antiques & fine art sale

A Tunbridge ware letter knife, two brushes and four small cylindrical boxes.

Sold for £30

A Tunbridge ware rectangular casket, with two glass flasks. Height 10.5 cm, width 13 cm, depth 7.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A Tunbridge ware brush, rule and three letter knives, together with a circular lidded box and two small boxes.

Sold for £40

A Tunbridge ware rectangular lidded casket, the lid hinged at the rear. Length 14 cm, together with another lidded box with parquetry top and a third smaller box.

Sold for £45

Four pieces of Tunbridge ware, all lidded boxes. Longest 10.2 cm.

Sold for £50

Edward H and Eva R Pinto "Tunbridge and Scottish Souvenir Woodware" one volume, together with Brian Austen "Tunbridge Ware" and two Shire albums on needlework tools and "Tunbridge Ware", together with a rectangular casket. Length 11 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A carved oak aneroid barometer, circa 1930 and with mercury thermometer. Height 79 cm.

Sold for £20

A Regency/William IV sewing casket, with lift out tray and beaded edge. Height 13 cm, width 31 cm, depth 21.5 cm.

Sold for £70

A 19th century Colonial brass bound rectangular hardwood workbox, with fitted interior and brass carrying handles to either side. Height 16 cm, width 48 cm, depth 31 cm.

Estimated: £120 - £180

A Victorian brass bound burr wood toilet box, with fitted interior. Width 28 cm.

Sold for £160

A Victorian walnut brass bound lap desk and a tea caddy. Largest width 30 cm.

Sold for £30

An 18th century oak bible box, with chip carved and moulded edge, hinged lid and carved front. Height 19.5 cm, width 51 cm, depth 36 cm.

Sold for £40

A Persian style woollen fringed rug, with centre rectangular panel and multiple line border, principal colours orange, green and beige. 164 cm x 240 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Two tapestry wall hangings, one in silky threads in form of an Indian elephant, the other a Tapisserie D'Haullin, copy of a 16th century tapestry. 95 cm x 115 cm.

Sold for £100

A Chinese rectangular fringed rug, with beige centre panel and three line border. Foliate and vase patterned. 260 cm x 188 cm excluding fringes (see illustration).

Sold for £60

A small Eastern fringed rug, principal colours red and dark blue, the centre rectangular panel with two repeating motifs. 101 cm x 92 cm excluding fringes.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Bokhara rug, rectangular with fringed ends, the centre rectangular panel with repeating elephant foot design and with multiple line border, principal colours red, beige, blue and black. 158 cm x 92 cm.

Sold for £110

An Eastern runner and two fringed rugs, the largest with seven repeating designs to the rectangular panel and with multiple line border. 170 cm x 62 cm excluding fringes.

Sold for £70

An antique Persian rug, with fringed ends (AF). 150 cm x 138 cm.

Sold for £30

An Eastern fringed rug, dark red and blue with centre rectangular panel with three similar designs and with multiple line border. 122 cm x 85 cm.

Sold for £30

A Persian style fringed runner, with six similar designs to the centre rectangular panel and with multiple line border, principal colours red, beige and blue. 264 cm x 78 cm.

Sold for £110

An Indian Bokhara silky pile rug, the centre rectangular panel with multiple repeating design and with multiple line border, principal colours red, black, beige and cream. 290 cm x 186 cm excluding fringes (see illustration).

Sold for £140

An antique Persian rug, the centre rectangular panel with three rows of repeating designs and with multiple line border and fringed ends, principal colours red, blue and beige. 150 cm x 118 cm excluding fringes (AF).

Sold for £20

An Eastern fringed rug, with centre rectangular panel with book form motif and multiple line border, principal colours red, blue and beige. 145 cm x 122 cm excluding fringes.

Sold for £40

An antique Persian carpet, rectangular, the centre panel with three diamond motifs with bird, animal and repeating decoration surrounding and with multiple line border, principal colours blue, red, beige and green. 370 cm x 172 cm excluding fringes.

Sold for £80

An Eastern thick pile heavy runner, the centre rectangular panel with eight repeating motifs and with multiple line border, principal colours orange, red and blue. 300 cm x 103 cm excluding fringes.

