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G. Perrot and C. Chipiez, Histoire de l'Art dans l'Antique, tomes I-X, 1884-1914 10 volumes individually bound comprising: vol. I, Egypt, 1911; vol. II, Assyria, 1884; vol. III, phenicie et cypre, 1885; vol. IV, sardaigne, judee, asie mineure, 1887; vol. V, phrygie, lydie et carie, lycie, 1890; vol. VI, grece primitive, 1894; vol. VII, grece archaique, 1898; vol. VIII, grece archaique - ceramics of Athens, 1914; vol. IX, grece archaique - ceramics, 1911; vol. X, grece archaique - sculpture, 1903 (10)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A group of catalogues of public and private collections Comprising: D. Von Bothmer, Glories of the Past; Ancient Art from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Collection, 1990; H. Hoffmann, Norbert Schimmel Collection, 1964; O. White Muscarella, Ancient Art; The Norbert Schimmel Collection, 1974; V.A. Hibbs, Iberian Antiquities from the Collection of Leon Levy and Shelby White, 1993; D. Von Bothmer, Ancient Art from New York Private Collections, 1959; N. Thomas and C. Oldknow, By Judgment of the Eye, The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection, 1991; S. Hooper, The Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, part I, European 19th and 20th century Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 1997; S. Hooper, The Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, part II, Pacific, African and Native North American Art, 1997; S. Hooper, The Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, part III, Precolumbian, Asian, Egyptian and European Antiquities, 1997; I. Rubin, The Guennol Collection, vol I, 1975; G. Richter, Catalogue of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, 1956; M.C. Ross, Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Medieval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, vol I, 1970; J. Babelon, Choix de Bronzes de la Collection Caylus, 1928 (x2); J. Babelon, Choix de Bronzes et de Terres Cuites des Collections de Janze et Opermann, 1929 (x2); J. Babelon, Le Cabinet du Roi ou le Salon Louis XV de la Bibliotheque Nationale, 1927; B. Fedele, L. Todisco et al. (eds), Antichita della Collezione Guarini, 1984; L. Marangou, Ancient Greek Art from the Collection of Stavros S Niarchos, 1995; J. Sieveking, Bronzen, Terrakotten, Vasen der Sammlung Loeb, 1930; J.L. Kieth, The Pomerance Collection of Ancient Art, 1966; H. Bloesch, Greek Vases from the Hirschmann Collection, 1982 (x2); H. Jucker and D. Willers, Gesichter, Griechische und Romische Bildnisse aus Schweizer Besitz, 1982; Von Zabern, Antiquities from the Collection of Christos G Bastis, 1987; D. De Menil, The John and Dominique De Menil Collection, 1962; J. Boardman, Engraved Gems; the Ionides Collection, 1968; S.D. Campbell, The Malcove Collection, 1985; G.B. Waywell, The Lever and Hope Sculptures, 1986; E. Angelicoussis, The Woburn Abbey Collection of Classical Antiquities, 1992; A. Scholl, Die Antiken Skulpturen in Farnborough Hall, 1995; D. Boschung, H. Von Hesberg and A. Linfert, Die Antiken Skulpturen in Chatsworth, 1997; D. Grassinger, Antike Marmorskulpturen auf Schloss Broadlands (Hampshire), 1994; J. Fejfer, The Ince Blundell Collection of Classical Sculpture, vol I, the Portraits, part 2, Roman Male Portraits, 1997; J. Fejfer and E. Southworth, The Ince Blundell Collection of Classical Sculpture, vol I, the Portraits, part 1, Female Portraits, 1991; I. Love, The Ophiuchus Collection, 1989; M. True and K. Hamma (eds), A Passion for Antiquities; Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, 1994; A. Macgregor, Antiquities from Europe and the Near East in the Collection of the Lord McAlpine of West Green, 1987; R.W. Hamilton, Antiquities from the Bomford Collection, 1966 (x2); R.W. Hamilton, Ancient Glass, Jewellery and Terracottas from the Bomford Collection, 1971; L. Marangou, The Nicholas P Goulandris Foundation, from the Private Collection to the Museum of Cycladic Art, 