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Art & Design post 1880

Auction date Thursday 16 October 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Head of Sale:

William Parker

Auction:

Thursday 16th October at 10.30am

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Including the following:

The collection of Mavis Freer, Part II,

Works by, Edward Seago, Mary Newcomb, Charles Walter Simpson, Laurence Stephen Lowry, Frank McKelvey RHA and Léon De Smet.

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Lot 1060 Sold

*ALAN ASHPOOL (1932-2024), BRIDPORT, DORSET, STUDIO POTTERY A stoneware bottle vase

with maker's stamp to the base, label to verso, the brown mottled ground decorated with two contrasting panels containing three and four ochre dots respectively, 20cm high

Hammer price: £30

Estimate: £40 - £80

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Lot 1061 Sold

*JANE YATES (20TH CENTURY), BIDEFORD, DEVON, STUDIO POTTERY A large baluster vase with striated decoration

2005, the base signed, 52cm high

Hammer price: £40

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 1062 Sold

*JAN MULLIN (20TH CENTURY), DEVON, STUDIO POTTERY A small smoke-fired baluster vase

stamped to verso and above foot, black ground with terra sigiliata slip, 16cm high

Hammer price: £70

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 1063 Sold

*PHILIP WOOD (B.1957) STUDIO POTTERY, SOMERSET A black and tan glazed squat lidded vessel

with three applied strap handles to the top, 34cm high (to finial on lid)

Hammer price: £100

Estimate: £100 - £150

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Lot 1064 Unsold

*SVEND BAYER (B.1946) BRITISH DANISH, STUDIO POTTERY A squat brown and green speckle glaze vase

with four applied handles and incised waves to the neck, 21cm high

Estimate: £80 - £120

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Lot 1065 Sold

*TREVOR CORSER (1938-2015), LEACH STUDIO POTTERY, ST IVES, CORNWALL A brown and green glazed flagon

1984, with raised medallion of cross-hatched design, 35cm high

Trevor Corser served forty years at Leach Pottery, St Ives, until it closed in 2005. Originating from Oldham, he had worked as a fisherman in St Ives and gradually progressed from portering at the Leach Pottery to actual skilled production of its iconic wares. He studied under Bernard Leach and alongside William Marshall. He later became the recognised studio potter we know today, all true to the Leach traditions of simple design.

The emergence of studio pottery in the early 20th century represented a profound shift in attitudes…

Hammer price: £50

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 1066 Sold

*JEREMY LEACH (B.1941) LOWERDOWN POTTERY, DEVON A fluted tenmoku lidded vessel

stamped by potter and 'LP', the lid with applied conforming strap handle, 25cm high (to top of handle on cover)

The emergence of studio pottery in the early 20th century represented a profound shift in attitudes…

Hammer price: £100

Estimate: £100 - £200

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Lot 1067 Sold

*CORNELIA GRIEHL (20TH CENTURY), STUDIO POTTERY A blue-black textured flat curvilinear vase

1984, monogram impressed to underside, 35cm high

Hammer price: £190

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 1068 Sold

MOORCROFT: AN 'ANENOME' GINGER JAR WITH COVER

monogram by artist and with impressed mark, 16cm high; together with a small baluster vase in similar pattern, 20cm high, both on dark blue ground (2)

Hammer price: £100

Estimate: £100 - £200

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Lot 1069 Unsold

MOORCROFT: A 'BERMUDA YELLOW LILY' VASE

yellow blooms on green background, signed by artist and with impressed mark, 33cm high

Estimate: £100 - £200

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Lot 1070 Sold

MOORCROFT: AN 'ODE TO MAY' MINIATURE VASE

2005, monogrammed by artist and with stamped base, 11cm high

Hammer price: £15

Estimate: £30 - £50

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Lot 1071 Sold

MOORCROFT: A 'MOON DAISY' SMALL BULBOUS VASE

2009, with stamps to the base, 14cm high

Hammer price: £35

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 1072 Sold

MOORCROFT: A 'COLUMBINE' SMALL BOWL

with impressed mark to base, 14.5cm diameter; together a large 'Hibiscus' plate on green ground, signed by artist and with impressed marks, 26cm diameter (2)

Hammer price: £30

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 1073 Sold

MOORCROFT: A 'HIBISCUS' LIDDED BOWL

with early paper label to lid interior and to verso, impressed with maker's mark, 10cm high x 14.5cm diameter

