fine art

G. Parfait Darcy, a pastel of a young girl wearing a bonnet. 17 ins x 14 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Alfred Wilson Cox, a miniature portrait of a gentleman with beard. 4.5 in x 3 ins, in gilt frame with inscription to the reverse of the picture "Alfred Wilson Cox, Painted by His Daughter for Her Mother, October 5th 1894 ".

Sold for £100

Vettore Zanetti-Zilla (Italian, 1864-1945), a watercolour, a Venetian canal and street scene ("Menta Mori") with figures and buildings. 36 ins x 20 ins, framed, signed and dated 92 (1892) (see illustration).

Sold for £1450

Len Roope, a watercolour, "Crummock Water". 7.75 ins x 12 ins, framed, signed and dated 1978 (see illustration).

Sold for £420

An antiquarian map, "The Black Lead Mines, etc. in Cumberland", published Gent. Mag,. publish'd June 1751. 8 ins x 9.75ins.

Sold for £80

A tinted photograph, "Buttermere and Crummock Water from High Crag" by Masons, Keswick, oval. 11 ins x 13.5 ins, in gilt frame.

Sold for £32

Arthur Seven R.I., a watercolour, still life of roses in jug. 17 ins x 13.5 ins, framed. signed and dated 1905.

Estimated: £150 - £200

A 19th century oil painting on canvas, huntsmen with offerings. 24 ins x 29 ins, framed.

Estimated: £100 - £150

J. Hughes Clayton, "Cemmaes Bay, Anglesey", "Low Tide Min-y-Don", "A Quiet Afternoon, Dunoon". Each 10 ins x 14 ins, framed, signed and labelled verso.

Sold for £560

A pair of 19th century paintings on glass, figures in landscape, oval. 6 ins x 5 ins, in gilt frame.

Sold for £110

Alfred Heaton Cooper, an oil painting on canvas, "Head of Coniston". 13 ins x 17.5 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Estimated: £3000 - £4000

Simon Bull, an oil painting on canvas, "Blencathra, A Walk on The Wild Side". 11.25 ins x 23.5 ins, framed.

Sold for £500

Simon Bull, mixed media, "Love". 15 ins x 15 ins, framed.

Estimated: £300 - £400

Simon Bull, an oil painting on canvas, "Beautiful Dreamer V111" Muhammad Ali. 13 ins x 30 ins, signed and also signed by Muhammad Ali. PROVENANCE - online authentication OA8321606. Simon Bull Muhammad Ali paintings are the only paintings of this great sportsman actually signed by Muhammad Ali himself (see illustration).

Estimated: £3500 - £4500

Simon Bull, an acrylic, still life of flowers in vase. 15 ins x 15 ins, framed, signed.

Estimated: £300 - £400

Simon Bull, an acrylic, still life of flower in vase. 15 ins x 15 ins.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Simon Bull, an acrylic, still life of flower in a vase. 15 ins x 15 ins, signed, framed.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Simon Bull, an acrylic, still life of flowers in jug. 15 ins x 15 ins, signed, framed.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Charles Wilda (Austrian 1854-1907), a watercolour, "The Snake Charmer". 8.75 ins x 6.3/8 ins, signed, framed (see illustration).

Estimated: £5000 - £8000

Henry Hetherington Emerson (1831-1895), an oil painting on canvas, "Mother and Child". 24 ins x 20 ins, framed (see illustration).

MOTHER AND CHILD

This delightful genre subject - showing a young woman seated in an open landscape and holding in her hand a piece of crochet-work, accompanied by a child - is by the distinguished north-country artist Henry Hetherington Emmerson. Probably painted in the mid-1850s, its charming representation of the figures, and especially the engagement which the child makes with the spectator, allows it to be seen both as a tribute to the tradition of rustic subjects led by artists such as William Mulready, while the qualities of scrupulous observation of the forms of nature and intensity of colour are undoubtedly a response to contemporary Pre-Raphaelitism.

Born in Chester-le-Street, at the age of thirteen Emmerson enrolled in the Newcastle School of Art where for several years he was tutored by William Bell Scott. This was to be an important connection for Emmerson - as Scott was in a position later to recommend the artist's works to patrons, but also to put him in touch with other progressive painters. Emmerson subsequently spent a period in Paris, where he studied the works of the Old Masters in the Louvre and may perhaps also have looked with interest at contemporary works by artists such as Millet. He then moved to London, where he attended classes at Leigh's School and made contact with a rising generation of artists and, from 1851 onwards, sent works to the Royal Academy summer exhibitions. In 1855 he returned to the North East, living successively at Whickham, Ebchester and Bywell, all places close to Newcastle, and later (from 1888) on the coast at Cullercoats. Emmerson's best known work, and perhaps his masterpiece, is his illustration to the poem by Longfellow, Evangeline, of 1857, now in the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.

