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George Denholm Armour (1864-1949)
"The Water Jump"
Watercolour and bodycolour on buff paper, 17.5cm by 23.5cm
Provenance: Reputedly from a sketch book inscribed 66 Victoria Street, SW1
Spink & Sons, London £300 - 500
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John Byam Shaw ARWS RI (1872-1919)
Huntsmen and their hounds crossing a bridge with an extensive landscape beyond
Monogrammed, bears inscribed and dated 16/8/39 label verso, gouache, 19cm by 13.5cm £500 - 700
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Circle of Henry Schwanfelder (1774-1837)
Pheasant Shooting
Gentleman shooting in a landscape with a spaniel retrieving the catch
Oil on canvas, 30cm by 39cm (a pair) £500 - 700
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Attributed to David Dalby of York (1794-1836)
"Down Hill"
Bears signature and date 1820 in ink verso, oil on canvas, 21cm by 28cm £600 - 800
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George Armfield (1808-1893)
Two terriers in an interior
Signed, oil on canvas, 41.5cm by 51cm £800 - 1200
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British School (mid 19th century)
An English pointer retrieving a partridge before an extensive landscape
Indistinctly signed and dated, oil on canvas, 41cm by 54cm £300 - 500
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Richard Barrett Davis (1782-1854)
Portrait of Isaac Sadler Esq on his horse "Dangerous", Winner of the Derby, 1833
Oil on canvas, 65.5cm by 88.5cm
Provenance: The Lefevre Gallery, London £1500 - 2500
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John Ward of Hull (1798-1849)
Whaling ships in Arctic waters
Whaling ships with walrus and seals in the foreground
Oil on canvas, 22.5cm by 34.5cm
John Ward of Hull produced a number of smaller compositional paintings of whaling ships around 1840, which may have acted as sketches in advance of his seminal work "William Lee in the Arctic" held by Hull Maritime Museum. In 1996 Christie's, London, sold another outstanding example based on the same theme - "The Northern Whale Fishery - The Swan and Isabella" which realised £176,000 and became part of the collection at the National Gallery, Canada.
Provenance: Purchased by the current vendor's father in Scarborough, circa 60 years ago £6000 - 8000
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George W Horlor (1823-1895)
Two terriers beside a gamekeeper's bag and a tam o'shanter
Signed and dated 1881, oil on canvas, 36cm by 46cm £1000 - 1500
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Colin Graeme Roe
(fl.1858-1910)
Two Setters in a moorland landscape
Signed and dated (18)96, oil on canvas, 46cm by 61cm £800 - 1200
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Colin Graeme Roe
(fl.1858-1910)
"The Laird's Favourites"
Signed and dated (18)87, signed and inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 51cm by 39.5cm £600 - 800
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Colin Graeme Roe
(fl.1858-1910)
Head study of Collie beside heather
Signed, oil on canvas, 30cm by 25cm £400 - 600
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Attributed to John Frederick Herring Jnr. (1815-1907)
Horses beside a river with ducks
Signed, oil on board, 23.5cm by 33cm £350 - 500
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John Frederick Herring Snr (1795-1865)
Boar and sow with piglets in a farmyard, poultry nearby
Signed and dated 1846, bearing wax collector's seal to verso, oil on canvas, 35cm diameter (tondo)
Ex. Collection Mr Eric Fawcett
Recorded in Oliver Beckett's Biography of JF Herring Snr no.206, Sow, Boar & Piglets, see page 121 item 206 £5000 - 7000
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George Vernon Stokes (1873-1954)
Two greyhounds with a hare in a landscape
Signed, inscribed in pencil "RA, 1914" verso oil on canvas, 49.5cm by 60cm £700 - 1000
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Renato Cataldi (1909-1981) Brazilian
A pair of scarlet macaws resting on a branch
A pair of scarlet macaws in a rain forest
Each signed, with Atelier Cataldi labels verso, 117.5cm by 57cm and 119.5cm by 63.5cm respectively (2)
Provenance: The Tryon Gallery Limited, London £500 - 800
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Lionel Hamilton Renwick (b.c.1920-2003)
A grey Arabian stallion standing in an open landscape
Signed, oil on board, 67cm by 82.5cm £500 - 800
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English School (circa 1740)
Fête Champêtre - Figures with baskets of flowers in a river landscape
Oil on canvas, 111.5cm by 85cm £600 - 900
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John Wood (1801-1870)
An elegant lady in an interior
Signed, bears fragments of an artist's label verso inscribed "A Lady in a Boudoir, 1834", oil on panel, 41cm by 27cm £400 - 600
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Circle of Caspar Netscher (1639-1684)
Three quarter length portrait of a lady seated before a landscape with a sheep
Oil on canvas, 35.5cm by 25.5cm, contained in period carved giltwood frame £600 - 800
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Follower of Willem Wissing (1656-1687)
An Allegory of Plenty