Hammer price: £60

Estimate: £100 - £200

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Lot 1074 Sold

WALTER MOORCROFT: A 'HIBISCUS' SQUAT VASE

monogram by artist and with stamped mark, on dark blue ground, 16cm high

Hammer price: £40

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 1075 Unsold

WALTER MOORCROFT: A 'CLEMATIS' SHALLOW DISH

signature and label to verso; together with another decorated with magnolia blossoms on white ground, both 21.5cm diameter (2)

Estimate: £50 - £100

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Lot 1076 Sold

*ALDO LONDI (1911-2003), FOR BITOSSI A ceramic wild boar

Italian, from the Rimini Blue series, marks to the underside with incised body and turquoise glaze, (one leg with old repair), 21cm high x 41cm long

Hammer price: £300

Estimate: £100 - £150

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Lot 1077 Sold

CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH BABB (1830-1906) Maiden with fruiting boughs

1872, signed lower left, label to verso in script 'Charlotte Babb, 103 Gloucester Road', painting on ceramic tiles, 60.5cm x 45cm

There is little published about Charlotte Babb and her life, despite painting and exhibiting all…

Hammer price: £750

Estimate: £300 - £500

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Lot 1078 Sold

S. GORDON RUSSELL, BROADWAY, WORCESTERSHIRE: A NO. 265, 'LYGON' CHEST OF DRAWERS

1926, with brass label to the rear and a label stating date and name of the foreman, cabinet maker and metal worker to the verso of the second drawer, the moulded top above three drawers with gouge carving to the edges and brass ring handles, terminating on stile legs, 81.5cm high x 91cm wide x 50cm deep

Hammer price: £1,700

Estimate: £400 - £600

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Lot 1079 Sold

AN ERCOL WINDSOR ELM BREAKFRONT SIDEBOARD WITH UPPER GLAZED BOOKCASE

the upper section with two glazed doors either side and open shelving between, the lower section with two wood doors either side and a bank of three drawers between (the top one with cutlery tray), terminating on castors, 160cm high x 155cm wide x 46cm deep

Hammer price: £60

Estimate: £100 - £150

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Lot 1080 Sold

*JACQUES ADNET (1900-1984): A SET OF FOUR DINING CHAIRS

1950s, the arched backs with ball brass finials either side, upholstered in tan whip-stitched leather tapering and padded on the arms, backrest and seat, terminating on black enamelled iron hairpin legs, 89.5cm high (seat height 51cm) x 65.5cm wide x 64cm deep (4)

Hammer price: £500

Estimate: £500 - £1,000

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Lot 1081 Sold

HANS JORGENSEN WEGNER (1914-2007) FOR CARL HANSEN & SON: A BEECH ROCKING CHAIR, MODEL NO. CH45

mid-century modern, no labels or stamps, with flat top terminals above ladder-back slats and original cord seat, 97cm high x 60cm wide x 80cm deep (rocker length)

Hans Jorgensen WegnerWidely celebrated as one of the foremost figures of 20th-century design, Hans…

Hammer price: £160

Estimate: £100 - £150

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Lot 1082 Sold

HANS JORGENSEN WEGNER (1914–2007) FOR CARL HANSEN & SON, ODENSE DENMARK: SIX DINING CHAIRS, MODEL NO. CH23

mid-century modern, the tablet curved backs with cruciform inlays, with double woven seats, terminating on flared back legs, 76cm high (seat height 42cm) x 52cm wide x 46cm deep approx. (6)

Hans Jorgensen WegnerWidely celebrated as one of the foremost figures of 20th-century design, Hans…

Hammer price: £1,800

Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500

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Lot 1083 Sold

HANS JORGENSEN WEGNER (1914-2007) FOR GETAMA GESTED, DENMARK: A TEAK THREE SEATER SETTEE, MODEL NO. GE290

mid-century modern, with slatted back, flared 'cigar' arms and terminating on block feet to the front and flared legs to the back, 80cm high x 89cm wide x 85cm deep; together with matching ottoman, model no. GE290S, 36cm high x 61cm wide x 41.5cm deep (without pad), both with loose cream textured cushions and stamps to the underside (2)

Hans Jorgensen WegnerWidely celebrated as one of the foremost figures of 20th-century design, Hans…

Hammer price: £500

Estimate: £500 - £1,000

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