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Modern British and Irish Art

22 – 23 June 2022 | starting at 15:00 BST

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London, New Bond Street

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Christopher Wood (British, 1901-1930) Drying Sails, Mousehole, Cornwall 40.6 x 50.8 cm. (16 x 20 in.) (Painted in 1930). Sold for £479,100 inc. premium

Sir Stanley Spencer R.A. (British, 1891-1959) Mrs Linda Few Brown 84 x 63.5 cm. (33 x 25 in.) (Painted in 1958). Sold for £315,300 inc. premium

Lynn Chadwick R.A. (British, 1914-2003) Sitting Figures in Robes I 26.7 cm. (10 1/2 in.) high (Conceived in 1980, and cast by Pangolin Editions in 1985). Sold for £151,500 inc. premium

Alfred Wallis (British, 1855-1942) Mount's Bay with St Michael's Mount 23.5 x 33 cm. (9 1/4 x 13 in.). Sold for £120,000 inc. premium

Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986) Reclining Figure 15.2 cm. (6 in.) long (excluding the base) (Conceived in 1945). Sold for £103,620 inc. premium

Victor Pasmore R.A. (British, 1908-1998) Relief Construction in White, Black, Brown and Maroon 122 x 122 cm. (48 x 48 in.) (including the artist's box frame) (Constructed in 1954). Sold for £69,600 inc. premium

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1 — Alfred Wallis(British, 1855-1942)Boats with Rust Sails 11.2 x 22.4 cm. (4 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

2 — Alfred Wallis(British, 1855-1942)Pier with Boats and Fish 23.8 x 30.5 cm. (9 3/8 x 12 in.)

3 — Alfred Wallis(British, 1855-1942)Fishing Boat with Black Sky 18.4 x 46.7 cm. (7 1/4 x 18 3/8 in.)

4 — Alfred Wallis(British, 1855-1942)Mount's Bay with St Michael's Mount 23.5 x 33 cm. (9 1/4 x 13 in.)

5 — Alfred Wallis(British, 1855-1942)Three Trees 15 x 34.9 cm. (5 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

6 — Alfred Wallis(British, 1855-1942)The Flying Scud 23.5 x 29.8 cm. (9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)

7 — Alfred Wallis(British, 1855-1942)Steamer, Lifeboat and Lighthouse 36 x 53.5 cm. (14 x 21 in.)

8 — Christopher Wood(British, 1901-1930)Drying Sails, Mousehole, Cornwall 40.6 x 50.8 cm. (16 x 20 in.)

9AR — John Wells(British 1907-2000)Crystal from the Earth 27 x 25.4 cm. (10 5/8 x 10 in.)

10AR — Dame Barbara Hepworth(British, 1903-1975)Stringed Figure 76.2 x 61 cm. (30 x 24 in.)

11AR — Paul Feiler(British, 1918-2013)Landing Stage, Falmouth 30.5 x 51 cm. (12 x 20 in.)

12AR — Paul Feiler(British, 1918-2013)Cornish Beach 30.2 x 65.8 cm. (11 7/8 x 25 7/8 in.)

13AR — Paul Feiler(British, 1918-2013)Italian Town, Spring 45.4 x 65.8 cm. (17 7/8 x 25 7/8 in.)

14*,AR — Ben Nicholson O.M.(British, 1894-1982)Involved Still Life 43.5 x 37.6 cm. (17 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)

15AR — Denis Mitchell(British, 1912-1993)Cerrito 66.7 cm. (26 1/4 in.) high (including base)

16AR — Peter Lanyon(British, 1918-1964)Untitled Red Figure Study 58.6 x 47 cm. (23 x 18 1/2 in.)

17AR — Alan Reynolds(British, 1926-2014)Autumn Nocturne 24.8 x 31.5 cm. (9 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)

18AR — John Northcote Nash R.A.(British, 1893-1977)Spring Landscape, Iver Heath 25.5 x 42.5 cm. (10 x 16 3/4 in.)

19AR — Ivon Hitchens(British, 1893-1979)Didling on the Downs 22.8 x 31.4 cm. (9 x 12 3/8 in.)

20AR — Winifred Nicholson(British, 1893-1981)February 57.8 x 60.5 cm. (22 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.)

21AR — Ivon Hitchens(British, 1893-1979)Forest: O Hurry to the Ragged Wood 51.4 x 105.4 cm. (20 1/4 x 41 1/2 in.)

22AR — Henry Moore O.M., C.H.(British, 1898-1986)Reclining Figure 15.2 cm. (6 in.) long (excluding the base)

23AR — William Roberts R.A.(British, 1895-1980)Sam Rabin versus Black Eagle 28.2 x 19.1 cm. (11 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.) (sheet); 22.6 x 17.2 cm. (8 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.) (image)

24AR — Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.(British, 1891-1959)Mrs Linda Few Brown 84 x 63.5 cm. (33 x 25 in.)

