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A collection of toy cars from multiple manufacturers and in varying scale. To include Classic Supercars by Shell, Vitesse, Vanguard and Matchbox.

Two boxes of model cars of varying scale and manufacturers. To include Matchboxes, Schuco, Corgi, Jimson and others.

19th century oak stick barometer, the ivory scale signed West, 92 & 93 Fleet Street, London, over a flat trunk to the hemispherical cistern cover, surmounted by a foliate carved pediment

Pair of Burmese carved hardwood hall chairs, the backs with carved opposing dragons over single carved vase splats, the scale carved arms terminating in grotesque masks, the leather upholstered drop in seat pads over carved frieze of further carved dragons, scale carved front legs terminating on grotesque mask feet, 27" wide, 31" deep, 40" high (2)

Mixed Lot: vintage Salter spring balance pocket barrel scale (fishing), 9cm long, together with a vintage "3 inch" extension rule with brass slide, marked Buck & Hickman, Whitechapel, London, 8.5cm long

A Victorian 18ct gold open fusee pocket watch, B. H. Joseph & Co., London 1875, the 40mm. Roman enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, fronting a fusee movement with foliate chased balance cock and silvered regulating scale, no. 3147, in a 44mm. engine turned case, on a 9ct rose gold fob chain, with key.

Franklin mint, boxed, diecast, 1:24 scale, 1929 Rolls Royce phantom I cabriolet de ville - NO RESERVE

Triang, Spot on, boxed, Arkitex , 1:42 scale model construction set and a Meccano boxed set #3 and Dinky builder set #2, boxed - NO RESERVE

A collection of 00 scale carriages boxed.

Spirit GT models, 1:18 scale diecast, Dodge Viper, boxed

A collection of diecast 1:18 scale model cars.(8)

Spirit GT, 1:18 scale diecast, Mercedes Benz Brabus 650, boxed

A collection of 1:18 scale cars, all boxed including cars from movies Grease and American Graffiti.

A Ferrari Testarossa 1/8 scale model kit boxed and unbuilt.

A Bachmann 00 scale Gresley a4 4-6-2 Locomotive. Boxed.

SHELF CONTAINING VARIOUS VOLTMETERS, BARANTI GAUGES AND PLAQUES, SCALE WEIGHTS, BOX COMPASS AND OTHERS

THREE WHEATSHEAF RING SIZES, A DIAMOND SCALE AND A WEIGHT CALCULATOR

AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF OXFORD 1:76 SCALE MODEL CARS

Set of traditional Avery white enamelled Grocers scales with metal pan and fan shaped scale. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

A Victorian copper kettle, height 26.5cm, and a Vintage cast-iron bathroom scale

A group of 5 Corgi limited edition Aviation Archive diecast 1:72 scale model planes, comprising AA36806, AA37704, AA36310B, AA36205 and AA38102, all boxed (5)

Essex. Chapman & Andre, a Map of the County of Essex from an Actual Survey, originally published, 1777, this ed. pub. Chelmsford, Chalk, Meggy & Chalk, 1833, engraved map with contemp. hand colouring, inset maps of Harwich and Colchester 47 x 60cm. together with the frontispiece, 46.5 x 59cm (2) Both from Chapman & Andre's twenty-five sheet large scale map of Essex.

