BRITISH, EUROPEAN & SPORTING ART
SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2024
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BRITISH, EUROPEAN & SPORTING ART
SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2024 AT 9.30AM
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1000
1000
Harry Rountree (1878-1950) Bunny’s campsite
Signed, mixed media, probably an original illustration from “Wog and Wig” (1947), together with a further illustration by the same hand, depicting a wolf balloon seller outside a circus tent, with a variety of other characterised animals, possibly for the book “Uncle Remus” (1906), 24cm by 34cm each (2) £500-800
Harry Rountree (1878-1950)
Signed, pencil, watercolour and ink, together with a further original illustration depicting an elephant pulling a covered wagon full of animals, with a variety of other animals in the entourage, both probably illustrations for the book “Jungle Tales” (1934), 24cm by 34cm each (2)
£500-800
1001
Jungle Train
1001
1002 ✓
Frederick Whiting RP (1873/4-1962)
A Morning Ride
Signed, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 34.5cm by 46.5cm
£400-600
1003 ✓
Frederick (Fred) Lawson (1888-1968)
Scarborough harbour
Signed and dated 1930, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 36cm by 41.5cm
Provenance: William Greenwood Fine Art, Bedale
£200-300
1003
1002
1004 ✓
Sir William Russell Flint RA PRWS RSW (1880-1969) Scottish “Rebecca Posing by the Ardèche”
Signed, signed and inscribed in pencil to backing board verso, watercolour, 36.5cm by 54cm
Provenance: The Headrow Gallery, Leeds Private Collection, UK
£3,000-4,000
1004
1005
Frederick Goodall RA (1822-1904)
Mother and Child
Signed and dated 1861, watercolour heightened with white, 34.5cm by 28.5cm
Possibly the same or a version of that which was presented at Bonhams, Oxford “The Oxford Fine Sale”, 30 June 2015, Lot 303
Christie’s South Kensington “The Neil Wilson Collection” 4th September 2014, lot 66
Bonhams Knightsbridge, 11 September 2012, Lot 4
£300-500
1006
Walter Goodall (1830-1889)
“The Tired Lacemaker”
Signed and dated 1853, watercolour, 30.5cm by 28cm
£200-300
1007
Frederick Goodall RA (1822-1904)
“Peasant Children”
Signed and dated 1852, pencil and watercolour, 19cm by 25.5cm
£200-300 1007
1005
1006
1008
Circle of George Richmond RA (1809-1896)
“The Honourable Edward Richard Littleton, later 2nd Baron Hatherton” (sic)
“Viscountess Newark, 2nd Daughter of 1st Lord Hatherton” (sic)
Each with inscriptions to backing board, chalk, 54cm by 43cm (2)
Edward Richard Littleton was a British Peer and Member of Parliament
£500-800
1009
Circle of Maud Earl (1864-1943)
The Lookouts - Airedale Terrier and Scotland Terrier waiting in anticipation for master at a window
Indistinctly initialled, pastel, 34.5cm by 32cm
£200-400
1010 ✓
Peter Biegel (1913-1987)
“Carlo, Midge & Toby” - Study of King Charles Spaniels recumbent on a chair
Signed and dated (19)59, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 29cm by 35.5cm
Provenance: Estate of the late Lady Buchan-Hepburn John Mathieson & Co, Edinburgh
£200-300
1012
Thomas Miles Richardson Jnr. RWS (1813-1890) Gateway to the village
Signed and dated 1887, watercolour heightened with white, 43.5cm by 64cm
£150-250
1011 ✓
Peter Biegel (1913-1987) “September Evening- The Highlands” Signed, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 26.5cm by 38.5cm
Provenance: Estate of the late Lady Buchan-Hepburn The Tryon Gallery, London
£200-300
1012
1011
1010
Thomas Sidney Cooper RA (1803-1902)
Cattle and sheep at rest and grazing in an extensive landscape
Signed and indistinctly dated, pencil and watercolour, 18cm by 31.5cm
