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Follower of James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903): Study of a Bridge, probably London, oil on canvas board, H 23 x W 34cm £400-600
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English School (19th century): Matyrdom scene, watercolour, labels verso inscribed 'Lady Louisa Charteris, No. 2' & '11 Grovenor Square, 4th June 1888, by Mrs Anne Lindsay', H 27 x W 68.5cm £200-300
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C. G. Gray (19th/20th century): An Arts & Crafts enamel plaque depicting Saint Barbara, signed & dated 1921 verso, H 27 x W 14.5cm.
Note: C. G. Gray is known to have collaborated with Charles Edward Bateman (1863-1947) on a wall painting of Christ in Majesty over the chancel arch in the Church of St. Bartholomew, Wednesbury, West Midlands. £100-200
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Follower Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875): A figure in a wooded landscape, oil on canvas board, attributed verso to Richard Parkes Bonington, H 10 x W 10cm £80-120
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Charles Landseer, R.A.(British, 1799-1879): Romeo & Juliet, watercolour, signed lower left & dated 1856, H 24 x W 18cm £400-600
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James Faed Senior (Scottish, 1821-1911) & William Cotton Faed (Scottish, 1858-1937): A highland river landscape, oil on canvas laid on panel, signed 'James Faed' lower left & 'Wm. C. Faed' lower right, a rare collaborative work between father & son, H 31.5 x W 42cm £400-600
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Circle of Isaac Israels (Dutch, 1865-1934): Interior scene, oil on canvas, dated '85 lower right, H 43 x W 64cm £500-800
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English School (19th century): Rough seas, Burlington Quay, Yorkshire, watercolour, signed 'G Chambers' to wreckage lower right, H 43 x W 58cm £300-500
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An Early 19th Century Hand-Tinted Lithographic Panorama Depicting The Battle of Bussaco, 27th September 1810, during the Peninsular War: H 10 x W 69cm, probably published by Day and Haghe, in a contemporary gilt frame incorrectly titled 'The Battle of Quebec'.
Note: The Battle of Buçaco or Bussaco, fought in the Portuguese mountain range of Serra do Buçaco, resulted in the defeat of French forces by Lord Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army. £150-250
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George Fennel Robson, P.O.W.S. (British, 1788-1833): Cows grazing in a water meadow near Durham, 1823, pencil and watercolour, with scratching out, inscribed verso, H 43 x W 63.5cm, unframed.
Provenance: Christie's, London, 3rd December 2003,
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Continental School (19th/20th century): 'Preparing for Market', oil on panel, indistinctly signed lower right, H 18 x W 31cm £400-600
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Continental School (19th century): Portrait of a young boy standing on a chair, oil on canvas, H 52 x W 62cm £250-350
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Gordon Arthur Meadows (British, 1866-1937): On the Thames, probably at Twickenham, oil on canvas, signed 'Arthur Gordon' lower right, H 49 x W 74cm.
Note: The artist is also referred to as 'Arthur Gordon', as per the present signature, and 'Arthur Gordon Meadows'. £400-600
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Circle of William Hemsley, R.B.A. (1819-1893): Feeding the baby, oil on panel, H 15 x W 13cm £100-150
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Peter Paul Hubner (British, 1870-1928): Hampstead Heath, Evening Effect, August 1916, oil on board, signed lower right, signed, titled & dated verso, H 23 x W 33cm £100-150
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John Edgar Williams (British, c. 1821-1891): A pair of portraits depicting a lady and a gentleman, Francis Sowerby (b 1803) & Dorothy Sowerby (b 1799), inscribed verso and dated 1866, each H 95 x W 68cm, unframed £200-300
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Russian School (19th/20th century): Figures travelling in a winter landscape, oil on canvas, signed lower right, H 97 x W 149cm £1200-1800
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German School (19th/20th century): A Bacchanale, oil on canvas, signed lower left, H 88 x W 122cm £3000-5000
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Russian School (19th century): A figure driving geese, oil on canvas, indistinctly signed lower right, H 47 x W 26cm £150-250
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Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate (Dutch, 1822-1891): 'The Pedlar', watercolour, signed lower right, labelled verso, H 24.5 x W 34.5cm £600-800
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Circle of Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917): Female nude, pencil & watercolour, signed with initials & stamped lower right, inscribed & labelled verso, H 34 x W 26cm £800-1200
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Circle of Francis Wheatley, R.A. (British, 1747-1801): Figures conversing on a wooded track with the coast beyond, oil on canvas, H 48 x W 59cm £500-800
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Arthur Claude Strachan (British, 1865-1938): Figures before a thatched house in a rural river landscape, watercolour, signed lower right, H 28 x W 45cm £200-400
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George Goodwin Kilburne, R.I, R.B.A. (British, 1839-1924): A lady seated in an interior with her dog, watercolour, lower right, H 26 x W 19cm £300-500
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Thomas Charles Bale (British, 1855-1925): Still life of fruit, oil on canvas, signed lower left, H 29 x W 24cm £200-300
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Elie Anatole Pavil (Ukrainian, 1873-1948): A busy street scene, probably Paris, oil on canvas, signed lower left, H 32 x W 41cm £400-600
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Sir Winston Churchill, O.M, R.A. (British, 1874-1965): Scene from the Venetian Causeway, Miami Beach, Florida, oil on canvas, signed with initials, H 63.5 x W 76cmLiterature:David Coombs, Churchill: His Paintings, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1967, Cat. No.422, illustrated p.238.David Coombs with Minnie Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill: His Life and His Paintings, Unicorn Press, London, 2015, C 422, illustrated p. 191.
