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Seymour Stein -The Collection Part II
Sale Days:
Monday 7 August 2023
13:00 BST
Starts with Lot 2000
Posters, Pictures, Ceramics and Works of Art
Tuesday 8 August 2023
13:00 BST
Starts with Lot 2200
Posters, Pictures, Ceramics and Works of Art
We are delighted to offer Part II from the collection of the Late Seymour Stein, American entrepreneur, music executive and vice president of warner Bros. Records. The sale will include Posters, Pictures, Ceramics and Works of Art .
Monday 7th August | Stein Part II
- Sussex saleroom
Lot 2000-2199 Ceramics, Posters, Paintings & Works of
Art 1pm
Tuesday 8th August | Stein Part II - Sussex
saleroom
Lot 2200-2424 Ceramics, Posters,
Paintings & Works of Art 1pm
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Viewing- Sussex Saleroom
Friday 28 July 10am-4pm
Saturday 29 July 9.00am-12.30 noon
Monday 31st July 10am-4pm
Tuesday 1st August 10am-4pm
Wednesday 2nd August 10am-4pm
Thursday 3rd August 10am-4pm
Friday 4th August 10am-4pm
Saturday 5th August 9am-12
noon
Payment
Payment to be received by bank transfer or on collection by 15th
August
Collections - Sussex Saleroom
We will be open for collections on sale days 9am -4.30pm and additionally
Wednesday 9th August 9am
– 4.30pm
Thursday 10th August 9am - 4.30pm
Friday 11th August 9am
- 4.30pm
Monday 14th August 9am
- 4.30pm
Tuesday 15th August 9am - 4.30pm
Lot 2048
Sold
*** BLIMARIA (2)
A Quiet Street
signed 'BLIMARIA' (lower left)
oil on canvas
54 x 38.5cm
together with Figures wearing hats by the same hand
(2)
signed 'BLIMARIA' (lower left)
oil on canvas
54 x 38.5cm
together with Figures wearing hats by the same hand
(2)
Hammer price:
£30
Estimate: £50 - £100
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2049
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL (2)
Studio Interior
oil on board
64 x 50cm
together with Sailing boats off the coast by another hand
(2)
oil on board
64 x 50cm
together with Sailing boats off the coast by another hand
(2)
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2051
Sold
GEORGE MCVAY (20TH CENTURY)
The Northern Star off The Needles
signed and dated 'George McVay May 1961' (lower right)
oil on canvas
91.5 x 137cm
signed and dated 'George McVay May 1961' (lower right)
oil on canvas
91.5 x 137cm
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2053
Sold
AN ART NOUVEAU SPOT-HAMMER PHOTOGRAPH FRAME (4)
Early 20th Century
With five apertures, 58.5cm wide x 28cm high; a spot hammered copper easel frame with riveted corners, 33cm high; another 26cm high; and metal frame, 21cm high
With five apertures, 58.5cm wide x 28cm high; a spot hammered copper easel frame with riveted corners, 33cm high; another 26cm high; and metal frame, 21cm high
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2054
Sold
A SPOT HAMMERED COPPER TOBACCO BOX AND AN ARTS & CRAFTS COPPER MOUNTED OAK BOOK TROUGH (2)
The tobacco box with PATRICK & MCGREGOR embossed to the cover, enamel cabochon to the front, oak interior divided into four tobacco types, early 20th Century; 28cm wide; the trough embossed with ‘JUDGE A BOOK NOT BY IT’S COVER’ 28cm wide
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2055
Sold
A COPPER WALL LIGHT EMBOSSED WITH A RETIARIUS (5)
With the initials DAT, 37cm wide; 54.5cm high; the top part of a music stand, embossed MUSIC, 47cm wide; a stomach warmer, a door plate, 68cm high, and a fire surround
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2056
Sold
C*** CASABEER
Male swimmers
signed and dated 'Casabeer C 1949' (upper left)
oil on canvas
44 x 31.5cm
signed and dated 'Casabeer C 1949' (upper left)
oil on canvas
44 x 31.5cm
Hammer price:
£3,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2057
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL
Nude men in a landscape
oil on board
92 x 76cm
oil on board
92 x 76cm
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2058
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL
Nude with soldiers
oil on canvas
56 x 46cm
(unframed)
oil on canvas
56 x 46cm
(unframed)
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2059
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL
Two semi nude men in an interior
oil on canvas
74 x 54cm
oil on canvas
74 x 54cm
Hammer price:
£1,700
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2060
Sold
TWO DOULTON STONEWARE JUGS (2)
Late 19th and early 20th century
The first a 'black jack' jug with plated rim, worded to the sides with 'The Landlord's Caution', the second a bacchic moulded jug, 'Good is not good enough, the best is not too good', impressed marks, 22cm and 21cm high
The first a 'black jack' jug with plated rim, worded to the sides with 'The Landlord's Caution', the second a bacchic moulded jug, 'Good is not good enough, the best is not too good', impressed marks, 22cm and 21cm high
Both in good condition
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2061
Sold
A MID-20TH CENTURY TEAK SAILING BOAT TABLE LAMP (2)
Lacking sails, 31cm wide; Together with an aviation table lamp with two light fittings, 55cm high (missing two wings from the tail)
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2062
Sold
SPORTING MEMORABILIA: A PAIR OF MAHOGANY ROWING CLUB BOOK ENDS (3)
Composed of a rudder and bow, two transfer printed Coat of Arms (one being Cambridge University), 15cm wide; Together with two miniature cricket bats mounted with facsimile signatures of players for England 1957 and West Indies 1957
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2063
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL (2)
Figures embracing
indistinctly signed and dated '29' (lower right)
pencil and coloured chalks
47 x 37.5cm
together with Women in an Interior by a follower of Robin Philipson
(2)
indistinctly signed and dated '29' (lower right)
pencil and coloured chalks
47 x 37.5cm
together with Women in an Interior by a follower of Robin Philipson
(2)
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £200 - £400
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2064
Sold
KINGSLEY FAIRWEATHER (20TH CENTURY) (2)
Caricature of a man, thought to be Selman Waksman
signed 'Kingsley Fairweather' (lower right)
mixed media on paper
39 x 27.5cm
together with A portrait of a young man by another hand
(2)
signed 'Kingsley Fairweather' (lower right)
mixed media on paper
39 x 27.5cm
together with A portrait of a young man by another hand
(2)
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2065
Sold
XAVIER SAGER (FRENCH, 1881-1969) (4)
Miss America; Miss New York; Miss San Francisco; Miss Washington, a set of four
each signed 'Xavier Sager' and titled in pencil (to backing paper)
watercolour
each 35.5 x 20.5cm
(4)
ARR
each signed 'Xavier Sager' and titled in pencil (to backing paper)
watercolour
each 35.5 x 20.5cm
(4)
ARR
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2066
Sold
MURIEL HOLLINGER HOPE (BRITISH, 1902-1963)
Pagliacci, No III
signed and indistinctly dated 'M HOPE' (lower right) and with old labels (verso)
oil on board
61 x 51cm
ARR
Provenance
Modern Pictures, Christie's, London, 19th December 1996, lot 609
signed and indistinctly dated 'M HOPE' (lower right) and with old labels (verso)
oil on board
61 x 51cm
ARR
Provenance
Modern Pictures, Christie's, London, 19th December 1996, lot 609
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £60 - £80
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2067
Sold
LAWRENCE PRESTON (BRITISH, 1883-1960)
An allegorical scene with a faun, angel, the Grim Reaper, a man and woman
signed and dated 'L. Preston 1951' (lower right)
oil on board
57 x 45cm
ARR
signed and dated 'L. Preston 1951' (lower right)
oil on board
57 x 45cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2068
Sold
ALFRED RENOLEAU ( 1854-1930): A TALL STONEWARE VASE
Painted in muted colours with two figures in conversation on a country road with buildings in an extensive landscape, incised signature, 54.5cm high
Good condition
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2069
Sold
FOOTBALL INTEREST: A CONTINENTAL ENGRAVED GLASS GOBLET
The bowl deeply engraved with a goalkeeper and two players contesting a ball, raised on a spreading circular foot, 26cm high
Provenance: Christie's, London, 14 May, 1997, lot 5Condition Report: Some light surface scratches…
