Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction to be held on Wednesday 17th of June 2026

Lot No Description Est Image
855 **Sherree Valentine-Daines (b.1959), Standing Female Nude, oil with acrylic and watercolour on paper, signed with initials, 44cm x 20cm, within a painted wood frame.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 300-500
857 **Stanley Roy Badmin (British, 1906-1989), "February (for Shell)", watercolour with ink on paper, signed recto, label verso, 17.5cm x 22cm, within a silvered frame. Note: this work was illustrated in The Shell Guide to Trees and Shrubs published by Phoenix House, London, 1958. Provenance: The Shell Collection of Modern British Paintings, Sotheby's, 4th July 2002, lot 4. **Please note that Artists Resale Rights will be payable on this lot 1500-2000
859 **Alfred Egerton Cooper (British, 1883-1974), "Benchams", watercolour with gouache, signed, 36cm x 27.5cm, within a gilt frame with affixed titled plaque.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot Note: Benchams is a substantial country house estate situated between the hamlets of Burrow and Southerton in South Devon. Built in 1906 for Willoughby Statham Smith, the successful undersea telegraphic cable entrepreneur, it remained his home until 1946. Cooper is known to have also painted a portrait of Smith in his study at Benchams. 100-150
865 **Rowland Hilder (British, 1905-1993), "Snow in Kent", watercolour, signed, 15.5cm x 23.5cm, within a painted wood and gilt frame. Provenance: Frances Iles, 2006.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 200-300
866 **John Egerton Christmas Piper (British, 1903-1992), Thornton Abbey Gateway, ink with watercolour and gouache, 51.5cm x 66.6cm, within a stained wood frame. Provenance: Myfanwy Piper, private collection, Christie's Modern British and Irish Art 19th March 2016, lot 121. Note: A screenprint after this work was published by Marlborough Fine Art in 1987, in an edition of 70. **Please note that Artists Resale Rights will be payable on this lot 6000-9000
868 William G. Whittington (act.1904-1914), Maritime Scene with several Sailing vessels in a stiff breeze near a Harbour Pier with Lighthouse, 19th century watercolour, signed, 27cm x 76cm, within a gilt frame. 600-800
869 **Phil May (British, b.1925), "Fokker E III Eindecker v. Morane-Saulnier NM Bullet", watercolour with ink, signed, titled and dated '80, 33cm x 48cm, within an aluminium frame.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 60-90
871 **Phil May (British, b.1925), "Bristol Bulldog Mk II", watercolour with ink and gouache, signed and titled, 30.5cm x 46cm, within an aluminium frame. **Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 50-80
874 **David Brayne (British, b.1954), "Our House is Filled with many Birds", watercolour with acrylic, signed recto, titled verso, 52cm x 60cm, within a painted wood frame **Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 100-150
875 Arderne Clarence (South African/British, 1882-1966), "Plachett Park, Sussex, Summer", early 20th century watercolour with bodycolour, signed, 26cm x 57cm, within a titled mount and gilt composition frame. 30-50
878 Thomas Mortimer (act.1880-1920), Coastal Scenes, three late 19th/early 20th century watercolours, each signed, all 17cm x 35cm, each within gilt composition frames. 40-60
880 **Dame Laura Knight (British, 1877-1970), "Gathering Corn" ("Harvesting"), watercolour, signed recto, title and exhibition labels verso, 22.5cm x 38.5cm, within a gilt frame. Provenance: Bonhams Modern Pictures, 18th May 2010, lot no.156. **Please note that Artists Resale Rights will be payable on this lot 1500-2000
882 Lennard Lewis (1826-1913), Coastal Landscapes, a pair of 19th century watercolours, both signed and dated '92, 23cm x 53cm, both within gilt frames. 40-60
884 Rubens Southey (1881-1933), "Bedruthan, Cornwall", watercolour with gouache, signed recto, titled verso, 19.5cm x 29cm, within a gilt composition frame. 40-60
887 Walter Richard Sickert (British, 1860-1942), "Le Pollet, Dieppe", ink with watercolour, signed, titled and dated 1900, 27cm x 19.5cm, within a stained wood frame. Provenance: Private collection, USA before 1993; Christie's Modern British & Irish Art, 21st March 2018, lot no.109. 1500-2000
888 **Phil May (British, b.1925), Biplanes attacking an Airship, watercolour with gouache, 35cm x 25cm, within an aluminium frame.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 60-90
889 **Billy Childish (b.1959), "Man with a Mandarin & Knife", watercolour, signed with initials and dated '89 recto, title to Frances Illes Fine Paintings label verso, 26cm x 22cm, within an ebonised wood frame.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 200-300
890 **Billy Childish (b.1959), "The Sower", watercolour, signed with initials and dated '89 recto, title to Frances Illes Fine Paintings label verso, 26cm x 22cm, within an ebonised wood frame. **Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 200-300
896 Ethel R. Price, Alpine Lake Scene, watercolour, signed and dated 1911, 24cm x 36cm, within a gilt frame. 30-50
898 Lady Louisa Charteris (nee Keppel) (British, 1836-1930), "Grandfather's Old Boat, Coast of Kintyre", 19th century watercolour, signed and titled to label verso, 16.5cm x 38.5cm, within a gilt composition frame. 50-80
899 Herbert Harding Bingley (1841-1920), Maritime Harbour Scenes with Sailing Vessels, a pair of late 19th/early 20th century watercolours, both signed, each 20cm x 33cm, both within composition frames. 40-60
900 James Ward R.A. (British, 1769-1859), "The Landing Place at Waterloo Bridge", watercolour, signed and titled with the artists address of Newman Street verso, 24cm x 20cm, within a gilt frame. Provenance: E. Stacey Marks (who erroneously ascribed the work to John Ward). 200-300
902 **John Minton (British, 1917-1957), Trawler, watercolour with ink, signed and dated 1956, 19cm x 25cm, within a stained wood frame. Provenance: Marcus Campbell, 2017.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights will be payable on this lot 1500-2000
907 Jack Carter (1912-1992), Still Life with Dahlias and Chrysanthemums in a Basket, watercolour, signed and dated '55, 52cm x 74cm, within a painted wood frame. 100-150