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19 November| Modern and Contemporary Art

Auction date Wednesday 19 November 2025 11:00 - 17:00 GMT

JEAN-GABRIEL DOMERGUE (FRENCH, 1889-1962) 

Wednesday 19 November
Lots 701- 1078   Modern And Contemporary 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.

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 378

Lot 773 Sold
EDWARD WESSON (BRITISH, 1910-1983)
Snow, Abinger Hammer
signed 'Edward Wesson' (lower right)
watercolour
32 x 49cm
ARR

Provenance
Wessex House, Odium, Hampshire;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 774 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY TONKS (BRITISH, 1862-1937) (2)
View of Parkland; In the Garden
two, each signed with monogram 'HT' (one lower right, the other lower left), the latter dated '1886' (lower centre)
pencil and watercolour
each 24 x 16.5cm
(2)

Provenance
Julia Tonks, the Artist's sister, thence by family descent
Estimate: £500 - £800
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 775 Sold
REGINALD GEORGE HAGGAR (BRITISH, 1905-1988)
Dartmouth
signed and dated 'R. G. HAGGAR 1937' (lower left)
watercolour
24 x 37.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, The Royal Academy, 1938, no. 954;
Edinburgh, The Royal Scottish Academy
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; very minor loss of colour but generally good condition overall;…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £150 - £250
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 776 Sold
PATRICK HALL (BRITISH, 1906-1992)
Quai Voltaire, Paris
signed '-Patrick Hall-' (lower right) and inscribed (to backboard)
watercolour
29 x 71cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, The Waddington Galleries, Cork Street
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 777 Unsold
NOEL WILLIAM CUSA (BRITISH, 1909-1990)
Grebe Parenthood
signed and dated 'NW CUSA/ 1968' (lower left)
watercolour
35 x 48cm
ARR

Exhibited
Federation of British Artists
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 778 Unsold
GUY HARVEY (JAMAICAN, B. 1955)
Jamaican Woodpeckers
signed and dated 'GUY HARVEY/ 1986/ Jamaican Woodpeckers' (lower left)
ink and watercolour
57.5 x 19cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

The present work is sold with an e-certificate from the artist's studio
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 779 Unsold
GUY HARVEY (JAMAICAN, B. 1955)
Vervain Hummingbirds
signed, dated and titled 'GUY HARVEY/ 1986/ VERVAIN HUMMINGBIRDS' (lower left)
ink and watercolour
28.5 x 20cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

The present work is sold with an e-certificate from the artist's studio
Estimate: £100 - £200
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 780 Unsold
GUY HARVEY (JAMAICAN, B. 1955)
Jamaican Mango Hummingbird
signed, dated and titled 'GUY HARVEY/ 1986/ Jamaican Mango Hummingbird' (lower left)
ink and watercolour
28 x 19.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK

The present work is sold with an e-certificate from the artist's studio
Estimate: £100 - £200
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 781 Sold
SIDNEY NOLAN (AUSTRALIAN, 1917-1992) (2)
Humming Bird; Flowers
a set of two, reproduction prints
each 62 x 51cm
(2)
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 782 Unsold
JOHN STANTON WARD (BRITISH, 1917-2017)
Study of an army officer, Calvert Jones
signed and dated 'John Ward 1954' (lower centre) and inscribed 'Calvert Jones' (upper right)
watercolour, pen and ink
35 x 26cm
ARR

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 783 Sold
FLORENCE PASH HUMPHREY HOLLAND (BRITISH, 1862-1951)
Portrait of Ethel Mannin
signed 'Humphrey Holland' (lower right)
pastel
58.5 x 47.5cm

Provenance
The Pastel Society, Royal Institute Galleries, Piccadilly, London;
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
London, The Pastel Society, Royal Institute Galleries, 1930
FootnoteEthel Mannin was political activist, novelist and travel writer.  Many of her beliefs came…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 784 Unsold
BERNARD DUNSTAN (BRITISH, 1920-2017)
Portrait of Kathleen Ferrier
signed with initials and dated 'B D June 1950' (lower left)
chalks
22.5 x 16.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Bellmans, Billingshurst, 5th August 2015, lot 1064;
Private collection, UK
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 785 Sold
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH,1911-2000)
Mending nets
pen, ink and grey wash
16 x 17cm
ARR

Provenance
Magdalene Street Gallery, Cambridge;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportMinor undulations off lower right border; crease off border, upper left; a couple…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 786 Sold
ANDRE DERAIN (FRENCH, 1880-1954)
Nu Féminin de Dos
with Atelier Andre Derain stamp (lower right)
ink
52 x 37.5cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK

Exhibited
Paris, Musee d'Art Moderne, Andre Derain, 18th November 1994 - 19th March 1995
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £600
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 787 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Voodoo wariors in a craggy landscape
signed with initials 'AOS' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil
22.5 x 16cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 18th April 1986, lot 95
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 788 Sold
AUSTIN OSMAN SPARE (BRITISH, 1886-1956)
Figures in a mountainous landscape
signed with initials 'AOS' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil
25 x 15.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 18th April 1986, lot 97
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 789 Sold
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
Two nudes
watercolour, gouache, pen, ink and charcoal collage (on several pieces of paper)
71 x 41.5cm
ARR

Provenance
The Bloomsbury Workshop, Galen Place, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 790 Sold
MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH, 1921-1975)
The White Devil
signed and titled 'Michael ayrton' (lower left) and dated 'May 7 46' (centre right)
pencil
12 x 8cm
ARR

Provenance
Julian Hartnoll, Mason's Yard, Duke Street, St James's, London;
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 791 Unsold
ATTRIBUTED TO CECIL COLLINS (BRITISH, 1908-1989) (2)
Angel (two head study, verso)
pencil on paper
15 x 12.5cm
ARR

together with Female nude study, ink and wash, Attributed to Mark Tobey
(2, both unframed)
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 792 Sold
MICHAEL ROTHENSTEIN (BRITISH, 1908-1993)
The Candle
signed 'Michael Rothenstein' (lower centre)
watercolour
74.5 x 54.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Flowers East, Angela Flowers Gallery, Richmond Road, London;
Robert Heller
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 793 Sold
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY
Sadler's Wells Opera
with typed label (to backboard)
crayon, pencil, ink, gouache and watercolour
38 x 25cm

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 794 Sold
DIMITRIE BEREA (ROMANIAN, 1908-1975)
Les Pivoines
signed and titled 'Berea' (lower left)
watercolour and oil on paper
55.5 x 41cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £250 - £350
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 795 Sold
DIMITRIE BEREA (ROMANIAN, 1908-1975)
Interior with lamp by a window
signed and dated 'Berea N. Y. 70' (lower right)
watercolour and oil on paper
53 x 31.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £250 - £350
19 November 2025
19 November 2025
Lot 796 Unsold
PAUL MAZE (FRENCH, 1887-1979)
Still life with roses
signed 'Paul Maze' (lower right)
gouache and mixed media
27 x 34.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.A few spots of foxing.Some surface dirt.Under glass and not examined…
Estimate: £300 - £500
19 November 2025
19 November 2025

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