1991; R. Wehrli, Sammlung E und M Kofler-Truniger, Luzern, 1964; R. Nicholls, Classical Heritage, Greek and Roman art from the Cambridge College Collections, 1978; I. Caruso, Collezione Castellani, Le Ceramiche, 1985; A. Kozloff, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, 1981; U. Gehrig, Tierbilder aus Vier Jahrtausenden, Antiken der Sammlung Mildenberg, 1983; A. Kozloff, D.G. Mitten and M. Sguaitamatti, More Animals from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, 1986; G. Zahlhaas, Aus Noah's Arche, Tierbilder der Sammlung Mildenberg aus Funf Jahrtausenden, 1996 (x2); E. Strong, Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Antiques in the Possession of the Right Honourable Lord Melchett, PC, DSc, FRS, 1928 (x2); C. Boerker, E. Reschke and E.E. Schmidt, Katalog der Antikensammlung des Prinzen Carl von Preussen im Schloss zu Klein-Glienicke bei Potsdam, 1972; M.B. Wyndham, The Leconfield Collection, 1915; Von Saldern, Glaser de Antike; Sammlung Oppenlander, 1974; J. Doring, Art Antique, Collections Privee de Suisse Romande, 1975; J.D. Beazley, The Lewes House Collection of Ancient Gems, 1920 (QTY)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Egyptian basalt head of a priest Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.The shaven-headed man naturalistically carved, the mature features with heavy lidded eyes and crow's feet creases at the outer corners, with fleshy cheeks and down-turned mouth, 16.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Harold Lee Decker (1945-1989) collection, VA. Estate of Harold Decker; Scott & Company, Norfolk, VA, 6-7 October 1990.Norman Fletcher Goodwin collection, acquired at the above auction, until 2019.For centuries Egyptian sculptors had portrayed men's features in an idealised manner, but during the Ptolemaic Period artists began to create images of 'real' people and demonstrated true portraiture skills. They often portrayed older statesmen-like faces, such as the above lot, whose well lived-in features indicates his high status and power. For a discussion of such portrait heads cf. B. Bothmer, Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period, 700B.C. to A.D. 100, The Brooklyn Museum, 1961, pp. 136-137 and 143, including similar portrait heads, pls. 87, 95, 97, 98 and 99.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Egyptian bronze cat with three kittens Late Period, 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.The mother cat lying on her left side, her head raised and ear alert, with a nursing kitten, another playing at her rear feet, a third on her haunches reaching towards the mother's face, 6.3cm diam., 3.2cm highFootnotes:Provenance:with Charles Ede Ltd, London (Small Sculpture from Ancient Egypt, 1975, no. 18).Mrs Shipstone collection, UK.Private collection, England, acquired from the above 28 April 2005.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large group of exhibition catalogues and miscellaneous reference books Comprising: Miho Museum, 1997; Sculpture Collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum, 1970; Kunsthalle Basel, Meisterwerke Griechischer Kunst, 1960; K. Schefold, Basler Antiken Im Bild, 1957; Stiftung zur Förderung der Hamburgischen Kunstsammlungen, 1961; Stiftung zur Förderung der Hamburgischen Kunstsammlungen, 1970; Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Antik Kunst i Dansk Privateje, 1974; Antikenmuseum Basel + Sammlung Ludwig, Etrukische Kunst, 1988; Antikenmuseum Basel + Sammlung Ludwig, Orient und Fruehes Griechenland, 1990; Antikenmuseum Basel + Sammlung Ludwig, Münzen, 1988; Masterpieces of the J Paul Getty Museum, Antiquities, 1997; Institut der Universität Zürich, Das Tier in der Antike, 1974; Antikenmuseum Berlin, Antiken aus Berliner Privatbesitz, 1976; Miho Museum, Connaissance des Arts, 1997; Sotheby's, Classical Antiquities from the Private Collections of Great Britain - a Loan Exhibition, 1986; Handbook to the Nicholson Museum, 1948; J. Chittenden and