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Art & Antiques
Thursday 19th September 2002 at 10.30am
Friday 20th September 2002 at 10.30am and 2pm

RESULTS FROM THE AUCTION

Buyer's Premium 15% (plus vat thereon)

IMAGE REQUESTS AND CONDITION REPORTS

Oil Paintings, Watercolours,
Drawings & Prints

 Commencing at 2pm

on Friday 20th September 2002

 

Various Properties

 

921   John Russell,
Salmon on a Riverbank,
oil on canvas, signed,
11in x 18in (28cm x 45.7cm)
£400-600

 

922   La Pira,
Neapolitan Coastal Views,
watercolours, a pair,
one inscribed "La Pira",
each 13 1/2in x 20in (34.3cm x 50.8cm) (2)
£1500-2000

 922

923   J. Paulman,
Geese Crossing A Bridge
With A Woman & Child,
oil on canvas, signed,
12in x 16in (30.5cm x 40.6cm)
£500-700

 

924   Sir William Russell Flint RA, PRWS,
Malory's Vivien,
red & black chalks, signed,
13in x 5 3/4in (33cm x 14.6cm)
£2000-3000
Provenance:
Purchased Messrs Sotheby's, Bond Street, London. The subject is taken from Sir Thomas Malory's 'Morte d'Arthur', book IV, chapter I. Flint was commissioned by Philip Lee Warner to illustrate a four volume limited edition of Malory's work and he worked on the illustrations between 1910 and 1911.

 924

925   Sir Alfred James Munnings PRA, RWS,
Fancy Dress,
pencil drawing, signed,
13in x 8 1/2in (33cm x 21.6cm)
£800-1200
Provenance:
Purchased Messrs Phillips,
Bond Street, London as part of a folio

 925

926   George Henry Andrews RWS (1816-1898),
The Excitement Was Too Much,
oil on canvas, signed,
18in x 24in (45.7cm x 61cm)
£300-500

 

927   A. J. Madiol,
Catch Of The Day,
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1895,
22in x 18in (55.9cm x 45.7cm)
£300-500

 

928   Johannes Reekers Junior (1824-1895),
Still Life With Fruit On A Table Top,
oil on panel, signed and dated 1852,
12 1/4in x 9 1/2in (31.1cm x 24.1cm)
£1500-2000

 928

929   H.M. Chambers,
Grandmother & Child,
oil on canvas, signed,
22in x 16in (55.9cm x 40.6cm)
£200-300

 929

930   J. MacWhirter,
Springtime, Derbyshire,
oil on canvas, signed and inscribed verso,
36 1/4in x 24in (92cm x 61cm)
£400-600

 

931   William Beattie Brown RSA (1831-1909),
A Highland Burn, Foot Of Ben Ledi,
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1884,
10in x 14in (25.4cm x 35.6cm)
£400-600

 

932   Struan Robertson,
Shepherd & Shepherdess,
pastel, signed,
10in x 14in (25.4cm x 35.6cm)
£300-500

 

933   Attributed to William Fleming Vallance RSA
(1827-1904),
Shipwreck In Rough Seas With
Survivors In A Rowboat,
oil on canvas,
14in x 23in (35.6cm x 58.4cm)
£300-500

 

934   Scottish School,
Tam O'Shanter,
watercolour,
6 1/4in x 9 3/4in (15.9cm x 24.8cm)
£50-80

 

935   James Macintyre,
East Bay, Dunoon &
Old Harbour, Torquay,
etchings, each signed,
7in x 10 1/4in (17.8cm x 26cm) (2)
£50-80

 

936   John Hamilton Glass (fl.1890-1925),
Loch Scene,
watercolour, signed,
13 1/2in x 19in (34.3cm x 48.3cm)
£150-200

 

937   John McGhie (1867-1952),
Coastal View,
oil on canvas, signed,
20in x 24in (50.8cm x 61cm)
£600-900

 

938   James Ferrier (fl.1843-1883),
Rocks On The Lubnaig - Pass of Leny,
watercolour,
13 1/2in x 17 1/2in (34.3cm x 44.4cm)
£400-600
Exhibited:
RSA in 1850, number 516.

 

939   A.G. Hannah,
Still Life With Flowers In A Jug,
oil on panel, signed,
15in x 15in (38.1cm x 38.1cm)
£100-150

 

940   Annie Morgan RSW (fl.1900-1940s),
The Ford,
oil on canvas, signed
14in x 18in (35.6cm x 45.8cm)
£200-300

 940

941   James Scott Maxwell (c1845-1922),
Clyde Vessels,
watercolours, a set of six,
each signed with initials and
dated from 1879-1906,
each approximately 7in x 10 1/4in
(17.8cm x 26cm), frameless
£300-400
The artist is probably the same James Maxwell who, after thirty years service in the Royal Navy, became Chief Purser and was related to the Maxwells who founded the Pollock Museum of Spanish Paintings in Glasgow. This and the following three lots were part of a collection sold by his heir in 1998 and they are being
sold on behalf on the purchaser of much of
the collection.

