RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
RUSKIN SPEAR (BRITISH, 1911-1990)
The Palace Tavern, Charing Cross Road
signed 'Ruskin Spear' (lower right)
oil on board
64 x 72cm
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ProvenanceOriginally purchased from the Royal College of Art by the financial services group Dawnay Day for their boardroom in 1966 (we have some correspondence relating to the purchase). Lord…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
GEOFFREY TIBBLE (BRITISH, 1909-1952)
GEOFFREY TIBBLE (BRITISH, 1909-1952)
Theatre scene
signed 'G. Tibble' (lower right)
oil on canvas
47.5 x 60cm
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Provenance
Austin Desmond Fine Art, Great Russell Street, London
Condition reportTear and associated hole to centre on stage floor.Craquelure and some paint separation, especially to lower section and left side. And an obvious horizontal line of craquelure across…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
Church in France
signed with initials 'V B' (lower right)
oil on board
49 x 41cm
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Provenance
Modern British and Irish Paintings, Sotheby's, London, 4th October 1995, lot 87;
Private collection
Condition reportSmall spot of paint loss lower centre edge but could be original to work.Dirt and a few very small minor spots and marks in places.A few other small holes/pin size holes and marks in…
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
VANESSA BELL (BRITISH, 1879-1961)
On the Yonne, near Cezy (c. 1950)
signed with initials 'V B' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45 x 35cm
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Provenance
Modern British and Irish Paintings, Sotheby's, London, 4th October 1995, lot 68;…
Condition reportOld pin holes visible to some corners.Uneven old varnish.Some old minor surface abrasions including a scratch upper right just below branch of tree, but this could be original to work…
Hammer price: £13,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
JULIAN TREVELYAN (BRITISH, 1910-1988)
Landscape with a river and mountains beyond, possibly Lanzarote
signed and dated 'Trevelyan 77' (lower right)
oil on board
50.5 x 76cm
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Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ANNA ZINKEISEN (BRITISH, 1901-1976)
ANNA ZINKEISEN (BRITISH, 1901-1976)
Shell Form
signed 'Anna Zinkeisen' (lower right)
oil and mixed media collage on board
30 x 40cm
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Provenance
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 12th December 1991, lot 138, where acquired by the…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER RICHARD WYNNE NEVINSON (BRITISH, 1889-1946)
ATTRIBUTED TO CHRISTOPHER RICHARD WYNNE NEVINSON (BRITISH, 1889-1946)
The Thames looking towards Greenwich
bears signature (lower right)
oil on panel
30.5 x 40.5cm
ProvenanceThe Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-collection-of-professor-jonathan-and-mrs-deanna-brostoffCondition reportThere is a…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £500 - £700
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
SCOTTIE WILSON (BRITISH, 1888-1972)
SCOTTIE WILSON (BRITISH, 1888-1972)
Birds in trees
signed 'SCOTTIE' (lower right)
ink and watercolour
35.5 x 46cm
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Condition reportSome discolouration.A few small very minor spots of foxing in places.Some surface dirt.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
SIR HENRY RUSHBURY (BRITISH, 1889-1968)
SIR HENRY RUSHBURY (BRITISH, 1889-1968)
The Market, Assisi
signed 'Henry Rushbury' (lower right)
pencil, charcoal and wash
28 x 41cm
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Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
BERNARD MENINSKY (BRITISH, 1891-1950)
The Back (Nude)
signed 'Meninsky' (lower right)
charcoal
35 x 19.5cm

