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Thomas Baines (1820-1875) 'Tete, Zambesi River, South East Africa'. Estimate: £150,000 - £250,000

Thomas Baines (1820-1875) The Victoria Falls, Zambesi River, from the South West'. Estimate: £150,000 - £250,000

BURKE (JOHN) 'Afghan War 1878-79. Peshawur Valley Field Force, [1878-79]. Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000

John Gully (New Zealand, 1819-1888) Towards Awatere. Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000

Herbert Ward (British, 1863-1919) The Charm Doctor. Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000

BAINES (THOMAS) The Victoria Falls Zambesi River Sketched on the Spot (During the Journey of J. Chapman & T. Baines), FIRST EDITION, Day & Son, 4 October 1865. Estimate: £7,000 - £9,000

SRI LANKA - PHOTOGRAPHY ALBUM Album of photographs of Ceylon, with a journal, by Frederic William Bois, [c.1900-1907]. Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000

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Andrew Nicholl RHA(Irish, 1804-1886)circa 1846An album of approximately 45 sketches including views from Malta, Gibraltar, Ceylon and Egypt album size 16.9 x 24.1cm (6 5/8 x 9 1/2in).

1 —
Andrew Nicholl RHA
(Irish, 1804-1886)
circa 1846
An album of approximately 45 sketches including views from Malta, Gibraltar, Ceylon and Egypt album size 16.9 x 24.1cm (6 5/8 x 9 1/2in).

Sold for £4,480 inc. premium

After Henry Salt(British, 1780-1827)Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt aquatint title incorporating dedication, printed in sepia, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by D. Havell, J. Hill and J. Bluck, supervised by Robert Havell, after Salt, on thick paper, full margins with good margins, mounted, framed and glazed [cf. Abbey Travel 515], published by William Miller, 1809 (25)

2 —
After Henry Salt
(British, 1780-1827)
Twenty Four Views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt aquatint title incorporating dedication, printed in sepia, 24 hand-coloured aquatint plates by D. Havell, J. Hill and J. Bluck, supervised by Robert Havell, after Salt, on thick paper, full margins with good margins, mounted, framed and glazed [cf. Abbey Travel 515], published by William Miller, 1809 (25)

Sold for £11,520 inc. premium

3^* —
Le Sage (French, late 18th Century), after William Hodges
A group of five views and three portraits from Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific

£1,200 - £1,800

4 —
William Alister MacDonald
(British, 1861-1948)
Papeete, Tahiti

£600 - £800

5 —
Patrick Hockey
(Australian, 1948-1992)
Still life with flowers and shells, a set of two

£800 - £1,200

11 —
Laurence William Wilson
(New Zealand circa 1852-1912)
Mount Cook from Hooker Glacier, New Zealand

£400 - £600

12 —
Charles Decimus Barraud
(British, 1822-1897)
Opaki Plain, New Zealand

Sold for £704 inc. premium

13 —
Lawrence William Wilson
(New Zealand, born circa 1852-1920)
'Milford Sound near Harrison's Cove'

£1,800 - £2,500

14 —
John Barr Clarke Hoyte
(British, 1835-1913)
A sailing boat entering the Sounds, New Zealand

Sold for £1,792 inc. premium

15 —
John Gully
(New Zealand, 1819-1888)
Tasman Bay looking towards Mount Arthur Range, New Zealand

£1,800 - £2,500

16 —
John Gully
(New Zealand, 1819-1888)
Towards Awatere

£10,000 - £15,000

SHANGHAI - AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF CHINA FABER (S.E.) Automobile Club of China. Official Road Map of Shanghai and District... Specially Drawn for A.C.C., [Shanghai], A.C.C., 1936

17^• —
SHANGHAI - AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF CHINA
FABER (S.E.) Automobile Club of China. Official Road Map of Shanghai and District... Specially Drawn for A.C.C., [Shanghai], A.C.C., 1936