 

942   James Scott Maxwell (c1845-1922),
Clyde Vessels,
watercolours, a set of five,
each signed with initials and
dated from 1909-1911,
each approximately 7in x 10 1/4in
(17.8cm x 26cm), frameless
£150-200

 

943   James Scott Maxwell (c1845-1922),
Clyde Vessels,
watercolours, a set of six,
each signed with initials and
dated from 1906-1912,
each approximately 7in x 10 1/4in
(17.8cm x 26cm), frameless
£150-200

 

944   James Scott Maxwell (c1845-1922),
Clyde Vessels,
watercolours, a set of six,
each signed with initials and
dated from 1914-1918,
each approximately 7in x 10 1/4in
(17.8cm x 26cm), frameless
£150-200

 

945   British School,
Winged Cherubs, Lyre Players & Fruit,
oils on board, a set of nine,
eight circular, one oval,
one later inscribed verso "From
The Studio of Walter Crane
" (9)
£100-200

 

946   Tom McEwan RSW (1846-1914),
Reading By Daylight,
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1873,
12in x 10in (30.5cm x 25.4cm)
£300-500

 

947   Walter McAdam RSW (1866-1935),
Springtime In Picardy, circa 1920,
oil on canvas, signed
24in x 36in (61cm x 91.4cm)
£1000-1500
Provenance:
This work was purchased in the early 1950s at auction by the present owner. The original frame was labelled with the title 'Springtime In Picardy', though the work was later reframed. The work was likely painted around 1920 when the artist was known to exhibit views of Picardy.

 947

948   David Martin (fl.1887-1935),
Firth Of Clyde,
watercolour, signed & inscribed with the title,
13in x 20in (33cm x 50.8cm)
£250-350

 

949   Robert Ness,
Shipbuilding & The Launch,
oils on board, each signed (2)
£80-120

 

From the Collection of J. Stephens Orr FRPS. Stephens Orr was an artist and well known 'society' photographer who worked for, amongst others, Scottish Field magazine. The following works are being sold on the instructions of his family.

 

950   Paul Saville,
Landscape and Coastal View,
watercolours, a pair,
each 12in x 20in (30.5cm x 50.8cm) (2)
£100-150

 

951   A.S. Brown,
Portrait,
oil on board, signed,
24in x 19in (61cm x 48.2cm)
£70-100

 

952   J. Stephens Orr,
Sunset, Ailsa Craig,
oil on board, signed,
13in x 19in (33cm x 48.2cm)
£80-120

 

953   James Fullarton (b.1946),
Portrait Of J. Stephens Orr,
oil on board, signed
20in x 16in (50.8cm x 40.6cm)
£70-100

 

954   James Fullarton (b.1946),
Portrait Of J.Stephens Orr,
oil on canvas, signed
34in x 30in (86.4cm x 76.2cm)
£100-200

 

955   James Fullarton (b.1946),
Sunset,
oil on canvas, signed
30in x 40in (76.2cm x 101.6cm)
£200-300

 

956   David Abercrombie Donaldson
ARSA RSA RP (1916-1996),
Still Life With A Jug, Decanter
And Bowl On A Table Top,
oil on canvas, signed,
30in x 50in (76.2cm x 127cm)
£2000-3000

 956

957   David Abercrombie Donaldson
ARSA RSA RP (1916-1996),
Portrait Of John Stephen Orr,
oil on canvas, signed
42in x 42in (106.7cm x 106.7cm)
£500-800
Exhibited:
Royal Society Of Portrait Painters, 1965.
Described in the Herald in 1965 as "freely handed, yet conveys a telling sense of the presence of the sitter".

