• Auction 18885

    Topographical Pictures, including China Trade Paintings. ARCTIC · AMERICAS · AFRICA · ASIA · AUSTRALASIA · ANTARCTICA

    15 October 2020 - 5 November 2020, London

    SALE TOTAL: 1,144,125 (GBP)
89 Lots for Sale 18885
Lot 2
J. Hamer (19th Century)
H.M.S. Alert about to winter off Floeberg beach in the Polar Sea in October...
oil on canvas
24 x 36in. (60.9 x 91.4cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,000 - $39,000)

price realized
£22,500
($29,250)
Lot 3
Washington F. Friend (1820-1886)
Niagara Falls
watercolour and bodycolour on paper
14 x 20in. (35.6 x 50.8cm.) and smaller
(5)
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,600 - $5,200)

price realized
£3,750
($4,875)
Lot 4
American School(?), early 20th Century
The American Falls and Terrapin Point at Niagara Falls
oil on canvas
unframed
18 x 13 ¾in. (45.7 x 34.9cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($520 - $780)

price realized
£375
($487)
Lot 5
German School, 1877-78
California Street, San Francisco; and San Francisco from Telegraph Hill
pencil and watercolour on paper
unframed
the first 7 ½ x 9 5/8in. (19.1 x 24.4cm.)
the second 6 ¼ x 9 3/8in. (15.8 x 23.8cm.)
(2)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£3,500
($4,550)
Lot 8
Thomas O'Brien Mills Driver (1789-1852)
Hamilton, Bermudas
handcoloured lithograph
14 ½ x 20in. (36.8 x 50.8cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $10,400)

price realized
£6,250
($8,125)
Lot 12
Dutch School, late 18th Century
Sint Eustatius in the Dutch Antilles, with West Indiamen massed in the road off...
oil on canvas
16 ¾ x 26in. (42.5 x 66.1cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,000 - $78,000)

price realized
£125,000
($162,500)
Lot 14
Isaac Mendes Belisario (1795-1849)
Sketches of Character, In Illustration of the Habits, Occupation, and Costume...
eleven handcoloured lithographs from the set of twelve, printed by A. Duperly and published Kingston, Jamaica, 1837-1838
(Abbey, Travel, 2, 685)
14 ¾ x 10in. (37.5 x 25.4cm.) and similar
(11)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,000 - $39,000)

price realized
£40,000
($52,000)
Lot 15
Henry Cleenewerck (1818-1901)
A Cuban landscape with drovers and cattle fording a stream
oil on canvas
26 ½ x 38in. (67.2 x 96.5cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,500 - $26,000)

price realized
£43,750
($56,875)
Lot 16
Henry Cleenewerck (1818-1901)
The Cuban Rainforest
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 26 1/8in. (92.1 x 66.3cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,500 - $26,000)

price realized
£32,500
($42,250)
Lot 17
Henry Cleenewerck (1818-1901)
The Cuban Rainforest with a stag and hind running down a hillside
oil on canvas
37 ¼ x 26 ¾in. (94.6 x 67.9cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,500 - $26,000)

price realized
£35,000
($45,500)
Lot 18
English School, 1816
View of Belmont from the residence of the Governor of Trinidad; and Cocoreete...
watercolour on paper
each 6 1/8 x 9 ½in. (15.6 x 24.1cm.)
(2)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $10,400)

price realized
£6,875
($8,937)
Lot 19
Captain Thomas Abercrombie Trant (1805-1832)
Church at St Joseph's, Trinidad; St Joseph's; and Pandemonium. My House in Port...
pencil, pen and ink, and brown and grey wash on paper
the first 6.15/16in x 10 ¼in. (17.7 x 26cm.)
the second 6 x 7 5/8in. (15.3 x 19.4cm.)
the third 5 ½ x 7 5/16in. (14 x 18.6cm.)
(3)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£4,750
($6,175)
Lot 20
English School, 1849
St Ann's from the Savannah, Trinidad; and The Governor's Residence, St Ann's,...
pencil and watercolour on paper
the first 6 ¾ x 10 1/8in. (17.2 x 25.8cm.)
the second 7 x 10 3/8in. (17.8 x 26.3cm.)
(2)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£4,750
($6,175)
Lot 21
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Views of Trinidad
Oblong folio, the plates 13 5/8 x 20 1/8in. (34.8 x 51cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,100 - $13,000)

