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

*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 Sold
*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)
Hammer price: £1,200
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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