Oil on panel, 28.5cm by 24cm (oval), contained in period carved giltwood frame £500 - 700
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Attributed to Michael Dahl (1659-1743)
A head and shoulders portrait Mr William Woodward
Oil on canvas, 71.5cm by 61.5cm (oval)
William Woodward was the only son of Edward Woodward and grandson of Sir Christopher Lewkenor, and heir to John Lewkenor, his second cousin. He took the name of Knight upon marrying his first cousin Elizabeth, and great niece of Sir Richard Knight, he died in 1721. Knight is a branch of the Austen family of whom the novelist writer Jane Austen (1775-1817) was a member of
Provenance: Chawton House in Hampshire
The picture bears the inventory number 15 £3000 - 4000
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Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)
Portrait of a nobleman, bust length
Oil on canvas laid down on panel, inscribed verso "Lord Churchill aged 35 afterwards Duke of Marlborough" 12.5cm by 9cm (oval), contained in an 18th century ebonised and gilt frame £250 - 350
Michael Dahl was a Swedish portrait painter who lived and worked in England for most of his career. His success and prominence as a leading light in the artistic world was attested by securing many illustrious commissions for portraits, including Queen Anne of Great Britain, Queen Christina of Sweden and Prince George of Denmark, in addition to many members of the British Royal Court and aristocracy
His work is remarkable in depicting the subject in a full length pose, which creates an added presence and sense of importance to the overall impression
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Michael Dahl (1659-1743)
Portrait of a Gentleman
Oil on canvas, 239cm by 146cm
Provenance: Allerton Castle, North Yorkshire
Ex Sotheby's, Anonymous Sale, Lot 42, 1985 £6000 - 10000
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Circle of John Closterman (1660-1711)
Head and shoulders portrait of the third Earl of Derwentwater (1689-1716) wearing a powdered wig and royal blue gown
Oil on canvas, 71.5cm by 60cm (oval) £1000 - 1500
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Circle of Francis Wheatley (1747-1801)
"Portrait of a Girl Carrying a Basket of Grapes"
Oil on canvas, 58cm by 47cm
Exhibited: "Collectors Choice", 1970, no.177, Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull £700 - 1000
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Attributed to George Clint RA (1770-1854)
A head and shoulders portrait of a young lady, reputedly a member of the Payne-Gallwey family, seated with a violin nearby
Oil on canvas, 88.5cm by 68.5cm
Provenance: Thirkleby Park, Nr Thirsk, Yorkshire £1000 - 1500
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Circle of Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956)
A head and shoulders portrait of an Arabian man
Indistinctly inscribed, bears Brangwyn Studio label verso and stencil nos. DDS79 & HE544 verso, oil on canvas, 53cm by 43cm £400 - 600
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Manner of Jacob van Hulsdonck (17th/18th century)
Still life of a basket of fruit
Oil on jointed oak panel, 45cm by 53cm £1000 - 1500
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Manner of J P Monnoyer
(19th century)
A still life of assorted summer flowers in an urn before a landscape
A still life of assorted summer flowers in an urn before a landscape
Oil on canvas, 77cm by 58cm (a pair), contained in octagonal frames £500 - 800
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George Clare (1835-1900)
Still life of apple blossom and a bird's nest on a mossy bank
Still life of strawberries, apples and grapes
Each signed, oil on canvas, 17cm by 24cm (a pair) £400 - 600
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Terence Loudon
(exh.1921-1940)
"Christmas Roses"
Signed, oil on canvas board, 31.5cm by 40cm
Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London, 1947 £250 - 400
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Terence Loudon
(exh.1921-1940)
A still life of assorted summer flowers in a glass vase on a ledge
Signed, oil on canvas, 41cm by 35.5cm £300 - 500
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John Piper (1903-1992)
"Stones and Bones"
Portfolio of 27 silkscreen prints, one signed in pencil "Cwm Graianog", published by Kelpra Editions, London, 1978, 50cm by 35cm £1000 - 1500
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John Piper (1903-1992)
"Three Towers in Somerset"
With the block-stamped signature 'John Piper JECP' in black ink, a proof aside from the numbered edition of 70, colour screenprint, 64.5cm by 89cm £500 - 800
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John Piper (1903-1992)
"Ottery St Mary"
Signed in pencil, numbered 20/100, screenprint in colours, 56.5cm by 75cm £500 - 800
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"Burford Church"
Signed in pencil, with the blindstamp for G R Mellor, numbered 850/455, a colour reproduction, 61cm by 45cm £400 - 600
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"St Luke's Church, London"
Signed in pencil, numbered 802/850, a colour reproduction, 60cm by 45cm £400 - 600
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"Level crossing with Train"