25AR — Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.(British, 1891-1959)Soxy at rest 25.1 x 22 cm. (9 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)

26AR — Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.(British, 1891-1959)Soxy 25.1 x 22 cm. (9 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)

27AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)Boats at Rhyl 27.9 x 38.1 cm. (11 x 15 in.)

28AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)Bearded Man 34.6 x 25.7 cm. (13 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)

29AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)The Only One on the Coast, the Skerries 29.8 x 41.8 cm. (11 3/4 x 16 3/8 in.)

30AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)Head of a girl 28.5 x 22.1 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)

31AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)Harold Riley 31 x 23.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

32AR — Helen Bradley(British, 1900-1979)"And what" said Bruce Sharman, "is your Aunt saying to Miss Carter" 45.7 x 61 cm. (18 x 24 in.)

33AR — Eliot Hodgkin(British, 1905-1987)Black and White Grapes 23.5 x 35.6 cm. (9 1/4 x 14 in.)

34AR — Duncan Grant(1885-1978)Still life with apples 34 x 43.5 cm. (13 3/8 x 17 1/8 in.)

35AR — Sir Matthew Smith(British, 1879-1959)Still Life with Green Leaves 58.5 x 72.5 cm. (23 x 28 1/2 in.)

36AR — Augustus John O.M., R.A.(British, 1878-1961)La Route de Marseilles 38 x 46 cm. (15 x 18 in.)

37 — Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.(1856-1941)Arab gathering 12.9 x 21.6 cm. (5 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

38 — Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.(1856-1941)Bull fight 13 x 21.6 cm. (5 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

39AR — Jack Butler Yeats(Irish, 1871-1957)The Train through the Wood 23.2 x 36.2 cm. (9 1/8 x 14 1/4 in.)

40* — Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.(1856-1941)A Lady in Brown (thought to be Margaret Edith Bannatyne Cobb) 74 x 59.7 cm. (29 1/8 x 23 1/2 in.)

41 — Sir William Nicholson(British, 1872-1949)Still Life: Emile's Things 92.2 x 71.4 cm. (36 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.)

42* — Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.(British, 1860-1942)Little Rachel 66 x 50.8 cm. (26 x 20 in.)

43* — Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.(British, 1860-1942)Mother and Daughter: Lou Lou I Love You 46.2 x 35.5 cm. (18 1/8 x 14 in.)

44* — Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.(British, 1860-1942)Fete near Envermeu, Dieppe 46.2 x 38.1 cm. (18 1/8 x 15 in.)

45AR — Henry Lamb(British, 1883-1960)Self-portrait 50.5 x 40.5 cm. (19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.)

46 — Henri Gaudier-Brzeska(French, 1891-1915)Firebird (The Russian Ballet) 63 cm. (24 3/4 in.) high

47AR — John Armstrong(British, 1893-1973)Three feathers 35.3 x 29.2 cm. (13 7/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

48*,AR — Tristram Hillier R.A.(British, 1905-1983)Selsey Bill 22.6 x 35.6 cm. (8 7/8 x 14 in.)

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1 —
Alfred Wallis
(British, 1855-1942)
Boats with Rust Sails 11.2 x 22.4 cm. (4 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

2 —
Alfred Wallis
(British, 1855-1942)
Pier with Boats and Fish 23.8 x 30.5 cm. (9 3/8 x 12 in.)

3 —
Alfred Wallis
(British, 1855-1942)
Fishing Boat with Black Sky 18.4 x 46.7 cm. (7 1/4 x 18 3/8 in.)

4 —
Alfred Wallis
(British, 1855-1942)
Mount's Bay with St Michael's Mount 23.5 x 33 cm. (9 1/4 x 13 in.)

5 —
Alfred Wallis
(British, 1855-1942)
Three Trees 15 x 34.9 cm. (5 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

6 —
Alfred Wallis
(British, 1855-1942)
The Flying Scud 23.5 x 29.8 cm. (9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)

7 —
Alfred Wallis
(British, 1855-1942)
Steamer, Lifeboat and Lighthouse 36 x 53.5 cm. (14 x 21 in.)

8 —
Christopher Wood
(British, 1901-1930)
Drying Sails, Mousehole, Cornwall 40.6 x 50.8 cm. (16 x 20 in.)

9^AR —
John Wells
(British 1907-2000)
Crystal from the Earth 27 x 25.4 cm. (10 5/8 x 10 in.)

10^AR —
Dame Barbara Hepworth
(British, 1903-1975)
Stringed Figure 76.2 x 61 cm. (30 x 24 in.)

11^AR —
Paul Feiler
(British, 1918-2013)
Landing Stage, Falmouth 30.5 x 51 cm. (12 x 20 in.)

12^AR —
Paul Feiler
(British, 1918-2013)
Cornish Beach 30.2 x 65.8 cm. (11 7/8 x 25 7/8 in.)

13^AR —
Paul Feiler
(British, 1918-2013)
Italian Town, Spring 45.4 x 65.8 cm. (17 7/8 x 25 7/8 in.)

