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The Summer Art Sale On 16/06/2023

The Summer Art Sale

16/06/2023

We are delighted to present the catalogue for our Summer Art Sale: three hundred and fifteen oils, watercolours, drawings, and prints available to browse and bid. The sale features a hand-picked selection of works by local, national, and international artists, spanning over three hundred years from the 17th century to the present day.

Highlights include a good selection of Scottish and North-Eastern oils from a local private collection; a single-owner collection of Helen Jacobs illustrations; over seventy works by Staithes Group artists; three superb paintings by Alfred de Breanski; and much more...

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Lot 40

Albert George Stevens (Staithes Group 1863-1925): Bedtime, watercolour signed 22cm x 29cm...

Albert George Stevens (Staithes Group 1863-1925): Bedtime, watercolour signed 22cm x 29cm

10066

SOLD £130

Lot 41

Henry Childe Pocock RBA (British 1854-1934): Peeling Turnips, watercolour signed 45cm x 32cm...

Henry Childe Pocock RBA (British 1854-1934): Peeling Turnips, watercolour signed 45cm x 32cm

B15595

SOLD £80

Lot 47

English School (Early 20th century): 'Walter Sickert and his Wife', watercolour unsigned, titled ver...

English School (Early 20th century): 'Walter Sickert and his Wife', watercolour unsigned, titled verso 26cm x 20cm

B2745

SOLD £170

Lot 60

John Murray Drummond (Scottish 1802-1889): Fisherman Smoking a Pipe, watercolour signed 27cm x 20cm...

John Murray Drummond (Scottish 1802-1889): Fisherman Smoking a Pipe, watercolour signed 27cm x 20cm

B37111

SOLD £200

Lot 61

John Murray Drummond (Scottish 1802-1889): Portrait of a Fisherman, watercolour signed 27cm x 21cm...

John Murray Drummond (Scottish 1802-1889): Portrait of a Fisherman, watercolour signed 27cm x 21cm

B37111

SOLD £200

Lot 90

Cyril David Johnston (British 1946-): Peregrine Falcon, watercolour signed 53cm x 39cm...

Cyril David Johnston (British 1946-): Peregrine Falcon, watercolour signed 53cm x 39cm

9092

SOLD £360

Lot 91

John Falconar Slater (British 1857-1937): The Duck Pond, watercolour and gouache signed 24cm x 34cm...

John Falconar Slater (British 1857-1937): The Duck Pond, watercolour and gouache signed 24cm x 34cm

B7238

SOLD £75

Lot 119

Henry John Kinnaird (British 1861-1929): 'A Sussex Cornfield' and 'A Sussex Hayfield', pair watercol...

Henry John Kinnaird (British 1861-1929): 'A Sussex Cornfield' and 'A Sussex Hayfield', pair watercolours signed and titled 24cm x 55cm (2)

B42309

SOLD £500

Lot 120

William Stephen Coleman (British 1829-1904): Sunset on the Shoreline, watercolour signed with initia...

William Stephen Coleman (British 1829-1904): Sunset on the Shoreline, watercolour signed with initials and dated '99, 24cm x 31cm

9091

SOLD £150

Lot 121

Warren Williams ARCA (British 1863-1941): Welsh River Landscapes, two watercolours signed 51cm x 35c...

Warren Williams ARCA (British 1863-1941): Welsh River Landscapes, two watercolours signed 51cm x 35cm & 47cm x 34cm (2)

10075

SOLD £200

Lot 122

Charles Gregory (British 1849-1920): Hay Making by a Stream, watercolour signed 35cm x 53cm...

Charles Gregory (British 1849-1920): Hay Making by a Stream, watercolour signed 35cm x 53cm

10075

SOLD £80

Lot 123

William Manners (British 1860-1930): Homeward Bound, watercolour signed 30cm x 45cm...

William Manners (British 1860-1930): Homeward Bound, watercolour signed 30cm x 45cm

B5665

SOLD £150

Lot 124

John Cecil Lund (British 1932-): 'Wayside Cottage Saxton' 'Bilbrough' and Country Cottage, set three...

John Cecil Lund (British 1932-): 'Wayside Cottage Saxton' 'Bilbrough' and Country Cottage, set three watercolours signed, max 18cm x 30cm (3)

10055

SOLD £190

Lot 125

William West (British 1801-1861): 'Findelen' - Zermatt Switzerland, watercolour signed and titled 35...

William West (British 1801-1861): 'Findelen' - Zermatt Switzerland, watercolour signed and titled 35cm x 47cm

5022

SOLD £360

Lot 126

English School (Early 20th century): Cottage on a Hillside, watercolour unsigned 24cm x 25cm...

English School (Early 20th century): Cottage on a Hillside, watercolour unsigned 24cm x 25cm

105

SOLD £80

Lot 134

Elias Mollineaux Bancroft (British 1846-1924): 'Farmstead near Whitby' watercolour unsigned, titled ...

