• Auction 18835

    IN THE FIELD - An Important Private Collection of Sporting Art

    12 December 2019, London

    SALE TOTAL: 2,617,375 (GBP)
31 Lots for Sale 18835
Lot 1
John Strickland Goodall, R.I., R.B.A. (1908-1996)
Henley Regatta
pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
11 1/8 x 14 ½ in. (28.3 x 36.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,316 - $1,974)

price realized
£1,750
($2,310)
Lot 2
John Strickland Goodall, R.I., R.B.A. (1908-1996)
The Royal Enclosure, Ascot
pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with touches of gold on paper
10 x 12 ½ in. (25.4 x 31.8 cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,974 - $2,632)

price realized
£1,750
($2,310)
Lot 3
John Strickland Goodall, R.I., R.B.A. (1908-1996)
Cowes
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
8 ¾ x 12 5/8 in. (22.2 x 32 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,316 - $1,974)

price realized
£1,125
($1,485)
Lot 4
James Seymour (c. 1702-1752)
Traditionally identified as Mr Martindale's chestnut colt 'Sedbury', led by a...
oil on canvas
27 ½ x 32 ¾ in. (69.8 x 83.2 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
($65,800 - $105,280)

price realized
£150,000
($198,000)
Lot 5
Thomas Spencer (1700-1763)
Flying Childers
oil on canvas
40 x 49 ¾ in. (101.6 x 126.4 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
($65,800 - $105,280)

price realized
£52,500
($69,300)
Lot 7
Samuel Henry Alken (1810-1894)
Start for the Derby; and Winning the Derby, 1851
oil on canvas
15 x 21 1/8 in. (38.2 x 53.4 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,480 - $65,800)

price realized
£33,750
($44,550)
Lot 8
John Ferneley, Sen. (1781-1860)
The Earl of Jersey's 'Riddlesworth' with J. Robinson up at Newmarket
oil on canvas
34 x 42 in. (86.4 x 106.7 cm.)
estimate
£150,000 - £200,000
($197,400 - $263,200)

price realized
£168,750
($222,750)
Lot 10
Jay Boyd Kirkman (b. 1958)
Hurdle Race, Newbury
pastel on paper
39 ¼ x 53 ½ in. (99.7 x 135.3 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,160 - $19,740)

price realized
£28,750
($37,950)
Lot 11
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
Charlie Smirke and Noel Murless at Kempton Park
pencil on the reverse of an invitation to an exhibition
6 x 4 ¾ in. (15.2 x 12 cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,316 - $1,974)

price realized
£5,000
($6,600)
Lot 12
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
Hethersett: a poster design
coloured lithograph
33 x 30 in. (83.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,052 - $1,579)

price realized
£3,250
($4,290)
Lot 13
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
The Green Meadow
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($157,920 - $236,880)

price realized
£137,500
($181,500)
Lot 15
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
A Start at Newmarket
oil on panel
17 5/8 x 21 ½ in. (45 x 54.6 cm.)
estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
($526,400 - $789,600)

price realized
£419,250
($553,410)
Lot 16
Frederic Whiting (1873-1962)
The winning horse
oil on canvas
28 7/8 x 45 ½ in. (73.5 x 115.5 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,160 - $19,740)

price realized
£11,250
($14,850)
Lot 17
Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1953)
At the Sportsman's Arms
oil on canvas
24 x 30 1/8 in. (61 x 76.5 cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,740 - $26,320)

price realized
£32,500
($42,900)
Lot 18
John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)
Feeding Time; and The Best of Friends
oil on paper, laid on board
9 7/8 x 13 1/8 in. (25.1 x 33.2 cm.)
(2)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,740 - $26,320)

price realized
£30,000
($39,600)
Lot 19
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
Blackcock displaying at the Lek
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic on paper
18 ¾ x 31 in. (47.6 x 78.8 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
($65,800 - $105,280)

