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1000
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
“Veduta del Tempio di Cibele a Piazza della Bocca della Verita” Etching, together with two fur ther examples, “Veduta del piano superiore del serraglio delle fiere fabbricato da domiziano a uso dell’anfiteatro flavio” and “Avanzi del tempio del dio canopo nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli”, 39.5cm by 59.5cm, 38cm by 59.5cm and 44.5cm by 58.5cm respectively (3)
£500-800
1001 ✓
Percy John Delf Smith (1882-1948)
“The Long Tramp Back (Pip Street, Thiepval)”
Signed and inscribed, a black and white etching, together with a fur ther work by Ar thur Middleton Todd RA, RE (1891-1966) depicting a dramatically lit accordion player, 19cm by 16cm and 14.5cm by 12.5cm respectively (2)
Provenance for both works: Abbott & Holder, London
An example of the work by Percy John Delf Smith can be found in the Beecroft Ar t Galler y, Southend Museums, with a slight variation on the title as “The Long Trail Back”
£200-300
1000
1002 ✓
Sir Max Beerbohm NEAC, NPS (1872-1956)
“William Orpen” Inscribed, mixed media, 27cm by 19.5cm
Provenance: Private Collection, Nor th Yorkshire
Exhibited: “Exhibition of Works by Sir Max Beerbohm”, Leicester Galleries, London, May 1952, no. 128
£600-900
1004
Robert Eadie RSW, VPRSW (1877-1954) Scottish
A Tender Moment - mother and child seated beside a fireplace
Signed, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 55cm by 36.5cm
£250-400
Constance Phillott ARWS (1842-1931)
Interior scene with an elegant lady at a window seat bathed in sunlight Signed and dated (19)24, watercolour, 21cm by 26.5cm
Provenance: Kaye Mitchie Fine Ar t, Surrey, 2002
Sold together with a copy of the purchase invoice from Kaye Mitchie Fine
Ar t
£200-300
1005 ✓
René Bouët-Willaumez (1900-1979) French
Studies of fashionable mid-century figures Initialled, mixed media, 39cm by 32cm
£300-500
28.8%
1003
1006
Charles Green RI (1840-1898)
“Little Nell and her grandfather at the races (The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens)”
Signed and inscribed with title on backboard (by repute), pencil and watercolour, 20cm by 34.5cm
Provenance: John Fulleylove
Chris Beetles Limited, London
Private Collection, London
Exhibited: Chris Beetles Limited “The Long Nineteenth Century: Treasures and Pleasures”, March to April 2014, No.116
£200-300
1007
Charles Green RI (1840-1898)
Bookmakers Initialled, watercolour heightened with white, 30.5cm by 51cm
£400-600
1006
1007
1009
George Godwin Killburne RI, RBA (1839-1924)
The Connoisseurs
Signed, watercolour, 25.5cm by 35.5cm
Provenance: Kaye Mitchie Fine Ar t, Surrey
1008
Elizabeth Sarah Guinness (1850-1934)
“Tea for Two”
Signed and dated 1878, watercolour heightened with white, 43.5cm by 33cm
Provenance: Kaye Mitchie Fine Ar t, Surrey, 2004
Sold together with a copy of the purchase invoice from Kaye Mitchie Fine
Ar t
£250-400
Sold together with a copy of the purchase invoice from Kaye Mitchie Fine
Ar t
£250-400
1010
Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)
“The Springtime” Initialled, inscribed in pencil to backing board verso, watercolour, 10.5cm by 29.5cm
Provenance: Kaye Mitchie Fine Ar t, Surrey
Sold together with a copy of the purchase invoice from Kaye Mitchie Fine
Ar t
£300-500
1011
Francis Wheatley RA (1747-1801)
A harvest gatherer Initialled and dated 1795, pencil and watercolour, together with a companion example by the same hand depicting a rustic figure crossing a stile, 27cm by 19.5cm and 27.5cm by 20cm respectively (2)
Provenance: Leger Galleries, London
Ar thur N. Gilbey, 1940 Alfred E. Pearson
