antiques & fine art sale - main saleroom

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), a collection of letters, to and regarding Mary Burkett, with a letter from Peartree Cottage dated Tuesday 30th August 1983, with sketch to the lower left-hand side of cottage and gate.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), a collection of letters, to and regarding Mary Burkett, one from Peartree Cottage dated Saturday 13th August 1983 where he says "Poor Mary what an experience involving those stupid Arts Council men, no wonder this country is in such an awful state".

Estimated: £100 - £150

Richard Eurich RA (1903-1992), oil on board "Passing Storm" dated 1980 and with Alresford Gallery label to the rear.  40 x 90 cm, framed.

Estimated: £400 - £600

A 19th century French portrait, possibly an overpainted photograph, signed J Beaugrand.  13 x 9.5 cm in an ornate gilt frame.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), letters from and regarding Percy Kelly, one letter addressed Peartree Cottage Monday 22nd August '83 and signed Bob K.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour "Industrial Workington", signed and dated 1976. 19.5 x 29.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour "Cockermouth and St Helen's Street from the rear". 20 x 28 cm, signed, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Percy Kelly (1819-1993), watercolour "Christmas Candles", 14 x 20 cm,  with Castlegate House Gallery label to the rear, together with a note marked to the front "A Happy Christmas" and to the rear "Heaps of Love Mum and Bob Christmas 1977", and two printed Christmas cards published by Castlegate House Gallery of this painting, framed.  ARR.

Estimated: £2500 - £3000

Percy Kelly (1819-1993), oil on board "Allonby in the Snow", initialled PK. 15.5 x 20 cm, framed and with Castlegate House Gallery label to the rear. ARR.

Estimated: £3000 - £5000

Percy Kelly (1819-1993), watercolour and pen "Rosehill Road Harrington", with houses church and railway line, initialled PK. 22 x 28 cm, framed and with Castlegate House Gallery label to the rear. ARR.

Estimated: £3000 - £4000

Percy Kelly (1819-1993), watercolour painted letter "Crummock Water with Rannerdale Knott and Red Pike" addressed to My Dear Joan (Joan David) discussing the road to Crummock, signed Love Roberta Christmas 1986.  25 x 20 cm, framed and mounted, with Castlegate House Gallery Cockermouth label to the rear.  ARR.

Estimated: £1200 - £1500

Percy Kelly (1819-1993), watercolour and charcoal "Cockermouth from Sullart Street looking towards The Hay", initialled to the bottom right PK, Castlegate House Gallery Cockermouth label to the rear. 50 x 53 cm, framed.

Estimated: £4000 - £6000

Percy Kelly (1819-1993), 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 (Roberts).  29.5 x 21 cm, framed and mounted and with Castlegate House Gallery label to the rear.  ARR.

Estimated: £800 - £1200

In the manner of John Glover (1767-1849), watercolour mountain scene, marked to the rear John Glover Ullswater. 13 x 20 cm, framed.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Ivan Taylor (born 1946), oil on board "Crummock Water", 30 x 40 cm, framed and with artist details to the rear.

Estimated: £100 - £150

John Robb Webb (1937-2019), watercolour gouache "Farm Birkritt Common Furness", signed to the bottom right.  26.5 x 42 cm, framed and with artist obituary details to the rear. ARR.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Fritz Richter, watercolour "Trees" dated 1945. 48 cm x 32 cm, framed, signed and dated.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A watercolour The Exterior of Birmingham Cathedral. 25.5 cm x 21 cm, framed, unsigned.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Stephen Green, oil on board "Beach Party". 19 cm x 49.5 cm, framed, signature verso.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Wastwater". 30.5 cm x 44.5 cm, framed, signed.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Sunshine and Shadow Buttermere Honister Crag and The Haystacks".  29.5 cm x 44 cm, signed and dated 1925.

Estimated: £350 - £450

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Jaws of Borrowdale with seagulls". 28.5 cm x 42 cm, framed, signed and dated 1925.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Buttermere with Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks. 24 cm x 33 cm, framed, signed and dated 1922.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Edwin Alfred Pettitt, oil on canvas "Camerton Church". 51 cm x 89 cm, framed, signed and dated verso 1873.

Estimated: £150 - £200

George Nelson, oil painting "Ships off Whitehaven Harbour".  29 cm x 21 cm, framed, signed and dated 1904.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Ambrose McEvoy, watercolour "Two figures". 23 cm x 20 cm, framed, signed.

