antiques & fine art sale

A Japanese ivory okimono, circa 1890, carved as a lady and her infant being transported in a rickshaw, signed to the underside, height 8.5 cm, width 7 cm.

Sold for £95

A Chinese Ge glazed brush pot, 20th century, with grey green/celadon ground, with blue pseudo Qianlong seal mark to the underside, 11 cm diameter, 6 cm high.

Sold for £150

A pair of Chinese bronze dragon vases, circa 1900, with relief cast dragon around the neck above further relief decoration of flying crane and deer amongst bamboo beneath engraved geometric bands and with pseudo four character Xuande mark, each on ebonised stands and a Chinese temple bell with relief cast dragon and sacred pearl decoration suspended in a carved cloud ebonised stand, vases excluding stand 25 cm, temple bell 37 cm.

Sold for £60

A Chinese blue and white prunus pattern ginger jar, late 19th century, having a slightly domed cover, with two blue concentric ring marks to the underside, all upon a carved hardwood stand, overall height including stand 31 cm.

Sold for £140

A Chinese Famille Rose bowl, circa 1780, the interior decorated with an egret standing by a rock with flowers and a stream, the rim painted with petals, the exterior with three vases overflowing with flowers, diameter 17.5 cm.

Sold for £90

A Japanese Urushi Hishaku, Meiji period, the body decorated with three overlapping Tachi Omodaka Kamon and Tang style fans, all within a pawlonia gilt scroll, with red interior and gilt rims, with separate spout cover, 31.5 cm wide, 16.8 cm to tip of handle, the body 11 cm diameter (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A Japanese Sage-Jubako (picnic set), mid Edo period, of architectural form, the lid hinged at the centre with a metal lining to the underside above a central aperture for carrying pole above an open section in turn above a deep drawer, decorated with copper mounts with leafy scroll engraving against a stippled ground with traces of gilding, painted with gilt Kamon formed from three fan shaped flowers, 41 cm wide, 40 cm high, 28.7 cm deep.

Sold for £450

A Chinese Song dynasty brush washer, 13th century, the centre of the dish is convex and having raised sides with biscuit rim, the underside with collectors label No. 123, diameter 10.4 cm.

Sold for £42

A Japanese Ko Satsuma bottle vase, circa 1600/1650, decorated with green and white enamel leafy sprigs outlined with gilding upon a dark cream body, height 11.3 cm.

Sold for £30

A Chinese Sancai vase, probably Ming, having a tapering cylindrical neck, single knop above the globular body the lower half of which in a white glaze all upon a circular foot, height 20.5 cm.

Sold for £38

A Jian type "oil spot" footed tea bowl, possibly Song Dynasty, of typical form decorated with an all over lustrious black glaze fused with "oil spots", all upon an unglazed circular foot, interesting to note are the applied horseshoe shape grips to the body, 9.5 cm wide, 4.8 cm high (see illustration).

Sold for £400

A Chinese silver plate on copper spirit kettle, late 19th century, in two sections, each of square form, the upper section with split bale handle with rectangular knopped lid and pierced strainer, the body decorated with panels of calligraphy, bamboo and peony, above a pierced base with further calligraphy and floral decoration with carrying handles to the side (replacement tap), overall height including handles 26 cm.

Sold for £120

A Japanese Shigaraki type square vase, late 17th/early 18th century, of slab construction with two applied cranes in relief, dissected by corners, all against a mottled green/brown ground with thick trailed white enamel streaks, incised signature, 9.5 cm wide, 9.5 cm high.

Sold for £130

A Chinese pottery vase, possibly Northern Song, Chizhou Kiln, late 17th/early 18th century, of cylindrical form, slightly everted rim above a shallow shoulder with green/turquoise pooling glaze, the main body with loosely incised decoration of a bird on a rock, a flower with character, all within pressed black ground borders, height 24 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £100

A Sawankhalok pottery jar and cover, with incised foliate decoration throughout with sparse dark spinach green ground, cover with geometric band decoration with glazed interior, 10 cm high, 12 cm diameter.

Sold for £25

Four Chinese blue and white plates, 18th century, two of octagonal form decorated with a hare seated upon a viewing rock within a fenced garden flanked by flowering peony and pine tree with birds, another with two cranes flanked by peony and pine and two further circular plates one decorated with lotus the other with a scroll decorated with rock work and peony, 22 - 22.5 cm.

Sold for £65

Five Chinese porcelain plates, 18th century, comprising of two Chinese Imari pattern plates, a Famille Rose plate decorated with a Feng holding a scroll with peony and two others, 22.5 cm diameter.

Sold for £55

Four Chinese blue and white plates, 18th century, one with blossoming prunus and beside a vase containing a pomegranate, another with a bamboo and peony and another with two ducks in a landscape, three with brown rims, 22.5 cm height and 23 cm diameter.