Sold for £768 inc. premium

18^• —
BONGIOVANNI (LUIGI)
L'Impero Cinese, LIMITED EDITION, Tientsen, January 1904

Sold for £1,024 inc. premium

19^• —
THOMSON (JOHN)
Group of twenty-three fine views of Hong Kong, [1868-1872, printed 1960s] (23)

Sold for £3,200 inc. premium

MAY (SIR FRANCIS HENRY), GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, AND FIJI Six family photo albums relating to Sir Francis H. May (1860-1922), mostly relating to his service in Hong Kong, including views of the city and environs, Colonial and family gatherings, c.1902-1918

20 —
MAY (SIR FRANCIS HENRY), GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, AND FIJI
Six family photo albums relating to Sir Francis H. May (1860-1922), mostly relating to his service in Hong Kong, including views of the city and environs, Colonial and family gatherings, c.1902-1918

Sold for £6,400 inc. premium

21 —
Attributed to Tingqua and Studio
(Chinese, 1809-1870)
Chinese landscapes, a set of four

Sold for £2,304 inc. premium

22 —
Henry Hope Crealock
(British, 1831-1891)
Portrait of Yeh Mingchen, Governor of Canton 1852-58

Sold for £2,432 inc. premium

23 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Studies of a Chinese Tanka girl

Sold for £1,664 inc. premium

24 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Studies of dogs and a Chinese man in wet-weather dress

Sold for £896 inc. premium

25 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Studies of sampans

Sold for £960 inc. premium

26 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Study of a Tanka girl standing in a sampan

Sold for £768 inc. premium

27 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Study of a sway back pig

Sold for £1,152 inc. premium

28 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Studies of goats, a set of two

Sold for £1,408 inc. premium

29 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
A study of cattle

Sold for £640 inc. premium

30 —
Chinese School
19th Century
Chinese figure studies, a group of seven. (7)

£600 - £800

31 —
Tingqua
(Guan Lianchang) (Chinese, circa 1809-1870)
A naval junk at anchor, a butterfly resting on flowers (2)

Sold for £768 inc. premium

32 —
Chinese School
circa 1900
Still life of flowers, a set of eight. (8)

£800 - £1,200

33 —
Circle of Tingqua
(Guan Lianchang) (Chinese, circa 1809-1870)
Flower studies, a set of two

Sold for £768 inc. premium

34 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
A study of three Chinese figures

Sold for £1,216 inc. premium

35 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Study of a Chinese market stall; Study of a Chinese barber and his customer, a set of two

Sold for £3,840 inc. premium

36 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Chinese figure studies, a set of two

Sold for £704 inc. premium

37 —
G. Brockelbank (Late 19th/Early 20th Century)
Junks in Shanghai Harbour

£1,000 - £1,500

38^AR —
Teddy Millington-Drake
(British, 1932-1994)
'Bangkok River'

£400 - £600

39 —
Studio of Namcheong
(Chinese, active circa 1840-1870)
Shipping off the coast in Hong Kong, a pair

Sold for £1,280 inc. premium

40 —
Nam Ting
The British ship Rangoon off the China coast

Sold for £1,024 inc. premium

41^* —
Chinese School
19th Century
A young woman filling a water jug

Sold for £2,816 inc. premium

After Captain Robert Smith View from the Strawberry Hill, Prince of Wales's Island; View of the Convalescent Bungalow, Prince of Wales's Island; View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose Bay, Prince of Wales's Island; View of the Chinese Mills, Penang, hand-coloured aquatints by William Daniell after Smith, mounted, framed and glazed [Abbey Travel, 525, pls. 3,8,9,10], published by W. Daniell, 1821 (4)

42 —
After Captain Robert Smith
View from the Strawberry Hill, Prince of Wales's Island; View of the Convalescent Bungalow, Prince of Wales's Island; View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose Bay, Prince of Wales's Island; View of the Chinese Mills, Penang, hand-coloured aquatints by William Daniell after Smith, mounted, framed and glazed [Abbey Travel, 525, pls. 3,8,9,10], published by W. Daniell, 1821 (4)

