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Auction date Thursday 31 July 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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William Batt


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Thursday 31st July at 10.30am

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Total lots: 478

ADRIEN WULFFAERT (1804-1873) Portrait of a lady
Lot 145 Unsold
ADRIEN WULFFAERT (1804-1873) Portrait of a lady
1849, depicted seated, in mourning, before an Italianate landscape, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 60cm x 49cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ASCRIBED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT (1796-1875) 'Landscape with River and Figures, Fontainebleau, France'
Lot 146 Sold
ASCRIBED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT (1796-1875) 'Landscape with River and Figures, Fontainebleau, France'
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 32cm x 50cm

Provenance: Private collection, Dorset.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ASCRIBED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT (1796-1875) Figures working in a landscape
Lot 147 Unsold
ASCRIBED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT (1796-1875) Figures working in a landscape
signed lower right, oil on panel, 24cm x 34cm

Provenance: With pasted paper label verso reading "J.B.C. Corot A panel - French landscape with figure, signed, from the Baroness Burdett Coutts Collection",
Private collection, Dorset.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY An extensive townscape
Lot 148 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY An extensive townscape
with washerwomen to the foreground, signed indistinctly lower left, oil on canvas, 79.5cm x 63cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
WALTER HARROWING (c.1838-1913) A hunter in a landscape
Lot 149 Sold
WALTER HARROWING (c.1838-1913) A hunter in a landscape
1878, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 40.5cm x 51cm
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £400 - £800
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOSEPH THORS (1835-1920) Rural landscape
Lot 150 Sold
JOSEPH THORS (1835-1920) Rural landscape
depicting a meadow with a stream to the foreground, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 61.4cm x 51cm
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
DUNCAN CAMERON (1837-1916) Haystacks in a Scottish landscape
Lot 151 Sold
DUNCAN CAMERON (1837-1916) Haystacks in a Scottish landscape
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 30.7cm x 46cm
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN WARKUP SWIFT (1815-1869) Coastal scene
Lot 152 Unsold
JOHN WARKUP SWIFT (1815-1869) Coastal scene
1868, depicting fishing boats on the shore, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 30cm x 45cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN WARKUP SWIFT (1815-1869) 'Rough Seas off Cape Wrath'
Lot 153 Sold
JOHN WARKUP SWIFT (1815-1869) 'Rough Seas off Cape Wrath'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 30cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN JOSEPH BARKER OF BATH (1824-1904) Two horses in a stable
Lot 154 Sold
JOHN JOSEPH BARKER OF BATH (1824-1904) Two horses in a stable
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 88cm x 62cm
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN JOSEPH BARKER OF BATH (1824-1904) A wooded landscape
Lot 155 Sold
JOHN JOSEPH BARKER OF BATH (1824-1904) A wooded landscape
depicting a mother and daughter in a forest clearing, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 60cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN JOSEPH BARKER OF BATH (1824-1904) Study of two children
Lot 156 Unsold
JOHN JOSEPH BARKER OF BATH (1824-1904) Study of two children
resting by a stile in a rural setting, pen and ink with grey wash, 17cm x 28cm