£250-400
1014 ✓
George Edward Lodge (1860-1954)
Snipe in vegetation
Signed, mixed media, 23.5cm by 33.5cm
£250-400
1015 ✓
George Edward Lodge (1860-1954)
Peregrine Falcon resting on a branch
Signed, mixed media, 25.5cm by 18.5cm
£250-400
1013
1015
1014
1013
1016
John Sherrin (1819-1896)
Still life study of plums and an apple on a mossy bank
Signed and dated 1882, mixed media, together with a further still life of apples by William Hough, 24cm by 33cm and 9cm by 13cm respectively (2)
£300-500
1017
John Sherrin (1819-1896)
Still life study of grapes, peaches and a strawberry on a mossy bank
Still life of mixed grapes, peach and a strawberry on a mossy bank
Each signed, watercolour and bodycolour, 19.5cm by 28.5cm (2)
£250-400
1016
1017
1018
Sir George Clausen RA, RWS, RI (1852-1944) Gleaners
Signed and dated 194*, mixed media, 18cm by 14cm
£2,000-4,000
1019 ✓
Herbert Royle (1870-1958)
“Carting Hay, Wharfedale”
Signed, inscribed in pencil to upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 49.5cm by 59.6cm
Exhibited: City of Bradford Corporation Art Gallery, Cartwright Memorial Hall, loan number 591, unknown date
£2,000-3,000
1018
1019
1020
Fred Milner (1863-1939)
Mother and child in evening light
Signed, oil on canvas board, 35cm by 39cm
£180-250
1021
Alfred de Bréanski Snr. (1852-1928)
“Cader Idris from Iwernan”
Signed, inscribed with title and artist’s address ‘Arno Cotte, Greenwich’ to upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 75cm by 125.5cm
£1,500-2,500
1021
1020
1022
Frederik Marinus Kruseman (1816-1882) Dutch
Winter glow
Signed and dated 1880, oil on canvas, 43cm by 63.5cm
£12,000-18,000 1022
1023
Girolamo Gianni (1837-1895) Italian Panorama of Mdina, Malta (believed to be) Signed and dated 1876, oil on board, 12.5cm by 33.5cm
£2,000-3,000 1023
1024
Charles Henri Joseph Leickert (1816-1907) Dutch Winter landscape with figures on a frozen river Oil on panel, 32cm by 45cm
Provenance: Richard Green, London
£1,200-1,800
1025
Charles Henri Joseph Leickert (1816-1907) Dutch Winter landscape with figures and a horse-drawn sleigh on a frozen river Oil on panel, 22cm by 28cm
Provenance: Richard Green, London
£1,200-1,800
“Inversnaid”
Each
£5,000-7,000
1026
Alfred de Breanski Snr. RBA (1852-1928)
“Nr. Arrochar”
signed, oil on canvas, 29cm by 39cm (2)
1026
1027
Attributed to Peter le Cave (fl.1769-1810) Travelling country folk in a lakeland landscape Oil on panel, 18.5cm by 25cm
Provenance: Christie’s stencil verso PD912
£250-400
1028
Manner of Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683) Dutch Italianate landscape with figures in conversation Oil on canvas, 82cm by 108cm
£500-800
1027
1029
Franz van Severdonck (1809-1889) Belgian Sheep and lamb at rest with poultry in an extensive landscape
Signed, extensively incised to reverse and dated 1861, oil on panel, 15cm by 22cm
£300-500
1030
William Shayer Snr. (1787-1879)
Travellers in an extensive river landscape
Signed, oil on canvas, 70.5cm by 90cm
£500-800
Attributed to Samuel Joseph Clarke (18411928)
Farmyard scene Oil on canvas, 49cm by 72cm
£500-800
W.H Williams (19th century) Landscape with figures and cattle watering Signed, oil on canvas, 44cm by 64cm
£300-500
1031
1032
1031
1033
Alfred Augustus Glendening Snr. (1840-1910) Sheep at rest on a sunlit wooded pathway Initialled and dated (18)70, oil on canvas, 44cm by 33.5cm
It has been suggested by David Coulthard that the painting is likely a view in Sussex or Kent, perhaps painted in Knowle (Knole) Park, by Sevenoaks, Kent. We are grateful for the assistance of David Coulthard in cataloguing this lot, which will be included in the Glendening digital database.
