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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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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
1249 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972)
Portrait of Ajusi
signed and indistinctly dated 'M. Metcalfe.' (lower right) and inscribed with sitter's name (lower left)
charcoal heightened with white chalk
48 x 32cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance…
£100 - £150 £140 View
1250 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972)
Portrait of a gentleman wearing a multicoloured scarf
pastel
53 x 38.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to her grandson;
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £70 View
1251 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972)
An African man in a white tunic
watercolour and bodycolour
38 x 28.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to her grandson;
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £200 View
1252 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972)
The Goat Herd
inscribed with title and artist's name (to backboard)
watercolour
35.5 x 25cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to her grandson;
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 - View
1253 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972)
An African soldier
watercolour and pastel
49.5 x 32cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to her grandson;
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £80 View
1254 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972)
Private, 1st K. A. R.
signed with initials 'M. M.' (lower right), inscribed with title (lower centre) and further inscribed (to backboard)
watercolour
36.5 x 26.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The…
£100 - £150 £140 View
1255 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972)
Portrait of a Prisoner of War
inscribed and dated 'Prisoner of War Sangani. 1915. Morogorw' (lower right)
watercolour
28.5 x 19.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to her…
£100 - £150 £60 View
1256 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (3)
An African soldier seated looking over a landscape
watercolour and pencil
22 x 26cm
(unframed)
together with a watercolour of An African soldier holding a rifle, 28.5 x 19.5cm; and a watercolour of…
£100 - £150 £120 View
1257 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (3)
Portrait of an African boy sat on a table
signed with initials and dated 'M. M 18. 7. 21' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with white
36.5 x 26cm
(unframed)
together with two other works by the…
£100 - £150 £150 View
1258 MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (3)
Le Pain Quotidien
watercolour and bodycolour
35.5 x 25.5cm
(unframed)
together with two other works by the same hand; The Wine of Life, watercolour heightened with bodycolour, 35 x 25.5cm; and A…
£100 - £150 £50 View
1259 ROBERT BORLASE SMART (BRITISH, 1881-1947)
On the Ebb Tide
signed 'Borlase Smart' (lower right)
oil on board
54 x 65.5cm
with an oil of a craggy moorland landscape by the same hand (verso)

Provenance
Purchased by the vendor's father from the…
£300 - £500 £320 View
1260 GODWIN BENNETT (BRITISH, 1888-1950) (2)
Polzeath Beach; Porthmeor Beach
a pair, each signed 'GODWIN BENNETT' (lower left)
oil on canvas
each 26.5 x 41.5cm
(2)
£600 - £800 - View
1261 HENRY ELLIOTT BLAKE (BRITISH, 1902-1983)
Gulf of Ajaccio, Corsica (Evening)
signed and dated 'Elliott Blake 72' (lower left)
oil on canvas
41 x 51cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£100 - £150 £120 View
1262 ALBERT WOODS (BRITISH, 1871-1944)
The Fishing Fleet
signed and dated 'ALBERT WOODS 1918' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 61cm
(unframed)
£400 - £600 £400 View
1263 GEORGE AYLING (BRITISH, 1887-1960)
A ship passing under Tower Bridge, London
signed 'GEO AYLING' (lower left)
oil on canvas
40 x 56.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£400 - £600 £700 View
1264 ARTHUR JAMES WETHERALL BURGESS (AUSTRALIAN, 1879-1957)
Tilbury
signed 'ARTHUR JW BURGESS' (lower right)
oil on canvas-board
48 x 35cm
ARR

Provenance
Lincoln Joyce Fine Art, Great Bookham, Surrey
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, Art Exhibitions…
£200 - £300 £300 View
1265 BARAGWANATH KING (BRITISH, 1864-1939)
Harbour at Moonlight
signed 'BARAGWANATH KING' (lower right)
oil on canvas
41 x 61cm
£300 - £500 £280 View
1266 EVELYN FOTHERGILL ROBINSON (BRITISH, 1872-1939)
Village in France
signed 'E. Fothergill Robinson' (lower right)
oil on canvas
64 x 77cm

Provenance:
The Collection of Mr. Marcus Linell
£800 - £1,200 £850 View
1267 HENRY LAMB (BRITISH, 1883-1960)
Loch Lane, County Meath, Ireland
signed and dated 'Lamb 34' (lower left)
oil on canvas-board
36 x 51cm
ARR

Provenance
J. L Behrend Esq.;
Sir Peter Pears;
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 27th January 1986,…
£4,000 - £6,000 £3,000 View
1268 ATTRIBUTED TO FLORENCE CARLYLE (CANADIAN, 1864-1923)
View of trees by a building, hills beyond
signed 'F Carlyle' (lower right) and inscribed 'The Grange, Wimbledon' (verso)
oil on canvas
41 x 26cm

Provenance
The Collection of Mr. Marcus Linell
£800 - £1,200 - View
1269 ROWLAND HILDER (BRITISH, 1905-1993)
The Smallholding with Two Oasts (Thought to be near Box Hill, Surrey)
signed and dated 'ROWLAND HILDER 42' (upper right)
oil on board
51 x 61cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Phillips, London, 17th July 2001,…
£3,000 - £5,000 - View
1270 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)
ARR
£15,000 - £25,000 £88,000 View
1271 THOMAS CANTRELL DUGDALE (BRITISH, 1880-1952)
Mother feeding her baby
signed 'T C DUGDALE' (lower right)
oil on canvas
77 x 64cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
£1,000 - £2,000 £1,000 View
1272 MARGERY RYERSON (AMERICAN, 1886-1989)
Girl at a piano
signed 'M Ryerson' (lower right) and with artist's label (to back of frame)
oil on board
40 x 51cm
£500 - £700 £550 View

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