Provenance: Bearing Christie's stencil to reverse of frame.
Estimate: £40 - £80
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
AFTER GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) Portrait of Beatrice Cenci
Lot 157 Sold
AFTER GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) Portrait of Beatrice Cenci
oil on canvas, 39cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
MANNER OF JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY (1734-1797) Two boys examining a bladder
Lot 158 Sold
MANNER OF JOSEPH WRIGHT OF DERBY (1734-1797) Two boys examining a bladder
oil on canvas, 90cm x 70cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
GEORGE CLARE (1830-1900) Still life with plums and other fruit
Lot 159 Sold
GEORGE CLARE (1830-1900) Still life with plums and other fruit
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 18cm x 23cm
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOSEPH L. ROBERTS (19TH CENTURY) Beachside landscape
Lot 160 Sold
JOSEPH L. ROBERTS (19TH CENTURY) Beachside landscape
with two men gathering mussels, a church spire in the distance, signed lower left, inscribed extensively to the reverse, oil on board, 24cm x 33cm
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
TOM SEYMOUR (1844-1904) Highlands landscape
Lot 161 Sold
TOM SEYMOUR (1844-1904) Highlands landscape
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 50.5cm x 76cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Near Rye'
Lot 162 Sold
FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Near Rye'
1892, depicting cattle grazing, signed lower left and inscribed to the reverse, oil on canvas, 20.5cm x 46cm
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Feeding the Chickens'
Lot 163 Sold
FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Feeding the Chickens'
signed lower left, oil on canvas, 51cm x 41cm
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Cattle Grazing by a Sluice'
Lot 164 Sold
FREDERICK WILLIAM NEWTON WHITEHEAD (1853-1938) 'Cattle Grazing by a Sluice'
1898, signed and dated lower right, oil on panel, 24.5cm x 35.7cm; together with an unsigned oil on panel view of Sutton Poyntz by the same hand, 24.7cm x 35.5cm (2)
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM JOHN LEGGETT (1856-1936) Still life with vase of flowers
Lot 165 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM JOHN LEGGETT (1856-1936) Still life with vase of flowers
inscribed to reverse of stretcher, oil on canvas, 77cm x 63cm

Property of a Lady, Belgravia.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £150 - £250
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT WILLIAM VONNOH (1858-1933) Poppies
Lot 166 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT WILLIAM VONNOH (1858-1933) Poppies
bearing signature and dated '95 lower left, oil on board, 27cm x 35.5cm
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ALLAN DEACON (1858-?) Portrait of a lady
Lot 167 Sold
ALLAN DEACON (1858-?) Portrait of a lady
depicted in profile, against a red background, signed upper right, oil on canvas, 46.5cm x 38.5cm
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO ALLAN DEACON (1858-?) Portraits of a lady and a gentleman
Lot 168 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ALLAN DEACON (1858-?) Portraits of a lady and a gentleman
a pair, depicted bust-length, oils on canvas, 54cm x 39cm (2)
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
DOROFIELD HARDY (ACTIVE c.1882-1930) Two cavalry battle scenes
Lot 169 Sold
DOROFIELD HARDY (ACTIVE c.1882-1930) Two cavalry battle scenes
1896, depicting officers on horseback, signed and dated, oil on canvas and oil on board, 28.5cm x 23cm each (2)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
THEODORE BLAKE WIRGMAN (1848-1925) A portrait of a lady
Lot 170 Sold
THEODORE BLAKE WIRGMAN (1848-1925) A portrait of a lady
1877, the sitter depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a black dress and white cap, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 93cm x 74cm

Provenance: Bridehead, Dorset.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £250
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM UNDERHILL (FL. 1848-1870) 'At the Stile'
Lot 171 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: £400 - £600
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
GEORGE ARMFIELD (1808-1893) Hounds in an interior
Lot 172 Sold
GEORGE ARMFIELD (1808-1893) Hounds in an interior
monogrammed lower right, oil on canvas, 28.5cm x 41.5cm
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
GEORGE ARMFIELD (1808-1893) Hounds in an interior
Lot 173 Sold
GEORGE ARMFIELD (1808-1893) Hounds in an interior
depicted with dead game hanging to background, initialled lower right, oil on panel, 19cm x 23cm

Provenance: Bonhams, sale 15061, Lot 306.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN H. WILSON (1774-1855) Fishing vessels off the Channel Coast
Lot 174 Sold
JOHN H. WILSON (1774-1855) Fishing vessels off the Channel Coast
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 29cm x 49cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL Portrait of a young man
Lot 175 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL Portrait of a young man
half-length, wearing armour and a red sash, oil on metal, 13.5cm x 10cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
WILLIAM WASDELL TRICKETT (FL. 1921-1939) "Jim"
Lot 176 Sold
WILLIAM WASDELL TRICKETT (FL. 1921-1939) "Jim"
depicting a hunter in a stable, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 30.5cm x 41cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A bay hunter
Lot 177 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A bay hunter
depicted in a landscape, with huntsmen and hounds beyond, oil on panel, 22.5cm x 33cm

Property of a Lady, Belgravia.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ALFRED HITCHEN (1861-1942) Portrait of Mrs Alfred Hitchen
Lot 178 Sold
ALFRED HITCHEN (1861-1942) Portrait of Mrs Alfred Hitchen
wife of the artist, depicted three-quarter length in an interior, oil on canvas, 133cm x 80cm

Provenance: Bridehead, Dorset.