Sold for £130

A Persian design carpet, with fringed ends, principal colours green, light blue, beige and red and with pink line border. 288 cm x 191 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £400

A rectangular fringed carpet, with green foliate patterned border and centre rectangular panel also foliate patterned, principal colours red, green, beige and pink (AF). 280 cm x 151 cm

Sold for £20

An Eastern fringed rug, the centre rectangular panel with three diamond shaped motifs and with repeating line border, principal colours blue, red, beige, green and orange. 300 cm x 230 cm.

Sold for £140

A French style hanging embroidered panel, depicting Medieval scenes of stag hunting, King on horseback with attendants and ladies, all within a border with fanciful birds, flowers and griffins. 115 cm x 150 cm.

Sold for £30

A large fringed Eastern runner, principal colours red, blue and black and with fringed ends. 400 cm x 112 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £460

An Eastern fringed rug, with centre rectangular panel, principal colours red, blue, brown and beige. 153 cm x 122 cm.

Sold for £70

A Persian carpet, with tree of life pattern, the centre rectangular panel decorated with trees animals and birds and with multiple line border and fringed ends. 350 cm x 240 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £300

An Indian Bokhara silky pile fringed rug, with centre rectangular panel and multiple line border, principal colours beige black and orange. 275 cm x 183 cm.

Sold for £60

An Eastern fringed rug, with centre rectangular panel with three motifs and with multiple line border, principal colours beige, blue and orange. 98 cm x 155 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

An Eastern fringed carpet, with rectangular centre panel with repeating diamond shaped design and with multiple line border, principal colours red, blue, beige and black. 242 cm x 142 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £80

A Balluch hand woven rug, Size 182 x 100 cm.

Sold for £60

A fine hand knotted early 20th century Iranian Moud carpet, Mashhad region. 390 cm x 267 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £550

A fine hand knotted Persian Kashan carpet, 402 cm x 292 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £400 - £600

A hand knotted Persian carpet from the Khorasan region. 386 cm x 255 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A hand knotted Persian carpet from the North West Region. 290 cm x 112 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

A French "Point de L'Halluin tapestry, female figure with uniform after The Middle Ages, a copy from the Museum of Cluny circa 1510. 220 cm x 280 cm.

Sold for £190

An Anatolian rug, woven in colours with triple floral motifs and other ornament within conforming borders. 177 cm x 122 cm.

Sold for £30

A Belgian Kashmir woollen rug, with silky pile. 160 cm x 230 cm.

Sold for £50

Millais, watercolour oval portrait of a young lady, three quarter length, signed lower left. 20 x 145 cm.

Sold for £70

John Rogers, a collection of pencil and watercolour sketches of Eskdale, five framed as one, together with a second collection by the same artist. "Hawksdale Wordsworth", five pencil and watercolour sketches framed as one, various sizes.

Sold for £70

George Vernon Stokes, watercolour "The Evening Performance", signed lower right. 27.5 x 35 cm.

Sold for £240

Jack Merriott, watercolour downland scene Shanctonbury Ring, Shanctonbury, signed lower right. 54 x 71 cm, together with a second work by the same artist "Perthford Mill" with Island House, Polperro label verso.

Sold for £90

Clarence Baird, oil on canvas interior scene, signed lower right. 51 x 61 cm. Artists label verso.

Sold for £280

Charles Clixby Watson, a collection of watercolours and drawings to include "The Three Graces", "The Market Woman", "The Hop Picker", "The Finishing Touch" and "Hansel and Gretel", all unframed, various sizes.

Sold for £240

Charles Clixby Watson, a collection of watercolours, drawings and pen and ink sketches to include "Daddy's Delight", "The Potholer" and "Wasp Waist", all unframed, various sizes.

Sold for £600

Charles Clixby Watson, a large quantity of watercolours and drawings, to include "Market Woman and Child", "Buying Bowls" and "The New Puppy", all unframed, various sizes.

Sold for £240

A 19th century oil painting, portrait of a lady, half length wearing brooch and earrings. 75 cm x 60 cm in gilt frame.

Sold for £140

C Chaplin, seascape with gunboat and vessels. 39 cm x 48 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £30

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William Henry Nutter (1821-1872), watercolour, "Home of John G. Parker", Holm Foot Kirklinton. 20 cm x 30 cm unframed, signed.

