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Auction date Wednesday 15 October 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Total lots: 608

AN EARLY GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE BOAT
Lot 145 Sold
AN EARLY GEORGE III SILVER SAUCE BOAT
by William Skeen, London 1765, with shaped oval rim, flying scroll handle and floral embossed body, on paw feet, 11cm high; together with a George III Irish silver milk jug by Richard Sawyer, Dublin 1810, the engraved and moulded rectangular body with gadrooned rim, 12.5cm high, 12 tr. ozs combined (2)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A GEORGE III SILVER MOTE SPOON
Lot 146 Sold
A GEORGE III SILVER MOTE SPOON
marks rubbed, c.1770, the plain tapering handle with a diamond point finial, the bowl pierced with scrolls and serifs, 14.5cm long

Provenance: Galhampton Manor House.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A SET OF SIX GEORGE III SILVER FEATHER EDGE TEASPOONS
Lot 147 Sold
A SET OF SIX GEORGE III SILVER FEATHER EDGE TEASPOONS
date marks rubbed; together with two pairs of silver sugar tongs, London 1816 and Sheffield 1918; two silver coffee spoons London 1899/1905, 4.5 tr. ozs combined; and mixed silver plated flatware (a lot)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A GROUP OF FOUR GEORGE II AND LATER SILVER TABLE SPOONS
Lot 148 Sold
A GROUP OF FOUR GEORGE II AND LATER SILVER TABLE SPOONS
various dates and makers, including an Old English Pattern example, by George Smith, London 1750, and three fiddle shaped, London 1837, 9 tr. ozs combined (4)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A GEORGE III AND LATER SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN HARLEQUIN PART CUTLERY SERVICE
Lot 149 Sold
A GEORGE III AND LATER SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN HARLEQUIN PART CUTLERY SERVICE
various dates and makers, including three George IV table forks possibly by William Chawner II, London 1822, and six Victorian dessert spoons by Henry Holland, London 1862, 50 tr. ozs combined gross (35)
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A QUANTITY OF GEORGIAN SILVER HANDLED TABLE KNIVES
Lot 150 Sold
A QUANTITY OF GEORGIAN SILVER HANDLED TABLE KNIVES
with curved steel blades, marks rubbed, each 28cm long, and a Victorian silver handled Kings Pattern table knife, London, 1870 (18)

Provenance: Galhampton Manor House.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A QUANTITY OF SILVER TEASPOONS
Lot 151 Sold
A QUANTITY OF SILVER TEASPOONS
including three feather edge examples and four possible Scottish examples (hall marks rubbed), a silver fork and a pair of silver sugar tongs, 5 tr. ozs combined; together with a silver plated magnifying glass (a lot)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A 19TH CENTURY WHITE METAL LADLE
Lot 152 Sold
A 19TH CENTURY WHITE METAL LADLE
with scalloped bowl; together with a selection of silver flatware and other items, 24.5 tr. ozs combined gross; and a small selection of silver plate (a lot)
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
FIVE VICTORIAN SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN TABLE FORKS
Lot 153 Sold
FIVE VICTORIAN SILVER FIDDLE PATTERN TABLE FORKS
by George Adams London 1865/66; together with a George III silver fiddle pattern table spoon, Exeter 1817; a quantity of silver/white metal tea and commemorative spoons, including a set of six Danish enamelled white metal coffee spoons, cased; and a set of six white metal gilded spoons, 18 tr. ozs combined gross (a lot)