Note: A label inscribed verso describes how this portrait was a gift of the artist to the Reverend G. R. Pouncey.
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ALFRED WHEELER (1852-1932) "Two famous smooth haired fox terriers, the property of the Reverend John Gretton, Up-Hatherley, Cheltenham"
Lot 179 Sold
ALFRED WHEELER (1852-1932) "Two famous smooth haired fox terriers, the property of the Reverend John Gretton, Up-Hatherley, Cheltenham"
1870, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 36.7cm x 46cm
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £800
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ALFRED VICKERS Snr (1786-1868) A figure in a landscape beside a cottage
Lot 180 Sold
ALFRED VICKERS Snr (1786-1868) A figure in a landscape beside a cottage
oil on panel, 19cm x 23.5cm

Provenance: Acquired from Cooling Galleries, New Bond Street, London, by W. J. Finch, December 1965.
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Madonna and Child
Lot 181 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Madonna and Child
oil on panel, 40cm x 29cm, in a Florentine frame
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Mary Queen of Scots
Lot 182 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Mary Queen of Scots
depicted bust length with lace headdress and ruff, titled to verso with label stating 'This painting has been in our family since 1842, and we were offered twenty pounds by the Antiquarian Society of Edinburgh for it about the year 1864, James S. Mathews ...physician and surgeon.... Kates Lodge ... Ireland...1923' oil on board, in gilt gesso frame and outer velvet covered wood frame, 17cm x 14.5cm

Provenance: An artistic family collection, Wiltshire.
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £150 - £250
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A bear and hounds
Lot 183 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A bear and hounds
depicted fighting in a landscape, oil on panel, 14cm x 19cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a noblewoman
Lot 184 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a noblewoman
depicted seated, half-length, wearing a blue dress and tiara, oil on canvas, 86cm x 65cm

Property of a Lady, Belgravia.
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Still life with rabbit and fruit
Lot 185 Unsold
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Still life with rabbit and fruit
depicted before a landscape, oil on canvas, 90cm x 120cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Mount Vesuvius from a distance
Lot 186 Sold
NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Mount Vesuvius from a distance
on oval, gouache, 13cm x 18cm; together with another gouache Neapolitan scene possibly by the same hand, 15cm x 22cm (2)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FOLLOWER OF FRANCIS MOLTINO (1818-1874) Venetian scene
Lot 187 Sold
FOLLOWER OF FRANCIS MOLTINO (1818-1874) Venetian scene
on oval, oil on board, 29cm x 23cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
LUDWIG HERMANN (1812-1881) A Northern European harbour scene
Lot 188 Sold
LUDWIG HERMANN (1812-1881) A Northern European harbour scene
1848, depicting a townscape with fishing boats and other shipping, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 46cm x 66cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Palais de l'Ile, Annecy
Lot 189 Sold
FRENCH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Palais de l'Ile, Annecy
oil on canvas, 33cm x 48cm
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady
Lot 190 Sold
NAIVE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady
three-quarter length, wearing a green dress, before a classical background and green curtain, oil on canvas, 28.5cm x 22.5cm
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) The children of Robert Williams with their go-cart in the grounds of Bridehead
Lot 191 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) The children of Robert Williams with their go-cart in the grounds of Bridehead
oil on canvas, 82cm x 107cm

Provenance: Bridehead, Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) A young boy on his pony
Lot 192 Sold
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) A young boy on his pony
raising his top hat and crop in greeting as he passes through an open gate with his dog following, another rider waiting further down the track leading to a country estate, oil on canvas, 56cm x 72cm

Provenance: W.H. Patterson Fine Art, Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London.
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025

Total lots: 478

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