704 |
English School, 18th century THE HEAD OF A MALE SAINT canvas laid on panel, 27 x 29cm £400-600 | Requires cleaning the varnish heavily yellowed with much accretion of grime, the canvas lifting slightly in places from the panel, the panel with a hessian strip over a repair on the reverse. Framed as a pendant to the preceding lot with on the reverse pencil inscription Hay [Castle] and printed label of Fox & Painter Malvern | Nil |
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650 |
| 705 | Henry Brittan Willis (1810-1884) MILKING TIME signed and dated '49, 39.5 x 40cm £800-1200 | Relined, probably in the 19th or early 20th c and with some light craqueleur some possible localised restoration along the edges although not verified. Beneath glass in the original late Victorian frame | Nil |
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1200 |
| 706 | Dutch School, 17th century WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES CONVERSING ON A ROAD NEAR A VILLAGE oak panel, 31.5 x 55cm £2000-3000 | Evidence of a previous clean, possibly executed in the 19th century, now beneath a heavily yellowed varnish. The support free from warping, splits cracks or repairs. In 19th century giltwood and composition frame | Nil |
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4000 |
| 707 | Attributed to Guiseppe Marchi (c1721-1808) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN bust length in Van Dyck costume, 52.5 x 46cm From the time Marchi was brought back from Italy in 1752 by Sir Joshua Reynolds, PRA he worked as his principal assistant except for short periods in Wales in the late 1760s. Here he painted members of his friend and fellow artist, Thomas Jones's family. In the early 1780s he worked at Swansea £500-700 | Relined in the mid 20th century and with some localised restoration. The background, particularly to the left of the head of a rather matt appearance, some further accretion of grime and dirt and consequent smoke yellowing of the varnish. In contemporary early 19th c giltwood and composition frame with shells to the corner | Nil |
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1300 |
| 708 | William Mouat Loudan (1868-1925) THE HEAD OF A LADY signed and dated 1883, signed again and inscribed on the artist's (fragmentary) label on the frame, 51 x 41cm £150-200 | Relined and restored, the varnish heavily yellowed and with blistering, uneveness of the somewhat flattened paint surface in the original giltwood and composition frame | Nil |
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500 |
| 709 | Thomas Whitcombe (1763-1824) SHIPS OFF CAPE TOWN signed (on a piece of driftwood lower left), 66.5 x 105cm A 'private' RN frigate arriving in Table Bay between 1795-1801, exchanging salute with a departing flag officer, possibly whoever was on the Cape station - a Vice Admiral of the White in a two-decker, probably a 74 at that time but possibly smaller. Almost certainly painted for the captain of the frigate. £5000-7000 | Relined,probably in the late 19th or very early 20th century and with some localised old restoration. The varnish now heavily yellowed, some mild cracqueleur. In giltwood and composition cavetto frame with on the reverse the printed label of James Stanley Johnston Portland Street.... sea | Nil |
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32000 |
| 710 | Alexander F Rolfe (1814-1875) TWO FISHERMEN NETTING SALMON NEAR AN OVERSHOT MILL IN THE HIGHLANDS signed and dated 1843, 47 x 65cm £150-200 | Small old patched hole near the summit of the mount, the odd minor light surface scratch, the varnish yellowed but the colours till quite bright. In otherwise entirely unrestored condition. In the original gilt slip frame. | Nil |
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650 |
| 711 | English School, late 18th century - Portrait of Mrs Troughton, half length, in a blue and white gown trimmed with pearls and straw bonnet with ostrich feathers, with inscription in a later hand verso Mrs Troughton when young given by Miss Dorny, oval, panel, 18 x 12.5cm, contemporary giltwood and composition radiant mount and frame £300-500 | In fine condition in contemporary frame | Nil |
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2200 |
| 712 | English School, 19th century A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT AT NIGHT 34.5 x 44cm £800-1200 | In good original condition with light overall craqueleur and in need of cleaning. On the original stretchers and in contemporary early-mid 19th c giltwood and composition frame | Nil |
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1300 |