price realized
£37,500
($48,750)
Lot 22
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Port of Spain from Fort George
oil on canvas
18 x 24in. (45.7 x 60.9cm.)
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($52,000 - $78,000)

price realized
£52,500
($68,250)
Lot 23
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Shipping in a swell off the French coast
oil on canvas
14 7/8 x 21 ¼in. (37.8 x 50.9cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,000 - $19,500)

price realized
£12,500
($16,250)
Lot 24
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
The beach at Calvados, Normandy
oil on canvas
14 ¾ x 21 ¼in. (37.4 x 53.9cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,000 - $19,500)

price realized
£16,250
($21,108)
Lot 25
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Port of Spain, from the Sea
pencil and watercolour heightened with white and scratching out on paper
11 x 17 3/8in. (27.9 x 44.1cm.)
estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
($32,500 - $45,500)

price realized
£35,000
($45,500)
Lot 26
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Unloading sugar cane at the Woodbrook Estate Factory, Port of Spain, Trinidad
oil on paper
9 ½ x 12 ¼in. (24.1 x 31.1cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,500 - $10,400)

price realized
£18,750
($24,375)
Lot 27
Michel Jean Cazabon (1813-1888)
Sunset from Belmont Hill
watercolour and coloured chalks on paper
8 ½ x 12 ½in. (21.6 x 31.8cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£18,750
($24,375)
Lot 28
After Michel Jean Cazabon
Village of Arima and Mount Tamana; Cedar Point, Mount Tamana; and North Coast...
one uncoloured and two handcoloured lithographs, plates 13, 15, and 18 from Cazabon's 'Views of Trinidad', published by Lemercier, Paris [1851]
13 1/8 x 17in. (33.3 x 43.2cm.) and smaller
(3)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,040 - $1,560)

price realized
£4,000
($5,200)
Lot 29
German School, 19th Century
Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico, with travellers on a rocky road in the foreground
oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 21 3/8in. (40.9 x 54.3cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $10,400)

price realized
£6,875
($8,930)
Lot 30
Conrad Wise Chapman (1842-1910)
The Valley of Mexico, the two volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccihuatl beyond
oil on panel
8 5/8 x 16 1/8in. (22 x 41cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $10,400)

price realized
£9,375
($12,187)
Lot 31
Conrad Wise Chapman (1842-1910)
Mexico City
oil on panel
5 x 8 ¾in. (12.7 x 22.2cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
($6,500 - $9,100)

price realized
£8,125
($10,562)
Lot 32
Gerrit Carl François Schouten (1779-1839)
A Carib Indian Camp, Surinam – a diorama
wood, glue, painted paper and glass
19 ¼ x 30 ¾ x 9 ¼in. (48.9 x 78.3 x 23.5cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,000 - $19,500)

price realized
£11,875
($15,437)
Lot 36
French School(?), circa 1860
Rio de Janeiro from the harbour
watercolour heightened with white on paper
4 ¾ x 11in. (12.1 x 27.9cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,040 - $1,560)

price realized
£500
($650)
Lot 39
Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña (1854-1937)
La Casa Colorada, Santiago de Chile
oil on canvas
31 ¾ x 39 ½in. (80.7 x 100.9cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $10,400)

price realized
£6,875
($8,937)
Lot 41
Samuel Daniell (1775-1811)
Two sketches of Xhosa on the march
the first pencil, pen and sepia ink, and watercolour on paper
the second pencil, pen and sepia ink, and watercolour heightened with white on paper
unframed
the first 4 5/8 x 6 9/16in. (11.8 x 16.7cm.)
the second 4 7/8 x 6.15/16in. (12.4 x 17.6cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,950 - $3,250)