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2070
Sold
A GROUP OF TWELVE MINTON & HOLLINS PHOTOGRAPHIC WARE EARTHENWARE TILES (37)
Circa 1880
Depicting classical and mythological scenes in grisaille against a pale blue ground, stamped marks, 15cm square; also six Mintons tiles from the `First Testament Series, 15cm square, stamped marks; and nineteen Minton, Hollins & Co. border tiles with brown flowerheads, each 7.5cm by 15cm
Depicting classical and mythological scenes in grisaille against a pale blue ground, stamped marks, 15cm square; also six Mintons tiles from the `First Testament Series, 15cm square, stamped marks; and nineteen Minton, Hollins & Co. border tiles with brown flowerheads, each 7.5cm by 15cm
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2071
Sold
*** JITA (3)
The Inferno; Les Canpeurs
two; each signed 'JITA' (one lower right, the other lower left)
oil on board
45 x 35.5cm
together with Window Shopping, an oil on panel by another hand
(3)
two; each signed 'JITA' (one lower right, the other lower left)
oil on board
45 x 35.5cm
together with Window Shopping, an oil on panel by another hand
(3)
Hammer price:
£500
Estimate: £200 - £400
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2072
Sold
FRANK WOOTTON (BRITISH, 1914-1998) (3)
In Times Like These Be Thankful For A Gypsy
signed 'WOOTTON' (lower right) and titled (lower centre)
oil on paper
36 x 61cm
ARR
Together with Imperial Airways Biplane, an oil on canvas by another hand; and a watercolour of an airport
(3)
signed 'WOOTTON' (lower right) and titled (lower centre)
oil on paper
36 x 61cm
ARR
Together with Imperial Airways Biplane, an oil on canvas by another hand; and a watercolour of an airport
(3)
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2073
Sold
COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE: A FRENCH TRAVEL POSTER BY SANDY HOOK (1879-1960)
Advertising Paris-Alger Via Marseille, 60cm wide, 99cm high
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2074
Sold
A WMF SECESSIONIST STYLE SILVER PLATED JEWELLERY CASKET
Circa 1900
With Greek theatre masks and a low relief frieze, stamped to the underside, lacking key, 24cm wide; 26cm high
With Greek theatre masks and a low relief frieze, stamped to the underside, lacking key, 24cm wide; 26cm high
Condition Report:Wear and tarnishing throughout, with verdigris to some parts. Loss of details to…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2075
Sold
ERIC (20TH CENTURY)
Men with a woman and horses on the beach
signed and dated 'ERIC 51' (lower right)
oil on canvas
65 x 54cm
ARR
signed and dated 'ERIC 51' (lower right)
oil on canvas
65 x 54cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2076
Sold
MAURICE DURUPT (FRENCH, FL. 1931-1938)
A pirate with treasure and a nude woman on a beach
signed and dated 'MAURICE DURUPT 1938' (lower left)
oil on canvas
97 x 65cm
(unframed)
ARR
signed and dated 'MAURICE DURUPT 1938' (lower left)
oil on canvas
97 x 65cm
(unframed)
ARR
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £50 - £70
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2077
Sold
JEAN MARSHALL (20TH CENTURY)
The Fairground
signed 'Jean Marshall' (lower right)
watercolour
45 x 63cm
signed 'Jean Marshall' (lower right)
watercolour
45 x 63cm
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £60 - £80
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2078
Sold
A MAW & CO POTTERY TILE
Circa 1880
Painted with a child kneeling with a toy train, a vase to the left and an apple tree with flowering blossom behind, stamped Maw & Co, Benthall Works, Broseley, Salop, 23.5cm square
Painted with a child kneeling with a toy train, a vase to the left and an apple tree with flowering blossom behind, stamped Maw & Co, Benthall Works, Broseley, Salop, 23.5cm square
Small chip to top right corner
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2079
Sold
TWO UNUSUAL MINTON HOLLINS & CO.POTTERY TILES (2)
Circa 1880
One painted with a young woman holding an hour glass and titled `Memory', the other depicting a young man reading titled `Study', stamped marks, 20.5cm square, one framed