Sold for £85

Three Chinese broth dishes, 18th century, one decorated in Chinese Imari palette, with prunus and peony, another in the Famille Rose palette decorated with floral sprays and heightened with gilding, the other decorated with bamboo and fruiting finger citrus between a cell border with vignettes of scrolls of precious objects, the other decorated with lingzhi, 22 cm - 23 cm diameter, and a pair of 18th century Famille Rose plates, decorated with peony and finger citron.

Sold for £60

A pair of Chinese hand carved bamboo vases, circa 1970, the necks decorated with fish amongst reeds above the bulbous bodies carved with opposing dragons amongst clouds, each upon a carved wood stand. Height excluding stand 21.5 cm.

Sold for £35

A pair of Chinese buffalo horn carvings, 20th century, each carved with a dragon and mounted upon a wood plinth, 22.5 cm high.

Sold for £30

Three Chinese hand painted miniature table screens, 20th century, each decorated with either birds on blossoming branches or landscapes, all on white alabaster panels, tallest 18 cm.

Sold for £35

A pair of Chinese carved Hongmu vases, circa 1960/70, each with relief carved scroll decoration with integral Ruyi head feet, height 17 cm and a Chinese carved lacquer bowl with Taotie mask decoration upon a carved hardwood stand, diameter 11.2 cm.

Sold for £60

A Chinese Hongmu carved vase stand, mid 20th century, the hexagonal top with simulated bamboo borders above an apron of bamboo leaves and legs and with a lower tier, height 32 cm.

Sold for £40

Two Chinese flambe glaze onion shape vases, mid 20th century, each on a carved wood stand, both with four character Jingdezhen mark, heights minus stands 16.2 cm and 10 cm.

Sold for £48

A Chinese porcelain plate, Republic period, dated 1947, depicting a young female upon a terraced balcony with rock work and bamboo, inscribed with a poem and two chop marks, 22 cm diameter (see illustration).

Sold for £17500

A Chinese Shiwan pottery cat, 20th century, naturalistically modelled preening itself, with celadon eyes and black nose with inset fur whiskers, height 13 cm.

Sold for £30

A Chinese porcelain plaque, dated 1979, painted with a boy on a buffalo before a lake and mountains, all within an ebonised frame, 35 cm x 22.5 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Two Chinese table screens, mid 20th century, one with six porcelain panels with a variety of birds amongst blossoming flowers and inscribed "The sound of the bird is as beautiful as the flower", and a six panel miniature table screen with landscape decoration on silk ground, tallest 21.7 cm.

Sold for £42

Four Chinese hand carved horn novelty ornaments, 20th century, comprising prawns amongst reeds, crabs, double gourds with butterflies and three carp, all on carved horn bases, tallest 15.5 cm.

Sold for £320

A Chinese Ge ground vase, late 19th century, with applied lion mask handles above a patinated Ruyi head band and spuming wave band, incised four character mark, on wood stand, height excluding stand 24 cm.

Sold for £28

Two Chinese Cultural Revolution woodblock posters, circa 1966-76, "The Third World, The World's People Cannot be Bullied, The People of China Cannot be Intimidated" and "Crush The Russian Dogs". 73 cm x 54 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £50

A pair of Chinese moulded pottery conservatory seats, 20th century, decorated with roundels and assorted blossoming flowers and plants to include bamboo, peony and peach, all between decorative bands and in a dark turquoise glaze, 46 cm high, 32 cm wide.

Sold for £100

A Chinese lacquered fruit bowl, circa 1970's, the interior with leaf decoration, two character signature and red seal mark, in original box, 23.8 cm diameter.

Sold for £28

Continental School, 19th century, landscape with buildings and mountains, oil on panel, 18.5 cm x 23.3 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £55

Donald McIntyre (British 1923-2009) R.I. The Anchorage 39.5 cm x 75 cm. Purchased from the Phoenix Gallery Exhibition 1967 (see illustration). ARR

Sold for £2700

Alfred Wainwright (British 1907-1991), Great Urswick, signed, pen and ink, with minor corrections, image 12.5 cm x 20 cm. ARR

Sold for £240

Alfred Wainwright (British 1907-1991), Swirl How, signed, pen and ink, 15 cm x 20 cm. ARR

Sold for £380

Toilette de Promenade Comtesse de la Bedoliere and La Duchesse de Grammont, pair of coloured lithographs, 20th century, mounted oval, 32.5 cm x 26 cm.

Sold for £20

Wilfred Fairclough (1907-1996), after S Georgio Maggiore - I. Virtuosi di Roma, signed and dated in pencil 1971, etching, the plate 24.5 cm x 27.5 cm. ARR

Sold for £40

Ernest Greenwood R.C.A. (British 1913-2009), a pair of hillside landscapes with trees, signed and dated 79, black ink, oils and watercolour, 19 cm x 28 cm. ARR

Sold for £60

After J.B. Pyne, Hawes Water and Waller Ghyll Force, colour lithograph, first published 1853, 56.5 cm x 49 cm.

