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Auction date Thursday, 19 October 2023 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Head of Sale:

John Holmes

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 324

*TOBY WIGGINS (b. 1972) 'Blackmore Vale from Hod Hill'
Lot 73 Sold
*TOBY WIGGINS (b. 1972) 'Blackmore Vale from Hod Hill'
Dorset landscape, signed and titled verso, oil on gesso panel, 13.5cm x 25.5cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late Roger Peers (1932-2023), Curator of the Dorset County Museum between 1959 and 1992
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*TOBY WIGGINS (b. 1972) 'Dunshay Studio, Langton Matravers'
Lot 74 Sold
*TOBY WIGGINS (b. 1972) 'Dunshay Studio, Langton Matravers'
monogrammed lower right, oil on gesso panel, 13.7cm x 26cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late Roger Peers (1932-2023), Curator of the Dorset County Museum between 1959 and 1992
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*TOBY WIGGINS (b. 1972) 'Mary Spencer Watson - Sculptor'
Lot 75 Sold
*TOBY WIGGINS (b. 1972) 'Mary Spencer Watson - Sculptor'
a full-length portrait of the noted sculptor seated in a studio interior, signed, titled and dated 2004 in pencil verso, oil and gesso on linen, 153cm x 102cm; together with a preparatory study in pencil, monogrammed lower right, 78cm x 44cm (2)

Provenance: The Estate of the late Roger Peers (1932-2023), Curator of the Dorset County Museum between 1959 and 1992

Exhibited: BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, 2004
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*MARY SPENCER WATSON (1913-2006) 'Running Figure'
Lot 76 Sold
*MARY SPENCER WATSON (1913-2006) 'Running Figure'
circa 1946, walnut, 76cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the late Roger Peers (1932-2023), Curator of the Dorset County Museum between 1959 and 1992

Literature: 'Mary Spencer Watson 'Sculpture', Ratuszniak, Annette, page 90 (illus.)
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £800
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*MARY SPENCER WATSON (1913-2006) 'Tui - Wading Figure'
Lot 77 Sold
*MARY SPENCER WATSON (1913-2006) 'Tui - Wading Figure'
circa 1983, cherry wood, 86.5cm high

Provenance: The Estate of the late Roger Peers (1932-2023), Curator of the Dorset County Museum between 1959 and 1992

Literature: 'Mary Spencer Watson 'Sculpture', Ratuszniak, Annette, page 116 (illus.)
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £800
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*REUBEN BATTERHAM (b. 1967): A LARGE OLIVE GREEN STUDIO POTTERY TWIN-HANDLED JARDINERE
Lot 78 Unsold
*REUBEN BATTERHAM (b. 1967): A LARGE OLIVE GREEN STUDIO POTTERY TWIN-HANDLED JARDINERE
the bulbous body with fluted sides, impressed mark "B" to lower body, 44cm high x 42cm wide

Provenance: Purchased directly from the potter by the vendor's father
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*REUBEN BATTERHAM (b. 1967): AN OLIVE GREEN STUDIO POTTERY TWIN-HANDLED JARDINERE
Lot 79 Sold
*REUBEN BATTERHAM (b. 1967): AN OLIVE GREEN STUDIO POTTERY TWIN-HANDLED JARDINERE
the bulbous body with fluted sides, impressed mark "B" to lower body, 44cm high x 42cm wide (def)

Provenance: Purchased directly from the potter by the vendor's father
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*RICHARD BATTERHAM (1936-2021): A LARGE CUT-SIDED OLIVE GREEN STUDIO POTTERY BOWL
Lot 80 Sold
*RICHARD BATTERHAM (1936-2021): A LARGE CUT-SIDED OLIVE GREEN STUDIO POTTERY BOWL
with panelled sides, 20cm high x 35cm diameter

Provenance: Purchased directly from the potter by the vendor's father
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*RICHARD BATTERHAM (1936-2021): A GLAZED STONEWARE JAR AND COVER
Lot 81 Sold
*RICHARD BATTERHAM (1936-2021): A GLAZED STONEWARE JAR AND COVER
the body with cut diagonal lines, apparently unsigned, 16.5cm

Note: For a similar example see lot 429, Woolley and Wallis, 17th March 2022

Provenance: Private Collection, Dorset
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
JULIUS OLSSON (1864-1942) 'Moonlight, St. Ives Bay'
Lot 82 Sold
JULIUS OLSSON (1864-1942) 'Moonlight, St. Ives Bay'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 46cm x 61cm

Exhibited: British Impressions, Messum's, Marlow, Bucks, Spring 2007
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,500
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
ROGER ELLIOT FRY (1866-1934) A portrait of the Artist's mother, Mariabella
Lot 83 Unsold
ROGER ELLIOT FRY (1866-1934) A portrait of the Artist's mother, Mariabella
monogrammed lower right, further monogrammed with the sitters initials and dated "Aug 1927" lower left, pencil, 26.5cm x 22.75cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
LEON BAKST (1866-1924) 'Silver Negro'
Lot 84 Unsold
LEON BAKST (1866-1924) 'Silver Negro'
Costume design for Diaghilev's Ballet Russes production of 'Scheherazade', circa 1910, watercolour, gouache, gold and pencil on paper, 29cm x 19cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Somerset
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
EDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940) 'Madame Hessel chez elle'
Lot 85 Unsold
EDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940) 'Madame Hessel chez elle'
1910, monogrammed lower right, pen and ink on paper, 9.5cm x 12.5cm

