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Auction date Thursday 31 July 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt


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Thursday 31st July at 10.30am

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Total lots: 478

AFTER CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926) 'Boulevard des Capucines'
Lot 241 Sold
AFTER CLAUDE MONET (1840-1926) 'Boulevard des Capucines'
oil on board, 60cm x 78cm
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY STYLE Figures in the haybarn
Lot 242 Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY STYLE Figures in the haybarn
the male figure being awoken by cold water and two women, unsigned, oil on canvas, 25cm x 21cm; together with a similar example (damaged) (2)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £60
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
*LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (1878-1966) "Cricklade"
Lot 243 Sold
*LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (1878-1966) "Cricklade"
1938, study of a horse's head, monogrammed, signed, inscribed and dedicated, oil on board, 33cm x 23cm

Property of a Lady, Belgravia.
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
AFTER ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641) Portrait of Marchesa Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo
Lot 244 Sold
AFTER ANTHONY VAN DYCK (1599-1641) Portrait of Marchesa Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo
oil on canvas, 74cm x 61cm
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Portrait of Rachel Margaret Cook (1903-1991)
Lot 245 Sold
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Portrait of Rachel Margaret Cook (1903-1991)
1919, depicted seated, holding a goat, before a Dorset landscape, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 78.5cm x 92.5cm

Provenance: The Sir Herbert Frederick Cook Collection, number 561,
Thence by family descent.
Rachel was the younger daughter of Sir Herbert Frederick Cook (1868-1939), 3rd Bart and 3rd…
Hammer price: £10,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £20,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Portrait of Vera Mary Cook (1899-1980)
Lot 246 Unsold
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Portrait of Vera Mary Cook (1899-1980)
1920, depicted seated, holding a blue feather, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 78.5cm x 89.5cm

Provenance: The Sir Herbert Frederick Cook Collection, number 560,
Thence by family descent.
Vera was the elder daughter of Sir Herbert Frederick Cook (1868-1939), 3rd Bart and 3rd Viscount of…
Estimate: £10,000 - £20,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Pena Palace, Sintra
Lot 247 Sold
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Pena Palace, Sintra
1919, inscribed, titled and dated to the reverse, oil on board, 30cm x 40.5cm

Note: George Spencer Watson was a close friend of the vendor's family and was often invited to stay at their continental residence, Monserrate Palace, in Sintra, Portugal, in close proximity to the Royal Palace depicted in the present work.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £800
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CIRCLE OF GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) A Dorset landscape
Lot 248 Sold
CIRCLE OF GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) A Dorset landscape
chalks, gouache and charcoal on brown paper, 34cm x 48.5cm

Note: George Spencer Watson was a close friend of the vendor's family and lived nearby in the Purbecks.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
HENRY PARSONS RIVIERE (1811-1888) Rome, looking towards St. Peter's, with the Castel Sant'Angelo
Lot 249 Unsold
HENRY PARSONS RIVIERE (1811-1888) Rome, looking towards St. Peter's, with the Castel Sant'Angelo
watercolour, 38cm x 76cm

Provenance: Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., stock number 1419.
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
DAVID BATES (1840-1921) 'On the Way to Market'
Lot 250 Sold
DAVID BATES (1840-1921) 'On the Way to Market'
signed lower right, watercolour, 35cm x 52cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
WILLIAM ALISTER MACDONALD (1861-1948) Evening Taormina
Lot 251 Sold
WILLIAM ALISTER MACDONALD (1861-1948) Evening Taormina
1908, signed lower left, watercolour, 15.5cm x 24cm

Provenance: The Bond Family, Holme Priory.
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
WILLIAM ALISTER MACDONALD (1861-1948) Perugia
Lot 252 Sold
WILLIAM ALISTER MACDONALD (1861-1948) Perugia
1910, signed and dated lower right, watercolour, 25cm x 17.5cm

Provenance: The Bond Family, Holme Priory.
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £60
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CLAUDE STRACHAN (1865-1938) A farmyard scene
Lot 253 Unsold
CLAUDE STRACHAN (1865-1938) A farmyard scene
signed lower left, watercolour, 18cm x 26cm
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CLAUDE STRACHAN (1865-1938) A study of two figures feeding the birds
Lot 254 Sold
CLAUDE STRACHAN (1865-1938) A study of two figures feeding the birds
signed lower left, watercolour, 18cm x 25cm
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL 19TH CENTURY Two girls in a landscape
Lot 255 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL 19TH CENTURY Two girls in a landscape
depicted seated, holding a wheatsheaf, watercolour, 53cm x 43cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
OLIVER HILARY SAMBOURNE MESSEL (1904-1978) A pair of set designs
Lot 256 Sold
OLIVER HILARY SAMBOURNE MESSEL (1904-1978) A pair of set designs
depicting elegant interiors, signed lower right, pencil and brown wash heightened with white, 24cm x 36.5cm each (2)

