antiques and fine art sale

10th - 12th December 2025

Lot 601

Philip L Hobbs (Phil born 1953), watercolour snow scene with log piles barn and gentleman shooting.  10.5 x 12 cm, framed and mounted with Beckstones Gallery Penrith label to rear. ARR.

Sold for £55

Lot 602

Philip. L. Hobbs (Phil born 1953 Member of The Lake Artists Society), watercolour depicting summertime cottage with lady (thought to be Phil Hobbs mother in law).  12 x 17 cm, framed and mounted, with Beckstones Gallery Penrith label to rear. ARR.

Sold for £55

Lot 603

Harry Sutton Palmer (1854-1933), watercolour "A Peep Through The Birches Ullswater", signed bottom right. 25.5 x 35.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 604

Clarkson Frederick Stanfield RA RBA (1793-1867), oil on canvas Dutch river scene with boats and windmill, signed to the boat Stanfield and dated 1848. 54 x 95 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £750

Lot 605

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Causey Pike and Derwentwater from Barrow Point", signed and dated 1915. 17.5 x 26.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 606

Walkabout Film poster, starring Jenny Agutter and Lucien John, signed by Jenny Agutter, frame size 152 x 101.5 cm.

Sold for £48

Lot 607

Winifred Fergus (Scottish born 1961), oil on canvas on board "Spring Nocturne", with Riverside Gallery Stonehaven Scotland, 58 x 90 cm, framed and mounted frame size 59.5 x 121 cm.

Sold for £120

Lot 608

Victor Vasarely (Hungarian French 1906-1997), signed limited edition print 115/125.  50 x 48 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £260

Lot 609

Matthew Frere-Smith (British 1923-1999), untitled 1965 optical lithograph in black on thin wove, signed in pencil and numbered 14/25.  45.5 x 46 cm, framed and mounted. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £380

Lot 610

Des Gorman (Scottish born 1961), oil on board "The Kiss". 35 x 21.5 cm, framed.

Sold for £200

Lot 611

Sam Bough RSA (1822-1878), oil on canvas river scene with cottages and figures, signed to bottom right.  38 x 62 cm in a gilt frame with Sotheby's Chester label to the rear.

Sold for £250

Lot 612

Bertran Osbaldeston Mitford (1777-1842), pen and ink sketch, marked to the rear Ex Torbuck Collection Crossrigg Hall 1994, Riverside Cottage Arundel. 16 x 21.5 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 613

A set of six hunting recollections Alken engravings.  20.5 x 27 cm and in black and gilt frames.

Sold for £40

Lot 614

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), Donald A Paton, watercolour titled to the rear "A Peat Moss Scottish Borderland". 24 x 35 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 615

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Haweswater", signed and dated 1920. 24 x 34 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £240

Lot 616

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Windermere From Bowness Bay" with sailing boats and fishermen. 24 x 38 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 617

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a pair of watercolours Welsh scenes, the first "Sunshine and Shadow on Llanberies Pass" and "Llyn Ldwaf and Y Tarn" (probably Llyn Dwfn and Y Garn), both 21 x 26 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 618

Delmar Harmood Banner (British 1869-1983), watercolour "Wetherlam From Lingmoor", signed Delmar Banner and dated 1975.  26.5 x 37 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £180

Lot 619

Delmar Harmood Banner (British 1869-1983), watercolour "High Crag High Stile Red Pike from Dalehead", signed D H Banner 1938.  37 x 53.5 cm, framed and mounted. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Lot 620

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour "A Corner of Whitehaven", depicting the harbour with fishing boats. 24 x 35 cm, framed and mounted. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £260

Lot 621

Len Roope (1917-2005), watercolour "Parsonage Farm Brigham", signed and dated 1978.  19.5 x 30.5 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £120

Lot 622

Albert Rosser (1899-1995), watercolour, titled to rear "A Passing Gleam Loch Venachar and Ben Ledi" a view from Near Callander Scotland.  25 x 35.5 cm, mounted.  ARR.

