Tuesday 27 February 2024 | Lots:
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Old Master, British & European Pictures
Tuesday 27 February 2024 10:00
This sale features a curated selection of 349 hand-picked lots, ranging from the Renaissance all the way through to the early 20th century, and covering many different media, from monumental oils to tiny miniatures. In addition to a large selection of fine Old Master oils and works on paper, including a contemplative engraving by Albrecht Dürer and a striking portrait attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller, we are pleased to present works by important 19th-century artists like Edwin Longsden Long RA, Johannes Frederik Hulk, John Frederick Herring (Senior and Junior), Stanhope Forbes and Philip Alexius de László. The auction also includes a large offering of portrait miniatures from various British collections, with rare examples by John Hoskins and the female miniaturist Penelope Carwardine. We are also delighted to present two rare and important maritime watercolours, one depicting a naval action from the American Civil War.
Friday 23 February: 9.30am - 5pm
Sunday 25 February: 10am - 2pm
Monday 26 February: 9.30am - 5pm
Highlight Lots
LOT 13
Albrecht Dürer, German 1471-1528- The Virgin with the Swaddled Child (1520); engraving on laid...
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
Price Realised: £9,971
LOT 318
Philip Alexius de László, PRBA, Hungarian/British 1869-1937- Portrait of John Adolphus de...
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Price Realised: £18,368
LOT 317
Philip Alexius de László, PRBA, Hungarian/British 1869-1937- The Artist's Children Blowing...
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
Price Realised: £14,432
LOT 222
John Boultbee, British 1753-1812- Portraits of a roan mare and stallion in expansive landscapes...
Estimate: £6,000 - £9,000
Price Realised: £13,120
LOT 314
Robert Walker Macbeth, RA ROI RWS, Scottish 1848-1910- Far from the Madding Crowd; oil on...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Price Realised: £9,184
LOT 1
After Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian, Italian c.1485/90-1576- Sacred and Profane Love; pencil...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 3
Circle of Gerard Hoet, Dutch 1648-1743- Bacchus discovering the sleeping Ariadne; oil on...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 4
After Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish 1577-1640- Leda and the Swan; oil on panel, the panel...
Estimate: £300 - £400
LOT 5
Workshop of Frans Francken the Younger, Flemish 1582-1642- The Flagellation of Christ; oil on...
Estimate: £1,800 - £2,200
LOT 6
Circle of Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Dutch 1562-1638- Vertumnus and Pomona; oil on...
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
LOT 7
Follower of Jacob Jordaens, Flemish 1593-1678- Portrait of Apollo, with a knot in his hair and...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 8
Circle of Luigi Garzi, Italian 1638-1721- Putti playing in a basket, with architecture...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 9
Florentine School, 16th century- Study of a standing male nude, viewed from behind; red chalk...
Estimate: £600 - £900
LOT 10
Attributed to the workshop of Bartolomeo Passarotti, Italian 1529-1592- Five male heads; pen...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
LOT 11
Italian School, 18th century- Academic study of a standing male nude, viewed from behind; red...
Estimate: £250 - £350
LOT 12
Manner of Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Il Guercino, 18th/19th century- An infant,...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 13
Albrecht Dürer, German 1471-1528- The Virgin with the Swaddled Child (1520); engraving on laid...
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
LOT 14
Claes Jansz Visscher and Jan van Londerseel, Dutch 1587-1652- and Dutch 1578-c.1625- The death...
Estimate: £250 - £300
LOT 15
Pietro Novelli, called Il Monrealese, Italian 1603-1647- Sketch of Christ, full-length,...
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
LOT 16
Santi di Tito, Italian 1536-1603- Study for an altarpiece: Confirmation of the Order of Saint...
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
LOT 17
After Luca Cambiaso, Italian 1527-1585- Madonna and Child; oil on canvas, 79 x 64...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 18
After Raphaello Sanzio da Urbino, called Raphael, Italian 1483-1520- The Holy Family with a...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 19
After Jacques Stella, French 1596-1657- Angels Adoring the Sleeping Christ; oil on panel, 27.2...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 20
After Simon Vouet, French 1590-1649- The Virgin and Child with a Rose; oil on canvas, 60.3 x 50...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 21
After Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish 1577-1640- The Education of the Virgin; oil on canvas,...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 22
Follower of Miguel Cabrera, Mexican 1695-1768- The Flight into Egypt; oil on canvas, 76 x 64...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 23
Manner of Giuseppe Rapisardi, late 19th/early 20th century- The Annunciation; oil on canvas,...
Estimate: £150 - £200
LOT 24
Manner of Alessandro Bonvicino, called Moretto da Brescia, late 18th/early 19th...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
LOT 25
Follower of Bento Coelho da Silveira, Portuguese 1617-1708- Madonna and Child enthroned with...
Estimate: £700 - £900
LOT 26
Circle of Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish 1622-1690- Saint Apollonia; oil on canvas, 157 x 105...
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
LOT 27
Manner of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 19th century- The Immaculate Conception; oil on canvas,...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 28
Manner of Alonso Cano, possibly South American School, 18th/19th century- The Immaculate...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 29
Circle of Mariano Asuncion, Filipino 1802-1885- The Holy Trinity; oil on canvas, 75.8 x 51.5...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 30
Spanish School, late 19th/early 20th century- Christ carrying the Cross; oil on canvas, 62.9 x...
Estimate: £100 - £200
LOT 31
Spanish School, late 19th/early 20th century- Christ Crucified on the Cross; oil on canvas,...
Estimate: £100 - £150
LOT 32
Central European School, 19th century- Christ as the Good Shepherd; oil on canvas laid down on...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 33
Austrian School, late 19th century- The Madonna with St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena,...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 34
Italian School, 19th century- Madonna Vergine Ausiliatrice; oil on canvas, 65.5 x 55.5...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 35
Spanish School, 19th century- St Anthony of Padua holding the Infant Christ; watercolour on...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 36
Follower of Ubaldo Gandolfi, Italian 1728-1781- St Vincent Ferrer; oil on canvas, 55.8 x 47.7...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 37
Follower of Jacques Blanchard, French 1600-1638- The Penitent Magdalene; oil on canvas, 51.4 x...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 38
After Guido Reni, Italian 1575-1642- St Francis in Ecstasy; oil on canvas, inscribed 'ST...
Estimate: £700 - £900
LOT 39
Southern Italian School, 18th century- A female saint wearing a headscarf, an armband, and a...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 40
After Giovanni Battista Crespi, called Il Cerano, Italian 1573-1632- Saint Francis in...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 41
Circle of Jacques Courtois, called Il Borgognone, French/Italian 1621-1676- Battle scene with...
Estimate: £300 - £400
LOT 42
Follower of Nicolaes Berchem, Dutch 1620-1683- Italianate landscape with a shepherdess on...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 43
Follower of Paul Bril, Flemish 1553/54-1626- View of the Roman Forum; oil on panel, 45.5 x...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 44
Follower of Dirck Theodor Helmbreker, Dutch 1633-1696- The Charlatan; oil on canvas, 73.3 x 97...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 45
Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn, Dutch 1606-1669- Three Heads of Women, One Asleep (1637), a...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 46
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch 1606-1669- Christ crucified between Two Thieves: Oval...
Estimate: £500 - £800
LOT 47
Attributed to Aert de Gelder, Dutch 1645-1727- Study of a young woman and a man wearing a soft...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 48
Follower of Hendrick Martensz. Sorgh, Dutch c.1610-1670- Two seated figures drinking in a...
Estimate: £150 - £250
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