It is believed that the present painting has as its setting the English Lakes, with a steep fell rising from a wooded valley bottom on the right hand distance. It is painted on a Roberson canvas of a type also supplied to the Lakeland artist William James Blacklock (1816-1858), and it is possible that it may have been done during a visit by Emmerson to the older painter (with whom he will have likely been brought into contact by W.B. Scott) in Cumberland. Both Blacklock and Emmerson received commissions from James Leathart, of Gateshead on Tyne, and each refers to the other in their letters to Leathart (now held at the University of British Columbia).

Emmerson's subjects were principally of a rustic genre type, with portraits and pure landscapes also undertaken, and occasionally also literary and historical subjects. His preference, as may be deduced from the titles of the works he exhibited, was for subjects showing the ordinary men, women and children of the North Country, represented with utter candour and simplicity, and for the traditional pastimes and ways of living of working people. He also had a particular fondness for subjects showing mothers with children, or family groups - a specialisation well represented among the subjects included in a memorial exhibition to the artist in Newcastle in 1895. In this instance, we see both aspects of his artistic character: his skill in evoking the sweet simplicity of domestic life, and his fondness for an aspect of the countryside unaffected by the industrial revolution. (see illustration)

Estimated: £4000 - £6000

In the style of Sir Thomas Lawrence, an oil painting on canvas, portrait of a gentleman, Mr Maude Junior (son of Joseph Maude a Kendal banker of Stricklandgate). 36 ins x 30 ins, in fine gilt frame. Possibly Matthew Ellis Nutter (1795-1862) (see illustration).

Estimated: £2000 - £3000

John Rogers, an oil painting on canvas, "Storm Over the Solway". 33 ins x 27 ins, signed, framed.

Estimated: £150 - £200

H. Nettleton, a watercolour, "Dalegarth Hall, Eskdale". 20 ins x 14 ins.

Sold for £90

A Galerie Louise Leiris Picasso Exhibition poster, June 1972, the printing plate was signed by Picasso. 28 ins x 20 ins, framed.

Sold for £130

John Berney Ladbroke (1803-1879), an oil painting on canvas, a wooded landscape with mountains beyond. 16 ins x 12 ins, signed with initials and dated 1856 and bearing Richard Green, Dover Street, London, label verso (see illustration).

Estimated: £800 - £1200

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, "Winter in the Vale of Keswick". 10 ins x 15.5 ins, signed, framed (see illustration).

Sold for £4200

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, hoar frost and Silver Birch. 18 ins x 23 ins, framed, signed and dated 1921 (see illustration).

Sold for £520

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, Derwentwater with rowing boats and yachts. 13.5 ins x 19 ins, framed, signed and dated 1921 (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, "After a Snow Shower on the Breast of Skiddaw". 8.75 ins x 11.75 ins, signed and dated 1921 (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, "Peaks of Skiddaw". 8.75 ins x 11.75 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £260

A 19th century oil painting on canvas, Spaniels in landscape. 17 ins x 21.5 ins, unframed.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Edwin Henry Holder (Fl. 1864-1917), an oil on painting canvas, "Flamborough Head Near Scarborough". 12 ins x 18.5 ins, signed and dated 12882 (see illustration).

Sold for £230

A pair of 19th century watercolours, horse and figural scenes. 7.25 ins x 6 ins, framed.

Estimated: £100 - £150

A.D. Muir, an oil painting on canvas, still life of primula in bowl. 10 ins x 13 ins, framed, signed.

Sold for £200

William Norman Gaunt, an oil painting on panel, huntsmen with hounds. 20 ins x 30 is, framed, signed, with label verso.

Estimated: £80 - £120

H. & E. Riding, an oil painting on board, "Autumn at Coniston". 15 ins x 19 ins, framed, signed.

Sold for £60

Ronald Moore, a watercolour, "Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland". 10 ins x 14 ins, signed.

Sold for £65

Theo J. Gracey, a watercolour, "Cushendun-Co. Antrim". 10 ins x 14 ins, framed.

Estimated: £150 - £200

Scotti (Italian School), three watercolour portraits, two young boys and girl. Each 11 ins x 8 ins, framed, signed.

