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Modern British & 20th Century Art
Auction date
Tuesday 29 June 2021
Tuesday 29 June
Modern British and 20th Century Art 2pm Lot 1 - 201
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Lot 97
Sold
Anthony Caro (British, 1924-2013)
Nude studies
two, one signed, dated and dedicated 'To Nuala from Tony, Anthony Caro 1984 (lower left), the other signed and dedicated To Nuala from Tony Caro (lower left)
lithographs
one 57 x 38cm, the other 57 x 38cm
(unframed)
(2)
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two, one signed, dated and dedicated 'To Nuala from Tony, Anthony Caro 1984 (lower left), the other signed and dedicated To Nuala from Tony Caro (lower left)
lithographs
one 57 x 38cm, the other 57 x 38cm
(unframed)
(2)
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Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 98
Sold
Stephen Gilbert (British, 1910-2007)
A Francaise
signed, dated and titled 'S Gilbert 90' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache on thick card
41 x 29cm
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signed, dated and titled 'S Gilbert 90' (lower right)
watercolour and gouache on thick card
41 x 29cm
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Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 99
Sold
Elizabeth Blackadder (British, b. 1931)
Bird Cage and Lily
signed and numbered in pencil 'Elizabeth Blackadder 34/200' (in lower margin)
colour etching
33 x 45cm
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signed and numbered in pencil 'Elizabeth Blackadder 34/200' (in lower margin)
colour etching
33 x 45cm
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Condition reportThe sheet is sound and surface in good, clean condition. Framed and under glass,…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 100
Sold
Elizabeth Blackadder (British, b. 1931)
Irises
signed in pencil and numbered 'Elizabeth Blackadder 48/50' (in lower margin)
coloured etching
plate size: 50.5 x 32.5cm
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signed in pencil and numbered 'Elizabeth Blackadder 48/50' (in lower margin)
coloured etching
plate size: 50.5 x 32.5cm
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Condition reportThe sheet is clean and sound, good overall condition. Under glass and held in a…
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 101
Sold
BUMPUS (Judith), Elizabeth Blackadder
Phaidon Oxford, 1988, No. 105 from an edition of 120 copies specially bound by E. A. Weeks & Son for Mercury Gallery
containing;
Elizabeth Violet Blackadder (British, b. 1931)
Black Cat and Lily
signed and numbered in pencil 'Elizabeth Blackadder 45/60' (in lower margin)
etching with aquatint
21 x 15cm
(unframed)
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containing;
Elizabeth Violet Blackadder (British, b. 1931)
Black Cat and Lily
signed and numbered in pencil 'Elizabeth Blackadder 45/60' (in lower margin)
etching with aquatint
21 x 15cm
(unframed)
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Condition reportEtching appears in generally good condition.Book appears generally good.Hard case…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 102
Sold
Anne Redpath (Scottish, 1895-1965)
St John the Baptist, Brittany
gouache on paper
38 x 26.5cm
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gouache on paper
38 x 26.5cm
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Condition reportVarious surface creases to the sheet, otherwise sound. Clean surface, good overall…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £700
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 103
Sold
Eileen Agar (British, 1899-1991)
Ecclesiastical Overtones, 1954
Signed ‘AGAR’ (lower left)
bears label (to backboard)
mixed media collage
34 x 25cm
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Signed ‘AGAR’ (lower left)
bears label (to backboard)
mixed media collage
34 x 25cm
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Condition reportthe various sheets are all sound, various surfaces all in good overall condition. …
Hammer price:
£2,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 104
Sold
Stanley Grimm (British, 1891-1966)
Polperro
signed and dated 'Grimm 1951' (lower right) and inscribed (verso)
oil on board
40 x 50cm
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signed and dated 'Grimm 1951' (lower right) and inscribed (verso)
oil on board
40 x 50cm
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Condition reportThe board is generally sound. Paint surface is dirty with scattered surface…
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 105
Sold
Iain Macnab (British, 1890-1967)
Sportsman's still life
signed 'IAIN MACNAB' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm
(unframed)
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signed 'IAIN MACNAB' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm
(unframed)
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Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 106
Sold
Joseph Webb (British, 1908-1962)
Dream Barn
signed 'Joseph Webb' (in margin)
etching
17.5 x 29.5cm
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signed 'Joseph Webb' (in margin)
etching
17.5 x 29.5cm
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Condition report A few tiny specks in the sky, upper right, otherwise good overall condition. …
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 107
Sold
Joseph Webb (British 1908-1962)
Rat Barn, 1st Estate
signed and titled 'Joseph Webb' (in margin)
etching
17.5 x 30cm
ARR
Exhibited
London, RWS Galleries, Joseph Webb Memorial Exhibition, 1965, no. 25
signed and titled 'Joseph Webb' (in margin)
etching
17.5 x 30cm
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Exhibited
London, RWS Galleries, Joseph Webb Memorial Exhibition, 1965, no. 25
Condition reportThe sheet is sound and clean, good overall condition. Framed and under glass;…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 108
Sold
After Frank Brangwyn
Youth and Age II
Mosaic in metal frame
193 x 131cm
The present work is based on a Brangwyn design for Tiffany from circa 1898-1899.