C. Seltman, Greek Art: A Commemorative Catalogue of an Exhibition held in 1946 at the Royal Academy, Burlington House, London, 1946; Nelson Gallery of Art, Atkins Museum, Handbook, vol II, 1973; Nelson Gallery of Art, Atkins Museum, Handbook, vol I, 1973; P. Getz-Preziosi, The Obsidian Trail, Museum of Cycladic and Greek Art, 1987; J.L. Zimmermann, Ancient Art from the Barbier Mueller Museum, 1990; G. Ortiz, In Pursuit of the Absolute; Art of the Ancient World, the George Ortiz Collection, 1996; B. Fleischman, No Substitute for Quality; the Many Worlds of Larry Fleischman, 1995; D. Scott Fox, Mediterranean Heritage, 1978; Bob Hecht by Bob Hecht; J. van der Kiste, Kings of the Hellenes, Greek Kings 1863-1974, 1994; R.H. Randall jr., Masterpieces of Ivory from the Walters Art Gallery, 1985; D.M. Wilson, Anglo-Saxon Ornamental Metalwork, 700-1100; Catalogue of Antiquities of the Later Saxon Period, British Museum, Vol. I, 1964; M. Artamonov, The Dawn of Art, The Hermitage Collection, 1974; S. Moscati (eds.), The Celts, 1991; J. Durand, Byzance; L'Art Byzantin dans les collections Publiques Francaises, 1993; Gens Antiquissima Italiae, Antichita dall'Umbria a New York, 1991; V.R. Desborough, The Last Mycenaeans and their Successors; an Archaeological Survey c1200-c1000 BC, 1964; L. Marangou, Bone Carvings from Egypt; I. Graeco-Roman Period, 1976; J. Nells, The World of Ceramics; Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982; H. Froning, T. Holscher & H. Mielsch, Kotinos; festschrift fur Erika Simon, 1992; N. Kunina, Ancient Glass in the Hermitage Collection, 1997; B. Bergmann and C. Kondoleon, The Art of Ancient Spectacle, 1999; C. Wagner and J. Boardman, A Collection of Classical and Eastern Intaglios, Rings and Cameos, 2003; K. Kilian, Fibeln in Thessalien, 1975; S.M. Heim, Ladders to Heaven: Our Judeo-Christian Heritage 5000BC - AD 500, 1979; F. Edgu, The Anatolian Civilisations part I, Prehistoric/ Hittite/ Early Iron Age, 1983; N. Asgari and S. Atasoy (eds), The Anatolian Civilisations part II, Greek/ Roman/ Byzantine, 1983; N. Tapan and F. Cagman (eds), The Anatolian Civilisations part III, Seljuk/ Ottoman, 1983; J. Boardman, Intaglios and Rings; Greek, Etruscan and Eastern from a Private Collection, 1975 (x2); H. Shetelig (eds), Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, part V, 1940; H. Shetelig (eds), Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland, part VI, 1954; E. Simon and M. Gawlikowski, Die Goetter am Trajansbogen zu Benevent & Aus dem syrischen Goetterhimmel, 1979/80; H. Wrede, Der Antikengarten der del Bufalo bei der Fontana Trevi, 1982; B.H. Krause, Iuppiter Optimus Maximus Saturnus, 1983; J. Boardman, Island Gems; a Study of Greek Seals in the Geometric and Early Archaic Periods, 1963; F. Baratte, East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, 2002; K. Polinger Foster, Aegean Faience of the Bronze Age, 1979; F. Canciani and F.W. von Hase, La Tomba Bernardini di Palestrina, 1979; K. Lehmann and P. Williams Lehmann, Samothrace, Excavations Conducted by the Institute of Fine Arts, New York, part 3, The Hieron, Text II, 1969; Samothrace, Excavations Conducted by the Institute of Fine Arts, New York, part 3, The Hieron, plates, 1969; Samothrace, Excavations Conducted by the Institute of Fine Arts, New York, part 4, The Altar Court, 1964 (58)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A group of books on Greek and Roman art Comprising: J.W. Hayes, Late Roman Pottery, 1972; P. Zanker, Roman Portraits; Sculptures in Stone and Bronze, 2016; L. Budde and R. Nicholls, The Fitzwilliam Museum Catalogue of Greek and Roman Sculpture, 1967; M.B. Comstock and C.C. Vermeule, Sculpture in Stone; The Greek, Roman and Etruscan Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1976; M. De Nuccio and L. Ungaro, I Marmi Colorati della Roma Imperiale, 2002; D.G. Mitten and S.F. Doeringer, Master Bronzes of the Classical World, 1968; C.C. Vermeule, Greek and Roman Sculpture in America, 1981; J. Chamay