price realized
£2,375
($3,087)
Lot 42
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869)
Lion's Head and Sea Point from Green Point, Cape of Good Hope
oil on canvas
16 x 34in. (40.6 x 86.4cm.)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,000 - $65,000)

price realized
£81,250
($105,625)
Lot 43
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869)
Camps Bay, Cape of Good Hope
watercolour on paper
7 x 9 7/8in. (17.9 x 25.2cm.)
estimate
£600 - £800
($780 - $1,040)

price realized
£875
($1,137)
Lot 44
Thomas William Bowler (1812-1869)
The artist fishing at Green Point, Cape of Good Hope, with the lighthouse...
watercolour with scratching out on paper
7 ¾ x 11 ¾in. (19.8 x 29.9cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,600 - $3,900)

price realized
£2,250
($2,925)
Lot 46
Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775–1850)
Camelopard - a present from the Pacha of Egypt to the King - at Malta on its...
pencil and watercolour heightened with gold paint and gum arabic on paper
14 ½ x 11in. (36.8 x 27.9cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,100 - $13,000)

price realized
£15,000
($19,500)
Lot 51
Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840)
A ruined Hindu Temple on a rocky outcrop overlooking a valley, India
oil on canvas
21 ¾ x 28in. (55.3 x 71.1cm.)
estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
($65,000 - $91,000)

price realized
£62,500
($81,187)
Lot 52
Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840) and others
A folio of Indian sketches
six pencil on paper
one pencil and grey wash on paper
all unframed
18 x 28 ¾in. (45.7 x 73cm.) and smaller
(7)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£6,250
($8,118)
Lot 53
Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840)
A folio of Indian views
pencil, grey and brown washes on paper
all unframed
10 ½ x 16 ¼in. (26.7 x 41.2cm.) and smaller
(5)
estimate
£600 - £800
($780 - $1,040)

price realized
£5,000
($6,495)
Lot 54
William Daniell, R.A. (1769-1837)
A Patamar off Mahé, Malabar Coast
pencil and watercolor on paper
7 ½ x 10in. (19.1 x 25.4cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,250 - $4,550)

price realized
£5,250
($6,825)
Lot 55
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Three sketches in Bengal: A Bengali village; Huts and boats on a riverbank; and...
pencil on paper
the first 6 ½ x 9 ½in. (16.5 x 24.1cm.)
the second 6 ½ x 9 ½in. (16.5 x 24.1cm.)
the third 5 1/8 x 10 3/16in. (13 x 25.8cm.)
(3)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,950 - $3,250)

price realized
£2,750
($3,572)
Lot 56
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A ruined temple, Bengal
pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour on paper
4 1/8 x 5 1/8in. (10.4 x 13cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,600 - $3,900)

price realized
£2,000
($2,598)
Lot 57
Thomas Prinsep (1800-1830)
Barrackpore
watercolour on paper
5 3/16 x 7 3/8in. (13.1 x 18.7cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£4,750
($6,175)
Lot 58
Thomas Prinsep (1800-1830)
Ruins in the Sundarbans (Bay of Bengal)
pencil and watercolour on paper
8 x 5 5/8in. (20.3 x 14.2cm.)
7 1/8 x 5 1/8in. (18.1 x 13cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£5,250
($6,825)
Lot 59
Bombay School of Art(?), circa 1880
Tudor Ice House, Madras
watercolour on paper
17 ¼ x 26 ½in. (43.8 x 67.3cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£3,500
($4,546)
Lot 60
C.J. Martin (fl.1843-1853)
View in Calcutta
oil on canvas
15 ¾ x 25 ½ in. (40 x 64.7 cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£11,250
($14,625)
Lot 61
Lieutenant James Rattray (fl.1840s)
'Le[sic] Maison a Peshawur de Monsieur le General Avitabile'
watercolour on paper
9 ¾ x 13 ¾in. (24.8 x 34.9cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,040 - $1,560)

