MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh ... Fifth Edition, 1927, 8vo,…
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh ... Fifth Edition. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. 8vo (189 x 125mm). Half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page. Original green pictorial…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - E. R. PENNELL (1855-1936) & J. PENNELL (1857-1926). The Life…
MISCELLANY - E. R. PENNELL (1855-1936) & J. PENNELL (1857-1926). The Life of James McNeill Whistler. London: William Heinemann, [November] 1908. 2 volumes, 4to (255 x 195mm). Half titles, 2 etched…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more…
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte…
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - "Hardy Amies Ltd. Her Majesty the Queen.…
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - [Printed label on the upper cover of the order book:] "Hardy Amies Ltd. 14 Savile Row, W1." With the Royal Coat-of-Arms and "By Appointment Her Majesty The Queen…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, London,…
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London: Bloomsbury, 1998. 8vo (198 x 128mm). Half title (lightly browned at margins, as usual). Original coloured pictorial boards…
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
SANSOVINO, Francesco (1521-83). Historia Universale dell' Origine, et…
SANSOVINO, Francesco (1521-83). Historia Universale dell' Origine, et Imperio de' Turchi ... Et riformata in molte sue parti per ordine della Santa Inquisitione. Nella quale si contengeno le leggi,…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903). Women's Suffrage, London, 1902…
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903). Women's Suffrage. A Record of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the British Isles with Biographical Sketches of Miss Becker. London: Williams & Norgate,…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
WYATT, C. W. (1842-1900). British Birds, London, 1894-99, 2 volumes bound…
WYATT, Claude Wilmot (1842-1900). British Birds: Being Coloured Illustrations of all the Species of Passerine Birds Resident in the British Isles, with Some Notes in Reference to their Plumage …
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
Study for ‘The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the House of Lords, December 1921’
signed 'J Lavery' (lower left), inscribed 'HOUSE OF LORDS STUDY/ LAVERY' (on the backboard)
oil on canvas-board…
Catalogue NoteArguably, 16 December 1921 is one of the most auspicious dates in British history. On that
Friday, the Irish Treaty passed from the Commons to the House of Lords for ratification. …
Hammer price:
£35,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
FRANCIS WYNNE THOMAS (BRITISH, 1907-1989)
Buckingham Scene
signed 'F WYNNE THOMAS' (upper left) and with remnants of inscribed label (to back of frame)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 61.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 19th July 1989, lot…
Condition reportOriginal canvas; light surface dirt to the paint surface and a small spot of uneven varnish, lower left; traces of bloom to the central tree; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
Study for Nymph and Satyr (C. 1926)
charcoal
44.5 x 54cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 2nd November 2001, lot 51;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteThis work relates to a well-known paining by Grant called Nymph and Satyr which was in the collection of Raymond Mortimer and is reproduced in Mortimer's volume on Grant (1944) in the Penguin…
Hammer price:
£2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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FRITZ KRAMER (AUSTRIAN, 1905-1969)
Boats in a harbour
signed 'Kramer' (lower left)
gouache, pen, ink and watercolour
33 x 45cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe card/board has bowed outwards slightly; minor surface dirt/scuffing to paint surface, in the sky, lower left and some further; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame…
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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JOHN STANTON WARD (BRITISH, 1917-2007)
Kate Asleep
pencil on paper
31.5 x 29cm
ARR
Provenance
Archeus Fine Art, London, from whom acquired by the present owner;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportSlight rippling to sheet, otherwise sound condition overall; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Man ploughing with an ox
inscribed (verso)
ink and watercolour on a postcard
8.5 x 13cm
ARR
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner's late husband;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is generally sound, creases to the right and lower, right corners; some further minor creases to borders and discolouration to paper throughout. Framed and under glass,…
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024
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21 November 2024
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JOSEF HERMAN (BRITISH, 1911-2000)
Two seated men
inscribed (verso)
ink and grey wash on a postcard
8.5 x 13cm
ARR
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the present owner's late husband;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe postcard has bowed inwards slightly; crease off upper right border, lower left corner and right border; minor staining, lower left corner and very slight discolouration throughout…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £150 - £250
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
ATTRIBUTED TO ETHELBERT WHITE (BRITISH, 1891-1972) (2)
A peaceful valley; Haycart outside a barn
a pair, watercolour
34 x 42cm
(2)
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportPeaceful valley: The sheet is sound; a few flecks of very light staining, upper right, otherwise good condition overall; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.Haycart…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £100 - £200
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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JOAN MIRO (SPANISH, 1893-1983)
Lucifer
signed and numbered 'Miro 24/75' (in lower margin)
lithograph
77 x 56cm
ARR
Provenance
Alley Gallery;
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, good condition overall, no discolouration or fading. Framed and under glass; unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH, 1877-1970)
Merry-Go-Round
signed in pencil 'LauraKnight' (in lower margin)
etching
28 x 20cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound; areas of discolouration, upper and centre right and some tiny flecks of staining, including to lower right border; otherwise sound; framed and under glass,…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
DAME LAURA KNIGHT (BRITISH, 1877-1970)
Spanish Dancer
signed and inscribed 'Laura Knight Aquatint Edition 50' (in lower margin)
aquatint
26.5 x 21cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Exhibited
Worthing Art Gallery, Paintings and…
Condition reportThe sheet is clean and sound - good condition overall. Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
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LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH, 1887-1976)
The Fever Van
signed in biro 'L. S. Lowry' and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp EJE, no. 475 (in lower margin), number 475 from the edition of 700
lithograph in colours
41.5 x 51.5cm
ARR
…
Condition reportAcidic mount.Some discolouration/yellowing, mostly to borders/margins.Otherwise appears generally good and colours appear strong.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH, 1887-1976)
The Notice Board (1975)
signed in pencil 'L S Lowry' and with Fine Art Trade Guild Stamp CAD, no. 204 (in lower margin)
lithograph in colours
40 x 50.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportAcidic mount.A little discolouration/yellowing to borders/margins.Otherwise appears generally good and colours appear strong.Under glass and not examined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£1,900
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (BRITISH, 1887-1976)
The Family
signed in pencil 'L. S. Lowry' and with Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp JBE, no. 715 (in lower margin)
lithograph in colours
26 x 21cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe sheet is sound, strong colour; in excellent condition throughout; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£1,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
HENRY MOORE (BRITISH, 1898-1986)
Three Reclining Figures on Pedestals (1966)
signed, dated and numbered in pencil 'Moore 66 61/75' (in lower margin)
lithograph in six colours
31 x 26.5cm
CGM 62
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, 19th…
Condition reportThe sheet is sound and the work in good, overall condition, strong colour; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£700
Estimate: £500 - £800
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
JOHN PIPER (BRITISH, 1903-1992)
Garn Fawr, Pembrokeshire (1968) (Levinson 192)
signed and numbered in pencil 'John Piper 2/70' (in lower margin), printed by Kelpra Studio, London and published by Marlborough Fine Art, London…
Condition reportvery minor rippling to sheet in the border, one small fleck of light staining, upper left border, otherwise good condition throughout. Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.
Hammer price:
£450
Estimate: £500 - £700
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT