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Auction date Thursday 17 April 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Total lots: 218

JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Landscape with cattle
Lot 548 Sold
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Landscape with cattle
charcoal and pastel, 9.5cm x 15cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £80
17 April 2025
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JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Study of sheep
Lot 549 Sold
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Study of sheep
with lambs climbing on their mother's back, charcoal, 10.5cm x 14.5cm
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £80
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Shepherd tending his flock
Lot 550 Sold
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Shepherd tending his flock
by the light of a lamp, charcoal and pastel, 10cm x 15cm
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40 - £80
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Shepherd and his sheep
Lot 551 Sold
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Shepherd and his sheep
with a lamb and ewe to the foreground, charcoal and pastel, 10.5cm x 13cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £80
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
DANIEL SHERRIN (1868-1940) Waves breaking at sunrise
Lot 552 Unsold
DANIEL SHERRIN (1868-1940) Waves breaking at sunrise
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 40cm x 101cm
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) 'The Bathing Pool, Dunshay'
Lot 553 Sold
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) 'The Bathing Pool, Dunshay'
circa 1926, oil on canvas laid on board, 35cm x 50cm
Note: Tucked in a pocket of rolling countryside between Corfe Castle and Swanage on the Isle of…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Landscape study
Lot 554 Sold
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Landscape study
oil on board, 27.5cm x 38.2cm
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872–1945) 'Alison Debenham'
Lot 555 Sold
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872–1945) 'Alison Debenham'
circa 1916, the sitter depicted full-length, standing in a garden, oil on canvas, 100cm x 72cm
Note: Alison Edith Debenham (later Le Plat) was a British painter and artist, the daughter of Sir…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
AFTER PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) 'Antipolis'
Lot 556 Sold
AFTER PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) 'Antipolis'
from the Antibes suite, heliogravure print, 23cm x 29.5cm; together with another example from the same suite (2)

Provenance: Acquired from the Bath Decorative Fair.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £150
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*JAMES RANALPH JACKSON (1882-1975) 'Sydney Harbour, Morning'
Lot 557 Sold
*JAMES RANALPH JACKSON (1882-1975) 'Sydney Harbour, Morning'
A view across Mosman Bay looking towards Cremorne Point, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 49cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Station Approach'
Lot 558 Unsold
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Station Approach'
signed in pencil to the margin lower right, Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp lower left equating to 783 from the edition of 850, limited edition offset lithograph printed in 1972 by Max Jaffe and published by Adam Collection Ltd., the image 40.5cm x 51cm
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Sailing Boats'
Lot 559 Sold
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Sailing Boats'
signed in pencil to the margin lower right, Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp lower left equating to 202, limited edition offset lithograph from the edition of 850 printed in 1975 by Venture Prints Limited of Bristol, the image 29cm x 34cm
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Our Town'
Lot 560 Unsold
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Our Town'
signed and numbered 300/850 in pencil to the margin, limited edition offset lithograph published by Grove Galleries, Manchester, the image 42.5cm x 61.5cm
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Ferry Boats'
Lot 561 Sold
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Ferry Boats'
signed in pencil to the margin lower right, Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp lower left equating to 289, limited edition offset lithograph from the edition of 500 printed in 1972 by Venture Prints Limited of Bristol, the image 30.5cm x 40.5cm
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'The Beach, Deal'
Lot 562 Unsold
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'The Beach, Deal'
signed in pencil to the margin lower right, Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp lower left equating to 574/850, limited edition offset lithograph printed in 1973 by Venture Prints Limited of Bristol, the image 26cm x 50.5cm; together with the companion study 'Deal' signed in blue ballpoint lower left, Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp lower left equating to 97/850, limited edition offset lithograph printed in 1973 by Venture Prints Limited of Bristol, the image 17cm x 25cm (the latter unframed, mounted) (2)
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Deal'
Lot 563 Unsold
*LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) 'Deal'
signed in blue ballpoint lower left, Fine Art Trade Guild blindstamp lower left equating to 816, limited edition offset lithograph from the edition of 850 printed in 1973 by Venture Prints Limited of Bristol, the image 17cm x 25cm
Estimate: £400 - £800
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL MAZE (1887-1979) 'Port de pêche avec filets tendus'
Lot 564 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL MAZE (1887-1979) 'Port de pêche avec filets tendus'
fishing port with stretched nets, titled lower right, ink and wash, 48cm x 64cm

