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Auction date Tuesday, 16 May 2023 13:00 BST
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Tuesday 16 May      - Sussex Saleroom  Lot 1 - 239  Modern British & 20th Century Art 1.00pm  
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PICTURES & PRINTS CATALOGUE TERMS -An explanation of catalogue terms in our opinion:
"Full name of the artist" - a work by the artist.
"Attributed to ..." - probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.
"Name and initial" - possibly a work by the artist.
"Studio of ..." - a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist.
"Circle of ..." - a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence.
"Follower of ..." - a work executed in the artist's style, but not necessarily by a pupil.
"Manner of ..." - a work in the artist's style, but of a later date.
"After ..." - a copy (of any date) of a work by that artist.
"Signed ... Dated ... Inscribed ..." - the work has been signed/date/inscribed by the artist.
"Bears signature and/or date and/or inscription" - has been added by another hand.
"Artist's Resale Right / ARR" - a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist's heirs each time a work is resold during the artist's lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist's death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer's premium. 

 

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Total lots: 235

JUDY CASSAB (AUSTRALIAN, 1920-2015)
Lot 121 Sold
JUDY CASSAB (AUSTRALIAN, 1920-2015)
Three figures
signed and dated 'Cassab 77' (lower right)
mixed media on paper
44 x 55cm
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
BILL YIDUMDUMA HARNEY (AUSTRALIAN, B. 1931) (3)
Lot 122 Unsold
BILL YIDUMDUMA HARNEY (AUSTRALIAN, B. 1931) (3)
Reptiles; Owl; Fish
a set of three, each signed 'BILL HARNEY' (lower right)
acrylic on canvas
each 47 x 36.5cm
(3)
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
NJA MAHDAOUI (TUNISIAN, B. 1937)
Lot 123 Sold
NJA MAHDAOUI (TUNISIAN, B. 1937)
Untitled, Abstract composition
ink on paper
100 x 100cm
Condition ReportThe sheet is creased throughout however this is likely to be consistent with a work…
Hammer price: £32,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
HRAIR DIARBEKIRIAN (LEBANESE, B. 1946)
Lot 124 Sold
HRAIR DIARBEKIRIAN (LEBANESE, B. 1946)
Untitled, Abstract composition
signed 'HRAIR' (lower right)
oil on board
99 x 99cm
Condition reportThe board is sound but the join is visible to the paint surface, vertically and…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
KEITH INGERMANN (AMERICAN, 1929-2012)
Lot 125 Sold
KEITH INGERMANN (AMERICAN, 1929-2012)
Three fruit sellers
signed and dated 'K. Ingermann 62' (upper right)
oil on board
34 x 44cm
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JEAN-MARC HUSS (FRENCH, B. 1958)
Lot 126 Unsold
JEAN-MARC HUSS (FRENCH, B. 1958)
Mudra - When you fail to describe, things emerge
signed 'Jean Marc' and with medallion (lower right), signed, titled, dedicated and dated 'To Chris and Karen Moxey with all my gratitude. Sydney 31/08/2002' (verso)
oil on canvas
130 x 130cm
ARR

Provenance
Acquired by the present owners at auction in Sydney in 2002
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
VINCENT HENRY LINES (BRITISH, 1909-1968)
Lot 127 Sold
VINCENT HENRY LINES (BRITISH, 1909-1968)
Landscape with trees
with inscribed label (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
71.5 x 91.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Gifted by the artist to Percy Horton; thence by descent
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Lot 128 Sold
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Farm in the Luberon
with inscribed label (to reverse of frame)
oil on board
31 x 45cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent

Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1961, No. 76;
London, The Mall Galleries, Percy Horton (1897-1970), 24th June - 7th July 1971, no. 17
Condition reportSurface dirt.Appears in generally good condition.Nothing fluorescing under uv light.
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Lot 129 Sold
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Quarry and Melon Field, Provence
with inscribed label (to reverse of frame)
oil on canvas
51 x 76cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent

Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, 1968;
London, The Mall Galleries, Percy Horton (1897-1970), 24th June - 7th July 1971, no. 28
Condition reportSmall indentation and very small associated tear lower centre in green field…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Lot 130 Sold
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Home Farm, Firle Park, Sussex
with inscribed labels (to backing paper)
oil on board
39 x 55cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent

Exhibited
London, The Mall Galleries, Percy Horton (1897-1970), 24th June - 7th July 1971, no. 41
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.Nothing fluorescing under uv light.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Lot 131 Sold
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Landscape, Firle, Sussex
oil on board
45.5 x 61cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent
Condition reportA few very small spots of paint loss to upper centre, near edge.Surface dirt and a…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Lot 132 Sold
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
September Landscape
with inscribed label (to reverse of frame)
oil on board
44.5 x 61cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent
Condition reportSome surface dirt.Appears in generally good original condition.Nothing fluorescing…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Lot 133 Sold
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
John Nash's Cottage
with inscribed label (to backboard)
watercolour and pencil
30 x 27.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent

Exhibited
London, The Mall Galleries, Percy Horton (1897-1970), 24th June - 7th July 1971, no. 132
Condition reportAcidic mount.A little discolouration in places, mostly where sheet meets mount.A…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Lot 134 Sold
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Study of an Old Suffolk Cottage, thought to be that of the artist John Nash
with labels, including one incorrectly inscribed an Old Sussex Cottage, (to backboard)
watercolour and pencil
30 x 45cm
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent

Exhibited
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Percy Horton, 17th June - 4th July, 1964, no. 61;
London, The Mall Galleries, Percy Horton (1897-1970), 24th June - 7th July 1971, no. 119
Condition reportNot glazed and loose and slipping in its frame.Acidic mount.A little discoloured in…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Lot 135 Sold
PERCY HORTON (BRITISH, 1897-1970)
Orchard in Sussex
signed 'Percy Horton' (lower right) and with labels (to detached backboard)
pencil, ink and grey wash
31.5 x 48cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent

Exhibited
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Percy Horton, 17th June - 4th July, as Orchard in Essex;
London, The Mall Galleries, Percy Horton (1897-1970), 24th June - 7th July 1971, no. 69
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £70
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
LUCY KEMP-WELCH (BRITISH, 1869-1958)
Lot 136 Sold
LUCY KEMP-WELCH (BRITISH, 1869-1958)
Horses in a Line
pencil sketch
13 x 9cm
ARR

Provenance
Messum's, Duke Street, St James's, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ALFRED GRENFELL HAIGH (BRITISH, 1870-1963)
Lot 137 Unsold
ALFRED GRENFELL HAIGH (BRITISH, 1870-1963)
Two horses by a barn
signed and dated 'a. G. Haigh 1924'-' (lower right)
watercolour
25.5 x 36.5cm
ARR
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979) (3)
Lot 138 Sold
CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979) (3)
Stoat on Forest Floor
pencil on paper
34 x 50.5cm
together with two pen, ink and pencil drawings by the same hand, Wader at Low Tide, 33 x 44cm; and Four Pheasants, 28 x 38cm
(3)
ARR

Provenance
The estate of the artist;
Acquired from the above by David Cross Gallery, Bristol, 1979, where acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979)
Lot 139 Sold
CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979)
Cat Amongst Branches
signed 'C.F. Tunnicliffe' (lower right)
watercolour, gouache and charcoal on paper
41.5 x 67cm
ARR
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979) (4)
Lot 140 Unsold
CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979) (4)
The Sleeping Otter
pencil on paper
19 x 13cm
together with three further works by the same hand, Hare Coursing, pen and ink 12.5 x 19cm; A Study of a Falcon, pencil, 17.5 x 11cm; and Birds in Flight, pencil, 19 x 11.5cm
(4)
ARR
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979)
Lot 141 Sold
CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH, 1901-1979)
The Young Fox
signed 'C.F. Tunnicliffe' (lower right)
gouache, charcoal and pencil on paper
31.5 x 41.5cm
ARR

Provenance
With David Cross Gallery, Bristol, where acquired by the present owner;
Private Collection, UK
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PETER BIEGEL (BRITISH, 1913-1987)
Lot 142 Sold
PETER BIEGEL (BRITISH, 1913-1987)
Hounds Over the Hedge
signed with initials 'P B' (centre right)
pencil
14.5 x 16cm
ARR
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PETER BIEGEL (BRITISH, 1913-1987)
Lot 143 Sold
PETER BIEGEL (BRITISH, 1913-1987)
The Chase
signed with initials 'PB' (centre left)
pencil and ink
13 x 20cm
ARR
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PETER BIEGEL (BRITISH, 1913-1987)
Lot 144 Sold
PETER BIEGEL (BRITISH, 1913-1987)
A hound and a fox
signed 'Peter Biegel' (lower left)
charcoal and pencil
31.5 x 26.5cm
ARR
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
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Total lots: 235

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