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Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 1
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 2
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 3
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 4
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 5
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 6
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 7
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 8
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 9
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 10
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 11
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 12
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 13
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 14
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 15
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 16
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 17
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 18
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 19
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 20
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 21
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 22
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 23
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 24
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 25
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 26
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 27
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 28
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 29
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 30
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 31
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 32
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 33
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 34
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 35
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 36
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 37
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 38
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 39
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 40
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 41
Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923) A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka) image 42
Lot 88

Arthur Herbert Hussey
(British, 1863-1923)
A selection of twelve views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state (Together with two watercolours of Kandy, Sri Lanka)

7 – 15 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £896 inc. premium

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Arthur Herbert Hussey (British, 1863-1923)

A group of twelve various views in India from 1893 to 1908, including several views in the Maharashtra state
two signed with initials 'A.H.H.'; most indistinctly inscribed with location and date (some recto and some verso)
watercolour
the largest 25.4 x 35.5cm (10 x 14in), the smallest 17.2 x 25.7cm (6 3/4 x 10 1/8in)
all unframed.
Together with two watercolours by the same hand depicting views in Kandy, Sri Lanka, one inscribed and dated 'Temple of the Tooth/22.7.08 Kandy' (lower left); the other inscribed and dated 'Kandy/21.7.08' (lower right). one '25.4 x 35.5cm (10 x 14in); the other 35.5 x 25.4cm (14 x 10in), both unframed.
(14)

Footnotes

Provenance
Directly from the artist's family.
Anon. sale, Burstow & Hewett, 30 January 2025, lot 485 (part of a larger group lot).

Arthur Herbert Hussey, of Scotney Castle, Kent, was the third son of Edward Hussey III. Born in 1863, he joined the British Army and served in the Royal Artillery from the age of 19 in 1882 until his retirement in 1919 aged 56. During the First World War Arthur was a Brigadier General, his role was Commander of the 5th division Royal Artillery.

Some of Hussey's watercolours can be found in the National Trust's collection at Scotney Castle, Kent.

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