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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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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
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12 April | 10am - 4pm
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15 April | 10am - 4pm
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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 93
Sold
MICHAEL KEAY (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) (4)
Costume design
signed and dated 'Michael Keay 1968' (upper right)
watercolour
39.5 x 24cm
together with a watercolour and gouache by another hand of a lady dressed as a clown, 24 x 17cm; and a pair of mixed media works of people in costume, indistinctly signed and dated '23', each 32 x 24cm
(4)
signed and dated 'Michael Keay 1968' (upper right)
watercolour
39.5 x 24cm
together with a watercolour and gouache by another hand of a lady dressed as a clown, 24 x 17cm; and a pair of mixed media works of people in costume, indistinctly signed and dated '23', each 32 x 24cm
(4)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 95
Sold
FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1920 (35)
Evening Gowns
print in colours
13.5 x 10.5cm
together with thirty four prints in colour of French fashion between 1912 and 1921, after various artists, each sheet 25 x 20cm, (all unframed)
(35)
print in colours
13.5 x 10.5cm
together with thirty four prints in colour of French fashion between 1912 and 1921, after various artists, each sheet 25 x 20cm, (all unframed)
(35)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 101
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait of a young lady
watercolour
20.5 x 13cm
together with a pencil drawing of a young man, dated 'Dec 12 1839', 22 x 17.5cm
(2)
watercolour
20.5 x 13cm
together with a pencil drawing of a young man, dated 'Dec 12 1839', 22 x 17.5cm
(2)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£60
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 103
Sold
E*** S*** K*** (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY) (6)
Art Nouveau designs, six
three stamped ‘ESK’
watercolour and gouache
the largest 30 x 30cm, the smallest 15 x 15cm
(6)
three stamped ‘ESK’
watercolour and gouache
the largest 30 x 30cm, the smallest 15 x 15cm
(6)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 105
Sold
CHRISTODOULOU (20TH CENTURY)
The Purple Shop
signed 'Christodoulou' (lower right)
print and mixed media
78 x 40cm
signed 'Christodoulou' (lower right)
print and mixed media
78 x 40cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 107
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL
The Purple Shop
gouache
43.5 x 72.5cm
gouache
43.5 x 72.5cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 110
Sold
ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (MEXICAN 1885-1968) (48)
Vaslav Nijinsky, an Artistic Interpretation of his Work in Black, White and Gold (1913), eight from the set of ten, including multiples of each plate, missing plates two and three
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)
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)
This lot contains:Plate one: six copiesPlate four: eight copiesPlate five: five copiesPlate six:…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 112
Sold
ROBERTO MONTENEGRO (MEXICAN 1885-1968) (9)
Vaslav Nijinsky, an Artistic Interpretation of his Work in Black, White and Gold (1913), nine from the set of ten, missing plate number two
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)
(9)
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)
(9)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 126
Sold
AFTER CHRISTODOULOU
The Purple Shop
print in colours
74 x 41cm
print in colours
74 x 41cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 140
Sold
ALPHONSE MUCHA (CZECH, 1860-1939)
La Plume
lithograph in colours
72 x 28cm
lithograph in colours
72 x 28cm
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 151
Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a gentleman in a black coat
on ivory (ref. TAT8A9MT)
7.5cm
with a lock of hair (to the reverse) and with a leather bound case
together with a commemorative plaster medallion of Leopold Ranke in profile, 8.5cm
(2)
on ivory (ref. TAT8A9MT)
7.5cm
with a lock of hair (to the reverse) and with a leather bound case
together with a commemorative plaster medallion of Leopold Ranke in profile, 8.5cm
(2)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 158
Sold
INDIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)
Portrait miniature of a Shah Jahan; and a companion portrait miniature of a Mumtaz Mahal on ivory (Shah ref. 3U2XT228), (Mumtaz ref. WL9MFMPV)
each 4.7cm
(2)
each 4.7cm
(2)
It was upon the death of Mumtaz Mahal in 1631, that Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal,…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 163
Sold
EUROPEAN SCHOOL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY (2)
The Kiss
watercolour and gouache
23cm diameter, circular
together with a gouache of A couple embracing under a tree, 28.5cm diameter, circular, (unframed)
(2)
watercolour and gouache
23cm diameter, circular
together with a gouache of A couple embracing under a tree, 28.5cm diameter, circular, (unframed)
(2)
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £50 - £100
16 April 2024
16 April 2024
Lot 168
Sold
JOHN WILLIAM WADSWORTH (BRITISH, 1879-1955) (21)
Phil, A portrait of a gentleman in profile against an art nouveau background
print in colours
image size 14.5 x 20cm, sheet size 38.5 x 31cm
together with other prints by various hands including John and Philip Wadsworth and others
(three framed, the rest unframed)
(21)
ARR
print in colours
image size 14.5 x 20cm, sheet size 38.5 x 31cm
together with other prints by various hands including John and Philip Wadsworth and others
(three framed, the rest unframed)
(21)
ARR
Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for…
Hammer price:
£30
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 April 2024
16 April 2024