Timo Sarpaneva (Finnish 1926-2006) for Iittala Large "Orchid (Orkidea)" Vase Designed 1953, production mid-1950s, steam-blown and polished clear glass, signed Tapio Wirkkala 3568. 26cm high The William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass. Timo Sarpaneva designed the "Orkidea" vase for the 1954 edition of the Milan Trienniale of Design of where it won the Grand Prix, encapuslating his and wider interest at the time in exploring organic, asymmetrical forms. Bill Davies led a very successful career as an architect, primarily working in his native Wales, with his most celebrated project being the Plas Menai complex situated on the Menai Strait which serves as the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been awarded Grade II and II* status - it was described as 'arguably the most admired and influential building completed in Wales in the last quarter of the twentieth century’ by Professor Richard Weston*. Bill was also commissioned for architectural work by Cardiff University and indeed served as a Lecturer in Design at the institution, playing a major part in developing the course into one of the highest rated in the United Kingdom.His major inspirations were the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the leading Finnish designer Alvar Aalto: from this stemmed Bill's enthusiasm for all aspects of mid-century design with the glass of Scandinavia becoming his particular passion, or rather, obsession. Invariably accompanied by his beloved late wife Maureen, Bill attended glass fairs around the UK and made buying trips to Scandinavia, amassing his extensive collection with a keen eye and canny judgement that pre-empted market trends by decades with his focus on Vicke Lindstrand, Oiva Toikka, Tapio Wirkkala, Timo Sarpaneva and many other notable designers.Wilson55 Auctioneers & Valuers are honoured to have been instructed to bring the William "Bill" Davies Collection of Scandinavian Glass to auction as part of our 4th December Modern Art & Design sale and we hope that you enjoy browsing this fantastic collection.*Credit: Twentieth Century Society One 4x2mm chip to foot, tiny nick to foot rim underside, otherwise very light generalised wear commensurate with age and use, presents well.
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Pierre Bonnard (French 1867-1947)Reclining female nudePen and ink on Théâtre des Pantins letter paper20.1 x 13.3cmProvenance:Kyra Gerard and Alfred Ayrton;JPL Fine Arts, London;Sotheby's, New York, Impressionist and Modern Art, 9 October 1996, lot 57;The Collection of Michael and Henrietta GoughExhibited:New York, The American Federation of Arts, Bonnard: Drawings from 1893-1946, 1972-1974, no.6;Geneva, Museé d'art et d'histoire, Dessins de Pierre Bonnard, April-September 1976;London, Arts Council of Great Britain, Drawing by Bonnard, 1984-1985, no.6
Φ Mary Fedden OBE, RA, RWA (1915-2012)Home from SeaSigned and dated Fedden '07 (lower left) and further signed and inscribed Mary Fedden/Home from Sea (to label)Oil on canvas60.7 x 70.4cmProvenance:Purchased from the artist by the present ownerMary Fedden painted the present work for the current owner, basing it on her 2003 watercolour Brittany (see Sotheby's, Olympia, 20th Century British & Irish Art, 7 June 2007, lot 117).
George Leslie Hunter (Scottish 1877-1931) Largo Bay Signed L. Hunter (lower right) Oil on board 36.5 x 44cm Provenance: Dr A. Harper; The Fine Art Society, London, where purchased by the present private collectors, October 1983; Private Collection, Yorkshire “Everyone must choose his own way, and mine will be the way of colour” - George Leslie HunterGeorge Leslie Hunter began working in Fifeshire in 1919 and returned there frequently during the early 1920s. Fishing villages such as Largo and Ceres were recurring subjects, through which he demonstrated the influence of French art, including Matisse and above all Cézanne. The present work shows how Hunter would use rapid brushstrokes of strong colour from across the spectrum to build up form.
William Henry Bartlett (1858–1932)By the Committee Boat: "Are you Ready?"Signed and dated W H BARTLETT 1890 (lower right)Oil on canvas75.1 x 117.2cmExhibited:London, Royal Academy, 1890, no.294Literature:Henry Blackburn (ed), Academy Notes 1890 (London, Chatto and Windus, 1890), pp.11, 61 (illustrated);Philip Payton (ed), Cornish Studies, vol.18 (illustrated on cover);David Tovey, Pioneers of St. Ives Art at Home and Abroad (1889-1914) (Wilson Books, 2008), p.53-53, fig.2.8The present work shows the start of a swimming race in St Ives. William Henry Bartlett exhibited the painting at the Royal Academy in 1890, but close comparison of contemporary illustrations with the present work shows that he subsequently made various compositional changes. These include painting out the racers’ swimming caps, removing a rowing boat, and adding in Smeaton's Pier, before re-signing the painting.
