antiques & fine art sale

Early 20th century Chinese School, a set of four watercolours on rice paper depicting figures and interior scenes. Each image 17.5 x 10 cm (4).

Sold for £100

Ida Calzolari (born 1936), portrait head and shoulders in profile of a 16th century lady, signed lower left, watercolour heightened with white. 8.5 cm x 6.5 cm, together with a pair of 20th century silhouettes of a man and a woman in the 18th century style, a circular rococo style garden scene and two circular Edwardian portrait miniatures, one of a lady, the other of a child (6).

Sold for £140

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), "Low Tide Maryport", Castlegate House Gallery label verso, inscribed with title and artists name, watercolour. 24 x 33 cm. ARR.

Sold for £3600

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), "Village Road", with Castlegate House Gallery label verso, watercolour, inscribed with title and artists name, watercolour. 21 x 26 cm. ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Alfred Tucker (1849-1914), a view of Lake Windermere with The Langdales in the background, signed lower left, watercolour. 25 x 34 cm.

Sold for £85

William Taylor Longmire (1841-1914), Low Wood Bay: Lake Windermere, signed lower left and dated 1866, watercolour. 25 x 36 cm.

Not Sold

After Kitagawa Utamaro, Shirokiya Okoma and Obana Saizaburo from the series "True Feelings Compared the Founts of Love" woodblock. 36 x 23.5 cm (SH).

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After Kunisada (Toyokuni III), The Sanno Festival from the series "The Pride of Eno", woodblock. 31.5 x 22.5 cm (SH).

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Japanese school late 19th century, The Best Edobashi Procession, Japan, a triptych in woodblock. 37 x 76 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £130

After Hiroshige Tenmangu (1797-1858), Shrine at Kameido in snow, woodblock. 23.5 x 35.5 cm.

Sold for £60

Emil Orlik (1870-1932), portrait of Alexander Von Zemilsky, signed and inscribed with title in pencil, lithograph. 36 x 23 cm (SH).

Sold for £65

Guiseppe Giardiello (1877-1920), Fisherman in The Bay of Naples, signed lower left, oil on board. 33 x 48 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £600

Oscar Ricciardi (1864-1935), fishing boats and a paddle steamer off The Amalfi coast, signed lower right, oil on board. 25.5 cm x 36.5 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £380

Yvonne Canu (1921-2008), "Cote D'Azur Garden Scene", signed lower right, gouache on paper. 23 x 33 cm. ARR

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Manner of Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948), abstract in brown, mixed media collage to include stamps, string, cement and oil paint. 24 x 24 cm. ARR

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Copley Fielding (1787-1855), a view of Crummock Water Cumbria, signed lower left, watercolour. 17 x 24.5 cm, together with a second Cumbrian view in watercolour, attributed to Copley Fielding. 17.5 x 26.5 cm (2).

Sold for £70

Georg Eisler (1928-1998), Austrian school, portrait of a man head and shoulders, signed and dated '59, pencil. 50 x 35 cm. ARR

Sold for £40

Attributed to Mane Katz (Ukrainian 1894-1962), portrait of a Jewish lady, head and shoulders wearing a red shirt, signed lower right, oil on board. 34.5 x 24.5 cm. (see illustration).

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English School late 19th century, rural scene with farm labourers and a cow outside a barn, watercolour. 25.5 x 36 cm.

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John Cawse (1778-1862), full length portrait of J.B. Taylor seated at his desk dressed in black with a black cravat and white shirt, label inscribed in ink verso. 44 x 36 cm.

Sold for £220

English School circa 1900, a group of country folk dancing and picnicking near a waterfall in an idealised landscape, watercolour. 59 x 84 cm.

Sold for £180

Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867), painted scroll in ink and watercolour of a Geisha circa 1815, framed with contemporary fabric mounts made from a period kimono, signed Kikugawa Eizan and sealed Kikugawa and Toshinobu, with accompanying poem handwritten and signed by Ota Nampo.

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British School 20th century, snow capped hills with fields to foreground, mixed media, 54 x 66 cm. (see illustration).

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British School late 19th century, portrait of Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots), three quarter length seated in an interior wearing a white lace ruff and black skirt, watercolour, indistinctly inscribed in ink verso. 13.5 x 10.5 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £150

John Hall Thorpe (1874-1947), two woodcuts depicting flowers, both signed in pencil in the margin. Each +/- 17 x 15 cm (SH), together with a third woodcut signed Hollinghurst in the plate lower right. 25 x 28 cm (SH).

