qp : ^^ -y *^' ^^ -M^ w 'Kf^'it^ m mUKSi i ^^n ^- ^■ ^^ '.O ^ ^^ :^ V :. ; t -av rfJT ^^^1^ THE STARKEY COLLECTION ^ntwnt anil illntiint PICTURES. J SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1897, OF THE CHOICE COLLECTION OF PICTURES Formed by the late JOSEPH STAEKEY, Esq. THK PROPERTY OF CAPTAIN STAEKEY, Deceased, late of Huttons Ambo, Yorkshire, AND HAS BEEN RECENTLY EXHIBITED AT YORK: WHICH (% Orilef of the Executrix) mill ht ^olb by Aucti0n b^ Messes. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS. AT THIIR aEBAT RO0M0, 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUAKE, On SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1897, After the Sale of the Collection of the late Eli Lees, Esq. — — ooj*:©* May be viewed Three Daj^s preceding, and Catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8 King Sired, St. Jaiiics's Square, S.W, u . fc?^"?^ Cf ^ CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. THE highest Bidder to 1)0 the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall bo immediately put up again and re-sold. II. No person to advance less than Is.; above Five Pounds, 5s.; and so on in proportion. III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, or the whole of the Purchase-Money, if required ; in default of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold, V. The Lots to be taken away and paid for, whether genuine and authentic or not, with all faults and errors of description, at the Buyer's expense and risk, within Two days from the Sale; Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods not being responsible for the correct description, genuineness, or authenticity of, or any fault or defect in, any Lot ; and making no warranty whatever. VI. To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in the settlement of the Purchases, no Lot can on any account be removed diiring the time of Sale ; and the remainder of the Purchase-Money must absolutely be paid on the delivery. Vn. Upon failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money deposited in part of payment shall be forfeited ; all Lots un- cleared within the time aforesaid shall be re-sold by public or private Sale, and the deficiency (if any) attending such re-sale shall be made good by the Defaulter at this Sale. {y *^ c CATALOGUE . On SATURDAY, MAY 15,1897, After the Sale of Pictures of the late Eli Lees, Esq. MODERN PICTURES. j/ /63 A Scene in a Geeek Town: Moonliglit /p 64 A KoMAN Peasant Girl Tending Goats ^^ ing an eel basket 29J in. by 35^ in. F. R. LEE, R.A, Jt/ 81 On the Derwent, below Daffold, looking north ^'^h-7\j2A<> 14| in. by 19^ in. Presented hy the Artist to Mr. Ord P. J. DE LOUTHEEBOURGH, R.A. ^y 82 SOLDIERS ON THE MARCH /Sy^^ 41 in. by 63 in. G. MORLAND. .Cu^-c^-ulji^ 7 83 Squire Thornhill's Assignation in a Wood — ' The Vicar of Wakefield ' 20^ in. by 16^ in. G. MORLAND. '•* 84 Taking Refuge from the Storm: Two peasants with a dog and/ ^^•o^ sheep in a landscape ^ 17 in. by 23^ in. W. MULLER. "^^ 85 A ROAD SCENE, with a market woman carrying a basket of ^-^O^vq chickens on her head 11 in. by 17^ in. MULLER. "/*- 86 A View near Rome, with figures and animals in the forcgroimd AV&C^^ 29 in. by 44 in. ^ ^ e> V p. NASMYTIT. 87 A LANDSCAPE, with a shallow stream, a peasant carrying a m^n.