price realized
£11,875
($15,437)
Lot 62
William John Huggins (1781-1845)
The Hon. Company's ship Sir David Scott, at the entrance of the Straits of...
oil on canvas
52 ½ x 68 5/8in. (133.3 x 174.3cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,500 - $26,000)

price realized
£17,500
($22,750)
Lot 63
Auguste Borget (1809-1877)
A study of aquatic plants, Luzon (Philippines), and two other landscapes,...
pencil heightened with white on brown paper
all unframed
the first 8 3/8 x 7 3/16in. (21.3 x 18.3)
the second 8 3/8 x 11 1/8in. (21.1 x 28.3cm.)
the third 7 ¼ x 12 7/8in. (18.4 x 32.8cm.)
(3)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£4,375
($5,687)
Lot 64
Joseph Selleny (1824-1875)
Shipping on the Pasig River at Manila
pencil and watercolour on paper
unframed
13 1/8 x 23 ½in. (33.3 x 59.6cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£4,750
($6,175)
Lot 65
A.F., mid 19th Century
Families boating on the River Pasig, Manila
watercolour on paper
8 ½ x 12 ¾in. (21.6 x 32.4cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£3,250
($4,225)
Lot 66
William Prinsep (1794-1874)
Bridge at Penang
watercolour heightened with scratching out on paper
9 x 12 ¾in. (23.8 x 32.3cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£3,500
($4,550)
Lot 67
Ong Kim Seng (b.1945)
Singapore River
watercolour on paper
unframed
20 ¾ x 28 ¾in. (52.7 x 73cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £4,000
($2,600 - $5,200)

price realized
£2,500
($3,250)
Lot 68
Charles Wirgman (1832-1891)
A Japanese woman on a balcony; and An interior with three Japanese women
pencil and watercolour on paper
the first 14 x 9 ¾in. (35.6 x 24.8cm.)
the second 9 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (24.4 x 16.8cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,300 - $1,950)

price realized
£1,000
($1,300)
Lot 71
Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840)
South West View of Canton
pencil and grey wash on paper watermarked 'J WHATMAN'
unframed
11 3/8 x 20 ¾in. (28.8 x 52.7cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£4,750
($6,175)
Lot 73
Chinese School, circa 1828
The Hongs at Canton with the British and Dutch factories in residence
oil on canvas
11 3/8 x 16in. (28.8 x 40.7cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $10,400)

price realized
£6,875
($8,937)
Lot 76
Namcheong (fl.1840-1870)
The Whampoa Pagoda
oil on canvas
20 5/8 x 15 ¾in. (52.4 x 40cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,600 - $3,900)

price realized
£1,875
($2,437)
Lot 78
Studio of Tingqua (1809-1870)
Chinese flowers – a set of four studies
watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic on paper
8 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (21.9 x 28.2 cm.)
(4)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,300 - $1,950)

price realized
£1,500
($1,950)
Lot 79
Studio of Tingqua (1809-1870)
Portraits of Howqua and Mowqua, seated small full length in dragon robes,...
oil on canvas
the first 13 ½ x 10 ½in. (34.3 x 26.7cm.)
the second 13 ¼ x 10in. (33.7 x 25.3cm.)
(2)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,000 - $19,500)

price realized
£18,750
($24,375)
Lot 80
Studio of Tingqua (1809-1870)
Portraits of two Chinese ladies of rank, seated small full length
oil on canvas
both 11 ½ x 9 ¾in. (29.2 x 24.8cm.)
(2)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£6,250
($8,125)
Lot 81
Chinese School, 19th Century
An Imperial party and attendants on a palatial terrace
oil on canvas laid down on panel
11 x 16 ¾in. (27.9 x 42.6cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,300 - $1,950)

price realized
£2,500
($3,250)
Lot 82
Chinese School, late 19th Century
A Chinese household - set of three
oil on canvas laid down on board
each 18 x 8 3/8in. (45.7 x 21.3cm.)
in wooden imitation bamboo frames
(3)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,300 - $2,600)

