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Auction date Thursday 30 January 2025 10:30 - 17:30 GMT
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt


Auction: 

Thursday 30th January at 10.30am

including the contents of Wabey House, Upwey.


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Total lots: 458

EASTERN ORTHODOX SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY An 'Eleusa' or 'Virgin of Tenderness' Icon
Lot 121 Sold
EASTERN ORTHODOX SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY An 'Eleusa' or 'Virgin of Tenderness' Icon
signed "Elena Kreupenski" and dated 1945 in gold verso, 34.5cm x 28cm; together with a similar arch-topped panel painted with the Annunciation of the Virgin, 58cm x 42cm (2)
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £50 - £100
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
AEGIDIUS SADELER II (1570-1524) AFTER PIETER STEVENS II (c.1567-1624) 'Mensis XII Anni Solaris'
Lot 122 Sold
AEGIDIUS SADELER II (1570-1524) AFTER PIETER STEVENS II (c.1567-1624) 'Mensis XII Anni Solaris'
the months of the year, each plate showing figures in seasonal pursuits, below the appropriate Zodiac symbol, January and the title plate lacking, engravings with hand-colouring, each approximately 21.5cm x 29cm; together with a similarly presented print 'The Fall of Icarus' after Hans Bol, etching, 19.5cm x 25.5cm (12)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'Christ Disputing with the Doctors: Small Plate'
Lot 123 Sold
AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'Christ Disputing with the Doctors: Small Plate'
etching, the image 8.8cm x 6.6cm

Provenance: The collection of the late John Hubbard (1931-2017) and Caryl Hubbard CBE (1933-2021), Chilcombe House, Dorset.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'Abraham caressing Isaac'
Lot 124 Sold
AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'Abraham caressing Isaac'
signed in plate lower left, etching, the image 11.3cm x 8.7cm

Provenance: The collection of the late John Hubbard (1931-2017) and Caryl Hubbard CBE (1933-2021), Chilcombe House, Dorset.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'Christ crucified between Two Thieves: Oval Plate'
Lot 125 Sold
AFTER REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (1606-1669) 'Christ crucified between Two Thieves: Oval Plate'
etching and drypoint, the sheet 14cm x 10.2cm

Provenance: The collection of the late John Hubbard (1931-2017) and Caryl Hubbard CBE (1933-2021), Chilcombe House, Dorset.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
JOHN CROME I (1768-1821) 'Near Hingham'
Lot 126 Sold
JOHN CROME I (1768-1821) 'Near Hingham'
1813, signed, titled and dated in the plate, etching, the plate 16.5cm x 16.5cm; together with another similar print after Charles François Daubigny (1817-1878) 'Les bords du Cousin (The banks of the Cousin)', the image 14.5cm x 12cm (2)

Provenance: The collection of the late John Hubbard (1931-2017) and Caryl Hubbard CBE (1933-2021), Chilcombe House, Dorset.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
EDOUARD MANET (1832-1883) 'Charles Baudelaire de Face III (Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, Full Face)'
Lot 127 Sold
EDOUARD MANET (1832-1883) 'Charles Baudelaire de Face III (Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, Full Face)'
after a photograph by Nadar, 1868, etching on thin laid paper, with printed inscription to lower margin of the image "Peint et Gravé par Manet 1865" and "Imp. A. Salmon", plate size 9.5cm x 8.2cm

Provenance: The collection of the late John Hubbard (1931-2017) and Caryl Hubbard CBE (1933-2021), Chilcombe House, Dorset.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £150 - £250
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VARLEY (1778-1842) Tranquil river scene with a figure fishing from a boat
Lot 128 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VARLEY (1778-1842) Tranquil river scene with a figure fishing from a boat
watercolour, 10.5cm x 16.5cm

Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £80 - £150
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
DAVID COX I (1783-1859) 'From the seat in wood at Cadland, going towards the bath'
Lot 129 Sold
DAVID COX I (1783-1859) 'From the seat in wood at Cadland, going towards the bath'
watercolour, 18.5cm x 31.5cm

Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ANTHONY VANDYKE COPLEY FIELDING (1787-1855) Lakeland landscape with figures to the foreground
Lot 130 Sold
ANTHONY VANDYKE COPLEY FIELDING (1787-1855) Lakeland landscape with figures to the foreground
watercolour, 21cm x 30cm

Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a noble lady
Lot 131 Sold
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a noble lady
depicted bust-length, her white dress accented by a pink bow and a floral garland, pastel, 60cm x 49cm (oval)
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Major Charles John Ewen
Lot 132 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Major Charles John Ewen
depicted three-quarter length in dress uniform, pencil and watercolour on card, 29cm x 21.5cm
Provenance: Hunstanton Hall, Norfolk and by family descent
Note: Charles John Ewen (1826-1883), then a Lieutenant in the 65th Regiment, travelled to New…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
KENNETH MACLEAY RSA (1802-1878) 'Sir Charles William Ross 'Jackdaw', 20th Laird of Balnagown'
Lot 133 Sold
KENNETH MACLEAY RSA (1802-1878) 'Sir Charles William Ross 'Jackdaw', 20th Laird of Balnagown'
1853, the sitter depicted full-length seated in a Highland landscape, his dog beside him, signed and dated lower right, watercolour, 76cm x 54cm
Note: Sir Charles William Frederick Augustus Lockhart-Ross, 8th Baronet (1812-1883) was the head of…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a black hunter
Lot 134 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a black hunter
monogrammed and dated 1884 lower left, pastel, 26cm x 36cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
MONOGRAMMIST E.G. (19th century) Sheep in a snowy landscape
Lot 135 Unsold
MONOGRAMMIST E.G. (19th century) Sheep in a snowy landscape
monogrammed lower left, watercolour, 31cm x 45cm; together with the companion study of cattle watering, monogrammed lower left, watercolour, 29cm x 42cm (2)
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
HENRY RYLAND (1856-1924) A pair of portraits of classical maidens
Lot 136 Sold
HENRY RYLAND (1856-1924) A pair of portraits of classical maidens
both signed, the signatures reversed to suggest these works were executed specifically for reproduction, watercolours, each 37cm x 23cm (2)

Provenance: Each with Frost and Reed labels verso, numbered 1291 and dated 28/7/98.
Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £800
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
CECIL ALDIN (1970-1935) ‘The Tam-o-Shanter’
Lot 137 Sold
CECIL ALDIN (1970-1935) ‘The Tam-o-Shanter’
a portrait of a seated collie, signed lower right, chalks on blue paper, 26cm x 14cm
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
HUANG WANGXI (CHINESE 19TH/20TH CENTURY) Bamboo and prunus blossom
Lot 138 Sold
HUANG WANGXI (CHINESE 19TH/20TH CENTURY) Bamboo and prunus blossom
colour and ink on paper, artist seal mark and inscribed, framed, 182cm wide x 97cm high
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £80 - £150
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
MANNER OF RICHARD COSWAY (1742-1821) A bust-length portrait of a lady
Lot 139 Sold
MANNER OF RICHARD COSWAY (1742-1821) A bust-length portrait of a lady
with powdered hair and wearing a white dress with blue ribbon, 18th century, watercolour on ivory, 7cm x 5.6cm, in a gold coloured metal frame backed with blue glass and containing a locket of hair

Ivory submission reference: 29CHM7XG
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £50 - £100
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman
Lot 140 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman
possibly Thomas Green Esq (d. 1814), depicted wearing a black coat, thought to be on ivory, 7.5cm x 6cm, in ebonised frame with ormolu bezel and mount

Ivory Submission Reference: 3B79TUT5

Provenance: Hunstanton Hall, Norfolk and by family descent.
Estimate: £300 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman wearing a black coat
Lot 141 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY A portrait of a gentleman wearing a black coat
miniature painting thought to be on ivory, 5.5cm x 4.5cm, in gilt metal frame; and a similar miniature painting set to top of a white metal lozenge shaped box, 1.75cm high x 6cm x 5cm (2)

Ivory Submission References: NGCHV4Y3 and R71KHXEY

Provenance: A Dorset Estate.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY A shoulder length portrait of a 99th Regiment Infantry Officer
Lot 142 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY A shoulder length portrait of a 99th Regiment Infantry Officer
miniature painting thought to be on ivory, 6cm x 5cm, contained in 'mourning' gilt metal oval pendant frame, a plaited lock of hair set to reverse

Ivory Submission Reference: 8YMXTWV9

Provenance: A Dorset Estate.
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £150 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A half-length portrait of a gentleman
Lot 143 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A half-length portrait of a gentleman
wearing a white jacket over a blue and white striped waistcoat, enamels, 4.5cm x 4cm, in gilt metal oval pendant frame
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
30 January 2025
30 January 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A shoulder-length portrait of a young lady
Lot 144 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A shoulder-length portrait of a young lady
her curled auburn hair with pearl band, depicted against a stippled brown ground, miniature painting thought to be on ivory, 8.5cm x 7cm, contained in 'mourning' gilt metal oval pendant frame, a plaited lock of hair set to reverse

Ivory Submission Reference: H48CR7BS

Provenance: A Dorset Estate.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £200
30 January 2025
30 January 2025

Total lots: 458

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