Salter fancy scale. Not available for in-house P&P

Ayman Baalbaki (Lebanon, born 1975)Untitled (Loss and Destruction) acrylic and mixed media on canvas, framedsigned in Arabic and dated '2010' on the verso, executed in 2010200 x 150cm (78 3/4 x 59 1/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, DubaiChristie's, Modern & Contemporary Art, October 2015, lot 107Luce Gallery, Ciel Chargé de Fleurs, Turin, 2010Rose Issa Projects, Ciel Chargé de Fleurs, London, 2009'I have a temper. It doesn't always show but in some situations my temper flares up. It was war and displacement that made me tough. I developed an aggressive and defensive force in me... but the violence I have witnessed was translated into painting,' – Ayman BaalbakiAyman Baalbaki's inimitable depictions of war-torn Beirut are a visceral, aesthetically overpowering testament to the destructive power of conflict, a destruction whose genesis, whilst physical, infiltrates, scars and distorts the collective consciousness of its sufferers.Baalbaki's fixation with conflict is manifest throughout his life and work. Born in 1975, the year of the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, his family were forced to flee Rass-el Dikweneh when he was only a few months old. When it came to approaching his work as a painter Baalbaki naturally drew from the deep reservoir of memory formed by these disturbing experiences.Concerned with the link between imagery and memory, Baalbaki uses his art as a haunting aide-memoire to the conflict that has plagued Beirut, reminding people that even in times of relative piece, they should not disregard the deep systemic divisions that gave rise to conflict in the first place. Baalbaki explains that this conceptual initiative is 'based on what Nietzsche called the 'imposition of memory. After the war, whoever had experienced it, tried to erase its effects and impact from his/her memory and surroundings, although the causes of war and its essence [were] still present in the city'.In light of this overarching agenda, Baalbaki's works accordingly focus on the aftermath of conflict, and the remnants of its destructive influence. The gap between the act of destruction and the time of depiction, which Baalbaki's works occupy, is part of a concerted effort to place a reflective emphasis on the theme of war; it is seldom in the eye of the storm where one can truly measure, discern and recognize the effects of destruction, it is only when the impact of war breaches the heat of the battle, permeating into the visual, emotional and psychological landscape that its true imprint becomes manifest.The medium through which this imprint is made palpable by Baalbaki, is through the depiction of Beirut's war torn buildings; these buildings, like the individuals they contained, are perhaps some of the city's most important inhabitants, they are the edifices that signify identity, civilization, the existence of families and homes, they are the structures which give shelter, congregation, life, and industry to a population, they are the building blocks of the communities they house, and it is through their facades that the culture, history and collective narrative of their inhabitants are most immediately recognized.It is these buildings which therefore wear most overtly the wounds of war, and whilst the human impact of conflict lives within the hearts of those who have survived it, and through the memories of those who have the fallen, the visual insignia of conflict is most tangible in the fragmentation of the civic space.It is this fragmentation which Baalbaki seeks to document, reflect on, and ultimately immortalise in his canvases. Executed in a scale which captures both the architectural enormity of the buildings depicted, and the severity of the damage they have suffered, Baalbaki's paintings are striking vignettes of a city whose urban fabric has been punctured and mutilated.Monumental yet deeply personal, vigorous yet unsettlingly brooding, Baalbaki's building is rendered with both a stark brutality and delicate pathos, harnessing both its nurturing and destructive qualities, pointing to its emotionally paradoxical role in Lebanese life; as both part of the city built as a place of shelter, yet at the same time a scene of its greatest tragedies. The tension between these two elements, rendered as it is in monumental format, make this one of Baalbakis most emotive and compelling artworksThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lots denoted with a 'TP' will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Ardeshir Mohasses (Iran, 1938-2008)Homage to Sani Ol Molk crayon on paper, framedsigned and dated '1977' in Farsi (lower right), executed in 197720 x 22cm (7 7/8 x 8 11/16in).Footnotes:A RARE AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT GROUP OF WORKS BY ARDESHIR MOHASSESS FROM PRIVATE FAMILY COLLECTIONS'I don't believe in an ideal society... as there is no need for me in such a society' - Ardeshir Mohassess'If we are to take 'caricature' to be an ironic exaggeration of facts then Aredshir is most certainly not a caricaturist. At least for us, the neighbours, and fellow-sufferers of the familiar faces in his works, Ardeshir will, in his capacity as an artist, remain a sharp-sighted realist, a portraitist of facts, a painter of history' – Ahmad ShamluProvenance:Property from a private collection, New YorkBonhams has the distinct privilege of presenting works from some of the most significant private collections of Ardeshir Mohasses' inimitable drawings and sketches. Mohassess combined artistic ingenuity with political satire to create shrewd, gripping images that reference and scrutinise key episodes in Iran's turbulent past. Mohasses' professional background as a journalistic cartoonist shaped both the aesthetic and subject matter of his works.Depicted in the form of pictorial vignettes, the miniature size and simple format of his sketches present the viewer with clear, succinct commentaries on a personal scale. The majority of Mohasses' work contains acerbic, alarming and often disturbing imagery chronicling the social and civil turmoil plaguing Iran throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the present sketches are a unique, highly significant grouping from his most creatively fertile period during the 1970'sArdeshir Mohassess was born in Iran in 1938 and began drawing early in his childhood. In the 1960s, after receiving a degree in political science from Tehran University, he worked as an illustrator for Iranian journals and newspapers. Soon after, his drawings began to appear in major international newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times. In 1976, Mohassess left Iran for what he planned as a temporary stay in the United States. However, with the outbreak of the Iranian Revolution in 1979 Mohassess chose to remain in New York, where he lived until his passing in 2008.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot van Olympus Ferrari en miniatuur Leica M3 Combination of Olympis Ferrari and scale model Leica M3

