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16-April | The Purple Shop - The Anthony Gardner Collection
Auction date
Tuesday 16 April 2024
10:00
- 18:00 BST
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Additional Condition Reports will be available from 2nd April
Tuesday 16
April - Sussex Saleroom
Lot 1– 171 10am | Works of Art,
Furniture, Pictures & Prints,
European Ceramics & Glass
Lot 180- 618 1pm | Jewellery, Watches, Buckles and Silver
Viewing-
Sussex Saleroom
12 April | 10am - 4pm
13 April | 9am - 12:30pm
15 April | 10am - 4pm
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Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by Tuesday 23 April
Collections
- Sussex Saleroom
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Wednesday 17 April 9am – 4.30pm
Thursday 18 April 9am - 4.30pm
Friday 19 April 9am -
4.30pm
Monday 22 April 9am-4.30pm
Tuesday 23 April 9am –
4.30pm
A significant proportion of the proceeds of the sale of the collection and estate are going to charities; including The Royal Marsden Hospital, Cancer Research UK, The Terrence Higgins Trust, Al-Anon, RADA and Trinity Hospice.
Lot 3
Sold
IRENE SHARAFF (AMERICAN, 1910-1993) (4)
Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of the Shrew
signed and inscribed 'Sharaff' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache
37 x 27cm
together with a photograph print of Anthony Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of The Shrew; a DVD of The Taming of The Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; and a booklet for The Taming of The Shrew
(4)
signed and inscribed 'Sharaff' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache
37 x 27cm
together with a photograph print of Anthony Gardner and Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of The Shrew; a DVD of The Taming of The Shrew with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; and a booklet for The Taming of The Shrew
(4)
Anthony Gardner played Haberdasher in the 1967 film rendition of The Taming of The Shrew alongside…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 7
Sold
ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (MEXICAN, 1885-1968) (10)
Vaslav Nijinsky, an Artistic Interpretation of his Work in Black, White and Gold (1913)
lithographs in colour, printed by C.W. Beaumont & Co
all similar sizes, the largest 31 x 22.5cm, the smallest 25 x 18cm
(10)
lithographs in colour, printed by C.W. Beaumont & Co
all similar sizes, the largest 31 x 22.5cm, the smallest 25 x 18cm
(10)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 12
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Orpheus
watercolour
51 x 75cm
watercolour
51 x 75cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection. See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£1,600
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 18
Sold
H*** GLEIZES (EUROPEAN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a lady
signed and dated 'HGleizes 99' (lower right) and with artist's stamp (to reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
65 x 46.5cm
signed and dated 'HGleizes 99' (lower right) and with artist's stamp (to reverse of stretcher)
oil on canvas
65 x 46.5cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 20
Sold
AVERIL BURLEIGH (BRITISH, 1883-1949)
Cleopatra
signed 'AVERIL BURLEIGH' (lower left)
watercolour
25.5 x 17cm
signed 'AVERIL BURLEIGH' (lower left)
watercolour
25.5 x 17cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £600 - £900
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 22
Sold
T*** E*** W*** (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY) (2)
Still life of flowers in a vase, a pair
each signed with monogram 'TEW' (lower right)
gouache
45 x 28.5cm
(2)
each signed with monogram 'TEW' (lower right)
gouache
45 x 28.5cm
(2)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 29
Sold
UMBERTO BRUNELLESCHI (ITALIAN, 1879-1949)
Pierrot et Colombine
signed and numbered in pencil 'Brunelleschi 196' (in lower margin)
print in colours
41 x 31.5cm
signed and numbered in pencil 'Brunelleschi 196' (in lower margin)
print in colours
41 x 31.5cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 32
Sold
CIRCLE OF ALPHONSE MUCHA (2)
Advert designs, A seated woman in a pink dress, a set of two
watercolour and bodycolour
each 48 x 34cm
(2)
watercolour and bodycolour
each 48 x 34cm
(2)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 38
Sold
PARKER HAGARTY (BRITISH, 1839-1954)
Portrait of a young lady
signed 'PARKER HAGARTY' (upper right)
watercolour and mixed media
34 x 24.5cm
signed 'PARKER HAGARTY' (upper right)
watercolour and mixed media
34 x 24.5cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 42
Sold
L*** F** MORRES (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a young lady
signed 'L F. MORRES' (centre right)
watercolour
33 x 27.5cm
signed 'L F. MORRES' (centre right)
watercolour
33 x 27.5cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 46
Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO DEREK JARMAN (BRITISH, 1942-1994)