Sold for £110

After Snaffles (Charles Johnston Payne 1884-1967), "Pass Friend" bears signature lower left, reproduction print. 37 x 48 cm (SH).

Sold for £320

Yvonne McKague Housser (1897-1996), Poplar and Spruce colour serigraph print on board. 49 x 65 cm (SH). ARR

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Henry John Kinnaird (FL 1880-1920), Cookham on The Thames, signed and titled, watercolour. 33.5 x 41 cm.

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G Nelson "Nordrach in The Black Forest Germany", signed lower left and dated 1915, watercolour. 35 x 25 cm.

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L Lewis (British School late 19th century), a pair of coastal views "Dieppe" and "Newhaven", each signed, watercolours. Both 17 x 36 cm (2).

Sold for £42

Richard E Clark (British School early 20th century), two young children standing on a bridge, signed lower left and inscribed verso East Yorkshire, watercolour. 24 cm x 34 cm.

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Attributed to Nicholas Wilhelm Jungmann (Dutch 1872-1935), domestic interior, signed lower left, watercolour and body colour. 34 x 26 cm.

Sold for £100

Attributed to Nicholas Wilhelm Jungmann (Dutch 1872-1935), man holding a scythe, signed with monogram lower right, watercolour and charcoal. 44 x 29 cm.

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Fred Balshaw (British School 20th century), moon over a woodland river, oil on board. 24 x 34 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £70

Continental School early 20th century, goose girl beside a stream, indistinctly signed lower left, oil on canvas. 24 x 37 cm.

Sold for £190

Paul Smyth, busy village river scene, signed lower right, watercolour. 24 x 34.5 cm.

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Thompson Laing (British School early 20th century), Dutch Canal scene, signed lower left, oil on board. 30 x 49 cm.

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Follower of James Elder Christie (1847-1914), girl rabbiting, bears signature, oil on canvas. 31 x 26 cm.

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Melero (South American School 20th century), Caracas, signed and inscribed with title lower left, oil on panel. 18.5 x 28 cm.

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Tomas L Golding (South American School 20th century), signed lower right and dated '44, walled garden scene, oil on canvas. 47 x 56 cm.

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Henry Francis Bartlett, night scene with roadside bar, signed, egg tempera on canvas. 35 x 75 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £150

Henry Francis Bartlett, Garden At El Hatillo, signed, egg tempera on board, label with title verso and dated 1958. 45 x 69 cm.

Sold for £100

Henry Francis Bartlett, mountain timber yard (probably near Caracas), signed, egg tempera on board. 45 x 60 cm.

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Hines K Tesch (South American School mid 20th century), a collection of three watercolour forest scenes, all signed. Each +/- 45 x 33 cm.

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Alejandro Sanchex Felipe (South American School 20th century), village street scene, signed lower left, pencil. 26 x 40 cm.

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WITHDRAWN - Ian Norris (British School 20th century), Derwent Near Grange study 2014, signed lower right and inscribed with title and artists name, with Castlegate House label verso, oil on panel. 30 x 20 cm.

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Walter Lewis (British School early 20th century), cottages beside a river, signed lower right, oil on canvas. 51 x 77 cm.

Sold for £110

John Rogers, flooded marsh, signed lower left oil on board. 51 x 78 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £50

View in the South of France by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, No 39 one of an exclusive edition specifically commissioned by The Mail on Sunday in aid of The Phoenix Trust, with certificate of authenticity, unframed. 45 x 31 cm (SH).

Sold for £48

Irish School early 20th century, rural river landscape with cottages and hills, signed with monogram lower right, oil on board. 9.5 x 16 cm.

Sold for £25

Claude Harrison (1922-2009), Dull Dog, signed lower left, dated '99, inscribed verso with artists name and date Dec 99. The Contemporary Gallery Eton label verso, oil on panel. 29 x 29 cm, sold with Gallery catalogue. ARR

Sold for £480

Claude Harrison (1922-2009), Pantomime, signed lower right, dated '04, inscribed verso with title, artists name and date Feb 2004 on reverse. The Contemporary Gallery Eton label verso, oil on panel. 37 x 46 cm, sold with Gallery catalogue (see illustration). ARR

Sold for £700

English School 19th century, portrait of a Naval Officer head and shoulders, oil on canvas. 76 x 64 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £620

English School mid 20th century, portrait of a lady, head and shoulders, indistinctly signed lower right, dated 1949, charcoal and chalks. 71 x 57 cm, with substantial rosewood frame.