Literature
Libby Horner, Frank Brangwyn Stained Glass, A Catalogue Raisonne, 2011, pp.33-35, illustrated p.35
Mosaic in metal frame
193 x 131cm
The present work is based on a Brangwyn design for Tiffany from circa 1898-1899.
Literature
Libby Horner, Frank Brangwyn Stained Glass, A Catalogue Raisonne, 2011, pp.33-35, illustrated p.35
Condition reportSurface dirt and some scattered losses to tiles.
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 109
Sold
Sir Frank Brangwyn (British, 1867-1956)
Poitiers
signed with initials 'FB' (lower left)
watercolour and pencil
43 x 30cm
ARR
Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London
Private collection, UK
signed with initials 'FB' (lower left)
watercolour and pencil
43 x 30cm
ARR
Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 110
Sold
Alexander Graham Munro (British, 1903-1985)
Meeting Place, Algiers
signed 'Graham Munro' (lower right) and bears William Hardie label (to backboard)
pastel
19.5 x 30cm
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signed 'Graham Munro' (lower right) and bears William Hardie label (to backboard)
pastel
19.5 x 30cm
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Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 111
Sold
Alexander Graham Munro (British, 1903-1985)
The Atlas Mountains
signed and inscribed 'Graham Munro Gd Atlas' (lower left)
pastel
20 x 30cm
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signed and inscribed 'Graham Munro Gd Atlas' (lower left)
pastel
20 x 30cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 112
Sold
Bertram Priestman (British, 1868-1951)
Cattle on the Damson
initialled and dated 'BP 13' (lower right) and bears 20th Century Gallery label (to backboard)
oil on board
20 x 25.5cm
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initialled and dated 'BP 13' (lower right) and bears 20th Century Gallery label (to backboard)
oil on board
20 x 25.5cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £250 - £350
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 113
Sold
Bertram Priestman (British, 1868-1951)
Beached Boats
bears 20th Century Gallery label (verso)
oil on board
24 x 33.5cm
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bears 20th Century Gallery label (verso)
oil on board
24 x 33.5cm
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Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £500 - £700
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 114
Unsold
James Longueville (British, b. 1942)
Burnsall Bridge, Wharfedale
signed 'James Longueville' (lower left) and titled on artist's label (attached to the frame)
oil on canvas
41 x 76.5cm
ARR
signed 'James Longueville' (lower left) and titled on artist's label (attached to the frame)
oil on canvas
41 x 76.5cm
ARR
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Paint surface is generally sound and clean. Ultraviolet reveals…
Estimate: £400 - £500
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 115
Sold
Josef Sussmeier (German, 1897-1971)
Pine trees in a mountainous landscape
signed with initials and inscribed 'JOS Munchen' (lower right)
watercolour
46 x 59cm
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signed with initials and inscribed 'JOS Munchen' (lower right)
watercolour
46 x 59cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £150 - £200
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 116
Sold
Pierre de Clausade (French, 1910-1976)
Coastal landscape
signed 'P de Clausade' (lower left)
oil on canvas
80 x 99cm
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signed 'P de Clausade' (lower left)
oil on canvas
80 x 99cm
ARR
Condition reportCanvas relined. A few scattered specks of dirt to the paint surface, otherwise…
Hammer price:
£1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 117
Sold
Paul Henry (Irish, 1877-1958)
Cottages by the Lake, West of Ireland
signed in pencil 'Paul Henry' (in lower margin)
print
45 x 54cm
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signed in pencil 'Paul Henry' (in lower margin)
45 x 54cm
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Condition reportThe sheet is sound; a few flecks of dirt to surface in the sky, otherwise sound. …
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 118
Sold
Paul Henry (Irish, 1877-1958)
A Showery Day on the Bog
signed in pencil 'Paul Henry' (in lower margin)
print
43 x 48cm
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signed in pencil 'Paul Henry' (in lower margin)
43 x 48cm
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Condition reportThe sheet is sound and in good clean condition. Framed and under glass; unexamined…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 119
Sold
Roy Petley (British, b. 1950)
The Santa Maria della Salute
signed and dated ‘Roy Petley 1990’ (lower right)
watercolour
37 x 53cm
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signed and dated ‘Roy Petley 1990’ (lower right)
watercolour
37 x 53cm
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Condition reportMinor creasing, upper left corner, otherwise sheet is sound with strong colour. …
Hammer price:
£360
Estimate: £250 - £350
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 120