£600-900
1034
Henry John Boddington (1811-1865) Looking over the Vale of Albury, Surrey, with St Martha’s Church in the distance Bears signature and dated 1862, oil on canvas, 60cm by 89.5cm
Provenance: Richard Green, London
£600-900
1033
1035
William Mellor (1851-1931) ‘’Bow Ghyll, Near Ilkley, Yorkshire’ Signed, inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 50cm by 65cm £800-1,200
1035
Louis H Grimshaw (1870-1943)
Born the son of the acclaimed painter John Atkinson Grimshaw, Louis Grimshaw was raised in Leeds. In a similar approach to his father, Louis Grimshaw was best known for his photo-realistic street scenes, beautifully lit by the moon. In fact, the two men would often collaborate on many pictures, with John painting the sky and backgrounds, and Louis painting the figures. Grimshaw’s considered use of a selective palette and accomplished handling of light allows the artist to create a sensuous and ethereal atmosphere in his works. Eventually, the unpredictable nature of life as an artist influenced Grimshaw to abandon his painting career, instead joining the Manchester Guardian as a cartographer in 1905, thus leaving behind a small but high-quality body of paintings, which do not appear on the market often.
1036
1036
Louis H Grimshaw (1870-1943)
“An Autumn Sunset”
Signed and dated 1898, inscribed and dated to reverse with original inscription exposed, oil on canvas, 28.5cm by 43.5cm
£8,000-12,000
1037
Louis H Grimshaw (1870-1943)
“Moonrise on the Tyne”
Signed and dated (18)99, with replacement inscription and date to reverse, oil on canvas, 28.5cm by 43.5cm
Provenance: Windsor House Antiques, Northamptonshire
£12,000-18,000
1037
1038
Edmund John Neimann (1813-1876)
“Old Barn, Sussex”
Signed, inscribed in pencil to stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 54cm by 95cm
£600-900
1039
Charles Pettitt (later 19th century)
“The Wetherlamb from Esthwaite-Water N.Lancashire”
“Coniston Lake_Village_Old Hall_Old Man from near the Old Hall”
Each signed, inscribed and dated 1865 and 1863 respectively, oil on canvas, 18cm by 28.5cm with arched top corners (2)
£400-600
1039
1038
1040 ✓ Tom Carr (1912-1977)
“Zetland Hunt”
Signed, inscribed and dated 1975, oil on canvas, 39cm by 59cm
£200-300
1041
James Edward Grace (1851-1908)
“A Surrey Hills Ride”
Signed, with fragments of an original inscribed label attached verso, oil on canvas board, 29cm by 38.5cm
£200-300
1042
Wright Barker RBA (1864-1941)
Two foals standing in a summer landscape
Signed, oil on canvas, 63.5cm by 76.5cm
£2,000-2,500
1040
1041
1043
T Ivester Lloyd (1873-1942)
“Dandy”
Signed and inscribed, oil on canvas, 40cm by 48.5cm
£200-300
1045
Robert Nightingale (1815-1895)
Horses in a field before an extensive landscape
Signed and dated 1876?, oil on canvas, 63.5cm by 107cm
Provenance: Frost & Reed Limited
Bonhams, Anonymous Sale, Knightsbridge, 21 June 2000, Lot 69
£2,500-4,000
1044 ✓
Tom Carr (1912-1977)
“Sky Bonnet”
Signed, inscribed and dated 1974, oil on canvas, 44cm by 60cm
“Sky Bonnet”- by “Sky Gypsy”, out of “Mad Cap II”, winner of York and Redcar 1974
£250-400
1045
1044
1043
George Wright (1860-1942)
Stagecoach leaving The George Inn Signed, oil on canvas, 33.5cm by 51.5cm
£800-1,200
Henry Alken Jnr. (19th century)
The York-London mail coach in a snowstorm Signed, oil on canvas, 29cm by 59.5cm
Provenance: Frost & Reed Limited
£700-1,000
1047
1047
1046
1046
1049
John Sargent Noble RBA (1848-1896)
“Hounds and Game”
Signed, oil on board, 24.5cm by 19.5cm
Exhibited: Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1909 Indistinct and partially obscured Christie’s stencil to reverse
£800-1,200
1048
British Provincial School (19th century)
Two children at rest beneath a tree with the family dog Oil on canvas, 48.5cm by 59cm
Provenance: The Boydell Galleries, Liverpool
£250-400
1050