Likely anonymous sale entr y, 3/11/97
According to labels to reverse
Private Collection, Scotland
Exhibited: Leger Galleries, “English Watercolours”, 1967, No.26
£200-300
1012
Thomas Heaphy (1775-1835)
“Boys quarrelling over their Day’s Sport” Signed and dated 1808, pencil and watercolour, 31cm by 41.5cm
Provenance: P & D Colnaghi and Co. Ltd., London
Private Collection, Scotland
£300-500
1011
1012
1013
1013
Maurice Galbraith Cullen RCA (1866-1934) Canadian “Rapids on the North River”
Signed, pastel, 36.5cm by 44cm
Provenance: The Watson Ar t Galleries, Montreal, Canada
Private Collection, Nor th Yorkshire
£1,500-2,500
1014
John Rennie Mackenzie Houston RSW (1856-1932) Scottish “November”
Signed and inscribed, watercolour with scratching out, 39.5cm by 49cm
£200-300
1015
Bernard Walter Evans RI, RBA (1843-1922)
“Knaresborough, Yorkshire”
Signed and inscribed, watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out, 39.5cm by 74cm
Provenance: Chris Beetles Limited, London
Private Collection, London
£300-500
1016
Harr y Sutton Palmer (1854-1933)
“April” (1906)
Signed, watercolour, 35.5cm by 53cm
Provenance: Ernest Brown and Philips, The Leicester Galleries, London
Private Collection, London
Exhibited: Leicester Galleries, London, “Exhibition of Works by Sutton-Palmer”, No.29
£250-400
1017
Peter de Wint OWS (1784-1849)
“View at Glatton, Huntingdonshire”
Pencil and watercolour, 29.5cm by 45.5cm
Provenance: Heathcote Collection, Conington
Castle (according to label to reverse)
Appleby Bros. Ltd., London
Private Collection, Scotland
£200-300
1017
1016
1015
1018
John Varley OWS (1778-1842)
“Abrantes, Portugal”
Signed, pencil and watercolour, 18.5cm by 27.5cm
Provenance: Leger Galleries, London, December 1967
Private Collection, Scotland
£200-300
1019
John Varley OWS (1778-1842)
“Bala Lake, North Wales”
Signed and dated 1811, pencil and watercolour, together with a companion example by the same ar tist, “Dolgelly, North Wales”, 20.5cm by 29.5cm and 21.5cm by 31.5cm respectively (2)
Provenance: Leger Galleries, London, December 1967
Private Collection, Scotland
£250-400
1018
1019
1020
John Warwick Smith OWS (1749-1831)
“Auckland Castle”
Pencil and watercolour, 34.5cm by 51cm
Provenance: Leger Galleries, London, December 1978
Private Collection, Scotland
£300-500
1021
1021
Albert Goodwin RWS (1845-1932)
“Pallanza, Lago Maggiore”
Signed, inscribed and dated 1910/11, mixed media, 24.5cm by 36cm
Provenance: Richard Hawor th, Blackburn
£300-500
1022
1022
Frederick Edward Joseph Goff (1855-1930)
“London from Tower Bridge”
Signed and inscribed, watercolour, 10.5cm by 15.5cm
£400-600
1020
1023 ✓
Frank Henr y Mason RBA, RI, RSMA (1875-1965)
“Bitter **** Fishing”
Signed, inscribed and dated 1900, watercolour heightened with white, 47.5cm by 72cm
£500-800
1024
Frederick William Scarbrough (1860-1939)
“Blackfriars Bridge, London”
Signed and inscribed, watercolour heightened with white, 24cm by 34cm
£200-300
1025
Helen Allingham RWS (1867-1926)
Study of Blossom Initialled, pencil and watercolour, 11cm by 19cm
Provenance: Collection RPL Allingham, Grandson of the ar tist (according to a label affixed to the reverse)
The Little Galler y, London Kaye Mitchie Fine Ar t, Surrey
Sold together with a copy of the purchase invoice from Kaye Mitchie Fine Ar t
£150-250
1026
William Kay Blacklock ARCA (1872-1924)
Springtime
Signed and dated (19)21, watercolour heightened with white, 37.5cm by 51cm
£200-300
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
With fine brushwork and an instinct for movement, John Cyril Harrison convincingly captured birds not as still studies, but soaring in flight.