Sold
Roy Petley (British, b. 1950)
Venice at Dusk
signed ‘Roy Petley’ (lower left)
watercolour
37 x 53cm
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signed ‘Roy Petley’ (lower left)
watercolour
37 x 53cm
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Condition reportMinor creases to upper left and right corners, otherwise sheet is sound with strong…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £250 - £350
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 121
Sold
Alan Ferebee (British, 20th Century)
Cafe off Notre Dame
signed 'A Ferebee' (lower right)
gouache and wash
31.5 x 45.5cm
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signed 'A Ferebee' (lower right)
gouache and wash
31.5 x 45.5cm
ARR
Condition reportSheet is sound with strong, original colour, ready to hang; framed and under glass,…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 122
Sold
Sam McLarnon (Irish, 1923-2013)
Irish coastal landscape
signed 'Sam McLarnon' (lower left)
oil on board
43.5 x 86cm
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signed 'Sam McLarnon' (lower left)
oil on board
43.5 x 86cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 123
Sold
Elaine Fine (British, 20th Century)
The Harbour at Pittenweem
signed 'Elaine Fine' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 60.5cm
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signed 'Elaine Fine' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 60.5cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £300 - £500
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 124
Sold
Jeffrey Pratt (British, b. 1940)
Children, Kerala Beach, Evening
signed 'J Pratt' (lower right)
oil on board
20 x 35cm
ARR
signed 'J Pratt' (lower right)
oil on board
20 x 35cm
ARR
Condition reportThe board is sound. Paint surface in good, clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 125
Sold
Jeffrey Pratt (British, b. 1940)
Port Vendres
signed 'J Pratt' (lower right)
oil on board
21.5 x 26.5cm
ARR
signed 'J Pratt' (lower right)
oil on board
21.5 x 26.5cm
ARR
Condition reportThe board is sound (part of oil sketch, verso). Paint surface is in good, clean…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 126
Sold
Lawrence Belbin (British, b. 1958)
Low Tide, Porthleven
signed 'L.Belbin' (lower left)
oil on board
38 x 38cm
ARR
signed 'L.Belbin' (lower left)
oil on board
38 x 38cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 127
Sold
Robert Johnson (Australian, 1890-1964)
An Australian landscape
signed 'Robert Johnson' (lower right)
oil on board
signed
29 x 37cm
signed 'Robert Johnson' (lower right)
oil on board
signed
29 x 37cm
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 128
Sold
Leonard Long (Australian, 1911-2013)
Arriving at the Mill Wauchope Team, Nth, N.S.W.
signed and dated 'Leonard Long 1982' (lower left) and bears Greythorn Galleries label (to backing paper)
oil on canvas board
69.5 x 89.5cm
signed and dated 'Leonard Long 1982' (lower left) and bears Greythorn Galleries label (to backing paper)
oil on canvas board
69.5 x 89.5cm
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 129
Sold
Sherree Valentine-Daines (British, b. 1956)
A woman wearing a red dress reclining
bears Park Lane Fine Arts label (to backboard)
oil on board
30 x 44.5cm
ARR
bears Park Lane Fine Arts label (to backboard)
oil on board
30 x 44.5cm
ARR
The board is sound and the paint surface in good, clean condition. Ultraviolet reveals no sign of…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 130
Sold
Cecil Rochfort D'Oyly-John (British, 1906-1993)
Cap Ferrat, near Nice
signed 'D'OYLY JOHN' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 35cm
ARR
signed 'D'OYLY JOHN' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 35cm
ARR
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Water marks visible, especially to top right and lower right…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £200 - £400
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 131
Sold
Quentin Bell (British, 1910-1996)
Study for Winter Landscape, Charleston
oil on board
33 x 42cm
ARR
Exhibited
London, Gallery Edward Harvane, 'Clive Bell at Charleston', 24 May - 30 June 1972, no.30
oil on board
33 x 42cm
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Exhibited
London, Gallery Edward Harvane, 'Clive Bell at Charleston', 24 May - 30 June 1972, no.30
Condition reportPlease note this work is oil on board, not on canvas, as previously catalogued.The…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 132
Sold
Trevor Chamberlain (British, b. 1933)
In the Chiltern Hills
signed and dated 'T Chamberlain 84' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25.5 x 35cm
ARR
Provenance
Ash Barn Paintings - Sculpture
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'T Chamberlain 84' (lower left)
oil on canvas
25.5 x 35cm
ARR
Provenance
Ash Barn Paintings - Sculpture
Private collection, UK
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Paint surface in good, clean condition, Ultraviolet reveals no…
Hammer price:
£160
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 133
Sold
Roger de la Corbiere (French, 1893-1974)
Lancieux