Henry Bernard Chalon (1770-1849)
Dog in a wooded landscape, a glimpse of a country house beyond Oil on canvas, 43.5cm by 59cm
Provenance: Alexander Bayne, Mary Bayne-Dalgleish, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Collection, Balmungo
£300-500
1048
1050
1049
Francis Sartorius (1734-1804)
“Cooper with Bluecap and Wanton, 1767” Oil on canvas, 17.5cm by 62.5cm
Provenance: Marbury Hall label to reverse Gorringe’s, Summer Fine Art Sale, 26 June 2018, Lot 454
£1,800-2,500
1051
1051
John Nost Sartorius (1759-1828)
“Hounds at Fault”
Signed and indistinctly inscribed verso, oil on canvas, together with a companion by the same hand depicting a dismounted Huntsman, leading a bay hunter, with dogs, addressing workmen, inscribed verso “***out the fox”, 35.5cm by 46cm (2)
£2,000-3,000
1052
1052
1054
Henry Leonidas Rolfe (fl.1847-1881)
Leaping salmon
Signed and dated 1876, oil on canvas, 59cm by 88.5cm
£800-1,200
1053
Attributed to Dean Wolstenholme Snr. (1757-1837)
Dismounted huntsman and terrier crossing a bridge Oil on canvas, 62cm by 82.5cm
£1,200-1,800
1055
A. Roland Knight (Active c.1810-1840)
‘’A Naval Engagement’’
Signed, inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 34cm by 49cm
£300-500
1055
1054
1053
1056
Continental School (18th century)
The Battle of Lepanto (historically known as) Oil on canvas, 85cm by 177.5cm
£1,200-1,800
1057
Joseph Yelverton Dawbarn RA (1856-1943)
Fisherwomen unloading the catch
Signed and dated (19)13, oil on canvas, 40cm by 49.5cm
£250-400
1057
1056
1058
Fernand Marie Eugène Le Gout-Gérard (1856-1924) French ‘’Bateaux Pecheurs’’
Signed, oil on canvas, 36.5cm by 53.5cm
Provenance: Walker Galleries, Harrogate
£2,000-3,000
1059
Edmund John Neimann (1813-1876) “Filey”
Signed, inscribed and dated (18)71, oil on canvas, 64cm by 114cm
£600-900
1058
1060
Marc Aldine (1870-1957) French
The Grand Canal with view of the Dome of San Marco Basilica and Campanile Tower
Signed, oil on canvas, 32cm by 45cm
Provenance: The Barclay Art Gallery, Chester £1,000-1,500
1061
Jane Vivian (fl.1869-1877) Venice, the lagoon Signed, oil on canvas, 59.5cm by 106.5cm £800-1,200
1060
Hermanus Koekkoek Snr. (1815-1882) “On the Scheldt” Signed, oil on canvas, 36.5cm by 55.5cm £4,000-6,000
1062
1062
1063
Alfred Pollentine (1846-1890)
“The Grand Canal” Venice canal
Each signed, the first signed and inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 48.5cm by 74.5cm (2)
£3,000-5,000
1063
Dorothea Sharp ROI, RBA (1874-1955)
Known for her sun-drenched impressionistic oil paintings, Dorothea Sharp captured the joy of childhood, and the beauty in everyday moments through her coastal scenes and depictions of florals. Despite the idyllic nature of the subject matter, she injects the pictures with all the vibrancy and rhapsody that life and light bring.
Born in Kent in 1874, she lived, studied and worked in the south of England, enrolling in Richmond Art School in 1895 before continuing her education at the Regent Street Polytechnic. Sharp travelled extensively around Europe, but most formatively was her time in Paris which resulted in her development towards Impressionism. The work of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists evidently made an indelible impact on the artist, after which she adopted an en plein-air technique. This impressionistic and spontaneous style was maintained for the rest of her artistic career.
Sharp was, and remains, a prolifically exhibited artist, with works shown by many respected institutions including the Royal Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Society of Women Artists and Fine Art Society, along with the Paris Salon. Sharp became an Associate of the Society of Women Artists in 1903, was elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1907 and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1922.
