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Auction date Friday 29 April 2022 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Total lots: 232

*MILDRED BENDALL (1891-1977) Still life study
Lot 247 Sold
*MILDRED BENDALL (1891-1977) Still life study
a black tea or coffee pot, a blue and white spotted vase, a pale blue vase, a train ticket and other items on a sideboard, with a mirror reflecting the items behind, Atelier stamp verso, oil on canvas, 52cm x 63cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Horse and Rider
Lot 248 Sold
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (1891-1915) Horse and Rider
pen and ink on paper, 25cm x 33cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 April 2022
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*STANLEY SPENCER (1891-1959) Figure study at Cookham
Lot 249 Sold
*STANLEY SPENCER (1891-1959) Figure study at Cookham
presumably Cookham churchyard, watercolour, oil and pencil on paper, 25cm x 17cm

Provenance: Christie's, London, 13 November 1987, lot 411, listed simply as 'Study'
Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Hammer price: £14,500
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
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*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly woman
Lot 250 Sold
*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly woman
signed lower right, pencil, 36cm x 28.5cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 April 2022
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*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) Head and shoulders portrait of a gentleman
Lot 251 Sold
*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) Head and shoulders portrait of a gentleman
signed and dated 1933 lower right, pencil, 33cm x 23.5cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) Head and shoulders portrait of a young man
Lot 252 Sold
*GILBERT SPENCER (1892-1979) Head and shoulders portrait of a young man
probably circa 1935, later signed in 1965 and dedicated "for Alf & Kay", pencil, 50cm x 29cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*WILLIAM MCCANCE (1894-1970) 'Solemn Head'
Lot 253 Sold
*WILLIAM MCCANCE (1894-1970) 'Solemn Head'
signed and dated 1945 lower left, pastels, 37cm x 27xcm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*DAVID JONES (1895-1974) 'The Crucifixion'
Lot 254 Sold
*DAVID JONES (1895-1974) 'The Crucifixion'
number 41 from the 1979 edition of 60, copper engraving, the image 15cm x 12.25cm

Provenance: Purchased from Anthony d'Offay, London, 1979
Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 April 2022
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*DAVID JONES (1895-1974) 'The Mariners'
Lot 255 Sold
*DAVID JONES (1895-1974) 'The Mariners'
from 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' suite, number 27 from the edition of 30, copper engraving, the image 17.25cm x 13.5cm

Provenance: Anthony d'Offay, London, 1979
Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*ADRIAN HILL (1895-1977) 'Queen Elizabeth Park'
Lot 256 Sold
*ADRIAN HILL (1895-1977) 'Queen Elizabeth Park'
woodland landscape, signed in charcoal and pencil lower right, titled in pencil lower left, mixed media on paper, 24.5cm x 34cm

Provenance: Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*WILLIAM ROBERTS (1895-1980) Nude study
Lot 257 Sold
*WILLIAM ROBERTS (1895-1980) Nude study
a woman seated, possibly unfinished, signed lower right, further signed in pencil verso, watercolour and pencil, 38cm x 28cm

Provenance: With pencil inscription verso reading "Bought by R.E.S. Wilson from the artist's wife"
Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £400 - £800
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*ROBERT SARGENT AUSTIN (1895-1973) 'Nude with Ling the dalmatian, Lingard House, Chiswick'
Lot 257a Unsold
*ROBERT SARGENT AUSTIN (1895-1973) 'Nude with Ling the dalmatian, Lingard House, Chiswick'
signed and dated 1938 lower centre, pastel on paper, 42cm x 37cm (2)
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT (1897-1954) 'Bord du Lac'
Lot 258 Sold
*JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT (1897-1954) 'Bord du Lac'
signed and dated 1931 in pencil lower right, titled and numbered 12/30 in pencil lower left, wood engraving, the image 13cm x 17.75cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*EDWARD WOLFE (1897-1982) 'Nude'
Lot 259 Sold
*EDWARD WOLFE (1897-1982) 'Nude'
full-length study of a woman seated in an interior; signed upper right, coloured chalks, 85cm x 59cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*EDWARD WOLFE (1897-1982) 'Moorish Landscape'
Lot 260 Sold
*EDWARD WOLFE (1897-1982) 'Moorish Landscape'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 75cm x 91cm

Provenance: London Artists' Association label verso, numbered 119
Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*EDWARD WOLFE (1897-1982) Mother and Child
Lot 261 Unsold
*EDWARD WOLFE (1897-1982) Mother and Child
signed lower right, with pencil dedication "A merry Xmas Nancy", pencil, 46.5cm x 29.5cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Estimate: £400 - £800
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*EDWARD WOLFE (1897-1982) Figural study
Lot 262 Sold
*EDWARD WOLFE (1897-1982) Figural study
a woman standing before plants and mountains, with inscription reading "Best wishes from Xmas and the new year Bobby, from Teddy Wolfe", pen and ink, 26cm x 19.5cm

