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Thursday 17th April at 10.30am
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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548 |
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Landscape with cattle
charcoal and pastel, 9.5cm x 15cm
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£40 - £80 | £30 | View |
| 549 |
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Study of sheep
with lambs climbing on their mother's back, charcoal, 10.5cm x 14.5cm
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£40 - £80 | £60 | View |
| 550 |
JOHN ROBERT KEITLEY DUFF (1862-1938) Shepherd tending his flock
by the light of a lamp, charcoal and pastel, 10cm x 15cm
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£40 - £80 | £60 | View |
| 551 |
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
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£40 - £80 | £70 | View |
| 552 |
DANIEL SHERRIN (1868-1940) Waves breaking at sunrise
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 40cm x 101cm
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£1,000 - £2,000 | - | View |
| 553 |
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) 'The Bathing Pool, Dunshay'
circa 1926, oil on canvas laid on board, 35cm x 50cm
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£300 - £500 | £1,100 | View |
| 554 |
GEORGE SPENCER WATSON (1869-1934) Landscape study
oil on board, 27.5cm x 38.2cm
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£300 - £500 | £260 | View |
| 555 |
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (1872–1945) 'Alison Debenham'
circa 1916, the sitter depicted full-length, standing in a garden, oil on canvas, 100cm x 72cm
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£500 - £1,000 | £650 | View |
| 556 |
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. |
£80 - £150 | £100 | View |
| 557 |
*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
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£800 - £1,200 | £1,700 | View |
| 558 |
*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…
|
£1,500 - £2,500 | - | View |
| 559 |
*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…
|
£2,000 - £4,000 | £2,000 | View |
| 560 |
*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
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£2,500 - £4,500 | - | View |
| 561 |
*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…
|
£1,500 - £2,500 | £1,500 | View |
| 562 |
*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…
|
£2,500 - £4,500 | - | View |
| 563 |
*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…
|
£400 - £800 | - | View |
| 564 |
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… |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 565 |
*KEITH MURRAY (1892-1981) 'Segovia'
1927, street scene with figures, monogrammed and titled lower left, dated verso, pencil and watercolour, 24cm x 30.6cm
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£80 - £150 | £60 | View |
| 566 |
*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)
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£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
| 567 |
*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…
|
£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
| 568 |
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)
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£150 - £250 | £190 | View |
| 569 |
*RONALD OSSORY DUNLOP (1894-1973) 'Devon Bridge'
signed lower right, oil on board, 20cm x 21cm
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£400 - £600 | - | View |
| 570 |
*ROLAND VIVIAN PITCHFORTH (1895-1982) 'Scilly Isles'
Beach scene with figures, signed lower right, watercolour, 42.5cm x 58cm
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 571 |
*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. |
£80 - £150 | £50 | View |
| 572 |
*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… |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 573 |
*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… |
£200 - £400 | £200 | View |
| 574 |
*FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) 'Aurella'
a reclining nude in an interior, signed lower left, titled verso, oil on canvas, 64cm x 77cm
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£300 - £500 | £1,000 | View |
| 575 |
*FRANK JAMESON (1899-1968) Recumbent nude
signed lower left, further signed and with studio stamps verso, oil on canvas, 60cm x 80cm
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£300 - £500 | £380 | View |
| 576 |
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
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£100 - £200 | £70 | View |
| 577 |
*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…
|
£700 - £1,000 | £1,500 | View |
| 578 |
*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)
|
£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 579 |
*JOHN SAMUEL LOXTON (1903-1971) Fishing boats on still waters
signed lower right, watercolour, 33cm x 40.5cm
Provenance: Wabey House, Upwey, Weymouth. |
£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 580 |
*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…
|
£300 - £500 | £320 | View |
| 581 |
*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. |
£300 - £500 | £240 | View |
| 582 |
*JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Nude'
signed in pencil lower right, ink and wash, 35cm x 22cm
Provenance: Beaux Arts, York Street, Bath. |
£800 - £1,500 | - | View |
| 583 |
*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… |
£400 - £800 | £550 | View |
| 584 |
*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. |
£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 585 |
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,… |
£500 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 586 |
*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. |
£200 - £400 | £600 | View |
| 587 |
*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. … |
£100 - £200 | £260 | View |
| 588 |
*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… |
£100 - £200 | £550 | View |
| 589 |
*ALFRED VACHON (1907-1994) Mediterranean landscape
with trees to the foreground and mountainous backdrop, signed and dated '67 lower right, watercolour, 48cm x 63cm
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 590 |
*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
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 591 |
*STUART SCOTT SOMERVILLE (1908-1993) 'Yellow Roses'
still life study, signed lower right, titled verso, oil on canvas, 33cm x 41cm
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£200 - £400 | £200 | View |
| 592 |
*HANNAH FRANK (1908-2008) 'Garden (1932)'
signed in pencil lower right, lithograph, 21cm x 18cm
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£300 - £500 | - | View |
| 593 |
*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. |
£100 - £200 | £260 | View |
| 594 |
*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. |
£5,000 - £10,000 | - | View |
| 595 |
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) Dorset landscape
initialled lower right, oil on board, 24cm x 34cm
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£200 - £400 | £2,100 | View |