Sold for £80

Michael Bennett (1934-2016), mixed media composition "Pitted Bowl 1" pastel shades on panel. 52 cm x 46 cm, framed, signed and dated 1985-95. NOTE: This master work by this important Cumbrian artist was conceived over a ten year period 1985-95. It is mixed media including gravels and sands from the Solway Firth. It has colours and tones inspired by Mark Rothko (1903-1970) an artist who Bennett admired. The work was originally sold at Castlegate Gallery Cockermouth where prospective purchasers were queuing from 5 am in order to buy this and other works. Michael Bennett wrote to the current owner suggesting that this was one of his best pieces of work. Michael Bennett was a shy and reclusive man but alongside Nicholson, Graves and Kelly should be considered as one of the important Cumbrian painters of the 20th century (see illustration).

Estimated: £1500 - £2000

Manner of Adriaen Brouwer a 17th century oil on oak panel of smokers, circa 1630-45. 40 cm x 52.5 cm, with later frame. NOTE: This painting was probably influenced by Caravaggio and or Rembrandt. The painting also has similarities to David Ryckaert III (1612-1661) (see illustration).

Estimated: £800 - £1200

Percy Lancaster (1878-1951), watercolour "Evening-Langdale". 22 cm x 32 cm.

Sold for £70

Percy Lancaster (1878-1951), watercolour "Bracken Harvest Cumberland". 23 cm x 32 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £100

Wat Miller, watercolour "A Quiet Evening" (Cumbrae shore looking across to Fairlie). 24 cm x 33 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £20

Manner of Robert Carlyle or William Nutter, an early 19th century watercolour "Irish Gate Carlisle", circa 1810-20. 25 cm x 37 cm, framed. NOTE: Robert Carlyle did a series of drawings of old Carlisle in the late 18th century. These were repeated by Nutter in the early 1830's. This work may be an early copy of a Carlyle original possibly by M.E. Nutter or Robert Carlisle Junior.

Sold for £160

Attributed to Patrick Gibson (1782-1829), early 19th century English School circa 1802, watercolour "Rosslyn Castle". 34 cm x 49 cm, framed, signed verso.

Estimated: £400 - £600

After Franz Van Mieris The Elder (1635-1681), oil on tin "Le Perroquet Favori". 57 cm x 48 cm, with later frame. NOTE - This work is inscribed verso "Le Perroquet Favori (Franz van Mieris)".

Estimated: £300 - £500

Attributed to Matthew Ellis Nutter (1795-1862), a watercolour "Front Entrance to Carlisle Castle". 20 cm x 14 cm, unframed (see illustration).

Estimated: £200 - £300

Whitehaven School, oil on canvas "Gunboat Off Coast". 37 cm x 50 cm, framed (see illustration).

Sold for £160

William Mitchell of Maryport (1823-1900), oil on canvas "Old Maryport in The Year 1834 Looking Over The Graving Bank To The Drawbridge Moat Hill", signed W Mitchell 1887, also "Likenesses Of Well Known Characters of That Date, Beginning Left Mick Hutchinson, wooden leg, Crazy Barney, Will Tyson, Jemy Glover, Sam Shaw, Bill Kelly, Johnnie Heroe, Casey Drummond, Jon Prentice, Joe Lampton, Young Benson". 72 cm x 123 cm in gilt frame. NOTE: William Mitchell painted several historic views of "Old Maryport", this is the first example that we have seen documenting "Well Known Characters Of That Date". This is particularly important from a historical context (see illustration).

Sold for £7500

Christopher Assheton Stones, pastel "Set Aside", signed lower left, dated '93. 106 x 89 cm.

Sold for £220

Christopher Assheton Stones, pastel, summer landscape with rain clouds beyond, signed lower left, dated '90. 55 x 74 cm.

Sold for £80

Christopher Assheton Stones, pastel, lakeside view, signed lower left. 55 x 75 cm.

Sold for £190

Christopher Assheton Stones, pastel, summer landscape with wooded track, signed lower left. 55 x 74 cm.

Sold for £140

J Cox, a pair of late 19th century watercolours, Stratford on Avon. 19 cm x 45 cm, framed, signed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

19th century oil on canvas, sailing vessels and lighthouse. 41.5 cm x 55 cm, framed, signed.

