fine arts sale

24th - 26th September 2025

Viewing - Sunday 21st - 11am - 3 pm, Monday 22nd 10 am - 5 pm, Tuesday 23rd 10 am - 5 pm.

This is a three day sale starting at 10 am each day.  Day 1 Lots 1 to 405, Day 2 Lots 406 - 733, Day 3 Lots 734-1220.  You can bid on this sale online, by leaving bids with Mitchells by email only upto 9.30 am on the day of sale (info@mitchellsantiques.co.uk) or by attending the saleroom and registering to bid.  To bid online please click either The Saleroom or Easy Live link above and follow the instructions given.  Please note if you use either of the online facilities you will pay additonal charges.  CARD OR BANK TRANSFER PAYMENT ONLY

Lot 501

A 19th century English School watercolour, village scene. 24 cm x 35 cm, framed and with invoice verso for £370 dated 1998 (see illustration).

Sold for £140

Lot 502

R J Britteon, two works, oil on board landscape sketch and watercolour, both framed.

Sold for £18

Lot 503

J Hart, oil on board farmhouse and cottage scene in winter landscape. 22 cm x 17 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £65

Lot 504

Susan Carrick, watercolour Scottish Loch. 28 cm x 34 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £35

Lot 505

David Stoves, oil on board "Primroses Dappled Light". 16 cm x 11 cm, framed, signed and dated 1999. ARR.

Sold for £55

Lot 506

Robert Bruce, watercolour country road with trees and cottages. 32 cm x 24 cm, signed and dated 1966. ARR.

Sold for £25

Lot 507

A late 19th/early 20th century oil on board, Yachts. 9.5 cm x 13.5 cm, signed with initials possibly HB or MS.

Sold for £45

Lot 508

An oil painting and combined sketch on board, street scene with trees. 28 cm x 20 cm, framed.

Sold for £60

Lot 509

Frederick (Fred) Tucker (1854-1945), a watercolour Cairngorm from Aviemore. 47.5 cm x 70 cm, framed signed and dated 1895.

Sold for £100

Lot 510

Alfred Pettit (1840-1912), a pair of oval oil paintings Langdale 1856 and Valley of Keswick 1856, each 35 cm x 25 cm, framed and glazed, various labels verso (see illustration).

Estimated: £150 - £250

Lot 511

Hedley Fitton (1859-1929), a first state etching Strasbourg.  47 x 31 cm (plate), signed in pencil mounted framed and glazed.

Sold for £40

Lot 512

Hedley Fitton, a first state etching "St Etienne du Mont Paris". 47 cm x 34 cm (plate), signed in pencil mounted framed and glazed.

Sold for £40

Lot 513

Hedley Fitton (1859-1929), first state etching Beauvais. 45 cm x 27 cm (plate) signed in pencil mounted framed and glazed.

Sold for £50

Lot 514

Hedley Fitton (1859-1929), first state etching Rouen. 31 cm x 33.5 cm (plate), signed to margin mounted framed and glazed.

Sold for £40

Lot 515

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour Crummock and Buttermere.  29.5 cm x 44 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £1100

Lot 516

Geoffrey H Pooley, a watercolour Fleetwith Pike from Buttermere.  33 cm x 48 cm, framed, signed. ARR.

Sold for £160

Lot 517

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour Grisedale Pike in snow. 25 cm x 35 cm, framed, signed. ARR.

Sold for £55

Lot 518

W Van de Velde (19th century Dutch), oil on board maritime scene. 24 cm x 35 cm, framed, with inked label verso (see illustration).

Estimated: £300 - £400

Lot 519

Cuthbert Rigby, a watercolour Furness Abbey. 40 cm x 62 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £90

Lot 520

J P Rooney (Martin Hasson Irish born 1950), an acrylic on board "Martha's Cove and The Constant Sea". 44 x 44 cm, framed and mounted and Ship Quay Gallery label to the rear. ARR.

Sold for £280

Lot 521

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), an oil on board, titled "Red Bridge Near Aspatria". 21 x 26 cm, in a gilt frame and with numerous Castlegate House Galleries labels to the rear. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £7200

Lot 522

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter addressed to Dear Miss David (Joan David) dated 20th February 1983, where Percy states the line.... No doubt if I had been born normal I might not have possessed the same creative spirit, signed Bob Kelly. 29.5 x 21 cm, framed and mounted and with Castlegate House Gallery label to the rear. ARR.  (see illustration).

Estimated: £1000 - £1500

Lot 523

An engraving "The South West Prospect of The City of Carlisle", reprinted from the original plate by Hudson Scott Carlisle August 1834. 31 x 82 cm, framed.

Sold for £55

Lot 524

Robert Morden map of Cumberland circa 1722, hand coloured, sold by Abel Swaile Awnsham and John Churchill.  37 x 42 cm, framed.

