Four parrots on a branch, c.1789-90 by Sarah Stone (1760- 1844), a watercolour estimated at £1500-2000 as part of the Mallett: Taking Stock auction.
Newly-independent Dreweatts will hold a third – and probably final – Mallett stock sale from Donnington Priory next month, writes Roland Arkell.
As reported last week, Mallett – acquired by the Stanley Gibbons Group for around £9m in 2014 – has not traded for several months.