price realized
£875
($1,137)
Lot 83
Chinese School, 19th Century
Chinese musicians performing on the terrace of a lakeside pavilion
oil on canvas
20 x 25 ¼in. (50.8 x 64.1cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,300 - $1,950)

price realized
£7,500
($9,750)
Lot 84
Chinese School, 19th Century
A Chinese wedding procession
oil on canvas
19 ¼ x 25 5/8in. (48.8 x 65.2cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,950 - $3,250)

price realized
£4,375
($5,687)
Lot 85
Chinese School, 19th Century
Figures on a road in a Chinese village
oil on canvas
18 x 23 ¾in. (45.8 x 60.4cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,300 - $1,950)

price realized
£4,375
($5,687)
Lot 88
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Portraits of Captain James and Mrs Katherine Ann Neish, seated small...
oil on canvas
James: 11 7/8 x 10 ¼in. (30.1 x 26cm.)
Catherine: 11 7/8 x 10 3/16in. (30.1 x 25.9cm.)
(2)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($13,000 - $19,500)

price realized
£12,500
($16,250)
Lot 90
Follower of George Chinnery
Portrait of W. W. Wood, seated small half length, with a ledger
oil on canvas
9 7/8 x 8in. (25.1 x 20.3cm.)
(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,300 - $1,950)

price realized
£1,000
($1,300)
Lot 91
Follower of Lamqua
A Tanka boat girl, small half length
oil on canvas laid down on board
11 1/8 x 8 ¾in. (28.4 x 22.4cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,300 - $2,600)

price realized
£1,125
($1,462)
Lot 92
Auguste Borget (1809-1877)
Tanka boat people and junks on a canal in the province of Canton
oil on panel
8 x 13 3/8in. (20.2 x 33.9cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£5,250
($6,825)
Lot 93
Chinese School, circa 1830
The Praya Grande, Macao
oil on canvas
11 3/8 x 16in. (28.9 x 40.6cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£4,750
($6,175)
Lot 94
Chinese School, 19th Century
Tanka boat women off the Praya Grande, Macao
oil on canvas
9 ¾ x 11 ¾in. (24.8 x 29.8cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,600 - $3,900)

price realized
£2,000
($2,600)
Lot 95
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Sketches of a Tanka boat girl and Chinese figures
pencil and sepia ink on paper
8 x 8 ¾in. (20.3 x 22.2cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,600 - $3,900)

price realized
£5,250
($6,825)
Lot 96
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A beached Tanka boat with Tanka women and children
pencil, pen and sepia ink on paper
5 ½ x 7 ½in. (14 x 18.2cm.)
The upper part of the sheet above the drawing is lost and made up.
estimate
($1,950 - $3,250)

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 97
Auguste Borget (1809-1877)
Chinese street vendors and fishermen at Macao
pencil on paper
unframed
12 x 21 ½in. (30.5 x 54.6cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,900 - $6,500)

price realized
£3,000
($3,900)
Lot 98
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
A junk moored at Macao
pencil on paper
5 ½ x 8in. (14 x 20.3cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,560 - $2,340)

price realized
£10,000
($13,000)
Lot 99
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Street scene, Macao
pencil, pen and ink on paper
5 ½ x 6 5/8in. (13.9 x 16.9cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($520 - $780)

price realized
£1,250
($1,625)
Lot 100
George Chinnery (1774-1852)
Studies of cats, with a sketch of the factories at Canton
pencil on paper
9 ¾ x 6 ¾in. (24.8 x 17.1cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,300 - $2,600)

price realized
£2,750
($3,575)
Lot 101
Auguste Borget (1809-1877)
A goat and a Chinese figure by a stand of bamboo
pencil on paper
unframed
12 1/16 x 8 1/8in. (30.7 x 20.7cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,950 - $2,600)

price realized
£1,625
($2,112)
Lot 102
Auguste Borget (1809-1877)
A bay, Hong Kong
pencil on paper
unframed
6 x 11 ¼in. (15.2 x 28.6cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,600 - $3,900)