Sold for £75

Lot 525

Two late 19th century engravings views of Carlisle, the first "North East View of The City of Carlisle" drawn by Joseph Farington RA, published 16th January 1790 by W Burn Titchfield Street.  29.5 x 45 cm, framed and mounted, together with "North West View of Carlisle" by Joseph Farington RA, etched by Leticia Verne, 23 x 47 cm framed and mounted.

Sold for £110

Lot 526

E L Munro, oil on canvas depicting two teams of heavy horses ploughing. 60 x 90 cm in gilt frame. ARR.

Sold for £110

Lot 527

After Matthew Ellis Nutter (1795-1862), a set of fourteen chromolithographs, printed by Graph & Soret, published by Charles Thurnam and engraved by Paul Gauci, various views of Carlisle to include Castle from Primrose Bank, The Citadel etc. Image 16 x 25 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £70

Lot 528

D McMeeking, a coloured print "Watendlath Borrowdale". 39 cm x 64 cm, framed.

Sold for £25

Lot 529

Ebenezer Albert Warmington (1830-1903), watercolour lake and mountain scene.  18 cm x 50 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £65

Lot 530

Morris R Cloughley, limited edition print "Winter Moon" 116/160.  20 cm x 27 cm, framed, signed in pencil.

Sold for £70

Lot 531

Henry Albert Hartland (1840-1893), watercolour "On The Marshes at Barmouth". 17.5 cm x 24 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £48

Lot 532

S H Mooney, etching Camaes Bay Anglesey. 15 cm x 16 cm, signed in pencil.

Sold for £5

Lot 533

Francis Kelly limited edition coloured etching, "Bronte Country" 7/50. 40 cm x 49 cm, framed, signed in margin.

Sold for £65

Lot 534

R Malcolm Lloyd, watercolour "Returning To Port". 38 cm x 18 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £20

Lot 535

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour beach scene, probably Seascale or Drigg. 18 x 25 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £150

Lot 536

A Victorian charcoal portrait of a young lady seated, together with an accompanying photograph. Portrait 62 cm x 44 cm, signed and indistinctly dated.

Sold for £65

Lot 537

A Clark, 19th century oil on canvas Cattle in River with wooden landscape, signed in red A Clark. 62 x 75 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £480

Lot 538

H Hill Victorian watercolour, ancient woodland with bracken and cock pheasant, signed and dated 1902. 69 cm x 105 cm, framed.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Lot 539

Dorothy Morse-Browne, a pair of watercolours Tenby.  Each 24 cm x 34 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £35

Lot 540

A Victorian oil painting on canvas, depicting a courting couple with cherubs viewing, probably Adam and Eve. 64 x 54 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £100

Lot 541

A 19th century oil painting on canvas, mother with child. 46 cm x 38 cm, in original gilt frame.

Sold for £60

Lot 542

An oil painting on canvas "Carousel 1989". 83 cm x 119 cm, framed. ARr.

Sold for £65

Lot 543

E M Wright, a pair of watercolours sailing vessels. Each 57 cm x 21 cm, framed glazed, signed and dated 1915.

Sold for £45

Lot 544

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour Parsonage Farm Brigham Cumberland, signed and dated 1975. 22 x 32 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £100

Lot 545

Five bottles of vintage red wine, Geisweiler & Fils 1964, Gran Calesa 1992, Chateau Haut Brion 1993, Chateau de la Grille 1998 and La Cave de Gruissan 2011.

Sold for £80

Lot 546

A large George III brass jug, dated 1760 and with loop handle. Height 43 cm, diameter +/- 32 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 547

A Victorian brass and copper ships starboard light by Telford Grier and Mackay Patent 10 Carrick Street Glasgow.  Height including carrying handle 61 cm, width at base 36 cm.

Sold for £150

Lot 548

A 19th century copper and brass ships lantern by Telford Grier and Mackay Patent Carrick Street Glasgow. Height 75 cm, diameter +/- 33 cm.

Sold for £220

Lot 549

A large copper coal helmet, with loop carrying handle and rear handle. Maximum length +/- 63 cm, width 36 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 550

No lot.

Lot 551

No lot.

Lot 552

A Second World War medal group, 23532534 Signals R Kitchener, including Arabian Peninsula Malaya Medal.

Sold for £120

Lot 553

An 1822 pattern artillery sword by Hill Brothers New Bond Street. Length 96 cm. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £180

Lot 554

American film poster Star in The Dust 1956, starring John Agar, Mamie Van Doren and Richard Boone. 91 x 35 cm, framed.