1064 ✓
Dorothea Sharp ROI, RBA (1874-1955)
Paddling in the shallows, probably Bosham Signed, oil on canvas laid onto board, 99.5cm by 101.5cm
Provenance: Callard of London Galleries, Chicago, USA Private Collection
Bonhams, “20th Century British Art”, 2 July, 2008, Lot 63 Private Collection, UK
For asimilar composition, see “Paddling in the Shallows, Bosham Common Beyond”, Sotheby’s London, 27 June 2006, Lot 77
A further related work entitled “Paddlers” forms part of Gallery Oldham and was purchased in 1937. Mansion House, Cardiff also holds a work in the collection, “Girl with a Shrimp Net” on a very similar theme.
£35,000-45,000
1064
1065
Vincent Clare (1855-1930)
A still life of a bird’s nest, blossom and Primroses on a mossy bank
A still life of plums, strawberries and red grapes on a mossy bank
Each signed, oil on canvas, 19.5cm by 14.5cm (2)
£400-600
1066
Thomas Collins (1835-1893)
Still life of a bird’s nest on a bank, with primroses, a sprig of blossom and a rosehip
Signed, oil on canvas, 21.5cm by 16cm
£300-500
1065
1066
1067
Oliver Clare (1853-1927)
Still life of plums, gooseberries and other fruit on a mossy bank
Signed, oil on canvas, 44.5cm by 34.5cm
£300-500
1068
Oliver Clare (1853-1927)
Still life of grapes, plums, and raspberries
Signed, oil on canvas, 34.5cm by 29.5cm
£250-400
1069
George Clare (1830-1900)
Still life of a bird’s nest on a mossy bank surrounded by spring flowers
Signed, oil on canvas, 24.5cm by 30cm
£250-400
1068
1067
1069
1070
Charles Archer (1855-1931)
Still life of white grapes, a peach, plums and raspberries
Signed, oil on board, 13.5cm by 20cm
£200-300
1071
Follower of Benjamin Blake (1757-1830) Game in a larder Oil on canvas, 60cm by 50cm
£400-600
1070
1071
1072
William Shayer Snr. (1787-1879)
Milking time
Signed, oil on canvas, 68.5cm by 89cm
£800-1,200
1074
(1833-1888)
Indistinctly signed, oil on canvas, 89cm by 68.5cm
Provenance: Christie’s, Anonymous Sale, 4 August 2002
£600-800
Signed and dated 1865, oil on canvas, 90cm by 69.5cm
1073
William Henry Midwood
Cottage Courtship
William Henry Midwood (1833-1888) Tales of the Sea
£500-800
1073 1074
1072
1075
Giovanni Battista Torriglia (1858-1937) Italian The Toy Boat Signed, oil on canvas, 71.5cm by 108cm
Provenance: Likely Stacy-Marks
Frost & Reed Limited (Based on labels verso)
Private Collection, UK
£12,000-18,000
1075
1076
Antoine Emile Plassan (1817-1903) French The Locket Oil on panel, 22cm by 15cm
Provenance: Richard Green, London
£600-900
George Bernard O’Neill (1828-1917) Forest Kitchen
Initialled, oil on canvas, 19.5cm by 24.5cm
£300-500
1077
1077
1076
1079
The Green Parrot Oil on panel, 22cm by 36cm
Provenance: Richard Green, London
£600-900
Chinese School (19th century)
Ladies in a garden
Ladies at leisure before a lake
Oil on card? laid down, 43.5cm by 56cm (2)
£700-1,000
1079
1078
1078
Jean Baptiste Antoine Emile Beranger (1814-1888) French
1080
Attributed to William Etty RA (1787-1849) “A Male Figure”
Oil on panel, 70.5cm by 55.5cm
Provenance: Christie, Manson & Woods, “Modern pictures and water-colour drawings, including a small collection, the property of Mrs. John Lambert, deceased, late of Nottingham”, 19 April 1884, according to inscribed label affixed to reverse Sotheby’s Olympia, “British and Continental Pictures”, 13 July 2005, Lot 76
We are grateful to Richard Green for his assistance in cataloguing this work
£2,000-3,000
1081
Circle of George Richmond RA (1809-1896)
Portrait of Edward George Percy Littleton (Later 3rd Baron Hatherton), head and shoulders, in a feigned oval
With indistinctly inscribed note affixed to reverse “EGP Littleton (1848) age 6 years, afterwards 3rd