Provenance: Galhampton Manor House.
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A SET OF TEN ELIZABETH II SILVER HANDLED TABLE KNIVES
Lot 154 Sold
A SET OF TEN ELIZABETH II SILVER HANDLED TABLE KNIVES
by United Cutlers, Sheffield, 2000, with steel blades, each 24.5cm long; together with ten similar dessert knives each 22cm long (20)
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
AN ELIZABETH II SILVER JUBILEE SEAL TOP CADDY SPOON
Lot 155 Sold
AN ELIZABETH II SILVER JUBILEE SEAL TOP CADDY SPOON
by Payne & Son, London 1977, 13cm long; together with a set of six George V silver teaspoons by Josiah Williams, London 1917, cased with matching sugar tongs; two silver butter knives; a quantity of loose silver teaspoons, 10 tr. ozs; a set of six George V silver handled tea knives, the silver by Robert Pringle, Sheffield 1917, cased; and a silver plated butter knife (32)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED TEA KETTLE
Lot 156 Sold
A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED TEA KETTLE
with arched handle, the shaped panelled body engraved with leaves and with stand and burner, 34cm high overall; together with a pair of tall modern Indian silver plated candlesticks; and three other silver plated items (6)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED CANDLESTICKS
Lot 157 Sold
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED CANDLESTICKS
the leaf and scallop moulded bodies with circular sconces and reeded stems, 15cm high; together with a similar bottle coaster with wooden insert, 5cm high x 18cm diameter; a silver plated fiddle pattern basting spoon; and a set of four silver plated Rat Tail pattern dessert spoons (8)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
DUTCH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY Northern European market scene
Lot 158 Sold
DUTCH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY Northern European market scene
depicting women at a fruit stall, oil on canvas, 72cm x 59.5cm
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
FOLLOWER OF ABRAHAM BRUEGHEL (1631-c.1690) 'The Flower Festival'
Lot 159 Unsold
FOLLOWER OF ABRAHAM BRUEGHEL (1631-c.1690) 'The Flower Festival'
oil on canvas, 127cm x 102cm
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
STEPHEN ELMER (1717-1796) Woodcocks in a landscape
Lot 160 Sold
STEPHEN ELMER (1717-1796) Woodcocks in a landscape
depicted with a cottage and a lake beyond, oil on canvas, 63cm x 75.5cm
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
STEPHEN ELMER (1717-1796) A covey of partridges in a landscape
Lot 161 Sold
STEPHEN ELMER (1717-1796) A covey of partridges in a landscape
oil on canvas, 37.5cm x 45.5cm
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
STEPHEN ELMER (1717-1796) Two partridges in a mountainous landscape
Lot 162 Sold
STEPHEN ELMER (1717-1796) Two partridges in a mountainous landscape
oil on canvas, 38cm x 45.5cm
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CIRCLE OF STEPHEN ELMER (1717-1796) A covey of partridges in a wooded landscape
Lot 163 Sold
CIRCLE OF STEPHEN ELMER (1717-1796) A covey of partridges in a wooded landscape
oil on canvas, 63.5cm x 76cm, bears Christie's stencil verso
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ALBERTO PULICINO (1719-c.1765) Valletta from Castel St. Angelo with the galleys of the Order and small craft alongside the barriera
Lot 164 Unsold
ALBERTO PULICINO (1719-c.1765) Valletta from Castel St. Angelo with the galleys of the Order and small craft alongside the barriera
oil on canvas, 58cm x 126cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
FRANCIS WHEATLEY (1747-1801) A full-length portrait of Dennis O’Kelly (1725-1787)
Lot 165 Unsold
FRANCIS WHEATLEY (1747-1801) A full-length portrait of Dennis O’Kelly (1725-1787)
oil on canvas, 77cm x 64cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CIRCLE OF HENRI GASCARS (1634/5-1701) A half-length portrait of a young man wearing gilded breastplate
Lot 166 Unsold
CIRCLE OF HENRI GASCARS (1634/5-1701) A half-length portrait of a young man wearing gilded breastplate
circa 1665, with central winged lion decoration, oil on panel, 27cm x 19cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MANNER OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) The head of a young child
Lot 167 Sold
MANNER OF SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723-1792) The head of a young child
oil on canvas, 33cm x 28cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CIRCLE OF ALLESANDRO ALLORI (1535-1607) A head and shoulders portrait of a young woman
Lot 168 Sold
CIRCLE OF ALLESANDRO ALLORI (1535-1607) A head and shoulders portrait of a young woman
oil on canvas, 42cm x 28cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
GEORGE HENRY JENKINS (1843-1914) An overcast coastal landscape
Lot 169 Unsold
GEORGE HENRY JENKINS (1843-1914) An overcast coastal landscape
signed lower left and dated indistinctly, oil on canvas, 28cm x 45.5cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
GEORGE HENRY JENKINS (1843-1914) 'Bickleigh Vale, near Plymouth'
Lot 170 Sold
GEORGE HENRY JENKINS (1843-1914) 'Bickleigh Vale, near Plymouth'
signed lower left and dated indistinctly, oil on canvas, 28cm x 45.8cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
JOHN WARKUP SWIFT (1815-1869) Coastal scene
Lot 171 Sold
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
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MANNER OF CHARLES VERLAT (1824-1890) Female nude in a landscape
Lot 172 Sold
MANNER OF CHARLES VERLAT (1824-1890) Female nude in a landscape
bears initials lower left, print overpainted with oils and laid to artist's board, 26cm x 20cm
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO LUKE CLENNELL (1781-1840) 'Into the Shelter of the Wood'
Lot 173 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO LUKE CLENNELL (1781-1840) 'Into the Shelter of the Wood'
oil on panel, 12cm x 16cm; together with a second oil on panel landscape attributed to the same hand, entitled 'The Windswept Grey', 12cm x 16cm (2)

