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Auction date Wednesday 16 April 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt


Auction: 

Wednesday 16th April at 10.30am

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Including the following collections: 

The Bond Family, Holme Priory,

Chalkway House, Ebbesbourne Wake,

Melbury Bubb House, Melbury Bubb,

A private North Dorset collection of a bibliophile.


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Total lots: 427

HERMANN KERN (1838-1912) 'The Blacksmith'
Lot 97 Sold
HERMANN KERN (1838-1912) 'The Blacksmith'
signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 40.5cm x 51cm

Provenance: Chalkway House, Ebbesbourne Wake.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
JANE BOWKETT (1839-1891) Blackberry pickers
Lot 98 Sold
JANE BOWKETT (1839-1891) Blackberry pickers
monogrammed lower right, oil on canvas, 60cm x 90cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ARTHUR ROLAND KNIGHT (1846-1914) 'Got Him'
Lot 99 Sold
ARTHUR ROLAND KNIGHT (1846-1914) 'Got Him'
a study of a pike caught on a gaff, signed lower left, oil in canvas, a dated plaque to the frame, 35cm x 50cm
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ARTHUR ROLAND KNIGHT (1846-1914) 'The Poacher'
Lot 100 Sold
ARTHUR ROLAND KNIGHT (1846-1914) 'The Poacher'
signed lower right, dated plaque to the frame, inscribed and titled verso, oil on canvas, 39cm x 59.5cm
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ARTHUR ROLAND KNIGHT (1846-1914) Two similar studies of fish
Lot 101 Sold
ARTHUR ROLAND KNIGHT (1846-1914) Two similar studies of fish
both signed lower right, with dated plaques to the frames, watercolour, 15.5cm x 20cm (2)
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £250 - £500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM UNDERHILL (fl.1848-1870) 'At The Stile'
Lot 102 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM UNDERHILL (fl.1848-1870) 'At The Stile'
three figures set against a coastal landscape, unsigned, oil on canvas, 64cm x 74cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
MANNER OF OLIVER CLARE (1853-1927) Still life with fruit
Lot 103 Sold
MANNER OF OLIVER CLARE (1853-1927) Still life with fruit
unsigned, watercolour, 23.5cm x 33cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Study of a man in despair
Lot 104 Unsold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) 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), and thence by descent.
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Forlorn looking mother in an upturned interior
Lot 105 Unsold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) 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), and thence by descent.
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Street urchin cowering beside barrels
Lot 106 Sold
DOROTHY TENNANT, LADY STANLEY (1855-1926) Street urchin cowering beside barrels
signed lower right, oil on panel, 56cm x 33cm

Provenance: The Estate of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
MANNER OF JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925) Portrait of a suffragette, possibly Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton
Lot 107 Unsold
MANNER OF JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925) Portrait of a suffragette, possibly Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton
wearing a lilac sash with a cane in her right hand, depicted half-length, unsigned, oil on canvas laid on board, 72cm x 58cm

Note: Lady Constance Bulwer-Lytton (1869-1923) was a prominent suffragette and member of the Women’s Social and Political Union. Born into a wealthy family, she invented the alias of Jane Wharton, a London seamstress, to avoid receiving any special treatment. Imprisoned four times and force-fed, her tireless campaigning is thought to have led to her early death at the age of 54.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
COLIN GRAEME (1858-1910) 'The Day's Bag'
Lot 108 Sold
COLIN GRAEME (1858-1910) 'The Day's Bag'
a study of an English Setter and game birds, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 50cm x 40cm
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
EDGAR BUNDY (1862-1922) 'The Reference'
Lot 109 Sold
EDGAR BUNDY (1862-1922) 'The Reference'
a study of flamboyant figures in a domestic interior, signed lower right, titled to the mount, watercolour, 49cm x 67cm
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) ‘Haymaking/Water Birds’
Lot 110 Unsold
SIR FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) ‘Haymaking/Water Birds’
double sided work, the former squared for etching, the latter signed in full, watercolour/ink sketch, 33cm x 45cm, gilt double sided frame

Provenance: By repute formerly the property of a Mrs Oldridge, subsequently purchased by Anthony Hopkins,
A private North Devon collector.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ASCRIBED TO J. HEWSON, ENGLISH 19TH CENTURY A portrait of George Hannam
Lot 111 Sold
ASCRIBED TO J. HEWSON, ENGLISH 19TH CENTURY A portrait of George Hannam
seated bust length in a black jacket, inscribed to the reverse and dated 1807, oil on canvas, 73cm high x 62cm wide; together with the companion portrait of his wife, Pleasant Hannam, inscribed to the reverse, oil on canvas, 73cm high x 62cm wide (2)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
L. WEST (19th CENTURY) 'On the Lea near Picketts Lock - Essex'
Lot 112 Sold
L. WEST (19th CENTURY) 'On the Lea near Picketts Lock - Essex'
a riverside landscape, signed lower right, titled verso, oil on panel, 17cm x 31cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ARTURO ORSELLI (ITALIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY) Venetian scene
Lot 113 Unsold
ARTURO ORSELLI (ITALIAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY) Venetian scene
with flamboyantly dressed figures being collected by a gondola, signed lower right, watercolour, 46cm x 63cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Harbourside scene
Lot 114 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Harbourside scene
of two figures pulling a fishing net to shore, watercolour, 9cm x 13.5cm
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Figures by an estuary
Lot 115 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Figures by an estuary
with mountains to the distance, unsigned, watercolour, 42cm x 62cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Two coloured plates from 'Mamalia'
Lot 116 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Two coloured plates from 'Mamalia'
including no. 160: "Meles" (badger) and no. 161: "Canis" (Wolf), coloured aquatints, the badger with a skeletal study of the skull and jaw, 44cm x 56cm (2)

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Patagonian Arara' and 'Blue and Green Turteline'
Lot 117 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Patagonian Arara' and 'Blue and Green Turteline'
two studies of tropical birds, annotated with ink to lower centre, watercolour, 28cm x 22cm (2)

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Dasyptilus Pequetti'
Lot 118 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Dasyptilus Pequetti'
a portrait of a Pesquet's parrot, annotated in ink lower centre, watercolour, 28cm x 22cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Macrocercus Aracanga'
Lot 119 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Macrocercus Aracanga'
inscribed lower left 'A Blue and Yellow Macaw... nature of the Brazils on the banks of the Amazon', watercolour, 29cm x 22cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY An opposing pair of dog portraits
Lot 120 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY An opposing pair of dog portraits
depicting a black and white short nose dog and a tan and white dog, oil on board, 12cm x 14.5cm (2)

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2025
16 April 2025

Total lots: 427

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