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Modern British and Irish Art

Auction 19780
29 May 2012, starting at 13:00 BST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £15,625 inc. premium
Ruskin Spear R.A. (British, 1911-1990) 'The Enthusiast'
Sold for £15,000 inc. premium
Mary Fedden R.A. (British, born 1915) Still life with a pineapple and figs 91.5 x 77 cm. (36 ...
Sold for £13,750 inc. premium
Samuel John Lamorna Birch, R.A., R.W.S., R.W.A. (British, 1869-1955) The river's course - near Montreuil ...
Sold for £13,750 inc. premium
Emily Young (British, born 1951) Head carving (including base)

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1 Donald McIntyre (British, 1923-2009) 'About to haul the boat up' £1,375
€1,607
US$ 2,072
2 Donald McIntyre (British, 1923-2009) 'Beach huts and pram' £1,625
€1,900
US$ 2,449
3 Bernard Dunstan, R.A. (British, born 1920) Rehearsal, Royal Festival Hall £1,062
€1,242
US$ 1,601
4 John Bellany, CBE RA HRSA LLD(Lon) (British, born 1942) Dreadnought at Port Seaton £2,250
€2,631
US$ 3,390
5 John Bellany, CBE RA HRSA LLD(Lon) (British, born 1942) The Bonaventure £3,500
€4,092
US$ 5,274
6 Colin Hayes (British, 1919-2003) Vathi, Evvia £1,062
€1,242
US$ 1,601
7 Colin Hayes (British, 1919-2003) Near Daphne, Evvia £875
€1,023
US$ 1,318
8 Linda Weir (British, born 1951) Fishermen Coming Home £1,250
€1,461
US$ 1,883
9 Andrew Macara (British, born 1944) Vine Shadows, Corfu £1,000
€1,169
US$ 1,507
10 Andrew Macara (British, born 1944) The red swing, Cerve, Italy £875
€1,023
US$ 1,318
11 Hans Schwarz (British, 1922-2003) St James's Park £687
€803
US$ 1,036
12 Joan Gillchrest (British, 1918-2008) 'Wet day St Ives' £1,875
€2,192
US$ 2,825
16 Carel Weight R.A. (British, 1908-1997) Lock at Denham £1,500
€1,754
US$ 2,260
19 Josef Herman (British, 1911-1999) 'The Gossip' £625
€730
US$ 941
22 Leslie Hurry (British, 1909-1978) Figures in a landscape £1,875
€2,192
US$ 2,825
24 Fred Yates (British, 1922-2008) The Hospital Ward £3,000
€3,508
US$ 4,521
25 Mary Fedden R.A. (British, born 1915) Ermione £5,000
€5,846
US$ 7,535
27 Sir Terry Frost R.A. (British, 1915-2003) Squeeze Collage 1995 £5,000
€5,846
US$ 7,535
28 Sir Terry Frost R.A. (British, 1915-2003) Red black and white rhythm £3,750
€4,385
US$ 5,651
29 Peter Howson (British, born 1958) The Boxer II £2,500
€2,923
US$ 3,767
30 Peter Howson (British, born 1958) 'Joe the fighter' £3,500
€4,092
US$ 5,274
34 Anthony Green RA (British, 1939) 'Bonfire Smoke' £1,350
€1,578
US$ 2,034
37 Stuart Ray (British, 1916-1985) Billingsgate fish market £750
€877
US$ 1,130
39 Hans Schwarz (British, 1922-2003) Kilve towards Lilstock £1,062
€1,242
US$ 1,601
41 Olwyn Bowey RA (British, born 1936) A country path £1,250
€1,461
US$ 1,883
42 Fred Yates (British, 1922-2008) Moored up for the afternoon £2,125
€2,484
US$ 3,202
43 Donald McIntyre (British, 1923-2009) Lobster Boat, Dolan £1,875
€2,192
US$ 2,825
