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Auction date Friday 8 October 2021
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Total lots: 254

IN THE MANNER OF MARCELINO VICENTE (1933-1968) A MEXICAN FOLK ART PAINTED POTTERY GROUP 'OCUMICHO DEVILS'
Lot 321 Sold
IN THE MANNER OF MARCELINO VICENTE (1933-1968) A MEXICAN FOLK ART PAINTED POTTERY GROUP 'OCUMICHO DEVILS'
modelled as a group of ten demons, some depicted eating elote, on a naturalistic base, 41.5cm high x 35cm wide

Provenance: The Studio of Peter Snow (1927-2008)
Peter Frederick Briscoe Snow was an English painter, theatre designer and teacher. From the 1960s to the 1990s he was head of postgraduate theatre design at the Slade School of Fine Art
Deep in the heart of Mexico’s western communities, in the state of Michoacán, you will find…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £250
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ALFONSO SOTENO: A LARGE METEPEC POTTERY 'TREE OF LIFE' SCULPTURE
Lot 322 Unsold
ALFONSO SOTENO: A LARGE METEPEC POTTERY 'TREE OF LIFE' SCULPTURE
the tree, or Árbol de la vida, all over decorated with numerous figures, religious icons and animals, incised signature to the base, 101cm high

Provenance: The Studio of Peter Snow (1927-2008)
Peter Frederick Briscoe Snow was an English painter, theatre designer and teacher. From the 1960s to the 1990s he was head of postgraduate theatre design at the Slade School of Fine Art
Estimate: £200 - £400
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FREDERICK HALL (1860-1948) Parkland landscape on a summer's day
Lot 323 Sold
FREDERICK HALL (1860-1948) Parkland landscape on a summer's day
with a figure taking shade under a tree, signed and dated 1921 lower left, oil on board, 31cm x 39cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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*SIMON BUSSY (1870-1954) 'Kairouan'
Lot 326 Sold
*SIMON BUSSY (1870-1954) 'Kairouan'
view of a domed building, possibly a mosque, signed and titled lower right, pastel, 17.5cm x 14cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Dorset
Kairouan is a city in northern Tunisia’s inland desert. It became a powerful trading hub and centre…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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8 October 2021
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949) 'Theatrical Costume Design - Male'
Lot 327 Sold
SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1872-1949) 'Theatrical Costume Design - Male'
ink and watercolour, 28cm x 18cm

Exhibited: New Grafton Gallery, January 1974
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
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8 October 2021
EMMA CIARDI (1879-1933) 'Venice'
Lot 328 Sold
EMMA CIARDI (1879-1933) 'Venice'
signed, titled 'Venezia' and indistinctly dated lower right, oil on board, 27cm x 30cm

Exhibited: An Exhibition of Works by Emma Ciardi, Leicester Galleries, London, 1913

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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*VLADIMIR POLUNIN (1880-1957) Three figures standing before red buildings
Lot 329 Unsold
*VLADIMIR POLUNIN (1880-1957) Three figures standing before red buildings
dated 24.2.1917 verso, oil on canvas, 70cm x 45cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
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8 October 2021
VLADIMIR POLUNIN (1880-1957) Figural scene
Lot 330 Unsold
VLADIMIR POLUNIN (1880-1957) Figural scene
depicting a man on his knees before another man in a garden landscape, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 80cm x 44cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
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8 October 2021
*AFTER PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) 'Dora Maar'
Lot 332 Sold
*AFTER PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) 'Dora Maar'
from Toesca's 'Six Contes Fantasques' numbered 197/225 in pencil lower left, drypoint etching, signed within the plate (number and signature possibly spurious), the image 32.5cm x 25cm