 

Various Properties

 

958   Sydney H. Paviere (1891-c1970),
The Old Cottages, Worcester College,
watercolour, signed and dated 1919,
8 1/2in x 11in (21.6cm x 28cm)
£150-200

 

959   English School,
River Scene,
oil on board,
13in x 18in (33cm x 45.7cm)
£400-600

 

960   Scottish School,
Coastal View With Castle Ruins,
oil on canvas,
10in x 14 1/2in (25.4cm x 36.8cm)
£150-200

 

961   John Vernal,
Angels,
watercolour, signed and dated "34" (1934),
19 1/2in x 14in (49.5cm x 35.6cm)
£100-150

 

962   William Lionel Wyllie
RA RI RE (1851-1931),
Shipping,
etching, signed,
7in x 15in (17.8cm x 38.1cm)
£200-300

 

963   William Lionel Wyllie
RA RI RE (1851-1931),
Parthenon, Athens,
etching, signed,
10 1/2in x 14in (26.7cm x 35.6cm)
£150-200

 

964   A. Mazzoni,
Portrait of a Boy,
oil on board, signed,
12in x 9in (30.5cm x 22.8cm)
£100-150

 

965   George A. Boyle (1826-1899),
Figures On A Road By A Lake,
oil on canvas, signed,
10in x 18in (25.4cm x 45.7cm)
£200-300

 

966   Giovanni Barbaro,
Still Life With Cherries And
Oranges And A Bottle,
watercolour, signed,
12 1/2in x 29in (31.8cm x 73.7cm)
£200-300

 

967   Stefan Knapp (b.1921)
Chrysanthemums In A Pottery Jug,
oil on board, signed,
24in x 19 1/2in (61cm x 49.5cm)
£400-600
Knapp was born in Poland and after imprisonment in Siberia served in the RAF in World War II. Has exhibited in America and all over Europe, with murals painted in New York (The Seagram Building), London (Airport). Collections of his work are held in London, Caracas, Dallas, Helsinki and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

 967

968   John Waton,
Roses,
oil on board, signed,
20in x 24in (50.8cm x 61cm) painted oval
£70-100

 

969   Charles William Adderton (1866-1944),
East Coastal View,
watercolour, signed,
20in x 27in (50.8cm x 68.6cm)
£150-200

 

970   British School,
Thoughtful Moment,
a writer sat by his desk,
oil on board,
10in x 7in (25.4cm x 17.8cm)
£100-150

 

971   British School,
Study Of A Soldier,
watercolour, signed with monogram,
12 1/2in x 9 1/2in (31.7cm x 24.1cm)
£80-120

 

972   William Walcot,
The Doges Palace,
etching, signed,
4in x 5in (10.2cm x 12.7cm)
£80-120

 

973   Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971),
Coal Tramp,
etching, signed,
7in x 11in (17.8cm x 28cm)
£70-100

 

974   Giovanni Barbaro,
Village Square,
watercolour, signed,
9in x 22 1/2in (22.8cm x 57.1cm)
£200-300

 

975   British School,
Boys Fishing In A Woodland Stream,
oil on canvas,
16in x 12in (40.6cm x 30.5cm)
£150-200

 

976   British School,
The Yachtsman,
stood against a wall and smoking a cigarette,
oil on canvas,
24in x 12in (61cm x 30.5cm)
£200-300

 

977   Owen Merriman,
Village Scenes,
watercolours, a pair,
10in x 22in (25.4cm x 55.9cm)
£100-150

 

978   Alfred Hartley RBA ARPE (1855-1933),
Portrait Of A Gentleman,
seated and holding a book,
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1896,
18in x 13 1/2in (45.7cm x 34.3cm)
£200-300

 

979   William Lionel Wyllie
RA RI RE (1851-1931),
South Bay, Scarborough,
etching, signed,
5in x 15in (12.7cm x 38.1cm)
£150-200

 

980   William Langley,
Cattle Watering In A Highland
River At Sunset,
oil on canvas, signed,
16in x 24in (40.6cm x 61cm)
£300-500

 980

981   David McBeth Sutherland
ARSA RSA (1883-1973),
At The Mans Regatta,
oil on canvas, signed,
14 1/2in x 22in (36.8cm x 55.9cm)
£500-800

 

982   Continental School,
Portrait Of A Saint,
oil on canvas,
20in x 16in (50.8cm x 40.6cm)
£100-150

 

983   British School,
Study Of A Partly Clad Young
Woman Holding Flowers,
sepia watercolour,
12in x 7in (30.5cm x 17.8cm)
£100-150

984   J. Holder,
Fishing In A Highland Stream,
oil on canvas, signed,
19in x 19in (48.2cm x 48.2cm)
£150-200

 

985   British School,
Portrait Of A Girl, bust length,
oil on canvas, signed with monogram "RPB",
12in x 9in (30.5cm x 22.8cm)
£150-200

 

986   Scottish School,
Loch Lubnaig,
oil on canvas, inscribed verso "Loch Lubnaig (or the Crooked Lake)",
20in x 30in (50.8cm x 76.2cm)
£300-500

 

987   Sarah Wadham (fl.1880-1881),
Portrait Of A Girl,
watercolour, signed,
15 1/2in x 13in (39.4cm x 33cm) painted oval
£150-200

