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Auction date Wednesday 23 October 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Wednesday 23rd October at 10.30am


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Total lots: 497

KEELEY HALSWELLE (1832-1891) A harvesting scene with a figure at rest between corn stooks
Lot 145 Sold
KEELEY HALSWELLE (1832-1891) A harvesting scene with a figure at rest between corn stooks
monogrammed lower right, inscribed in pencil verso "Sketch by Keeley Halswelle, purchased at Edwin Hayes sale", oil on panel, 14.5cm x 24cm

Provenance: The collection of Edwin Hayes R.I. (1819-1904). His sale, Christie's, London, 1905.
The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
JOHN ANSTER FITZGERALD (1832-1906) A portrait of a child at bedtime
Lot 146 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: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ALFRED MORRIS (1835–c.1896) 'Highland Sheep, Top of Loch Goil'
Lot 147 Sold
ALFRED MORRIS (1835–c.1896) 'Highland Sheep, Top of Loch Goil'
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 92cm x 71cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £400 - £800
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
EDMUND MORISON WIMPERIS (1835-1900) 'The Harvesters, A Windy Day'
Lot 148 Sold
EDMUND MORISON WIMPERIS (1835-1900) 'The Harvesters, A Windy Day'
signed and dated '92 lower right, oil on canvas, 50cm x 76cm

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
EDMUND MORISON WIMPERIS (1835-1900) 'In the Water Meadows, Ringwood, Hants'
Lot 149 Sold
EDMUND MORISON WIMPERIS (1835-1900) 'In the Water Meadows, Ringwood, Hants'
1897, monogrammed and dated lower centre, oil on canvas, 60cm x 90cm

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
JOSEPH THORS (1835-1920) A pair of rural landscapes with figures
Lot 150 Sold
JOSEPH THORS (1835-1920) A pair of rural landscapes with figures
signed, oils on canvas, each 39cm x 59cm (2)

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £600 - £800
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ANTON MAUVE (1838-1888) Figures in a domestic interior
Lot 151 Sold
ANTON MAUVE (1838-1888) Figures in a domestic interior
signed lower right, oil on panel, 12cm x 17cm
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL A portrait of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905)
Lot 152 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL A portrait of Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905)
the actor depicted standing full-length, wearing elaborate red ermine-lined robes, oil on card, 25.7cm x 20.3cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
GEORGE STANFIELD WALTERS (1838-1924) Shipping in a busy waterway
Lot 153 Sold
GEORGE STANFIELD WALTERS (1838-1924) Shipping in a busy waterway
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 60cm x 90cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DAVID BATES (1840-1921) 'The Harvest of the Woods'
Lot 154 Sold
DAVID BATES (1840-1921) 'The Harvest of the Woods'
A girl gathering a faggot in a wood, signed and dated 1887 lower right, further signed, dated and titled verso, oil on canvas, 30cm x 25cm
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DAVID BATES (1840/41-1921) 'The Mill Dam'
Lot 155 Sold
DAVID BATES (1840/41-1921) 'The Mill Dam'
anglers in a landscape, signed and dated 1896 lower right, further signed, titled and dated verso, oil on canvas, 45cm x 35cm
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
EDWARD O. BOWLY (fl. 1840-1870) 'A view in North Wales'
Lot 156 Sold
EDWARD O. BOWLY (fl. 1840-1870) 'A view in North Wales'
signed and dated 1840 lower right, oil on canvas, 62cm x 76cm
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
HENRY MAURICE PAGE (1845-1908) 'A Glint at Eve'
Lot 157 Sold
HENRY MAURICE PAGE (1845-1908) 'A Glint at Eve'
signed and dated 1896 lower left, oil on canvas, 20cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £150 - £250
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
WILLIAM HENRY MANDER (1850-1922) A pair of river landscapes
Lot 158 Sold
WILLIAM HENRY MANDER (1850-1922) A pair of river landscapes
signed, oils on canvas, each 30cm x 45cm (2)