Provenance: J.P.L. Fine Arts, London W1
An Artistic Family Collection, Wiltshire

Lucie Hessel, the wife of Vuillard's art dealer Jos Hessel, was a good friend of the painter for almost forty years. Vuillard painted her at different stages of her life, capturing her grace and strong personality.
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
EDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940) 'Bouquet de Fleurs'
Lot 86 Sold
EDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940) 'Bouquet de Fleurs'
monogrammed lower left, pencil on paper, 10cm x 14.5cm

Provenance: 'Impressionist & Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture', Sotheby's, London, 6th July 1972, lot 81
An Artistic Family Collection, Wiltshire
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £800
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
EDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940) 'Paysage avec des arbres'
Lot 87 Sold
EDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940) 'Paysage avec des arbres'
monogrammed in ink lower right, pencil on paper, 10.5cm x 17cm

Provenance: An Artistic Family Collection, Wiltshire
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
WILLIAM LEE HANKEY (1869-1952) A French market scene
Lot 88 Sold
WILLIAM LEE HANKEY (1869-1952) A French market scene
bustling with figures including a flower seller with a wheelbarrow to the foreground, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 50cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
WILFRID GABRIEL DE GLEHN (1870-1951) Nude study
Lot 89 Sold
WILFRED GABRIEL DE GLEHN (1870-1951) Nude study
oil on canvas, 61cm x 51cm

Exhibited: British Impressions, Messum's, Cork Street, London W1S, Summer 2004
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
WILFRED GABRIEL DE GLEHN (1870-1951) 'Grantchester from the Cam'
Lot 90 Unsold
WILFRED GABRIEL DE GLEHN (1870-1951) 'Grantchester from the Cam'
signed lower right, watercolour, 30cm x 36.5cm

Provenance: David Messum Fine Art, The Studio, Marlow, Bucks
The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
WILFRED GABRIEL DE GLEHN (1870-1951) 'Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge'
Lot 91 Sold
WILFRED GABRIEL DE GLEHN (1870-1951) 'Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge'
signed lower left, titled verso, watercolour, 31cm x 51cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
WILFRED GABRIEL DE GLEHN (1870-1951) 'View of Manor Field, Grantchester, Cambridge'
Lot 92 Sold
WILFRED GABRIEL DE GLEHN (1870-1951) 'View of Manor Field, Grantchester, Cambridge'
signed lower right, inscribed "For Eva Paddon" lower left, watercolour, 24.5cm x 34.5cm

Provenance: David Messum Fine Art, The Studio, Marlow, Bucks
The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*JANE ERIN EMMET DE GLEHN (1873-1961) A head and shoulders portrait of a lady
Lot 93 Sold
*JANE ERIN EMMET DE GLEHN (1873-1961) A head and shoulders portrait of a lady
inscribed "To Louis, Jane de Glehn, August 1920" lower right, pencil heightened with white, 21cm x 16cm

Provenance: The Estate of the late John Rollo Somerset-Paddon, formerly of Chalk Newton House, Maiden Newton, Dorset, thence by descent
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £50 - £100
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
ARTHUR JENKINS (1871-1940) 'Venus Bath, Sark'
Lot 94 Sold
ARTHUR JENKINS (1871-1940) 'Venus Bath, Sark'
children bathing at the natural swimming pool on Little Sark, signed lower right, titled in pencil verso, oil on board, 35cm x 45cm
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
*JENNY MONTIGNY (1875-1937) 'Recreation en Automne, Deurle, 1921'
Lot 95 Sold
*JENNY MONTIGNY (1875-1937) 'Recreation en Automne, Deurle, 1921'
Children at play under the shade of autumnal trees, signed lower right, further signed, titled and dated verso, oil on canvas, 63cm x 74cm

Provenance: The Collection of the Artist
The Collection of Louis Montigny, the brother of the Artist and his wife Lilian Attneave
and thence by descent
A pioneering female impressionist, Jenny Montigny (1875-1937) was a founding member of the luminist…
Hammer price: £35,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
19 October 2023
19 October 2023
JENNY MONTIGNY (1875-1937) 'Été (au jardin)'
Lot 96 Sold
*JENNY MONTIGNY (1875-1937) 'Été (au jardin)'
A mother and her children enjoying a summers day in a garden of hollyhocks, signed lower right, further signed, initialled and titled verso, oil on canvas, 57cm x 71cm

Provenance: The Collection of the Artist
The Collection of Louis Montigny, the brother of the Artist and his wife Lilian Attneave
and thence by descent
A pioneering female impressionist, Jenny Montigny (1875-1937) was a founding member of the luminist…
Hammer price: £21,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
19 October 2023
19 October 2023

Total lots: 324

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