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Auction date Thursday 25 April 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Total lots: 360

*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red Flight, Dec '57'
Lot 96 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red Flight, Dec '57'
signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas board, 39cm x 50cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Feature on Blue, study, Nov '57'
Lot 97 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Feature on Blue, study, Nov '57'
signed and dated lower right, further signed, dated and titled verso, oil on canvas, 61cm x 51cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red Feature, September '57'
Lot 98 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red Feature, September '57'
signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 51cm x 76cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Drawing on Yellow, May 1967'
Lot 99 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Drawing on Yellow, May 1967'
signed and dated lower right, mixed media on paper, 52cm x 65cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £800
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red/Yellow Motif, July 1969'
Lot 100 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Red/Yellow Motif, July 1969'
signed and dated lower right, acrylic on paper, 51cm x 65cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £400 - £800
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Landscape Element, Dec 59'
Lot 101 Sold
*WILLIAM GEAR (1915-1997) 'Landscape Element, Dec 59'
signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 92cm x 61cm

Provenance: The Artist and thence by descent
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Highgate Fog I'
Lot 102 Unsold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Highgate Fog I'
circa 1950, oil on board, 119cm x 43cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine surviving children to an art…
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Sky Forms'
Lot 103 Unsold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Sky Forms'
1957, oil on board, 68.5cm x 29cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine surviving children to an art…
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Night Window I'
Lot 104 Unsold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Night Window I'
1950, oil on canvas, 63.5cm x 50.8cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Elements'
Lot 105 Unsold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Elements'
1956, oil on paper, 76cm x 61cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine surviving children to an art…
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Scene I'
Lot 106 Sold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Scene I'
1982, oil on board, 61cm x 66cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine surviving children to an art…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Untitled'
Lot 107 Sold
*LEO DAVY (1924-1987) 'Untitled'
circa 1984, oil on board, 127cm x 182.9cm
Leo Davy was born in 1924 in Shipley, Yorkshire, the seventh of nine surviving children to an art…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) 'The Letter'
Lot 108 Sold
*LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) 'The Letter'
1982, signed, dated, titled and numbered 66/100 in pencil to the margin, etching, the sheet 35.5cm x 41cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) 'Mother'
Lot 109 Unsold
*LEON KOSSOFF (1926-2019) 'Mother'
1982, signed, dated, titled and numbered 41/100 in pencil to the margin, etching, the sheet 59.7cm x 50.2cm (unframed)
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*JOAN VILA MONCAU (1924-2013) 'Vella de Cadaques (Old Lady)'
Lot 110 Unsold
*JOAN VILA MONCAU (1924-2013) 'Vella de Cadaques (Old Lady)'
a stylised study of an elderly Spanish lady in an interior, signed lower right, ink and wash on card, 40cm x 30cm (unframed)
Estimate: £50 - £100
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*SHEILA MCLEOD ROBERTSON (1927-2020) 'Sandwood Bay, Sutherland'
Lot 111 Sold
*SHEILA MCLEOD ROBERTSON (1927-2020) 'Sandwood Bay, Sutherland'
Scottish coastal scene with a lonely figure walking on the beach, the Am Buachaille sea stack to the distance, signed lower right, oil on board, 30cm x 40cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*DORA HOLZHANDLER (1928-2015) 'Mother and child by wall'
Lot 112 Sold
*DORA HOLZHANDLER (1928-2015) 'Mother and child by wall'
signed and dated 2000 lower right, ink and watercolour on paper, 20cm x 16cm
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £200
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012) 'Pictures by Maurice Sendak'
Lot 113 Sold
MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012) 'Pictures by Maurice Sendak'
a limited edition folio produced by The Bodley Head, 1971, 19 colour and black and white illustrations on single sheets, reproduced from books illustrated by Sendak, with four-leaf artist's explanatory text (with colour illustration at head), loose as issued in original drop-spine box, upper cover with decorative floral print paper from a design by Sendak, printed paper label to upper cover, folio, numbered 122/1000
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM DAVIES (b. 1928) 'Pernes-Les-Fontaines, Vaucluse'
Lot 114 Sold
*WILLIAM DAVIES (b. 1928) 'Pernes-Les-Fontaines, Vaucluse'
figures congregating around a fountain in a town square, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 51cm x 41cm (unframed on stretcher)

William Davies was a painter in oil who was born in South Wales. He served in the Royal Navy until 1962 and was noted for his fluent, on the spot paintings of London, Venice and other marine subjects. Whilst in London, he painted from life over several years at the Royal Academy of Music. He was a member of The Wapping Group and exhibited his work widely including at ROI and RMSA.
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*WILLIAM DAVIES (b. 1928) Boats at low tide with a church beyond
Lot 115 Sold
*WILLIAM DAVIES (b. 1928) Boats at low tide with a church beyond
signed lower left, oil on board, 36cm x 51cm (unframed)

William Davies was a painter in oil who was born in South Wales. He served in the Royal Navy until 1962 and was noted for his fluent, on the spot paintings of London, Venice and other marine subjects. Whilst in London, he painted from life over several years at the Royal Academy of Music. He was a member of The Wapping Group and exhibited his work widely including at ROI and RMSA.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*MICHEL DUREUIL (1929-2011) 'La Route de la Cherie'
Lot 116 Unsold
MICHEL DUREUIL (1929-2011) 'La Route de la Cherie'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 59cm x 72cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*AUGUSTO BARROS FERREIRA (1929-1998) Untitled
Lot 117 Sold
*AUGUSTO BARROS FERREIRA (1929-1998) Untitled
abstract composition, signed lower right, further signed and inscribed "Paris 1968" verso, gouache on paper with deckled edges, 25 x 13cm
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'The Red Sunset through the City'
Lot 118 Unsold
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'The Red Sunset through the City'
1962, signed lower left, titled and dated verso, oil and collage on canvas, 61cm x 92cm
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
25 April 2024
25 April 2024
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'In the Forest with Lynchets'
Lot 119 Sold
*PADRAIG MACMIADHACHAIN (1929-2017) 'In the Forest with Lynchets'
signed lower left, further signed and dated 1980 verso, oil on board, 30cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
25 April 2024
25 April 2024

Total lots: 360

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