Sold for £100

Lot 623

Albert Rosser (1899-1995), watercolour, titled to rear "River Derwent Grange in Borrowdale Cumberland".  18 x 26 cm, framed and mounted.  ARR.

Sold for £150

Lot 624

Albert Rosser (1899-1995), watercolour Haweswater looking towards Mardale.  25.5 x 35.5 cm, mounted.  ARR.

Sold for £180

Lot 625

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), signed Donald A Paton, watercolour titled to rear "Evening on Loch Tay Scotland". 24 x 34 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £200

Lot 626

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949) signed Donald A Paton, watercolour "Manor Bridge Peebles The Borders Scotland". 24.5 x 34 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £220

Lot 627

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), oil painting on board titled to rear "When The West With Evening Glows, Skiddaw From The Woods Near Eaglesfield (Whinlatter)", signed and dated 1920. 24 x 44.5 cm, in an ornate gilt frame (see illustration).

Sold for £800

Lot 628

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Sunset Beach and Seascape", possibly the Solway, signed and dated 1924. 29 x 44 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £200

Lot 629

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour Beach Scene, marked to the rear Drigg, signed and dated 1923.  34 x 47.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 630

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "When Red Leaves Are Falling Windermere and The Landgale Pikes from near Low Wood Hotel". 30 x 60 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £220

Lot 631

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Water Lilies and The Lodore Hotel Derwentwater and Borrowdale". 24 x 49 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £280

Lot 632

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Shafts of Light on Derwentwater by Friars Crag", signed and dated 1921. 28 x 43 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 633

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Snow Scene Whinlatter and Skiddaw with rabbits". 25 x 36 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £1600

Lot 634

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Cottage in The Snow", signed and dated 1923. 23.5 x 35.5 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £160

Lot 635

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Sailing Boats on Windermere with the Langdale Fells", signed and dated 1921. 28 x 43 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 636

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Crummock and Rannerdale", signed and dated 1927. 19 x 26.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £160

Lot 637

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Cockermouth with Cocker Bridge Jennings Brewery and The Castle", signed and dated 1918. 23 x 34 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Lot 638

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour signed Donald A Paton titled to rear "Bassenthwaite Lake Keswick Fells".  24 x 34.5 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £100

Lot 639

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Lakeland Fells in Cloud with Blooming Heather", signed and dated 1927. 15 x 22.5 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £320

Lot 640

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Evening Light Loweswater and Melbreak". 14 x 22 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Lot 641

Albert Rosser (1899-1995), watercolour "Ashness Bridge with Derwentwater and Skiddaw".  23 x 34 cm, framed and mounted.  ARR.

Sold for £120

Lot 642

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Buttermere with Ducks", dated 1922. 27 x 42 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £420

Lot 643

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Ullswater From Near Stybarrow Crag". 25 x 35 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £300

Lot 644

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "Sprinkling Tarn Cumberland", signed and dated 1928. 25 x 35 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £240

Lot 645

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), watercolour "A Glimpse Through The Trees" depicting Derwentwater Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite. 25 x 51.5 cm, framed and mounted (see illustration).

Sold for £1500

Lot 646

Three watercolours of memorials. 33 x 23 cm, mounted.

Sold for £20

Lot 647

A 19th century watercolour, with label to rear John Leech Punch Illustrator circa 1880 "Beauty and the Beast" watercolour, Fry Gallery Snape Suffolk. 17 x 12 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 648

Six Oriental paintings on rice paper, depicting butterflies and flowers, varying in size, the majority 15 x 24 cm.

Sold for £32

Lot 649

Seven French prints, in gilt and black frames, image size 19 x 25 cm.

Sold for £65

Lot 650

Three engravings of gentlemen, the smallest 39 x 25 cm, all framed.

Sold for £25

Lot 651

Three engravings, the first "North Prospect of the Ruin in The Gardens of Kew". 28 x 43 cm, together with two others in gilt frames.

Sold for £40

Lot 652

A pair of engravings, the first "Sailors Orphans". 45 x 60 cm and the second "The Soldiers Widow". Both in gilt frames.

