Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite") (Ð)Pictures and original prints by European artists are subject to a resale royalty if the hammer price exceeds 1000 Euros. This has now been extended to include living artists and all European artists who have died since 1942.The buyers of such lots agree to pay Lawrences this royalty and we shall forward it to the artists' collecting agents. The rate varies as follows:€1000.00 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%ARR is capped at €12,500Please note ARR is calculated in euros. The Euro rate of exchange will be based upon the European Central Bank rate on the day of sale as all invoices are issued in Pounds Sterling. Please speak to Richard Kay if you have any questions. The artists to whom this applies are marked Ð before the lot number in the catalogue.
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JOSEPH ANTOINE COCHET (1630-1678) & JOHANNES POPELS (1590-1663) CREPUNDIA MORALISATA Twenty eight etchings (including the frontispiece etched by Pieter Huybrechts), in six frames Each image 12 x 22cm. approx. (6 frames) ++ Generally rather foxed and stained; a few with more extensive damages £200-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697-1764) BEER STREET Engraving, published 1751 35.5 x 29.75cm.; with 'Pit Ticket: The Cockpit' by the same hand, published c.1759, 29.5 x 37cm. (2) ++ Each with some foxing and/or staining; the latter also cropped and with some discoloration £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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EDWARD CALVERT (1799-1883) THE FLOOD (Lister 10) Process print (derived from a lithograph of 1829), as published in the Memoir edition, 1893, on pale cream India paper with margins, unframed 3.9 x 7.3cm. ++ Good condition £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FIVE MARINE PRINTS to comprise 'A Frigate with a View of the Needles' [see illus.] and 'A Cutter, with a View of South Sea Castle', aquatints by Clark & Hamble after D. Serres, 1806; 'The RYS Cutter Heroine..', lithograph by Day & Haghe after J. Lynn; 'The Schooner Yacht Anaconda' by Day & Haghe after T. G. Dutton and N. M. Condy; and 'The Schooner Yacht Xarifa' by Day & Haghe after G. Hawkins and N. M. Condy, each with hand colouring, various sizes, the largest 29 x 44cm. (5) ++ Each with some slight discoloration and/or foxing etc £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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SAMUEL (1696-1779) & NATHANIEL BUCK (d.1759/74) THE NORTH WEST PROSPECT OF THE CITY OF WELLS; THE WEST PROSPECT OF THE CITY OF EXETER Two, engravings, published by the artists, 1736, from 'Cities, Sea-ports and Capital Towns', with hand colouring Each 31 x 79.5cm.; with 'The South-West Prospect of the City of Canterbury' from the same suite, published 1738, uncoloured (3) ++ Each with vertical central crease where formerly folded, as issued; the first two in good condition, the last with some time-staining £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE, RA (1851-1931) WHITE WINGS; SCAPA FLOW; HMS PROBUS ENGAGING A SUBMARINE Three, etchings, each signed in pencil 18 x 22.5cm.; 8.5 x 33cm.; and 15 x 22.5cm. (3) ++ Each in good condition; slight time-staining of paper £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE, RA (1851-1931) THE TOWER OF LONDON FROM ACROSS THE THAMES Etching, on wove, signed, unframed 35 x 25cm. ++ Gum stains at top edge of sheet; mount burn in margins; slight handling creases £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ALIDA WITHOOS (1660-1715) ROSES AND WILD STRAWBERRIES IN A BOWL Inscribed indistinctly lower right, with No69 lower centre, gouache on blue paper, on washline support sheet Sheet 27 x 21cm.; sight 36 x 29cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Ruth, Lady Fermoy ++Slight water stain on left edge; needs a light clean £500-700 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FRANCOIS NICOLAS MARTINET (c.1725-1804) 226 GENRE 14e CORBEAU, CORNEILLE, CHOUCAS (CHOUCAS DU CAP DE BONNE ESPERANCE); GENRE 10e VAUTOUR (VAUTOUR DE NORWEGE) Two, each inscribed or bears