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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 JAPANESE BUTSUDAN SHRINE CABINET
Lot 97 Sold
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
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A LOUIS XIV STYLE OPEN ARMCHAIR
Lot 98 Sold
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 table surmounted by a carved wood crucifix; a near pair of brass candlesticks; a white ceramic ovoid vase with Picasso style decoration; a Dutch delft bowl; and a cylindrical studio vase (a lot)
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £80 - £150
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A PAINTED WOOD AND SIMULATED MARBLE SIDEBOARD
Lot 99 Sold
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 brass candlestick; a large quantity of 19th/20th century cut glass decanters, jugs, and glasses; three sets of boxed cutlery, two stamped 'epns', the other with horn handles monogramed 'JP'; a 19th century tin-glazed terracotta bowl, 29cm diameter; together with various objects of interest (a lot)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A GILTWOOD MIRROR
Lot 100 Sold
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 x 28cm wide x 12cm deep; a pair of cloisonné vases; cut-glass candlesticks; a pair of marble obelisks; and various other items (a lot)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
AN UPHOLSTERED EDWARDIAN ARMCHAIR
Lot 101 Sold
AN UPHOLSTERED EDWARDIAN ARMCHAIR
with blue and white striped covers, raised on square tapering mahogany legs, 90cm high x 80cm wide x 70cm deep
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
AN ASTOR & CO. CHAMBER BARREL ORGAN
Lot 102 Sold
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; together with a plaster cast head; an easel; and an assortment of hats (a lot)

Provenance: Christie's, 20th May 2003, Lot 923.
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £800
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Lot 103 Sold
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 Roman-Greco sculptures, including the boy with thorn, a Roman mosaic fragment, several Egyptian faience ushabtis, a fossilised fish, a pair of 19th century salt glaze lions, an ostrich egg, numerous shells and other objects of interest, the cabinet 155cm high x 90cm wide x 27cm (a lot)
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Study of feet by the tide
Lot 104 Sold
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Study of feet by the tide
gouache and mixed media including found objects, 30cm x 30cm
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £30 - £50
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*GRAHAM SNOW (1948-2025) Double face
Lot 105 Sold
*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)
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) A dog and a tree in a nocturnal landscape
Lot 106 Unsold
*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.
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) A parrot on a branch in a nocturnal landscape
Lot 107 Unsold
*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) A parrot on a branch in a nocturnal landscape
oil on canvas, 17.5cm x 12.5cm
Estimate: £5,000 - £10,000
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) Still life with a lily in a pink bird vase
Lot 108 Unsold
*CRAIGIE AITCHISON (1926-2009) Still life with a lily in a pink bird vase
oil on canvas, 46cm x 35cm
Estimate: £20,000 - £40,000
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*EDMUND FAIRFAX-LUCY (1945-2020) 'Chocolate Cups in the Morning Room'
Lot 109 Sold
*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
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*DAVID TINDLE (B.1932) Still life with stones and shells
Lot 110 Sold
*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.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £200 - £400
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*ANTHONY BAYNES (1921-2003) Mediterranean still life
Lot 111 Sold
*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.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Beach scene with bathers
Lot 112 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Beach scene with bathers
signed indistinctly lower right, oil on canvas, 25.5cm x 35.5cm
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*ISOBEL POWYS MARKS (20TH CENTURY) Portrait of a young man looking away
Lot 113 Sold
*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 works of fiction set in Dorset.
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM REEVES (20TH CENTURY) Landscape with haystacks
Lot 114 Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM REEVES (20TH CENTURY) Landscape with haystacks
inscribed to the reverse, oil on board, 29cm x 39cm
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
*ELSE PAULS (1886-1980) Study of a dancer
Lot 115 Sold
*ELSE PAULS (1886-1980) Study of a dancer
1938, signed and dated lower left, pencil, 25cm x 17cm
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
TWO STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE 'OLD AGE' FIGURES
Lot 116 Sold
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, including two Staffordshire jugs, a Staffordshire leopard, and further items (a lot)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A LARGE COLLECTION OF STUDIO POTTERY PLATES
Lot 117 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A LARGE COLLECTION OF KITCHENALIA
Lot 118 Sold
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 wide, with further other items (a lot)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £80
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A MIXED COLLECTION OF STUDIO CERAMICS
Lot 119 Sold
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)
Hammer price: £340
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025
A FRENCH OAK TILT-TOP CIRCULAR TABLE
Lot 120 Sold
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 wooden base, 53cm high (5)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
24 September 2025
24 September 2025

Total lots: 402

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