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British School 19th century, portrait of a young lady, three quarter length seated wearing a white dress and writing a journal, watercolour oval. 17 x 13 cm, together with a late 19th century watercolour portrait of a Scottish lady, a 19th century watercolour of a young lady in a rural landscape and an oval pencil drawing of a young gentleman dated 1858 (4).

Sold for £70

Oriental School early 20th century, North African street scene, indistinctly signed lower right, mixed media. 53 x 37 cm.

Not Sold

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Stricklandgate Kendal, signed in the margin lower right, print 18 x 23 cm. ARR

Sold for £38

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Aysgarth Force The Lower Falls, signed in the margin lower right, print 19.5 x 24 cm. ARR.

Sold for £30

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Scafell Pike from Throstle Garth, signed in the margin lower right, print unframed. 36 x 45 cm (SH). ARR.

Sold for £28

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Ashness Bridge, signed in the margin lower right, print unframed. 35 x 46 cm (SH). ARR.

Sold for £40

Peter Shaw (1926-1982), "Rowarth", signed lower left inscribed with artists name and title on reverse, Castlegate House Gallery verso, oil on canvas. 89 x 120 cm. ARR. (see illustration).

Not Sold

George William Pettitt (FL 1857-1862), Grasmere from up and down the valley, a pair of oils on canvas. Each 55 x 111 cm (see illustration). NOTE - Pettitt was a mid 19th century British landscape artist who lived and worked in Windermere between 1858-1862.

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William Bill Peascod (British 1920-1985), untitled, signed lower right, acrylic on board, Castlegate House Gallery label verso. 14.5 x 19 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £1000

Edward H Thompson (1879-1949) a pair of watercolours of Lake District scenes, depicting Ullswater and possibly Slaters Bridge at Langdale, each signed lower right, dated 1924, one with original W.H. Moss & Sons Ltd label verso. Each 18 x 25 cm (2).

Sold for £250

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), "Newlyn Harbour", signed lower right and dated '67, watercolour. 32 x 45 cm. ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £4500

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), harbour scene with fishing boats, signed lower right, watercolour. 45 x 59 cm. ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £2500

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), Cumbrian hamlet, signed in the margin lower right in pencil, dated '67, numbered A/P1, etching. 23.5 x 30 cm (PL). ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £500

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), Allonby, etching 6.5 x 19 cm (PL). ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), Cumbrian village street, signed lower right in the margin, dated '67, numbered A/P1, etching. 30 x 13 cm (PL). ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £600

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), "A Harbour View", signed lower right in the margin, dated '67, numbered A/P1, etching. 22 x 37 cm (PL). ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £750

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), Workington, signed in the margin in pencil lower right, dated '67, numbered A/P1, etching. 25.5 x 36 cm (PL). ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £550

Percy Kelly (1918-1993), fishing boat with crane, screen print. 42 x 53 cm (SH). ARR. (see illustration).

Sold for £880

Fannie Moody (1861-1948), dachshund and black kitten seated on a settee, signed lower right, oil on board 47 x 59 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £520

James Henry Crossland (1852-1939), sheep beside a highland bothy, signed lower left, oil on canvas. 26 x 52 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Circle of Stuart Park (1862-1933), still life of pink roses, oil on board, oval 26.5 x 37 cm.

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William Sidney Cooper (1854-1930), sheep resting by the coast with the sea and cliffs beyond, signed lower left, oil on canvas. 51 x 76 cm. (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Continental school 19th century, "The Crucifixion Christ on The Cross", oil on canvas. 73 x 52 cm.

Sold for £300

Dutch school 19th century, still life with vase and flowers on a ledge, oil on canvas. 67 x 49 cm.

Sold for £250

Robert Rampling (1936-1909), coastal view, signed with monogram lower left, watercolour. 8.5 x 12.5 cm. (see illustration).

Not Sold

One volume "The Tale of Lohengrin, Knight of The Swan" after the drama of Richard Wagner by Rolleston presented by Willie Pogany. (see illustration).

