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Auction date Wednesday 15 May 2024 11:00 - 18:00 BST

DOD PROCTER (BRITISH, 1890-1972)
Girl in a Black Dress (c. 1915)
signed 'Dod Procter' (upper left) and inscribed with title (to back of stretcher)
oil and tempera on canvas
77 x 62cm
with an oil of a water fountain (verso)

£15000-£25000

Wednesday 15 May – Sussex Saleroom 
Lot 1201 - 1500 Modern British and 20th century art 11am  

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Tuesday 14th May 10am – 4.00pm

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Collections - Sussex Saleroom 
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Thursday 16 May         9am - 4.30pm
Friday 17 May              9am – 4.30pm
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Monday 20 May           9am – 4.30pm 
Tuesday 21 May           9am – 4.30pm
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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. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €10,000. Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer's purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency. Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale.

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 299

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
1201 JOHN NASH (BRITISH, 1893-1977)
A storm over the sea (c. 1937)
with studio stamp (to backboard)
watercolour, pen and ink
22 x 32.5cm
ARR

Provenance
New Grafton Gallery, Old Bond Street, London, where acquired by the present owner…
£1,500 - £2,500 £1,300 View
1202 GILBERT SPENCER (BRITISH, 1892-1979)
View from a balcony in France, thought to be Berneval Sur Mer
signed and dated ‘Gilbert Spencer 1937’ (lower right)
watercolour
36 x 52cm
ARR

Provenance
Abbott and Holder, London, where acquired by…
£150 - £250 - View
1203 ATTRIBUTED TO EDWARD SEAGO (BRITISH, 1910-1974)
Morning Mist, Britford Lane
signed with initial 'S' (lower right), inscribed with title (verso)
ink and wash on paper
25.5 x 31.5cm
ARR
£200 - £400 £240 View
1204 EDWARD WESSON (BRITISH, 1910-1983)
Trees in a landscape
signed 'Wesson' (lower left)
oil on board
46 x 61cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£200 - £400 £220 View
1205 ATTRIBUTED TO GERALD LESLIE BROCKHURST (1890-1978)
Portrait of a gentleman
signed 'G. L Brockhurst' (lower left)
pastel and coloured chalks
33 x 23cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£500 - £800 £400 View
1206 ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUSTUS JOHN (BRITISH, 1878-1961)
Portrait of a girl (pencil study of a girl, verso)
brown chalk
25.5 x 15.5cm
ARR
£700 - £1,000 - View
1207 REX WHISTLER (BRITISH, 1905-1944)
Costume design for Lady in Waiting
inscribed in pencil
pencil, watercolour and gouache
27.5 x 22cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£200 - £400 £190 View
1208 MIKHAIL NIKOLAEVICH YAKOVLEV (RUSSIAN, 1880-1942) (12)
Twelve illustrations for the prologue to Alexander Pushkin's poem (1923)
variously signed and inscribed
pencil, watercolour and gouache
the largest 35 x 26cm
(12)
£500 - £700 £420 View
1209 CHARLES LEMAIRE (AMERICAN, 1897-1985)
Design for a dress for Barbara La Marr
signed and dated 'CLemaire 25' (lower right)
pen, ink and watercolour
38 x 31cm
£200 - £400 £200 View
1210 HONORÉ DAUMIER (FRENCH, 1808-1879)
Apollon
signed with initials 'h.d.' (lower right), titled (lower left)
pen, ink and pastel on paper
29 x 19cm
£5,000 - £8,000 - View
1211 PIERRE-GEORGES JEANNIOT (SWISS/FRENCH, 1848-1934)
Portrait of a lady resting on a sofa
signed 'Jeanniot' (lower left)
charcoal and coloured chalks
60.5 x 40.5cm

Provenance
The Collection of Mr. Marcus Linell
£500 - £800 - View
1212 PAUL LUCIEN MAZE (BRITISH, 1887-1979)
After the Bath
signed 'P. Maze' (lower right)
pencil, coloured chalks and gouache
37 x 31.5cm
ARR
£500 - £700 - View
1213 JOHN STANTON WARD (BRITISH, 1917 - 2007)
Kate Asleep
signed and dated 'John Ward 96' (lower left)
pencil and wash on paper
32 x 48cm
ARR

Provenance
Archeus Fine Art, London
£500 - £700 £900 View
1214 HUGH CASSON (BRITISH, 1910-1999) (2)
Council Meeting, Including a self portrait of the artist on the far right (c. 1985)
pen, ink and pencil
7 x 18cm
together with another pen and ink by the same hand, Leeds Students, 9 x 7cm
(2)
ARR
£80 - £120 £50 View
1215 ATTRIBUTED TO MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH, 1911-1968)
Creature with weighing scales
pen and ink
17 x 13cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£200 - £300 £150 View
1216 ATTRIBUTED TO MERVYN PEAKE (BRITISH, 1911-1968)
Cherub with £10; Fish in top hat with £10 (two framed as one)
pen and ink
cherub 8.5 x 6.5cm; fish 7 x 6.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£200 - £400 £150 View
1217 BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
Nude studies, three framed as one
pencil and charcoal on paper
the largest 30.5 x 12cm (overall size including mount 48.5 x 60cm)

Provenance
The estate of George Weissbort, from whom acquired by the…
£400 - £600 £380 View
1218 JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Two Miners Pulling a Trolley (circa 1950)
inscribed with title and signed 'Josef Herman' (to backboard)
ink and grey wash
20 x 26cm
ARR
£300 - £500 £260 View
1219 JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Two Miners on the Surface of a Colliery (1944)
inscribed, dated and signed 'Josef Herman' (to backboard)
ink and grey wash
16.5 x 23cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£300 - £500 £260 View
1220 JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
A Group of Landworkers (circa 1961)
inscribed and signed 'Josef Herman' (to backboard)
ink and grey wash
19.5 x 24cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£300 - £500 £260 View
1221 JACOB KRAMER (BRITISH, 1892-1962)
Boats in a harbour
signed 'Kramer' (lower left)
gouache, pen, ink and watercolour
33 x 45cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£800 - £1,200 - View
1222 JACOB KRAMER (BRITISH, 1892-1962)
Boats in a harbour near a church
signed 'Kramer' (lower left)
watercolour, pen and ink
28 x 39cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£400 - £600 - View
1223 AVERIL MARY BURLEIGH (BRITISH, 1883-1949)
Wash day
signed 'Averil Burleigh' (lower right)
watercolour
34 x 35cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£200 - £400 £350 View
1224 SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT (BRITISH, 1880-1969)
Rio Ognissanti, Venice
signed 'W. RUSSELL FLINT' (lower left) and inscribed (to backboard)
watercolour
19 x 28cm
ARR

Provenance
Frost & Reed;
King Street Galleries Ltd;
Campbell & Franks…
£1,000 - £1,500 £1,100 View

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