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Auction date Friday 29 April 2022 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Total lots: 197

THEODORE CASIMIR ROUSSEL (1847-1926) A view of Hastings pier and promenade
Lot 200 Unsold
THEODORE CASIMIR ROUSSEL (1847-1926) A view of Hastings pier and promenade
watercolour, 17cm x 12cm with painted mount and surround

Provenance: Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Estimate: £100 - £200
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GEORGE CLAUSEN (1852-1944) Study of trees
Lot 201 Unsold
GEORGE CLAUSEN (1852-1944) Study of trees
signed in pencil lower right, watercolour, 29.5cm x 23cm

Exhibited: The Fine Art Society, 1953

Provenance: Purchased from The Alton Gallery, London, 1985
Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Estimate: £150 - £250
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ROBERT PAYTON REID (1859-1945) Highland landscape with trees to the foreground
Lot 202 Sold
ROBERT PAYTON REID (1859-1945) Highland landscape with trees to the foreground
oil on board, 26.5cm x 34cm

Provenance: Jean P. Reid, the daughter of the Artist
Exhibited: Mackay Gallery, London, SW6 5HG
Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £400 - £800
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PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935) Figures working on the River Seine, Paris
Lot 203 Unsold
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935) Figures working on the River Seine, Paris
signed and dated 'Mars 31' lower right, watercolour and pencil, 32cm x 24cm
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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*FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) 'The Water Boat Man'
Lot 205 Unsold
*FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956) 'The Water Boat Man'
figures in a small boat, some playing the guitar, monogrammed and dated 1906 lower right, watercolour, 34cm x 46cm

Provenance: Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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29 April 2022
BERTRAM PRIESTMAN (1868-1951) Landscape with trees and cattle watering
Lot 206 Unsold
BERTRAM PRIESTMAN (1868-1951) Landscape with trees and cattle watering
monogrammed and dated '10 lower left, oil on board, 34cm x 28cm

Provenance: Purchased from Alton Gallery, London, 1985
Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*SAMUEL JOHN LAMORNA BIRCH (1869-1955) A Continental River Landscape
Lot 208 Sold
*SAMUEL JOHN LAMORNA BIRCH (1869-1955) A Continental River Landscape
signed and dated 1941 lower right, watercolour, 12cm x 17cm

Provenance: The Collection of Russell Burlingham
Private Collection, London
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*CHARLES MARCH GERE (1869-1957) 'Study of an Angel from a tempera fresco'
Lot 209 Sold
*CHARLES MARCH GERE (1869-1957) 'Study of an Angel from a tempera fresco'
watercolour over pencil, 20cm x 11cm; together with a view of trees by the same artist 'Near Birdlip, Gloucestershire', watercolour, 9.5cm x 14.5cm (2)

Provenance: The Fine Art Society, July 1969
The Russell Burlingham Collection
Private Collection, London
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) 'Seated Figure - Drapery Study'
Lot 210 Sold
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) 'Seated Figure - Drapery Study'
charcoal heightened with white, 42cm x 33.5cm

Provenance: Purchased from Jane Roberts Fine Art, New Bond Street, London
Previously with Max Rutherston, New Bond Street, London
Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A view of a Gypsy encampment
Lot 211 Unsold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY A view of a Gypsy encampment
with figures fixing a caravan wheel whilst a man on horseback looks on, oil on canvas, 41cm x 56cm (unframed on stretcher)
Estimate: £100 - £200
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*GEORGES ROUAULT (1871-1958) 'Nu de Profil'
Lot 215 Unsold
*GEORGES ROUAULT (1871-1958) 'Nu de Profil'
(Chapon/Rouault 274; Wofsy 272) monogrammed and dated 1936 lower right in plate, from the edition of 250, printed by Lacourière, Paris, published by Vollard, Paris, from 'Les Fleurs du Mal', aquatint, 30cm x 20cm