Estimated: £30 - £50

After Edwin Saloman, a limited edition print 205/300, Elephants. 34 cm x 72 cm, framed, signed on mount.

Estimated: £100 - £150

William Pinkney (1867-1957), a pair of oil paintings on canvas board, river and mountain scenes. Each 17 x 24 cm, framed and signed. NOTE: William Pinkey was a British landscape artist born in York and spent significant time living and working in Keswick.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour "Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks". 28 cm x 43 cm, framed, signed and dated 1922.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour "Wastwater and Great Gable". 21 cm x 27 cm, framed, signed.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Windermere and its islands from near Orrest Head". 25.5 x 46 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Vera Colborne (1877-1952), oil on canvas still life wine, fruit and ceramics. 56 x 46 cm, framed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

George A Boyle (British 1842-1930), oil on canvas woodland scene, unsigned but titled to the frame George A Boyle (fl. 1884-1889). 29.5 cm x 22 cm, framed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Razzia (Gerard Courbouleix-Deneriaz), signed poster "Les Parfum", signed to the lower right. 98 x 66 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £40 - £60

After Nicole Claveloux framed poster "Did you get your pill today?". 91 x 60 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Maurice Campbell Taylor (Scottish 20th century), oil painting on board The Lanes Carlisle, marked to the rear "To Reverend Lowther with compliments and best wishes Christmas 1944 Maurice" and signed to the bottom left.  66 x 55 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £70 - £100

A book by Guillaume Apollinaire "Lou, Toutou, et Leur Chat" with text and illustrations by Dariush, with a signed limited edition print 31/120 and dated 1974, signed by Dariush. 53 x 34 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Sidney Buckley (1899-1982), watercolour street scene with bridge and steps. 27 x 37 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Margaret Walsh (Cumbrian late 20th century), watercolour "Bush Lane", with label to rear Bush Lane by Margaret Walsh Gallery 24 Carlisle. 27 x 19 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Peter K Graham, oil on canvas board still life stockpot, signed bottom right. 28 x 38 cm, framed.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Elizabeth Holder, watercolour still life with sherry, fruit and books, signed centre right and with label to rear Elizabeth Holder Barkstone Ash Tadcaster. 25 x 35 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £20 - £30

A 20th century oil on canvas, still life with vase and plums, signed to the bottom right (illegible). 24 x 29 cm, framed.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Marion Bradley (born 1946), oil on board River Esk, signed to the bottom left. 24.5 x 29.5 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Paul Sandby RA (British 1731-1809), watercolour Rydal Hall Lake District, signed to the bottom left Paul Sandby RA. 34 x 48 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £400 - £600

An etching "Mrs Clark", marked to the bottom "drawn from The Life etched and published by Adam Buck 19 Frith Street Soho", with label to rear. Mary Ann Clark was the mistress of Frederick Duke of York whose affair with her led to a major political scandal in 1809. 28 x 22.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A Black (possibly Andrew Black RSW Scottish 1850-1916), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1873 with label to the rear "The Clyde from........ Andrew Black No 1 Whitefield Place Govan (Glasgow)".  34 x 52 cm, framed.

Estimated: £100 - £150

John Miller Marshall (1858-1935), watercolour mountain scene, signed and dated 1890. 29.5 x 44.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Tully Crook (born 1938), signed limited edition print "Wives", signed and dated 10/79 and numbered 24/125. 48 x 57 cm, framed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Continental oil on canvas still life, signed to the bottom right possibly Theo Oosschat, titled to the rear "Roses" and with T & R Annan & Sons Glasgow trade label. 59 x 49 cm, framed.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Lucien Delarue (French 1925-2011), signed to the bottom right, also signed to the rear of the canvas bottom left titled Rue Ravignan Montmartre" (Paris) and with Alastair Kerr Inverbeg Gallery Loch Lomond. 44.5 cm x 53 cm, framed.

Estimated: £120 - £180

H Stadelhofer, oil on canvas titled to the rear "Harvest Scene", with trade label for T & R Annan & Sons West Campbell Street Glasgow. 49 x 60 cm, framed.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Oil on board coastal scene, signed indistinctly to the bottom right possibly Hasbury, with John Green Fine Art Glasgow label to the rear. 17 x 35.5 cm, in a gilt frame.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Margaret Ballantyne Pai Saac (Scottish born 1936), oil on board boats on shore titled to rear "Evening Light", with Margaret Ballantyne label and Kingfisher Gallery Edinburgh label. 19 x 24 cm, framed.

Estimated: £70 - £100

Oil on board signed H Tucker possibly Henry Tucker (American). 39 x 49 cm in an ornate gilt frame 62.5 x 73 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

A 20th century print after N Henry Bingham (born 1939), framed.  59.5 x 49 cm, frame measuring 83 x 73 cm.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), painted envelope addressed to Joan David Strands 24 Castle Crescent Kendal Cumbria, with a sunset pen drawing, Fen Street Rockland Norfolk, with senders address to the rear Miss P Kelly Peartree Cottage Norfolk.  11 x 22 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), painted envelope addressed to Joan David Strands 24 Castle Crescent Kendal Cumbria, with watercolour Maryport Cumberland.  Envelope size 16 x 23 cm, with senders mark to the rear R P Kelly Peartree Cottage Magpie Lane Norfolk, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £400 - £600

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour unknown Lakeland View, initialled PK.  15 x 20.5 cm, together with a letter stating that he is unsure as to where the picture was painted, but he remembers the day, dated 5th June 1990, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £700 - £1000

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour fishing boat in harbour, the boat marked M57 (Registered to Milford Haven) initialled to lower right PK.  9 x 14 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £600 - £800

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), painted envelope addressed to Joan David Strands 24 Castle Crescent Kendal Cumbria, with floral decoration and marked to the rear with a drawing of Pear trees and birthday greetings from Peartree Cottage Norfolk.  19 x 19 cm, together with a Percy Kelly screen print of boats.  11 x 18 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £250 - £350

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter, "My Dear Joan" and written at Peartree Cottage Magpie Lane Norfolk Friday 28/4/1983 with drawing to the rear of Percy's Morris Traveller, signed Lots of Love Bobi.  25.5 x 17.5 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), chalk painted letter, cottage and road scene "My Dear Joan" and addressed from Peartree Cottage Magpie Lane Norfolk Friday 29th April 1983, signed Bobi.  23 x 16 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £400 - £600

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour envelope with street scene South Wales, addressed to Joan David 24 Castle Crescent Kendal Cumbria, the rear with pen and ink drawing of a Macaw and marked sender P Kelly Peartree Cottage Magpie Lane Norfolk.  23 x 31 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), artists proof Red Locomotive, signed Percy Kelly, dated 1990.  18 x 32 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter, fishing boats in harbour, possibly Mousehole Cornwall, watercolour section 11 x 20 cm, overall 25 x 20 cm, signed Roberta, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £500 - £800

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour pen and ink painted letter, village scene with electricity poles, street lights etc, in his letter he describes the Scottish influence of the cottage with dormer windows.  Pages 13 and 14 from A Letters to Joan David and dated January February 1983.  29.5 x 21 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £400 - £600

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), charcoal letter, titled My Very Dear Joan and signed Percy Peartree Cottage Norfolk, 10th February 1984.  17.5 x 24 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £500 - £800

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter, Dearham Cumberland, dated Monday 18th March 1985 titled "Mr Very Dear Joan", mounted.   ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £500 - £800

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter, Twenty Row Near Prospect Cumbria (Crosby Villa).  21 x 29.5 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £600 - £800

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter, depicting boats in Norfolk, watercolour section 19.5 x 21 cm, overall 29.5 x 21 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), pen and ink drawing interior Peartree Cottage Norfolk, with letter to the rear Christmas 1988 addressed to Dear Kind Joan and discussing the Swan cards that he had sent out, signed Roberta.  21 x 29.5 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £600 - £800

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour and charcoal painted letter, cottage in Liddlesdale.  29.5 x 20 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £500 - £800

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter, Keld Shap, dated Thursday 18th December '86.  29.5 x 21 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £400 - £600

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter, depicting cottage near The Old Smithy Loweswater, dated Wednesday 24th January 1993.  The watercolour measuring 18 x 20 cm, overall 29 x 20 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £500 - £800

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), watercolour painted letter, the picture of cottage and road initialled PK.  The letter merely titled "Sunday" and discussing his favourite television programme The Antiques Roadshow. watercolour measuring 11.5 x 15 cm, overall 29.5 x 21 cm, mounted.  ARR. The picture is part of The Joan David collection of Percy Kelly painted letters.

