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The Graham Snow Collection

Auction date Wednesday 24 September 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST

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Garry Batt

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Wednesday 24th September at 10.30am

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
97	A JAPANESE BUTSUDAN SHRINE CABINET a Meiji period carved wooden figure of Kōbō Daishi sitting within the gilt interior of a black lacquered cabinet, red script to the flanks and verso, 32cm high x 24cm wide x 19cm deep	£100 - £200	£180	View
98	A LOUIS XIV STYLE OPEN ARMCHAIR 19th/20th century, the fauteuil with arched back above padded armrests on 'S'-scroll supports with conforming feet and stretchers, 106cm high x 55cm wide x 60cm deep; together with a circular tripod…	£80 - £150	£280	View
99	A PAINTED WOOD AND SIMULATED MARBLE SIDEBOARD 20th century, the serpentine top above three graduating drawers flanked by turned columns and panelled doors opening to reveal a shelved interior, 85cm high x 155cm wide x 55cm deep; together with a…	£100 - £200	£160	View
100	A GILTWOOD MIRROR 18th century, the rectangular mirror plate enclosed by scrolling acanthus leaves surmounted by a floral crest, 85cm high x 77cm wide (damaged); together with a carved giltwood mantel clock, 30cm high…	£100 - £200	£220	View
101	AN UPHOLSTERED EDWARDIAN ARMCHAIR with blue and white striped covers, raised on square tapering mahogany legs, 90cm high x 80cm wide x 70cm deep	£50 - £100	£60	View
102	AN ASTOR & CO. CHAMBER BARREL ORGAN 18th century, the mahogany case with fanned inlaid swan neck pediment above twenty one faux gilt pipes, raised on an outset base with square tapering legs, 154cm high x 62cm wide x 55cm deep;…	£400 - £800	£550	View
103	A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES the mahogany glazed front cabinet containing various objects of natural and anthropological history, including a 'feejee' style faux taxidermy mermaid, taxidermy birds, several plaster casts after…	£200 - £400	£1,800	View
104	*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Study of feet by the tide gouache and mixed media including found objects, 30cm x 30cm	£30 - £50	£130	View
105	*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Double face 2018, signed and dated in pencil to margin, gouache and mixed media, 14cm x 19cm; together with a charcoal drawing of a skull by the same hand, 16cm x 21cm (2)	£50 - £100	£380	View
106	*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) A dog and a tree in a nocturnal landscape oil on canvas, 23.5cm x 17cm Provenance: Bearing an Italian postcard verso, from the artist, addressed to Graham Snow.	£5,000 - £10,000	-	View
107	*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) A parrot on a branch in a nocturnal landscape oil on canvas, 17.5cm x 12.5cm	£5,000 - £10,000	-	View
108	*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) Still life with a lily in a pink bird vase oil on canvas, 46cm x 35cm	£20,000 - £40,000	-	View
109	*EDMUND FAIRFAX-LUCY (1945-2020) 'Chocolate Cups in the Morning Room' inscribed and titled to the reverse, oil on canvas board, 24cm x 34.5cm	£100 - £200	£1,400	View
110	*DAVID TINDLE (B.1932) Still life with stones and shells 1955, signed and dated upper right, oil on canvas, 25.5cm x 34cm Provenance: Lyon & Turnbull, 'Scottish Contemporary', Edinburgh, 20th August 2008.	£200 - £400	£2,800	View
111	*ANTHONY BAYNES (1921-2003) Mediterranean still life 1977, initialled and dated lower left, oil on card, 24cm x 16.5cm Provenance: with Abbott and Holder.	£50 - £100	£110	View
112	ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Beach scene with bathers signed indistinctly lower right, oil on canvas, 25.5cm x 35.5cm	£50 - £100	£70	View
113	*ISOBEL POWYS MARKS (20TH CENTURY) Portrait of a young man looking away inscribed to the reverse, oil on canvas, 50.5cm x 40.5cm Note: Powys Marks belonged to the same family as the celebrated writer John Cowper Powys, well known for his novel 'Weymouth Sands' and other…	£100 - £200	£140	View
114	ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM REEVES (20TH CENTURY) Landscape with haystacks inscribed to the reverse, oil on board, 29cm x 39cm	£50 - £100	£320	View
115	*ELSE PAULS (1886-1980) Study of a dancer 1938, signed and dated lower left, pencil, 25cm x 17cm	£40 - £80	£30	View
116	TWO STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE 'OLD AGE' FIGURES early 19th century, modelled as an elderly man on crutches and a woman clutching a basket and stick, 19cm high x 8cm wide x 6cm deep; together with various other 19th century English ceramics,…	£100 - £200	£140	View
117	A LARGE COLLECTION OF STUDIO POTTERY PLATES comprising various examples, stamps and signatures include 'ES', 'CB', 'UR', and 'Mucheleny', the largest measuring 42cm diameter (a lot)	£50 - £100	£160	View
118	A LARGE COLLECTION OF KITCHENALIA comprising a Victorian 'Salter' cast iron kitchen scale, 30cm high x 20cm wide x 10cm deep, various French copper pans, stamped 'Made In France', the largest measuring 10cm high x 36cm long x 18cm…	£40 - £80	£50	View
119	A MIXED COLLECTION OF STUDIO CERAMICS comprising various salt-glazed lidded jars, pitchers, strap handled teapots, goblets, bowls, and mugs, the largest measuring 29cm high x 18cm diameter (a lot)	£50 - £100	£340	View