Sold for £60

Lot 555

A Benin bronze wall hanging sculpture, decorated with figures, tribal mask, lizards etc and with coloured tassels and shell decoration.  Length +/- 43  cm including shelled tassels.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Lot 556

A Benin bronze wall hanging sculpture, decorated with figures, Cape Buffalo, lizards etc and with coloured tassels and shell decoration.  Length +/- 43  cm including shelled tassels.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Lot 557

Benin bronze wall hanging sculpture, decorated with figures, elephant, lizards, coloured bees and shells.  Length including beaded tassels +/- 43 cm.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Lot 558

A Puna Gabon clay mask. Length 22 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £50 - £80

Lot 559

An African Ivory Coast Baule carved wooden mask. Length 29 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Lot 560

Margaret Thatcher The Downing Street Years, signed edition published by Harper Collins 1993.

Sold for £100

Lot 561

Two books "The Enchanted World of Jessie M King" by Colin White. Ex Argyll & Bute District Library, first edition together with "Arts & Crafts Houses in The Lake District" by Val Corbett, Matthew Hide and Esme Whittaker, 2014.

Sold for £30

Lot 562

Christopher Wray Lighting Emporium, a pair of brass ceiling light fittings. Height 83 cm, diameter 36.5 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 563

Three copper jugs, marked gallon, half gallon and quart, together with a copper kettle.

Sold for £65

Lot 564

A Winston Churchill facsimile Christmas letter, with postcard and envelope, the envelope dated 7th February 1955, the letter dated Christmas Day 1954.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Lot 565

A poster "Crawling down The Ogre" Doug Scott and Clive Rowland on Day 4, photographed by Chris Bonington, signed by Doug Scott, in a black frame, frame 61.5 x 44 cm.

Sold for £45

Lot 566

M W Pearce a bronze resin sculpture of dog and two puppies. Height +/- 15 cm, length +/- 34 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 567

A pair of 19th century gilt metal candelabra, in the rococo style, with alabaster mounts. Height 38 cm (see illustration).

Estimated: £150 - £200

Lot 568

A pair of late Victorian copper water jugs, in simulated crocodile skin. Height 30 cm.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Lot 569

A 19th century bronze figure group of a Native American Indian, with child, signed Faillo. Height 35 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £550

Lot 570

An Art Deco wooden table lamp base, in the form of a boat. Length 40 cm.

Sold for £15

Lot 571

A Victorian copper and brass owl inkwell. Height 24 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £160

Lot 572

A 1935 Jubilee tin, containing a quantity of medallions, together with a Sharps Super Kreem toffee tin and another.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 573

A collection of vintage photographs and postcards, Paris, Rotterdam, Brussels etc.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 574

A vintage cased technical drawing set.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 575

A vintage Yashica 44 camera, in leather case, with Yashikor 1:3.5 lens.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 576

A painted metal tin containing a collection of coins of The Realm etc.

Sold for £30

Lot 577

A quantity of collectables, including inkwell, propelling pencil, fork, common prayer book etc.

Sold for £40

Lot 578

Two cigarette card albums, Airships and Balloons etc, one dated 1910 together with an autograph book.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 579

A vintage McBrine Aero Pack fitted travel case, and a gent's toilet set.  Case dimension 14 x 41 x 32 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 580

An Igorot carving bust of girl with pipe. Height 15 cm, together with small Japanese carved wooden nodding head figures in inlaid mother of pearl case.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 581

A collection of vintage bank notes, including Chinese.

Sold for £50

Lot 582

A collection of vintage bank notes, including Isle of Man, Germany, USA, France etc.

Sold for £28

Lot 583

A quantity of uniforms, including Navy and Royal Air Force.

Sold for £35

Lot 584

A Royal Navy Officers hat.

Sold for £15

Lot 585

A Gieves & Hawkes Royal Navy Lieutenants Uniform, and another Size 42.

Sold for £25

Lot 586

A Persian copper coffeepot, together with a cast iron toad doorstop.  Pot height 30 cm.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 587

A Victorian leather bound photograph album, containing a quantity of photographic portraits in various sizes.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 588

A collection of seventeen 12" polyphon discs.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 589

Three antique silver mounted walking canes (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Lot 590

A hardwood walking stick, with 925 silver head pommel (see illustration).

Sold for £90

Lot 591

A horn handled silver mounted walking stick, and a walking cane.

Sold for £48

Lot 592

A Victorian child's small bentwood armchair, and a carved oak four legged milking stool.

Sold for £25

Lot 593

A Chinese carved wooden dragonhead walking stick, and a tribal walking stick.

Sold for £30

Lot 594

Two vintage riding crops, and a leather bound lead weighted priest.

Sold for £40

Lot 595

A vintage violin, with one piece back with trademark label to the interior, maker not legible. Length of back 35.75 cm and with two damaged bows, cased.

Sold for £40

Lot 596

A collection of eight Treen cups goblets lidded vessels etc (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 597

A 19th century Treen butter mould. Length 32 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £42

Lot 598

A 19th century Tunbridge ware combined small sewing box and pincushion. Length 14 cm.

Sold for £48

Lot 599

A quantity of Treen items, including acorns horn whistle small mirror etc.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 600

A quantity of Treen items, including boxes vessels folding rule etc.

Sold for £120