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ALFRED ARTHUR BRUNEL DE NEUVILLE (1852-1941) A cat and kittens in an interior
Lot 159 Sold
ALFRED ARTHUR BRUNEL DE NEUVILLE (1852-1941) A cat and kittens in an interior
one inspecting the contents of a spilt cup of milk, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 54cm x 66cm
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) A young boy visiting a sickly girl in her bed
Lot 160 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Two street urchins having a fight
Lot 161 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Street urchin cowering beside barrels
Lot 162 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: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Three impoverished children playing
Lot 163 Sold
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.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Study of a man in despair
Lot 164 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: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Forlorn looking mother in an upturned interior
Lot 165 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: £500 - £1,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
MANNER OF GIUSEPPE PONGA (1856-1925) A pair of Venetian scenes
Lot 166 Sold
MANNER OF GIUSEPPE PONGA (1856-1925) A pair of Venetian scenes
oils on canvas, each 21cm x 17cm (2)

Provenance: The Digby family.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
JOHN HENRY WEST (1856-1938) A storm damaged ship in heavy seas
Lot 167 Unsold
JOHN HENRY WEST (1856-1938) A storm damaged ship in heavy seas
signed "J. H. West, Boatsman, Falmouth, painted by night" lower left, oil on canvas, 63cm x 120cm
Note: J. H. West was a Falmouth boatman who took up painting first as an amateur and later as a…
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
JOHN HENRY WEST (1856-1938) A group of three en grisaille studies of ships at sea
Lot 168 Sold
JOHN HENRY WEST (1856-1938) A group of three en grisaille studies of ships at sea
mixed media on boards, the largest 17cm x 24.5cm (3)
Note: J. H. West was a Falmouth boatman who took up painting first as an amateur and later as a…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
WILLIAM G. MEADOWS (act.1870-1895) A continental townscape
Lot 169 Sold
WILLIAM G. MEADOWS (act.1870-1895) A continental townscape
possibly depicting the Este Castle, Ferrara, Italy, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 54cm x 39cm

Provenance: Property formerly in the collection at West Hall, Long Burton.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
WILLIAM G. MEADOWS (act.1870-1895) Porchester Castle
Lot 170 Sold
WILLIAM G. MEADOWS (act.1870-1895) Porchester Castle
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 54cm x 39cm

Provenance: Property formerly in the collection at West Hall, Long Burton.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
FRANZ XAVIER PIELER (1876/79-1952) Poppies, daisies, buttercups and other wildflowers in a glass vase on a marble ledge
Lot 171 Sold
FRANZ XAVIER PIELER (1876/79-1952) Poppies, daisies, buttercups and other wildflowers in a glass vase on a marble ledge
oil on board, 30.5cm x 24.5cm

Provenance: Christies, King Street, St James's, London, 10th February 1995, Lot 122.
The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
FRANZ XAVIER PIELER (1876/79-1952) Lilies, roses, carnations, a tulip, iris and other flowers in a vase on a ledge with grapes, peaches and insects
Lot 172 Sold
FRANZ XAVIER PIELER (1876/79-1952) Lilies, roses, carnations, a tulip, iris and other flowers in a vase on a ledge with grapes, peaches and insects
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 66cm x 53cm

Provenance: Christies, King Street, St James's, London, 10th February 1995, Lot 123.
The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
MONOGRAMMIST J.E., 19TH CENTURY 'Yarmouth'
Lot 173 Sold
MONOGRAMMIST J.E., 19TH CENTURY 'Yarmouth'
shipping off the coast, with figures in a small rowing boat to the foreground, monogrammed, titled and dated 1860 lower left, oil on canvas, 30cm x 56cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
FLORENTINE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A triptych of copies of self portraits of Dutch masters
Lot 174 Unsold
FLORENTINE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A triptych of copies of self portraits of Dutch masters
Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn and Sir Anthony van Dyck, the originals of which are all in the collection of the Uffizi Galleries, Florence, oils on board, the central portrait of Rembrandt 26cm x 19.5cm, the flanking portraits 21cm x 16.5cm, all housed in a pierced giltwood and gesso Florentine frame

