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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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| 1 |
MANNER OF GEORGE RICHMOND (1809-1896) Portrait of a gentleman
half-length, wearing a black coat, watercolour and pencil, 14cm x 11cm
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£40 - £80 | £80 | View |
| 2 |
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY A Biblical scene in a temple
inscribed verso, oil on panel, 16cm x 13cm
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£80 - £150 | £70 | View |
| 3 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady wearing a bonnet
an oval, oil on board, 28cm x 23cm; together with a portrait of a lady, with a landscape beyond, oil on board, 28cm x 23.5cm (2)
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£30 - £50 | £60 | View |
| 4 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Two portrait miniatures of a lady and gentleman
bust-length, watercolour on ivory, 6cm x 5cm each (2)
Ivory Submission References: W88MACGF and 4VVDNRCQ |
£80 - £150 | £260 | View |
| 5 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A portrait miniature of an army officer
bust-length, in uniform, watercolour on ivory, 6.5cm x 5.5cm, a woven hair locket verso
Ivory Submission Reference: 6CKRM6YS |
£100 - £200 | £1,600 | View |
| 6 |
CONTINENTAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Seascape with classical figure and mythical fish
oil on panel, 40cm x 26cm
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£50 - £100 | £160 | View |
| 7 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a young woman
depicted three-quarter length, seated, wearing a white dress and blue sash, holding a letter, oil on canvas, 91.5cm x 71cm
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£200 - £400 | £440 | View |
| 8 |
WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT (1827-1910) Study of two figures
pen and ink on paper, 14.5cm x 11cm
Provenance: with Abbott and Holder. The drawing is offered with a letter from Judith Bronkhurst, confirming its authenticity and its inclusion in her then… |
£500 - £1,000 | £1,100 | View |
| 9 |
ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES MARTIN (1848-1934) Classical scene with couple bidding farewell
pencil, 15.5cm x 9cm
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£30 - £50 | £35 | View |
| 10 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Pair of stormy seascapes
gouache, 16cm x 29cm (2)
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£30 - £50 | £90 | View |
| 11 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Cockington Lodge, near Torquay
watercolour, 8.5cm x 14cm
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£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 12 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait of a lady, said to be Hannah Moore
half-length, seated at a table and holding a quill, watercolour, 20cm x 17cm; together with a watercolour portrait of a gentleman in profile, 9.5cm x 7cm (2)
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£50 - £100 | £70 | View |
| 13 |
ITALIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY 'Fountain at Cortina'
watercolour, 10cm x 14cm
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£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 14 |
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Pope Francis
watercolour and mixed media, a diptych framed together in a wooden box, 21cm x 12cm each; together with two further diptychs by the same hand (3)
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£30 - £50 | £110 | View |
| 15 |
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'Ecco Homo'
2020, inscribed verso, oil and mixed media, 13cm x 8.5cm
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£30 - £50 | £120 | View |
| 16 |
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Four studies of mystical men
mixed media, 17cm x 13cm each (2)
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£40 - £80 | £40 | View |
| 17 |
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Biblical assemblage
mixed media including gouache and an altered doll, 28cm x 18cm
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£50 - £100 | £70 | View |
| 18 |
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Madonna and Child
mixed media including found objects, 27cm x 22cm
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£30 - £50 | £60 | View |
| 19 |
*ATTRIBUTED TO GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'Pierrot Watteau'
depicting a clown in a stage set, watercolour and three-dimensional collage, 45cm x 35cm
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£50 - £100 | £340 | View |
| 20 |
*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) Still life with blue vase
circa 2001, oil on canvas board, 35cm x 24.5cm
Provenance: Bearing a postcard from the artist verso. |
£10,000 - £20,000 | - | View |
| 21 |
RAOUL DUFY (1877-1953) ‘Nu Sur Fond Jaune’
1930, signed and dated lower left, oil on canvas, 81cm x 65.5cm
Exhibited: 'Hommage à Raoul Dufy', 17th October to 20th November 1963, Galerie Pont-Royal Hotel, Paris. |
£30,000 - £50,000 | £34,000 | View |
| 22 |
*HELEN LESSORE (1907-1994) 'Garden Statue in Spring'
signed verso, oil on canvas, 30.5cm x 23cm
Exhibited: 'Paintings by Helen Lessore', 12 Duke Street Gallery, London, 1981. Sold with a copy of the exhibition catalogue. |
£200 - £400 | £440 | View |
| 23 |
*MICHAEL WISHART (1928-1996) 'Flowers'
1965, initialled and dated lower right, signed verso, oil on canvas, 25cm x 30.5cm
Provenance: with Ernest Brown and Phillips Ltd. |
£200 - £400 | £500 | View |
| 24 |
SEI KOYANAGUI (1896-1948) A dog seated on an armchair
