CHATSWORTH SPRING FINE ART SALE 5th & 6th March 2025

67 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED PSRA NO: 001687 420. A large 19th Century Scottish mahogany cased Grandfather Clock, the hood with breakneck pediment over brass and silver dial with arabesque and roman numerals and painted moon phase, flanked by turned pillar, above a trunk with 'love heart' panelled door, on a box base with bracket feet, approx. 239cms high x 66cms wide (94" x 26"). (1) €300-€400 421. William Spell, 19th Century English School "Portrait of a Gentleman seated in black suit, holding a silver topped cane," O.O.C., with plaque identifying the sitter as "Mother Brown," approx. 76cms x 61cms (30" x 24") in contemporary gilt frame. (1) €400-€600 422. James Butler Brennan, RHA (1825-1889) "Thomas Marpole," O.O.C., Portrait of a bearded Gentleman, arms folded, with building interior in background, signed lower right, approx. 92cms x 70cms (36" x 27 1/2") later gilt frame. (1) €400-€600 423. In the Manner of Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) Half-length "Portrait of a Nobleman wearing black Wig, white Necktie, and red Shawl," O.O.C., approx. 74cms x 64cms (29" x 25") in ornate gilt frame. (1) €300-€400 424. 19th Century Irish or British School "Old Testament Prophet, c. 1875- 85," O.O.C., 88cms high x 77.5cms wide (34 1/2" x 26 1/2"). (1) Bears fragmentary exhibition label verso, “Was . . by . . No. of ticket . . Ormond - Stewart - President [Tu?]cker - Hon Sec” Against a dark background, with hands clasped and wearing Biblical robes, a bearded grey-haired man is depicted half-length, his right arm leaning on a rock or ledge. Although untitled, the painting is likely to be an imagined portrait of an Old Testament Prophet, probably an assigned task for a student at art school. The sitter, possibly a professional life model, is depicted looking upwards, with a grave expression. However, because of the painting’s accomplished Realist style, the ‘prophet’ could well be equally at home in Dublin’s inner city, as in the Sinai desert. Given its Irish provenance, the painting, which dates probably from around 1880, may be a diploma work for the Metropolitan School of Art, the Crawford School in Cork, or for the schools of the Royal Hibernian Academy. It is well-painted, and could be an early work by an artist such as Harry Scully, Henry Thaddeus Jones, Sarah Purser, or perhaps William Orpen himself.