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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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"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.
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"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

ROWLAND HILDER (BRITISH, 1905-1993)
Lot 145 Sold
ROWLAND HILDER (BRITISH, 1905-1993)
A barn in Kent
signed 'ROWLAND HILDER' (upper left)
pen, ink and watercolour on paper
17 x 23.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Furneaux Gallery, Wimbledon, 1976, from whom acquired by the previous owner;
thence by descent
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound.  One small fleck of staining just above the horizon and faint,…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
EDWARD WESSON (BRITISH, 1910-1983)
Lot 146 Sold
EDWARD WESSON (BRITISH, 1910-1983)
Walberswick, Suffolk
signed 'Edward Wesson' (lower right)
watercolour
31 x 49cm
ARR
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound; one small fleck in the sky, upper right, otherwise good…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
CLAUDE GRAHAME MUNCASTER (BRITISH, 1903-1974)
Lot 147 Sold
CLAUDE GRAHAME MUNCASTER (BRITISH, 1903-1974)
The Sands of the Dee
signed 'Claude Muncaster' (lower left)
watercolour
34 x 49cm
ARR

Provenance
The Fine Art Society, London

Exhibited
London, The Fine Art Society, November 1934, no. 12
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
STANISLAS GRABOWSKI (POLISH, 1901-1957)
Lot 148 Unsold
STANISLAS GRABOWSKI (POLISH, 1901-1957)
View of a church
signed 'S grabowski' (lower right)
watercolour and ink
47.5 x 62.5cm
ARR
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound; slight discolouration to the sheet but generally sound…
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
STUYVESANT VAN VEEN (AMERICAN, 1910-1977)
Lot 149 Sold
STUYVESANT VAN VEEN (AMERICAN, 1910-1977)
Landscape with workers and machinery
signed and dated 'Stuyvesant Van Veen 31' (lower right)
ink and watercolour
35 x 53cm
(unframed)

Provenance
American Art, Swann Galleries, New York, 8th June 2006, lot 277;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
CAVENDISH MORTON (BRITISH, 1911-2015)
Lot 150 Sold
CAVENDISH MORTON (BRITISH, 1911-2015)
Medina
signed 'Cavendish Morton' (lower right) and titled (lower left)
watercolour heightened with white
31 x 46cm
ARR

Provenance
Vectis Fine Arts Gallery, Bembridge, Isle of Wight;
Private collection, UK
Condition ReportCrease and abrasion to upper right corner, some discolouration to paper surface. …
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
HARRY TAYLOR HOODLESS (BRITISH, 1913-1997)
Lot 151 Sold
HARRY TAYLOR HOODLESS (BRITISH, 1913-1997)
Old Caledonian
signed and dated 'Hoodless 81' (lower right), further signed and titled (on the backboard)
tempera on board
41 x 61cm
ARR
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JAY BOYD KIRKMAN (BRITISH, B. 1958)
Lot 152 Sold
JAY BOYD KIRKMAN (BRITISH, B. 1958)
Polo Ponies Going to Smith's Lawn, Windsor
signed 'Jay Boyd Kirkman' (lower right)
pastel
52.5 x 86cm
ARR

Provenance
The Tryon Gallery, Cork Street, London
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound and the pastel surface in good condition.  Framed and under…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JAY BOYD KIRKMAN (BRITISH, B. 1958)
Lot 153 Sold
JAY BOYD KIRKMAN (BRITISH, B. 1958)
Polo Ponies Going Home: Evening Queen Anne's Ride - Windsor Great Park
signed 'Jay Boyd Kirkman' (lower left)
pastel
53 x 86cm
ARR

