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Modern British and Irish Art

19 November 2025 | starting at 15:00 GMT

Dame Barbara Hepworth's large scale Winged Figure I, the original form for her iconic John Lewis commission, will lead our major autumn auction. Two exceptionally provenanced canvases by Sir Winston Churchill will also feature – including The Lake at Blenheim which was gifted by the great statesman to the war hero Field Marshal Montgomery. Further fresh-to-the-market lots on offer will include prime works by L.S. Lowry, Lynn Chadwick, Jack Butler Yeats, and Walter Sickert. The auction line-up is completed by several exciting, rediscovered works including by Harold Gilman, Euan Uglow and David Bomberg, all set to make their London auction debut.

Viewing | London, New Bond Street
Friday 14 November, 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 16 November, 11am - 3pm
Monday 17 November, 9am – 5pm
Tuesday 18 November, 9am – 5pm
Wednesday 19 November, 9am – 1pm

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Modern British and Irish Art

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1AR — David Hockney R.A.(British, born 1937)Grass and Clouds 50.8 x 31.6 cm. (20 x 12 1/2 in.)

2AR — Euan Uglow(British, 1932-2000)Camellia Bud 34.5 x 28.8 cm. (13 1/2 x 11 3/8 in.)

3* — Harold Gilman(British, 1876-1919)Interior 45.5 x 35.7 cm. (17 7/8 x 14 1/8 in.)

4 — Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.(British, 1860-1942)Nude Lying Across a Bed 37.6 x 45.7 cm. (14 3/4 x 18 in.)

5*,AR — Sir Jacob Epstein(British, 1880-1959)Maquette for Madonna and Child 35.5 cm. (14 in.) high

6AR — Ivor Roberts-Jones(British, 1916-1996)Sir Winston Churchill, maquette for the monument in Parliament Square 51.4 cm. (20 1/4 in.) high

7*,AR — Sir Winston Spencer Churchill O.M., HON. R.A.(British, 1874-1965)The Lake at Blenheim 50.8 x 61 cm. (20 x 24 in.)

8*,AR — Sir Winston Spencer Churchill O.M., HON. R.A.(British, 1874-1965)Le Béguinage, Bruges 63.8 x 76.8 cm. (25 1/8 x 30 1/4 in.)

9AR — Augustus John O.M., R.A.(British, 1878-1961) Dorelia standing

10AR — David Jones C.H. C.B.E.(British, 1895-1974)Landscape with cows 62.2 x 50 cm. (24 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)

11AR — Eliot Hodgkin(British, 1905-1987)Parsnips and turnips 14.5 x 48 cm. (5 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.)

12*,AR — David Bomberg(British, 1890-1957)Jericho 51.8 x 68 cm. (20 3/8 x 26 3/4 in.)

13AR — David Bomberg(British, 1890-1957)Talgwyn Farm, Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey 31.7 x 40.2 cm. (12 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)

14 — Harold Gilman(British, 1876-1919)Baby in a Cradle 33 x 55.5 cm. (13 x 21 7/8 in.)

15AR — Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.(British, 1891-1959)Baby in a Highchair 50.6 x 76 cm. (19 7/8 x 29 7/8 in.)

16*,AR — Henry Moore O.M., C.H.(British, 1898-1986)Mother Taking Child to School or to Bed 26.5 x 15.2 cm. (10 1/2 x 6 in.)

17*,AR — Henry Moore O.M., C.H.(British, 1898-1986)Mother with Child on Knee 15.4 cm. (6 1/8 in.) high (including the base)

18*,AR — Henry Moore O.M., C.H.(British, 1898-1986)Ideas for Sculpture 28.5 x 21 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) Executed in 1982

19*,AR — Henry Moore O.M., C.H.(British, 1898-1986)Two Piece Reclining Figure: Maquette No.6 24 cm. (9 1/2 in.) wide

20*,AR — Lynn Chadwick C.B.E., R.A.(British, 1914-2003)Maquette VIII Walking Woman 17.2 cm. (6 3/4 in.) high (including the base)

21*,AR — Lynn Chadwick C.B.E., R.A.(British, 1914-2003)Sitting Figures in Robes I 47.4 cm. (18 3/4 in.) wide

22*,AR — Lynn Chadwick C.B.E., R.A.(British, 1914-2003)Two Winged Figures 55.6 cm. (21 5/8 in.) high

23AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(1887-1976)Portrait of a Man 49 x 34 cm. (19 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.)

24AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)Standing Man 34.3 x 24.7 cm. (13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)

25AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)Figures in a Street 25.2 x 35.2 cm. (10 x 13 7/8 in.)

26AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)Factory Scene 11.5 x 13.4 cm. (4 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)

27AR — Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.(British, 1887-1976)Seascape 36.9 x 48.2 cm. (14 1/2 x 19 in.)

28AR,TP — Dame Barbara Hepworth(British, 1903-1975)Winged Figure I 162.5 cm. (64 in.) high (including the base) Conceived in 1957 and fabricated in 1963, this work is number 2 from the edition of 3

29AR — Sheila Fell R.A.(British, 1931-1979)Woman and Cows on a Country Road 70.8 x 91.5 cm. (27 7/8 x 36 in.)

30AR — Sheila Fell R.A.(British, 1931-1979)Autumn, Cumbria 101.6 x 126.5 cm. (40 x 49 3/4 in.)

31AR — Sir Kyffin Williams R.A.(British, 1918-2006)Anglesey Coast, Evening 60.8 x 60.8 cm. (24 x 24 in.)

32AR — Sir Kyffin Williams R.A.(British, 1918-2006)Penllithrig y Wrach 60.8 x 91.2 cm. (23 7/8 x 35 7/8 in.)

33AR — Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A.(British, 1930-1993)Horizontal Birdman III 34 cm. (13 3/8 in.) long

34AR — Helen Bradley(British, 1900-1979)Mother, George and I go to David Bromley's garden 40.3 x 30.2 cm. (15 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

35AR — Helen Bradley(British, 1900-1979)I'm Not Going Past That Horse 40.7 x 50.6 cm. (16 x 19 7/8 in.)

36AR,TP — Nic Fiddian-Green(British, born 1963)Into the Wind 78 cm. (30 3/4 in.) high (excluding the base)184 cm. (72 3/4 in.) high (including the base)

37AR — Jack B. Yeats R.H.A.(Irish, 1871-1957)The Lark Sings High 22.8 x 35.5 cm. (9 x 14 in.)

38AR — Ivon Hitchens(British, 1893-1979)Interior, Red Sunlight 50.8 x 76.7 cm. (20 x 30 1/4 in.)

39AR — Ivon Hitchens(British, 1893-1979)April Flowers, Mostly Daffodils (Orange Centre) 60.6 x 50.5 cm. (23 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)

40AR — Ben Nicholson O.M.(British, 1894-1982)Oct. 79 (one form) 65.5 x 36.3 cm. (25 3/4 x 14 1/3 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard)

41AR — Ben Nicholson O.M.(British, 1894-1982)August 64 (invisible blue form) 51.3 x 66 cm. (20 1/4 x 26 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard)

42AR — Prunella Clough(1919-1999)Small Gate 61.4 x 63.7 cm. (24 1/4 x 25 in.) Painted in 1980

43AR — Denis Mitchell(British, 1912-1993)Carngalver 67 cm. (26 3/8 in.) wide

44AR — Peter Lanyon(British, 1918-1964)Mother and Child 54 x 34.5 cm. (21 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)

45AR — Keith Vaughan(British, 1912-1977)Two Men 20.3 x 15.2 cm. (8 x 6 in.)