Amended

Sold for £3,200 inc. premium

WONG (K.F., of Kuching, Sarawak) Group of 11 studies of the Iban peoples of Borneo/Sarawak, East Malaysia, including female groups, dance ceremonies, children, fisherman in canoe, village view, [c.1960/70s] (11)

43 —
WONG (K.F., of Kuching, Sarawak)
Group of 11 studies of the Iban peoples of Borneo/Sarawak, East Malaysia, including female groups, dance ceremonies, children, fisherman in canoe, village view, [c.1960/70s] (11)

Sold for £704 inc. premium

Eika Kato(Japanese, 1869-1942)Set of five watercolours depicting views in Singapore including: four 49.5 x 32.7cm (19 1/2 x 12 7/8in); one 32 x 49.6cm (12 5/8 x 19 1/2in). (5) all unframed

44 —
Eika Kato
(Japanese, 1869-1942)
Set of five watercolours depicting views in Singapore including:
four 49.5 x 32.7cm (19 1/2 x 12 7/8in); one 32 x 49.6cm (12 5/8 x 19 1/2in). (5) all unframed

Sold for £2,176 inc. premium

45^AR —
Nyoman Gunarsa
(Indonesian, 1944-2017)
Two chieftains

£3,000 - £5,000

46 —
Thein Han
(Burmese, 1910-1986)
A set of five portraits of traditional Burmese sitters (Together with two figure studies by Tin Il)

Sold for £1,024 inc. premium

47 —
Mg Tun Hla
(Burmese, 1874-1946)
Three portrait studies of Burmese figures (3)

Sold for £1,152 inc. premium

48 —
Continental School
late 19th Century
A mountain landscape thought to be in Burma

£800 - £1,200

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1 — Andrew Nicholl RHA(Irish, 1804-1886)circa 1846An album of approximately 45 sketches including views from Malta, Gibraltar, Ceylon and Egypt album size 16.9 x 24.1cm (6 5/8 x 9 1/2in).

3* — Le Sage (French, late 18th Century), after William HodgesA group of five views and three portraits from Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific

4 — William Alister MacDonald(British, 1861-1948)Papeete, Tahiti

5 — Patrick Hockey(Australian, 1948-1992)Still life with flowers and shells, a set of two

6 — John Gibb(British, 1831-1909)Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

7 — William George Baker(New Zealand, 1864-1929)Milford Sound, New Zealand

8 — Charles Blomfield(British/New Zealand, 1848-1926)Otira Gorge, New Zealand

9 — Charles Blomfield(1848-1926)Mount Egmont, New Zealand

10 — Laurence William Wilson(New Zealand circa 1852-1912)'Mount Four Peaks'

11 — Laurence William Wilson(New Zealand circa 1852-1912)Mount Cook from Hooker Glacier, New Zealand

12 — Charles Decimus Barraud(British, 1822-1897)Opaki Plain, New Zealand

13 — Lawrence William Wilson(New Zealand, born circa 1852-1920)'Milford Sound near Harrison's Cove'

14 — John Barr Clarke Hoyte(British, 1835-1913)A sailing boat entering the Sounds, New Zealand

15 — John Gully(New Zealand, 1819-1888)Tasman Bay looking towards Mount Arthur Range, New Zealand

16 — John Gully(New Zealand, 1819-1888)Towards Awatere

17• — SHANGHAI - AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF CHINA FABER (S.E.) Automobile Club of China. Official Road Map of Shanghai and District... Specially Drawn for A.C.C., [Shanghai], A.C.C., 1936

18• — BONGIOVANNI (LUIGI) L'Impero Cinese, LIMITED EDITION, Tientsen, January 1904

19• — THOMSON (JOHN) Group of twenty-three fine views of Hong Kong, [1868-1872, printed 1960s] (23)

