Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Contents of a Surrey Country House auction to be held on Wednesday 4th of June 2025

Lot No	Description	Est	Image
1	Circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence (English 1769-1830) - three quarter length Portrait of a Lady wearing a silk and organza empire dress and holding a rose and a three quarter length Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a black jacket, yellow waistcoat and white stock, in front of a stone column, a pair of early 19th Century oils on canvas, Christie's stencils verso, each 90cm x 69cm, both within gilt composition frames with egg and dart ornament	2000-4000
2	Geo Hinton '67, still life study, 20th Century oil on canvas, signed and dated 75cm x 60cm	100-150
3	Attributed to Henry Pickering (British 1720-1770) - Half Length Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a black jacket with gold buttons and trim, a yellow waistcoat and white stock within a feigned oval, 18th Century oil on canvas, 61cm x 74cm, within a gilt composition frame	400-600
4	After Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche (French 1797-1856) - Emperor Napoleon in his study, 19th Century oil on canvas 35.5cm x 29.5cm, within a gilt composition frame. Note: the present work is a copy of Delaroche's painting, originally commissioned in 1838 by Louisa, the 6th Countess of Sandwich. Delaroche portrays Napoleon in the attire of a Colonel of the Grenadiers de la Garde a' Pied, standing in his office at the Tuileries Palace. Delaroche's portrait draws inspiration from elements of David's renowned Portrait of Napoleon in his study (1812, National Gallery, Washington), reflected in both the pose and uniform	200-400
5	Achille-Emile Othon Friesz (French 1879-1949) - Figures Dancing, early 20th Century oil on panel, signed recto, Salon d'Hiver stamp verso, 34.5cm x 26cm, within a gilt and painted wood frame	2000-3000
6	**Anthony Robert Klitz (British 1917-2000) - The River Thames and Victoria Embankment with the Royal Air Force Memorial and the Palace of Westminster beyond, oil on canvas, signed, 45cm x 35cm, within a hessian and gilt wood frame ** Please Note - Artists Re-Sale Rights may be payable on this lot	150-250
7	19th Century silk work embroidery of a lady praying before a column with painted face and hands, oval, 31cm x 26cm, contained in a gilt frame	80-120
8	T D.. ? Rocky outcrop landscape, oil on board, 29cm x 38cm, framed	100-150
9	Elyse Ashe Lord (British 1900-1971), study of a lady playing a lute with birds amongst trees, coloured etching, signed in pencil, number 15 of 75, 29cm x 27.5cm, framed	100-150
10	Circle of Henri Gascars (French 1635-1701) - Half Length Portrait of a Lady wearing a silk dress and shawl, late 17th/early 18th Century oval oil on canvas, relined, Christie's stencil verso, 60.5cm x 47.5cm, within a gilt composition frame	400-600
11	Circle of Thomas Hudson (British 1701-1779) - Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a navy-blue coat and waistcoat with gold buttons, edging and embroidery and a white stock, 18th century oil on canvas, 73.5cm x 60.5cm, within a gilt composition frame with old label to back	400-600
12	Jonathan I Richardson (British 1667-1745) - Three Quarter Length Portrait of Sir Thomas Bury (1655-1722), Chief Baron of the Exchequer, oil on canvas, circa 1719, 126cm x 100cm, within a gilt composition frame. (re-lined) Note: a similar portrait of Thomas Bury by Richardson is in the collection of Gray's Inn, London. A portrait mezzotint was published after one of these paintings by John Smith in 1720	2000-4000
13	Attributed to Lemuel Francis Abbott (British 1760-1802) Half Length Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a black jacket, yellow waistcoat and white stock, 18th Century oil on canvas, re-lined, Christie's stencil verso, 72cm x 59cm, within a gilt frame	400-600
14	Attributed to John Rathbone (British 1750-1807) - Rocky River Landscape, probably the Dargle Valley, County Wicklow, 18th century oil on panel, Christie's stencil verso, 22.5cm x 32.5cm, within a gilt composition frame	300-400
15	Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski (Polish 1916-1992) - "Paris, Place du Trocadero", 20th century oil on canvas, signed and dated 1967 recto, titled verso, 63cm x 79.5cm, within a stained wood frame	200-400
16	J Lewis, a view of Windsor castle, oil on canvas, re-lined, signed 39.5cm x 16cm	50-75
17	Christine Hopkins, a coastal scene with cottage airing washing, 20th Century mixed media, unsigned, label on verso 36cm x 56cm	50-75
18	Katsukawa Shunsen (1762-1830) - Courtesan wearing an Obi with a design of chrysanthemum, woodblock on two sheets, 72cm x 23cm, within a gilt frame	60-100
19	**Dame Laura Knight R.A. (British 1877-1970) - "At The Footlights", aquatint, signed and titled in pencil, published 1923, 24cm x 18.5cm, within a gilt frame ** Please Note - Artists Re-Sale Rights may be payable on this lot	300-500
20	Modern British School - Harbour Scene, 20th century gouache, 25.5cm x 35cm, within an ebonised frame	60-100
21	**John Hammond Harwood (1905-1980), figures on a beach with distant boats, oil on canvas, signed, 30cm x 46cm, unframed ** Please Note - Artists Re-Sale Rights may be payable on this lot	100-150
22	British School, Half Length Portrait of a Gentleman wearing a mauve jacket with a hat under his left arm, 18th Century oil on canvas, re-lined, 91cm x 69cm, within an ebonised and gilt frame	300-400
23	Attributed to Cosmo Alexander (British 1724-1772) - Half Length Portrait of a Gentleman identified as George Morison 3rd of Bogny, wearing a navy-blue jacket, red waistcoat and white stock, 18th Century oil on canvas, 73.5cm x 60.5cm, within a carved wood frame	400-600
24	Jean Hippolyte Marchand (French 1883-1940), country scene with figures before beehives, oil on canvas signed, labels on verso Galerie Andre Maurice 140 Boulevard Haussmann, 49cm x 60cm, in a gilt frame	400-600
25	**Keith Michell (British 1928-2015) a Caribbean scene with seated figure, oil on board, signed and dated '65, 50cm x 73cm, in a gilt frame ** Please Note - Artists Re-Sale Rights may be payable on this lot	50-75