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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: 462

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) Artist's sketchbook
Lot 193 Unsold
RAMSAY RICHARD REINAGLE (1775-1862) Artist's sketchbook
comprising 45 sketches, including caricatures, genre studies and landscapes, mainly pencil on paper with some examples in watercolour, with one sketch signed and dated 'Jan 23 1824', sheets mainly pasted down and typically measuring 13.5cm x 23cm

Provenance: Bridehead, Dorset.
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Mountainous landscape
Lot 194 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Mountainous landscape
gouache, 25cm x 37cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, c.1800 An extensive landscape
Lot 195 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, c.1800 An extensive landscape
depicting a ruined abbey and cattle by a stream, watercolour, 60cm x 79cm

Provenance: The Bond Family, Holme Priory.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £150
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
FOLLOWER OF JOHN SWETE (c. 1752-1821) Paschoe House, Devon
Lot 196 Unsold
FOLLOWER OF JOHN SWETE (c.1752-1821) Paschoe House, Devon
depicted from a distance, with a lake and figures to the foreground, watercolour, 32cm x 48cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES TAYLOR JUNIOR (ACTIVE 1841-1883) A pair of seascapes
Lot 197 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES TAYLOR JUNIOR (ACTIVE 1841-1883) A pair of seascapes
depicting fishing boats on stormy seas, watercolour, 37cm x 53cm and 36cm x 56cm (2)
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Study of a Gothic church
Lot 198 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Study of a Gothic church
pencil heightened with white, 13cm x 20cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
EMERIC ESSEX VIDAL (1791-1861) Portrait of Anna Jane Capper
Lot 199 Sold
EMERIC ESSEX VIDAL (1791-1861) Portrait of Anna Jane Capper
1820, depicted half-length, with shipping and cliffs in the distance, signed and dated lower left, watercolour, 24cm x 24.5cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £800
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY View of a country house
Lot 200 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY View of a country house
with figures rowing on a river to foreground, watercolour heightened with white, 16cm x 24cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
OCTAVIUS OAKLEY (1800-1867) Portrait of a rustic boy
Lot 201 Sold
OCTAVIUS OAKLEY (1800-1867) Portrait of a rustic boy
signed lower right, watercolour, 42cm x 27cm
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025
DAVID HALL MCKEWAN (1817-1873) A river landscape with eel bucks
Lot 202 Sold
DAVID HALL MCKEWAN (1817-1873) A river landscape with eel bucks
signed lower right, watercolour, 31cm x 47cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
31 July 2025
31 July 2025

Total lots: 462

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