Elias Mollineaux Bancroft (British 1846-1924): 'Farmstead near Whitby' watercolour unsigned, titled verso 22cm x 33cm

5008

SOLD £340

Lot 136

Paul Marny (French/British 1829-1914): 'Near Vernon - Normandy', watercolour signed and titled 52cm ...

Paul Marny (French/British 1829-1914): 'Near Vernon - Normandy', watercolour signed and titled 52cm x 117cm

10075

SOLD £700

Lot 137

Paul Marny (French/British 1829-1914): 'Abbeville - Normandy', watercolour signed and titled 47cm x ...

Paul Marny (French/British 1829-1914): 'Abbeville - Normandy', watercolour signed and titled 47cm x 32cm Provenance: private collection, purchased David Duggleby Ltd 3rd March 2014, Lot 14

10075

SOLD £150

Lot 138

Paul Marny (French/British 1829-1914): 'Sur L'Orne - Normandy', watercolour signed and titled 47cm x...

Paul Marny (French/British 1829-1914): 'Sur L'Orne - Normandy', watercolour signed and titled 47cm x 32cm Provenance: private collection, purchased David Duggleby Ltd 3rd March 2014, Lot 15

10075

SOLD £150

Lot 139

Paul Marny (French/British 1829-1914): French Town Square, watercolour signed 23cm x 16.5cm...

Paul Marny (French/British 1829-1914): French Town Square, watercolour signed 23cm x 16.5cm

5009

SOLD £130

Lot 140

Frederick William Booty (British 1840-1924): The Shambles York, watercolour signed and dated 1911, 7...

Frederick William Booty (British 1840-1924): The Shambles York, watercolour signed and dated 1911, 73cm x 55cm

B19541

SOLD £300

Lot 142

Henry Barlow Carter (British 1804-1868): Seabirds on White Nab looking towards Scarborough, monochro...

Henry Barlow Carter (British 1804-1868): Seabirds on White Nab looking towards Scarborough, monochrome watercolour unsigned 51cm x 72cm

105

SOLD £300

Lot 143

Henry Barlow Carter (British 1804-1868): Fishing Smack off Scarborough, watercolour signed and dated...

Henry Barlow Carter (British 1804-1868): Fishing Smack off Scarborough, watercolour signed and dated 1859, 16cm x 23cm

899

SOLD £340

Lot 145

The Revd. George Jackson (British 1816-1876): 'Transport along a Hulk' and 'Timber Ships at Portsmou...

The Revd. George Jackson (British 1816-1876): 'Transport along a Hulk' and 'Timber Ships at Portsmouth Harbour', pair watercolours signed with initials, titled on gallery labels verso 15.5cm x 21cm and 15.5cm x 24cm (2) Provenance: with the Fry Gallery, London, labels verso

9086

SOLD £480

Lot 157

George Nicholson (British 1787-1878): 'Bridge at Egton Nr. Whitby', watercolour unsigned 22cm x 32cm...

George Nicholson (British 1787-1878): 'Bridge at Egton Nr. Whitby', watercolour unsigned 22cm x 32cm Provenance: private collection; collection Prof. Gordon H Bell (Specialist in the works of the Nicholson Family)

10052

SOLD £150

Lot 160

Harry Wanless (British c1872-1934): Low Tide Brixham Harbour, watercolour signed 22cm x 29cm...

Harry Wanless (British c1872-1934): Low Tide Brixham Harbour, watercolour signed 22cm x 29cm

9017

SOLD £150

Lot 161

George Hamilton Constantine (British 1878-1967): 'St. Monans Fife', watercolour signed and titled 34...

George Hamilton Constantine (British 1878-1967): 'St. Monans Fife', watercolour signed and titled 34cm x 53cm

B47405

SOLD £400

Lot 162

Thomas Bush Hardy RA RBA (British 1842-1897): Shipping on the Thames at 'Greenwich', looking towards...

Thomas Bush Hardy RA RBA (British 1842-1897): Shipping on the Thames at 'Greenwich', looking towards the Royal Naval College, watercolour signed titled and dated 1885, 39cm x 101cm

9086

SOLD £1100

Lot 195

Louis Valtat (French 1869-1952): Figure and Tree, watercolour with artist's studio stamp 12cm x 10cm...

Louis Valtat (French 1869-1952): Figure and Tree, watercolour with artist's studio stamp 12cm x 10cm

9150

SOLD £300

Lot 201

William John Bertram Newcombe (Canadian 1907-1969): Abstract in Red, watercolour signed 98cm x 68cm ...

William John Bertram Newcombe (Canadian 1907-1969): Abstract in Red, watercolour signed 98cm x 68cm (unframed)

9037

SOLD £190

Lot 216

Robert Jobling (Staithes Group 1841-1923): Fisherfolk on the Beach at Cullercoats, watercolour signe...

