Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction to be held on Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st of May 2026

Lot No Description Est Image
914 Circle of Adam Buck, Portrait of a Seated Gentleman, and Portrait a Seated Lady, a pair of early 19th century pastels, each 23cm x 20cm, both within silvered composition frames. 60-90
915 Josef Herman (Polish/British, 1911-2000), Scottish Fishermen mending Nets, pen with ink, signed, 17cm x 22.5cm, within an ebonized frame. 200-300
916 **Peter Malone (British, b.1953) "J for Jazz and K for Kitchen", watercolour with gouache, signed with initials, 21.5cm x 25cm, within an ebonized wood frame. Note: original illustration for "A World of Words", published by Lothrop USA in 1998. With thanks to Peter Malone for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. Provenance: The Rae-Smith Gallery, 2003. **Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 200-300
917 British School, Half Length Portrait of Paul White (1726-1779) curate of Kinver, Staffordshire, 18th century oil on canvas, 74.5cm x 62cm, within a swept gilt composition frame. 150-250
918 British School, Three Quarter Length Portrait of Elizabeth Creed née Luscombe (1716-1762), 18th century oil on canvas, 118cm x 90cm, within a gilt composition frame. 300-500
919 British School, Three Quarter Length Portrait of John Luscombe Esq of Combe Royal, High Sheriff of Devon, 18th century oil on canvas, 118cm x 90cm, within a gilt composition frame. 300-500
920 Robert Sayer (British, 1725-1794), "The London Directory or a New & Improved Plan of London, Westminster & Southwark; with the adjacent County, the new Buildings, the New Roads, and the late alterations by Opening of New Streets, & widening of Others 1778", engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper, 41.5cm x 51cm, within an ebonised frame. 100-150
921 An 18th century needlework sampler map of England and Wales by Sarah Stokes of Mrs Swains School, Burton, Staffordshire, dated 1784 recto, label with biographical details verso, within an ebonised frame. 100-150
922 An 18th century needlework sampler map of England and Wales attributed to Hannah Hancox (1788-1832), label with biographical details verso, within an ebonised frame. 60-90
923 Rich Hardcastle (b.1971), Portrait of Jeff Goldblum, limited edition photograph from an edition of 50, signed by Jeff Goldblum, 64cm x 64cm, within an ebonized frame. Note: published for the "Larger than Life" charity project 2008. 50-75
924 **Lynn Chadwick (1914-2003), Seated figure, lithograph, signed and dated '71, published by Erker Press, 1971, 28cm x 19cm, unframed.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 500-700
925 Chinese School, Dragon Dance and Parading Figures, a pair of 19th century gouache on pith paper, each 19cm x 30cm, both within painted wood frames. 50-75
926 **Alan Davie (British, 1920-2014), Little Dragon's Construction, oil on board, signed, titled and dated 2008 verso, 32cm x 37cm, within a painted wood frame. Provenance: Gimpel Fils, London. **Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 300-500
927 **Dame Laura Knight (British, 1877-1970), Female Nude, pen with ink, signed and inscribed "to our dear friends Gladys and Saxon Snell", 15.5cm x 12cm, within a gilt Bourlet frame. Note: Thomas Saxon Snell was the brother of Dorothy "Dolly Snell" who regularly sat for Laura. Dolly married Harold Knightâ??s brother Edgar in 1912.**Please note that Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot 200-300
928 Ian Potts (British, 1936-2014), "Valley of the Kings, Egypt", watercolour, signed and titled lower left, 24cm x 33cm, together with another watercolour by the same hand, "At the Beach", both within oak frames. Note: Ian Potts was a distinguished British watercolourist and head of painting at Brighton University. A long-time educator, Potts mentored generations of artists including Turner Prize winner Rachel Whiteread. Represented in public collections including the V&A and the Arts Council, Potts exhibited widely throughout Britain and Europe 50-80
929 After Henry Thomson (British, 1773-1843), "Distress by Sea", 19th century oil on canvas, 44cm x 34cm, within a gilt frame. 60-90
930 Neil Holland, "The Priory Playhouse, Arundel", watercolour, signed and dated '80 recto, labels verso, 26cm x 33cm, within a silvered frame. 40-60
931 Circle of John Prescott Knight, Portrait of a Lady wearing a Black Dress seated in an Armchair, 19th century oil on canvas, 44cm x 40cm, within a gilt composition frame. 100-150
932 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. 700-900
933 David R. Meeks, "River Ray from the Fencott Bridge", late 20th/early 21st century watercolour, signed recto, titled label verso, 35cm x 51cm, within a gilt frame. 40-60
934 Andrew Grant Kurtis M.A. (British, born 1963), river scape with trees and mountains in distance, oil on canvas 59cm x 90cm, artist stamp verso, within a gilt frame 90-120
935 **Sherree Valentine Daines (British, b.1959), Interior Workshop scene with Man and Child, oval oil on canvas-board, signed and dated 1983 recto, Park Lane Fine Arts gallery label verso, 40cm x 52cm, within a gilt composition frame.**Please Note - Artists Resale Rights may be payable on this lot. 400-600
936 William Huggins (1820-1884), Study of a Cow, pencil, charcoal and sanguine, signed, 26cm x 18cm, within a gilt frame. 250-350
937 Ernest Stephen Lumsden (British, 1883-1945), "Jodhpur from the Desert" (India), etching with drypoint, signed in pencil recto, titled label verso, 12cm x 16cm, within an ebonized frame. 80-120
938 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). 250-350