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Auction date Wednesday 15 October 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale: 

William Batt


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Wednesday 15th October at 10.30am

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Total lots: 608

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady
Lot 241 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady
three-quarter length, seated, a garden beyond, watercolour (oval), 25cm x 20cm
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady
Lot 242 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady
shoulder-length, pencil and watercolour, 12cm x 10cm; together with two silhouette portraits; and a miniature printed portrait on card (4)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £80
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A fishing boat docked at low tide
Lot 243 Unsold
FRENCH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A fishing boat docked at low tide
pencil with pen and ink, 20.5cm x 27cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
LADY LUCY HUME-WILLIAMS (1862-1948) A Dorset landscape
Lot 244 Unsold
LADY LUCY HUME-WILLIAMS (1862-1948) A Dorset landscape
signed lower left, watercolour, labels verso, 22.5cm x 29cm
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
JOHN GILBERT (1817-1897) Cavalry battle
Lot 245 Unsold
JOHN GILBERT (1817-1897) Cavalry battle
1871, signed and dated lower left, watercolour, 15cm x 25cm; together with a second watercolour by the same hand depicting a cavalry battle, unsigned, 15cm x 25cm (2)
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MANNER OF ALFRED STEVENS (1817-1875) Figural studies
Lot 246 Unsold
MANNER OF ALFRED STEVENS (1817-1875) Figural studies
a group of three red chalk sketches, the central religious scene monogrammed 'AS' and dated 1875 in pencil lower left, 23.5cm x 21cm, flanked by a portrait of a mother and child, 13.5cm x 7.75cm, and a crouching child, 6.5cm x 4cm (3)
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
BERNARD EVANS (1848-1922) An extensive landscape
Lot 247 Unsold
BERNARD EVANS (1848-1922) An extensive landscape
signed lower right, watercolour, 32cm x 49cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
FREDERICK HINES (ACT.1875-1928) A riverside landscape
Lot 248 Sold
FREDERICK HINES (ACT.1875-1928) A riverside landscape
1921, depicting a young couple fishing, signed lower right, watercolour, 36.5cm x 26cm
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
JOHN COTTON (1801-1849) A collection of 25 studies of birds
Lot 249 Unsold
JOHN COTTON (1801-1849) A collection of 25 studies of birds
watercolour and pen and ink, typically 15cm x 23cm (25)
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
JULES ACHILLE NOEL (1815-1881) ‘Nantes'
Lot 250 Unsold
JULES ACHILLE NOEL (1815-1881) ‘Nantes'
1843, Loire river view, signed and dated lower left, pencil and wash, 20cm x 28cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
DAVID WOODLOCK (1842-1929) Mother and child before a cottage
Lot 251 Sold
DAVID WOODLOCK (1842-1929) Mother and child before a cottage
signed lower left, watercolour, 23cm x 15.5cm
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £40 - £80
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
DAVID WOODLOCK (1842-1929) 'The Village Maid'
Lot 252 Sold
DAVID WOODLOCK (1842-1929) 'The Village Maid'
signed lower left, watercolour, 23cm x 33cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
BOXING INTEREST: A FRAMED SET OF PORTRAITS OF PUGILISTS
Lot 253 Unsold
BOXING INTEREST: A FRAMED SET OF PORTRAITS OF PUGILISTS
a full-length portrait of 'Gentleman' John Jackson flanked by head and shoulders portraits of Ned…
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
BOXING INTEREST: TWO MONOCHROME PORTRAITS OF PUGILISTS James 'Deaf' Burke (1809-1845) and Tom Sayers (1826-1865)
Lot 254 Unsold
BOXING INTEREST: TWO MONOCHROME PORTRAITS OF PUGILISTS James 'Deaf' Burke (1809-1845) and Tom Sayers (1826-1865)
each 33.5cm x 23.5cm; and a smaller dual portrait of Sayers and John Camel Heenan (1834-1873) depicted facing each other, 19cm x 26cm (3)
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
BOXING INTEREST: AFTER ROBERT ISAAC CRUIKSHANK (1789-1856)
Lot 255 Sold
BOXING INTEREST: AFTER ROBERT ISAAC CRUIKSHANK (1789-1856)
'The great match between Randal and Martin', coloured etching, the plate 29cm x 41.5cm; and another example of the same bout (2)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
BOXING INTEREST: CHARLES TURNER (1774-1857) AFTER T. BLAKE (fl. 1818-1831)
Lot 256 Unsold
BOXING INTEREST: CHARLES TURNER (1774-1857) AFTER T. BLAKE (fl. 1818-1831)
'The Interior of the Fives Court with Randall and Turner Sparring' hand coloured aquatint, 19cm x 55cm; together with an outlined version of the same scene, with pencil title (2)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
BOXING INTEREST: THE GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN TOM SAYERS & J.C. REED
Lot 257 Unsold
BOXING INTEREST: THE GREAT FIGHT BETWEEN TOM SAYERS & J.C. REED
Jim Ward's version of the bout, 64cm x 97cm overall; together with a key to the participants and crowd; and another version of the fight after Rowbotham (3)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MANNER OF WALTER LANGLEY (1852-1922) Portrait of a fisherman
Lot 258 Unsold
MANNER OF WALTER LANGLEY (1852-1922) Portrait of a fisherman
bears initials lower left 'W.H.', watercolour, 44.5cm x 35.5cm
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
GILBERT HOLIDAY (1879-1937) A study of artillery horses
Lot 259 Sold
GILBERT HOLIDAY (1879-1937) A study of artillery horses
gouache, signed lower left, 43cm x 59cm
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MANNER OF MYLES BIRKET FOSTER (1825-1899) Rural landscape
Lot 260 Unsold
MANNER OF MYLES BIRKET FOSTER (1825-1899) Rural landscape
1911, depicting a cottage by a river, bearing monogram and date lower right, watercolour, 24cm x 35cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
WILLIAM DANIELL (1769-1837) 'Pier at Margate'
Lot 261 Unsold
WILLIAM DANIELL (1769-1837) 'Pier at Margate'
1823, aquatint with hand colouring,16cm x 24cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Bingham's Melcombe - The Church'
Lot 262 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Bingham's Melcombe - The Church'
1857, etching in colours, 20cm x 28cm; together with a collection of prints and photographs, including further prints relating to Dorset (a lot)
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
AFTER GEORGE ROBERTSON (1748-1788) Views of the Island of Jamaica
Lot 263 Unsold
AFTER GEORGE ROBERTSON (1748-1788) Views of the Island of Jamaica
engraved by Daniel Lerpiniere and Thomas Vivares, a set of 6 engravings with hand colouring, typically 38cm x 52cm (6)
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
LUCIEN GAUTIER (1850-1925) Greenwich Naval College
Lot 264 Sold
LUCIEN GAUTIER (1850-1925) Greenwich Naval College
signed to lower right margin, etching, 19cm x 29cm
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £80
15 October 2025
15 October 2025

Total lots: 608

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