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Modern British and 20th Century Art, Including Property from the Darren Shan Collection

Absentee bids accepted until Tuesday, 10 May 2022

Auction date Tuesday, 10 May 2022 14:00 - 18:00 BST
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Tuesday 10 May
Lot 201 – 438                 Modern British and 20th Century Art, Including Property from the Darren Shan Collection  (305-363)     2pm        

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Friday 6 May                   9am-5pm
Saturday 7 May              9am-12.30 noon
Monday 9 May               9am-5pm
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Total lots: 285

FRANCIS WYNNE THOMAS (BRITISH, 1907-1989) (2)
Lot 225 Sold
FRANCIS WYNNE THOMAS (BRITISH, 1907-1989) (2)
A mountainous landscape
signed 'F. WYNNE THOMAS' (lower right)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 61cm
together with another oil on canvas of a bridge across a river in a mountainous landscape by the same hand, signed, 51 x 61cm
ARR
(2)
Condition reportMountainous landscape:Numbered label stuck to lower left corner on canvas.A little…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
XENIA BERKELEY (B. 1916)
Lot 226 Sold
XENIA BERKELEY (B. 1916)
A downland landscape
signed 'Xenia Berkeley' (upper right) and inscribed (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas-board
37 x 52cm
ARR
Condition reportThe canvas-board is sound.  canvas is course and slightly uneven, some light traces…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
JOHN ROWLAND BARKER (BRITISH, 1911-1959)
Lot 227 Sold
JOHN ROWLAND BARKER (BRITISH, 1911-1959)
Danforth Anchor and Shackle
signed with initials and dated 'JB '44' (lower right)
oil on board
37 x 50cm
ARR

Exhibited
London, Waterhouse & Dodd, John Barker; A Retrospective Exhibition, 4th-21st June 1991, No 7
Condition reportThe board undulates very slightly but is generally sound.  There are a couple of…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £500 - £700
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
JOHN ROWLAND BARKER (BRITISH, 1911-1959)
Lot 228 Sold
JOHN ROWLAND BARKER (BRITISH, 1911-1959)
Bird and Boat, Chichester Harbour
signed and dated 'Barker 52' (lower left), inscribed and bears old label (verso)
oil on board
39 x 58cm
ARR

Provenance
Agnews

Exhibited
London, Waterhouse & Dodd, John Barker; A Retrospective Exhibition, 4th-21st June 1991, No. 24
Condition reportCraquelure. Unevenness to paint surface but this is most likely as the artist…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £500 - £700
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
ADRIAN ALLINSON (BRITISH, 1890-1959)
Lot 229 Sold
ADRIAN ALLINSON (BRITISH, 1890-1959)
Mountainous Estuary
signed and indistinctly dated 'allinson' (lower left)
oil on panel
56 x 68.5cm

Provenance
Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, London
Victorian and Modern British Paintings and Sculpture, Sotheby's, London, 24th June 1985, lot 358, as A Quiet Cove
Modern British and Continental Paintings, Drawings & Watercolours, Christie's, London, 20th September 1990, lot 67
20th Century Art, Sotheby's, London, 24th October 1997, lot 128
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition. Inspection under uv light reveals some well…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
LEONARD ROSOMAN (BRITISH, 1913-2012)
Lot 230 Sold
LEONARD ROSOMAN (BRITISH, 1913-2012)
Figures Dancing on a Terrace
signed 'Leonard Rosoman' (upper left)
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
ARR

Provenance
Roland, Browse and Delbanco, London
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Lot 231 Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
The Purple Table
signed and dated 'Fedden 1987' (lower left)
oil on board
51 x 101.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportA few small media spots around central plate.A couple of media spots fluoresce…
Hammer price: £21,000
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Lot 232 Sold
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Richmond Bridge, After James Jacques Joseph Tissot
signed and dated 'Trevelyan '88' (lower right)
oil on canvas
51 x 41cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £2,250
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Lot 233 Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Nasturtiums
signed and dated ‘Fedden 1980’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
40.5 x 50.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, George Kidner Fine Art Auctioneers, Lymington, 19th May 1999, lot 540
Where purchased by the present owner's father
Condition reportCraquelure visible in places. Some small media spots.Inspection under UV reveals no…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
FOLLOWER OF VANESSA BELL
Lot 234 Sold
FOLLOWER OF VANESSA BELL
Still life of flowers in a terracotta pot, and a candelabra; A portrait of a lady (verso)
oil on board
59.5 x 50cm
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £700
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Lot 235 Sold
MARY FEDDEN (BRITISH, 1915-2012)
Window in France
signed and dated 'Fedden 1986' (lower left) and bears label inscribed with title, artist's name and numbered '24' (on backboard)
mixed media and collage
77 x 56cm
ARR

Provenance
Bohun Gallery, Henley-on-Thames
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
LEONARD APPELBEE (BRITISH, 1914-2000)
Lot 236 Sold
LEONARD APPELBEE (BRITISH, 1914-2000)
Brown trout
signed 'LEONARD APPLEBEE' (lower left)
oil on board
45 x 61cm
ARR