Estimated: £150 - £200

Francis B Tighe, a pair of watercolours "High Tide Rye" and "The Jetty Rye". 27 cm x 37 cm, framed, signed and dated 1920.

Sold for £35

W Eastwood, a watercolour "Peel Castle Isle of Man". 53 cm x 35 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £80

G Sprawton Callow, an early 20th century watercolour, "Hunstanton Cliffs". 20 cm x 30 cm, framed, signed and dated 1907.

Sold for £35

Two John Blaeu antiquarian maps, Scotland circa 1654 "Clyds-dail" and "Galloway". Largest 51 cm x 61 cm, both in double sided frame.

Sold for £100

After William Bellers, an antiquarian print "A View of Haws-water", a lake near Banton in Westmoreland. 41 cm x 55 cm, framed.

Sold for £55

A set of eight 19th century engravings after Shepherd, circa 1828, London scenes, each +/- 11.5 cm x 16 cm, framed.

Sold for £70

William George Robb (1872-1940), oil on canvas "The Royal Scots Greys at Waterloo". 69 cm x 143 cm, framed, signed with initials (see illustration).

Sold for £500

William George Robb (1872-1940), oil on canvas "Charge of The Light Brigade". 90 cm x 59 cm, framed, signed with initials and dated 1909 (see illustration).

Sold for £260

Graham Twyford, oil on canvas "Frobisher". 90 cm x 120 cm, framed, signed and dated 1990 (see illustration).

Sold for £240

Oil on board British Heavy Cavalry. 39 cm x 49 cm, framed.

Sold for £140

After Henry Alken, three antiquarian hunting prints "Full Cry", "The Death" and "Breaking Cover". Each 25 cm x 72 cm.

Sold for £80

Three antiquarian prints after Samuel and Nathaniel Buck "The South View of Furness Abby in The County of Lancaster" and "The North West View of Peele Castle" and "The West View of Gleeston". Each 19 cm x 35 cm, framed.

Sold for £30

A pair of Jocelyn Galsworthy limited edition prints "Hampshire Cricket Club" and "The Hampshire Rose Bowl" - Hampshire v Australia 2001, both signed in pencil. 36 x 49 cm and 37 x 43 cm, framed and glazed.

Sold for £20

Bill Toop, watercolour "Cornish Tin Mine". 34 cm x 48 cm, signed and dated 1981.

Estimated: £30 - £50

W Hanson Walker (1844-1933), oil painting on canvas portrait of a young boy. 43 cm x 34.5 cm, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £300

Frank Deak, oil painting on canvas portrait of a gentleman. 54 cm x 42.5 cm.

Sold for £140

Ferdinand Schimon (1797-1852), oil on canvas portrait of a lady. 71 cm x 57 cm, signed and dated Perth 1842 (see illustration).

Estimated: £300 - £500

Adolf Fenyes (originally Fischmann Hungarian 1867-1945), oil on canvas river scene with barges. 70 cm x 87 cm, framed, signed and dated 1903, various labels verso (see illustration).

Sold for £2000

S Jowett, a pair of oil paintings on canvas, huntsmen and hounds. Each 49 cm x 40 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £240

Czechoslovakian School, oil on canvas, view of Bratislava. 49 cm x 43 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Philip de Laszlo (Hungarian 1869-1937), oil on canvas portrait of Sandor Wekerle (1848-1921) three time prime minister of Hungary. He was the first non-noble to hold the office. 117 cm x 96 cm, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £15000

Adolf Fenyes (Hungarian originally Fischmann 1867-1945), oil on canvas, mother with children in landscape. 29 cm x 36 cm, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £3000

Jozsef Ripple-Ronai (Kaposbar 1861-1927 Hungarian), pastel on paper portrait of Edit de Lukacs Lessner, signed and dated Ronai 1919. 48 cm x 38.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £11000

Houston Russell, pastel portrait of a lady in profile. 29 cm x 24 cm, framed.

Sold for £120

A pair of oil paintings on card, rural scenes with thatched buildings and one with figures. 24 cm x 46 cm, framed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A pair of 19th century prints, buildings and figures. 21 cm x 30 cm, framed and another depicting an ice skating scene Ostade.

Estimated: £20 - £40

Five antiquarian coloured engravings, including Newport, Brecon and Caermarthen Castle. Largest 12 cm x 16 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30