inscription as titles, watercolour and pencil Each (sight) 27 x 19cm. approx. (2) Illustrated: Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon's L'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux (1786) ++ Pencil framing lines; each in good condition £1000-1500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 19th CENTURY A QUIET HARBOUR SCENE ON THE ITALIAN COAST Gouache 41.5 x 61.5cm. ++ Some slight creases/rubbing within the sky; details in generally good condition £300-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOLLOWER OF HUBERT ROBERT (1733-1808) ITALIANATE CAPRICCI A pair, watercolour with pen and ink, circular Each 10cm diam. (2) ++ Generally good condition; each gummed onto an old support sheet £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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CIRCLE OF HENRI LEVEQUE (1769-1832) A VIEW OF A MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL TOWN; A MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL SCENE WITH FIGURES AND BOATS A pair, watercolour and pencil Each 52.5 x 75cm approx. (2) ++ Each faded and foxed; other scattered damages; a few holes etc £100-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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VINCENZO D'ESPOSITO (1886-1946) A MALTESE FELUCCA Signed, gouache 44 x 22.5cm. ++ Some wear and flaking near lower edge; good colour £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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CAMILLO DE VITO (19th CENTURY) VESUVIUS: ERUZIONE DEL 1822 Inscribed ERUZ. DEL 1822 in the margin, gouache Image 27.5 x 40cm.; sight 36 x 47.5cm. ++ Generally good condition £500-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WILLIAM PAYNE (1760-1830) A WEST COUNTRY VILLAGE LANDSCAPE Watercolour 27.5 x 38cm. ++ A few minor marks and fading in the sky £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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JOHN MASEY WRIGHT (1777-1866) VILLAGE MERRIMENT (recto); A LITTLE TOO MUCH MEAT IN THE SOUP (verso) Signed verso, watercolour and pencil, twin glazed 54 x 73cm. ++ Some fading, foxing etc £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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CLARKSON STANFIELD, RA (1793-1867) STUDIES OF GROYNES, DOVER Two, watercolour and pencil, sketches Each 16 x 23cm aprox. (2) Provenance: London, Christies, The Artist's Studio Sale, May 8th-14th 1868, probably lots 293 and 296 (original catalogue cuttings on old backboards; newly reframed but with old backboards supplied) ++ The paper of each is light-stained £200-250 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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C. JOHN M. WHICHELO (1784-1865) ALUM BAY CHINE, THE ISLE OF WIGHT; THE ARCH AND STAGG ROCKS, FRESHWATER GATE (ISLE OF WIGHT) A pair, the latter inscribed with title and also signed and inscribed verso, watercolour and pencil Each 23.5 x 34cm. (2) ++ Each a little faded and/or slightly discoloured £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ATTRIBUTED TO NICHOLAS CONDY (1793-1857) VESSELS IN A HARBOUR (PLYMOUTH?) Watercolour and bodycolour 10.5 x 15.5cm. ++ Slight time-toning of the paper; good colour £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WILLIAM PRINSEP (1794-1874) CONCENTRATION OF LIGHT - LESSON FROM CHINNERY Signed with initials, bears title on support sheet, watercolour 8 x 12.5cm.; with a scene of an ancient temple, also by Prinsep, 11.5 x 17.5cm. (2) ++ The former a little foxed and faded; the latter more faded £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOLLOWER OF HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON (1821-1906) A FOLIO OF NINETEEN WATERCOLOURS some subjects entitled 'L'Embarquement pour La Cythere', 'The Sussex Shore', 'Venice', 'Santa Maria della Salute', 'The River Eure, Chartres' on the support sheets and other subjects to include cornfields, coastal scenes, country landscapes, river scenes etc; each bears initials, watercolour, some with bodycolour 18 x 26cm. approx or slightly smaller Provenance: formerly in the collection of Bernard Williams