Sold for £110

Albert Rosser, a watercolour, "Ashness Bridge". 9.5 ins x 13.5 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £820

Albert Rosser, a watercolour, "Ullswater". 9.5 ins x 13.5 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £740

A Robert Morden antiquarian map, Buckinghamshire, sold by Abele Swale Awnsham and John Churchill, hand coloured. 16.5 ins x 14 ins, framed.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Robert Morden map, Northamptonshire, sold by Abel Swale of Awnsham and John Churchill. 14.5 ins x 16.5 ins, framed.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Robert Morden antiquarian map, Westmorland, sold by Abel Swale of Awnsham and John Churchill. 14.5 ins x 17 ins, framed.

Sold for £30

William Taylor Longmire, a pair of oil paintings on canvas, "The Upper Reach, Ullswater from Glencoin Park 1891" and "Windermere from Low Wood, Coniston Old Man and Wetherlam in the Distance 1891". Each 15 ins x 21.5 ins, framed, signed and inscribed verso (see illustration).

Sold for £300

William Taylor Longmire, an oil painting on board, "Borrowdale, Cumberland" 1881. 13.5 ins x 19 ins, framed, signed and dated (see illustration)

Estimated: £200 - £300

William Taylor Longmire, a watercolour, "Thirlmere from the Foot, Cumberland". 10.25 ins x 14.25 ins, framed, signed and dated 1882 (see illustration).

Estimated: £120 - £180

William Taylor Longmire, a watercolour, "Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite from Ashness Bridge". 10.25 ins x 14.25 ins, signed and dated 1878 (see illustration).

Sold for £150

William Taylor Longmire, a watercolour, "Lynulpho Tower, Ullswater". 10 ins x 16 ins, framed, signed and dated 1871 (see illustration).

Estimated: £120 - £180

William Taylor Longmire, a watercolour, "Derwentwater". 8.75 ins x 12 ins, framed, signed and dated 1909 (see illustration).

Estimated: £80 - £120

Cuthbert Rigby, a watercolour, "Snow on Wetherlam, Cumbria". 10.5 is x 14 ins, framed, signed and dated 1924 (see illustration).

Sold for £150

Cuthbert Rigby, a watercolour, "Broughton in Furness, Cumbria". 10.5 ins x 14 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Estimated: £150 - £200

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, "Buttermere with Honister Crag, Fleetwith and Haystacks". 10 ins x 14 ins, framed, signed and with original label verso (see illustration).

Sold for £740

W.J. Smith, a watercolour, "Windermere Lake". 18 ins x 24 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £190

J.W. Carmichael, an oil painting on canvas, an estuary scene. 15.5 ins x 23.5 ins (see illustration).

Sold for £800

Ralph Waterhouse, a gouache, "Kittiwakes". 10.5 ins x 8 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £620

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour, "At the Still Hour of Dawn" hoar frost on the flooded land at Bassenthwaite. 12 ins x 17.5 ins, framed, signed and dated 1920 (see illustration).

Sold for £380

Joseph Powell (1780-1834), a watercolour, "A Wood Near Dorning". 10 ins x 14 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £50

Len Roope, a watercolour, "Old Mill, Cockermouth". 7.25 ins x 10 ins, framed, signed and dated 1971.

Sold for £320

Alfred Dunet, a watercolour, a room interior with fireplace. 14 ins x 10 ins, signed and dated 1929.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Tom Campbell, a watercolour, "Landscape with Shepherdess and Sheep". 7 ins x 10 ins, framed, signed.

Estimated: £70 - £100

After Roy Gregory, a pair of prints, "A Lakeside Path, Ullswater" and "Autumn Sunset, Windermere". Each 14 ins x 6.5 ins.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Tom Patterson, a pair of watercolours, each of children playing on the beach. 10.25 ins x 13.75 ins.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Hall Thorpe, a woodcut, still life of marigolds. 9 ins x 11 ins, framed, label verso.

Sold for £210

F.E. Jamieson, a pair of oil paintings on canvas, mountain scenes. 15.5 ins x 23 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Estimated: £450 - £600

David Young Cameron, a limited edition print, "Far Feachan". 12 ins x 18 ins, framed, signed in pencil and bearing proof stamp.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Anthony Orme, a pastel, "Light on the Boulevard". 9 ins x 19 ins, framed, signed.

Estimated: £400 - £600

19th century Italian School, an oil painting, a young boy with horse and two dogs with lake and mountains. 14.5 ins x 11.5 ins, framed.

Sold for £70

A Robert Morden antiquarian map "Cumberland", sold by Abel Swale Awnsham and John Churchill, hand coloured. 16.5 ins x 18 ins, framed.