One painted with a young woman holding an hour glass and titled `Memory', the other depicting a young man reading titled `Study', stamped marks, 20.5cm square, one framed
`Memory' - some deep scratches. Some discolouration to the blue ground. Some shallow chips to one…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2080
Sold
A VILLEROY & BOCH EARTHENWARE GROUP OF THREE SAILORS
Probably made for Robj, modelled striding arm in arm under a deep bluish green glaze, printed mark V & B Made in Luxembourg, 31cm high
Provenance: Christie's, London, 14 March, 1997, lot 150Condition Report:The sailor on the left with…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2081
Sold
EDWIN JOHN ELLIS (BRITISH, 1842-1895)
Baldassarre's First Madness, From George Eliot's Romala
signed with monogram and dated '1870' (lower right); inscribed with artist and title (verso)
watercolour
25 x 48cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, 9th March 2005, lot 231
signed with monogram and dated '1870' (lower right); inscribed with artist and title (verso)
watercolour
25 x 48cm
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, 9th March 2005, lot 231
Condition reportPale scratch/mark across part of middle, through boy's head.Dark diagonal mark…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2082
Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO NOEL LAURA NISBET (BRITISH, 1887-1956)
Fantasy scene
oil on paper laid down on canvas
76.5 x 56cm
ARR
oil on paper laid down on canvas
76.5 x 56cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £200 - £400
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2083
Sold
A*** MARSHALL BENNETT (19TH/20TH CENTURY) (2)
Icarus
signed and dated 'A Marshall Bennett 1907' (lower right)
oil on canvas
56 x 36cm
(unframed)
Together with Portrait sketch of a man, falsely signed 'HS TUKE' by another hand
(2)
signed and dated 'A Marshall Bennett 1907' (lower right)
oil on canvas
56 x 36cm
(unframed)
Together with Portrait sketch of a man, falsely signed 'HS TUKE' by another hand
(2)
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2084
Sold
A GINORI 'IL PELLEGRINO DI MONTESANTO' ANNIVERSARY COUPE
1985
After a design by Gio Ponti, made to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Doccia factory, black printed marks, 19cm high
After a design by Gio Ponti, made to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Doccia factory, black printed marks, 19cm high
Good condition
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2085
Sold
HENRI HEEMSKERK (1886-1953) FOR SCAILMONT, BELGIUM: A FROSTED GLASS VASE ADAPTED AS A LAMP
Circa 1930
Hexagonal form moulded with abstract deigns, moulded mark, 37cm high including fittings
Hexagonal form moulded with abstract deigns, moulded mark, 37cm high including fittings
Drilled hole near base for electricity
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2086
Sold
A VERLYS OPALESCENT GLASS OVAL PLAQUE (2)
Circa 1930
Moulded in high relief with four goldfish. moulded mark Verlys France, 30cm length; also a Costebelle frosted glass and part purple enamelled panel from a lamp, moulded with penguins, 32cm length
Moulded in high relief with four goldfish. moulded mark Verlys France, 30cm length; also a Costebelle frosted glass and part purple enamelled panel from a lamp, moulded with penguins, 32cm length
Verlys plaque- good conditionCostebelle panel- would originally been part of a table lamp. Overall…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2087
Sold
F*** GUILLICK (20TH CENTURY)
Cavemen hunting a bear
signed and dated 'F Guillick 1964' (lower right)
oil on canvas
90 x 70cm
signed and dated 'F Guillick 1964' (lower right)
oil on canvas
90 x 70cm
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2088
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL (3)
An elegant restaurant; At the theatre; Al fresco dining
a set of three, watercolour and gouache
largest 44 x 70.5cm
(3)
a set of three, watercolour and gouache
largest 44 x 70.5cm
(3)
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2089
Sold
20TH CENTURY SCHOOL (3)
The Circus; Restaurant interior; The fancy dress ball, a set of three
watercolour and gouache
the largest 50 x 72cm
(3)