Provenance: with the Macdonald Booth Gallery.
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A successful Ratter
Lot 174 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A successful Ratter
the terrier standing in an interior, oil on canvas, 48cm x 59cm
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ASCRIBED TO JEAN-BAPTISTE-CAMILLE COROT (1796-1875) Figures working in a landscape
Lot 175 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: £800 - £1,500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
GEORGE TURNER (1843-1910) A wooded landscape
Lot 176 Unsold
GEORGE TURNER (1843-1910) A wooded landscape
with travellers camping to foreground, signed lower right, oil on board, 30cm x 40.5cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
J. C. SLOPER (19th Century) A portrait of a couple in a landscape
Lot 177 Unsold
J. C. SLOPER (19th Century) A portrait of a couple in a landscape
1839, he with a hurdy gurdy across his chest, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 34cm x 26cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CLAUDE LORRAINE FERNELEY (1822-1891) 'Harlequin'
Lot 178 Sold
CLAUDE LORRAINE FERNELEY (1822-1891) 'Harlequin'
1874, depicting a hunter in a stable, signed and dated lower right: 'Claude L Ferneley Melton Mowbray', oil on canvas, 59cm x 77cm
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CLAUDE LORRAINE FERNELEY (1822-1891) 'Quibbler'
Lot 179 Sold
CLAUDE LORRAINE FERNELEY (1822-1891) 'Quibbler'
1874, depicting a hunter in a stable, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 59cm x 77cm
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Pair of still lives
Lot 180 Unsold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Pair of still lives
depicting trophies, flowers and fruit, oils on canvas, 44.5cm x 37cm (2)
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
FOLLOWER OF HAUGHTON FOREST (1826-1925) Mountainous lakeside landscape
Lot 181 Sold
FOLLOWER OF HAUGHTON FOREST (1826-1925) Mountainous lakeside landscape
depicting a yacht and rowing boats to the foreground, oil on board, 20.5cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ADRIEN WULFFAERT (1804-1873) Portrait of a lady
Lot 182 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: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
FELICE AUGUSTE REZIA (act.1857-1905/07) 'Amiens, France'
Lot 183 Sold
FELICE AUGUSTE REZIA (act.1857-1905/07) 'Amiens, France'
depicting a busy continental street scene, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 41cm x 30.5cm; together with a second painting by the same hand, depicting the interior of St. Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, 41cm x 30.5cm (2)
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ARTURO ORSELLI (19TH CENTURY) 'A Treat from the Master's Table'
Lot 184 Sold
ARTURO ORSELLI (19TH CENTURY) 'A Treat from the Master's Table'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 40.5cm x 30cm

Provenance: Bonhams, British and Continental Pictures, 14th September 2010.
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
JAMES JOHN WILSON CARMICHAEL (1800-1868) 'Fishing Vessels off a Coast, in a Stormy Sea'
Lot 185 Unsold
JAMES JOHN WILSON CARMICHAEL (1800-1868) 'Fishing Vessels off a Coast, in a Stormy Sea'
label verso, oil on panel, 38cm x 54cm
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY BERNARD CHALON (1770/71-1849) 'The Emperor'
Lot 186 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY BERNARD CHALON (1770/71-1849) 'The Emperor'
depicting a chestnut colt in a stable, with a groom in attendance, titled 'The Emperor' upper left, oil on canvas, 71cm x 90.5cm

The present work may depict 'Emperor', the winner of the 1844 Ascot Gold Cup, which Chalon is known to have depicted on at least one other occasion.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Domestic interior
Lot 187 Sold
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Domestic interior
depicting a woman sewing, with a girl and a dog to her side, oil on panel, labels verso, 23cm x 20cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
JOHN ARTHUR LOMAX (1857-1923) 'His Only Rival'
Lot 188 Unsold
JOHN ARTHUR LOMAX (1857-1923) 'His Only Rival'
signed lower left, oil on board, 29cm x 44cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
AFTER JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (1775-1851) 'The Fighting Temeraire'
Lot 189 Sold
AFTER JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (1775-1851) 'The Fighting Temeraire'
oil on canvas, 88cm x 118cm
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ANTHONY VANDYKE COPLEY FIELDING (1787-1855) A coastal scene with fishing boat offshore and stormy skies
Lot 190 Unsold
ANTHONY VANDYKE COPLEY FIELDING (1787-1855) A coastal scene with fishing boat offshore and stormy skies
signed and dated 1832 lower right, oil on canvas, 35cm x 44cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ANTHONY VANDYKE COPLEY FIELDING (1787-1855) 'Shipping in Storm Off the South Coast'
Lot 191 Unsold
ANTHONY VANDYKE COPLEY FIELDING (1787-1855) 'Shipping in Storm Off the South Coast'
signed and dated 1840 lower left, oil on canvas, 59cm x 40cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ANTHONY VAN DYKE COPLEY FIELDING (1787-1855) An extensive rural landscape
Lot 192 Unsold
ANTHONY VAN DYKE COPLEY FIELDING (1787-1855) An extensive rural landscape
depicting cattle to foreground, watercolour, 30cm x 41cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025

Total lots: 608

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