Provenance:In January 1946, Churchill and his wife Clementine arrived in Florida for a six week visit - their first extended holiday after World War II. There they stayed at the Miami Beach home of Canadian Industrialist Colonel Frank W. Clarke and Churchill did not hesitate in venturing out to paint the local scenery. A contemporary photograph shows Churchill standing before palm trees alongside an easel upon which sits the present picture, half finished. Churchill later gave the painting as a gift to Colonel Clarke and his wife.Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot. £150000-250000
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Sir Winston Churchill, O.M, R.A. (British, 1874-1965): The Giza, Pyramids at Cairo, oil on canvas, signed with initials, H 71 x W 91.4cm.
Literature:
J.C. Smuts, Jan Christian Smuts by his son, London, 1952, p. 448.
D. Coombs, Churchill his Paintings, London, 1967, p. 268 (ii).
D. Coombs, Sir Winston Churchill's Life Through his Paintings, London, 2003, pp. 241, 256, no. C 504, fig. 514, illustrated.
Provenance: Field Marshall Jan Christian Smuts, to whom given by the artist. Churchill gave two paintings of the Pyramids at Giza to General Smuts. The present work, painted circa 1946, was hung in the General's study at his home. The other painting, which was hung at Libertas, Pretoria, was stolen in 1972 and has never been traced. Churchill's daughter, Mary Soames, notes that in 1946 'Field Marshall Smuts came and stayed for several days. Winston and he spent hours closeted together; my father always set store by this great man's wisdom. Their relationship dated from 1906, when Smuts had been sent over by the Boers to represent their case to the new Liberal Government, in which Churchill was a junior minister at the Colonial Office' (Winston Churchill - His Life as a Painter, London, 1990, p. 154).
Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot. £400000-600000
Lots 176 to 181
Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988):
A British botanical artist who specialized in plants from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Mee was one of the first environmentalists to draw attention to the impact of large-scale mining & deforestation on the Amazon Basin. Most of her illustrations are now part of the Kew Gardens collection which held a memorial to her life in 1989.
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Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Stanhopea Tigrina, botanical study, watercolour, signed and titled, H 62 x W 44cm.
Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. £600-800
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Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Catasetum Oerstedii, Central America, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 60 x W 44cm.
Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. £600-800
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Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Catasetum Discolor, Rio Negro, Amazonicas, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 62 x W 44cm.
Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. £600-800
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Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Catasetum Gnomus, Alto Rio Negro, A.M. May 1969, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 62 x W 44cm.
Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. £600-800
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Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Gengara Truncata, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 60 x W 44cm,
Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. £600-800
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Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Vriesea Heliconioides, Rio Demeni, June 1971, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 62 x W 44cm.
: with The Moorland Gallery, London. £600-800
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Lady Edna Clarke Hall (British, 1879-1979): Portrait of a lady in profile, possibly a self portrait, signed with initials lower left, dated 1915 lower right, H 23 x W 14.5cm.