Provenance
The Fine Art Society, August 1963, no. 27/67, where acquired by the father of the present owner, thence by descent
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, B. 1932)
Lot 237 Sold
KEN HOWARD (BRITISH, B. 1932)
The Studio
signed 'Ken Howard' (lower right)
oil on canvas
101.5 x 122cm
ARR

Provenance
Oscar & Peter Johnson, London, Ken Howard Exhibition, June 1987, no.15
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
LAWRENCE NICKLE (CANADIAN, 1931-2014)
Lot 238 Sold
LAWRENCE NICKLE (CANADIAN, 1931-2014)
Near Irondale, Haliburton, Ontario
signed 'NICKLE' (lower left)
oil on board
25.5 x 30.5cm

Provenance
Galerie Martin, Montreal
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
WILLIAM DRING (BRITISH, 1904-1990)
Lot 239 Sold
WILLIAM DRING (BRITISH, 1904-1990)
Still life of fruit, jugs and other items
signed 'W Dring' (lower right)
oil on canvas-board
60 x 90cm
ARR
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £600
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
CECIL GEORGE JACKSON HAY (BRITISH, 1899-1974)
Lot 240 Sold
CECIL GEORGE JACKSON HAY (BRITISH, 1899-1974)
Still life of a pot and cover, bowl, vase and fruit
signed and dated 'C. Hay '61' (upper left)
oil on canvas
30.5 x 40.5cm
ARR
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
WILLIAM FREDERICK LONGSTAFF (BRITISH, 1879-1953)
Lot 241 Sold
WILLIAM FREDERICK LONGSTAFF (BRITISH, 1879-1953)
Still life of flowers in a vase
signed 'Wm LONGSTAFF' (lower left)
oil on canvas
76.5 x 63.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Major Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE, thence by descent
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £200 - £300
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
WILL DAVIES (BRITISH, B. 1980)
Lot 242 Sold
WILL DAVIES (BRITISH, B. 1980)
Peregrine Falcon (2022)
signed with initials 'WD' (to lower front of base)
Purbeck marble on an oak stand
57.5cm high x 19.2cm wide x 26cm deep

Provenance
The artist
FootnoteWill Davies has worked with stone, clay and bronze for twenty years. Following his early…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON (BRITISH, 1821-1906)
Lot 243 Sold
HERCULES BRABAZON BRABAZON (BRITISH, 1821-1906)
A Woodland Stream
signed with initials 'HBB' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache
21 x 27cm

Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London, May 1955
Condition reportThe sheet is sound and colour strong - one tiny area of cracking to the gouache in…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £400
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
SAMUEL JOHN LAMORNA BIRCH (BRITISH, 1869-1955)
Lot 244 Sold
SAMUEL JOHN LAMORNA BIRCH (BRITISH, 1869-1955)
St Jean Pied Port
signed, dated and inscribed 'S J Lamorna Birch, friend Arthur *** 1933' (lower right) and titled (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
20 X 26cm
ARR
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
WALTER SICKERT (BRITISH, 1860-1942)
Lot 245 Sold
WALTER SICKERT (BRITISH, 1860-1942)
La Rue Notre-Dame, Dieppe
signed 'Sickert' (lower right) and annotated (upper centre)
ink and watercolour
25 x 22.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
FootnoteThis work closely relates to an oil of the same scene, dating from 1902, in the collection…
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
JAMES BROWN (BRITISH, 1863-1943)
Lot 246 Sold
JAMES BROWN (BRITISH, 1863-1943)
Chiswick Mall
signed, titled and dated 'JAMES BROWN 1936' (lower right)
pen, ink and watercolour
23 x 30cm
Condition reportA few minor small brown spots but otherwise appears generally good.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £80 - £120
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
JACOB EPSTEIN (BRITISH, 1880-1959)
Lot 247 Sold
JACOB EPSTEIN (BRITISH, 1880-1959)
Poppies
signed 'Epstein' (lower left)
gouache and watercolour
55 x 43cm
ARR

Provenance
James Connell & Sons, Glasgow, Exhibition catalogue, no.5

Exhibited
Glasgow, McLellan Galleries, The Thistle Foundation, 1951
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; very minor areas of craquelure to the thicker areas of impasto.…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
10 May 2022
10 May 2022
AUGUSTUS JOHN (BRITISH, 1878-1961) (8)
Lot 248 Sold
AUGUSTUS JOHN (BRITISH, 1878-1961) (8)
Three men in conversation
studio stamp 'A. E. JOHN STUDIO JUNE, 1963' (verso)
pen, ink and grey wash
32 x 24xm
(unframed)
together with seven other pen and ink sketches of figures by the same hand, one signed 'John' (lower right), all with studio stamp for June, 1963, of various sizes, the smallest 18 x 23cm, the largest 26 x 34cm, contained within a folio, three are loose, five stuck down at corners with double sided tape
(8)
ARR
Condition reportVarious nicks, creases, small tears and discolouration. Including two horizontal…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
10 May 2022
10 May 2022

Total lots: 285

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