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The Graham Snow Collection

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

Garry Batt


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Wednesday 24th September at 10.30am

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Total lots: 402

A CHINESE HARDWOOD VANITY OR DRESSING TABLE BOX
Lot 145 Sold
A CHINESE HARDWOOD VANITY OR DRESSING TABLE BOX
inlaid throughout in mother of pearl with figures and flowers, the lifting top opening to reveal an adjustable mirror and six drawers, 22cm high x 35cm wide x 27cm deep (closed); together with a similar smaller box (2)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A WHITE-PAINTED PINE SIDE OR HALL TABLE
Lot 146 Sold
A WHITE-PAINTED PINE SIDE OR HALL TABLE
the top with canted front corners and fitted with a single drawer, on turned legs, 74cm high x 89cm wide x 43cm deep
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
BODE, WILHELM: 'L'OEUVRE COMPLET DE REMBRANDT'
Lot 147 Sold
BODE, WILHELM: 'L'OEUVRE COMPLET DE REMBRANDT'
volumes 1-8, published by Charles Sedelmeyer, Paris 1897, gilt-tooled grained brown leather folio bound, the front fly leaves bearing 'Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd' stamps (8)
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
BRIDGES, THOMAS: 'A BURLESQUE TRANSLATION OF HOMER'
Lot 148 Sold
BRIDGES, THOMAS: 'A BURLESQUE TRANSLATION OF HOMER'
fourth edition, volume 1, printed by G.G. & J. Robinson, London 1797, card-bound, with repaired spine, the paper with uncut edges; together with a collection of antiquarian books (a lot)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
FIRBANK, RONALD: 'THE ARTIFICIAL PRINCESS'
Lot 149 Sold
FIRBANK, RONALD: 'THE ARTIFICIAL PRINCESS'
first edition, published by Duckworth, London 1934, red cloth bound; and six other Ronald Firbank volumes, all later editions; together with Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle: 'Ronald Firbank', first edition published by Duckworth 1930, cloth bound, all with homemade dust wrappers (8)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
LONGFELLOW, H. W.: 'EVANGELINE’
Lot 150 Sold
LONGFELLOW, H. W.: 'EVANGELINE’
illustrated by Frank Dicksee, published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, folio bound
Hammer price: £15
Estimate: £30 - £50
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
WOOD, J. G.: 'THE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY'
Lot 151 Sold
WOOD, J. G.: 'THE ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY'
three volumes comprising: 'Mammalia', 'Reptiles' and 'Birds', all published by George Routledge & Sons, London, gilt tooled green cloth binding; together with Michelet, Jules: 'The Insect', published by T. Nelson & Sons, London 1875, gilt tooled brown cloth binding; and a collection of natural history and science related volumes (9)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
'THE SATURDAY BOOK'
Lot 152 Unsold
'THE SATURDAY BOOK'
volumes 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 (two copies), 19, 21 and 22 (two copies), variously published by Hutchinson & MacMillan, mostly retaining dust wrappers (13); together with Cook, Olive and Smith, Edwin: 'Collectors' Items from the Saturday Book', published by Hutchinson, 1955, cloth bound with dust wrapper; and a collection of 20th century books on various subjects (a lot)
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A LARGE COLLECTION OF ART MONOGRAPHS
Lot 153 Sold
A LARGE COLLECTION OF ART MONOGRAPHS
and reference books with subjects including Graham Sutherland, Henry Moore and August Rodin (a lot)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
CIRCLE OF GEORGE ROMNEY (1734-1802) Portrait of William Hayley (1745-1820)
Lot 154 Sold
CIRCLE OF GEORGE ROMNEY (1734-1802) Portrait of William Hayley (1745-1820)
inscribed and titled, half-length, wearing a grey coat and white stock, in a feigned oval, oil on canvas, 72cm x 61cm
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO ABRAHAM STORCK (C.1635-1708) Stormy seascape with shipping
Lot 155 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ABRAHAM STORCK (C.1635-1708) Stormy seascape with shipping
watercolour, 12cm x 19.5cm
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
MANNER OF LEMUEL FRANCIS ABBOTT (1760-1803) Portrait of a gentleman
Lot 156 Sold
MANNER OF LEMUEL FRANCIS ABBOTT (1760-1803) Portrait of a gentleman
half-length, wearing a wig and blue coat, oil on canvas, 76cm x 57cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Shipping on a stormy sea
Lot 157 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Shipping on a stormy sea
pencil and grey washes heightened with white, 18.5cm x 19cm; together with three further marine watercolours and an embroidered image of a ship (5)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Study of a classical vase and the artist's reflection
Lot 158 Sold
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Study of a classical vase and the artist's reflection
oil on paper laid to canvas, 30cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £30 - £50
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Abstract study with a portrait of the artist as a young man
Lot 159 Sold
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Abstract study with a portrait of the artist as a young man
1982, signed and dated verso, mixed media, 31cm x 31cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Triptych studies of a hermit
Lot 160 Sold
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Triptych studies of a hermit
oils and mixed media on canvas, 30cm x 70cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'Now Pilgrim'
Lot 161 Sold
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'Now Pilgrim'
mixed media and gilt, 17cm x 12cm
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £30 - £50
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Self-portrait with haloed pictures
Lot 162 Sold
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Self-portrait with haloed pictures
gouache, 35cm x 25cm; together with another gouache artwork by the same hand depicting double-faced heads (2)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £30 - £50
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Adam names the animals
Lot 163 Sold
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Adam names the animals
label verso, sand, pigments and mica on paper, 116cm x 71cm
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'I See All'
Lot 164 Unsold
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'I See All'
a mixed media all seeing eye, 18cm x 21cm, in a gilt frame
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*ATTRIBUTED TO GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'Divine Love, Grace and Beauty'
Lot 165 Sold
*ATTRIBUTED TO GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) 'Divine Love, Grace and Beauty'
mixed media on canvas, 91cm x 96.5cm
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £150
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*DAVID TINDLE (B.1932) ‘Young man with a cigarette - to Graham’
Lot 166 Unsold
*DAVID TINDLE (B.1932) ‘Young man with a cigarette - to Graham’
1971, signed, dated and titled verso, oil on canvas, 22cm x 24cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) ‘Crucifixion’
Lot 167 Unsold
*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) ‘Crucifixion’
oil on canvas, 13cm x 8.5cm