Nine skin covered farm yard animals, two bullocks --5 ½in. (14cm.) long, a pony and a pig, smaller scale bullock, cow, calf and pony; and a smaller again cow, all with glass eyes and wooden feet (some wear and damage)

Large scale metal dolls' house furniture, a brass umbrellas stand with Registered Design number 214084 --4in. (10cm.) high; a cast-iron fire tongs and shovel; a brass tilt-top circular table; a pair of brass chairs; and a wood and brass bellows

Post-war dolls' house furniture, including Twigg dresser, a floral three piece suite, a large scale brass hostess trolley; six brass framed mirrors and a brass bath

American School (c.1839)Portrait of Moses Waterhouse, small half-length, in a brown coatPen, ink and watercolourWith inscription Esq./Moses Waterhouse Scarbro - Me along the lower edge11.5 x 9cm (4½ x 3½ in.)Most probably in its original green and white painted frame.Provenance:David Wheatcroft, MassachusettsPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2008 To be sold without reserve The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.    

American School (early 19th century)George WashingtonPen, ink and watercolour12 x 9.5cm (4½ x 3½ in.)Probably Pennsylvania. ProvenanceJoan Brownstein, MassachusettsPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2009To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.  

Friederich Kuester (American, early 19th century)Presentation Fraktur of `The Ape'Pen, ink and watercolour 10.5 x 8.2cm (4 x 3 in.)Central Pennsylvania.Provenance:David Wheatcroft, MassachusettsPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2006Made by German settlers in Pennsylvania in the 19th Century a Frakturs is defined as manuscript art. The distinctive calligraphic script is often the dominant feature, but many, such as the present work, include drawings of figures, flowers or animals and would often made to be presented as school prizes or gifts in the form of a bookmark. To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.  

American Naive School (19th century)Portrait of a childPen, ink and watercolourInscribed and indistinctly dated Townley. Aged Seven Month. June 11th 18[??] to the lower edge25.5 x 19cm (10 x 7¼ in.)The sheet is attached to newspaper dated 1829.Provenance:The Estate of Clark and Mary Garrett, Ohio.Olde Hope Antiques, PennsylvaniaPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2005This endearing portrait of a child created in America, most probably in the early 19th Century, is one of the most striking images in this collection. The carefully drawn silhouette and subtle colouring contrasts with the unconsciously naïve flattening of the perspective. It has a static, stiff, doll-like quality but the character of the child shines through. The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

Jacob Maentel (American 1763-1863)Portrait of a man, small full-length, in profile, holding a top hatWatercolour 29.3 x 19cm (11½ x 7¼ in.)Pennsylvania, circa 1810.ProvenanceThe Bischoff CollectionThe Stewart E. Gregory CollectionDavid Wheatcroft, MassachusettsPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2007To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.  Condition Report: There is discolouration and staining throughout the sheet. The framing edges of the sheet with some darker areas of staining caused by the framing mount. There are also a number of pronounced dark brown stains to the centre left and lower left of the sheet (visible in catalogue and online illustrations). It is not clear what has caused this. There are a number of small tears throughout the sheet including to the extreme right edge (two horizontal tears approx 4cm), the extreme upper edge (approx 1cm above the sitter's head) and the extreme lower left edge (approx 1.5cm). There are a number of small areas of skinning to the sheet throughout and a small area of loss is visible to the extreme lower right and upper left corners. There is very fine craquelure to the darker pigments, predominantly the sitter's clothes and hair. The colour is a little down and there is some evidence of water staining to the hills in the lower left corner. Light undulation to the sheet under the glazed frame. Unexamined out of glazed frame.Condition Report Disclaimer