signed 'R de la Corbiere' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 55cm
ARR
signed 'R de la Corbiere' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 55cm
ARR
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Scattered surface spots of dirt, otherwise paint surface is…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £150 - £250
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 134
Sold
Jeffrey Pratt (British, b. 1940)
Fruit Sellers, West Africa
signed 'J Pratt' (lower right)
oil on board
63 x 56cm
ARR
Provenance
Whitewall Galleries, Guildford
From whom acquired by the present owner in 2017
signed 'J Pratt' (lower right)
oil on board
63 x 56cm
ARR
Provenance
Whitewall Galleries, Guildford
From whom acquired by the present owner in 2017
Condition reportThe board is sound (oil sketch, verso). The paint surface is clean and sound. …
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 135
Sold
Jeffrey Pratt (British, b. 1940)
Market Scene
signed 'J Pratt' (lower right)
oil on board
49 x 52cm
ARR
signed 'J Pratt' (lower right)
oil on board
49 x 52cm
ARR
Condition reportThe board is sound. Paint surface is in good, clean condition with strong impasto.…
Hammer price:
£1,500
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 136
Sold
Justin Tew (British, b. 1969)
Mediterranean scene; and a companion, a pair
each signed 'Justin Tew' (one lower right, one lower left)
acrylic on board
each 38 x 60cm
(2)
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each signed 'Justin Tew' (one lower right, one lower left)
acrylic on board
each 38 x 60cm
(2)
ARR
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 137
Sold
Alfred Daniels (British, 1924-2015)
Hastings Beach
signed and dated 'Alfred Daniels 1983' (lower left)
oil on board
44 x 60cm
ARR
signed and dated 'Alfred Daniels 1983' (lower left)
oil on board
44 x 60cm
ARR
Condition reportThe board is sound and the paint surface clean. Ultraviolet light reveals no sign…
Hammer price:
£1,300
Estimate: £400 - £600
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 138
Unsold
Alan King (British, ?-2017)
Portrait of a Castle
signed 'AKin' (lower right) and bears label inscribed and dated '1984' (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 77cm
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signed 'AKin' (lower right) and bears label inscribed and dated '1984' (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 77cm
ARR
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 139
Unsold
Alan King (British, ?-2017)
Butler Henderson
signed 'AKin' (lower right) and bears label inscribed and dated '1983' (verso)
oil on board
38.5 x 49.5cm
ARR
signed 'AKin' (lower right) and bears label inscribed and dated '1983' (verso)
oil on board
38.5 x 49.5cm
ARR
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 140
Sold
Alan King (British, ?-2017)
Halt for Tea
signed 'AKin' (lower right) and inscribed and dated '1992' (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR
signed 'AKin' (lower right) and inscribed and dated '1992' (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 141
Sold
Raymond Campbell (British, b. 1956)
Still life of wine, grapes, cheese, bread and garlic on a table
signed 'Raymond Campbell' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm
ARR
signed 'Raymond Campbell' (lower right)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm
ARR
Condition reportOriginal canvas. Paint surface is clean and sound. Ultraviolet reveals no sign of…
Hammer price:
£900
Estimate: £500 - £700
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 142
Sold
Willem Dolphyn (Belgian, 1935-2016)
Still life of plumbs on a glass tazza
signed, dated and inscribed 'W Dolphyn 1985 Fecit' (lower left) and bears W. H. Patterson Fine Arts label (to back of frame)
oil on board
28.5 x 38.5cm
ARR
signed, dated and inscribed 'W Dolphyn 1985 Fecit' (lower left) and bears W. H. Patterson Fine Arts label (to back of frame)
oil on board
28.5 x 38.5cm
ARR
Hammer price:
£950
Estimate: £600 - £800
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 143
Sold
Alan Fearnley (British, b. 1942)
A Royal Navy ship and fighter jets
signed and dated 'Alan Fearnley 77' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR
Provenance
Understood to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Donald Gosling
Private collection, UK
signed and dated 'Alan Fearnley 77' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR
Provenance
Understood to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Donald Gosling
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£180
Estimate: £200 - £300
29 June 2021
29 June 2021
Lot 144
Sold
David Cobb (British, 1921-2014)
A naval ship and other ships off the coast
signed 'David Cobb' (lower right)
oil on board
24.5 x 39.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Understood to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Donald Gosling
Private collection, UK
signed 'David Cobb' (lower right)
oil on board
24.5 x 39.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Understood to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Donald Gosling
Private collection, UK
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £80 - £120
29 June 2021
29 June 2021