45 John Miller (British, 1931-2002) 'Passing the terrace on the tide' £2,125
€2,484
US$ 3,202
46 Donald Hamilton Fraser (British, 1929-2009) 'Study landscape near Jerusalem No. 5' £937
€1,096
US$ 1,412
47 Rudolph Ihlee (British, 1883-1968) Breton farm £1,500
€1,754
US$ 2,260
48 David Tindle, R.A. (British, born 1932) Italian garden £1,375
€1,607
US$ 2,072
49 Hans Schwarz (British, 1922-2003) Sheep farmer £1,125
€1,315
US$ 1,695
50 Ivor Abrahams, RA (British, born 1935) Tableau balance 38cm (14 15/16in)(height) £1,500
€1,754
US$ 2,260
52 John Hoyland RA (British, 1934-2011) From the Terrace £4,375
€5,116
US$ 6,593
54 Graham Sutherland O.M. (British, 1903-1980) Le Tropiques Menton £2,250
€2,631
US$ 3,390
55 Graham Sutherland O.M. (British, 1903-1980) Wilted Lillies £2,875
€3,361
US$ 4,332
56 John Piper C.H. (British, 1903-1992) Venetian rooftop view £1,625
€1,900
US$ 2,449
57 John Piper C.H. (British, 1903-1992) Sheet of abstract studies £1,875
€2,192
US$ 2,825
59 Sir Jacob Epstein (British, 1880-1959) The Muse 27 cm. (10 3/4 in.)(height) £2,500
€2,923
US$ 3,767
61 Emily Young (British, born 1951) Head carving (including base) £13,750
€16,079
US$ 20,722
62 Samuel John Lamorna Birch, R.A., R.W.S., R.W.A. (British, 1869-1955) The river's course - near Montreuil, France £13,750
€16,079
US$ 20,722
63 Samuel John Lamorna Birch, R.A., R.W.S., R.W.A. (British, 1869-1955) Study for Pearl Fisher £3,750
€4,385
US$ 5,651
65 William Lee Hankey, RWS, RI, ROI, RE (British, 1869-1952) Dieppe harbour £3,750
€4,385
US$ 5,651
67 Gilbert Spencer R.A. (British, 1892-1979) Conversation piece £2,500
€2,923
US$ 3,767
68 Gilbert Spencer R.A. (British, 1892-1979) Dorset Gap £1,875
€2,192
US$ 2,825
69 Gilbert Spencer R.A. (British, 1892-1979) Portrait of Pamela Spencer £2,750
€3,215
US$ 4,144
70 Gilbert Spencer R.A. (British, 1892-1979) Troops in the countryside £1,250
€1,461
US$ 1,883
71 Gilbert Spencer R.A. (British, 1892-1979) Kitchen Garden £10,625
€12,424
US$ 16,012
73 Peter Greenham (British, 1909-1992) Isle of Arran from Kintyre £750
€877
US$ 1,130
74 Peter Greenham (British, 1909-1992) Sea shore, Norfolk £750
€877
US$ 1,130
76 Evelyn Abelson (British, 1886-1967) Admiralty Arch £750
€877
US$ 1,130
77 Ben Levene (British, born 1938) Dried Statis £1,000
€1,169
US$ 1,507
82 Charles Cundall R.A. (British, 1890-1971) Tuscany £1,875
€2,192
US$ 2,825
83 Edward Seago R.W.S. (British, 1910-1974) Devon landscape £1,500
€1,754
US$ 2,260
84 Julius Olsson (British, 1864-1942) Garden at Hayle, Cornwall £2,375
€2,777
US$ 3,579
89 Breon O'Casey (British, 1928-2011) MMIV signed and dated 'Breon O'Casey MMIV' (lower right), acrylic on paper 54 x 74cm (21 5/8 x 29 1/8in) (SH) £1,500
€1,754
US$ 2,260
90 Stanley William Hayter (British, 1901-1988) Untitled £812
€950
US$ 1,224
91 Patrick Procktor (British, 1936-2003) 'Acrobats' £750
€877
US$ 1,130
95 Kevin Sinnott (British, born 1947) Cityscape £1,500