American School (late 18th century)Two figures by a card tablepen, ink and watercolour 15.5 x 22cm (6 x 8½ in.)Probably New England, circa 1790.Provenance:Joan Brownstein, MassachusettsPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2014An 18th Century card table, the top half-open to reveal a red baize playing surface is flanked by two bust-length portraits of a man and a woman. This intriguing picture was most probably created in New England in the late 18th Century. The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.Condition Report: The sheet has been wrapped around a piece of card and the whole thing laid down on a card mount. Staining and discolouration to the sheet including brown spots throughout. There vertical and horizontal crease marks where the sheet has previously been folded into four. At the centre meeting point of these creases in a small pin hole. There are also various areas of skinning and loss along these crease lines. Where the sheet has been folded around the card, there are also small splits to the weaker areas of the sheet. There are two areas of repair to the upper right edge and a further area of possible repair to the lower right edge. There are also some areas of light water stains throughout but this is largely confined to the lower edges. Some fading to the pen detail in the lady's face. With additional general wear commensurate with age and fragility of the paper.Condition Report Disclaimer

American School (19th century)Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a black coatOil on panel30 x 22cm (11¾ x 8½ in.)Provenance:Clark Garrett, OhioOlde Hope Antiques, PennsylvaniaPurchased from the above by the present ownerTo be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.     

Madison Houghton (American 1809-1870)Portrait of a gentleman, shoulder-length, in profilePencil and black and white chalkInscribed Drawn by/..adison/Houghton/June 16, 1831 on the reverse24 x 19cm (9¼ x 7¼ in.)Together with a cut and paste silhouette of a gentleman; and an American School portrait of a young man in profile, watercolour, tondo (3)Provenance:Oscar Poriss at Tarrytown Antiques, New York Purchased from the above by the present owner in 1963 Literature:A. and S.Kern and P. and L.Warwick, The Magazine of Antiques, Four Ohio Nineteenth Century Folk Artists, August 2007, p.94-5, fig.8To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.  

American School (19th century) A basket of fruitWatercolour and bodycolour 14 x 10.3cm (5½ x 4 in.)Together with a study of a snake; a study of pansies; a study of a Morning Glory flower; and an American School oil, thought to be San Francisco harbour, various sizes. (5)ProvenanceMary Maguire, ConnecticutPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2007To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.  

English School (18th century)Portrait of a gentleman, small full-length, in a brown coat, seated at a tableOil on canvasA rent card dated 1741 and signed D. Eaton attached verso40 x 30cm (15½ x 11¾ in.)UnframedThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

English School (c.1838)A Valentine portrait of John WalkerPen, ink and watercolourInscribed and dated John Walker 93rd S. Highlanders/Aged 27/1838' to the lower edge21.8 x 16.7cm (8½ x 6½ in.)Together with a Valentine portrait of John Anderson, 42nd Highlanders, Indian Mutiny and tailor to the regiment; and a Valentine portrait of a soldier of Her Majesty's 21st Regiment, various sizes (3)Provenance:Valentine portrait of John Walker, Robert Young Antiques, London, where purchased by the present owner in 2010 Valentine portrait of John Anderson, Denzil Grant, Suffolk, where purchased by the present owner in 2011Valentine portrait of a soldier, Humbleyard Fine Art, where purchased by the present owner in 2003 To be sold without reserve The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.

Irish School (c.1816)William Winter and his familyPen, ink and watercolour Inscribed Oh pary accept this trifling gift/This token I am far from you/Yet I shall love you still/Though cruel fate has parted me/From my dear friends and loves/Yet may I soon return again/No more from you to roam, to the lower edge18.5 x 30cm (7¼ x 11¾ in.)Provenance:Robert Young Antiques, LondonPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2000Literature:Young, R. Folk Art, London, 1999. P.94-5 (illustrated) and also illustrated on the back cover. This portrait of Private William Winter and his family was most probably painted by a professional letter-writer while he was garrisoned in Dublin in February 1816 with the 1st battalion, 48th Regiment of Foot. As the inscription along the lower edge implies he commissioned it as a token of his affection for his family in Gloucestershire and he sent it to them with a letter, dated the 15th January 1816, which accompanies the lot. `Dear Father Worthy' he begins and goes on `I hope you are in receipt of this small gift that I have sent you a Rep(resent)ation of the whole of our family which I ha-got drawn by a friend of mine in Dublin and I hope it will please you all'. Concerned that the picture has been creased in the post he suggests `You must take a warm **** to **** the crumples out of the paper when you open the letter'. Although the letter is indistinct in places it identifies several of the figures including his mother and father and three of his siblings as John, James and Mary. In the letter he regrets `...you could not send me that gift of money, it should have been very(acceptable)'. Intriguingly on the 17th June that year, just over six months after he wrote to his family, he deserted his regiment and by the 12th of July had been detained and committed to imprisonment at Chester. The regiment was soon after commissioned to serve in Sydney, New South Wales. Did he intend to use the money to buy himself out of the army? When it was not forthcoming, was the thought of being on the other side of the world too much for this homesick and affectionate son to bear. Was he left with no option but to desert?  The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. Condition Report: The sheet has been laid down although it is starting to become unstuck at the upper left edge. There is discolouration and staining throughout the sheet, including some brown spots. The colour in general is a little down and the ink text to the lower edge of the sheet is starting to fade. There is a heavy horizontal crease (approx 5cm) to the centre of the right edge and a slightly larger yet lighter crease running up vertically from the right of centre lower edge. General handling creases and wear commensurate with age and fragility of the paper. Slight undulation to the sheet under the glazed frame. Unexamined out of glazed frame.Condition Report Disclaimer