Lord Hatherton”, oil on canvas, 41.5cm by 34cm
£250-400
1080
Signed, with inscribed and dated 1926 label verso, oil on canvas, 49.5cm by 37.5cm £10,000-15,000
1082 ✓ Charles Spencelayh RMS, HRBSA (1865-1958)
“Failing Memories”
1082
1083
Friedrich August von Kaulbach (1850-1920) German Portrait of a young lady, head and shoulders
Portrait of a young lady, head and shoulders, wearing a headpiece with diaphanous material
Each signed, oil on panel, 12cm dia. (oval) (2)
Contained in decorative, ebonised and gilt Renaissance-style frames
Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, “19th Century European Art including Russian Pictures”, 21 September 2005, Lot 137
£800-1,200
1084
Attributed to William Etty RA (1787-1849)
Self-portrait (Historically known as)
Oil on board, 37cm by 27cm
Provenance: James Bourlet
Thence by descent to son Louis Bourlet Sold 1921, Pattinson Banks Melmore JP of Maryport
Thence by descent, Samuel Melmore, 31 Carr Lane, Acomb, York (died 1969)
Provided on the basis of letters and correspondence associated with the painting
We are grateful to Richard Green for his assistance in cataloguing this lot
£300-500
1085
Samuel Drummond ARA (1765-1844) Portrait of John Watson (1780-1814) Oil on board, together with a portrait of his wife, Mary Watson, 43.5cm by 35cm (2) £600-800
1085
1086
John Astley (1724-1787)
“Portrait of Mary Weston”, half-length, in a decorative oval Oil on canvas, 64cm by 61.5cm
Provenance: Sotheby’s Olympia, “British and Continental Pictures”, 30 November 2005, Lot 69
£1,000-1,500 1086
1087
European School (18th century)
Portrait of an elegant lady, three-quarter length, seated, wearing a white satin dress, with a blue overcoat trimmed with ermine
Oil on canvas, 127cm by 102cm
£600-900
1088
Follower of Charles Jervas (c.1675-1739) Irish
Portrait of a young gentleman, three-quarter length, wearing a blue overcoat with a matching waistcoat, a white necktie and a powdered wig, standing before a river landscape
Oil on canvas, 125m by 100cm
£700-1,000
1088
1087
1089
British School (late 17th/Early 18th century)
“Susannah Littleton, Wife of Edward Littleton Esquire and Daughter of Sir Theophilus Biddulph, Bart” (sic) Head and shoulders in a feigned oval
“Mary 2nd Daughter of Edward Littleton Esquire and Wife of Edward Ardlaster Esq.” (sic) Head and shoulders in a feigned oval
“Anne Littleton, Daughter of Edward Littleton Esq.” (sic) Head and shoulders in a feigned oval
Each inscribed in ink to upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 34cm by 29cm, 35cm by 29.5cm and 35cm by 29.5cm respectively (3)
Redbridge Museum, Ilford hold what would seem to be versions of “Susannah Littleton” & “Anne Littleton”, with provenance of Rodbaston Hall, Staffordshire, an ancestor of Clement Mansfield Ingleby (1823-1886), who lived at Valentine Mansion, Ilford. For further information see ArtUK website.
£1,200-1,800
1089
1089
1090
Follower of Arnold Boonen (1684-1729) Dutch
Portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing a white dress trimmed with lace at the décolletage and a suite of pearl jewellery Oil on copper, 9.5cm dia. (tondo)
£200-300
1091
Cosmo Alexander (1724-1772) Scottish Portrait of Alexander and Mary BayneMeldrum
With extensive (mostly indistinct) handwritten labels to stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 61.5cm by 74cm
Provenance: Alexander Bayne, Mary BayneDalgleish-Willhelmina Barnes-Graham Collection, Balmungo
Balmungo, near St Andrews, was the 1866 home of the Bayne-Meldrum family. The mother of the Scottish painter Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham (1912-2004) was Wilhelmina Menzies-Bayne-Meldrum.
