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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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Total lots: 384

*DOUGLAS PORTWAY (1922-1993) Two nude figures
Lot 772 Unsold
*DOUGLAS PORTWAY (1922-1993) Two nude figures
signed in pencil lower left, monotype, 29cm x 20cm
Douglas Portway (1922-1993) was a British painter celebrated for his lyrical abstraction and…
Estimate: £80 - £150
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*WAYNE WESTWOOD (1964-2021) Study of an owl
Lot 773 Sold
*WAYNE WESTWOOD (1964-2021) Study of an owl
signed lower left, acrylic on board, 28cm x 23cm
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £250 - £350
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*HARRY BAINES (1910-1995) 'Still-Life 1'
Lot 774 Sold
*HARRY BAINES (1910-1995) 'Still-Life 1'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 50cm x 65cm
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*HARRY BAINES (1910-1995) 'In the Barn'
Lot 775 Sold
*HARRY BAINES (1910-1995) 'In the Barn'
signed lower right, oil on board, 22.5cm x 22.5cm
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £150
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*LÉON DE SMET (1881-1966) Whiteknights Park, Berkshire
Lot 776 Unsold
*LÉON DE SMET (1881-1966) Whiteknights Park, Berkshire
1928, signed and dated lower right, oil on canvas, 60.8cm x 56.5cm
Léon de Smet (1881-1966) was a leading Belgian painter associated with the Latem School, a circle…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*LÉON DE SMET (1881-1966) Portrait of Iris Railing
Lot 777 Sold
*LÉON DE SMET (1881-1966) Portrait of Iris Railing
1918, depicted before a mirror in an elegant interior, signed and dated upper right, oil on canvas, 61cm x 46cm

Provenance: Bears exhibition no. 557 to the reverse.

Note: Iris Railing was married to Max Railing who, along with his brother, Sir Harry Railing (1878-1963), was a director of the General Electric Company.
Léon de Smet (1881-1966) was a leading Belgian painter associated with the Latem School, a circle…
Hammer price: £11,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Portrait of Iris Railing
Lot 778 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Portrait of Iris Railing
depicted full-length, leaning on a mantelpiece in an elegant interior, oil on canvas, 61cm x 46cm

Iris Railing was married to Max Railing who, along with his brother, Sir Harry Railing (1878-1963), were the directors of the General Electric Company.
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*CHARLES WALTER SIMPSON RI (1885-1971) Sir Julien Cahn, 1st Baronet (1882-1944)
Lot 779 Unsold
*CHARLES WALTER SIMPSON RI (1885-1971) Sir Julien Cahn, 1st Baronet (1882-1944)
with the Fernie Hounds at Stanford Park, Loughborough, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 114.5cm x 152.5 cm

Provenance: Purchased by the current owner at The Sporting Sale, Sotheby's, 7th May 2008, sold with a copy of 'The Eccentric Entrepreneur: A Biography of Julien Cahn' by Miranda Rijks.
Believed to have been executed in the 1930s, the current painting is one of Simpson's major pieces…
Estimate: £10,000 - £20,000
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) 'Sunset over Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset'
Lot 780 Sold
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) 'Sunset over Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset'
signed lower right, oil on board, 29cm x 60cm
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) 'Corfe Castle'
Lot 781 Sold
*JAMES FRY (1911-1985) 'Corfe Castle'
signed lower right, oil on board, 37cm x 47.5cm
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*BERNARD DUNSTAN (1920-2017) 'Shuttered Window, Pavia'
Lot 782 Unsold
*BERNARD DUNSTAN (1920-2017) 'Shuttered Window, Pavia'
initialled lower left, oil on board, 33.5cm x 31cm

Provenance: Thomas Agnew & Sons;
Private collection, UK.
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*BERNARD DUNSTAN (1920-2017) 'Seated Nude'
Lot 783 Unsold
*BERNARD DUNSTAN (1920-2017) 'Seated Nude'
initialled lower left, oil on board, 49cm x 37cm

Provenance: Fosse Gallery, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire;
Private Collection, UK.
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*MICHAEL JAMES SMITH (B. 1976) 'Cotswold River'
Lot 784 Unsold
*MICHAEL JAMES SMITH (B. 1976) 'Cotswold River'
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 35.5cm x 50.5cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*NEALE WORLEY (B.1962) Recumbent female nude
Lot 785 Unsold
*NEALE WORLEY (B.1962) Recumbent female nude
2002, signed and dated verso, oil on canvas, 54cm x 100cm
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY 'Up The River, Whitby'
Lot 786 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY 'Up The River, Whitby'
oil on board, 28.5cm x 22.5cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
RUSSIAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Figures beside the seashore
Lot 787 Sold
RUSSIAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Figures beside the seashore
1958, signed lower left, oil on canvas, 10.5cm x 16.5cm
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £800
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*ARTHUR FRIEDENSON (1872-1955) A Dorset landscape
Lot 788 Unsold
*ARTHUR FRIEDENSON (1872-1955) A Dorset landscape
1916, depicting figures walking along a lane, signed and dated lower right, oil on panel, 32.5cm x 41cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*ARTHUR FRIEDENSON (1872-1955) 'A Country Lane, Dorset'
Lot 789 Unsold
*ARTHUR FRIEDENSON (1872-1955) 'A Country Lane, Dorset'
1920, signed and dated lower left, further inscribed verso, oil on panel, 32cm x 40cm

Provenance: with The Fine Art Society, London.
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*SHLOMO CASSOS (B.1936) 'Basic Elements'
Lot 790 Sold
*SHLOMO CASSOS (B.1936) 'Basic Elements'
(19)74, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 65cm x 54cm
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*JOHN WELLS (1907-2000) Abstract composition
Lot 791 Sold
*JOHN WELLS (1907-2000) Abstract composition
1968, signed and dated in pencil upper right, mixed media, 23.5cm x 34cm
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*DAMIEN HIRST (B.1965) 'Rocket Ship Spin Painting'
Lot 792 Sold
*DAMIEN HIRST (B.1965) 'Rocket Ship Spin Painting'
2009, inkstamp signature and artist's blindstamp verso, acrylic on die-cut wove paper, published by Pinchuk Art Centre, Ukraine, 64cm x 45cm

The painting was produced to celebrate the opening of Damien Hirst, 'Requiem', at the Pinchuk Art Centre, April 25th-26th 2009.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*DUNCAN MACGREGOR (B.1961) 'Moonlit Race'
Lot 793 Sold
*DUNCAN MACGREGOR (B.1961) 'Moonlit Race'
signed lower right, acrylic on board, 44cm x 58cm

Provenance: with Forest Gallery Fine Art, Petworth.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*EDDER VALDERRAMA RAMIREZ (CONTEMPORARY) Abstract scene with figures wearing hats
Lot 794 Unsold
*EDDER VALDERRAMA RAMIREZ (CONTEMPORARY) Abstract scene with figures wearing hats
mixed media, 19cm x 19cm
Estimate: £80 - £150
16 October 2025
16 October 2025
*WILLIAM HENDERSON (1903-1993) Still life study of pansies in a mug
Lot 795 Sold
*WILLIAM HENDERSON (1903-1993) Still life study of pansies in a mug
monogrammed lower left, oil on board, 15cm x 10cm

Provenance: Property of a West Country collector.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 October 2025
16 October 2025

Total lots: 384

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