20 — MAY (SIR FRANCIS HENRY), GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, AND FIJI Six family photo albums relating to Sir Francis H. May (1860-1922), mostly relating to his service in Hong Kong, including views of the city and environs, Colonial and family gatherings, c.1902-1918

21 — Attributed to Tingqua and Studio(Chinese, 1809-1870)Chinese landscapes, a set of four

22 — Henry Hope Crealock(British, 1831-1891)Portrait of Yeh Mingchen, Governor of Canton 1852-58

23 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Studies of a Chinese Tanka girl

24 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Studies of dogs and a Chinese man in wet-weather dress

25 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Studies of sampans

26 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Study of a Tanka girl standing in a sampan

27 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Study of a sway back pig

28 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Studies of goats, a set of two

29 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)A study of cattle

30 — Chinese School19th CenturyChinese figure studies, a group of seven. (7)

31 — Tingqua(Guan Lianchang) (Chinese, circa 1809-1870)A naval junk at anchor, a butterfly resting on flowers (2)

32 — Chinese Schoolcirca 1900Still life of flowers, a set of eight. (8)

33 — Circle of Tingqua(Guan Lianchang) (Chinese, circa 1809-1870)Flower studies, a set of two

34 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)A study of three Chinese figures

35 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Study of a Chinese market stall; Study of a Chinese barber and his customer, a set of two

36 — George Chinnery(London 1774-1852 Macau)Chinese figure studies, a set of two

37 — G. Brockelbank (Late 19th/Early 20th Century)Junks in Shanghai Harbour

38AR — Teddy Millington-Drake(British, 1932-1994)'Bangkok River'

39 — Studio of Namcheong(Chinese, active circa 1840-1870)Shipping off the coast in Hong Kong, a pair

40 — Nam TingThe British ship Rangoon off the China coast

41* — Chinese School19th CenturyA young woman filling a water jug

43 — WONG (K.F., of Kuching, Sarawak) Group of 11 studies of the Iban peoples of Borneo/Sarawak, East Malaysia, including female groups, dance ceremonies, children, fisherman in canoe, village view, [c.1960/70s] (11)

44 — Eika Kato(Japanese, 1869-1942)Set of five watercolours depicting views in Singapore including: four 49.5 x 32.7cm (19 1/2 x 12 7/8in); one 32 x 49.6cm (12 5/8 x 19 1/2in). (5) all unframed

45AR — Nyoman Gunarsa(Indonesian, 1944-2017)Two chieftains

46 — Thein Han(Burmese, 1910-1986)A set of five portraits of traditional Burmese sitters (Together with two figure studies by Tin Il)

47 — Mg Tun Hla(Burmese, 1874-1946)Three portrait studies of Burmese figures (3)

48 — Continental Schoollate 19th CenturyA mountain landscape thought to be in Burma

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1 —
Andrew Nicholl RHA
(Irish, 1804-1886)
circa 1846
An album of approximately 45 sketches including views from Malta, Gibraltar, Ceylon and Egypt album size 16.9 x 24.1cm (6 5/8 x 9 1/2in).

3^* —
Le Sage (French, late 18th Century), after William Hodges
A group of five views and three portraits from Captain Cook's second voyage to the Pacific

4 —
William Alister MacDonald
(British, 1861-1948)
Papeete, Tahiti

5 —
Patrick Hockey
(Australian, 1948-1992)
Still life with flowers and shells, a set of two

6 —
John Gibb
(British, 1831-1909)
Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

7 —
William George Baker
(New Zealand, 1864-1929)
Milford Sound, New Zealand

8 —
Charles Blomfield
(British/New Zealand, 1848-1926)
Otira Gorge, New Zealand

9 —
Charles Blomfield
(1848-1926)
Mount Egmont, New Zealand

10 —
Laurence William Wilson
(New Zealand circa 1852-1912)
'Mount Four Peaks'

11 —
Laurence William Wilson
(New Zealand circa 1852-1912)
Mount Cook from Hooker Glacier, New Zealand

