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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

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A pair of pastoral landscapes
Lot 121 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A pair of pastoral landscapes
both with figures on a wooded path and a cottage to the distance, oil on canvas, 19cm x 24.5cm (2)
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Sir Frederick Gustavus Fowke Bart (1782-1856)
Lot 122 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Sir Frederick Gustavus Fowke Bart (1782-1856)
seated in full masonic regalia with a white glove on one hand and a gavel in the other, oil on canvas, 125cm x 99cm

Note: Sir Frederick was a leading freemason, baronet and politician of Lowesby Hall near Leicester. He served as masonic Deputy Provincial Grand Master for Leicestershire from 1833 to 1851 and became Provincial Grand Master from 1851 to 1856. He was also Senior Grand Warden for the United Grand Lodge of England in 1821.
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A lifeboat rescuing a floundering ship
Lot 123 Sold
ENGLISH NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A lifeboat rescuing a floundering ship
the lifeboat with a small sail raised inscribed 'CHAPMAN.S P.T. LIFE BOAT' and figures manning the tiller, the ship in distress with torn sails, a castle on a cliff visible to the distance, oil on canvas, 57cm x 94cm
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Coastal scene with ships to the foreground
Lot 124 Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Coastal scene with ships to the foreground
indistinctly signed 'J. HASSE... 184...', oil on canvas, 41cm x 57.5cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Stormy harbour view
Lot 125 Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Stormy harbour view
with ships under sail to the foreground, indistinctly signed lower right 'E. M. Cocks'(?), 44.5cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Portrait of a young girl
Lot 126 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Portrait of a young girl
with blonde ringlets and a locket, unsigned, oil on canvas, 51cm x 46cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A portrait of a boy
Lot 127 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A portrait of a boy
dressed in a bow tie and leaning against a chair, faintly inscribed verso, watercolour, 18.5cm x 13.5cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait miniature
Lot 128 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait miniature
depicting a gentleman in uniform, painted on ivory, 10cm x 8.5cm; together with another portrait miniature painted on card, 10.5cm x 7.5cm; and a collection of silhouettes, the largest measuring, 14cm x 8.5cm (7)

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.

Ivory Submission Reference: 8ZF3F5UF
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
SEBASTIAN MUNSTER (1488-1552) 'Tabula Asiae XII'
Lot 129 Sold
SEBASTIAN MUNSTER (1488-1552) 'Tabula Asiae XII'
depicting the island of Sri Lanka, hand coloured engraving, 20cm x 27cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
CHRISTOPHER SAXTON (fl.1540-1610) A map of Derbyshire
Lot 130 Unsold
CHRISTOPHER SAXTON (fl.1540-1610) A map of Derbyshire
coloured engraving on laid paper, 29cm x 32cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) 'Map of Anglesey'
Lot 131 Sold
JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) 'Map of Anglesey'
inscribed 1620, 'An Alphabeticall Table of all the Townes... Anglesey... Book.2. Chap XV, Pg 126' double page spread and label verso, coloured engraving, 41cm x 53cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) 'Midle-Sex With The Most Famous cities of London and Westminster'
Lot 132 Sold
JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) 'Midle-Sex With The Most Famous cities of London and Westminster'
including a study of Saint Pauls and Saint Peters, coloured engraving, 40cm x 53cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) 'Glocestershire'
Lot 133 Sold
JOHN SPEED (1552-1629) 'Glocestershire'
coloured engraving on laid paper, 38cm x 50cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
HERMAN MOLL (1654-1732) ‘The Island of St. Christophers, alias St. Kitts'
Lot 134 Sold
HERMAN MOLL (1654-1732) ‘The Island of St. Christophers, alias St. Kitts'
coloured engraving on laid paper, 20cm x 28cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
CAPTAIN GRENVILLE COLLINS (fl. 1669-1696) Two charts: 'The River Dee' and 'East Coast of Scotland'
Lot 135 Sold
CAPTAIN GRENVILLE COLLINS (fl. 1669-1696) Two charts: 'The River Dee' and 'East Coast of Scotland'
labelled verso 'Raymond P. Hepnes', coloured engravings, 48cm x 60cm; together with similar charts of the Isle of Man, Portland, Leven Sands, Prospect of Carreck Furgus and The English Channel, the largest measuring 45cm x 57cm (7)

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
FRENCH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY 'Nouvelle Carte de L'Ile de Ceylon'
Lot 136 Sold
FRENCH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY 'Nouvelle Carte de L'Ile de Ceylon'
'... avec des Remarques Historiques', a map of Sri Lanka, inscribed verso, engraving, 40cm x 46cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY "MAP OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN AMERICA"
Lot 137 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY "MAP OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN AMERICA"
"...from the Head of Hudson's Bay to the Southern Bounds of Georgia, with the intervention of Canada", published London 1750 for Owen's Magazine of America, engraving, 25cm x 30cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £70 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
A VICTORIAN SAMPLER BY ANNE DAVIES
Lot 138 Sold
A VICTORIAN SAMPLER BY ANNE DAVIES
aged fourteen years, dated 1867, depicting a biblical scene from Genesis, 63cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
A GEORGE III SILK EMBROIDERY
Lot 139 Sold
A GEORGE III SILK EMBROIDERY
worked in coloured threads with a lady and spaniel in a pastoral landscape, 32cm x 25cm

Provenance: A private North Dorset collection.
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
TWO LORD CHANCELLOR'S PURSES
Lot 140 Sold
TWO LORD CHANCELLOR'S PURSES
19th century, each front decorated in stumpwork with gilt metal thread and a crimson velvet ground, both bearing the royal coat of arms within a border of alternating masks and flowers, 45cm x 42cm (2)

Provenance: John Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst (1772-1863).
Note: The Lord Chancellor's purse (or 'burse') was used to carry the Great Seal of the Realm. The…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'THE TAMBOURINIST'
Lot 141 Unsold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'THE TAMBOURINIST'
a study of a lady holding a tambourine seated on open barrel of grapes, with vines in her hair, brown patinated bronze, 21cm high
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
AUGUSTE MOREAU (1834-1917) TWO GILT BRONZES OF 'AUTOMNE' AND 'PRINTEMPS'
Lot 142 Unsold
AUGUSTE MOREAU (1834-1917) TWO GILT BRONZES OF 'AUTOMNE' AND 'PRINTEMPS'
the two figures representing spring and autumn, signed 'A. Moreau' to naturalistic bases, on marble plinths with titled cartouches, 14cm high (2)
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
AUGUSTE MOREAU (1834-1917) A BRONZE 'ENFANT MUSICIEN'
Lot 143 Unsold
AUGUSTE MOREAU (1834-1917) A BRONZE 'ENFANT MUSICIEN'
the figure depicted dancing with a tambourine in outswept hand, signed 'Aug. Moreau' to the naturalistic base, on turned marble plinth, 15cm high
Estimate: £150 - £200
16 April 2025
16 April 2025
JOSEPH GUSTAVE CHERET (1838-1894) A SILVERED BRONZE GIRL WITH BASKETS
Lot 144 Unsold
JOSEPH GUSTAVE CHERET (1838-1894) A SILVERED BRONZE GIRL WITH BASKETS
the figure with a floral headband and fingers interlocked, signed 'J. CHERET' to naturalistic base, on turned stone plinth, 18cm high
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2025
16 April 2025

Total lots: 427

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