance: The Egerton Place Collection.
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
R.M.S. TITANIC INTEREST: A NOTICE FROM THE R.M.S. OLYMPIC
Lot 142 Sold
R.M.S. TITANIC INTEREST: A NOTICE FROM THE R.M.S. OLYMPIC
thanking the passengers for their support and donations following the news of the Titanic, 20.5cm x 13cm

Provenance: Edwin Thomas Mills, born in Hatfield Essex, who married Caroline Edith Mason on the 16th of April 1908 at The Holy Trinity Church, Hatfield Heath, and died in 1920. Edwin was a Captain's steward and missed sailing on the Titanic but went to her aid on the sister ship, the Olympic. This notice has been passed down by descent and is now offered by Edward's Granddaughter.
The White Star Line Desires to express to the passen-gers before they leave the "Olympic" their…
Hammer price: £2,700
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A LOCK OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE'S HAIR (1772-1834), POET AND PHILOSOPHER
Lot 143 Sold
A LOCK OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE'S HAIR (1772-1834), POET AND PHILOSOPHER
early 19th century, contained within folded paper with handwriting stating '...cut from his head March 12th 1834 by Mrs Adams.....To whom he said take it all dear all of it if you like...' and an envelope '...Given to Thos. S. Wickstead by his mother after her sister Charlotte's death... Jan 1891'

An additional handwritten note states 'Mrs Adams was the lady to whom Coleridge addressed his poem called 'The Two Founts'...... I learnt the above from the wife of Linnell the painter.....Feb 1894'
Provenance: Handed down by the family and thence by descent. Charlotte was the second husband of…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
11 July 2024
11 July 2024
A CONTINENTAL TEXTILE FRAGMENT
Lot 144 Unsold
A CONTINENTAL TEXTILE FRAGMENT
18th century, possibly an altar frontal, the golden coloured background embroidered with a profusion of interlaced flowers and birds, the central coronet adorned with pearls, 127cm x 82cm (excluding pole and trims)

Provenance: The Old Vicarage, Chideock.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
11 July 2024
11 July 2024

Total lots: 319

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