14^*,AR —
Ben Nicholson O.M.
(British, 1894-1982)
Involved Still Life 43.5 x 37.6 cm. (17 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.)

15^AR —
Denis Mitchell
(British, 1912-1993)
Cerrito 66.7 cm. (26 1/4 in.) high (including base)

16^AR —
Peter Lanyon
(British, 1918-1964)
Untitled Red Figure Study 58.6 x 47 cm. (23 x 18 1/2 in.)

17^AR —
Alan Reynolds
(British, 1926-2014)
Autumn Nocturne 24.8 x 31.5 cm. (9 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)

18^AR —
John Northcote Nash R.A.
(British, 1893-1977)
Spring Landscape, Iver Heath 25.5 x 42.5 cm. (10 x 16 3/4 in.)

19^AR —
Ivon Hitchens
(British, 1893-1979)
Didling on the Downs 22.8 x 31.4 cm. (9 x 12 3/8 in.)

20^AR —
Winifred Nicholson
(British, 1893-1981)
February 57.8 x 60.5 cm. (22 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.)

21^AR —
Ivon Hitchens
(British, 1893-1979)
Forest: O Hurry to the Ragged Wood 51.4 x 105.4 cm. (20 1/4 x 41 1/2 in.)

22^AR —
Henry Moore O.M., C.H.
(British, 1898-1986)
Reclining Figure 15.2 cm. (6 in.) long (excluding the base)

23^AR —
William Roberts R.A.
(British, 1895-1980)
Sam Rabin versus Black Eagle 28.2 x 19.1 cm. (11 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.) (sheet); 22.6 x 17.2 cm. (8 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.) (image)

24^AR —
Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.
(British, 1891-1959)
Mrs Linda Few Brown 84 x 63.5 cm. (33 x 25 in.)

25^AR —
Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.
(British, 1891-1959)
Soxy at rest 25.1 x 22 cm. (9 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)

26^AR —
Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.
(British, 1891-1959)
Soxy 25.1 x 22 cm. (9 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)

27^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Boats at Rhyl 27.9 x 38.1 cm. (11 x 15 in.)

28^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Bearded Man 34.6 x 25.7 cm. (13 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)

29^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
The Only One on the Coast, the Skerries 29.8 x 41.8 cm. (11 3/4 x 16 3/8 in.)

30^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Head of a girl 28.5 x 22.1 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)

31^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Harold Riley 31 x 23.2 cm. (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

32^AR —
Helen Bradley
(British, 1900-1979)
"And what" said Bruce Sharman, "is your Aunt saying to Miss Carter" 45.7 x 61 cm. (18 x 24 in.)

33^AR —
Eliot Hodgkin
(British, 1905-1987)
Black and White Grapes 23.5 x 35.6 cm. (9 1/4 x 14 in.)

34^AR —
Duncan Grant
(1885-1978)
Still life with apples 34 x 43.5 cm. (13 3/8 x 17 1/8 in.)

35^AR —
Sir Matthew Smith
(British, 1879-1959)
Still Life with Green Leaves 58.5 x 72.5 cm. (23 x 28 1/2 in.)

36^AR —
Augustus John O.M., R.A.
(British, 1878-1961)
La Route de Marseilles 38 x 46 cm. (15 x 18 in.)

37 —
Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
(1856-1941)
Arab gathering 12.9 x 21.6 cm. (5 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

38 —
Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
(1856-1941)
Bull fight 13 x 21.6 cm. (5 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

39^AR —
Jack Butler Yeats
(Irish, 1871-1957)
The Train through the Wood 23.2 x 36.2 cm. (9 1/8 x 14 1/4 in.)

40^* —
Sir John Lavery R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.
(1856-1941)
A Lady in Brown (thought to be Margaret Edith Bannatyne Cobb) 74 x 59.7 cm. (29 1/8 x 23 1/2 in.)

41 —
Sir William Nicholson
(British, 1872-1949)
Still Life: Emile's Things 92.2 x 71.4 cm. (36 1/4 x 28 1/8 in.)

42^* —
Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.
(British, 1860-1942)
Little Rachel 66 x 50.8 cm. (26 x 20 in.)

43^* —
Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.
(British, 1860-1942)
Mother and Daughter: Lou Lou I Love You 46.2 x 35.5 cm. (18 1/8 x 14 in.)

44^* —
Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.
(British, 1860-1942)
Fete near Envermeu, Dieppe 46.2 x 38.1 cm. (18 1/8 x 15 in.)

45^AR —
Henry Lamb
(British, 1883-1960)
Self-portrait 50.5 x 40.5 cm. (19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in.)

46 —
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
(French, 1891-1915)
Firebird (The Russian Ballet) 63 cm. (24 3/4 in.) high

47^AR —
John Armstrong
(British, 1893-1973)
Three feathers 35.3 x 29.2 cm. (13 7/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

48^*,AR —
Tristram Hillier R.A.
(British, 1905-1983)
Selsey Bill 22.6 x 35.6 cm. (8 7/8 x 14 in.)