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A Victorian silver oil lamp: by J.C. Eddington, London 1852, incuse stamped "417", conventional form with engraved decoration and flying scroll handle. now fitted with a clear glass inkpot £100-200
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An Unusual Late Victorian Silver Ink Pot: By Samuel Jacobs, London 1897, modelled as a ship's lantern and engraved PORT for port-side, swing handle and red glass panel to front £100-200
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A 20th century green glass inkwell of oval form with a frieze of winged putti and classical figures: the lid with golfer. £150-250
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A Continental porcelain desk-stand: the circular bowl with gilt handles and enclosing four lime-green inkpots, 10.5 inches from handle to handle £120-180
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A Faience and gilt metal mounted desk stand of canted rectangular form: the sides with lion-mask handles, the body decorated with scrolling foliage and centred by the figure of an animal, the top fitted with various inkpots, candlestand, wax holders and seal holders, 10 inches wide. £120-180
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A Scribe's Persian Pen Case: Finely inlaid with silver throughout with Arabic script: 21cm £100-200
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Tiffany Studio - An early 20th century gilt-copper and green glass inkpot "Pine Needle" pattern: incuse stamped on base "Tiffany Studios, New York, 846", circular form with hinged cover, height 6cm £200-300
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A Late Victorian Electroplated Britannia-Metal Inkwell, by Mappin & Webb: circa 1880, modelled as an elephant's head, the hinged cover applied with a seated monkey playing a flute, raised on a circular base, Foot note, for a similar example see "Understanding Antique Silver Plate", by Stephen Helliwell, published 1966, page 198. £150-250
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A model of an Indian elephant standing on a marble base: cover opens to reveal inkwell. £100-200
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An Atlas globe inkwell: circa 1880 £80-120
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A late 19th century American silver-mounted inkstand and Thomas Webb glass inkwell: by Gorham of Rhode Island, 1882, the sepia and white overlay body finely etched and carved with fuchsias, the bulbous domed cover flat chased with rococo scrolls, hatching and foliage, engraved with entwined script initials "MLH" £200-300
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A late 19th/early 20th century unmarked desk seal: circa 1900, the plain column surmounted by a standing pheasant, matrix monogrammed £80-120
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Circle of Jean Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767-1855): Portrait miniature of Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor of the French (1804-1814/15), wearing red-piped dark blue uniform with red collar & gold epaulettes, red sash, badge & silver breast star of the Imperial French Order of the Legion d'Honneur & badge of the Imperial French Order of the Iron Crown of Lombardy, H 6cm £200-300
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Circle of Samuel Cooper (British, 1609-1672): Portrait miniature of a lady, H 4.5cm £200-300
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J.T. Mitchell (British, active 1798-1830): A portrait miniature of a gentleman in a blue jacket, signed centre left, inscribed on label verso, possibly 'Capt. Scott'?, H 6.5cm £200-300
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Circle of Christian Richter (Swedish, 1678-1732): A portrait miniature of a gentleman, oil on copper, H 7.5cm £1000-2000
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Three silhouettes to include English School (circa 1820-30): Young boy in top hat facing left, H 9cm.Provenance: Christie's 12th May, 1993; Follower of Charles Rosenberg (1745-1844): Thornton Marshall (1822-60), father of Susan Frances Marshall, taken when he was 11 years old, painted on glass, H 7.5cm; English School (circa 1800): unknown young boy with ruff collar, painted on card, H 6cm, in ebonised papier-mache frame surmounted by dove (3) £100-200
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Three silhouettes to include R Harradan (circa 1805): The Reverend Henry William Hill (1782-1840) formerly of Jesus College, Cambridge, afterwards Rector of Rock, Co Worcester, painted on ivory, inscribed verso, H 7.5cm; John Field (1771-1841): Unknown young gentleman, facing right, painted on plaster, H 8cm; English School (19th century): A young gentleman, facing right, painted on plaster, H 6.5cm (3) £150-250
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German School (17th/18th century): Portrait of a gentleman in a red cape & gold embroidered jacket, oil on copper, H 72 x W 55cm £2000-3000