Not Sold

Collection of Climbers Club Journals and Fell and Rock Climbing Journals.

Not Sold

Collection of climbing books, mostly Everest related, Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, High Crimes - The Fate of Everest in An Age of Greed by Michael Kodas, Everest, the Unclimbed Ridge by Andre Greig, etc.

Sold for £30

Collection of climbing books mostly Everest related, "At Grips With Everest" by Stanley Snaith, "White Fury" by Lambert & Kogan, "The Pilots Book of Everest" by Clydesdale & Mcintyre, etc.

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Collection of climbing books, "Climbs in The Canadian Rockies" by Frank Smythe, "The Spirit of The Hills" by Smythe, "Hellvelyn to Himalaya" by F. Spencer Chapman, "South Latitude" by F.D. Ommanney, etc.

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Collection of climbing books, "Climbers Club Centenary Journal", "At The Sharp End" by Paul Nunn, Gary Hemming "The Beatnik of The Alps", etc.

Sold for £30

Collection of signed and some dedicated books to Doug Scott, "Canadian Rockies" by Esther Fraser, "Climbing Mount Everest" by Audrey Salkeld, "In The Footsteps of Scott" by Roger Mear, "The Challenger of Ranier" by Dee Molenaar, "Climbing with Angels and Ghosts" by F.J. Grant, "Against Giants" by David Lim, etc. (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Collection of climbing books, "The Challenge" by Reinhold Messner, "A Walk in The Sky" by Nicholas Clinch, "Mountain Adventures" by Karl Lukan, etc.

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Collection of early climbing books mostly Everest and Himalaya, "Nine Atop Everest" by Commander M. Kohli, "Nanga Partbat" by Fritz Bechtold, "Tents in the Clouds" by Monica Jackson, "The Ascent of Nanda Devi" by H.W. Tilman, etc.

Not Sold

Collection of "Journal of The Mountain Club of South Africa", and "The Mountain World".

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Collection of Himalayan mountaineering books, and books on Buddhism in Tibet", etc.

Sold for £130

"Westmorland Heritage" by A. Wainwright, 1975 signed limited edition 617/1000.

Sold for £90

Jenkins (James) The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies 1799-1815, London, printed for J Jenkins 48 Strand by L Harrison & J.C. Lee 373 Strand, with aquatint plates. (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Her Majesty's Army Volumes 1 & 2, a descriptive account of the various regiments, now comprising The Queen's Forces from their first establishment to the present time by Walter Richards, London J S Virtue & Co Ltd (2).

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Sloan (William Milligan) Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, four volumes, London McMillan & Co 1896, numerous colour and monochrome plates (4).

Sold for £60

A collection of books from the series The History of British Military Bands, each copy with CD included "Cavalry and Corps" (3), "Guards and Infantry" (1), "Infantry and Irish" (3), Seven copies in total by Gordon Turner and Alwyn W Turner published by Spellmount Publishers Spellhurst.

Sold for £70

Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, "Lewis Carroll") "The Hunting of The Snark An Agony in Eight Fits", first edition MacMillan & Co London 1876. (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Johann Christian Maempel, "The Adventures of A Young Rifleman" in the French and English armies during the war in Spain and Portugal, London Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street 1826, together with Sherer (M) "Recollections of The Peninsula", second edition printed by Longman Hirst Rees Orme and Brown, Paternoster Row 1824 and "A Narrative of The Peninsula War" by Sir Andrew Leith Hay, fourth edition.

Sold for £90

Gleig. G.R. The Subaltern, second edition 1826, published by William Blackwood Edinburgh, together with a "Narrative of The Campaigns of The British Army at Washington and New Orleans" second edition 1826 by the same author.

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Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge, "Lewis Carroll"), "The Hunting of The Snark, An Agony in Eight Fits", first edition, London MacMillan & Co 1876.

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Shipp (John) "Memoirs of The Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp" published by Thomas Tegg 73 Cheapside, London 1842, together with "Adventurers in The Rifle Brigade in The Peninsula France and The Netherlands from 1809-1815" by Captain J Kincaid London 1830 and "Recollections of The Storming of The Castle of Badajoz 6th April 1812" a personal narrative by Captain McCarthy, London 1836 (3).

Sold for £90