Note: At the age of just fourteen, Hall entered the Slade School of Art where she studied under Henry Tonks alongside Gwen & Augustus John, William Orpen, Ida Nettleship, Ambrose McEvoy & Albert Rutherston. £100-200
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Malcolm Milne (British, 1887-1954): A pair of female nudes, pencil studies, executed circa 1922/23, each H 39 x W 23cm.
Note: Milne studied at the Slade School under Tonks & at the Westminster School of Art under Sickert. £150-250
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Mary Winifred Yule Hayes (British, 1891-1980): 'Those Pigeons', oil on canvas, signed lower left, labelled & titled verso, H 63 x W 75cm.
Note: Sculptor, painter and mother of artist Colin Hayes (1919-2003), Win Hayes studied at the Gray's School of Art & Edinburgh College of Art and showed at the R.A, G.I, R.S.A. and S.W.A. £200-300
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Ethel M. Isley (20th century): 'Perplexed', pastel, signed lower left, H 61 x W 72cm.
Note: The present picture is said to have been exhibited at the Royal Academy. £800-1200
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Senaka Senanayake (Sri Lankan, b. 1951): Woman & Elephant, mixed media on paper, signed and dated 1997 lower left, labelled verso, H 76 x W 56cm,Exhibited: 'In Harmony', the artist's 101st solo exhibition at the A.R.K.S Gallery, London, where acquired by the present vendor £1000-1500
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A Large Quantity of Correspondence from the Late Brian Sewell (1931-2015): To inc numerous handwritten postcards & typed correspondence on the critic's own headed paper, all addressed to the present vendor's aunt, approximately 30 items £200-400
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Chris Orr, R.A. (British, b. 1943): 'O What A Lovely Cricket!', etching in colours, hand signed in pencil & numbered 50/50, H 29 x W 50cm £100-150
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Peter Freeth, R.A. (British, b.1938): 'Dark Day, Venice', aquatint, hand signed & numbered 11/45, H 11 x W 16cm £50-80
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Tracey Emin, C.B.E, R.A. (British, b. 1963): 'You Loved Me Like A Distant Star', hand signed colour poster from an edition of 500, H 69 x W 49cm £100-150
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Continental School (20th century): A river running through a snow topped valley, oil on canvas, indistinctly signed lower left & dated '77, H 79 x W 99cm £100-200
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Continental School (20th century): A river running through a valley, oil on board, signed lower left, H 49 x W 72cm £100-200
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A Chinese Marriage Bracket Clock on a Rosewood Stand, C1860: These clocks were originally given as wedding gifts to wealthy Western and Chinese brides in China during the middle 1800's. The highly carved case and matching swivel stand are inlaid with mother-of-pearl. 19 inches high with a 4 inch porcelain dial. Engraving in a floral design surrounds the dial. A double fusee movement with a crown wheel escapement and a sweep second hand. Thick heavy plates on the movement; retains its original fusee chains on both sides. Comes with the original brass key. To simplify winding, this clock also has a swivel base - the entire piece turns around since it winds from the rear. Three pearl pieces are lacking on the door, but the rest of the case is complete - including the glass on the sides, H 31cm x W 18cm x D 15cm £1000-1500
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A 19th Century French Chinoiserie Mantel Clock: Ormolu case, depicting a stylised Chinese couple dressed in finery, drinking tea, supported on a panel depicting a Chinese boat on river by buildings, ornate scroll base with five panels of locust, Ho-Ho birds etc. Eight-day French movement striking on bell (no pendulum), H 51cm x W 42cm x D 13cm £1200-1500
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A 19th Century Brass Pagoda Clock/Barometer: Stylised form of a pagoda, clock and alarm to the bottom, barometer above and recess at the top for a compass (missing), beneath pagoda cut out finial. Striking on a bell to the base for alarm, H 23cm W 9cm D 8cm £600-800
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A 19th Century French Ormolu Mantel Clock: Gilded case of Arion playing a lyre, seated on a dolphin, beneath a plaque of Arion fleeing pirates onto dolphins. Crisp casting and concentric scale detail to the dial, eight-day unmarked movement, H 52cm x W 36.5cm x D 13cm £1500-1800
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A Large Louis XV Boullework Clock, 18th/19th century: Boullework case with ormolu foliate mounts and cresting, door with a hunter and lion, eight-day movement striking on bell, Roman numeral ceramic tablets to dial with outer ring for minutes in Arabic, H 93cm x W 41cm x D 18cm £2500-3500
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