Sold for £30

Lot 653

In the manner of Marjorie Sherlock (1897-1973), watercolour on paper titled to rear "The Pawn Brokers", 29 x 22 cm, together with a chalk sketch 30 x 23 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 654

H Bals, still life oil on board signed to bottom right and with further inscription to rear. 26 x 34 cm, framed.

Sold for £80

Lot 655

An engraving "View From Hampton on Thames Up The River", published June 30th 1796 by John Harris. 43 x 61 cm, framed.

Sold for £40

Lot 656

Sue McCartney Snape, two signed limited edition prints, the first "The Incredibly Rich Man" 272/600.  45 x 35 cm, framed and another "The Happy Woman" 192/600.  46 x 33 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £70

Lot 657

A pair of mezzotint prints by W Barnard after W R Bigg, published March 1802 "The Peasants Integrity or Lost Lamb Restored" and "The Plundering Vagrants of Gypsies Detected". 45 x 60 cm, framed.

Sold for £30

Lot 658

An oil on board portrait of a lady, signed possibly Surase. 19 x 19 cm, framed.

Sold for £60

Lot 659

In the manner of Edna Clarke Hall (1879-1979), watercolour on paper "Boy with toy soldier". 16.5 x 13 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £60

Lot 660

A folder containing a quantity of engravings, bookplates etc depicting Scottish scenes, to include Freswick Castle and Urquhart Castle.

Sold for £55

Lot 661

A folder containing a large quantity of Victorian and later watercolour botanical studies.

Not Sold

Lot 662

A folder containing a large quantity of fishing related engravings, to include "Fishing For Jack" depicting fisherman with donkey and "Fishing From The Pier", both +/- 18.5 x 12 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 663

Desmond Turner RUA (1923-2011), oil on canvas titled to rear "The Twelve Pins Connemara" dated 2003.  59 x 68 cm, framed. ARR.

Sold for £260

Lot 664

Stead McAlpine & Co Ltd Carlisle a watercolour of floral sprays, to be used for fabric printing.  Image size 94 x 83 cm, framed.

Sold for £160

Lot 665

Two early 19th century engravings by Thomas Williams, after George Morland "Cottages in Winter" frame 65 x 75 cm and "Summer Amusement",  frame 62 x 745 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 666

Joe Hearn (British contemporary), mixed media ceramic tile on glass depicting Lakeland reeds lake and mountains, signed to the rear.  42 x 27 cm. ARR.

Sold for £85

Lot 667

Nick Potter, mixed media painting on paper titled to the rear "Fields of Gold".  10.5 x 10.5 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £95

Lot 668

Nick Potter, mixed media painting depicting winter cottages.  15.5 x 15.5 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £160

Lot 669

Chris Rigby, watercolour on paper "The Fells Running down from Haweswater".  20.5 x 23 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £120

Lot 670

Chris Rigby, watercolour on paper titled to the rear "The Fells at Kentmere".  16 x 17 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £70

Lot 671

Kathryn Oaten (Cornish artist), mixed media picture "Rock Pools", signed and dated 2000, frame size 55 x 26.5 cm. ARR.

Sold for £35

Lot 672

Kathryn Oaten (Cornish artist), mixed media picture "Catch of the Day", signed and dated 2000, frame size 56 x 35.5 cm. ARR.

Sold for £35

Lot 673

Nick Potter, mixed media painting "Lakeland Houses".  33 x 38.5 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £220

Lot 674

Nick Potter, mixed media "Lakeland Dawning", dated 2007.  24 x 35 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £180

Lot 675

Nick Potter, mixed media "Brays Brow Farm Langdale".  19 x 37.5 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £100

Lot 676

Sue Lawson, oil on board titled to rear "This Valley, So Long, So Wide Is Silent As The Skies" (early morning approaching The Lake District).  20.5 x 31.5 cm in an oak frame. ARR.