and J.L. Maier, Art Romain, 1989; C.C. Mattusch, The Fire of Hephaistos, Large Classical Bronzes in North American Collections, 1997; Oehler, Foto+Skulptur, Romische Antiken in Englischen schlossern, 1980; R. Gnoli, Marmora Romana, 1971; J. Sieveking, Antike Metallgerate, undated; C. Doumas, The Wall Paintings of Thera, 1992; P. Jacobsthal, Greek Pins, 1956; E. Pfuhl, Tausend Jahre Griechischer Malerei, 1940; J.B. Carter and S.P. Morris, The Ages of Homer, 1995; E. Vanhove, Le Sport dans la Grece Antique du Jeu a la Competition, 1992; J. Latacz et al., Homer; der Mythos von Troia in Dichtung und Kunst, 2008; T.B.L. Webster, Monuments Illustrating Old and Middle Comedy, 1978; S. Albersmeier, Heroes; Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece, 2009; Clara Rhodos; Studi e Materiali Pubblicati a Cura Dell'Istituto Storico-Archeologico di Rodi, vol IX, 1938; A. Ippel, Der Bronzefund Von Galjub, 1922; G. Dickins, The Growth of Spartan Policy, 1912; G.M.A. Richter, Archaic Greek Art Against its Historical Background, 1949; K.W. Arafat, Classical Zeus, 1990; H.A. Thompson and R.E. Wycherley, The Agora of Athens, 1972; F. Eckstein, Antike Plastik, 1979; M.B. Huish, Greek Terracotta Statuettes, 1900; T.B.L. Webster, Monuments Illustrating Tragedy and Satyr Play, 1967; E. Gowin, Petra, undated; K. Schefold, Meisterwerke Griechischer Kunst, 1960 (30)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Roman bronze griffin leg Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.With four claws protruding from the padded paw of the anatomically rendered leg, a decorative band around the opening at the thigh, details of fur engraved at the toes, 29.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance:D.D. collection, London, acquired 1975-1980.Anonymous sale; Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 17 June 2015, lot 18.Private collection, Paris, acquired from the above sale.This large bronze griffin leg likely once supported a luxurious piece of Roman furniture. Ancient Romans liked to decorate their furniture with 'griffins or lion's heads...a face or bust, often Bacchus or a Satyr, and occasionally (sic) a complete sculpture' (P. Roberts, Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, London, 2013, p. 86). For further discussion on Roman furniture see Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum, especially pp. 86,103, 120-123.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A group of books on Greek sculpture Comprising: G.M.A. Richter, The Portraits of the Greeks, vols I-III, London, 1965; G.M.A. Richter, Catalogue of the Greek Sculptures in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, New York, 1954; P. Getz-Preziosi, Early Cycladic Art in North American Collections, Virginia, 1988; P. Getz-Preziosi, Early Cycladic Sculpture: an Introduction, London, 1985; F.P. Johnson, Corinth, Volume IX, Sculpture, Cambridge, Mass., 1931; G. Dickins, Damophon, 1905; K. Lapatin, Chryselephantine Statuary in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Oxford, 2001; E. Wasmuth, Frühgriechische Plastik, Band 3; Berlin; J. Dorig, The Olympia Master and his Collaborators, Leiden, 1987; A. Kozloff & D.G. Mitten, The Gods Delight; The Human Figure in Classical Bronze, Cleveland, 1988; M. Bieber, The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age, New York, 1961; B.S. Ridgway, The Archaic Style in Greek Sculpture, Princeton, 1977; B.S. Ridgway, The Severe Style in Greek Sculpture, Princeton, 1970; P.C. Bol, Die Skulpturen Des Schiffsfundes von Antikythera, Berlin, 1972; C. Rolley, Greek Bronzes, London, 1986; M.L. Saflund, The East Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, Göteborg, 1970; D. Buitron-Oliver, The Greek Miracle; Classical Sculpture from the Dawn of Democracy – The Fifth Century BC, Washington, 1992; E. Berger & M. Gisler, Parthenon Dokumentation zum Fries, Text, Mainz, 1996; E. Berger & M. Gisler, Parthenon Dokumentation zum Fries, Tafeln, Mainz, 1996; E. Berger, Parthenon Metopen in Basel, Tafeln, Mainz, 1986; E. Berger, Das Basler Arztrelief, Basel, 1970; H. Payne & G. Mackworth-Young, Archaic Marble Sculpture, second edition, 1950; H. Payne & G. Mackworth-Young, Archaic Marble Sculpture, first edition, undated. (25)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Architectural Plates: Seroux D'Agincourt (J.B.L.G.) Histoire de l'Art par les Monumens depuis sa decadence au IVth siecle jusqu a son renouvellement au XVIe, [The History of Art by its Monuments] Architecture, Sculpture, Painting., 2 vols. lg. folio Paris? c. 1830? approx. 