Weller (1870-1944), journalist and critic ++ Some a little faded; most in good condition £350-450 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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EDWARD DUNCAN, RWS (1803-1882) FIGURES ON A RUSTIC BRIDGE IN A WOODED LANDSCAPE Signed and dated 1865, watercolour and pencil 16.5 x 27.5cm. ++ Good condition £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WILLIAM JAMES MULLER (1812-1845) COTTAGE IN A WOOD Watercolour and pencil 36 x 51.5cm. Exhibited: Brussels, Exhibition of Retrospective British Art, 1929 (no.37?); Bucharest, Exhibition of British Drawings, 1935-1936 (organised by the Dept of Overseas Trade); Vienna, April 1936; Prague, May 1936 (organised by The British Council), London, The Royal Academy (no date) Provenance: The Rt. Hon. C. P. Allen, PC; Mrs C. P. Allen; Private Collection, Dorset ++ Good condition; a few spots of foxing in the sky; good colour £1500-2000 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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EDWARD DUNCAN, RWS (1803-1882) FEEDING THE DUCKS Signed and dated 1862 (on the mainsail), watercolour and pencil heightened with scratching out 73.5 x 64cm. ++ Some superficial nicks and grazes; slight light-staining £2000-3000 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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HENRY BARLOW CARTER (1803-1868) FISHERFOLK BY THE SHORE ON A WINDY DAY Watercolour 16 x 23cm.; with a watercolour by William Henry Pyne, 'View near Whitby', 37 x 48cm; and a watercolour attributed to Francis Grose, 'Milkhouse Street', 14.5 x 18.5cm. (3)
* Milkhouse Street is a hamlet near Cranbrook, Kent ++ Carter with some foxing and discoloration; Pyne faded; 'Grose' good £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FOLLOWER OF JOHN HENRY MOLE (1814-1886) CHILDREN ABOVE A SANDY BAY Watercolour 52 x 69cm. ++ Two rubbed areas in the sky; grazes near lower left edge £120-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ANTHONY DEVIS (1729-1817) LANDSCAPE WITH SHEEP AND GOATS Charcoal, pencil and wash with pen and ink 22 x 31cm. ++ Good condition £120-180 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THOMAS SHOTTER BOYS (1803-1874) COTTAGES BY A HIGHLAND RIVER Watercolour and pencil 25 x 19cm. Provenance: London, Christies, June 14th 1983, lot 105 and November 17th 1987, lot 182 ++ Some fading £500-800 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON (1821-1906) LANDSCAPE SKETCH Signed with initials, graphite and pastels on pale grey paper 15.5 x 20.5cm.; with three further works to include a study of a fishwife by George Morland, 20 x 12.5cm. (ex Richard Ivor); a Turneresque study, possibly by Brabazon, 13 x 17.5cm.; and a sketch of a lady with an umbrella, 'Shepherd's Bush May 15 '08', signed indistinctly, 24.5 x 13cm. (4) ++ The first good; the others in need of a clean etc £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ALBERT GOODWIN, RWS (1845-1932) FIGURE STUDIES Signed faintly lower right, pencil with watercolour and pastel on buff paper 22 x 28cm. Exhibited: Bolton, Museum and Art Gallery, 1981-1982, no.113 (lent by Ruskin Galleries, Bembridge School, Isle of Wight) ++ A little foxing £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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MYLES BIRKET FOSTER, RWS (1825-1899) THE CARRIER'S CART; THE WINDMILL Two, watercolour heightened with bodycolour 6 x 10.5cm.; and 9.5 x 13cm. (2) Provenance: London, The Fine Art Society Ltd, June 1949, nos.136, 137 (from Mrs William Foster's collection. William Foster was the artist's second son) ++ Each with a little fading; sketches £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ISAAC COOKE (1846-1922) THE SUMMIT OF HELVELLYN FROM RED TARN Signed, also signed and inscribed on a label on the backboard, watercolour 49 x 75cm. ++ Good condition; original gilt mount and frame £300-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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CHARLES DIXON (1872-1934) FIDDLER'S REACH Signed, inscribed with title and dated 1912, watercolour with pen and ink 9.5 x 36cm.