Sold for £20

A group of 18th century and later hand coloured engravings to include boys fishing and playing at leapfrog, published August 13th 1799, after J Fairburn, "The Child Lost" and "The Child Found", decoupage with silk pants and skirts with applied polished buttons in hand painted colours, hand painted repeat music plates "The Shepherds Complaint" and a Baxter print of Derwent Water, Cumberland (6).

Sold for £130

English School, 8 miles to Bow, 19th century, pencil sketch depicting a fox hunting pack outside buildings and landscape beyond, a milestone inscribed VIII miles to Bow, 13 cm x 16.5 cm.

Sold for £50

William Heaton Cooper (1903-1995), "Ingleborough", signed, watercolour, Castlegate House Gallery label verso, 27 cm x 37.5 cm (see illustration). ARR.

Sold for £580

Len Roope (British 1917-2005), "Blencathra, Cumberland", signed, watercolour 22 cm x 29 cm. ARR

Sold for £160

James Noakes (19th century British) "Crummock Water, Cumberland", signed and dated 1871, watercolour. 51.5 cm x 64 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £290

Fred Tucker, watercolour, "Keswick". 24 cm x 34 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £60

Cuthbert Rigby, watercolour, Lake District scene with hay cart, possibly Crummock water. 18 cm x 31.5 cm.

Sold for £25

Louis August Sargent (British 1881-1965), oil on canvas, "The Afternoon Walk". 101 cm x 125 cm, framed, signed. ARR

Sold for £450

Portrait study of a deceased infant, 19th century, oil on canvas, with ink inscription verso "done by a first rate painter, dear little baby George?" image 24 cm x 21 cm.

Sold for £70

Allan Nelson, oil on panel, "Poppy Field". 27 cm x 44 cm, framed, signed, with certificate of authentication. ARR

Sold for £320

William Smallwood Winder RBA, watercolour, Lakeland landscape. 31 cm x 49 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £20

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour, Silver Birch and birds in Autumn. 12.5 cm x 20 cm.

Sold for £150

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour, lake and mountain scene. 12.5 cm x 20 cm.

Sold for £150

William Mellor, watercolour, sheep grazing in Lakeland landscape. 19.5 cm x 29 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £140

Donald A Paton (Edward Horace Thompson 1879-1949), a pair of watercolours, lake and mountain scenes, each 24 cm x 16.5 cm, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Ennerdale Lake with Bowness Knott, the Pillar and Iron Crags", 18 cm x 25 cm, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £280

Donald A Paton (Edward Horace Thompson 1879-1949), a watercolour "River Derwent between Cockermouth and Bassenthwaite Lake", 24 cm x 35 cm, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Donald A Paton (Edward Horace Thompson 1879-1949), watercolour "The valley of the Greta Keswick", 24 cm x 35 cm, framed, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £300

19th century oil painting on board, men playing skittles by a thatched building. 11.5 cm x 14.5 cm.

Sold for £45

An oil painting on canvas, Venetian scene, last quarter 20th century. 58 cm x 88 cm, framed.

Sold for £120

A Venetian watercolour "Giudecca Venice", 50 cm x 24 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £40

G. Nicholson, pair of large watercolours, Setterington, Yorkshire, dated 1812 verso. 48 cm x 65 cm.

Sold for £480

A set of six 19th century prints of Chinese scenes, drawn by T. Allom and engraved by J. Tingle. Each 16 cm x 20 cm, framed.

Sold for £50

Elizabeth Hart, watercolour, "On The Cornish Moors". 30 cm x 49 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £40

Elizabeth Hart, watercolour, "Fishing Boats in Estuary". 18 cm x 28 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £40

George Farquhar Pennington, watercolour, "Corfe Castle, Dorset". 34.5 cm x 24 cm.

Sold for £30

George Farquhar Pennnington, watercolour, "Fishing Boats in Mallorca. 24 cm x 32 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £20

George Farquhar Pennington, two watercolours, "The Angel Choir, Lincoln" and "In the North Transept, Exeter". Largest 53 cm x 36 cm.

Sold for £45

George Farquhar Pennington, two watercolours, fishing vessels. Largest 38 cm x 27 cm.

Sold for £25

William Hall (fl. 1821), "St. John's House, Isle of White", signed and dated 1821. watercolour with pen and ink. Image 9.5 cm x 15.3 cm.

Sold for £38

Edith A. Stock (1880-1929), watercolour, "On Wastwater". 34 cm x 49.5 cm.