 

988   Anders Zorn (1860-1920),
Elin, 1913-1914,
etching, signed,
7 3/4in x 9 3/4in (19.7cm x 24.8cm)
£200-300

 

989   James Abbot McNeill Whistler
PRBA (1834-1903),
The Music Room,
etching,
6 1/4in x 9in (15.9cm x 22.8cm)
£200-300

 

990   Attributed to Thomas Sydney Cooper
RA (1803-1902),
Cattle Resting,
watercolour, signed,
12 1/2in x 32in (31.7cm x 81.3cm)
£500-800

 

991   Gertrude Gallie,
Portrait Of A Girl,
pastel, signed,
14in x 12 1/2in (35.6cm x 31.7cm)
£100-150

 

992   Scottish School,
Loch Scene,
oil on canvas,
20in x 30in (50.8cm x 76.2cm)
£100-150

 

993   Max Nimoy,
Girl Reading,
watercolour, signed and dated "24",
12in x 9in (30.5cm x 22.8cm)
£70-100

 

994   Scottish School,
Interior With An Elderly Woman Knitting,
oil on board,
12in x 8 1/2in (30.5cm x 21.6cm)
£100-150

995   R. Meadows,
Road Leading To A Castle,
watercolour, signed,
7in x 10in (17.8cm x 25.4cm)
£70-100

 

996   English School,
The Signal Mountain,
watercolour,
inscribed with the title and initialled "HK",
8in x 8in (20.3cm x 20.3cm)
£100-150

 

997   English School,
Young Woman At An Open Window,
pencil and watercolour,
inscribed "Drawn by Miss Smith / 1888",
24 1/2in x 18in (62.2cm x 45.7cm)
£150-200

 

998   Attributed to John Wilson Ewbank
RSA (1779-1847),
Highland Scene,
watercolour,
12in x 16in (30.5cm x 40.6cm)
£60-100

999   British School,
Landscape,
oil on canvas,
9in x 12 1/2in (22.8cm x 31.8cm)
£70-100

 

The Property of a Lady

1000James McBey (1883-1959),
The Scholar,
oil on canvas,
25in x 20in (63.5cm x 50.8cm), frameless
£300-500
Provenance:
Gifted to the present owner by the artist's widow, to whom she and her husband were personal assistants and close friends. The work was one of a collection of paintings never to leave the artist's studio in Holland Park, London until the artist's death.

 

1001James McBey (1883-1959),
Portrait Of A Woman,
oil on canvas,
36in x 28in (91.4cm x 71.1cm), frameless
£700-1000
Provenance:
as previous lot.

 

1002James McBey (1883-1959),
Dutch Canal,
oil on canvas,
15in x 27in (38.1cm x 68.6cm), frameless
£800-1200
Provenance:
as previous lot.

 

1003James McBey (1883-1959),
Tangier,
oil on canvas,
signed & inscribed "Tangier October 1934",
25in x 30in (63.5cm x 76.2cm), frameless
£2000-3000
Provenance:
as previous lot.

 1003

Various Properties

 

1004Phillip Henry Rideout (c1860-c1920),
Coaching Scenes,
oils on board, a pair,
7in x 14 1/2in (17.8cm x 36.8cm)
£400-600

 1004

1005Henry Hadfield Cubley (c1850-c1930),
Cattle In Shallows, Glencoe,
oil on board, signed,
20in x 26in (50.8cm x 66cm)
£600-900

 

1006British School,
Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile,
oil on board,
15in x 12in (38.1cm x 30.5cm)
£100-150

 

1007Modern British School,
Rock N' Roll,
oil on board,
31in x 22in (78.8cm x 55.9cm)
£400-600

 

1008Dutch School,
Aeroplanes In Astract,
oil on canvas,
28in x 35 1/2in (71.1cm x 90.2cm)
£100-150

 

The Property of a Collector

 

1009Archibald Russell W. Allan (1878-1959),
Evening,
a farmyard scene with cows and a woman,
oil on canvas, signed,
28in x 36in (71.1cm x 91.4cm)
£3000-4000
Provenance:
Exhibited RSA by the
[then] owner after the artist's death,
number 308 or 110.

 1009

1010William Douglas Macleod (1892-1963),
River Dee At Banchory,
oil on board, signed,
15in x 19in (38.1cm x 48.2cm)
£500-700

 

1011Myles Birket Foster RWS (1825-1899),
A Surrey Lane,
watercolour heightened with bodycolour, signed with monogram and with original
titled label attached to the backboard,
8in x 5 3/4in (20.3cm x 14.6cm)
£7000-9000
Provenance:
Purchased by the present owner at messrs Sotheby's, November 2nd, 1994,
lot 37.

 1011

1012Henry John Johnstone RBA (fl.1881-1900),
Innocence, a standing nude female,
watercolour, signed and with
original label verso,
9 3/4in x 7in (24.8cm x 17.8cm)
£4000-6000
Provenance:
Purchased by the present owner at messrs Sotheby's, November 2nd, 1994,
lot 31.

 1012

1013Basil Bradley RWS (1842-1904),
Near Barmouth, South Wales,
watercolour heightened with white, signed,
inscribed with the title verso,
11 1/2in x 17in (29.2cm x 43.1cm)
£4000-6000
Provenance:
Purchased by the present owner at messrs Sotheby's, November 2nd, 1994,
lot 29.

 1013

Various Properties

 

1014Ralph Hedley (1851-1913),
High Thought,
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1892,
27in x 20in (68.6cm x 50.8cm)
£2000-3000

 1014

1015J. Mackay,
The Seasons In Fruit And Flowers,
oil on canvas, signed and dated 1882,
24in x 20in (61cm x 50.8cm)
£2000-3000

 1015

1016British School,
A Naïve Study Of A Gentleman,
oil on board,
16 1/2in x 12in (41.9cm x 30.5cm)
£600-900

 

1017James Priddey,
Loch Awe,
watercolour, signed,
11in x 15 1/2in (28cm x 39.4cm)
£400-600

 

1018A.B. Ibrahim,
Village, Singapore,
watercolour, signed,
11in x 15in (28cm x 38.1cm)
£50-80

 

1019Archibald Kay RSW RSA RBC (1860-1935),
Pass Of Leny,
oil on canvas, signed and
labelled verso with the title,
24in x 36in (61cm x 91.5cm)
£1000-1500

 1019

1020William Lionel Wyllie
RA RI RE (1851-1931),
Broomielaw, Glasgow,
etching, signed,
10in x 15 1/2in (25.4cm x 39.4cm)
£150-200

 

1021Sir David Young Cameron
RSA RA RWS RSW (1865-1945),
Town Street Scene,
etching, signed,
6in x 7 1/2in (15.2cm x 19cm)
£50-80

 

1022Mary Lochhead,
Path Through Fields,
oil on board, signed,
4 1/2in x 5 1/2in (11.4cm x 14cm)
£100-150

 

1023Colin Hunter ARA RI RSW (1841-1904),
Harbour Scene, South Of France,
oil on panel, signed,
13 3/4in x 10in (35cm x 25.4cm)
£300-500

 

1024Adrian Wiszniewski (b.1958),
The Big Bang,
oil on canvas,
6' x 8' (183cm x 244cm)
£1500-2000
Note:
The work depicts Lilith, Adam's first wife (before Eve), who refused to accept the 'prone' position of love making.

 

1025Lily Blatherwick RSW (1854-1934),
Flowers,
oil on board, signed with initials,
signed and inscribed verso,
17 1/2in x 12in (44.4cm x 30.5cm)
£600-800
Provenance:
John Warrack, Edinburgh

 1025

1026Scottish School,
Shore Scene With Figures & Boats,
watercolour,
12 1/2in x 20in (31.8cm x 50.8cm)
£250-350

 

1027Madge A. MacBrayne (1883-1949),
Market, Brittany, and a sketch verso,
oil on panel,
9 3/4in x 14in (24.8cm x 35.6cm)
£300-500
Note:
The artist studied at Glasgow School of Art and received the Lauder Award in 1931. She has exhibited at RSA, RSW, RA and GI.

 

1028Glasgow School,
Dressing,
oil on panel,
36in x 23in (91.5cm x 58.4cm)
£300-500

 

1029Marshall Brown RSA (1829-1901),
Boys On The Rocks, East Coast,
oil painting, signed,
14in x 18in (35.6cm x 45.7cm)
£1500-2000

 1029

1030John Blake MacDonald RSA (1829-1901),
Figures In A Punt On A Lake,
watercolour, signed,
12in x 20in (30.5cm x 50.8cm)
£200-300

 

1031Sir James Lawton Wingate
PRSA (1846-1924),
Ayrshire From Arran,
oil on canvas, signed,
10in x 14 1/4in (25.4cm x 36.3cm)
£400-600

 

1032Henry Muhrman (1854-1916),
Highgate Park,
pastel, signed,
8in x 10 1/2in (20.3cm x 26.7cm)
£700-900

 

1033Continental School,
Shore Scenes With Figures,
watercolours, signed, a pair,
each 4in x 6in (10.2cm x 15.3cm) (2)
£100-150

 

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