Estimated: £400 - £600

A Bulow, oil painting on canvas three masted sailing ship in light sea. 61 cm x 91 cm, framed, signed.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour titled to the rear "The West With Evening Glows in the Watendlath Woods Borrowdale Keswick", signed to bottom left.  22.5 x 45 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £400 - £600

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour Lake District Mountains and Blackthorn blossom, signed to bottom left. 25 x 35 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £150 - £250

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour titled to the rear "Derwentwater with Causey Pike from Broom Hill Point", signed to bottom left. 16.5 x 30.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour titled to the rear "Derwentwater with Walla and Falcon Crags from the East Side of Friars Crag", signed to bottom left.  17.5 x 24.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour titled to the rear "The Quiet Hour of Eventide, Bassenthwaite Lake and Skiddaw from Dubwath", signed to bottom left. 24 x 34.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour titled to the rear "Honister Ghyll Borrowdale Near Keswick", signed to bottom left. 25 x 17.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £180 - £220

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour titled to the rear "Veiled Light Lowmoor Point and Black Combe from the beach Near Seascale West Cumberland", signed to bottom left.  22.5 x 45.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £300 - £500

Jurgen Gorg (German born 1951), five limited edition lithographs, the largest "Puzzle" No. 105/180, 100 x 70 cm, the other four 30.5 x 23 cm, framed, all with CCA Galleries certificates of authenticity, together with a signed copy of "Spectrum The Book".

Estimated: £70 - £100

An early 20th century oil on board, tree and clouds, signed to the bottom right (indistinctly), 37 x 45 cm, framed.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Ian Parker (born 1955), oil on board "Ancient Glass Flasks" with John Noott Gallery label to the rear, signed.  44 x 59.5 cm, framed.

Estimated: £250 - £300

Ian Parker (born 1955), oil on board still life plums apple and blackberries, signed and with Beckstones Gallery label to the rear. 29 x 39.5 cm.

Estimated: £150 - £250

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour "Snow Scene Vale of Lorton", signed. 25 x 35 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour "Edinburgh Evening", signed to the bottom right. 23 x 32 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £80 - £120

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Woodland View", signed and dated 1913. 24 x 34 cm, framed.

Estimated: £120 - £180

Joseph Newington Carter (1835-1871), watercolour titled to the mount Dartmoor, signed to the bottom left. 31 x 46.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £40 - £60

A continental oil on canvas, two nude bathers by a woodland river, signed to bottom right-hand side (illegible), 48 x 69 cm, framed.

Estimated: £50 - £80

Clarkson Frederick Stanfield RA RBS (1793-1867), watercolour seascape with sailing boats and rowing boats, signed to bottom right Clarkson Stanfield. 15 x 23 cm, framed.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour Old Cockermouth Morning, signed to the bottom right. 25 x 34 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Len Roope (1917-12005), watercolour Crummock Water with Red Pike, signed to the bottom right. 25 x 35.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £100 - £150

Tobias Harrison (born 1950), oil on board still life, titled to the rear "Pomegranate" and with The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Eton label, signed to bottom right Tobias E39.  17.5 x 22.5 cm, framed.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Tobias Harrison (born 1950), still life oil on board titled to the rear "Orange and Maneraik d'Antibes", with contemporary Fine Art Gallery Eton label, signed to the bottom right Tobias F2. 17.5 x 22.5 cm, framed.

Estimated: £200 - £300

Sir Matthew Smith CBE (1879-1959), oil on canvas still life with clay head, initialled bottom centre, with partial label to rear No. 921 titled "Still Life with ........." dated 1937, the canvas marked to the rear 1939 and No. 5, with Bourlet framers label.  Provenance:  Purchased from Piano Nobile London November 1999, which also states Arthur Tooth & Sons 1937 and Thomas Agnew & Son Contemporary Exhibition 1939.  Sir Matthew Smith CBE was a British painter of nudes, still life and landscape, he studied design at The Manchester School of Art and The Slade School of Art.  Smith studied under Henry Matisse in Paris and acquired an interest in Fauvism.  During World War One he was wounded at The Battle of Passchendaele.  In 1949 Smith was appointed a Commander of The Order of The British Empire CBE, he was knighted in 1954. The painting is listed in John Gledhill's catalogue raisonne page 198 No 502 and comes with a copy of the book.  73 x 50 cm, framed. ARR.

Estimated: £10000 - £15000

J J Bellmaker oil painting on board, October Street scene Richmond. 12 cm x 14.5 cm, framed.

Estimated: £30 - £50

A late 19th/early 20th century unsigned oil on panel, three masted sailing ship. 13 x 11 cm, framed, together with an oil on canvas, signed AI Vlikll, dated 1878. 19 x 29 cm, framed.

Estimated: £30 - £50