Provenance: Bearing label verso for The Redfern Gallery, dated January 17th 1959, although the work is titled 'Profil de jeune fille'
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £250 - £450
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8 October 2021
*MARGARET ARMFIELD (1879-1960) A view of rocky outcrops off the coast
Lot 333 Unsold
*MARGARET ARMFIELD (1879-1960) A view of rocky outcrops off the coast
watercolour, 16cm x 22cm
Estimate: £20 - £40
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8 October 2021
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) A nude study of a classical figure
Lot 334 Sold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) A nude study of a classical figure
full-length, pencil on paper, 26.5cm x 17.5cm; together with a botanical study by the same artist, dated "Aug 53" in ink lower right, pencil and pastel on paper, 15cm x 12.5cm (2)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) Figure study
Lot 335 Sold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) Figure study
possibly a costume design or illustration, pencil and chalk, 23.5cm x 18cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Albertine Shed Rose'
Lot 336 Unsold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Albertine Shed Rose'
dated Nov. 26 (19)53 in pencil upper right, pencil and colour, 15.5cm x 12.5cm
Estimate: £30 - £50
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8 October 2021
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Sarlat'
Lot 337 Unsold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Sarlat'
buildings on a hillside, titled lower left, pencil and chalk on paper, 23cm x 17.5cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire
Estimate: £50 - £80
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Sketch of Corfe Castle'
Lot 338 Unsold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Sketch of Corfe Castle'
pastel, 21cm x 21cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire
Estimate: £60 - £80
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) A view of a temple atop a rock arch
Lot 339 Unsold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) A view of a temple atop a rock arch
pencil and chalk on paper, 16cm x 21cm; together with a similar smaller view of the same Temple, pastels, 10cm x 17.5cm (2)

Provenance: A gift from the Artist's executor A.A. Ballard
Private Collection, Wiltshire
Estimate: £60 - £80
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Dubrovnik - On The Walls'
Lot 340 Unsold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Dubrovnik - On The Walls'
monogrammed, titled and dated in pencil lower right, pencil and pastel, 23.5cm x 21.5cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire
Estimate: £60 - £80
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'The Harbour - Dubrovnik'
Lot 341 Unsold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'The Harbour - Dubrovnik'
monogrammed, titled and dated '67 in pencil lower right, pencil and pastel, 22cm x 21.5cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire
Estimate: £60 - £80
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*AFTER GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963) 'À Varengeville'
Lot 344 Unsold
*AFTER GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963) 'À Varengeville'
signed in plate, lithograph in colours, the image 27cm x 43.5cm
Estimate: £150 - £250
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*AFTER GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963) 'L'oiseau et son nid'
Lot 345 Unsold
*AFTER GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963) 'L'oiseau et son nid'
signed within the plate, bears facsimile signature, numbered 94/400 in pencil to the margin, limited edition lithograph published by the Redfern Gallery Ltd London, 1959, the image 34cm x 51cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
HANS WEBER-FURER (1882-1941) An illustration of two children and an owl in a woodland landscape
Lot 346 Unsold
HANS WEBER-FURER (1882-1941) An illustration of two children and an owl in a woodland landscape
signed lower left, ink on paper, 14.5cm x 22.5cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
ERNEST PROCTER (1886-1935) Marshland landscape with trees
Lot 347 Unsold
ERNEST PROCTER (1886-1935) Marshland landscape with trees
signed and dated '10 lower left, watercolour, 33.5cm x 24.5cm; together with a similar painting of figures passing trees on a country path, signed and dated '09 lower left, 21cm x 27cm (2)
Ernest Procter was an English designer, illustrator and painter, and husband of artist Dod Procter.…
Estimate: £100 - £200
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*JOSEF DOBROWSKY (1889-1964) A snowy landscape with buildings
Lot 352 Sold
*JOSEF DOBROWSKY (1889-1964) A snowy landscape with buildings
signed and dated '36 lower right, watercolour, 43cm x 60.5cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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8 October 2021
*RONALD GRIERSON (1901-1993) 'Fruit and Flowers'
Lot 353 Sold
*RONALD GRIERSON (1901-1993) 'Fruit and Flowers'
signed and number 9/50 lower right, linocut in colours on tissue thin Japan, 20cm x 25cm (unframed but mounted)

Provenance: Acquired from The Redfern Gallery, September 14th 1934
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £250 - £450
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8 October 2021

Total lots: 254

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