£1,200-1,800
1092
Follower of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Portrait of Sir Edward Littleton (1st Baronet) standing in a landscape wearing classical attire and with the accoutrements for hunting
Inscribed “Sr. Edwd. Littleton”, Aet. 6, dated 1680, oil on canvas, 98.5cm by 69.5cm
£1,200-1,800
1093
Attributed to Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745)
“Portrait of Melior Mary Weston”, half-length, in a feigned oval Oil on canvas, 74cm by 61.5cm
Melior Mary Weston (1708-1782) by repute
Provenance: Sotheby’s Olympia, “British and Continental Pictures”, July 13, 2005, Lot 2
£700-1,000
1094
Attributed to Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745)
“Portrait of John Weston”, head and shoulders, wearing a brown overcoat with a white cravat and a powdered wig in a feigned oval Oil on canvas, 71.5cm by 58cm
Provenance: Sotheby’s Olympia, “British and Continental Pictures”, July 13, 2005, Lot 1
£700-1,000
1094
1093
1092
1095
Circle of Nicolaes Maes (1634-1633) Dutch
Portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing a silver satin dress and a string of pearls, in a feigned cartouche Oil on canvas, 74.5cm by 62cm
£1,500-2,500
1096
Dutch School (17th/18th century)
Portrait of a lady, head and shoulders, wearing a wide white ruff and a pearl earring Oil on panel, 23.5cm by 24cm
Provenance: The Parker Gallery
£300-500
1096
1095
MODERN
SATURDAY 1 MARCH 2025
Signed and dated (19)78, oil on board, 121cm by 90cm
£7,000-10,000
For further information please contact:
Francesca Young 01969 623780
francesca.young@tennants-ltd.co.uk
Geoffrey Key (b.1941) “Park Dance”
Valuations for Insurance, Probate and Family Division
BUYERS’ INFORMATION
Buyer’s Premium
A Buyer’s Premium of 24% on the first £999,999 of the Hammer Price and 20% on the amount thereafter, plus VAT, is payable on each lot.
Condition Reports
We are happy to provide Condition Reports to Prospective Buyers, but would welcome your request as soon as possible, preferably at least 48 hours before the Day of Sale. A Condition Report is an honest expression of our opinion, not a statement of fact and is provided as a service to the Seller. We accept no liability for the opinions expressed in any Condition Report.
Caveat Emptor
The principle of caveat emptor applies to the sale of all goods sold at auction by us. Furthermore, we have no control over the condition of any item offered for sale.
Additional Images
Requests for additional images of items in the sale can made up to 48 hours before the Day of Sale.
Online Bidding
We offer an online bidding service via our own platform - Tennants Live Bidding at www.tennants.co.uk. Items purchased via this platform will be subject to an additional 1.5% commission charge plus VAT at the prevailing rate. We also offer online bidding via www.the-saleroom.com for prospective buyers who cannot attend the sale. Items bought via this platform will be subject to an additional 4.95% commission charge plus VAT.
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We do not accept any liability for any losses, however arising, as a result of a prospective buyer’s use of www.the-saleroom.com. Use of www.the-saleroom.com is subject to separate terms and conditions which do not form part of these conditions.
Telephone Bidding
Requests for telephone bidding must be registered at least one hour prior to the close of the View Day. We will not accept requests on the Day of Sale. Telephone Lines are booked on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to a minimum lot value of £500 for Fine Art Sales and £200 for all other sales.
Absentee Bidding
Whilst reasonable endeavours will be made to execute absentee bidding up to the Day of Sale, Tennants will not be liable for any default or neglect in connection with this service. All such arrangements therefore are made entirely at the Prospective Buyer’s risk.
VAT
Value added tax or any equivalent tax chargeable in the UK or elsewhere.
AML Due Diligence
We conduct appropriate Due Diligence checks to comply with current Anti Money Laundering regulations for any buyer exceeding the threshold of £6,000. We reserve the right to withhold the purchased lots until such checks have been completed.
Agency
We act as agents for the Seller, whose details remain confidential. If you buy at auction your contract is with the Seller, not us.
Picture Descriptions
The forename(s) (or asterisks where not known) and surname of the artist indicates, in our opinion, a work by the artist named.
The initials of the forename(s) and the surname of the artist indicates in our opinion a work of the period of the artist which may be wholly or in part his work.
The following terms apply in our determination of a picture description:
(a) “Attributed to” - is in our opinion probably a work by the artist.
(b) “Studio of” - is in our opinion a work from the studio of the artist which may or may not have been executed under his direction.