Sold for £120

Lot 677

John Cooke (British 1929-2018), watercolour gouache "Back Lane Dentdale Cumbria".  27.5 x 40 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £90

Lot 678

Alison Critchlow (born 1969), acrylic on paper "Buttermere".  28 x 35 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £120

Lot 679

Jenny Ryrie (born 1957 member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), watercolour and charcoal "Sunlight and Shadow Little Ghyll".  36 x 26 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £90

Lot 680

Rebecca Heaton Cooper (Becky), mixed media triptych "Saint Sunday Crag", signed and dated '97, with letter to the rear.  Frame size 81.5 x 37.5 cm, framed and mounted. ARR.

Sold for £70

Lot 681

William G Bell (Bill Bell 1928-2006), oil on board "Incident at the Pit", signed to the front Bell, titled and signed to the rear.  45 x 75.5 cm, framed. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Lot 682

Patrick Walls, oil on hessian board "Fall Streaks" marked oil and Dutch metal.  Signed and dated to rear 2002.  80 x 60 cm. ARR.

Sold for £40

Lot 683

Sandra Blow RA (British 1925-2006), signed limited edition print "Rilievo" 17/80.  Image size 51 x 50 cm, framed and mounted, frame size 71 x 69.5 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £900

Lot 684

Richard Spare (British), signed limited edition artists proof "Cyclamen" 11/20.  41 x 39.5 cm, framed and mounted.   Frame size 72.5 x 68 cm.  NOTE:  Richard Spare has worked with many artists including David Hockney, Robert Ryman, Francesco Clemente etc. ARR.

Sold for £320

Lot 685

Sandra Blow RA (British 1925-2006), signed limited edition print "Transparency" 24/130. Framed and mounted, image size 51 x 53 cm, sheet size 77.5 x 78 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 686

Sandra Blow RA (British 1925-2006), signed limited edition print "Transparency" 23/130.  Image size 51 x 53 cm, sheet size 71 x 71 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 687

Sandra Blow RA (British 1925-2006), signed limited edition print "Orange and Red Facets" 34/175.  Image size 44 x 44 cm, sheet size 67 x 65 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £450

Lot 688

Sir Peter Blake CBE RA (British born 1932), signed limited edition print "Some of the Sources of Pop-Art 7", 47/175, signed to bottom right.  Image size 82 x 80.1 cm, sheet size 105.5 x 101 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £1000

Lot 689

Heidi Konig (born 1964), signed limited edition etching "Gorah Pods" 30/150, signed.  Sheet size 77 x 87.5 cm, image size 55 x 69 cm. ARR.

Sold for £40

Lot 690

David Hockney RA (British born 1937), untitled No. 516 signed limited edition print from "A Bigger Book", numbered 85/250, signed and dated in pencil. The book numbered 835, published by Taschen from an edition of 1000, with original stand, packaging etc. Image size 43 x 33 cm, book size 71 x 51 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £16000

Lot 691

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), framed and signed print of Red Tarn, with accompanying handwritten and signed notelet by Wainwright.  22.5 cm x 18 cm.  ARR.

Sold for £110

Lot 692

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), framed and signed original drawing of Bowscale Tarn.  21.5 cm x 16.5 cm.  ARR.

Sold for £1500

Lot 693

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), framed and signed original drawing of Great Gable, with accompanying handwritten signed notelet from Wainwright.  20 cm x 16 cm.  ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £2100

Lot 694

Cuthbert Rigby watercolour, dated 1847 of a lake and mountain view. 28 cm x 44 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 695

Cuthbert Rigby, watercolour of a woodland scene and mountain view. 19 cm x 48 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 696

Alfred Tucker (1849-1914), watercolour Lake District view. 20 cm x 34 cm, framed and mounted.

Not Sold

Lot 697

Edward H Thompson (1879-1949), Lake District watercolour, signed Edward H Thompson 1927 to the bottom right-hand corner in gilt mount and frame. 25 cm x 18 cm.

Sold for £200

Lot 698

T Leslie Hawkes 20th century English watercolour of Friars Crag Derwentwater, framed and mounted. 27 cm x 19.5 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 699

A 19th century oil painting on canvas, of a thatched cottage in ornate gilt frame. 23 cm x 37 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 700

Edward Horace Thompson (1879-1949), a watercolour drover with sheep in Lakeland landscape. 29 cm x 44 cm, framed, signed and dated 1923.

Not Sold