325 full page plts. (Architecture 73, Sculpture 48, & Pictures 204), v. clean, orig. mor. backed boards. As a coll. of plts. (2)
Miguel Berrocal'Romeo e Giulietta' sculpture, 1966-1967Brass. 15.8 x 21 x 12.4Number 1279 from the edition of 2000. Underside impressed berrocal 1279. Together with original exhibition catalogue. Comprising 16 interlocking elements. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Attributed to Valdemar Engelhardt for Royal CopenhagenRare crab sculpture, 1894-1900Porcelain, crystalline glaze.15 x 13.2 x 11.5 cm Produced by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside stamped in green with crown mark/DANMARK, painted blue wave mark, 476/VE under the glaze, and incised FN. Possibly intended for use as an inkwell. Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate collection, CambridgeThence by descent to the present ownerThe present sculpture was on long-term loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge from 2013 to 2021 where it was displayed in the Lower Marley Gallery.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Theodor Lundberg for Royal Copenhagen'Wave and Rock' sculpture, model no. 1132, designed 1897, produced 1969-1974 Glazed porcelain.46.5 x 30.5 x 25.6 cm Produced by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark. Reverse incised with artist's monogram and 1897. Underside stamped in green with crown mark/ROYAL COPENHAGEN/DENMARK, painted 1132, and painted blue wave mark under the glaze.Footnotes:LiteratureNick and Caroline Pope, A Collector's Guide to Royal Copenhagen Porcelain, Atglen, 2001, p. 104 for reference to the designFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Werkstätte Hagenauer WienTennis player sculpture, 1900sNickel-plated brass.31 cm highProduced by Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Vienna, Austria. Underside impressed with manufactuer's mark/MADE IN/AUSTRIA/HAGENAUER/WIEN.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
William NewlandBull sculpture, 1953Earthenware, brown glaze with a yellow slip trailed design.21.6 x 28.5 x 9.5 cm Underside painted WN/53.Footnotes:LiteratureOliver Watson, British Studio Pottery: The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford, 1990, p. 73 for a similar example Tanya Harrod, The Crafts in Britain in the Twentieth Century, New Haven, 1999, pp. 212, 267 for similar examplesA similar example is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
John Erskine MILNE (1931-1978)Megalith IIIn memorial to Barbara HepworthBronzed fibreglass on pine base.Circa 1974Height 210cm approx including pine base.The bronze version of this sculpture is in Trewyn Gardens, St IvesCondition report: There is serious cracking and some losses to the top left shoulder. Please see images for further cracks
Robert ADAMS (1917-1984)UntitledBronzeStamped 'ADAMS', dated 1977 and numbered 00/3 to baseHeight 16cmCondition report: This sculpture appears sound and in good overall condition. There are small pit marks to the surface of the work in places, as a result of the casting process, predominately to the base and central levels of the three tiers, please see additional images. There are a few small nicks to the extreme edges of the base, with one more notable nick to one of the corners, possibly a casting flaw, please see images. A few handling marks are visible but overall this bronze is well presented.