English Naive School (19th century)A Windmill & FactoriesPen, ink and watercolour20 x 17cm (7¾ x 6½ in.); and 7.1/2 x 11.3/4 in. (18 x 30cm.) respectively (2)ProvenanceCharles Plante Fine Art, LondonPurchased from the above by the present ownerTo be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

English Naive School (19th century)A lake landscape, with houses and sailing boatsPencil and watercolour26 x 35cm (10 x 13¾ in.) Together with another watercolour of figures on a bridge in an extensive landscape (2)To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

John Buck (English 19th century)The Algerian GalleyPen, ink and watercolourSigned and dated January 30th 1819, lower right and extensively inscribed to the lower edge31 x 35.3cm (12 x 13¾ in.)The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.

English School (19th century)A lady taking snuff, seated in a green Windsor chairPencil, watercolour and bodycolour15 x 13cm (5¾ x 5 in.)ProvenanceRobert Young Antiques, LondonPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2005To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

German School (late 18th century)Duel at JenaIndistinctly inscribed on the reserve 11 x 18.5cm (4¼ x 7¼ in.)ProvenanceDavid Routledge Fine Art, SuffolkPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2004To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

English School (19th century)Portrait of a Regency Dandy, small full-length, holding a top hatPen, ink and watercolour23.5 x 16cm (9¼ x 6¼ in.)ProvenanceDenzil Grant, SuffolkPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2015 To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. Condition Report: There is some discolouration and staining throughout the sheet and along the framing edges. There is some surface dirt throughout but most noticeably to the extreme edges. There is also some fading to the lighter areas, most noticeably the sitter's waistcoat and cravat. The white area around the sitter's trousers looks as though it might have been previously whitened / restored. A number of white blemishes to the upper right edge and also around the sitter's head, also suggest an attempt at previous restoration (these are partially visible in the catalogue and online illustrations). There is a large diagonal tear (approx. 12cm) running from beneath the sitter's right shoe to just before the lower right edge of the sheet. There are a two deep surface scratches (the largest approx. 10cm) running parallel to each other under the sitter's hat. There is a small spot of black pigment to the upper right corner (approx 2mm) which does not appear to be original to the work (visible in catalogue and online illustrations). Unexamined out of glazed frame.Condition Report Disclaimer

Carle L. F. Rumpf (German, c.1821)Christmas Eve Pencil and watercolour heightened with whiteSigned, inscribed and dated Zur Erinnering an den Weihnachtsabend/1821 (In memory of Christmas Eve) to the mount30.5 x 43.2cm (12 x 17 in.)Provenance: Nick Woodbridge Charles Plante Fine Arts, London Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2002Literature: Praz, M., An Illustrated History of Furnishing, London, 1964, p.211, fig. 181Plante, C., Inside Out, Historic Watercolour Drawings, Oil sketches and Paintings of Interiors and Exteriors, 1770-1870, London, 2000. no.31Exhibited:London, Stair and Company, Inside Out, Historic Watercolour Drawings, Oil sketches and Paintings of Interiors and Exteriors, 1770-1870, 2000. no.31 This charming depiction of a happy and bountiful Christmas Eve was most probably painted in Frankfurt-am-Main in 1821 and shows the custom, held in many northern European countries, of celebrating Christmas Eve with presents. The scene has the air of a children's party and the setting, which is neat and well-kept, has the slightly spartan feel of a school room, boarding house or orphanage. It has been suggested that the children may be choristers in a cathedral school awaiting the midnight mass and services on Christmas day. The city of Frankfurt-am-Main had several artists named Rumpf in the 19th Century so this picture may offer a window onto their extended family. Either way the air is alive with the chatter, music and laughter of a party in full swing. The table is laden with presents and the scene is a visual feast with children enjoying a variety of games, while the split view on the right edge of the picture shows more guests climbing the steps to join the party. The figures appear well dressed and modestly prosperous. In many ways it is a quintessential Biedermeier image, the period from the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 to the middle of the century which brought economic stability to northern Europe and stimulated Industrialisation and a growing urban middle class. Their interest in the arts sits between the Neoclassical and the Romantic and often focussed on the humble elegance of domestic interiors.The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.