-^^ bundle of sticks across a rustic bridge to a cottage on tlie right : Evening Signed On panel — 10.^ in. by 15 in. P. NASMYTE. 88 A Landscape, with a pool of water, a man iu a red coat on a grey r^.J^^x^'C^ horse, and a dog on the road on the left Signed On panel — 10^ in. by 15 in. E. H. SEEFISCH (Pauis), 1837. 89 Cottages and Windmills on a River, with barges and figurcH .-"G-gt^AjT-^-^^ 20i in. by 311 f/j. C. H. SCHWANPELDER. 90 A Grand Landscape, with a coursing party, two greyhounds and ^'^^^•-'^^^vo'^ a dead hare in the foreground Signed 57 in. by 68 in. Painted for Mr. StarJcey C. H. SCHWANFELDER, 1833. 91 Dogs attacking a Cat 35^ in. by 29 in. C. H. SCHWANFELDER, 1836. 92 Pobtrait of a Horse and a Dog, in a landscape 24 in. by 29 in. P6f S G. STANFIELl), 1851. 'JB East Takbet on Loch Fyne S^. k^^^'Ccv'i.Ap^ 24^ in. by 37 in. Exhibited at the Royal Academy G. VINCENT, 1828. .>>a^^^ 94 A VIEW NEAR THETFORD, Nr.rfolk, with a pedlar, prvo^c^(A. "Robespierre, Dan (on, and Camilla Desmoulins, had placed them- selves on her pasrsage to gaze on her; for all those who anticipated assnssinatinn were anxious to study in her features the cx{)ression of that fannticism which might threaten them on the morrow. . . . Hordes of savage furies followed her with imprecati('n.s to the scaffold." Vide Lamartine's ' Hi.story of the Girondins ' 55 in. by 75 in. Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1851 Exhibited at Birmingham Exhibited at the International Exhibition, 1862 Exhibited at Leeds, 18G8 Exhibited at Manchester R. WILSON, R.A. ^te^^.....^ 96 An Italian Lake Scene, with a convent on a height and two ^ monks in the foreground 16 in. by 21 in. II. WILSON, R.A. 97 A River Scene, with ruined building and figure ^ot^m^j^ 4^ vn. by G.^, //;. ». ^ PICTURES BY OLD MASTERS. 98 A Landscape, with buildings, and The Flight into Egypt ^J^^t^ 25^ in. by 31^ in. 99 Portrait of Lord William Eussell, with the engraving on ^^7iti£e<^ the back 19 in. by 14^ in. J. D'AETOIS. 100 A Woody Landscape, with cottages and peasants ^ /&9\M»<<*try2j^~^ ^^ 12 REMBRANDT (After). Abtist 26 in. by 20^ in. ^ ^ /. /O. - 119 PoBTRAIT OF THE AbTIST S^- <^ jcd^SSo'lA^ S. ROSA. / 120 A Woody Scene, with a figure Jzt^. ^f^J^^i^AJ^S^ 21 in. by 14^ in. ^ ^ F. SNYDERS. 2- /r. ^ 121 The Death of the Stag -^<£^4Wv^ 68 in. by 87 in. 6/x 122 A Coast Scene, with storm, and Jonah thrown to the whale 36 in. by 51 in. D. TENIEES. ^, J^uaJL, •^/^ 12«j St. Anthony, seated at prayer in a cavern — octagonal On panel — 10 in. by 9 in. J/^ E. DI TIVOLI. ^^U-^ 124 A Peasant, with cattle and goats at a fountain ; and the Com- panion 2 27i in. by 37 in. A. VACARO. ^^^ •• 125 Elijah Fed by Ravens /^ift^t^tv't'*^-^ 19 in. by 29 in. ^ sy^ 13 J. VERNET. t- 126 A Coast Soenk, with figures escaped from a M'reck iu \\iQ^Cx^yrTjl»^ foreground Signed, and dated 1771 24 i«. by 31 in. CHEVALIER VAN DER WERFF. 127 -HE Magdalen in a Cavern, seated facing the spectator, ^^^'^-^^'"'^^^-'^J: with a blue mantle round the loins, a yellow scarf over her ^' arm, a scroll on a rock by her side On panel — 13 in. by IC in. FINIS. London : Printed by William Clowes & Sons, Limited, Stamford Street and Charing Croes. 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