Provenance: Bearing a Royal Academy of Arts invitation verso, addressed to Graham Snow, signed by Craigie Aitchison.
Estimate: £4,000 - £8,000
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A YATES (20TH CENTURY) Naive beach scene
Lot 168 Sold
A YATES (20TH CENTURY) Naive beach scene
signed lower right, oil on canvas, 25.5cm x 35.5cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*ROSEMARY ALLAN (1911-2008) 'Shell Still Life'
Lot 169 Sold
*ROSEMARY ALLAN (1911-2008) 'Shell Still Life'
1965, signed and dated lower right, watercolour and gouache, 22cm x 33.5cm
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
CHRISTIAN JACQUES BERARD (1902-1949) Rimbaud
Lot 170 Sold
CHRISTIAN JACQUES BERARD (1902-1949) Rimbaud
bears studio blind stamp upper right, watercolour, pastel and wash, 48cm x 31.5cm

Provenance: Boris Kochno, Paris.
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Durdle Door
Lot 171 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Durdle Door
watercolour, 12cm x 16cm; together with a second watercolour depicting a Dorset coastal landscape, in matching frames (2)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £30 - £50
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
J POTTER (20TH CENTURY) Beach scene with fishing boat and hut
Lot 172 Sold
J POTTER (20TH CENTURY) Beach scene with fishing boat and hut
signed lower left, gouache, 26.5cm x 21cm; together with an oil on board painting depicting an East Asian ship at sea, 21.5cm x 30cm (2)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £60
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*EDWARD HENRY GORDON CRAIG (1872-1966) 'Actor, Three-Quarter Length'
Lot 173 Sold
*EDWARD HENRY GORDON CRAIG (1872-1966) 'Actor, Three-Quarter Length'
1904, initialled in pencil lower right, woodcut, 20cm x 8.5cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*EDWARD HENRY GORDON CRAIG (1872-1966) 'Old Gobbo'
Lot 174 Sold
*EDWARD HENRY GORDON CRAIG (1872-1966) 'Old Gobbo'
initialled in pencil, woodcut, 25cm x 21cm
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008) 'Dwan Gallery Poster'
Lot 175 Sold
*ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008) 'Dwan Gallery Poster'
1965, signed in pencil lower right, offset lithograph in colours, 58cm x 64cm
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) 'Affiche pour le Carnaval d'Ostende'
Lot 176 Unsold
JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) 'Affiche pour le Carnaval d'Ostende'
1931, signed to lower left margin, ed. 1292, lithograph in colours, 44cm x 31cm