| 713 | Circle of Sebastian Pether AN ANGLER ON A LAKE SHORE IN A MOONLIT LANDSCAPE 25 x 30cm £500-700 | Some blistering of the paint surface in places and general light overall craqueleur, the varnish yellowed with time and in need of cleaning. No tears or holes, on the original stretchers and in the original ornate early Victorian giltwood and composition frame. The printed label of Cox & Painter Malvern on the reverse. | Nil |
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650 |
| 714 | Manner of Klaes Molenaer, 18th century WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES SKATING OR PLAYING KOLF ON THE ICE oak panel, 26 x 36cm £600-800 | Requires cleaning to remove yellowing and the accretion of surface dust and grime, the panel very slightly warped and the faintest outline of a horizontal crack developing although still stable. No restoration. In ornate Victorian giltwood and composition frame | Nil |
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1250 |
| 715 | W Butler, 1863 ST HELENS NEAR SWANSEA FROM THE PARK signed and dated, 46 x 66cm £500-700 | Minor surface scratch; some accretion of dirt and grime but otherwise good and entirely unrestored condition and in the original ornate mid Victorian giltwood and composition frame with small losses | Nil |
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2000 |
| 716 | British School, early 19th century PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER POSSIBLY THOMAS MORGAN RN OF ST HELENS SWANSEA bust length, in a feigned oval, 76 x 64cm £400-600 | Several tears and small holes and with much accretion of dust and grime but in entirely unrestored condition on the original stretchers | Nil |
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500 |
| 717 | Chinese School, early 19th century PORTRAIT OF A NAVAL OFFICER PROBABLY A MEMBER OF THE MORGAN FAMILY OF ST HELENS SWANSEA bust length, 60 x 46cm £700-900 | Two puncture tears, somewhat affected by long term storage in damp conditions and much encrusted with grime and dirt. On the original stretchers and in the original giltwood and composition cavetto frame which also requires conservation | Nil |
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1500 |
| 718 | Attributed to Edmund Gill (1820-1894) EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE WITH THREE FIGURES RESTING BY A LANE 34 x 44cm £200-400 | In good but dirty entirely original undisturbed condition with much accretion of grime and light overall craqueleur, no tears, holes or previous attempts at restoration. On the original stretchers and in what could be the original mid 19th c giltwood and composition frame | Nil |
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650 |
| 719 | Hugh Percy Heard (1866-1940) HAYMAKING signed, 34 x 49.5cm £100-150 | Two short tears; the varnish heavily yellowed and in need of cleaning. Untouched unrestored condition on the original stretchers and in contemporary early 20th c frame with small losses | Nil |
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110 |
| 720 | James Edwin Meadows (1828-1888) A BEACH SCENE signed and dated 1867, 21.5 x 44cm £600-800 | Cleaned and restored (relined) a tiny spot of flaking paint in the upper left corner of the sky but attractive | Nil |
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| 721 | Alfred Pollentine (1836-1890) THE DUCAL PALACE VENICE signed, signed again and inscribed verso, 29 x 49cm £1200-1800 | Requires a light clean, one or two spots of flaking where the paint has not quite taken to the canvas in unimportant parts of the composition, in particular the sky but basically sound and on the original stretchers in what could well be the original giltwood and composition frame with losses to the mouldings | Nil |
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| 722 | Ernest Parton (1845-1933) SUMMER DAYS signed, inscribed verso, 62.5 x 52.5cm £800-1200 | Small patch extreme upper centre, tiny spot of flaking paint in the centre of the composition, otherwise fine and attractive. In modern gilt cavetto frame | Nil |
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900 |
| 723 | Ludwig Augustin (1882-1960) STILL LIFE WITH ORIENTAL CERAMICS ON A DRAPED TABLE signed, 51 x 40.5cm £700-900 | In fine condition | Nil |
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700 |
| 724 | Roy Petley (1950- ) WET DAY GORLESTON signed, inscribed on the frame, board, 29.5 x 44.5cm Provenance: Elm Hill Gallery, Norwich, from which bought by the late owner in August 1982. Subject to artist's re-sale rights £700-900 | The varnish smoke yellowed and in need of cleaning but in otherwise fine original condition and undisturbed in the original hessian mounted giltwood frame | Nil |