46AR — Henry Moore O.M., C.H.(British, 1898-1986)Seated Woman 31.5 x 29.9 cm. (12 3/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

47*,AR — Henry Moore O.M., C.H.(British, 1898-1986)Reclining Nudes 13.3 x 22.7 cm. (5 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)

48*,AR — Lynn Chadwick C.B.E., R.A.(British, 1914-2003)Sitting Figures in Robes II 33 cm. (12 7/8 in.) wide (including the bronze base)

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1^AR —
David Hockney R.A.
(British, born 1937)
Grass and Clouds 50.8 x 31.6 cm. (20 x 12 1/2 in.)

2^AR —
Euan Uglow
(British, 1932-2000)
Camellia Bud 34.5 x 28.8 cm. (13 1/2 x 11 3/8 in.)

3^* —
Harold Gilman
(British, 1876-1919)
Interior 45.5 x 35.7 cm. (17 7/8 x 14 1/8 in.)

4 —
Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.
(British, 1860-1942)
Nude Lying Across a Bed 37.6 x 45.7 cm. (14 3/4 x 18 in.)

5^*,AR —
Sir Jacob Epstein
(British, 1880-1959)
Maquette for Madonna and Child 35.5 cm. (14 in.) high

6^AR —
Ivor Roberts-Jones
(British, 1916-1996)
Sir Winston Churchill, maquette for the monument in Parliament Square 51.4 cm. (20 1/4 in.) high

7^*,AR —
Sir Winston Spencer Churchill O.M., HON. R.A.
(British, 1874-1965)
The Lake at Blenheim 50.8 x 61 cm. (20 x 24 in.)

8^*,AR —
Sir Winston Spencer Churchill O.M., HON. R.A.
(British, 1874-1965)
Le Béguinage, Bruges 63.8 x 76.8 cm. (25 1/8 x 30 1/4 in.)

9^AR —
Augustus John O.M., R.A.
(British, 1878-1961)
Dorelia standing

10^AR —
David Jones C.H. C.B.E.
(British, 1895-1974)
Landscape with cows 62.2 x 50 cm. (24 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)

11^AR —
Eliot Hodgkin
(British, 1905-1987)
Parsnips and turnips 14.5 x 48 cm. (5 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.)

12^*,AR —
David Bomberg
(British, 1890-1957)
Jericho 51.8 x 68 cm. (20 3/8 x 26 3/4 in.)

13^AR —
David Bomberg
(British, 1890-1957)
Talgwyn Farm, Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey 31.7 x 40.2 cm. (12 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)

14 —
Harold Gilman
(British, 1876-1919)
Baby in a Cradle 33 x 55.5 cm. (13 x 21 7/8 in.)

15^AR —
Sir Stanley Spencer R.A.
(British, 1891-1959)
Baby in a Highchair 50.6 x 76 cm. (19 7/8 x 29 7/8 in.)

16^*,AR —
Henry Moore O.M., C.H.
(British, 1898-1986)
Mother Taking Child to School or to Bed 26.5 x 15.2 cm. (10 1/2 x 6 in.)

17^*,AR —
Henry Moore O.M., C.H.
(British, 1898-1986)
Mother with Child on Knee 15.4 cm. (6 1/8 in.) high (including the base)

18^*,AR —
Henry Moore O.M., C.H.
(British, 1898-1986)
Ideas for Sculpture 28.5 x 21 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) Executed in 1982

19^*,AR —
Henry Moore O.M., C.H.
(British, 1898-1986)
Two Piece Reclining Figure: Maquette No.6 24 cm. (9 1/2 in.) wide

20^*,AR —
Lynn Chadwick C.B.E., R.A.
(British, 1914-2003)
Maquette VIII Walking Woman 17.2 cm. (6 3/4 in.) high (including the base)

21^*,AR —
Lynn Chadwick C.B.E., R.A.
(British, 1914-2003)
Sitting Figures in Robes I 47.4 cm. (18 3/4 in.) wide

22^*,AR —
Lynn Chadwick C.B.E., R.A.
(British, 1914-2003)
Two Winged Figures 55.6 cm. (21 5/8 in.) high

23^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(1887-1976)
Portrait of a Man 49 x 34 cm. (19 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.)