price realized
£6,000
($7,800)
Lot 103
Auguste Borget (1809-1877)
Hong Kong Bay
pencil on paper
unframed
15 5/8 x 24in. (39.8 x 61cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,300 - $2,600)

price realized
£2,125
($2,762)
Lot 104
Chinese School, circa 1860
Hong Kong with American, Danish, French, and British shipping in Victoria...
oil on canvas
18 x 23 ¾in. (45.7 x 60.3cm.)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $10,400)

price realized
£6,250
($8,125)
Lot 105
Chinese School, circa 1860
The Bund, Shanghai
oil on canvas
17 5/8 x 13 ¾in. (44.6 x 78.1cm.)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($26,000 - $39,000)

price realized
£22,500
($29,250)
Lot 107
Tuck Tai (fl. late 19th century), Photographer
Shanghai Bund
eight albumen prints laid down on card mounts, joined, contained in oblong 4° half purple morocco gilt boards, upper cover with red morocco gilt titlepiece lettered 'SHANGHAI BUND TUCK TAI. PHOTOGRAPHER.'
the albumen prints 7 7/8 x 11in. (20 x 27.9cm.)
8.15/16 x 90in. (22.8 x 228.6cm.) overall
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£5,000
($6,500)
Lot 108
Jean-Gabriel Devéria (1844-1899)
La Première Réception des Ambassadeurs Européens par l'Empereur de la Chine -...
pencil and blue wash on paper
unframed
11 ½ x 18 5/8in. (31.7 x 47.2cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,040 - $1,560)

price realized
£3,750
($4,875)
Lot 109
John Cleveley (1747-1786)
Views in the South Seas: A View of Huaheine; A View in Moorea; A View in...
handcoloured aquatints published by T. Martyn, London [1787-88]
all unframed
each 19 ¼ x 25 ½in. (48.9 x 64.8cm.)
(4)
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,800 - $10,400)

price realized
£8,125
($10,562)
Lot 111
Adolf Meckel von Hemsbach (1856-1893)
Point Venus, Tahiti
oil on canvas
unframed
19 5/8 x 35 1/8in. (49.8 x 89.3cm.)
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($9,100 - $13,000)

price realized
£8,750
($11,375)
Lot 113
John Alexander Gilfillan (1793-1864)
A young naval officer disembarking from a jolly boat
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
unframed
18 ½ x 16 ¾ in. (47 x 42.5 cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($520 - $780)

price realized
£1,500
($1,950)
Lot 114
John Alexander Gilfillan (1793-1864)
The artist's mother Eliza Gilfillan, and his second wife, Mary Gilfillan (née...
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
unframed
18 3/8 x 14 ¼ in. (46.8 x 36.2 cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($520 - $780)

price realized
£1,250
($1,625)
Lot 115
Conrad Martens (1801-1878)
The Pass on Mount Victoria on the Bathurst Road
watercolour heightened with white and scratching out on paper
unframed
12 7/8 x 18 ¾in. (32.8 x 47.6cm.)
estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
($19,500 - $26,000)

price realized
£17,500
($22,750)
Lot 118
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan, O.M., R.A. (1917-1992)
Desert
mixed media on paper
20 x 30in. (50.8 x 76.2cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£4,375
($5,687)
Lot 120
Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920-1999)
Suffolk Woods, Ramsholt (Trees 1)
oil on canvas
60 x 48in. (152.4 x 121.9cm.)
estimate
£18,000 - £24,000
($23,400 - $31,200)

price realized
£40,000
($52,000)
Lot 122
Ethel Carrick Fox (1872-1952)
Still life
oil on canvas
17 x 24in. (43.2 x 60.9cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,200 - $7,800)

price realized
£5,000
($6,500)
Lot 123
[Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922)]
Sir Ernest Shackleton's miniatures, as worn
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($39,000 - $65,000)

price realized
£75,000
($97,500)
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