Channel Islands School (19th century)Two views of La Moinerie, SerkPen, ink and watercolour, a pairInscribed La Moinerie Serk 18 Juin 1849, and La Moinerie Serk 18 Septembre 1849 respectively, upper centre18.4 x 22cm (7 x 8½ in.) (2)Provenance:Sale, Phillips, London, 5 November 1999, The Joshua Gosselin Collection of Topographical Watercolours, lot 88 (part lot). This and the following lot depict an estate in the north west corner of Sark, the third largest of the Channel Islands. The title La Moinerie, which is middle French for monastery, was established by St. Magloire, Sark's patron saint, who settled on the Island in the sixth century. It was formerly the property of the Seigneur or Feudal Lord of the Island and was one of the forty Sark Tenements established by Helier de Carteret in the fourteenth century. Each Tenement has a seat in the Island's parliament, known as the Chief Pleas. In 1929 the Tenement La Moinerie de Haut passed to the owner of the nearby island of Brecqhou. Although dated 1849, this strikingly modern landscape encapsulates many of the timeless qualities that make primitive art by academically untrained artists so beguiling. The joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale and perspective inspired many modern British artists from Ben Nicholson onwards. To be sold without reserve The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.

Channel Islands School (19th century)A view of La Moinerie, Serk, 1849Pen, ink and watercolourInscribed A View from Le Moinerie 1849, upper centre18.5 x 22cm (7¼ x 8½ in.)Provenance:Sale, Phillips, London, 5 November 1999, The Joshua Gosselin Collection of Topographical Watercolours, lot 88 (part lot), where purchased by the present owner.This and the previous lot depict an estate in the north west corner of Sark, the third largest of the Channel Islands. The title La Moinerie, which is middle French for monastery, was established by St. Magloire, Sark's patron saint, who settled on the Island in the sixth century. It was formerly the property of the Seigneur or Feudal Lord of the Island and was one of the forty Sark Tenements established by Helier de Carteret in the fourteenth century. Each Tenement has a seat in the Island's parliament, known as the Chief Pleas. In 1929 the Tenement La Moinerie de Haut passed to the owner of the nearby island of Brecqhou. Although dated 1849, this strikingly modern landscape encapsulates many of the timeless qualities that make primitive art by academically untrained artists so beguiling. The joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale and perspective inspired many modern British artists from Ben Nicholson onwards. The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.Condition Report: The picture is unexamined out of the frame. The sheet is not laid down. There is a small crease in the lower right quarter, but generally it appears to be in excellent condition. There are two spots of discolouration in the upper left and right corners as well as some other small areas along the lower edge and across the sky. The colours are strong and don't seem to have lost much of their original vibrancy. It is presented in an acid free mount and is behind museum glass, Condition Report Disclaimer

English School (18th century)Portrait of a gentleman, seated half-length, in a read coatOil on canvas, oval29 x 25cm (11¼ x 9¾ in.)Together with an 18th Century portrait of a lady in a white dress, on copper, oval; and a Dutch School miniature portrait of a gentleman on horseback (3)To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.

English School (17th century)Portraits of members of the Yate family: Richard Yate of Arlingham, Gloucestershire (1660-1701); his wife Elizabeth, (d.1705); and their children, John (d.1749), Dorothy (d.1762) and CharlesOil on canvas, ovalWith extensive inscriptions on labels attached to their reverseEach 34 x 30cm (13¼ x 11¾ in.) (5)According to the indistinct inscriptions on the reverses of all five pictures Richard Yate of Arlingham was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Forces of the County of Gloucester. He married Elizabeth Price, daughter of Major Thomas Price of Gloucester. Their second son John was an eminent barrister at law and lived at Colthrop, Gloucestershire. He married Jane co-heiress of William Barnesey Esq of the County of Hereford and widow of F Valum (?) Esq of Bilbury. They are both buried in the Sepulchral Chapel built by Colonel Yate at Bromesberrow. Dorothy was the 2nd daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Yate. She married Thomas Pyrke Esq of Little Dean and bore him 4 sons and 2 daughters, she survived them all and her husband and died the 24th Jan 1762 aged 76.It is rare to find a set of family portraits of this period painted on such a diminutive scale and presented in their original carved and gilded oval frames. The Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