Félix Vallotton (Swiss 1865-1925) Liseuse au collier jaune Signed and dated F.VALLOTTON 12 (lower right) Oil on canvas 65.4 x 81.4cm Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Galerie Druet, Paris, 1913 (no.7604); Henri Blumer, Stein-am-Rhein, acquired at the 1916 exhibition; Christie's, London, Impressionist and modern paintings and sculpture, 6 December 1983, lot 337, where purchased by the present private collector, London Literature: Félix Vallotton, Livre de raison, LRZ. 900, 'Jeune femme brune assise de face, en chemise, devant une table recouverte d'un tapis rouge rosé, lisant, accoudée sur la main droite. (fond gris rayé, soie) (T.25)'; Hedy Hahnloser-Bühler, Félix Vallotton et ses amis (Paris, 1936), fig.79, 'La liseuse'; Rudolf Koella, Das Gloriose Jahrzehnt. Französische Kunst 1910-1920 aus Winterthurer Besitz, exh.cat. (Winterthour, Kunstmuseum, 1991), p.47; Marina Ducrey in collaboration with Katia Poletti, Félix Vallotton (1865-1925). L'oeuvre peint, catalogue raisonné (Milan/Lausanne/Zurich), vol. iii, no.954 Exhibited: Winterthour, Kunstmuseum, Ausstellung französischer Malerei, 29 October - 29 November 1916, no.184 'Liseuse au collier jaune'
‡Ethelbert White NEAC, RWS, LG, SWE (1891-1972) Extensive landscape with cattle grazing and hills in the distance Signed Ethelbert White (lower left) Oil on canvas 81.5 x 100.8cm Provenance: Christie's, London, British and Irish Traditionalist Paintings, Watercolours, Drawings and Sculpture, 10 November 1988, lot 263
‡Sir Stanley Spencer RA (1891-1959) Portrait of David Birch ROI (1895-1968) Signed and dated Stanley Spencer/Oct(?):32.1943 (lower right) Pencil 45.1 x 34.2cm Provenance: Sotheby's, London, Modern British and Irish Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 18 July 1990, lot 135, where purchased by the present private collector, London
Averil Burleigh (1883-1949) St. Elizabeth of Hungary Tempera on canvas 49.6 x 59.7cm Provenance: Bonhams, London, Modern & Contemporary British and Continental Pictures & Sculpture, 14 April 1994, lot 9; The Collection of Peter and Mary Grant Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1935, no.979; Brighton, Brighton Art Gallery, Memorial Exhibition of the Work of Averil Burleigh A.R.W.S, November-December 1949, no.13 Averil and Charles Burleigh, and their daughter Veronica, were a remarkable family of artists who spent most of their lives working in Sussex. Averil and Charles met at the Brighton School of Art, and the couple were married in 1905. Veronica was born in 1909, and by 1915 both her parents were exhibiting regularly at the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute. After studying at the Slade, Veronica returned home to Brighton, and the three artists worked closely together. Despite clear stylistic cross-influences within the family, each member developed a unique and distinctive style, reflected in the works offered here. Peter and Mary Grant have been collecting the work of the Burleigh family for decades, and became friends with Veronica, corresponding frequently over the years. Veronica stayed with the couple at Pebble Court, the family home in Oxfordshire, in 1990 and painted the house (lot 200).

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