price realized
£87,500
($115,500)
Lot 20
Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935)
Basking in the noonday sun: A Covey of Grey Partridge
pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour and touches of gum arabic on paper
22 7/8 x 31 in. (58.1 x 78.8 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($65,800 - $92,120)

price realized
£72,500
($95,700)
Lot 21
John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)
John Barker of Leighton Hall, Yorkshire, and John Batsby, with pointers on a...
oil on canvas
40 ¼ x 57 5/8 in. (102.2 x 146.4 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 - £350,000
($329,000 - $460,600)

price realized
£611,250
($806,850)
Lot 22
Frank Calcraft Turner (1772-1846)
Squire Osbaldeston's celebrated trotter 'Tom Thumb' racing against time
oil on canvas
18 ¾ x 26 in. (47.7 x 66 cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,212 - $13,160)

price realized
£7,750
($10,230)
Lot 23
John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)
A young gentleman on a bay hunter
oil on canvas
22 1/8 x 30 in. (56.3 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £80,000
($65,800 - $105,280)

price realized
£56,250
($74,250)
Lot 24
John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)
Group Portrait of three generations of the Sorby Family of Button Hall,...
oil on canvas
28 x 40 ¼ in. (71.2 x 102.2cm.)
estimate
£120,000 - £180,000
($157,920 - $236,880)

price realized
£137,500
($181,500)
Lot 25
John Frederick Herring, Sen. (1795-1865)
'Levity' by 'Château Margaux' out of 'Helga', with a foal at foot
oil on canvas
28 ¼ x 36 ½ in. (71.6 x 92.7 cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,480 - $65,800)

price realized
£33,750
($44,550)
Lot 27
Edmund Havell, Jun. (1819-1894)
Sir John Cope with his hounds on the steps of Bramshill House, Hampshire
oil on canvas
36 ¾ x 57 ½ in. (93.4 x 146 cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,900 - $46,060)

price realized
£27,500
($36,300)
Lot 28
Dean Wolstenholme, Jun. (1798-1882)
The Meet of the Essex Harriers
oil on panel
16 ½ x 23 ¾ in. (41.9 x 60.4 cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,264 - $7,896)

price realized
£10,000
($13,200)
Lot 30
John Ferneley, Sen. (1781-1860)
The Quorn Hunt in Full Cry, with Lord Rancliffe, Mr Francis Holyoake, Mr James...
oil on canvas
26 ½ x 87 ½ in. (67.3 x 222.3 cm.)
estimate
£100,000 - £150,000
($131,600 - $197,400)

price realized
£112,500
($148,500)
Lot 31
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor
oil on board
20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,640 - $78,960)

price realized
£75,000
($99,000)
Lot 32
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959)
Forest Scene: Man and Horses drawing timber
oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 60 cm.)
estimate
£70,000 - £100,000
($92,120 - $131,600)

price realized
£81,250
($107,250)
Lot 34
Heywood Hardy, A.R.W.S., R.P.E. (1842-1933)
Drawing Covert
oil on canvas
36 ½ x 48 ½ in. (92.8 x 123.2 cm.)
estimate
£60,000 - £80,000
($78,960 - $105,280)

price realized
£118,750
($156,750)
Lot 35
Alfred Sheldon-Williams (fl. 1867-1881)
English Sports; and Scottish Sports
oil on canvas, vignettes, nine circular paintings on each canvas
16 x 16 in. (40.7 x 40.7 cm.), overall; 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm) diam.; and smaller
(2)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,160 - $19,740)

price realized
£11,250
($14,850)
Lot 36
David Shepherd (1930-2017)
In thick cover
oil on canvas
26 x 52 ¼ in. (66 x 132.9 cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,640 - $78,960)

price realized
£75,000
($99,000)
Lot 37
David Shepherd (1930-2017)
In the heat of the day
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,320 - $39,480)

price realized
£22,500
($29,700)
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