Provenance: Bearing label verso for Philpot & Jackson, 17 Borgo, Ognissanti, Florence. The Les Watts Collection.
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ENGLISH SCHOOL 'Lion'
Lot 175 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL 'Lion'
A merchantman and other shipping off the coast at Dover, oil on canvas, 60cm x 75cm
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
C & A SCHWICKER (19TH CENTURY ITALIAN), Two Devotional scenes
Lot 176 Sold
C & A SCHWICKER (19TH CENTURY ITALIAN), Two Devotional scenes
depicting praying Madonna and trumpeting Angel, after Renaissance originals, oil paintings on gilded panels, 12cm and 16cm diameter respectively, in Florentine giltwood pierced leaf scroll frames, each with paper trade labels verso with address of 21 Place Pitti, Florence
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
L MARTIN (20th century) A still life study of flowers in bloom within a vase on a stone ledge
Lot 177 Sold
L MARTIN (20th century) A still life study of flowers in bloom within a vase on a stone ledge
signed lower right, oil on panel, 50cm x 40cm

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
AFTER BONIFACIO DE' PITATI, KNOWN AS BONIFACIO VERONESE (1487-1553) 'The Parable of the Rich Man (Dives) and Lazarus'
Lot 178 Sold
AFTER BONIFACIO DE' PITATI, KNOWN AS BONIFACIO VERONESE (1487-1553) 'The Parable of the Rich Man (Dives) and Lazarus'
with Dives flanked by women seated at a table under a portico, listening to a group of three musicians, all seemingly oblivious to the presence of the beggar Lazarus, who is seen kneeling on right, appealing for food, watercolour, 38cm x 83cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER KUCHARSKI (1741-1819) AFTER ELISABETH-LOUISE VIGEE LE BRUN (1755-1842) 'The Countess Potocka'
Lot 179 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ALEXANDER KUCHARSKI (1741-1819) AFTER ELISABETH-LOUISE VIGEE LE BRUN (1755-1842) 'The Countess Potocka'
a bust-length portrait of Zofia (Sophie) Potocka, wearing a blue ribbon in her hair, pastel on paper, 46cm x 37cm
Note: Born Zofia Clavone in modern day Turkey in 1760, Zofia was a Greek slave courtesan and a…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DANIEL GARDNER (1750-1805) A portrait of Mrs Ann Barnston, née Egerton
Lot 180 Sold
DANIEL GARDNER (1750-1805) A portrait of Mrs Ann Barnston, née Egerton
circa 1778, depicted full-length, wearing a white dress with fur-trimmed blue long wrap, standing by an urn on a pedestal, in a classical interior, with crimson drapery, pastel and bodycolour, 84cm x 59cm

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.

Note: Ann was the daughter of John Egerton of Broxton, Cheshire (d. 1770). She married the Rev. Roger Barnston, Prebend of Chester.
Literature:  Sir Philip de Malpas, The descriptive catalogue of the pictures and other works of art…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DANIEL GARDNER (1750-1805) A portrait of Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal
Lot 181 Sold
DANIEL GARDNER (1750-1805) A portrait of Thomas Cholmondeley of Vale Royal
circa 1778, depicted full-length standing beside a tree, wearing a blue top coat, white waistcoat and breeches, holding a whip, a distant landscape beyond, pastel and bodycolour, 84cm x 59cm

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.
Note: Thomas Cholmondeley (1726–1779), of Vale Royal, Cheshire, was a British landowner and Tory…
Hammer price: £970
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DANIEL GARDNER (1750-1805) A portrait of Elizabeth Egerton
Lot 182 Sold
DANIEL GARDNER (1750-1805) A portrait of Elizabeth Egerton
circa 1778, depicted full-length, wearing a white dress with blue shawl, standing in a wooded landscape holding food out for a lamb, pastel and bodycolour, 82cm x 61cm (oval)

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.