120	A FRENCH OAK TILT-TOP CIRCULAR TABLE the circular top above an octagonal column terminating on a tripod foot, 72cm high x 86cm diameter; together with three painted side chairs; and a carved painted wooden hand sculpture on a turned…	£50 - £100	£120	View
121	FOUR CARVED WOOD AFRICAN MASKS comprising a Kuba Pwoom Itok style mask, an African Teke style mask and two similar examples, the largest measuring 42cm high x 13cm wide x 11cm deep (4)	£80 - £150	£70	View
122	A GILTWOOD GIRANDOLE 18th/19th century, the quatrefoil mirror plate enclosed by a scrolling surround spawning twin acanthus clad branches, 40cm high x 30cm wide x 10cm deep; together with a barometer by Bothamley of…	£80 - £150	£70	View
123	ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Portrait miniature of a gentleman bust-length, wearing a grey coat with medals, watercolour on ivory, 9cm x 7cm, in a brass frame and fitted folding arched case Ivory Submission Reference: 4BTCYKXZ Note: the sitter's distinctive…	£80 - £150	£120	View
124	C WATSON (19TH CENTURY) 'Near the Lizard' 1884, signed and dated lower right, watercolour, 28cm x 48cm	£80 - £150	£80	View
125	*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Abstract still life 1990, signed and inscribed verso, oil on board, 60cm x 91cm	£80 - £150	£90	View
126	*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) A double portrait of two bearded men oil and mixed media on canvas, 40cm x 51cm; together with five other studio works by the same hand, including 'Sleeping Saxon Kings' (6)	£100 - £200	£240	View
127	*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'Small Town Cats' a collection of 12 studies of cats, gouache, typically 34cm x 25cm, with a manuscript for an accompanying collection of poetry written by the artist (1 folio)	£100 - £200	£3,600	View
128	LORENZO LOLI (C.1612-1691) 'St Jerome Sleeping' etching, 23cm x 17cm; together with an etching by Salvadore Rosa; and one further print (3)	£80 - £150	£180	View
129	AFTER CHARLES-FRANCOIS HUTIN (1715-1776) 'The Vision of St Joseph in Egypt' etching, 13cm x 9cm	£50 - £100	£30	View
130	A STUDIO POTTERY SALT GLAZED JUG 21cm high; together with one other studio pottery jug; and a modern decorative vase (3)	£30 - £50	£90	View
131	A WHIELDON STYLE POTTERY TEAPOT 19th century, the flattened bulbous body with mottled blue glaze, 10cm high; together with a graduated set of three Victorian leaf moulded pottery jugs decorated in gilt on pink ground, the largest…	£100 - £200	£70	View
132	A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE the fluted body decorated with a figure on horseback and attendants, 26cm high, six character mark to base; together with a Chinese famille rose porcelain circular bowl decorated with flowers and…	£100 - £200	£190	View
133	AN ASHFORD MARBLE OBELISK 19th century, probably intended as a desk thermometer, inlaid with various hardstones, 38cm high; together with an early 20th century paper covered table globe on ebonised stand (2)	£50 - £100	£60	View
134	A PAIR OF PAINTED PLASTER FIGURES OF ROMAN WOMEN 19th century, by Brucciani & Co. London, each 71cm high, model numbers 2540 and 2581, both later adorned with skull masks (2) Note: Dominico Brucciani was born in Lucca, Italy, in 1815. He moved…	£200 - £400	£2,000	View
135	A PAIR OF TALL GREY PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD PRICKET CANDLESTICKS of Italian baroque design, the triangular section columns with leaf and lappet ornaments, each on three paw feet, 77cm high (with candles) (2)	£100 - £200	£110	View
136	A SILVER-PLATED TEAPOT 19th century, with squat part-gadrooned body, 15cm high; together with a 19th century silver-plated two-handled trophy; a 19th century ormolu four sconce candelabra, the leaf capped base on three…	£30 - £50	£25	View
137	TWO AFRICAN CARVED WOOD TRIBAL MASKS possibly Dan Tribe, modelled with birds and elephants to the tops, 35cm and 37cm high; together with a plaster death mask after an early 19th century original, 25cm high; four other decorative face…	£100 - £200	£140	View
138	A GILTWOOD SAINTS RELIQUARY of 18th century style, the rectangular central compartment with scallop cresting and flanked by angels, 55cm high x 41cm wide, containing a pair of imitation bones, the compartment lined with cowrie…	£50 - £100	£340	View
139	A SAILORS HEART-SHAPED VALENTINE late 19th/early 20th century, the central rectangular panel with printed silk poem 'Forget Me Not' surrounded by beadwork ornaments, the upper left and right corners with Irish harp, 16cm high x 16cm…	£100 - £200	£110	View
140	A SILVERED CARD AND ORANGE CLOTH MINIATURE SAMURAI UNIFORM early 20th century, on an ebonised stand, 53cm high	£100 - £200	£140	View
141	TAXIDERMY: A CROW mounted on a sheep skull, 37cm high; together with an African pendant figure, 66cm high x 27cm wide; a fly whisk, 96cm high; and an African pottery water jug, 26cm high x 14cm diameter (4)	£30 - £50	£40	View
142	A FRENCH GILT GESSO MANTEL CLOCK early 19th century, the engraved silvered chapter ring to the eight day two train movement by Henri Marc, with silk suspension, striking on a bell, contained in a case with floral and leaf scroll…	£200 - £400	£60	View
143	A VICTORIAN GREY-PAINTED OVERMANTEL MIRROR the arched frame with later beechwood ball ornament and plain mirror plates, 130cm high x 110cm wide	£50 - £100	£300	View
144	A PINE ADJUSTABLE EASEL early 20th century, of simple folding design with a trestle base, 181cm high	£100 - £200	£80	View

Total lots: 402

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