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Keeley Halswelle, R.I, A.R.S.A. (British, 1832-1891): Danbury Palace, oil on canvas, signed lower left 'To the Hon. Mrs Claughton from Keeley Halswelle July 1889', H 30 x W 58cm.Note: Keeley Halswelle's diaries document the artist painting at Danbury Palace & in and around Danbury from June to August 1889. There he spent time with the Bishop of St Albans, Thomas Legh Claughton (1808-1892), & his wife, the Honourable Julia Susannah Ward, eldest daughter of the 10th Lord Ward, to whom the present picture is dedicated, as described in Halswelle's diary entry for July 4th: 'Made a sketch for Mrs Claughton of the Palace. Lord George Campbell, the Duchess & Miss Claughton came to see me and invited us to lunch. Helen and Wynnie went, but I remained at work, Miss Claughton bringing me a basket of strawberries. Wimperis [Emund Morison, the artist, 1835-1900] returned'.Provenance: consigned by the Danbury Society, Registered Charity No 283898 £600-800
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English School (17th century): Portrait of a gentleman: in armour, oil on canvas, inscribed 'Count Henry of Orange', H 73 x W 62cm £1500-2500
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After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian (Italian, circa 1485/90-1576): 'The Music Lesson', oil on panel, H 15 x W 20.5cm. Note: The present picture relates to a larger oil on canvas, circa 1535, in the National Gallery London. Originally thought to be by a later follower, the work was recently restored and attributed to Titian £150-200
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English School (19th century): A Napoleonic war scene depicting a travelling company of soldiers at rest on a track, a distant windmill beyond, oil on canvas, signed lower centre 'J M G...',, H 44cm x W 59cm £200-300
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William Etty: R.A. (British, 1787-1849): 'Studio Sketch No. 14', seated female nude study, oil on board, H 32 x W 24.5cm.Provenance: with Charles Nicholls & Sons, Manchester, inscribed on original label verso £300-500
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Pieter Van Reyschoot (Belgian, 1702-1772): Portrait of a young man, circa 1730, oil on canvas, H 71 x W 53.5cm £4000-6000
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English School (19th century): Portrait a lady in a landscape with a church beyond, oil on canvas, 60 x 47cm £400-600
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Attributed to Edmund Thomas Parris (British, 1793-1873): Portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901), three-quarter-length, at the Drury Lane Theatre, November 1837, oil on board, H 30 x W 25cm.Note: The present picture relates to Parris' portrait of the Queen, said to be the first painted after her coronation, of which various versions are known. It was a popular image that was first published as an engraving in 1838 & frequently thereafter. On 15 November 1837, Queen Victoria attended the 'lively and pretty' opera 'The Siege of La Rochelle' and a 'somewhat vulgar farce', 'Simpson & Co', at the Drury Lane Theatre. She sat alone in her box, 'which was quite on the stage', with her attendants behind her: 'I was splendidly received', she wrote in her Journal, 'with the greatest enthusiasm & deafening cheering'. £300-500
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Italian School (17th/18th century): Portrait of a Saint holding a bowl & crucifix, oil on panel, H 63 x W 48cm £300-500
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After Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641): King Charles I, oil on canvas, indistinctly signed lower right after van Dyck's circa 1635-7 now lost original, believed to have been destroyed in the 1697 Whitehall Palace fire, H 123 x W 97cm £800-1200
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After Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641): Rest of the Holy Family during the Flight into Egypt, oil on canvas, H 135 x W 112cm, after van Dyck's circa 1630 original in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich £1200-1800
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Henri Pierre Danloux (French, 1753-1809): Portrait of a young man in a brown jacket, white cravat & yellow waistcoat, oil on canvas, H 27 x W 22cm £2000-3000
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Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617): The Holy Family (Hollstein 319; Strauss 281), circa 1589, a strong impression of the only state, minor loss lower left, H 28.5 x W 21.5cm £80-120
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Harriet Jane Neville-Rolfe (British, 1850-1928) after Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, 1497-1543): Putti & Cupids playing croquet & other games, a pair of red chalk studies, H 30 x W 145cm, labelled verso.Note: Born in England, Neville-Rolfe studied in London & Paris before travelling in 1883 to join family members in Queensland, Australia where she produced many sketches & watercolour studies of local life. She returned to England in 1886 to marry Holcombe Ingleby (1854-1926) of Valentines Mansion, Ilford. A selection of Neville-Rolfe's paintings can be found in the Queensland Art Gallery where they were gifted by her son, Major Clement Ingleby, in 1964. £300-500