12 —
Charles Decimus Barraud
(British, 1822-1897)
Opaki Plain, New Zealand

13 —
Lawrence William Wilson
(New Zealand, born circa 1852-1920)
'Milford Sound near Harrison's Cove'

14 —
John Barr Clarke Hoyte
(British, 1835-1913)
A sailing boat entering the Sounds, New Zealand

15 —
John Gully
(New Zealand, 1819-1888)
Tasman Bay looking towards Mount Arthur Range, New Zealand

16 —
John Gully
(New Zealand, 1819-1888)
Towards Awatere

17^• —
SHANGHAI - AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF CHINA
FABER (S.E.) Automobile Club of China. Official Road Map of Shanghai and District... Specially Drawn for A.C.C., [Shanghai], A.C.C., 1936

18^• —
BONGIOVANNI (LUIGI)
L'Impero Cinese, LIMITED EDITION, Tientsen, January 1904

19^• —
THOMSON (JOHN)
Group of twenty-three fine views of Hong Kong, [1868-1872, printed 1960s] (23)

20 —
MAY (SIR FRANCIS HENRY), GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, AND FIJI
Six family photo albums relating to Sir Francis H. May (1860-1922), mostly relating to his service in Hong Kong, including views of the city and environs, Colonial and family gatherings, c.1902-1918

21 —
Attributed to Tingqua and Studio
(Chinese, 1809-1870)
Chinese landscapes, a set of four

22 —
Henry Hope Crealock
(British, 1831-1891)
Portrait of Yeh Mingchen, Governor of Canton 1852-58

23 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Studies of a Chinese Tanka girl

24 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Studies of dogs and a Chinese man in wet-weather dress

25 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Studies of sampans

26 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Study of a Tanka girl standing in a sampan

27 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Study of a sway back pig

28 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Studies of goats, a set of two

29 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
A study of cattle

30 —
Chinese School
19th Century
Chinese figure studies, a group of seven. (7)

31 —
Tingqua
(Guan Lianchang) (Chinese, circa 1809-1870)
A naval junk at anchor, a butterfly resting on flowers (2)

32 —
Chinese School
circa 1900
Still life of flowers, a set of eight. (8)

33 —
Circle of Tingqua
(Guan Lianchang) (Chinese, circa 1809-1870)
Flower studies, a set of two

34 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
A study of three Chinese figures

35 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Study of a Chinese market stall; Study of a Chinese barber and his customer, a set of two

36 —
George Chinnery
(London 1774-1852 Macau)
Chinese figure studies, a set of two

37 —
G. Brockelbank (Late 19th/Early 20th Century)
Junks in Shanghai Harbour

38^AR —
Teddy Millington-Drake
(British, 1932-1994)
'Bangkok River'

39 —
Studio of Namcheong
(Chinese, active circa 1840-1870)
Shipping off the coast in Hong Kong, a pair

40 —
Nam Ting
The British ship Rangoon off the China coast

41^* —
Chinese School
19th Century
A young woman filling a water jug

43 —
WONG (K.F., of Kuching, Sarawak)
Group of 11 studies of the Iban peoples of Borneo/Sarawak, East Malaysia, including female groups, dance ceremonies, children, fisherman in canoe, village view, [c.1960/70s] (11)

44 —
Eika Kato
(Japanese, 1869-1942)
Set of five watercolours depicting views in Singapore including:
four 49.5 x 32.7cm (19 1/2 x 12 7/8in); one 32 x 49.6cm (12 5/8 x 19 1/2in). (5) all unframed

45^AR —
Nyoman Gunarsa
(Indonesian, 1944-2017)
Two chieftains

46 —
Thein Han
(Burmese, 1910-1986)
A set of five portraits of traditional Burmese sitters (Together with two figure studies by Tin Il)

47 —
Mg Tun Hla
(Burmese, 1874-1946)
Three portrait studies of Burmese figures (3)

48 —
Continental School
late 19th Century
A mountain landscape thought to be in Burma