* Fiddler's Reach (or St Clement's Reach) lies on the Thames east of Dartford, near Swanscombe ++ Faded £800-1200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FREDERICK WILLIAM SCARBROUGH (1860-1939) THE THAMES AT GREENWICH Signed, watercolour and bodycolour 24.5 x 35cm. ++ Good condition overall; slight foxing in the water £500-700 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM MINSHALL BIRCHALL (1884-1941) OFF DUNKIRK Bears a monogram and title, watercolour and pencil heightened with white 25 x 73.5cm. ++ A little fading £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WILLIAM EWART LOCKHART, RSA (1846-1900) A VIEW OF THE ALHAMBRA FROM SACROMONTE Signed and indistinctly dated (possibly 18/6 or 1876), watercolour and pencil 46 x 69.5cm. ++ Needs a light clean £200-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FREDERICK JOHN WIDGERY (1861-1942) CHAPMAN BURROWS Signed, gouache 16 x 26cm. ++ Good condition £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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FREDERICK JOHN WIDGERY (1861-1942) BELL TOR FROM THE ROAD TO WIDECOMBE, DARTMOOR Signed, gouache 25.5 x 35.5cm. ++ Good condition £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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A VICTORIAN BOOK OF SKETCHES, Circa 1853-1860 possibly compiled or owned by Rosa Woodward, 1854, containing mainly figure and animal studies, cartoons and character sketches, some copies after John Leech, Erskine Nicol, George Cruikshank and similar hands, also some prints, all items pasted in, some shaped and trimmed as scraps, some dated, pencil, ink, watercolour, approximately 155 items in total, damaged half calf, marbled boards, 8vo ++ Pages rather worn; some items a little grubby, foxed etc; bindings poor £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WILLIAM HENRY MILLAIS (1828-1899) A VIEW NEAR BAKEWELL WITH A HERDSWOMAN; A LAKE LANDSCAPE; A RIVER LANDSCAPE WITH A FIGURE BY A BRIDGE; A RIVER LANDSCAPE Four, one signed, inscribed Bakewell and dated 1867, watercolour 35.5 x 51cm and smaller (4) ++ Two with fading and/or light-staining £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ARTHUR RACKHAM, VPRWS (1867-1939) A POPPY FIELD ON THE COAST Signed and dated 1890, watercolour 18.5 x 37cm. ++ Slight fading; needs a clean to remove some brown mat staining £300-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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WALTER H. GOLDSMITH (1860-1930) GARDEN SCENES AT MOTCOMBE HOUSE, DORSET Three, two signed and dated 1919, watercolour 35 x 51cm.; 51.5 x 35cm.; and 39.5 x 68cm. (3) Provenance: Formerly at Motcombe House, Shaftesbury, Dorset, once the home of the Barons Stalbridge (cousins of the Duke of Westminster). Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Lord Stalbridge (1880-1949) had sold the estate in 1918 but the whole transaction of 13,500 acres and tenanted farms took 11 years to complete. It is now Port Regis School. ++ Generally good condition; a little foxing etc £300-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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STYLE OF ROBERT HAWTHORNE KITSON (1873-1947) THE HASSAN TOWER, RABAT, MOROCCO Watercolour with some pen and black ink 50.5 x 45.5cm. ++ Good colour; pale blemishes at right edge; sandwich mounted £200-400 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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ROBERT ANNING BELL, RA (1863-1933) KNEELING FIGURE Charcoal and red chalk 35.5 x 22cm. Provenance: London, The Fine Art Society Ltd, May 1934, no.97 (label on backboard) ++ Good condition £250-300 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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Ð HAROLD EDWARD HUGHES NELSON (1871-1948)
UNDINE AND THE KNIGHT
Signed with initials HN and dated 1922, inscribed on a label on the backboard, watercolour 24 x 21.5cm . Exhibited: London, The Royal Academy, 1927, no. 813, bought by Captain R. Glynn ++ Good condition; slightly faded £150-200 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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Ð SALOMON VAN ABBE (1883-1955) THIRTY ASSORTED ILLUSTRATIONS FOR 'TANGLEWOOD TALES' Each signed, pen and black ink; with nine illustrations by Dora Curtis, two by G. P. Mickewright, and twenty one pencil studies or ink sketches by other minor hands, various sizes, unframed (a lot) ++ Many of the Van Abbe works shrinkwrapped in cellophane (some warped); generally fair, some poor, mixed £400-600 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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THOMAS GREENHALGH (1848-1906) STREET IN WINDSOR, NEAR ETON COLLEGE Signed and dated 1881, watercolour 38.5 x 54.5cm. ++ Good condition; slightly pale £300-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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Ð HENRY JOHN SYLVESTER STANNARD (1870-1951) LATE AFTERNOON IN A BEDFORDSHIRE LANE Signed, watercolour and pencil 22.5 x 33.5cm.; with a watercolour of a village scene by Charles Wilkinson, signed, 24 x 34.5cm.; and two further drawings by various hands, one unframed (4) ++ Stannard in good condition; Wilkinson lightly foxed; the others satisfactory £300-500 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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CHARLES EDWARD WILSON (1854-1941) BETWEEN SCHOOL HOURS Signed, also signed and inscribed on a label on the backboard, watercolour 26 x 38cm. Exhibited: London, The Royal Academy, 1910, no.853 ++ Good condition £1500-2000 (+ 26.4% BP*)
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