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550 |
| 725 | Attributed to Cornelis van Essen (fl c1690-c1710) SOLDIERS OUTSIDE AN INN; A HUNTING PARTY a pair, one signed C VAN ESSEN, the other with initials JVE (?), 28 x 33cm (2) £2000-4000 | Both relined probably in the later 19th or 20th c and with some accretion of old surface grime and light overall craqueleur. Some old restoration. In fine early-mid 19th c ornate giltwood and composition frames which are in good condition with small restorations | Nil |
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2800 |
| 726 | Follower of Adam Franz van der Meulen LOUIS XIV ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE 66.5 x 105cm £2500-3500 | Old restoration and relined probably in the mid 20th c (by Pratts of Derby) some localised craqueleur in reproduction bolection mould wood and composition frame | Nil |
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2000 |
| 727 | English School, 19th century MARKET DAY bears signature, 29 x 44cm £300-400 | In fine condition, the canvas undamaged and on the original stretchers in contemporary ornate Victorian giltwood and composition frame which has been regilt in a bronzing paint. The work in need of a light clean | Nil |
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500 |
| 728 | Follower of H P Koekkoek FIGURES ON A WINDING PATH AT THE EDGE OF A WOOD bears signature and inscription verso, 101 x 75cm £700-900 | The varnish slightly smoke yellowed and in need of a clean. Restored and relined probably in the mid 20th c, in 18th c style giltwood and composition frame | Nil |
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700 |
| 729 | Continental School, 19th/20th century STILL LIFE WITH FLOWERS IN A VASE AND A BUTTERFLY canvas laid on board, 80 x 52cm £250-350 | The varnish slightly yellowed and now in need of a clean but in otherwise fine condition in giltwood frame carved with flowers which has been regilt in a bronzing paint | Nil |
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| 730 | Reginald Arthur Borstel (1875-1922, Australian) PORTRAIT OF THE ROBERTS OWEN & CO's SHIP "OWEENEE" OFF GIBRALTAR signed, dated 1915, inscribed with the title and LAIDLAW & HARRIS 64 UNION ST PRMONT NSW, artist's board, 29 x 35.5cm The "Oweenee", a steel four-masted barque was built by Richardson, Duck & Co in 1891. She was owned by Roberts, Owen & Co from 1913 to 1917 and once sailed from England (Prawle Point) to South Australia (Port Pirie) in 66 days. £300-500 | Some surface grime and in need of cleaning, a few minor scratches here and there but in good and entirely unrestored condition, in contemporary ebonised frame | Nil |
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650 |
| 731 | Martin Frank Stainforth (1866-1957) PORTRAIT OF TWO HORSES AT AN OPEN GATE signed, dated 10.27 and inscribed Ranksborough Gorse, signed again, dated 3-4-28 and inscribed Painted for Owen H Smith Esq Old Langham Hall, Langham, Rutland, further inscribed on the selvedge "This painting must not be varnished before the end of July MS 3.4.28", 62 x 88cm The artist was born at Martley, Worcestershire and after training as an engraver and illustrator emigrated to Australia in 1908. He quickly established a reputation as a painter of racehorses for prominent owners, including King George V. He later spent 15 years in New York where he painted many famous American horses. Stainforth returned to England after World War Two. Mr Owen Hugh Smith, JP (1869-1958) of Langham Rutland bred pedigree Red Poll cattle and Suffolk Punches at his model farm beneath Ranksborough Hill. £3000-4000 | In fine, untouched condition, the varnish yellowed with time, no holes, tears, damage or repairs, the work has not been relined and is on the original stretchers. In the original Flemish style ebonised, ripple moulded frame with losses caused by the affects of damp | Nil |
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3000 |
| 732 | Bernard Benedict Hemy (1844-1910) A BUSY HARBOUR signed and dated '96, board, 29 x 45.5cm £200-300 | In fine condition | Nil |
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320 |
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733 |
Greek Icon, 18th/19th century THE VIRGIN AND CHILD with diminutive angels above, tempera on gold ground, 38 x 30.5cm, unframed £150-250 | Areas of disturbance and loss in particular lower left corner |
Nil |
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1400 |