The inscription is almost certainly for Bobby Gordon-Cumming, a friend of the Artist

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*MARCEL DYF (1899-1985) 'Before the Harvest'
Lot 263 Sold
*MARCEL DYF (1899-1985) 'Before the Harvest'
Brittany landscape with figures and buildings beside a field of crops, signed lower right, oil on board, 46cm x 56cm
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*PHILLIP DOUGLAS MACLAGAN (1901-1972) 'Cymbaline's Mount'
Lot 264 Sold
*PHILLIP DOUGLAS MACLAGAN (1901-1972) 'Cymbaline's Mount'
landscape with trees, oil on board, 14.5cm x19.5cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*BARNETT FREEDMAN (1901-1954) Barns and Farm Buildings
Lot 265 Sold
*BARNETT FREEDMAN (1901-1954) Barns and Farm Buildings
signed and indistinctly dated lower left, oil on canvas, 26cm x 38cm
Freedman, born in the East End of London, studied at St. Martin's School of Art and then the Royal…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*EDWARD BISHOP (1902-1997) 'Chinese figure with two poetic trees'
Lot 266 Sold
*EDWARD BISHOP (1902-1997) 'Chinese figure with two poetic trees'
signed, titled and dated 9th Jan 1977 verso, oil on board, 29cm x 19.5cm

Exhibited: Alton Gallery, London, SW13

Provenance: Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Wood Interior (1929/30)'
Lot 267 Sold
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Wood Interior (1929/30)'
signed and number 3/60 in pencil to the margin, etching, the image 11.5cm x 16cm

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Hanger Hill'
Lot 268 Sold
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Hanger Hill'
signed and numbered 45/77 in pencil to the margin, etching, the image 13.75cm x 13cm

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Michaelmas'
Lot 269 Sold
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Michaelmas'
signed in pencil to the margin, etching, the image 8.5cm x 7cm

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'St Mary Hatch'
Lot 270 Sold
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'St Mary Hatch'
signed in pencil to the margin, from the edition of 95, etching, the image 12cm x 18.25cm

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Adam and Eve'
Lot 271 Sold
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Adam and Eve'
signed and titled in pencil to the margin, etching, apparently from an edition of twelve, the image 20cm x 15cm

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'May Green (1927)'
Lot 272 Sold
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'May Green (1927)'
signed "Graham Sutherland imp" in pencil to the margin lower right, etching, the image 11cm x 16cm

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Fetching Water'
Lot 273 Sold
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Fetching Water'
signed and titled in pencil to the margin, etching, the image 10cm x 7.25cm

Provenance: Kerrison Preston Esq. and by descent
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Cray Fields'
Lot 274 Sold
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) 'Cray Fields'
signed in pencil to the margin, from the sixth state edition of 85, 1925, etching, the image 11.5cm x 12cm

Provenance: Aitken Dott & Son, Castle Street, Edinburgh
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*MORLAND LEWIS (1903-1943) 'Near Lifeboat House, Ferryside'
Lot 275 Sold
*MORLAND LEWIS (1903-1943) 'Near Lifeboat House, Ferryside'
oil on board, 21cm x 26cm

Provenance: Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London
Hammer price: £2,100
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*EDWARD BAWDEN (1903-1989) 'Leadenhall'
Lot 276 Sold
*EDWARD BAWDEN (1903-1989) 'Leadenhall'
from the 'Six London Markets' series, signed and titled in pencil to the margin, number 2 from the limited out of series edition of 8, lithograph in colours, the image 46cm x 61cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*EDWARD BAWDEN (1903-1989) 'Among the Marsh Arabs'
Lot 277 Unsold
*EDWARD BAWDEN (1903-1989) 'Among the Marsh Arabs'
signed, titled and numbered 3/75 in pencil to the margin, limited edition coloured lithograph, the image 36cm x 58cm

Issued in 1985 in editions of 75 by the Hurtwood Press, and printed by the Curwen Studio, the production of this lithograph was supervised by Bawden and based upon a watercolour carried out by him as a war artist in 1943. The original work is in the Collection of the Imperial War Museum
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*EDWARD BAWDEN (1903-1989) 'Dunkirk'
Lot 278 Sold
*EDWARD BAWDEN (1903-1989) 'Dunkirk'
*EDWARD BAWDEN (1903-1989) 'Dunkirk' signed, titled and numbered 67/75 in pencil to the margin, limited edition coloured lithograph, the image 36cm x 58cm