(c) “Circle of” - is in our opinion a work of the period of the artist executed under his immediate influence.
(d) “Follower of” - is in our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.
(e) “Manner of” - is in our opinion a work in a style related to that of the artist, but of a later date.
(f) “School accompanied by the name of a place or country and a date” - means that in our opinion the picture was executed at that time and in that location; e.g. Flemish School, 17th centur y.
(g) “After” - an artist is in our opinion a copy of any date after a work by that artist.
(h) “Signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription” - are from the hand of the artist.
(i) “Bears signature and/or dated and or inscription means that in our opinion the artist’s name and/or date and/or inscription” - have been added by another hand.
(j) All references to signature, inscriptions and dates refer to the present state of the work.
(k) Dimensions are given height before width and do not include the frame
(l) Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated.
Droit de Suite/ Artists’ Resale Rights
All items in this catalogue that are marked with “✓” are potentially qualifying items, and the royalty charge (set out below) will apply if the Hammer Price is more than the UK sterling equivalent of £1,000. The royalty charge will be added to purchase invoices, and must be paid before items can be cleared. All royalty charges are paid to either the Design and Artists Copyright Society (“DACS”) or the Artists’ Collecting Society (“ACS”) by the auctioneers, and no handling costs or additional fees with respect to these changes will be retained by the auctioneer.
From 14 February 2006 United Kingdom art market professionals (which includes auctioneers) are required to collect a royalty payment for all works of art that have been produced by living artists, and those who have died within the last 70 years. This payment is calculated on qualifying works of art which are sold for a Hammer Price more that the UK sterling equivalent of £1,000 (the UK sterling equivalent will fluctuate in line with prevailing exchange rates). It is the responsibility of the Buyer to acquaint themselves with the actual Euro to UK sterling exchange rate on the Day of Sale. The actual qualifying threshold will be calculated by the “Artist’s Resale Right Service Hub” based on the “European Central Bank” reference rate published at 2.15pm on the Day of Sale and can be found on www.dacs.org.uk
The royalty charge for qualifying items which achieve a Hammer Price of more than the UK sterling equivalent of €1,000 is as follows:
Up to £50,000 – 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 – 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 – 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 – 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 – 0.25%
For further information please visit www.dacs.org.uk or www.artistscollectingsociety.org. There is no VAT payable on this royalty charge.
Method of Payment
Payment is accepted online via our website.
Card payments where the card holder is not present will only be accepted for transactions up to £500.
Payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction.
All accounts must be settled within 14 days of the sale. Accounts not paid within 14 days will automatically be subject to an interest charge of 5% above base rate from the day of sale.
Collection
All purchases must be collected from our Leyburn offices, unless stated otherwise, within seven days of the Sale (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm).
Despatch/Delivery
Buyers may appoint their own shippers or use one of our preferred suppliers for all UK deliveries and international shipping. Their contact details are as follows:
Bradleys Antique Packing Services Ltd 01325 281332 info@antiquepacking.co.uk
Carrs Carriers Ltd 01423 297088 01913 077024 07958 023028 carrscarriersltd@gmail.com
Mailboxes Etc 0113 242 8715 info@mbeleedscity.co.uk
In-House Shipping
For certain lots, we offer a packing and shipping service up to a total value of £5,000 (inclusive of buyer’s premium, VAT and any other associated charges). Prices start from £25 depending on the size and destination. Please note, we are unable to post items of a fragile nature. Items are fully insured and can be tracked from dispatch to delivery.
To obtain a quote for packing and shipping, please email shipping@tennants-ltd.co.uk or call 01969 623780. You will need to have paid your invoice in full, including delivery, before items are dispatched.
For full Terms of Business please refer to www.tennants.co.uk
NEXT BRITISH, EUROPEAN & SPORTING ART SALE
SATURDAY 15 MARCH 2025
2024 AUCTION DATES
Friday 8 November
Antiques & Interiors
including Designer Fashion and a selection of Silver
Wednesday 13 November
Natural History & Taxidermy
Friday 15 November
Selected Contents of Bell Hall
Saturday 16 November
Autumn Sale
British, European & Sporting Art
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
Wednesday 20 November
Coins & Banknotes
Friday 22 November
Antiques & Interiors
Fashion, Costumed & Textiles
Wednesday 27 November
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