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 64cm x 80cm
Provenance: Bellmans, 9th March 2021. |
£100 - £200 | £340 | View |
| 25 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Three studies of ruined buildings
oil on board, 29cm x 26cm (3)
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£200 - £400 | £170 | View |
| 26 |
G. J. LEGG (EARLY 20TH CENTURY) 'The Renown'
1903, portrait of a ship at sea, signed lower right, oil on board, 40cm x 56cm
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£100 - £200 | £130 | View |
| 27 |
JAMES WRIGHT (B.1935) A tree in a winter landscape
1965, signed lower right, oil on board, 54.5cm x 43cm
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£50 - £100 | £40 | View |
| 28 |
EMILY BEATRICE BLAND (1864-C.1951) 'In the West Country'
label verso, oil on board, 20cm x 25cm
Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London. |
£100 - £200 | £200 | View |
| 29 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY 'Horse for Peter'
1909, initialled CKM and dated lower left, oil on canvas board, 22.5cm x 31cm
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£80 - £150 | £220 | View |
| 30 |
*FRANCIS ROSE (1909-1979) 'The Little Red Flower'
1974, signed and titled verso, oil on canvas board, 45.5cm x 35.5cm
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£100 - £200 | £60 | View |
| 31 |
*FRANCIS ROSE (1909-1979) Study of a young man
1949, signed and dated lower right, watercolour and mixed media, 35cm x 24cm
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£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
| 32 |
*FRANCIS ROSE (1909-1979) 'Hemes'
signed lower right, gouache, 29cm x 36cm
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£100 - £200 | £170 | View |
| 33 |
*HANS FEIBUSCH (1898-1998) 'Monkeys at the Zoo'
1943/45, watercolour and gouache, 14cm x 24cm
Provenance: with Boundary Gallery. |
£80 - £150 | £170 | View |
| 34 |
*ERIC HENRI KENNINGTON (1888-1960) Study of a female nude
1926, depicted full-length, in profile, initialled lower right, chalks and charcoal on paper, 55.5cm x 32.5cm
Provenance: Estate of the artist. Exhibited: Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport. |
£500 - £1,000 | £3,600 | View |
| 35 |
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) ‘Crucifixion’
1964, monogrammed and dated lower right, pastel and gouache on black paper, 20cm x 15.5cm
Provenance: The Collection of the Artist, then passed to his wife Kathleen Frances ('Katharine') Sutherland … |
£2,000 - £4,000 | £1,800 | View |
| 36 |
*GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (1903-1980) ‘Entrance to a Lane’
1976, signed and dated lower right, pen and ink with gouache, 16cm x 31cm
Provenance: with Abbott and Holder. Exhibited: 'For the Love of Drawing: Drawings from an Oxfordshire Private Collection',… |
£4,000 - £8,000 | £5,400 | View |
| 37 |
*MICHAEL SANDLE (B.1936) 'Study for the Rescue of the Royal Mail Paddle Steamer, Isle of Man'
2002, signed and dated lower left, pen and ink, pencil and wash, 23cm x 32cm
Provenance: Dreweatts, 15th Jan 2021, lot 257. |
£100 - £200 | £160 | View |
| 38 |
JEFFERY CAMP (1923-2020) Beachside study
squared for etching, watercolour, 32cm x 25cm
Provenance: Lyon and Turnbull, 10th January 2008, lot 325. Note: the present artwork is possibly a study for the large canvas, 'Southcoast', housed in… |
£100 - £200 | £190 | View |
| 39 |
*BERNARD MEADOWS (1915-2005) Nude study
1939, initialled and dated upper right, watercolour and gouache on paper, 21cm x 13cm
Provenance: Kingham and Orme, 5th March 2020. |
£100 - £200 | £140 | View |
| 40 |
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Study of a reclining female nude
depicted in a bedroom, pencil, 34cm x 45cm
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£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
| 41 |
ATTRIBUTED TO PHILIP WILSON STEER (1860-1942) Figure studies
black chalk on paper, 20cm x 15cm
Provenance: Given to Graham Snow in circa 1970. |
£40 - £80 | £50 | View |
| 42 |
MANNER OF JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) Abstract landscape
watercolour and pen and ink, 11cm x 15cm
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£30 - £50 | £150 | View |
| 43 |
ATTRIBUTED TO LOUISA, LADY BROWNLOW (1861-1922) 'The Avenging Angel'
labels verso, watercolour, 14cm x 22cm
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£30 - £50 | £420 | View |
| 44 |
MARGARET JAMESON (20TH CENTURY)
two life studies, typically 33cm x 22cm; together with a print by Thomas Wyck, among other decorative pictures and prints by various artists (5)
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£30 - £50 | £110 | View |
| 45 |
*ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN VARDA (1893-1971) 'Yanko'
1938, inscribed verso, ink on newspaper, 9.5cm x 9cm; together with another artwork attributed to the same hand (2)
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£80 - £150 | - | View |
| 46 |
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 20TH CENTURY Floral study
watercolour, 37cm x 55cm; together with another modern watercolour scene by a different hand (2)
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£20 - £40 | £60 | View |
| 47 |
*EUGENE GUSTAVOVITCH BERMAN (1899-1972) 'Concerto Barocco'
1945, costume design, monogrammed and dated lower centre, pen and ink on paper, 31cm x 25cm
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 48 |
*EUGENE GUSTAVOVITCH BERMAN (1899-1972) Tower study, possibly for a set design
1953, initialled and dated lower centre, watercolour and gouache with pen and ink, 26cm x 19cm
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£150 - £250 | £550 | View |