Provenance: According to an inscription verso the work was acquired at Jean Cocteau Gallery, Beaulieu, France, circa 1957.
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*KEITH MURRAY (1892-1981) 'Segovia'
Lot 565 Sold
*KEITH MURRAY (1892-1981) 'Segovia'
1927, street scene with figures, monogrammed and titled lower left, dated verso, pencil and watercolour, 24cm x 30.6cm
Note: Keith Day Pearce Murray MC RDI FRIBA (5 July 1892 – 16 May 1981) was a New Zealand-born…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £150
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*KEITH MURRAY (1892-1981) Spanish street scene with figures
Lot 566 Sold
*KEITH MURRAY (1892-1981) Spanish street scene with figures
circa 1927, signed in pencil lower right, pencil and watercolour, 19cm x 29cm; together with another Swiss street scene 'Sion, August 1925', pencil and wash, 20cm x 31.5cm (2)
Note: Keith Day Pearce Murray MC RDI FRIBA (5 July 1892 – 16 May 1981) was a New Zealand-born…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*KEITH MURRAY (1892-1981) 'Florence'
Lot 567 Sold
*KEITH MURRAY (1892-1981) 'Florence'
canal scene with gondolier, signed and dedicated in pencil to the margin, monogrammed in plate lower right, etching, the image 12.5cm x 13cm; together with four further prints by Murray (5) (all unframed)
Note: Keith Day Pearce Murray MC RDI FRIBA (5 July 1892 – 16 May 1981) was a New Zealand-born…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
WILLIAM KNOWLE HUDSON (b. 1892) 'Corfe Castle'
Lot 568 Sold
WILLIAM KNOWLE HUDSON (b. 1892) 'Corfe Castle'
1938, signed lower left, further signed dated and titled in pencil verso, oil on panel, 46cm x 56cm (unframed)
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*RONALD OSSORY DUNLOP (1894-1973) 'Devon Bridge'
Lot 569 Unsold
*RONALD OSSORY DUNLOP (1894-1973) 'Devon Bridge'
signed lower right, oil on board, 20cm x 21cm
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*ROLAND VIVIAN PITCHFORTH (1895-1982) 'Scilly Isles'
Lot 570 Unsold
*ROLAND VIVIAN PITCHFORTH (1895-1982) 'Scilly Isles'
Beach scene with figures, signed lower right, watercolour, 42.5cm x 58cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*ROLAND VIVIAN PITCHFORTH (1895-1982) Coastal landscape
Lot 571 Sold
*ROLAND VIVIAN PITCHFORTH (1895-1982) Coastal landscape
1938, signed and dated lower left, watercolour, 46cm x 61cm

Provenance: Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, number 32730,
The Zwemmer Gallery, London, number 569.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £80 - £150
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*FRED FRITS KLEIN (1898-1990) Nude with head turned to the left
Lot 572 Unsold
*FRED FRITS KLEIN (1898-1990) Nude with head turned to the left
studio stamp lower right, charcoal on paper, 32cm x 23.5cm

Note: Fred was Yves Klein's father. Yves was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme.
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) 'Portrait of Mrs Jacobs'
Lot 573 Sold
*FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) 'Portrait of Mrs Jacobs'
oil on canvas, 48cm x 35cm

Provenance: The Artist's Studio Sale, with stamps verso,
Acquired from Clock Tower Antiques, Truro, Cornwall, 31st March 2000,
Private collection, Dorset.

Note: By repute the sitter was a member of the famed Jacobs family, producers of crackers and biscuits.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) 'Aurella'
Lot 574 Sold
*FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) 'Aurella'
a reclining nude in an interior, signed lower left, titled verso, oil on canvas, 64cm x 77cm
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) Recumbent nude
Lot 575 Sold
*FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) Recumbent nude
signed lower left, further signed and with studio stamps verso, oil on canvas, 60cm x 80cm
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO MARINO MARINI (1901-1980) Female nude
Lot 576 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO MARINO MARINI (1901-1980) Female nude
bearing signature lower right, inscribed "prava d'artiste' lower left, mixed media on hardboard, 28cm x 22cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*HESKETH RAOUL LEJARDERAY MILLAIS (1901-1999) 'Three Chasers'
Lot 577 Sold
*HESKETH RAOUL LEJARDERAY MILLAIS (1901-1999) 'Three Chasers'
a sketch of three horse heads, signed and titled lower right, inscribed "Lord Bicester" lower left, ink and wash over pencil heightened with white, 15.5cm x 21cm; together with two further sketches of horses by the same hand, 'The Yearlings' and 'Stallion' dated (19)44 and (19)49 respectively (3)

Provenance: 'Three Chasers' acquired from Duke's April 2018, Lot no. 399,
'The Yearlings' and 'Stallion' both with The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London W1.
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*ERIC FRASER (1902-1984) A set of six depictions of fantastical modes of transport
Lot 578 Unsold
*ERIC FRASER (1902-1984) A set of six depictions of fantastical modes of transport
each inscribed "Eric Fraser del. et imp." in plate, lithographs, each 18cm x 25cm (6)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*JOHN SAMUEL LOXTON (1903-1971) Fishing boats on still waters
Lot 579 Unsold
*JOHN SAMUEL LOXTON (1903-1971) Fishing boats on still waters
signed lower right, watercolour, 33cm x 40.5cm

Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth.
Note: Australian artist John S. Loxton was born in Adelaide and studied at the National Gallery…
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'The Grotto, Halswell, Somerset'
Lot 580 Sold
*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
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Mother and Child'
Lot 581 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Mother and Child'
1977, signed and numbered 58/95 in pencil to the margin, lithograph, 77cm x 57cm (sheet)