Costume designs for Ballet for Small Spaces
annotated in pencil
pencil and watercolour
49.5 x 40cm
ARR
annotated in pencil
pencil and watercolour
49.5 x 40cm
ARR
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 49
Sold
RICHARD CAREY (20TH CENTURY) (2)
Marlene Dietrich receiving flowers
signed 'Richard Carey' (lower right)
mixed media
51 x 35cm
together with a watercolour portrait of Marlene Dietrich, indistinctly signed (lower right), 34 x 24cm
(2)
signed 'Richard Carey' (lower right)
mixed media
51 x 35cm
together with a watercolour portrait of Marlene Dietrich, indistinctly signed (lower right), 34 x 24cm
(2)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 50
Sold
GEORGE BARBIER (FRENCH, 1882-1932)
Svoboda
signed and dated 'GEORGE BARBIER 1920' (lower right) and inscribed (upper right)
watercolour, gouache and ink
25 x 18cm
signed and dated 'GEORGE BARBIER 1920' (lower right) and inscribed (upper right)
watercolour, gouache and ink
25 x 18cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 53
Sold
BASIL WOODHOUSE (BRITISH, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
Portrait of a lady
signed 'Basil Woodhouse' (lower right)
watercolour
63 x 40.5cm
signed 'Basil Woodhouse' (lower right)
watercolour
63 x 40.5cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 59
Sold
KATE E HILL (BRITISH, FL. 1895-1898)
The Evening Star
titled, inscribed and dated 'Kate E. Hill July 1898' (verso)
watercolour
11.5cm diameter, circular
titled, inscribed and dated 'Kate E. Hill July 1898' (verso)
watercolour
11.5cm diameter, circular
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 62
Sold
GEORGE WHITELAW (BRITISH, 1887-1959)
Mr Milton Rosmer as Pierrot in Prunella
signed 'G Whitelaw' (centre right)
watercolour, gouache and pencil
29 x 22.5cm
ARR
signed 'G Whitelaw' (centre right)
watercolour, gouache and pencil
29 x 22.5cm
ARR
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£45
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 67
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL
A lady in clown costume
indistinctly signed (lower right)
watercolour and gouache
35 x 24.5cm
indistinctly signed (lower right)
watercolour and gouache
35 x 24.5cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 71
Sold
COLETTE MOREAU (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY) (2)
Woman in costume holding a plume of red feathers
signed 'COLETTE MOREAU' (lower right)
gouache
42 x 33cm
together with; Rene Gontran Ranson (French, 1891-1977), Le Soufre (Costume design of a lady in a yellow dress and headdress), signed 'RANSON' (lower right) and inscribed (upper right), watercolour, gouache and pencil, 32 x 24.5cm
(2)
ARR
signed 'COLETTE MOREAU' (lower right)
gouache
42 x 33cm
together with; Rene Gontran Ranson (French, 1891-1977), Le Soufre (Costume design of a lady in a yellow dress and headdress), signed 'RANSON' (lower right) and inscribed (upper right), watercolour, gouache and pencil, 32 x 24.5cm
(2)
ARR
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 74
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY (3)
View of a beach
watercolour
22 x 34cm
together with a pair of watercolour of boats at sea by Frederick James Aldridge, each signed (lower right), each 17 x 25cm
(3)
watercolour
22 x 34cm
together with a pair of watercolour of boats at sea by Frederick James Aldridge, each signed (lower right), each 17 x 25cm
(3)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £50 - £80
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 75
Sold
ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (MEXICAN 1885-1968) (10)
Vaslav Nijinsky, an Artistic Interpretation of his Work in Black, White and Gold (1913)
lithographs in colour, printed by C.W. Beaumont & Co
all similar sizes, the largest 31 x 22.5cm, the smallest 25 x 18cm
(all unframed)
(10)
lithographs in colour, printed by C.W. Beaumont & Co
all similar sizes, the largest 31 x 22.5cm, the smallest 25 x 18cm
(all unframed)
(10)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 80
Sold
AFTER EDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY
O Mistress Mine, where are you roaming? (From Twelfth Night)
oil on canvas
89 x 141cm
oil on canvas
89 x 141cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 84
Sold
ADOLFO BUSI (ITALIAN, 1891-1977) (2)
Pierrot with a woman, a pair
each indistinctly signed (lower left)
gouache
each 34.5 x 44.5cm
(2)
ARR
each indistinctly signed (lower left)
gouache
each 34.5 x 44.5cm
(2)
ARR
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 88
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Portrait of a young woman with a hooded cloak
pastel
43.5 x 32.5cm
pastel
43.5 x 32.5cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 91
Sold
MARTIN LEMAN (BRITISH, B. 1934)
Flowers in a blue vase
signed and dated 'Leman 69' (lower right)
oil on board
30.5 x 26cm
ARR
signed and dated 'Leman 69' (lower right)
oil on board
30.5 x 26cm
ARR
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 April 2024
16 April 2024