Provenance: Bellmans, Antiques and Interiors, 4th December 2018.
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
AFTER JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) 'La Mondiante'
Lot 177 Sold
AFTER JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) 'La Mondiante'
signed in plate, lithograph in colours, 30cm x 20cm
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963) 'The Fish Bowl'
Lot 178 Sold
*GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963) 'The Fish Bowl'
signed in pencil to lower right margin, ed. 2/20, lithograph in colours, 43cm x 46cm
Hammer price: £2,300
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
AFTER PIERRE BONNARD (1867-1947) 'Jeunes filles dans une barque'
Lot 179 Sold
AFTER PIERRE BONNARD (1867-1947) 'Jeunes filles dans une barque'
lithograph in colours, 35cm x 26cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*RENEE BERNARD (1906-2004) Study of a reclining female nude
Lot 180 Sold
*RENEE BERNARD (1906-2004) Study of a reclining female nude
signed in pencil lower right, etching, 12cm x 17cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £30 - £50
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
INDIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Krishna in a landscape
Lot 181 Sold
INDIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Krishna in a landscape
gouache, 25cm x 16.5cm; together with a second Indian scene depicting musicians, 25.5cm x 18cm (2)
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
INDIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Three scenes from the Karma Sutra
Lot 182 Sold
INDIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Three scenes from the Karma Sutra
gouache and ink, typically 25cm x 19.5cm (3)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
JAPANESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Kabuki scene
Lot 183 Sold
JAPANESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY Kabuki scene
woodblock, 35cm x 24cm; together with two further Japanese prints (3)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*ERIC HENRI KENNINGTON (1888-1960) Portrait bust of T. E. Lawrence
Lot 184 Sold
*ERIC HENRI KENNINGTON (1888-1960) Portrait bust of T. E. Lawrence
signed "T.E. : - E. H. K. 6", marked 3/12, bronze, 42cm wide

Note: the current sculpture is no. 3 from an intended run of 12, using a mould made from an earlier cast of the bust that had been in the possession of the artist. The earlier sculpture - used as the basis for the current casting - was no. 6 from an earlier run, explaining the marking to this effect on the current sculpture. Of the 12 reproductions authorised by the artist and his estate, only three have been cast so far.
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £20,000
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL, A PORTRAIT BUST OF ALFRED AARON WOLMARK (1877-1961)
Lot 185 Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL, A PORTRAIT BUST OF ALFRED AARON WOLMARK (1877-1961)
grey painted pottery, the sitter depicted wearing glasses and with swept back hair, 36cm high x 45cm wide x 24cm deep, apparently not signed or titled

Note: A similar bust, noted as a self portrait, sold by Rosebery’s, London, 24th March 2021, lot 146.
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
AN INDIAN ALABASTER CARVING OF A RECLINING BUDDHA
Lot 186 Sold
AN INDIAN ALABASTER CARVING OF A RECLINING BUDDHA
17cm high x 42cm wide x 8cm deep
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A FRENCH CREAM-PAINTED WASHSTAND
Lot 187 Sold
A FRENCH CREAM-PAINTED WASHSTAND
late 19th century, with white marble top, marble-lined gallery and twin handles, fitted with a single drawer, on turned legs and low undertier; together with a cream painted towel airer; a collection of decorative items including a Victorian fruit bowl containing natural sponges, three model ships contained in glazed cases, four serpentine stone lighthouses; and mixed other items (a lot)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A STEAM SHIP DIORAMA
Lot 188 Sold
A STEAM SHIP DIORAMA
the twin funnels with cotton wool steam, black red and white livery within painted and glazed angled front case, 31.5cm high x 55cm wide x 15cm deep; together with a smaller similar diorama; a scratch-built three funnel steamship model; a collection of Alum Bay sand bells and light houses; a similar sand painting within a maple frame; and a shell display on a wooden plinth (a lot)
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £150 - £250
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A BEECHWOOD MODEL SPADE
Lot 189 Sold
A BEECHWOOD MODEL SPADE
probably early 20th century, 90cm high; together with three other miniature wooden model spades (4)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A GREY-PAINTED WOOD CUPOLA
Lot 190 Sold
A GREY-PAINTED WOOD CUPOLA
supported by five gilt and grained malachite effect corinthian columns, 113cm high x 60cm wide x 33cm deep; together with a blue painted wooden vase with tapered body, 62cm high, containing a variety of walking sticks and umbrellas, all supported by a late Victorian painted pine bedside cupboard (a lot)
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
AN AFRICAN CARVED WOOD FOOTED BOWL
Lot 191 Sold
AN AFRICAN CARVED WOOD FOOTED BOWL
42cm high x 30cm diameter, containing a potted succulent
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A FON AFRICAN VODUN BOCIO MALE HUNTER WOODEN CARVING
Lot 192 Sold
A FON AFRICAN VODUN BOCIO MALE HUNTER WOODEN CARVING
24cm high; together with another African tribal carving of a standing male figure, possibly Mambila, 44cm high (2)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £250
24 September 2025
24 September 2025

Total lots: 402

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