ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
A rocky coastline
inscribed 'No. 8' (verso) and with artist's label (to back of stretcher)
oil on canvas
61 x 51cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection,…
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Still life of a jug, oranges and other items
oil on canvas
46 x 60cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Still life of flowers in a decorated vase
oil on canvas
52 x 37cm
with an oil of A seated woman wearing a blue dress (verso)
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private…
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £200 - £400
16 October 2024
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16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Still life of a candle, flowers and a jar and cover
oil on canvas laid down on board
45.5 x 36cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 October 2024
, 17:00 BST
16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Still life of sweet peas in a vase
oil on board
38 x 30cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 October 2024
, 17:00 BST
16 October 2024
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ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Still life of pink roses in a bowl
oil on canvas
51 x 61cm
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the present owner;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 October 2024
, 17:00 BST
16 October 2024
, 17:00 BST
ARTHUR CROFT MITCHELL (BRITISH, 1872-1956)
Still life of pink flowers in a vase on a chest of drawers
signed and dated 'Arthur Croft Mitchell 1898' (verso)
oil on canvas
76 x 56cm
(unframed)
Provenance
The artist, thence by descent to the…
FootnoteArthur Croft Mitchell was born in 1872 in Birmingham. His maternal grandfather was the church architect John Croft, and his maternal uncle the successful landscape painter Arthur Croft. The…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 October 2024
, 17:00 BST
16 October 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (22)
Old St Remo
signed 'M. Metcalfe' (lower right)
watercolour
38.5 x 29cm
(unframed)
together with three other watercolours of European scenes and thirteen watercolours of British scenes, the largest 33…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 September 2024
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9 September 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (31)
Zomba, Nyasaland
signed and inscribed 'M. Metcalfe Zomba' (lower right)
watercolour
32.5 x 26cm
(unframed)
together with twenty three watercolours, mostly of African scenes and a still life; a pencil…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 September 2024
, 17:00 BST
9 September 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (3)
'What will your wealth profit you, if you return to find your home destroyed', Study for poster
signed, dated and inscribed 'M. Metcalfe august 1940' (lower right) and further inscribed (lower left)…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
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5 August 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (4)
Portrait of a boy wearing a white tunic and cap
signed with initials 'M. M.' (lower left)
watercolour and white
28.5 x 19cm
(unframed)
together with two other watercolours by the same hand; Portrait…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (4)
Durban Docks
signed and dated 'M. Metcalfe 50' (lower right) and titled (to mount)
watercolour
20.5 x 16cm
(unframed)
together with three other watercolour by the same hand; Harvesting Bananas, 36.5…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Zanzibar
signed 'M Metcalfe' (lower right) and titled (lower left)
watercolour
31 x 23cm
(unframed)
Exhibited
Natal Society of Artists
together with six other watercolour by the same hand; The Old…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Sitting for a portrait
black and white chalk
24 x 32cm
(unframed)
together with six pastels by the same hand; A tribal mask, 31 x 24cm; A village street, 23 x 32cm; The porch of a house, 38 x 28cm; A…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (9)
The Little Fruit Shop, Zanzibar
signed and dated 'M. Metcalfe Feb 36' (lower right) and titled (lower left)
pastel
37 x 29cm
(unframed)
together with eight other pastels of African scenes by the same…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£25
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Study of a boy seated
watercolour and pencil
28 x 19cm
(unframed)
together with six other watercolour studies of people, the largest 23 x 28cm, (all unframed)
(7)
ARR
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£35
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Study of an African soldier
pencil
34 x 21.5cm
(unframed)
together with six other studies of people in pencil, watercolour and pen and ink, the largest 46 x 25cm, (all unframed)
(7)
ARR
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
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MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (7)
Yoa Dancer and Singer, Minstrel
inscribed (lower left and right)
watercolour and pencil
28 x 18.5cm
(unframed)
together with five watercolours and one pencil study of African people, the largest 31 x…
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
MARGARET METCALFE (BRITISH, 1877-1972) (5)
Gypsy with a rabbit and bird
insribed 'gypsy' (lower right)
watercolour and pencil
27.5 x 15cm
(unframed)
together with four other watercolour and pencil studies of gypsies, the largest 30.5 x 21cm, …
ProvenanceThe artist, thence by descent to her grandson;Private collection, UKFootnoteMargaret was brought up in Horsted Keynes, East Sussex. She studied art at the Slade under Professor Tonks…
Estimate: £50 - £100
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
5 August 2024
, 17:00 BST
BAWDEN, Edward (1903-89, illustrator). Life in an English Village, London,…
BAWDEN Edward (1903-89, illustrator). Life in An English Village. Sixteen Lithographs by Edward Bawden with an Introductory Essay by Noel Carrington. London: "The King Penguin Books" [No. 51], 1949.…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the…
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. In a Series of Letters to a Friend. To which is added, a…
Hammer price:
£4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). A Christmas Carol, London, 1915,…
BINDING - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. Small 4to in 8s (193 x 142mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 11 plates by Arthur Rackham,…
Hammer price:
£850
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. A typed letter in Swedish…
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. A typed letter in Swedish, signed ("Karen Blixen"), on blue paper, to "Mrs Shou", two-pages, dated 2 September 1938, thanking her very warmly for her…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). Typed letter, signed ("Henry James"), to Joseph…
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). Typed letter, signed ("Henry James"), to Joseph Conrad, 21 Carlyle Mansions, London, 19 June 1913. Two-and-a-half-pages, 229 x 175mm; with a printed pamphlet, "Three…
Hammer price:
£3,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST
17 July 2024
, 17:00 BST