Born in Wiltshire with an extraordinar y talent for drawing, Harrison was quick to take up obser vational sketching of birds. His fascination with their anatomy fur ther developed in his studies at Slade School of Ar t during the inter war period. Here, he honed his understanding of form and movement through the practice of taxidermy. Following his studies, Harrison planned to travel. Exploration of Iceland and Africa greatly informed his ar tistic style across both his commissions and own publications. Later in life, Harrison became closely involved with the Nor folk Wildlife Trust, and helped found the Society of Wildlife Ar ts, demonstrating his lifelong devotion to conser ving British bird life.
Setting himself apar t from others, Harrison’s works capture real atmosphere by using looser brushwork than some of his predecessors. He expresses the vitality and drama of Britain’s birds by complementing wonder ful accuracy with a touch of impressionism. While their depiction is near per fect, the birds’ surroundings are less precise, creating really vibrant and imaginative scenes.
1027 ✓
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
Fulmar in flight over an extensive coastline
Signed, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 24cm by 16.5cm
£200-300
1028 ✓
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
“Fish, Eagle and Hippo”
Signed, pencil and watercolour, 32cm by 45.5cm
Provenance: The Tr yon Galler y Ltd., London
£250-400
1029 ✓
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
Snipe in flight over marshland Signed, watercolour, 36.5cm by 55cm
£400-600
1030 ✓
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
“Woodcock, Evening” Signed, pencil and watercolour, 22.5cm by 32cm
Provenance: Vicars Brothers Ltd., London
Mandell’s Galler y, Nor wich
£250-400
All lots subject to a buyer ’s premium of 28.8% inclusive of VAT @ 20%
1031 ✓
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
“Brent Geese Alighting”
Signed, pencil and watercolour, 42.5cm by 55.5cm
Provenance: Tr yon Galler y Ltd., London
£300-500
1032 ✓
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
“Black-tailed Godwits”
Signed, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 35.5cm by 55.5cm
Provenance: The Tr yon Galler y Ltd., London
£400-600
1033 ✓
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
“Snipe by the Lochside”
Signed, pencil and watercolour, 31.5cm by 45.5cm
Provenance: The Tr yon Galler y Ltd., London
£300-500
1034 ✓
John Cyril Harrison (1898-1985)
“Pheasants”
Signed, pencil and watercolour, 22cm by 32cm
Provenance: Vicars Brothers Ltd., London
£400-600
Archibald Thorburn FZS (1860-1935)
Archibald Thorburn, acclaimed the greatest natural histor y painter Britain has produced, was the first ar tist to combine unparalleled scientific accuracy with true ar t. Combining intricacy and vitality, his watercolour plates document the birds of the British Isles in theirnatural environment, predominantly across Surrey and the Scottish Highlands.
In theirnative Lasswade, Thorburn’s father was the first to recognise and nur ture his natural talent. Despite training in Edinburgh and London, Thorburn insisted his fatherremained his greatest teacher. At just twenty years old he accepted his first commission for the Royal Academy, and soon after settled in London. Here, Thorburn met lifelong friends Joseph Wolf RI and George Lodge, sources of warm encouragement to the wildlife ar tist. Thorburn happily settled in Hascombe, Surrey with his wife and son in 1896. He thrived in the beautiful countr yside and paid frequent visits to the local school, chalking up birds for the children to enjoy. He was a keen wildlife conser vationist, elected Vice President of the RSPB in 1927 and annually hand-painted their Christmas cards to raise funds. When he passed in 1935, his nurse recalled how modest and cheer ful he remained until the end.
Thorburn’s talent truly blossomed when he tired of large-scale exhibitions and turned to illustrating ornithological books. Lord Lilford’s 1887 commission set a new precedent for Thor
lots subject to a buyer ’s premium of 28.8% inclusive of VAT @ 20%
1036
Archibald Thorburn FZS (1860-1935) Scottish “Common Snipe”
Signed, pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 18.5cm by 24cm
Provenance: Spink, London
Illustrated: Lord Lilford, “Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Isles”, London 1885-1897, Vol. V, No. 27, p.64
£2,000-3,000 1036
1037
Archibald Thorburn FZS (1860-1935) Scottish “Stonechats and Ringed Plover”
Pencil and watercolour heightened with white on pale blue tinted paper, 10.5cm by 14.5cm
Provenance: Spink, London
£300-500
1038
Archibald Thorburn FZS (1860-1935) Scottish Rising cock pheasant Signed, pencil and watercolour, 31.5cm by 23cm
£400-600 1037
1039
Archibald Thorburn FZS (1860-1935) Scottish “Natterer’s Bat” Signed, inscribed and dated Feb. 18 1920, pencil and watercolour, 18cm by 12cm
Provenance: Dickinson, London & New York
£250-400
1040
Archibald Thorburn FZS (1860-1935) Scottish “Natterer’s Bat”
Initialled, mixed media, together with anunfinished Natterer ’s Bat sketch with fur ther pencil sketch verso depicting a lake, 12cm by 8.5cm, 10.5cm by 17cm respectively (2)
Provenance for Natterer ’s Bat: Dickinson, London & New York
£250-400
1041
Archibald Thorburn FZS (1860-1935) Scottish
A Polecat
Signed, extensively inscribed and dated Nov.14.1896, mixed media, 48cm by 33cm
Provenance: Spink, London Dickinson, London and New York
£600-900
1042
John Atkinson (1863-1924)
“Brough Hill”
Signed, inscribed and dated (19)31, watercolour and gouache, 49cm by 60cm
£250-400
1043
George Smith RSA (1870-1934) Scottish Building a haystack
Signed, oil on canvas board, 29cm by 38.5cm
£300-500
1044
Florence Jay (fl.1905-1920)
Head study of a bay horse wearing a bridle
Signed and dated 1927, oil on canvas, together with a companion of a similar subject matter by the same ar tist, 49.5cm by 39.5cm and 46.5cm by 36.5cm respectively (2)
£250-400
1045
Attributed to Heinrich Wilhelm Schweickhardt (1746-1797) German
Rustic figures loading the haycart with other field workers at rest
Indistinctly signed and dated 1792, oil on panel, 41.5cm by 56cm
Provenance: Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester
Indistinct Christie’s stencil to panel verso
£400-600
1042
1043
1044
1045
Attributed to Sawrey Gilpin RA FSA (1733-1807) The Encampment Signed & dated 1776, oil on canvas, 47.5cm by 59cm P
1046
1047
Follower of Benjamin Marshall (1768-1834)
Sportsman seated in a Lakeland landscape with his attendant hounds and the day’s catch Oil on canvas, 79cm by 99.5cm
£600-900
1048
George Paice (1854-1925)
“Factor, one of the hardest and best dogs living both above and below ground”
Monogrammed and dated (18)83, signed, extensively inscribed and dated verso, oil on canvas, 21.5cm by 28cm
£200-300
1049
George Paice (1854-1925)
“Wappy, aged 15 years”
Monogrammed and dated (18)83, incised inscription to wet paint, fur ther inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 21.5cm by 28cm
£200-300
1047
1048
1049
1050
Lillian Cheviot (1876-1936)
“An Old Man’s Darling” Signed, with original ar tist’s inscribed label, dated 1914 and fur ther inscription “Presented to Sarah... on her birthday” to upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 31.5cm by 42cm
Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, “Sporting Art, Wildlife and Dogs”, 7th November 2007, Lot 307
£600-900
1051
Attributed to Hendrik Frans de Cort (1742-1810) Dutch
Extensive landscape with rustic figures and a view of a country house
Oil on panel, 83cm by 109.5cm
£700-1,000
1052
William Mellor (1851-1931)
Rapid Falls, Westmorland
Signed, oil on canvas, 87cm by 67cm
Provenance: Haynes Fine Ar t of Broadway
£400-600
1053
William Mellor (1851-1931)
“Falls on the Llugwy, North Wales”
“On the Lledr, North Wales”
Each signed, the latter with original inscription verso, oils on canvas, 29cm by 44cm and 29cm by 44.5cm respectively (2)
£600-900
1052
1053
James Peel (1811-1906)
“On the Lowther, Westmorland” Signed, oil on canvas, 74cm by 118cm
Provenance: Tennants Auctioneers, “British, European and Sporting Pictures”, 17th July 2021, Lot 1059
Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1872, no.263 £800-1,200
1054
1054
William Sydney Cooper (1854-1927)
“Near Fordwich, Kent”
“Morning on the Stour”
Each signed and dated 1901, oil on canvas, 48.5cm by 89.5cm (2)
£1,500-2,500
1055
1055
1056
Robert Watson (1865-1916)
Sheep and lambs on a mountainside
Signed and dated 1900, oil on canvas, 39cm by 59.5cm
£400-600
1057
William Hannah Clarke (1882-1924)
“Farm track”
Signed and indistinctly dated 19*2, inscribed verso, oil on board, 34.5cm by 44.5cm
£400-600
1056
Carlo Corsetti (19th Centur y) Italian Trompe l’oeil of paintings, letters, sketches and a folded newspaper Signed, extensively inscribed and dated 1859 verso, oil on canvas, together with a pendant example by the same ar tist, 43cm by 52cm and 44.5cm by 53cm respectively (2)
£1,200-1,800
1058
1058
1059
Attributed to John Linnell (1792-1882)
“Sunset”
Signed, oil on canvas, 21.5cm by 35.5cm
£300-500
1060
James William Cole (fl. 1849-1882)
Two young girls in an interior
Signed and dated 1876, oil on canvas, 34.5cm by 44.5cm
£250-400
1061
John William Haynes (19th Centur y)
“The Lesson”
Signed, oil on canvas, 62.5cm by 75cm
£500-800
1059
1060
1061
Joseph Clark ROI (1834-1926)
“Bedtime”
Signed and dated 1881, oil on canvas, 80cm by 51.5cm
Provenance: Haynes Fine Ar t of Broadway
Bonhams London, “British and European Art”, 12th November 2019, Lot 35
Private Collection, Bradford
£1,500-2,500
1063
George Smith (1829-1901)
“Musings on the Future”
Signed and dated 1874, signed and inscribed
verso, oil on panel, 58.5cm by 48cm
Provenance: Christopher Wood Galler y, London
Exhibited: Royal Academy 1874, No. 58
£2,000-3,000
1064
Serafín Martínez del Rincón y Trives (1840-1892)
Spanish
“A Clumsy Entrance”
Signed and dated 1877, 39.5cm by 56cm
Provenance: E Stacy Marks Ltd., Eastbourne
£400-600
1063
1065
British School (19th Centur y)
“Fight between Carter & Oliver at Gretna Green, October 4th 1816Won by Carter”
Oil on canvas, 67cm by 101.5cm
Exhibited: Ar ts Council of Great Britain “British Sporting Painting”, no.205, 1974
British Spor ting Ar t Trust, “25th Anniversary Exhibition: Sporting Art in Britain”, 6th-22nd Jan 2003, Christie’s, London
A full description of the fight appears on page 169 vol. of “Pugilistica, The History of British Boxing”, published in 1858, according to a label affixed to the reverse
£3,000-5,000
1066
After Robert Walker (1599-1658) Oliver Cromwell Oil on canvas,123.5cm by 98.5cm
The original of this painting forms par t of the collection of the National Por trait Galler y, London £500-700
1066
Sold on behalf of the Joint Administrators of Mount St Mar y’s College & Barlborough Hall School, Derbyshire
1067
Follower of Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674) French
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas Oil on canvas, 205.5cm by 148.5cm
With label verso bearing the name Thomas Agnew
So
Ltd. and the number 1165
For comparable, smaller-scale work, see Christie’s Sale, “Important Old Masters and British Pictures Sale, Including Property from the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein”, 9 July 2008, Lot 197, sold for
£49,250 (inclu
P
all fees)
The proper ty of Mount St Mar y's College and Barlborough Hall School, Derbyshire until 2025
£6,000-9,000
1067 (with frame)
1068
Ralph Peacock (1868-1946)
Portrait of Philip Yorke Batley and his younger sister, Ona Signed, oil on canvas, 98cm by 70.5cm
This
(b.1912)
1068
Hans Zatzka (1859-1945) Austrian
An abundant still life of flowers arranged in a gadrooned vase on a stone ledge, with a butterfly and dragonfly
ned,
William Duffield (1816-1863)
A still life of melon, white and black grapes, peaches, cherries, raspberries, and a gilt-mounted metal vase
Signed and dated 1850, oil on canvas, 33.5cm by 46.5cm
£400-600
Attributed to William Duffield (1816-1863)
Still life of dead game, a stoneware flagon and a bowl of fruit arranged on a cloth-draped table
Bears signature, oil on canvas, 29cm by 39.5cm
£300-500
Paul Bellanger-Adhémar (1868-1948) French
Still life of Roses in an oriental vase
Signed, oil on canvas, 80cm by 59.5cm
Provenance: Christie’s, “British and Continental Pictures”, 17th August 2000, Lot 46
Walker Galleries (by repute)
Private Collection, Bradford
£600-900
1072
1072
1073 ✓
Sir Alfred Munnings KCVO, PRA, RI (1878-1959)
“Tombland Fair”
Signed and indistinctly dated, oil on canvas, 34cm by 44.5cm
Provenance: With inscribed Pettus House, Nor wich label verso, with date September 30th 1950
Mr and Mrs James Alston, Uphall, given in appreciation of the help and advice given so generously to the Scots settled in East Anglia during the previous 30 years, September 30th 1950
Thence by descent
Sold together with the presentation plaque, where the above information is taken
We are grateful to Dr Bill Teatheredge and the curatorial team at The Munnings Ar t Museum for their assistance in cataloguing this lot, 2025
When Munnings first set himself up as an ar tist in his ownright, in the first decade of the twentieth centur y, his subject matter was the countr yside and countr y life, of which he was ver y much a par t of in the middle of East Anglia. Many of his first subjects would be the Romani Gypsy in the area who ran travelling fairs. Munnings would also visit the Gypsy horse fairs and used a number of true Romani Gypsy characters as his models. Munnings was taken by the vibrance, flamboyant colours and ruggedness of the people and caravans he painted.
As he lived near Nor wich and travelled about East Anglia at this time, he would visit all kinds of fairs and countr y horse races, which he would record in his normal impressionist manner of colour and light. The Tombland Fair was a historic fair and market which had been held in Nor wich since the Norman conquest. When Munnings was painting the Fair it would have been the hub of the city, filled with funfairs, horse sales and market stalls. Central to that would have been the par ticipation of the local Gypsy families who were his friends.
In this painting, we get a behind-the-scenes look at Gypsy life at the Fair as they prepare food outside their caravans on a rather grey, wet day. From what we know of Munnings’ practice, this painting was ver y probably completed on the spot with thick streaks of impasto paint to bring out the highlights.
This was the core of Munnings’ oeuvre at the time before he became an internationally renowned equine ar tist after the First World War. In his three volumes of autobiography, written towards the end of his life, Munnings lamented missing those early days and subjects, especially having sausage suppers with his Romani friends.
£20,000-30,000
1073
1074
George Graham RSW, RI, ROI (resigned), RBA (1881-1949)
Shipping vessels moored before snow-topped buildings, possibly Amsterdam
Signed and dated 1914, oil on canvas, 29cm by 39cm
£400-600
1075
Attributed to Henr y Perlee Parker HRSA (1785-1873)
“The Old Quayside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne”
Oil on canvas, 74.5cm by 100cm
The painting reputedly dates from 1838, according to a plaque affixed to lower frame
£1,500-2,500
1074
1076
Henr y Redmore (1820-1887)
“Saltwick Bay, Yorkshire Coast”
Signed and dated 1883, inscribed to upper stretcher verso, oil on canvas, 44.5cm by 75cm
Provenance: Tennants
Auctioneers, “Spring Fine Art Sale”, 15th March 2013, Lot 795
£400-600
Andreas Schelfhout (1787-1870) Dutch Snowbound river landscape with figures skating
Signed and dated (18)67, oil on panel, 20cm by 28.5cm
£2,000-3,000
1077
1076
1077
1078
Willem George Frederik Jansen (1871-1949) Dutch
“Unloading the Catch”
Signed, oil on canvas, 58.5cm by 63.5cm
Provenance: Hewson & Forster, Sheffield
Bonhams Knightsbridge, “British and European Art”, 28th June 2016, Lot 124
Private Collection, Bradford
£500-800
1079
Maurice Levis (1860-1940) French
“La Seine à Herblay”
Signed and dated 1923, oil on canvas, 25.5cm by 35.5cm
£250-400
1080 ✓
Léopold Pascal ROI, NEAC, SMA (1900-1958) French
“The River at Morlaix”
Signed, oil on board, 39.5cm by 33cm
Provenance: Pierson & Westergaard Ltd., Glasgow
£400-600
1081
Sir David Young Cameron RA, RSA, RWS, RSW, RE (1865-1945)
Scottish
“Island of Eigg”
Signed, with inscribed label verso, oil on canvas, 44.5cm by 75cm
Provenance: Bought from the ar tist by Col. David S Mar tin
Thence by descent
£600-900
1082 ✓
John Steven Dews (b. 1949) “Outward Bound”
Signed, inscribed to lower frame verso, oil on canvas, together with an accompanying preparator y pencil sketch of “True Britain” by the same hand, 59cm by 89cm and 21.5cm by 32cm respectively (2)
The painting depicts The Blackwall Frigate, “True Britain”, built in 1861
Provenance: James H Starkey, Beverley
Private Collection, East Yorkshire
£2,500-3,500
1082
1082
1083 ✓ Cecil Kennedy (1905-1997)
Still life of flowers in a glass vase
Signed, oil on canvas, 65cm by 59cm
£4,000-6,000 1083
1084
Thomas Bromley Blacklock (1863-1903) Scottish
“In the Fairy Wood”
Signed and indistinctly dated 1903?, oil on canvas, 55.5cm by 82.5cm
Provenance: Doig, Wilson & Wheatley, Edinburgh
Private Collection, Nor th Yorkshire
£2,000-3,000
1084
1085 ✓
Dorothea Sharp RBA, ROI, VPSWA (1873-1955)
Inspecting the Bird’s Nest
SATURDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2026
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 Repor ts to Prospective Buyers, but would welcome yourrequest as soon as possible, preferably at least 48 hours before the Day of Sale. A Condition Repor t is an honest expression of our opinion, not a statement of fact and is provided as a ser vice to the Seller. We accept no liability for the opinions expressed in any Condition Repor t.
Caveat Emptor
The principle of caveat emptor applies to the sale of all goods sold at auction by us. Fur thermore, 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 ser vice 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.
By completing registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit/bank card details and unless alternative arrangements are agreed with us, you;
(a) authorise Tennants, if they so wish, to charge the credit/bank card given in par t of full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via www.the-saleroom.com; and
(b) confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit/bank details to Tennants through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Tennants are entitled to permit the shipping of the goods to the card holder and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.
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 par t 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-ser ved basis and are subject to a minimum lot value of £500 for Fine Ar t 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 ser vice. 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 reser ve 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 ar tist indicates, in our opinion, a work by the ar tist named.
The initials of the forename(s) and the surname of the ar tist indicates in our opinion a work of the period of the ar tist which may be wholly or in par t 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 ar tist.
(b) “Studio of” - is in our opinion a work from the studio of the ar tist 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 ar tist executed under his immediate influence.
(d) “Follower of” - is in our opinion a work by a painter working in the ar tist’s style, contemporar y ornearly contemporar y, but not necessarily his pupil.
(e) “Manner of” - is in our opinion a work in a style related to that of the ar tist, but of a later date.
(f) “School accompanied by the name of a place or countr y 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 ar tist is in our opinion a copy of any date after a work by that ar tist.
(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 ar tist.
(i) “Bears signature and/or dated and or inscription means that in our opinion the ar tist’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 other wise 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 Februar y 2006 United Kingdom ar t market professionals (which includes auctioneers) are required to collect a royalty payment for all works of ar t that have been produced by living ar tists, and those who have died within the last 70 years. This payment is calculated on qualifying works of ar t which are sold for a Hammer Price more that the UK sterling equivalent of £1,000
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 fur ther information please visit www.dacs.org.uk or www.ar tistscollectingsociety.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 other wise, within seven days of the Sale (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm).
Despatch/Deliver y
Buyers may appoint their own shippers oruse one of our preferred
suppliers for all UK deliveries and international shipping. Their contact details are as follows:
Bradleys Antique Packing Ser vices 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 cer tain lots, we offer a packing and shipping ser vice up to a total
value of £5,000 (inclusive of buyer ’s premium, VAT and any other associated charges). Prices star t 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 deliver y.
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 deliver y, before items are dispatched.
For full Terms of Business please refer to www.tennants.co.uk
NEXT BRITISH, EUROPEAN & SPORTING ART SALE
SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2026
2025 AUCTION DATES
Friday 7 November
Antiques & Interiors including Silver
Wednesday 12 November
Natural History & Taxidermy
Friday 14 November
Asian Art
The Collection of the late Anthony Phillips (1945-2024)
Saturday 15 November
Autumn Sale
British, European & Sporting Art
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
Wednesday 19 November
Coins & Banknotes
Friday 21 November
Antiques & Interiors
Fashion, Costumed & Textiles
Wednesday 28 November
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