Attributed to John K. Quatorman (c.1853)Portrait of a boy, small half-lengthPencilSigned and dated Q 1853 on the reverse10 x 9cm (3¾ x 3½ in.) Together with a 19th Century portrait of John Drew, aged 12, in a black and gold hat (2)To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

English Naive School (19th century)A young lady seated in an interior, holding a rose in her left handPencil, watercolour and bodycolour15.5 x 12cm (6 x 4½ in.)Provenance:Robert Young Antiques, LondonPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2005To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.Condition Report: The work appears to have been hinge mounted along the upper edge, however the card mount has been stuck down into the frame so full inspection has not been possible. There is some light fading and discolouration towards the upper edge of the sheet, otherwise the colour is good. There is some light, fine craquelure to the black pigment in the sitter's dress. Light undulation to the sheet under the glaze. Otherwise the work appears to be in good condition commensurate with age. Unexamined out of glazed frame.Condition Report Disclaimer

English School (19th century)Portrait of a girl, seated three-quarter-length, holding a red bookPen, ink and watercolour7 x 6cm (2¾ x 2¼ in.)Provenance:Robert Young Antiques, LondonPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2005 Together with four watercolour studies of young men by various hands (5)To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.  

English School (19th century)Thornber's - Hay ClosePen, ink and watercolourInscribed Thornber's - Hay Close to the lower edge19 x 26cm (7¼ x 10 in.)ProvenanceCharles Plante, LondonPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2001 To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.

English School (18th century)A country house in a wooded landscapePencil and watercolour heightened with white14 x 30cm (5½ x 11¾ in.)Provenance:Ted Few, LondonPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2003 Together with a watercolour of a castle by a harbour (2)To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

J. Marriott (early 19th century)Figures in a farmyard; A man crossing a weir; Travellers before a house; and Travellers on a track, a set of fourPen, ink and watercolour, ovalAll signed lower right9.5 x 9.5cm (3½ x 3½ in.) (4)Provenance:Atelier Fine Art, JerseyPurchased from the above by the present owner in 2006 To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.

F. Clarke (British c.1868)A house by an estuary, a cricket match beyondOil on boardSigned and dated lower left30 x 40cm (11¾ x 15½ in.)ProvenanceDavid Routledge Fine ArtPurchased from the above by the present ownerTo be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector. 

English School (early 19th century)Portrait of a gentleman, small bust-length, with a cravatGraphite and coloured pencil8.5 x 7cm (3¼ x 2¾ in.) Together with three other pencil studies of gentlemen, 18th and 19th Century; and two small Florentine frames, one containing a pen and ink sketch of a lady, the other a print after John Singer Sargent (6)To be sold without reserveThe Pinkers Collection of British, American and European Folk Art This charming collection of folk art takes its name from a diminutive 17th Century cottage on the Kent coast where it has hung and grown in size over the last twenty years. It includes watercolours and oil paintings from the 17th to the early 20th Century. Many are in their original frames and in remarkably fresh condition. Despite its rural location and the provincial subject matter of the works it is a truly international collection and many of the lots have come from some of the most important collectors and dealers in folk art on both sides of the Atlantic including Robert Young, Denzil Grant and Charles Plante in England and David Wheatcroft, Joan Brownstein and Austin Miller in America.Folk Art has been described as 'the unselfconscious creativity of academically untrained artists' (Robert Young, Folk Art, 1999) and it is this quality that gives many of the works an immediacy and playfulness that has chimed with generations of collectors. Some of the pictures, by journeymen artists, artisans or amateurs are provincial reinterpretations of more sophisticated works, such as the early 18th Century Yate family portraits (lot 122). Others have a joyful disregard of accepted ideas of scale, perspective and colouring, giving them a timeless quality which draws parallels with 20th Century artists including Alfred Wallis and John Nash, such as View from La Moinerie (lot 120) and the American School Portrait of a girl (lot 103) has an Outsider Art quality reminiscent of the Art Brut movement founded by Jean Dubuffet. Regardless of their origins this unique and varied collection is the manifestation of the vision and passion of a true collector.