Robert Jobling (Staithes Group 1841-1923): Fisherfolk on the Beach at Cullercoats, watercolour signed 25cm x 36cm

B54548

SOLD £400

Lot 219

Isabella 'Isa' Jobling (nee Thompson) (Staithes Group 1851-1926): 'The Miller's Daughter' - Climbing...

Isabella 'Isa' Jobling (nee Thompson) (Staithes Group 1851-1926): 'The Miller's Daughter' - Climbing the Ladder, watercolour signed with initials, titled on gallery label with artist's original address label verso 15cm x 11cm Provenance: exh. the Dean Gallery, Newcastle, January 1989, label verso Notes: one of three illustrations Isa painted for the Alfred Tennyson poem of the same titled. Painted after her marriage to Robert Jobling in 1893.

5000

SOLD £460

Lot 220

Isabella 'Isa' Jobling (nee Thompson) (Staithes Group 1851-1926): 'The Miller's Daughter' - Outside ...

Isabella 'Isa' Jobling (nee Thompson) (Staithes Group 1851-1926): 'The Miller's Daughter' - Outside the Mill, watercolour signed with initials, titled on gallery label verso 16.5cm x 10cm Provenance: exh. the Dean Gallery, Newcastle, January 1989, label verso Notes: one of three illustrations Isa painted for the Alfred Tennyson poem of the same titled. Painted after her marriage to Robert Jobling in 1893.

5000

SOLD £110

Lot 221

Isabella 'Isa' Jobling (nee Thompson) (Staithes Group 1851-1926): 'The Miller's Daughter' - Forget-m...

Isabella 'Isa' Jobling (nee Thompson) (Staithes Group 1851-1926): 'The Miller's Daughter' - Forget-me-nots, watercolour signed with initials, titled on gallery label verso 10cm x 17cm Provenance: exh. the Dean Gallery, Newcastle, January 1989, label verso Notes: one of three illustrations Isa painted for the Alfred Tennyson poem of the same titled. Painted after her marriage to Robert Jobling in 1893.

5000

SOLD £120

Lot 229

Henry Silkstone Hopwood (Staithes Group 1860-1914): Fisherman and Girls at Runswick Bay, watercolour...

Henry Silkstone Hopwood (Staithes Group 1860-1914): Fisherman and Girls at Runswick Bay, watercolour signed and dated 1894, 40cm x 60cm

B54548

SOLD £1700

Lot 230

John Spence Ingall (Staithes Group 1850-1936): 'Runswick Bay - looking over the Sands to Hob Holes',...

John Spence Ingall (Staithes Group 1850-1936): 'Runswick Bay - looking over the Sands to Hob Holes', watercolour signed, titled on label verso 16cm x 34cm Provenance: a wedding present to the artist's godson, Peter Hill, in 1935, thence by descent through the family of Mark Senior. Peter Hill, born 1909, was the son of Ingall's friend and fellow Staithes Group member Rowland Henry Hill.

5026

SOLD £300

Lot 231

John Spence Ingall (Staithes Group 1850-1936): 'Northfields Farm Ellerby', watercolour unsigned, tit...

John Spence Ingall (Staithes Group 1850-1936): 'Northfields Farm Ellerby', watercolour unsigned, titled on label verso 16cm x 34cm Provenance: a wedding present to the artist's godson, Peter Hill, in 1935, thence by descent through the family of Mark Senior. Peter Hill, born 1909, was the son of Ingall's friend and fellow Staithes Group member Rowland Henry Hill.

105

SOLD £100

Lot 232

Rowland Henry Hill (Staithes Group 1873-1952): 'The Ellerby Hotel', watercolour and pastel signed an...

Rowland Henry Hill (Staithes Group 1873-1952): 'The Ellerby Hotel', watercolour and pastel signed and dated 1924, 17cm x 28cm

105

SOLD £300

Lot 233

Rowland Henry Hill (Staithes Group 1873-1952): Market at the Old Town Hall Whitby, watercolour and p...

Rowland Henry Hill (Staithes Group 1873-1952): Market at the Old Town Hall Whitby, watercolour and pastel signed 31cm x 24cm

B7693

SOLD £550

Lot 235

Rowland Henry Hill (Staithes Group 1873-1952): Sheffield Industrial Landscape, watercolour signed an...

Rowland Henry Hill (Staithes Group 1873-1952): Sheffield Industrial Landscape, watercolour signed and dated 1923, 25cm x 36cm

B54548

SOLD £460

Lot 238

Henry Silkstone Hopwood (Staithes Group 1860-1914): Canal Scene 'Nuremberg', watercolour unsigned, t...