Provenance: With Henry Southeran.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
MICHELE CAPUANO (20TH CENTURY) Alpine landscape
Lot 257 Unsold
MICHELE CAPUANO (20TH CENTURY) Alpine landscape
depicting an Italian village, signed lower right, watercolour, 22cm x 35cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
MICHELE CAPUANO (20TH CENTURY) Italian mountaintop village
Lot 258 Unsold
MICHELE CAPUANO (20TH CENTURY) Italian mountaintop village
depicting villagers to foreground, signed lower left, watercolour, 35cm x 22cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
GRACE NICKALLS (20TH CENTURY) 'Evening at Pigeon Hill Farm'
Lot 259 Sold
GRACE NICKALLS (20TH CENTURY) 'Evening at Pigeon Hill Farm'
near Midhurst, Sussex, signed lower right, watercolour, 33cm x 43cm
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
SYLVESTER STANNARD (1870-1951) Two watercolour studies
Lot 260 Sold
SYLVESTER STANNARD (1870-1951) Two watercolour studies
of similar riverside rustic homes, watercolour, the largest measuring 28cm x 37cm (2)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
SYLVESTER STANNARD (1870-1951) Two watercolour studies
Lot 261 Unsold
SYLVESTER STANNARD (1870-1951) Two watercolour studies
depicting thatched rural homes, watercolour, the largest measuring 25cm x 36cm (2)
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
SYLVESTER STANNARD (1870-1951) A study of a thatched cottage
Lot 262 Sold
SYLVESTER STANNARD (1870-1951) A study of a thatched cottage
with three figures fishing from a bridge to the foreground, watercolour, 36cm x 46cm
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ARTHUR JOHN TREVOR BRISCOE (1873-1943) 'In the Trades'
Lot 263 Unsold
ARTHUR JOHN TREVOR BRISCOE (1873-1943) 'In the Trades'
1934, depicting a ship at sea, signed and dated lower right, watercolour, 35cm x 52cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ARTHUR JOHN TREVOR BRISCOE (1873-1943) 'Sorting Fish'
Lot 264 Sold
ARTHUR JOHN TREVOR BRISCOE (1873-1943) 'Sorting Fish'
signed to lower right margin, ed 55/75, drypoint, 17cm x 27cm (plate)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
DAVID BATES (1840-1921) A landscape study
Lot 265 Sold
DAVID BATES (1840-1921) A landscape study
with figures herding sheep to the foreground, watercolour, 24cm x 34cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
STUART LLOYD (1845-1959) 'Tintern'
Lot 266 Sold
STUART LLOYD (1845-1959) 'Tintern'
1910, study of a riverside scene, signed and dated lower left, watercolour, 29cm x 64cm

Provenance: Ewbanks Silver & Fine Art, 29/11/18, Lot 1355.
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
AFTER CORNELIS PIETERSZ BEGA (c.1620/32-1664) 'The Old Hostess'
Lot 267 Unsold
AFTER CORNELIS PIETERSZ BEGA (C.1620/32-1664) 'The Old Hostess'
etching, 18cm x 14cm, with a second etching after the same artist depicting a woman holding a pot, 6.5cm x 5.5cm, mounted together (2)
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) Subir y bajar ('To rise and to fall')
Lot 268 Sold
FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746-1828) Subir y bajar ('To rise and to fall')
plate 56 from Los Caprichos, etching and aquatint, 21.5cm x 14.5cm (plate)
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Veduta del Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Lot 269 Unsold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Veduta del Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
etching with hand colouring, 15cm x 20.5cm (plate); together with 'Colonia Agrippina', depicting a view of Cologne, etching with hand colouring, 27.5cm x 40cm (2)
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
CHARLES GEORGE LEWIS (1808-1880) 'The Relief of Lucknow'
Lot 270 Sold
CHARLES GEORGE LEWIS (1808-1880) 'The Relief of Lucknow'
and the Triumphant Meeting of Havelock, Outram & Sir Colin Campbell, after Thomas J Barker, engraving, 76cm x 134cm (plate)

