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Auction date Friday 8 October 2021
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Total lots: 282

GEORGE T LOPEZ (1900-1993) A 'SANTO' CARVED FIGURE
Lot 320 Sold
GEORGE T LOPEZ (1900-1993) A 'SANTO' CARVED FIGURE
the saint holding a figure aloft in his left hand and a cross in his right, signed and inscribed to the base, 37cm high; together with a further small quantity of Mexican folk art carvings and sculpture (6)

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
George Lopez came from several generations of wood-carvers. The work of his father, Jose Dolores…
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
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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8 October 2021
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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8 October 2021
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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8 October 2021
FREDERICK CAYLEY ROBINSON (1862-1927) 'The Long Journey'
Lot 324 Sold
FREDERICK CAYLEY ROBINSON (1862-1927) 'The Long Journey'
signed "Cayley Robinson" lower left and further signed and inscribed "The Long Journey F Cayley Robinson" on the reverse, tempera on canvas, 42cm x 61cm
Exhibited: The Royal Academy, London 1928, Leicester Galleries, London, 1929, number 28The Fine Art…
Hammer price: £95,000
Estimate: £40,000 - £60,000
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*SIMON BUSSY (1870-1954) 'Highland Landscape'
Lot 325 Sold
*SIMON BUSSY (1870-1954) 'Highland Landscape'
signed lower right, pastel on paper, 30cm x 22cm

Exhibited: 'Works by Simon Bussy', Leicester Galleries, 1939, number 9.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of a 'Miss Strachey', presumably the Artist's wife Dorothy Bussy, the sister of Lytton Strachey, the prominent writer and critic, and founding member of The Bloomsbury Group.
With Abbott & Holder, London
Private Collection, Dorset
Hammer price: £9,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*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
8 October 2021
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
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
*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
8 October 2021
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
*AUGUSTUS EDWIN JOHN (1878-1961) 'Two Irish Girls'
Lot 331 Sold
*AUGUSTUS EDWIN JOHN (1878-1961) 'Two Irish Girls'
c. 1908-10, signed, pencil and tempera on canvas, 39.5cm x 31.75cm

Provenance: The Collection of Sir Cyril Kendall Butler
Acquired from J. Leger and Son, 27th September 1939 by Kerrison Preston, Esq. for £120 (with accompanying correspondence between Preston and J. Leger and Son, some of which is from Lilian Browse)
and thence by descent.
Hammer price: £25,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
8 October 2021
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
8 October 2021
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
8 October 2021
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
8 October 2021
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
*HENRY LAMB (1883-1960) A group of young men and boys congregating in a street
Lot 342 Unsold
*HENRY LAMB (1883-1960) A group of young men and boys congregating in a street
some with bicycles, possibly Poole or Salisbury, signed and dated (19)51 lower left, oil on board, 53cm x 73cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Dorset
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
8 October 2021
8 October 2021
ERIC GILL (1882-1940) A FOLIO CASE OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS
Lot 343 Unsold
ERIC GILL (1882-1940) A FOLIO CASE OF WOOD ENGRAVINGS
religious or erotic studies, some bookplate designs, various sizes, nine signed or monogrammed and numbered in pencil, a further eight signed in pencil and another five unsigned examples, plus one facsimile (23) (two framed, twenty-one unframed)

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
8 October 2021
8 October 2021

Total lots: 282

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