€1,754
US$ 2,260
96 Sir Hugh Casson (British, 1910-1999) The Brick Path, Torcello £625
€730
US$ 941
97 Sir Hugh Casson (British, 1910-1999) The Swatch - Beaulieu £812
€950
US$ 1,224
98 Sir Hugh Casson (British, 1910-1999) Two Cats £937
€1,096
US$ 1,412
100 Sir Hugh Casson (British, 1910-1999) Bedroom window, Windsor Castle £812
€950
US$ 1,224
102 Ruskin Spear R.A. (British, 1911-1990) Worthing Beach £5,000
€5,846
US$ 7,535
103 Mackenzie Thorpe (British, born 1956) My Angel £1,250
€1,461
US$ 1,883
104 Mackenzie Thorpe (British, born 1956) My Sole The Whale £1,875
€2,192
US$ 2,825
106 Mary Fedden R.A. (British, born 1915) Still life with a pineapple and figs 91.5 x 77 cm. (36 x 30 1/4 in.) £15,000
€17,540
US$ 22,606
108 Joseph Sloan (born 1940) Conductor Study VI 28cm (11in)(height, including base) £1,250
€1,461
US$ 1,883
109 Michael Ayrton (British, 1921-1975) Siren 25cm (9 3/4in) (height) £3,125
€3,654
US$ 4,709
110 Zdzislaw Ruszkowski (Polish, 1907-1991) Study of Alice & Stephen with dogs Sultan & Pirot in the garden of Trevarno, Cornwall £2,375
€2,777
US$ 3,579
112 Algernon Cecil Newton (British, 1880-1968) Evening on the River £13,125
€15,348
US$ 19,780
113 Algernon Cecil Newton (British, 1880-1968) View on the Loire 45.7 x 76.2 cm. (18 x 30 in.) £5,000
€5,846
US$ 7,535
114 Henry Lamb (British, 1883-1960) 'View in Donegal' £7,250
€8,478
US$ 10,926
116 Sir Gerald Festus Kelly (British, 1879-1972) Le Bloc, Creuse (After Monet) £3,500
€4,092
US$ 5,274
117 Roger Hilton (British, 1911-1975) Two Dancers 25 x 20 cm. £1,250
€1,461
US$ 1,883
118 Paul Nash (British, 1889-1946) Bittersweet £4,000
€4,677
US$ 6,028
119 Graham Sutherland O.M. (British, 1903-1980) Untitled £1,875
€2,192
US$ 2,825
123 Ruskin Spear R.A. (British, 1911-1990) Knockout £2,750
€3,215
US$ 4,144
124 Billy Childish (British, born 1959) 'Drunk' £5,000
€5,846
US$ 7,535
125 Ruskin Spear R.A. (British, 1911-1990) 'The Enthusiast' £15,625
€18,271
US$ 23,548
126 Alfred Aaron Wolmark (British, 1877-1961) Still life £937
€1,096
US$ 1,412
131 Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993) Bird each 74cm x 55 (29 1/8 x 21 5/8in) £6,250
€7,308
US$ 9,419
132 Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993) Bird £2,500
€2,923
US$ 3,767
133 Clifford Hall (British, 1904-1973) Draped bather £750
€877
US$ 1,130
135 Renny Tait (British, 1965) 'House of Livia (Palatine)' £750
€877
US$ 1,130
137 Thomas John Coates (British, born 1941) Geisha Girls £1,000
€1,169
US$ 1,507
138 Cecil Kennedy (British, 1905-1997) Still life with delphiniums and carnations 76 x 63.5 cm. (30 x 25 in.) £11,250
€13,155
US$ 16,954
139 Harold Clayton (British, 1896-1979) Mixed flowers in a vase £5,625
€6,577
US$ 8,477
142 Annie French (British, 1872-1965) Seated girl in profile £1,000
€1,169
US$ 1,507
143 Roger Fry (British, 1866-1934) Tulips in a vase £4,000
€4,677
US$ 6,028
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