Henry Silkstone Hopwood (Staithes Group 1860-1914): Canal Scene 'Nuremberg', watercolour unsigned, titled and dated 1899 verso 23cm x 26.5cm Provenance: private collection, purchased David Duggleby Ltd 7th December 2015 Lot 213

B54548

SOLD £190

Lot 240

Lionel Townsend Crawshaw (Staithes Group 1864-1949): 'Piano Corsica', watercolour and pencil signed ...

Lionel Townsend Crawshaw (Staithes Group 1864-1949): 'Piano Corsica', watercolour and pencil signed and dated 1923, titled on label verso 17cm x 24cm

B54548

SOLD £220

Lot 241

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Venetian Boats looking towards the Santa Maria della S...

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Venetian Boats looking towards the Santa Maria della Salute, watercolour and gouache signed 16cm x 25cm

B7458

SOLD £150

Lot 242

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Shipping in an Estuary, watercolour signed 15cm x 22cm...

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Shipping in an Estuary, watercolour signed 15cm x 22cm

5014

SOLD £110

Lot 243

William (Fred) Frederick Mayor (Staithes Group 1866-1916): Boats at Cassis, watercolour signed 16cm ...

William (Fred) Frederick Mayor (Staithes Group 1866-1916): Boats at Cassis, watercolour signed 16cm x 21cm

B54548

SOLD £550

Lot 244

Hannah (Hoyland) Mayor (Staithes Group 1871-1947): Still Life of a Decanter and Grapes, watercolour ...

Hannah (Hoyland) Mayor (Staithes Group 1871-1947): Still Life of a Decanter and Grapes, watercolour signed, with E.S.K. (examined by South Kensington Art School) blind stamp 40cm x 65cm Provenance: gifted to the vendor's mother by her friend Edith Chudley, the artist's daughter - never been on the market.

B54548

SOLD £380

Lot 250

Kate Sadler (British fl.1880-1894): 'Xmas Roses', watercolour signed and dated 1884, titled verso wi...

Kate Sadler (British fl.1880-1894): 'Xmas Roses', watercolour signed and dated 1884, titled verso with artist's Horsham address 32cm x 20cm

10036

SOLD £320

Lot 269

David Thomas Robertson (British 1879-1952): Cattle Resting, watercolour signed 25cm x 35cm...

David Thomas Robertson (British 1879-1952): Cattle Resting, watercolour signed 25cm x 35cm

B54084

SOLD £90

Lot 270

Fred Lawson (British 1888-1968): 'Market Day - Richmond', watercolour signed with initials, titled v...

Fred Lawson (British 1888-1968): 'Market Day - Richmond', watercolour signed with initials, titled verso 17cm x 11cm

232

SOLD £110

Lot 273

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Off Scarborough, watercolour signed 19cm x 45cm...

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Off Scarborough, watercolour signed 19cm x 45cm

B1980

SOLD £160

Lot 276

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Dutch Beach Scene, watercolour signed 20cm x 31cm...

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Dutch Beach Scene, watercolour signed 20cm x 31cm

B54548

SOLD £200

Lot 277

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Dutch River Landscape, watercolour signed 20cm x 31cm...

Frank Henry Mason (Staithes Group 1875-1965): Dutch River Landscape, watercolour signed 20cm x 31cm

B54548

SOLD £220

Lot 286

George Weatherill (British 1810-1890): Shipping off Whitby at Sunset, watercolour signed 12cm x 21cm...

George Weatherill (British 1810-1890): Shipping off Whitby at Sunset, watercolour signed 12cm x 21cm

10075

SOLD £1100

Lot 288

James William Booth (Staithes Group 1867-1953): Mother and Child outside a Runswick Cottage, waterco...

James William Booth (Staithes Group 1867-1953): Mother and Child outside a Runswick Cottage, watercolour signed and dated 1911, 41cm x 26cm Provenance: private collection, purchased Phillips Leeds 6th December 1995 Lot 109

10121

SOLD £320

Lot 290

Albert George Stevens (Staithes Group 1863-1925): Young Girl Chasing Geese at Goldsborough near Whit...

Albert George Stevens (Staithes Group 1863-1925): Young Girl Chasing Geese at Goldsborough near Whitby, watercolour signed 26cm x 37cm

B56871

SOLD £180

Lot 291

Albert George Stevens (Staithes Group 1863-1925): Overlooking Whitehall and the Upper Harbour Whitby...

Albert George Stevens (Staithes Group 1863-1925): Overlooking Whitehall and the Upper Harbour Whitby, watercolour signed 24cm x 35cm Notes: this is signed 'A G Stevens after G Cockburn' and is very similar to a watercolour sold in these rooms 15th September 2017, Lot 149 by Edwin Cockburn (British c1814-1873) who lived in Sleights, taught in Whitby and produced many lithographs of Whitby

10051

SOLD £480

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