watercolour and gouache
the largest 50 x 72cm
(3)
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2090
Sold
A TALL BRETBY POTTERY FLOOR VASE
Circa 1900
Painted in impasto with cattle in a landscape between leaf moulded borders, impressed mark, 94cm high
Painted in impasto with cattle in a landscape between leaf moulded borders, impressed mark, 94cm high
Good condition
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2091
Sold
A PAIR OF TALL DOULTON SLATERS PATENT STONEWARE VASES (2)
Circa 1900
Of inverted trumpet form, decorated with flowers against a textured ground, impressed factory marks, 58cm high
Of inverted trumpet form, decorated with flowers against a textured ground, impressed factory marks, 58cm high
One vase has a firing crack to the base, but overall in good condition
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £150 - £200
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2092
Sold
A ROYAL DOULTON MORRISIAN WARE UMBRELLA STAND (2)
Circa 1903-24
Printed with boys carrying fruiting branches or playing musical instruments between stylised leaf borders against a deep red ground, printed marks, 60cm high; and a Royal Doulton Morrisian ware slender baluster vase, 40cm high
Printed with boys carrying fruiting branches or playing musical instruments between stylised leaf borders against a deep red ground, printed marks, 60cm high; and a Royal Doulton Morrisian ware slender baluster vase, 40cm high
Umbrella stand- some minor wear to the gilding around the rims, large towards the bottom section…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2093
Sold
AN ART DECO SHAGREEN AND WALNUT VENEERED GLASS TWIN-HANDLED OVAL TRAY AND THREE SHAGREEN BOXES (4)
The tray, 54.5cm wide; two Art Deco cigarette boxes with ivory stringing to the edges, 26cm wide and 18cm wide; And a square box with an open section to the front, 11.5cm wide
Provenance: The tray and one cigarette box acquired from Christie’s, South Kensington. Ivory…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £200 - £400
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2094
Sold
A PAIR OF LEAD ALLOY RECLINING FIGURE BOOKENDS (2)
Circa 1930s
With MADE IN FRANCE seals, 14cm high
With MADE IN FRANCE seals, 14cm high
Condition report: Tarnishing in areas and general surface wear and degradation, commensurate with…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £50 - £80
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2095
Sold
ALBERT WAINWRIGHT (BRITISH, 1898-1943) (5)
Two boys with drapes tied around them
signed 'A Wainwright' (upper right)
watercolour
30 x 24cm
together with four other watercolours of boys by the same hand, the largest 35 x 24.5, the smallest 29 x 24cm
(5)
signed 'A Wainwright' (upper right)
watercolour
30 x 24cm
together with four other watercolours of boys by the same hand, the largest 35 x 24.5, the smallest 29 x 24cm
(5)
Hammer price:
£4,000
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2096
Sold
ALBERT WAINWRIGHT (BRITISH, 1898-1943) (7)
Sailor Boy
signed and dated 'Albert Wainwright '32' (centre left)
watercolour
28 x 21cm
together with four other watercolours of boys and one of attendants by the same hand, the largest 35 x 25cm, the smallest 28x 21.5cm; and Letters From Home, a lithograph by Burr Singer
(7)
signed and dated 'Albert Wainwright '32' (centre left)
watercolour
28 x 21cm
together with four other watercolours of boys and one of attendants by the same hand, the largest 35 x 25cm, the smallest 28x 21.5cm; and Letters From Home, a lithograph by Burr Singer
(7)
Hammer price:
£2,600
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023
Lot 2097
Sold
ATTRIBUTED TO ALBERT WAINWRIGHT (BRITISH, 1898-1943) (6)
A boy seated in a chair
watercolour
34 x 24cm
together with three other watercolour of boys attributed to the same hand and two other watercolours of boys baring their bottoms possibly by other hands
(6)
watercolour
34 x 24cm
together with three other watercolour of boys attributed to the same hand and two other watercolours of boys baring their bottoms possibly by other hands
(6)
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 August 2023
7 August 2023