Sold for £40

H. Wilson, an oil painting on canvas, an Italian lake scene. 11 ins x 17 ins, framed, signed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Vernon Earp, a pair of watercolours, cottage in landscape and sheep in landscape. Each 13 ins x 20 ins, framed, signed, together with a watercolour of a village street.

Sold for £22

Elizabeth Walsh, a watercolour, cottage garden with birds and butterflies. 18 ins x 23 ins, framed.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Janet Whitehead, a collection of five watercolours, "Keld, Swaledale", "Derwentwater", "Alcock Farm, Grasmere", "Rydal Water" and one other. Various sizes.

Estimated: £50 - £80

E.J. Grayson, a watercolour, "Newlands Mill Near Keswick". 10 ins x 14.5 ins, framed, signed and dated 1874.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Willis Price, an oil painting on canvas, "Haddon Hall". 11 ins x 17.5 ins, framed, signed and dated 1902.

Sold for £180

A 19th century oil painting on canvas, an interior tavern scene. 20 ins x 25 ins, unframed.

Sold for £90

William Heath, a watercolour, "Chinese Tartars with Chinese Prisoners". 15 ins x 10.5 ins, framed, signed and dated 1878.

Sold for £120

A pair of 19th century watercolours, moorland landscapes. Each 6.5 ins x 9 ins, framed, indistinctly signed, one labelled verso "Albany E. Howarth".

Estimated: £100 - £150

Douglas Adams, three signed stalking prints, 1899 Frost & Reed. Two 7.5 ins x 9. 75 ins, one 10.5 ins x 7.25 ins.

Estimated: £70 - £100

J. Martin (19th century English School), a watercolour, sheep in rural landscape with castle. 9.5 ins x 13 ins, framed, signed and dated 1881.

Sold for £460

Enid Lewis, a watercolour, "Lake Windermere". 9.5 ins x 6.25 ins, signed and dated 1928.

Sold for £30

W.M. Arundale, a watercolour, cattle and figures and single span bridge. 8 ins x 10 ins.

Estimated: £70 - £100

19th century English School, a watercolour, "Rose Castle". 7.5 ins x 10 ins, framed.

Sold for £35

Montague, an oil painting, "On The Welsh Coast". 23.25 ins x 11.25 ins.

Sold for £100

William Taylor Longmire (1841-1914), a watercolour, "Scale Force, Buttermere". 14 ins x 10 ins, framed, signed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

William McCullough, a watercolour, "Stickle Tarn, Langdale Pikes". 10 ins x 16 ins, framed, signed and dated 1888.

Estimated: £50 - £80

H.B. Carter, a watercolour, "Stormy Seas at Scarborough Head". 10.75 ins x 7.5 ins, signed and dated 1860.

Sold for £260

Percy W. Wibley, an oil on canvas, "Riverside Scene". 6.5 ins x 5.5 ins.

Sold for £38

Two 19th century oil paintings on panel, in the manner of Turner, "Basilica of Santa Maria Della Salute" with companion. 4.25 ins x 4.25 ins and 3.25 ins x 4 ins respectively.

Sold for £130

F. Thurlby, an oil painting on canvas, "Taffy", "Secret" with foal by "Cudham Pageant". Signed and dated 1916.

Sold for £170

Prudence Turner, an oil painting on canvas, "Highland Study". 19.5 ins x 29 ins, signed, framed (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Joseph Thors (Fl. 1863-1900) British, a pair of oil paintings on canvas, figure in woodland landscape and a river scene with cottage and fishermen. Each 30 ins x 25 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £1500

Joseph Thors (Fl. 1863-1900) British, an oil painting on canvas, figures and rowing boat at sunset. 9.5 ins x 13.5 ins, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £380

R. Macleod Coupe, a watercolour, a river scene. 9 ins x 13 ins, framed, signed and dated 85.

Sold for £80

Monica Barry, a watercolour, "River Greta". 8 ins x 11 ins, framed, signed.

Sold for £10

William J. Ferguson, a watercolour, "How Dark and Deep the Evening Shades Begin to Fall". 14 ins x 26 ins, signed and dated 1885 (see illustration).

Sold for £600

James Duffield Harding, a watercolour, "European Street Scene with Ancient Houses". 9.5 ins x 8 ins, framed, signed with initials.

Sold for £170

W.M. Armstrong, a watercolour, "Near Sessford Mill". 13 ins x 9 ins, framed.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Charles Martin (1820-1906), a portrait of a distinguished gentleman. 9 ins x 7.5 ins, framed, signed.

Sold for £80

An early 19th century pencil drawing, "Windermere". 9 ins x 13 ins, framed, inscribed on the mount "Alex May - Milne".

Sold for £40