Signed in pencil, from the edition of 750, a colour reproduction, 45.5cm by 55cm £500 - 700
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"The Harbour"
Signed in pencil, with the blindstamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, from an edition of 850, published by Venture Prints Limited, 1972, a colour reproduction, 43cm by 58cm
Provenance: Sotheby's Chester Sale 22.6.85 £500 - 700
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"Industrial Panorama"
Signed in pencil with the blindstamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, from an edition of 300, published by Medici Society, 1972, a colour reproduction, 60.5cm by 70.5cm £700 - 1000
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"Harbour Scene"
Signed in pencil, with the blindstamp for The Fine Art Trade Guild, from an edition of 850, published by Venture Prints Ltd, a colour reproduction, 40cm by 55cm
Provenance: Frost and Reed (Studios) Ltd £500 - 700
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"The Beach"
Signed in pencil, with the blindstamp for The Fine Art Trade Guild, from an edition of 850, published by Venture Prints Ltd, a colour reproduction, 26cm by 50cm £600 - 800
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"Landscape with Farm Buildings"
Signed in pencil, with the blindstamp for The Fine Art Trade Guild, from an edition of 850, published by Venture Prints, a colour reproduction, 39.5cm by 49cm £400 - 600
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After Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)
"Man Taken Ill"
With the blindstamp for The Fine Art Trade Guild, from an edition of 550, published by Adam Collection Ltd, a black and white reproduction, together with three further prints from the series including, "Outside The Mill", "Bank Failure" and "Street Scene", 35cm by 25.5cm, 33.5cm by 24cm, 27cm by 36.5cm and 26.5cm by 22cm respectively (4) £100 - 200
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Gwen John (1876-1939)
"Portrait of a woman" (self portrait)
Pencil and watercolour, 13.5cm by 9cm
Exhibited: Bear Lane Gallery, Oxford, 1960 £3000 - 5000
Dame Laura Knight was a figure and landscape painter in oil and watercolour, draughtsman and etcher. She was born in Long Eaton in Derbyshire and later studied at Nottingham School of Art, where she met her husband Harold Knight. They both became members of the Staithes Group of artists on the North East Yorkshire coast, and from 1908-18 they lived in Cornwall. In 1903 Laura exhibited her first work at the Royal Academy.
Dame Laura Knight was particularly fond of accessing the backstage world of the ballet and circus where she could witness the characters preparing for the performance they were about to give. Her dedicated visits to the ballet began in 1911, from the time of the ballet Russes in London, and continued up until the Bolshoi Tour in 1956. Her interest in the circus began after the World War I, circa 1920, with the Swallow Circus in Islington, where Walter Sickert is also known to have visited and drawn inspiration. In 1927 she met Bertram Mills and travelled with Mill's outfit between 1927-1929.
In 1936 Knight became elected to the RA and her autobiography "Oil Paint and Grease Paint" was published in 1936. During World War II she worked for the War Artist's Advisory Committee and then drew the war crimes trials at Nuremberg. Knight exhibited widely across the UK and beyond and major institutions such as the Imperial War Museum and Tate Gallery hold her work.
Retrospective exhibitions were held at the Upper Galleries in 1969 & Nottingham Castle Museum in 1970.
We are grateful to Dr Barbara Morden for her contributions to lots 581-584
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Dame Laura Knight RA, RWS, RE, RWA, PSWA, DBE (1877-1970)
Ballet backstage
Signed, pencil, 34.5cm by 24cm £1000 - 1500
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Dame Laura Knight RA, RWS, RE, RWA, PSWA, DBE (1877-1970)
Young lady in profile with horses
Signed, pencil, 34cm by 25cm
Provenance: Bonhams Knightsbridge, 28th June 2000, lot 72 £1000 - 1500
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Dame Laura Knight RA, RWS, RE, RWA, PSWA, DBE (1877-1970)
Ice Skater and Colombine
Signed, watercolour and charcoal, 38cm by 25.5cm
Provenance: Bonhams Knightsbridge, 28th June 2000, lot 80
In 1931 Knight visited Blackpool and saw the first ice-dance, which became popular after the Winter Olympics of 1924. It is known that she made several works for the proprietor of the newly opened Blackpool Ice Drome in 1944, and it is possible that the above work dates from this period £3000 - 5000
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Dame Laura Knight RA, RWS, RE, RWA, PSWA, DBE (1877-1970)
On the High Trapeze and Ladder
Signed, bears inscribed exhibition labels verso, mixed media, 58.5cm by 49cm
Exhibited: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Burlington Gardens, London
Provenance: Bonhams Knightsbridge, 28th June 2000, lot 79
Aquatint etchings from 1925 use the same characteristic shadowing of the figures in the apex of the big top, as seen in the high trapeze work, and which indicates that this dates from circa 1925 £4000 - 6000
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