Provenance: The Redfern Gallery, London
Private Collection, Dorset
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
CHARLES ROBINSON SYKES (1875-1950) 'The Venus of Epstein'
Lot 219 Sold
CHARLES ROBINSON SYKES (1875-1950) 'The Venus of Epstein'
pencil, 37.5cm 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: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
JOHN POSTLE HESTLETINE (1843-1929) 'Witley Church Yard'
Lot 220 Unsold
*MUIRHEAD BONE (1876-1953) 'Biasutti's farm, Querceto, Italy'
signed in pencil to the margin, etching, the image 20cm x 7.5cm; JOHN POSTLE HESTLETINE (1843-1929) 'Witley Church Yard', signed in plate, etching, the image 21cm x 14.5cm (2)

Provenance: Private family collection, Dorset, formed over generations, including pictures selected by Edward Wolfe RA (1897-1982), a family friend
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
ALEXANDER (ALEC) COUTTS FRASER (fl. 1893-1939) 'Parisian Boulevard Life'
Lot 221 Sold
ALEXANDER (ALEC) COUTTS FRASER (fl. 1893-1939) 'Parisian Boulevard Life'
signed and dated (18)93 lower right, oil on board, 15cm x 23cm

Provenance: With Roland, Browse & Delbanco
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
DAME LAURA KNIGHT (1877-1970) 'The Magic of a Line'
Lot 222 Sold
DAME LAURA KNIGHT (1877-1970) 'The Magic of a Line'
The autobiography of the Artist, publ. William Kimber and Co. Ltd., London, 1965, signed to the opening page in blue ink, beside a three-quarter length sketch of a clown; together with a small cache of correspondence to and from the Artist dating to 1965, mostly handwritten letters to a Mr Moorhouse regarding the purchase of a painting, one letter noting an offer from Knight to sign and return this book
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £800
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29 April 2022
*EDNA CLARKE-HALL (1879-1979) Still life study of candlesticks and fruit on a table in an interior
Lot 223 Sold
*EDNA CLARKE-HALL (1879-1979) Still life study of candlesticks and fruit on a table in an interior
watercolour and pencil, 29cm x 37.5cm

Provenance: With Max Rutherston, New Bond Street, London
Private collection, Lennox Gardens London SW1

Cf: For a similar work please see lot 79, Duke's, Art & Design post 1880, 19th March 2020
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
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29 April 2022
*VLADIMIR POLUNIN (1880-1957) Three figures standing before red buildings
Lot 225 Sold
*VLADIMIR POLUNIN (1880-1957) Three figures standing before red buildings
dated 24.2.1917 verso, oil on canvas, 70cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
VLADIMIR POLUNIN (1880-1957) Figural scene
Lot 226 Sold
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
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955) 'Les Femmes au Bouquet'
Lot 227 Sold
*FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955) 'Les Femmes au Bouquet'
numbered 23/250 in pencil to the margin lower left, stamped signature lower right, published by Musee National Fernand Leger, Biot and with their blindstamp lower left, lithograph in colours on wove paper, the image 51cm x 64cm
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
AFTER PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) 'L'Odalisque'
Lot 228a Sold
AFTER PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) 'L'Odalisque'
nude study of Genevieve Laporte, from Laporte's illustrated book 'Le Soleil Ebloui', dated 31.8.51 in plate, lithograph, 33cm x 25cm
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
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29 April 2022
*MARGARET ARMFIELD (1879-1960) A view of rocky outcrops off the coast
Lot 229 Unsold
*MARGARET ARMFIELD (1879-1960) A view of rocky outcrops off the coast
watercolour, 16cm x 22cm
Estimate: £20 - £40
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Albertine Shed Rose'
Lot 230 Sold
*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
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Sarlat'
Lot 231 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
29 April 2022
29 April 2022
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Sketch of Corfe Castle'
Lot 232 Sold
*MAXWELL ASHBY ARMFIELD (1882-1972) 'Sketch of Corfe Castle'
pastel, 21cm x 21cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Wiltshire
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £60 - £80
29 April 2022
29 April 2022

Total lots: 197

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