Provenance: Acquired from Christie's Contemporary Art and with their Certificate of Authentication.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Nude'
Lot 582 Unsold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Nude'
signed in pencil lower right, ink and wash, 35cm x 22cm

Provenance: Beaux Arts, York Street, Bath.
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk'
Lot 583 Sold
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk'
1977, signed and numbered 73/120 in pencil to the margin, number 73 of the edition of 120, lithograph, printed on T.H. Saunders paper by the Curwen Studio, 60.5cm x 48cm (sheet)

Provenance: Acquired from Christie's Contemporary Art and with their Certificate of Authentication.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £800
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*SIR CECIL BEATON (1904-1980) 'The Kayaker'
Lot 584 Unsold
*SIR CECIL BEATON (1904-1980) 'The Kayaker'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 76.4cm x 101.6cm

Provenance: Acquired from W.H. Lane & Son, Penzance, 3rd May 2023, Lot 225.
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR CECIL BEATON (1904-1980) A group of seven costume designs
Lot 585 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO SIR CECIL BEATON (1904-1980) A group of seven costume designs
some with annotations, pencil on paper, each approximately 27cm x 20cm (7)

Provenance: Marina Henderson, London,
Acquired by the current vendor at Stair Galleries Auction, Hudson, New York, USA, September 26th, 2006, Lot 421.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*GWENDOLINE BEATRICE WHITE (1904-1981) A panoramic study of a travelling circus
Lot 586 Sold
*GWENDOLINE BEATRICE WHITE (1904-1981) A panoramic study of a travelling circus
signed lower right, watercolour/gouache, 37cm x 150cm

Exhibited: A label verso for The City of Hull Municipal Art Gallery.
Note: Gwen White was a painter and illustrator who studied at the Bournemouth School of Art before…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*FELIKS TOPOLSKI (1907-1989) 'Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem - Nigerian Troops'
Lot 587 Sold
*FELIKS TOPOLSKI (1907-1989) 'Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem - Nigerian Troops'
1944, signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, pencil on brown paper, 25.7cm x 20.3cm

Provenance: Acquired from David Messum Fine Art, Summer Exhibition, 1995,
Private collection, Dorset.

Exhibited: David Messum Fine Art, Summer Exhibition, 1995, number 79.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*FELIKS TOPOLSKI (1907-1989) 'Outside Continental Services Club, Chowringee, Calcutta, April 1944'
Lot 588 Sold
*FELIKS TOPOLSKI (1907-1989) 'Outside Continental Services Club, Chowringee, Calcutta, April 1944'
signed and titled lower right, brown ink on beige paper, 35.6cm x 26.5cm

Provenance: Acquired from David Messum Fine Art, Summer Exhibition, 1995,
Private collection, Dorset.

Exhibited: David Messum Fine Art, Summer Exhibition, 1995, number 93.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*ALFRED VACHON (1907-1994) Mediterranean landscape
Lot 589 Unsold
*ALFRED VACHON (1907-1994) Mediterranean landscape
with trees to the foreground and mountainous backdrop, signed and dated '67 lower right, watercolour, 48cm x 63cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*ALFRED VACHON (1907-1994) Mediterranean landscape
Lot 590 Unsold
*ALFRED VACHON (1907-1994) Mediterranean landscape
with a stone turret to the mid-ground, signed and dated '67 to the lower right, watercolour, 48cm x 63cm
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*STUART SCOTT SOMERVILLE (1908-1993) 'Yellow Roses'
Lot 591 Sold
*STUART SCOTT SOMERVILLE (1908-1993) 'Yellow Roses'
still life study, signed lower right, titled verso, oil on canvas, 33cm x 41cm
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*HANNAH FRANK (1908-2008) 'Garden (1932)'
Lot 592 Unsold
*HANNAH FRANK (1908-2008) 'Garden (1932)'
signed in pencil lower right, lithograph, 21cm x 18cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*JULIAN TREVELYAN (1910-1988) 'The Ram'
Lot 593 Sold
*JULIAN TREVELYAN (1910-1988) 'The Ram'
1978, signed, titled and numbered 23/50 in pencil to the margin, etching and aquatint on paper, the image 35cm x 48cm

Provenance: Acquired from Freya Mitton 20th Century British Art.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*ROGER HILTON (1911-1975) 'Untitled, July 1961'
Lot 594 Unsold
*ROGER HILTON (1911-1975) 'Untitled, July 1961'
abstract composition, signed and titled verso, oil on canvas, 40.5cm x 55.9cm

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the Late The Honourable Anna Kinnaird.
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
17 April 2025
17 April 2025
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) Dorset landscape
Lot 595 Sold
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) Dorset landscape
initialled lower right, oil on board, 24cm x 34cm
Hammer price: £2,100
Estimate: £200 - £400
17 April 2025
17 April 2025

Total lots: 218

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