Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction to be held on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th of July 2026

Lot No Description Est Image
855 Frederick Percy Graves (1837–1903), "Brook, North Wales" (possibly Wych Brook), 19th century oil on canvas, signed recto, titled label verso, 39cm x 59cm, within a gilt composition frame. 80-120
856 Peter Newcombe (b.1943), "Autumn near Hanging-Houghton, Northamptonshire", watercolour with gouache, signed and dated 1972, 38cm x 56cm, within a gilt frame. 50-75
857 Christian Delphin Wexelsen (1830-1883), Norwegian Landscape with Cottage beside a Lake, 19th century oil on canvas, inscribed verso, 14cm x 18cm, within a gilt composition frame. 80-120
859 James Taylor, River Landscape, 19th century oil on board, signed and dated '81, 24cm x 34cm, within a gilt composition frame. 60-90
860 A George III oval silkwork picture of the Finding of Moses, circa 1800, worked in coloured and metallic threads, the figures with hand tinted features, 36cm x 40cm, within a verre eglomise mount and gilt composition frame. 60-90
861 Ernest Henri Griset (1844-1907), A Foxhound Watering at a River, 19th century watercolour, signed, 23cm x 31cm, within a gilt frame. 40-60
862 Edwin Hayes (1819-1904), Coastal Landscape, probably St Catherine's Island, Tenby, Wales, 19th century oil on canvas, Christie's stencils verso, 28cm x 48cm, within a gilt composition frame. 300-500
863 Colin David Kent (b.1934), Moonlit Cottages, late 20th/early 21st century mixed media with oil, acrylic and ink on paper, signed, 40cm x 39cm, within a silvered frame. 50-75
864 Peter Newcombe (b.1943), "The Bridge, Evening", oil on canvas, signed and dated 1973, 44cm x 54cm, within a gilt frame. 60-100
865 Royal British Legion award certificate commemorating the service of their president, Wing Commander Charles Edwin Channing A.F.C., 38cm x 30cm, within a gilt frame. 30-40
866 **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 1000-1500
867 **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. 80-120
868 **Cuthbert Fraser Hamilton (British, 1885-1959), Reclining Figure Studies, pastel with pencil, 25.5cm x 15cm, within a painted wood frame. Provenance: The Court Gallery, Somerset; the artist's estate.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 200-300
869 Mary Ann Mannin nee Millington (c.1800-1864), Portrait of John Hancox (1792-1839), watercolour, signed recto, inscribed verso, 21cm x 17cm, within a Rosewood frame. 40-60
870 British School, Child with a Flute in a Landscape with a Collie Dog, 19th century watercolour, inscribed "Sophia Western" verso, 20cm x 17cm, within a gilt composition frame. 50-80
871 Arthur William Redgate (1860-1906), "Attenborough, near Nottingham", oil on canvas, signed and dated 1880 recto, titled verso, within a gilt composition frame. 100-200
872 Richard Henry Nibbs (c.1816-1893), "On the Ouse", 19th century watercolour, signed and titled, 37cm x 55cm, within a gilt frame. 150-200
873 Dutch School, Cattle watering and Shipping on a River, 19th century watercolour with gouache, 45cm x 58cm, within a gilt composition frame. 50-75
874 Anker Landberg (1916-1973), Fishermen mending Nets, 20th century lithograph in colours, signed and editioned 15/22 in pencil, 43cm x 60cm, within a stained wood frame. 50-70
875 William Adolphus Knell (1805-1875), A Frigate and other Shipping in a rough Sea, 19th century oil on canvas, signed recto, Christie's stencil verso, 49cm x 74cm, within a gilt composition frame. Provenance: Christie's 17th June 1983 lot no.152; Christie's 17th February 1984, lot no.16. 500-800
876 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. 500-700
877 Robert Morden, "Hampshire" (Map of the County), 18th century engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper, 36cm x 42cm, within an ebonized frame. 30-40
878 Eugene Demester (1914-1984), "Pays de Caux, France", 20th century oil on canvas, signed, 25.5cm x 33m, within a swept gilt composition frame. 60-90
879 Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham (British, 1912-2004), "Nocturne", oil on paper laid onto board, signed and dated 1961 recto, titled, further dated 1962 and inscribed with artist's address verso, 25.5cm x 34cm, within a painted wood frame. Provenance: Alan Wheatley Art; David Lay, 30th July 2009. 3000-5000
880 Joseph Arthur Palliser Severn (1842-1931), "A Volunteer Camp on Wimbledon Common", watercolour, signed and dated 1868, 19.5cm x 29.5m, within a gilt frame. Provenance: Sotheby's, 18th December 1980, lot no.42. 300-500