Provenance: The Bond Family, Holme Priory.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) Trevi Fountain
Lot 271 Sold
AFTER GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) Trevi Fountain
etching, 41cm x 55cm; together with another etching after the same artist (2)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
AFTER THOMAS ALLOM (1804-1872) AND OTHERS A collection of six Chinese scenes
Lot 272 Sold
AFTER THOMAS ALLOM (1804-1872) AND OTHERS A collection of six Chinese scenes
including Macao and Hong Kong, engravings with hand colouring, typically 10.5cm x 16.5cm (6)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) 'The Betrayal of Christ'
Lot 273 Unsold
ALBRECHT DURER (1471-1528) 'The Betrayal of Christ'
from 'The Small Passion', woodcut, 12.5cm x 9.7cm (plate)
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI (1728-1815) Contemplation
Lot 274 Sold
FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI (1728-1815) Contemplation
after Giovanni Battista Cipriani, published by Thomas Macklin, engraving in colours, 24cm x 19cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI (1728-1815) Portrait of Edward, Lord Thurlow
Lot 275 Sold
FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI (1728-1815) Portrait of Edward, Lord Thurlow
after Joshua Reynolds, engraving, 48cm x 35cm, together with an engraving of the Earl of Mansfield after the same artist; and 12 further engravings after portraits of other patrician figures from approximately the same period (14)

Provenance: The Bond Family, Holme Priory.
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804) four engravings from The Most Capital Paintings In England
Lot 276 Sold
JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804) four engravings from The Most Capital Paintings In England
comprising Bourdon (1616-1671) 'Peter and John Healing the Sick', Lorraine (1600-1682) 'Mercury and Bacchus', Rosa Di Tivoli (c.1655-1706) 'A View of Tivoli', and Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) 'Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness', 54cm x 71cm (4)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
JOHN STEWART (19TH CENTURY) Miss Paton
Lot 277 Sold
JOHN STEWART (19TH CENTURY) Miss Paton
As Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro, engraving, 39cm x 27cm; together with a reproduction after Burne-Jones; and two prints in colours depicting Thomas Lord Erskine and Lady Elizabeth Foster after Joshua Reynolds (4)

Provenance: The Bond Family, Holme Priory.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
L VALMON AFTER GEORGE VICAT COLE (1833-1893) Abingdon townscape
Lot 278 Sold
L VALMON AFTER GEORGE VICAT COLE (1833-1893) Abingdon townscape
1897, signed by Valmon to lower right margin, etching on vellum, 45.5cm x 74cm
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Le Chapeau Épinglé (Pinning the Hat)
Lot 279 Unsold
PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Le Chapeau Épinglé (Pinning the Hat)
signed lower left in plate, etching, framed, 11.6cm x 8.5cm (plate)
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (1851-1931) Maritime scene
Lot 280 Sold
WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (1851-1931) Maritime scene
with fishing boats to foreground, signed in pencil to lower left margin, no. CLVIII, etching, 10cm x 32cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
RICHARD EARLOM (1743-1822) Series of views from the 'Liber Veritatis'
Lot 281 Sold
RICHARD EARLOM (1743-1822) Series of views from the 'Liber Veritatis'
after Claude Lorraine, etchings with mezzotint, 18cm x 27cm (13)

Provenance: The Bond Family, Holme Priory.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
WILLIAM WOOLLETT (1735-1785) 'The Death of General Wolfe'
Lot 282 Sold
WILLIAM WOOLLETT (1735-1785) 'The Death of General Wolfe'
engraving, 49cm x 60cm; together with an engraving with hand colouring depicting 'A Storm in Harvest' after Richard Westall; and two further engravings (4)

Provenance: The Bond Family, Holme Priory.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
RICHARD HOUSTON (1721-1775) A collection of 12 equestrian portraits
Lot 283 Sold
RICHARD HOUSTON (1721-1775) A collection of 12 equestrian portraits
mezzotints in colours, typically 30cm x 35cm (12)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ROBERT WALKER MACBETH (1848-1910) Plough horse in a rural landscape
Lot 284 Sold
ROBERT WALKER MACBETH (1848-1910) Plough horse in a rural landscape
signed in pencil to lower right margin, engraving, 30cm x 50cm
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £40 - £80
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
REX JOHN WHISTLER (1905-1944) The Stock Exchange, London 1933
Lot 285 Sold
REX JOHN WHISTLER (1905-1944) The Stock Exchange, London 1933
The Financial News Map of the London Stock Exchange, colour photolithograph, 40cm x 55cm
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
SAMUEL AND NATHANIEL BUCK (18TH CENTURY) 'The East View of King Henry VII Palace, on Richmond Green'
Lot 286 Sold
SAMUEL AND NATHANIEL BUCK (18TH CENTURY) 'The East View of King Henry VII Palace, on Richmond Green'
engraving, 20cm x 36cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
WILFRED STEPHENS (20TH CENTURY) Blandford Forum, Dorset
Lot 287 Unsold
WILFRED STEPHENS (20TH CENTURY) Blandford Forum, Dorset
signed in pencil to margin, etching, 24.5cm x 16cm
Estimate: £40 - £80
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
AFTER KUNISADA (1823-1880) Two woodblock prints
Lot 288 Sold
AFTER KUNISADA (1823-1880) Two woodblock prints
bearing stamps and captions, approx. 15cm x 10cm each (2)
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £30 - £50
31 July 2025
31 July 2025

Total lots: 478

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