Note: Elizabeth Egerton was the daughter of the John Egerton of Broxton, Cheshire (d. 1770).
Literature: Sir Philip de Malpas, The descriptive catalogue of the pictures and other works of art…
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
DANIEL GARDNER (1750-1805) A portrait of Frances Egerton
Lot 183 Sold
DANIEL GARDNER (1750-1805) A portrait of Frances Egerton
circa 1778, wearing a pearl grey dress with white lace apron and cuffs and a white bonnet, seated at a wool winder in a draped portico, a distant landscape beyond, pastel and bodycolour, 82cm x 61cm (oval)

Provenance: The Grey-Egerton Family, formerly of Oulton Hall.

Note: Frances Egerton was the daughter of the Rev. Philip Egerton (d. 1726) and the sister of John Egerton of Broxton, Cheshire.
Literature: 'Sir Philip de Malpas, The descriptive catalogue of the pictures and other works of art…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
JOHN SELL COTMAN (1782-1842) ‘Related to the Mars off Cromer’
Lot 184 Sold
JOHN SELL COTMAN (1782-1842) ‘Related to the Mars off Cromer’
landscape study with clouds, pencil on paper, 13cm x 8.3cm

Provenance: The Lord Clwyd,
Spink & Son Ltd., St. James’s, London,
Private Collection, Dorset.

Literature: ‘Kitson’s Cotman’, pl.48 and p.III
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £250
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
CHARLES FRANCIS ANNESLEY (1787-1863) 'View of Terracina'
Lot 185 Unsold
CHARLES FRANCIS ANNESLEY (1787-1863) 'View of Terracina'
unsigned, ink and watercolour, 16.5cm x 27cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
CHARLES FRANCIS ANNESLEY (1787-1863) 'View of Como'
Lot 186 Unsold
CHARLES FRANCIS ANNESLEY (1787-1863) 'View of Como'
unsigned, watercolour and ink, 16cm x 27cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
HEINRICH GOTTLEIB LUDWIG REICHENBACH (1793-1879) A pair of ornithological studies of parrots,
Lot 187 Sold
HEINRICH GOTTLEIB LUDWIG REICHENBACH (1793-1879) A pair of ornithological studies of parrots,
from an album of studies for ‘Die Vollständigste Naturgeschichte der Vögel’, ink and watercolour, with inscriptions, 10.5cm x 9cm and 10.2cm x 6.6cm (2)

Provenance: With Messrs Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, St. James’s, London.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ORLANDO NORIE (1832-1901) '17th Lancers'
Lot 188 Sold
ORLANDO NORIE (1832-1901) '17th Lancers'
an officer taking water from a local woman in a continental village, watercolour, 36cm x 50cm
Note: Along with Richard Simkin, Orlando Norie was probably the most prolific painter of military…
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ORLANDO NORIE (1832-1901) The charge of The Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards)
Lot 189 Sold
ORLANDO NORIE (1832-1901) The charge of The Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards)
watercolour, 32cm x 48cm
Along with Richard Simkin, Orlando Norie was probably the most prolific painter of military…
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
ORLANDO NORIE (1832-1901) A group of four studies of 19th century cavalry officers
Lot 190 Sold
ORLANDO NORIE (1832-1901) A group of four studies of 19th century cavalry officers
including regiments such as the Queen's Dragoon Guards and the 3rd Prince of Wales' Dragoon Guards, all signed, watercolours, various sizes, the largest 27.5cm x 22.5cm
Along with Richard Simkin, Orlando Norie was probably the most prolific painter of military…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
JOHN JESSOP HARDWICK (1832-1917) A still life study of flowers and a bird's nest on a mossy bank
Lot 191 Unsold
JOHN JESSOP HARDWICK (1832-1917) A still life study of flowers and a bird's nest on a mossy bank
signed and dated 1863 lower right, watercolour, 23cm x 33.5cm
Estimate: £150 - £250
23 October 2024
23 October 2024
JANE ELIZABETH COOK OF WANTAGE (1835-1920) A design for the bookplate of Dorothy Tennant, Lady Stanley (1855-1926)
Lot 192 Sold
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…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
23 October 2024
23 October 2024

Total lots: 497

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