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Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888): Santa Maria di Polsi, ink drawing heightened with white, titled lower right & dated 1847, H 49 x W 34cm.Note: All proceeds from the present
will be donated to the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity £200-300
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Sir William Beechey, R.A. (British, 1753-1839): Christ at the Marriage of Cana, watercolour & ink, H 17 x W 22cm, unframed.Provenance: accompanied by a handwritten letter, dated 1832, describing the present picture as 'an undoubted sketch of Sir William Beechey - it was given by him to the late Mr Haynes [almost certainly the engraver Joseph Haynes, 1760-1829] when students together...'; together with a Christie's consignment note, dated April 1992, describing the work as being by Beechey (3) £300-500
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Circle of William James Muller (British, 1812-1845): Athens, pencil & wash drawing, titled lower right & dated 42, H 20 x W 33cm £150-250
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Follower of Pieter Jansz. Quast (1606-1647): Dice players, ink drawing, bears collector's stamp upper left, H 19 x W 27cm, unframed £200-300
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Circle of Bartolomeo Pinelli (Italian, 1771-1835): Biblical scene, ink drawing, H 31 x W 46cm, unframed £300-500
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Circle of Valentin Lefebvre (1642-1682), after Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594): An angel appearing to Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane with his Disciples sleeping beyond & Judas leading a soldier in the foreground, ink drawing, inscribed 'Tintoret', H 27 x W 40, unframed £300-500
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Nazarene School (19th century): Biblical scene, possibly Christ healing the blind man, pencil drawing, H 34 x W 44cm £100-200
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Italian School (18th/19th century): Portrait of a saint, watercolour, H 18 x W 13cm, unframed £50-80
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Circle of Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863): A soldier carrying a spear on horseback, pencil drawing, H 24 x W 33cm, unframed £100-200
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C Galia (19th/20th century): Harbour scene, Malta, watercolour, signed & titled lower right, H 19 x W 45cm £150-250
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Follower of Philipp Peter Roos (1655-1706): Shepherds herding cattle & sheep in a landscape, pencil drawing, H 28 x W 41cm, unframed £100-200
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Italian School (18th century): An architectural design, possibly for a console table, pencil & watercolour study, inscribed lower right, H 29 x W 40cm, unframed £100-200
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Attributed to Henry William Bunbury (British, 1750-1811): A page of nine satirical portrait ink studies, each numbered, inscribed top right, H 24 x W 19cm, unframed; together with a contemporary hand written letter with a caricature of a hanged man (2) £100-200
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After Henry William Bunbury (British, 1750-1811): A Pair of 18th Century Coloured Stipple Engravings £80-120
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Joseph Wolf (German, 1820-1899): A lion & hyena before pyramids, watercolour, signed lower right, H 11.5 x W 16.5cm £300-500
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Nicholas Pocock, O.W.S. (British, 1740-1821): Prince Rupert's Bay, Dominica, circa 1770, watercolour, H 39.5 x W 59cm.Provenance: with the Parker Gallery, London, their label verso. Note: Pocock's log book, an Illustrated Journal of Several Voyages In the Ship 'Lloyd', in the Bristol Record Office, details his four voyages from 1771-72 between Bristol & Dominica via Madeira, the Canaries & the Caribbean Islands, including views of Prince Rupert's Bay. The image in the present picture appears in an engraving after Pocock by John Wells for the Naval Chronicle, published by Bunney & Gold, 1st May 1799. Pocock was born in Bristol in 1740, the son of a seaman. He followed his father's profession & was master of a merchant ship by the age of 26. During his time at sea, he became a skilled artist by making ink & wash sketches of ships & coastal scenes, of which the present watercolour is a significant example. £400-600
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Jacques Cal
(French, 1592-1635): Scenes from the Passion of Christ, 12 etchings framed as one, each H 8 x W 6cm, signed within plates.Provenance: with Sotheby's, labelled verso £150-250
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