24^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Standing Man 34.3 x 24.7 cm. (13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)

25^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Figures in a Street 25.2 x 35.2 cm. (10 x 13 7/8 in.)

26^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Factory Scene 11.5 x 13.4 cm. (4 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)

27^AR —
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A.
(British, 1887-1976)
Seascape 36.9 x 48.2 cm. (14 1/2 x 19 in.)

28^AR,TP —
Dame Barbara Hepworth
(British, 1903-1975)
Winged Figure I 162.5 cm. (64 in.) high (including the base) Conceived in 1957 and fabricated in 1963, this work is number 2 from the edition of 3

29^AR —
Sheila Fell R.A.
(British, 1931-1979)
Woman and Cows on a Country Road 70.8 x 91.5 cm. (27 7/8 x 36 in.)

30^AR —
Sheila Fell R.A.
(British, 1931-1979)
Autumn, Cumbria 101.6 x 126.5 cm. (40 x 49 3/4 in.)

31^AR —
Sir Kyffin Williams R.A.
(British, 1918-2006)
Anglesey Coast, Evening 60.8 x 60.8 cm. (24 x 24 in.)

32^AR —
Sir Kyffin Williams R.A.
(British, 1918-2006)
Penllithrig y Wrach 60.8 x 91.2 cm. (23 7/8 x 35 7/8 in.)

33^AR —
Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A.
(British, 1930-1993)
Horizontal Birdman III 34 cm. (13 3/8 in.) long

34^AR —
Helen Bradley
(British, 1900-1979)
Mother, George and I go to David Bromley's garden 40.3 x 30.2 cm. (15 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

35^AR —
Helen Bradley
(British, 1900-1979)
I'm Not Going Past That Horse 40.7 x 50.6 cm. (16 x 19 7/8 in.)

36^AR,TP —
Nic Fiddian-Green
(British, born 1963)
Into the Wind 78 cm. (30 3/4 in.) high (excluding the base)
184 cm. (72 3/4 in.) high (including the base)

37^AR —
Jack B. Yeats R.H.A.
(Irish, 1871-1957)
The Lark Sings High 22.8 x 35.5 cm. (9 x 14 in.)

38^AR —
Ivon Hitchens
(British, 1893-1979)
Interior, Red Sunlight 50.8 x 76.7 cm. (20 x 30 1/4 in.)

39^AR —
Ivon Hitchens
(British, 1893-1979)
April Flowers, Mostly Daffodils (Orange Centre) 60.6 x 50.5 cm. (23 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)

40^AR —
Ben Nicholson O.M.
(British, 1894-1982)
Oct. 79 (one form) 65.5 x 36.3 cm. (25 3/4 x 14 1/3 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard)

41^AR —
Ben Nicholson O.M.
(British, 1894-1982)
August 64 (invisible blue form) 51.3 x 66 cm. (20 1/4 x 26 in.) (including the artist's prepared backboard)

42^AR —
Prunella Clough
(1919-1999)
Small Gate 61.4 x 63.7 cm. (24 1/4 x 25 in.) Painted in 1980

43^AR —
Denis Mitchell
(British, 1912-1993)
Carngalver 67 cm. (26 3/8 in.) wide

44^AR —
Peter Lanyon
(British, 1918-1964)
Mother and Child 54 x 34.5 cm. (21 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.)

45^AR —
Keith Vaughan
(British, 1912-1977)
Two Men 20.3 x 15.2 cm. (8 x 6 in.)

46^AR —
Henry Moore O.M., C.H.
(British, 1898-1986)
Seated Woman 31.5 x 29.9 cm. (12 3/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

47^*,AR —
Henry Moore O.M., C.H.
(British, 1898-1986)
Reclining Nudes 13.3 x 22.7 cm. (5 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.)

48^*,AR —
Lynn Chadwick C.B.E., R.A.
(British, 1914-2003)
Sitting Figures in Robes II 33 cm. (12 7/8 in.) wide (including the bronze base)