Provenance
Belgrave Gallery, Motcomb Street, London;
Purchased from the above in 1978 by the current vendor's family;
Private…
Condition reportAcidic mount.Possibly a little discolouration.A few very small minor marks and spots in places.Otherwise appears overall generally good.Not inspected under uv light.Under glass and…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
The Blue Underpants
gouache, ink and pencil
50 x 39.5cm
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Provenance
20th Century British Art, Christie's, South Kensington, London, 2nd December 2004, lot 30;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportMultiple and various creases throughout.Small hole in paper upper right and two other small holes lower centre.Some foxing.Stains and marks.A repair to a possible hole upper centre…
Hammer price: £6,500
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
EDWARD WOLFE (BRITISH, 1897-1982)
EDWARD WOLFE (BRITISH, 1897-1982)
Reclining male nude wearing boots and socks in bed
signed 'Wolfe' (lower right)
pencil
32.5 x 42.5cm
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Provenance
Modern British and Continental Paintings, Christie's, London, 24th September 1992,…
Condition reportA few small white spots in places.A few lines in paper lower left, possible old tears or creases.
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
EDWARD WOLFE (BRITISH, 1897-1982)
EDWARD WOLFE (BRITISH, 1897-1982)
Ischin Fisherman (1946)
signed 'Wolfe' (lower right)
pencil
43 x 34cm
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Provenance
Modern British and Continental Paintings, Christie's, London, 24th September 1992, lot 32;
The Seymour Stein…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
Male Nude
signed and dated 'Vaughan /47' (lower right)
pencil
34 x 23cm
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Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition reportAppears in generally good condition.
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
KEITH VAUGHAN (BRITISH, 1912-1977)
Man and Fossils (1942)
inscribed and stamped (on piece of paper under mount)
ink and wash
13 x 19cm
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Provenance
The Sebastian Walker Collection;
Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture…
Condition reportThe pale white drip marks visible in the online image are on the glass, not on the work.Old tear lower left corner, approximately 5cm long and 2cm down.Two small holes/tears upper…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
NICHOLAS EGON (BRITISH, 1921-2017) (2)
NICHOLAS EGON (BRITISH, 1921-2017) (2)
Portrait of a lady
signed and dated 'Egon 52' (lower right)
charcoal
55 x 39.5cm
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Together with a book on Nicholas Egon by Fani-Maria Tsigakou, second edition
(2)
 Provenance: The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-collection-of-professor-jonathan-and-mrs-deanna-brostoff
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
LOUIS WAIN (BRITISH, 1860-1939)
LOUIS WAIN (BRITISH, 1860-1939)
Table Tennis
signed 'Louis Wain' (lower left)
watercolour and gouache heightened with white
34.5 x 51.5cm

Provenance
English and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Including a Small Selection of…
Condition ReportThere are faint creases to the sheet, upper left and right, some further to the table cloth.  Otherwise sheet is generally sound.  Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £15,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
PIERRE BONNARD (FRENCH, 1867-1947)
Le Bain (The Bath)
with stamp 'Galerie des Peintres Graveurs Paris' (lower right)
lithograph
from the edition of 525 impressions, commissioned by E. Frapier, Paris, 1924. Issued for the series, Album…
Condition reportA little undulation to paper in upper section.Otherwise appears in generally good condition.Under glass and not examined out of frame.Not inspected under uv light.The glazing is very…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER (AMERICAN, 1834-1903)
The Pool
etching
13.5 x 21.4cm

Provenance
William Weston Gallery, Albemarle Street, London;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportNot hand signed. The signature is in the plate.However, it does appear to be very faintly inscribed in lower left margin.Some of the brown/orange marks appear to be on the underside…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
AFTER PABLO PICASSO
AFTER PABLO PICASSO
Picasso, 100 Estampes Originales 1930-1937, Novembre-Décembre 1973, Galerie Guiot - 18 Avenue Matignon, Paris
exhibition poster
65 x 44cm
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Condition reportThe sheet has been adhered to the backboard.  There are scattered abrasions to the edges of the sheet, scattered areas of staining, particularly off the lower right border and two…
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH, 1891-1915)
HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA (FRENCH, 1891-1915)
Male nude standing
initialled 'H G B' (upper right) and inscribed (verso)
ink and pencil
15.5 x 8.7cm

Provenance
Modern British and Continental Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture,…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE STEINLEN (FRENCH/SWISS, 1859-1923)
THEOPHILE ALEXANDRE STEINLEN (FRENCH/SWISS, 1859-1923)
Les Captives
signed 'Steinlen' (lower right)
charcoal
23 x 31cm

Provenance
Sale, Chayette-Calmels, Paris, France, 13th December 1989, lot 45;
The Seymour Stein Collection
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
RENE BUTHAUD (FRENCH, 1886-1986)
RENE BUTHAUD (FRENCH, 1886-1986)
Reclining female nude
signed 'R. BUTHAUD' (lower left)
gouache
11 x 16.5cm
(unframed)
ARR

Provenance
The Seymour Stein Collection
Condition ReportThe sheet has uneven edges and is attached with tape by the four corners to the mount.  There is residue, possibly varnish to the lower right corner.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
EMIL ORLIK (AUSTRIAN/GERMAN, 1870-1932)
EMIL ORLIK (AUSTRIAN/GERMAN, 1870-1932)
Woman with Fan 1 (circa 1923)
signed 'orlik' (lower right)
pencil
14 x 10.5cm

Provenance
The Piccadilly Gallery, Cork Street, London
Condition ReportDiagonal creases to sheet, lower left and upper right, rippled paper off the upper border, otherwise good condition overall.  Framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST
16 May 2023 , 01:00 BST

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