Provenance
The Tryon Gallery, Cork Street, London
Condition ReportThe sheet is sound and the pastel surface in good condition throughout.  Framed and…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
LAJOS LOUIS JAMBOR (ROMANIAN, 1884-1955)
Lot 154 Unsold
LAJOS LOUIS JAMBOR (ROMANIAN, 1884-1955)
Still life with gladioli in an oriental vase
signed 'L. JAMBOR' (lower left)
oil on canvas
91.5 x 76cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 28 April 2010, lot 291
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JOHN E NICHOLLS (BRITISH, 1885-1955)
Lot 155 Sold
JOHN E NICHOLLS (BRITISH, 1885-1955)
Peonies, lilies and other flowers
signed and dated 'John E Nicholls '50' (lower right), inscribed with artist's name, address and title (on an old label attached to the frame)
oil on panel
61 x 51.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 30th June 2010, lot 144
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £600 - £800
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
FREDA MARSTON (BRITISH, 1895-1949)
Lot 156 Sold
FREDA MARSTON (BRITISH, 1895-1949)
Still life of flowers in a vase
signed 'FREDA MARSTON' (lower right)
oil on canvas
61.5 x 51cm
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
T*** R*** (20TH CENTURY)
Lot 157 Sold
T*** R*** (20TH CENTURY)
Still life of a bowl and a spoon
signed with monogram 'TR' (lower right)
oil on board
23 x 28cm
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ALEXANDER STUART-HILL (BRITISH, 1889-1948)
Lot 158 Sold
ALEXANDER STUART-HILL (BRITISH, 1889-1948)
The Red Umbrella
signed 'a. Stuart-Hill' (lower right)
oil on canvas
78 x 103cm
Condition reportA little craquelure in places.A little undulation to canvas in lower left corner…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ZDZISLAW RUSKOWSKI (POLISH, 1907-1991)
Lot 159 Sold
ZDZISLAW RUSKOWSKI (POLISH, 1907-1991)
A lady in an interior with a dog
signed 'Ruszkowski' (lower right)
oil on canvas
127 x 102cm
ARR
Hammer price: £8,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
SIR ROBIN DARWIN (BRITISH, 1910-1974)
Lot 160 Sold
SIR ROBIN DARWIN (BRITISH, 1910-1974)
A girl by a table with a cat, a woman and boys playing with a dog beyond
signed 'Darwin' (lower right) and with Royal West of England Academy label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
185 x 122cm
ARR
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  Paint surface is sound and clean throughout, good condition…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
MARIANNE GRANT (BRITISH, B. 1931)
Lot 161 Sold
MARIANNE GRANT (BRITISH, B. 1931)
Sculpture Garden (1974)
signed and dated 'Marianne Grant 74' (lower left)
acrylic on canvas
61 x 92cm
ARR

Provenance
The Mall Galleries, London, 1974

Exhibited
London, The Mall Galleries, R. I. O., 1974
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
ERNEST SAMUEL GEIGER (GERMAN, 1878-1965)
Lot 162 Unsold
ERNEST SAMUEL GEIGER (GERMAN, 1878-1965)
View of Lake Biel in early spring
signed 'E.Geiger' (lower left), further signed 'E Geiger' (lower right) and indistinctly inscribed '...iger, Twann./...Vorfrühling/...nach Twann.' (on label fragment attached to the reverse)
oil on cardboard
25 x 35cm
ARR
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
CHARLES WYATT WARREN (BRITISH, 1908-1993)
Lot 163 Sold
CHARLES WYATT WARREN (BRITISH, 1908-1993)
Snowdon from Llyn Padarn
signed 'Charles Wyatt Warren' (lower left)
oil on board
18.5 x 34cm
ARR
Condition reportA vertical line/mark visible to the right of centre in lake.A few very small minor…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
PIERRE DE CLAUSADE (FRENCH, 1910-1976)
Lot 164 Sold
PIERRE DE CLAUSADE (FRENCH, 1910-1976)
Trees in a landscape with a river
signed 'P. de Clausade' (lower left)
oil on canvas
33 x 41cm
ARR
Condition ReportOriginal canvas.  Tiny fleck of paint loss to the sand in the foreground, minor…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
MICHAEL D'AGUILAR (BRITISH, 1924-2011)
Lot 165 Sold
MICHAEL D'AGUILAR (BRITISH, 1924-2011)
September Afternoon, The Round Pond, Kensington Gardens
signed 'D'Aguilar' (lower right) and signed, titled and dated '82' (verso)
oil on canvas
61 x 92cm
ARR
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JOHN YARDLEY (BRITISH, B. 1933)
Lot 166 Sold
JOHN YARDLEY (BRITISH, B. 1933)
The Palace of Westminster
signed 'John Yardley' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
41.5 x 60cm
ARR

Provenance
Lincoln Joyce Fine Art, February 2005, from whom acquired by the previous owner;
Thence by descent
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JOHN YARDLEY (BRITISH, B. 1933)
Lot 167 Sold
JOHN YARDLEY (BRITISH, B. 1933)
The Window Seat
signed 'John Yardley' (lower right)
oil on board
23 x 30.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Bourne Gallery, Reigate
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023
16 May 2023
JOHN YARDLEY (BRITISH, B. 1933)
Lot 168 Sold
JOHN YARDLEY (BRITISH, B. 1933)
A Seat on the Terrace
signed 'John Yardley' (lower left)
oil on board
41 x 50cm
ARR

Provenance
The Bourne Gallery, Reigate;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £400
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Total lots: 235

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