Issued in 1985 in editions of 75 by the Hurtwood Press, and printed by the Curwen Studio, the production of this lithograph was supervised by Bawden and based upon a watercolour carried out by him as a war artist in 1940. The original work is in the Collection of the Imperial War Museum
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Nude'
Lot 279 Unsold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Nude'
signed in pencil lower right, ink and wash, 35cm x 22cm

Provenance: Beaux Arts, York Street, Bath
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Stowe'
Lot 280 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Stowe'
with a Foreword by John Piper & a Commentary by Mark Girouard, Hurtwood Press in association with The Tate Gallery, 1983, signed but un-numbered edition, printed under John Parfitt at Westerham Press in Monophoto Baskerville series 169 on 100% Fourdrinier paper from the Rives-sur-Fure Mill of Arjomari-Prioux, bound in red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, slipcase en suite
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'The Oxford Bridge and Boycott Pavilion, Stowe'
Lot 281 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'The Oxford Bridge and Boycott Pavilion, Stowe'
signed in ink to the margin, lithograph, the image 37.5cm x 57cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Palazzo Pesaro'
Lot 282 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Palazzo Pesaro'
(Levinson 356) signed and numbered 68/75 in pencil to the margin, coloured etching on Velin Arches paper, printed by Kelpra Studio and published by Orde Levinson in 1983, the image 45.5cm x 64.5cm
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Long Melford Church'
Lot 283 Unsold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Long Melford Church'
(Levinson 336) signed and numbered 179/275 in pencil to the margin, coloured lithograph on T.H. Saunders 250gsm paper, printed by Curwen Studio and published by Canon Rubber Co. in 1982, the image 46cm x 61cm
Estimate: £400 - £800
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Llangloffan'
Lot 284 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Llangloffan'
signed in pencil to the margin, signed, titled and dated "23 XII 71" in plate, with Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp lower left, number 170 from the edition of 750, published by the Cavendish Collection, offset lithograph in colours, the image 39.5cm x 57.5cm

Provenance: Purchased from CCA Galleries
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'The Grotto, Halswell, Somerset'
Lot 285 Unsold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'The Grotto, Halswell, Somerset'
(Levinson 396) signed and numbered 18/70 in pencil to the margin, screenprint on Velin Arches paper, printed by Kelpra Studio in 1987 and published by Marlborough Fine Art (London) in 1981, the image 45cm x 60cm
Estimate: £500 - £800
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Scotney Castle II'
Lot 286 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Scotney Castle II'
(Levinson 344) signed and numbered 11/50 in pencil to the margin, coloured etching on Velin Arches paper, printed by Kelpra Studio in 1982 and published by Kelpra Editions in 1983, the image 19cm x 38cm

Provenance: Christie's Contemporary Art, with Certificate of Authenticity
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £400 - £800
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Scotney Castle I'
Lot 287 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Scotney Castle I'
signed and numbered 41/50 in pencil to the margin, coloured etching, printed by Kelpra Studio in 1982 and published by Kelpra Editions in 1983, the image 18.5cm x 38cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £400 - £800
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'West Walton'
Lot 288 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'West Walton'
(Levinson 322) signed in pencil to the margin, Artist's Proof screenprint on Grand Velin Arches paper, printed by Kelpra Studio in 1981 and published by Marlborough Fine Art in 1981, the image 55cm x 77cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'St Kew, Cornwall: Church In A Hilly Landscape'
Lot 289 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'St Kew, Cornwall: Church In A Hilly Landscape'
(Levinson 127) signed in pencil to the margin, edition of 70, lithograph, printed by Curwen Studio, published by Marlborough Fine Art, the image 50cm x 70cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £800
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1908-1992) 'Garn Fawr, Pembrokeshire'
Lot 289a Unsold
*JOHN PIPER (1908-1992) 'Garn Fawr, Pembrokeshire'
(Levinson 192) signed and inscribed 'proof' in pencil to the margin, screenprint on J. Green 233lb paper, printed by Kelpra Studio in 1968 and published by Marlborough Fine Art in 1968, the image 42cm x 64cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Eye and Camera'
Lot 290 Unsold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Eye and Camera'
(Levinson 355) signed and numbered 29/75 in pencil to the margin, coloured etching on Velin Arches paper, printed at Kelpra Studio in 1983, published by Orde Levinson, the image 45.5cm x 67cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Snape Maltings'
Lot 291 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Snape Maltings'
screenprint on silk scarf, 68cm x 70cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £560
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
BRITISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A view of Dyinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire
Lot 292 Sold
BRITISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A view of Dyinefwr Castle, Carmarthenshire
titled 'Dinnevor Castle', indistinctly signed and dated 1944 lower left, watercolour, 32.75cm x 41cm

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £100 - £200
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Total lots: 232

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