Sold for £25

J. Boyle, watercolour, "Bridge End, Perth". 30 cm x 43 cm, framed, signed and dated 1905.

Sold for £20

19th century Italian School, lake and mountain scene. 14 cm x 28 cm, framed, initialled VR.

Sold for £90

Oil painting on canvas, portrait of a young boy wearing a smock. 46 cm x 37.5 cm, framed.

Sold for £85

19th century Scottish School, oil on canvas, river, woodland and mountain scene. 24.5 cm x 34 cm, framed, inscribed verso "W. Dickie".

Sold for £90

19th century English School, the great county hunt, depicting a large quantity of fox hunters in Regency style dress, unsigned, oil on canvas 71.5 cm x 105 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £380

A.M. MacDonald (Flourished. circa 1870/1880) portrait of a seated female knitting in a woodland surrounding, signed and dated 1887, oil on canvas, 46 cm x 30.5 cm.

Sold for £160

After Jean-Baptiste Pater (French 1695-1736) "the harvest festival", early 19th century oil on canvas, 41 cm x 33 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £200

19th century English School after George Armfield, two terriers by a rabbit hole, oil on canvas, 25.5 cm x 30.5 cm.

Sold for £50

Karen Wallbank, mixed media, "Autumn Grazing". 23.5 cm x 32.5 cm, signed with initials, framed, glazed. ARR

Sold for £200

John Wilson Carmichael (1800-1878), pencil drawing and watercolour, "Cowbar Nab, Staithes, Yorkshire Coast". 25 cm x 35.5 cm, framed, signed with initials, inscribed and dated 1836. Label verso "Caroline Smyth, Warwick Gardens, London, Spring Exhibition 1980" (see illustration).

Sold for £400

David Cox Jnr. (1809-1885), watercolour, "Ullswater". 30 cm x 41 cm, framed, Studio stamp and with watercolour of Dockwray verso. Abbott & Holder label verso.

Sold for £50

Julian Cooper, charcoal, "Head of Buttermere". 60.5 cm x 41.5 cm, framed, signed and dated 1982, label verso "Purchased 1984, Grasmere Gallery" (see illustration). ARR

Sold for £1300

Claude Hayes (1852-1922), watercolour, trees in landscape. 24 cm x 34 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £40

Michael Norman (Royal Society of Marine Artists), watercolour, "Snape Quay". 27 cm x 45 cm, framed, signed and dated 1986. ARR

Sold for £55

Claude Hayes( (1852-1922), watercolour, "Across The Moor, Hindhead". 12 cm x 27.5 cm, signed, framed and glazed.

Sold for £30

Alfred Vickers (1786-1868), watercolour, landscape with church and windmill. 19 cm x 29 cm, framed, glazed.

Sold for £20

Claude Hayes (1852-1922), watercolour, horses, cart and figures in rural landscape. 25 cm x 36 cm, framed, glazed, signed.

Sold for £30

Charles Knight RWS (1901-1990), watercolour, "St Mawes, Cornwall". 25 cm x 38 cm, framed, signed (see illustration). ARR

Sold for £65

David Cox Jnr. RWS (1809-1885), watercolour, "From St. John's, Keswick" looking towards Rowling End and Causey Pike. 26.5 cm x 37 cm, framed, signed and with Abbott & Holder label verso.

Sold for £42

George Vicat Cole (fl. 1833-1893), watercolour, track and trees by lakeshore. 11 cm x 19 cm, framed, glazed.

Sold for £40

Charles Knight (1901-1990), watercolour, "The Harvest". 23 cm x 38 cm, framed, signed, label verso "The Fine Art Society Limited, 1944". ARR

Sold for £50

Hugh Boycott Brown, two oil paintings, "Sorting Nets, Aldeburgh" and "Stormy Day, Aldeburgh". Each 16 cm x 22 cm, framed, signed with initials.

Sold for £520

Edwin Hayes RHA RI (1820-1904), watercolour, "Sunset off Mount Orgeuil Castle, Jersey". 23 cm x 34 cm, framed, signed, glazed.

Sold for £55

Michael Norman (Royal Society of Marine Artists), watercolour, "Winter Laying Up" Pin Mill". 29 cm x 46 cm, framed, signed, dated verso 1989 (see illustration). ARR

Sold for £65

Michael Norman (Royal Society of Marine Artists), pair of watercolours, cottages in landscape and companion. Each 14 cm x 29 cm, framed, signed. ARR

Sold for £20

Michael Norman (Royal Society of Marine Artists), watercolour, "Autumn Shore" Pin Mill. 13.5 cm x 25 cm, framed, signed, and a small watercolour by the same artists, "Rendlesham Church" 1980. ARR

Sold for £32

Peter Hayman, two watercolours, bird studies, oval. 18.5 cm x 15 cm, framed, signed.

Sold for £110