Φ Lucy Cavendish (b.1973) Landscape toward SienaSigned with initials LC (lower left), and inscribed LANDSCAPE TOWARDS SIENA (to reverse)Oil on canvas27.4 x 43.5cmProvenance:Thomas Williams Fine Art, LondonExhibited:London, Thomas Williams Fine Art, Landscapes and Seascapes, June 2004, no.28
Φ Prunella Clough (1919-1999)Still LifeSigned Clough (to reverse)Oil on canvas, 1987101.4 x 90.8cmProvenance:Waddington Galleries, London;Dr John BallExhibited:London, Olympia Spring Fine Art and Antiques Fair, Prunella Clough: Seeing the World Sideways, March 2004, no. PC-192;London, Tate Britain; Norwich, Norwich Castle Museum; Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Prunella Clough, 2007-2008, no40
Φ John Piper CH (1903-1992)Nunney CastleSigned John Piper (lower right) and inscribed and dated Nunney 6 11 82 (lower centre)Ink, watercolour, gouache and coloured chalks36.3 x 54.7cmProvenance:Marlborough Fine Art, London, where acquired by the previous owner in the 1980s;By whom sold, Sotheby's, London, Modern British Art, 10 May 2012, lot 161
Φ Lydia Corbett (née Sylvette David, b.1934)LucieSigned Lydia Corbett (lower right) and Sylvette David (lower left)Pen and black ink, and watercolour44 x 34.9cmProvenance:Fosse Gallery, John Lindsey Fine Art, Stow-on-the-WoldLydia Corbet, born Sylvette David, was the muse for a landmark series of works that Pablo Picasso made in the spring and summer of 1954.
Φ Veronica Burleigh (1909-1999)View of a mill under grey skiesSigned VERONICA/BURLEIGH (lower right)Pencil and watercolour24.5 x 36.6cmProvenance:The Collection of Peter and Mary Grant;By whom sold, Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Modern British & 20th Century Art, 7 December 2021, lot 199, where purchased by the present private collector
Φ Keith Vaughan (1912-1977)Three BathersGouache and pencil, 1954 or 195613.4 x 16.3cmProvenance:Dr Gordon Hargreaves and Professor John Ball;Redfern Gallery, London, September 1986, where purchased by Mr Brooks Buxton;Anthony Hepworth, Bath;Private Collection Exhibited:Bath, Victoria Art Gallery, Keith Vaughan: Figure and Landscape, February-March 2007
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A. (1889-1946)MoonriseSigned CRW Nevinson (to reverse of frame, CRW in ligature)Oil on canvas, c.191622.2 x 31.9cmProvenance:Given by the artist to the present owner's grandmother, Miss Marjorie Puttick;And by descentExhibited:Possibly London, The Alpine Club Gallery, The Friday Club, March-April 1916 (as Night: Light: Cloud: An Interpretation)The present work was probably executed c.1916, demonstrating elements of the Post-Impressionist style that Nevinson was employing around 1912, and anticipating the more traditional landscapes he exhibited in 1919.Marjorie Puttick was a friend of Nevinson's, and they probably met when they were both studying at the Slade School of Art.We are grateful to Christopher Martin for his assistance cataloguing the present work.
Φ Denis Mitchell (1912-1993)SolarisSigned with initials, dated, numbered and inscribed SOLARIS/1968 No1/DAM (to underside of base)Bronze with a part green and part polished patina on a slate base, from the edition of five42 x 31 x 10.4cm (including base)Provenance:George and Anne Dannatt;From whom acquired by the present private collectorsExhibited:London, Marjorie Parr, Denis Mitchell, February - March 1969, cat. no.21, illustrated (this cast);Bath, Festival Gallery, Denis Mitchell Sculptures, April 1978, cat. no.18 (this cast);Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Festival Exhibition of Sculpture by Denis Mitchell, October - November 1979, cat. no.15, illustrated on the front cover (another cast);British Council Touring Exhibition, Denis Mitchell, 1973-9, cat. no.6 (another cast);London, Crane Kalman Gallery, Denis Mitchell, Sculptures and Reliefs, July - August 1986, cat. no.1 (another cast)
Φ John Anthony Park (1880-1962) A Roman bridge, Pollensa, MallorcaSigned JAPARK (lower right)Oil on board32.8 x 40.6cmProvenance:Chiswick, Auctions, Modern & Post-War British Art, 4 July 2019, lot 29This is a preliminary work for the painting in the Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston (no.PRSMG:P455)
Φ Peter Lawrence (b.1951)Inside Out; Free and UnequalTwo, the former signed, numbered and inscribed 9/30 Inside out Lawrence (in pencil to margin); the latter signed, numbered and inscribed 9/50 Free and Unequal Lawrence 9/50 respectively (in pencil to margin)Both wood engraving12.3 x 12.3cm; 15.5 x 15.5cm (image) (2)Provenance:The Collection of the Late Howard Duckworth;By whom sold, Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Modern British & 20th Century Art, 5 June 2024, lot 516, where purchased by the present private collector
Φ Lydia Corbett (neé Sylvette David, b.1934)Sylvette with the Sun FlowersSigned Lydia Corbett (lower right) and Sylvette David (lower left)Pen and black ink, watercolour, and gold pen49.6 x 39.5cmProvenance:Fosse Gallery, John Lindsey Fine Art, Stow-on-the-WoldLydia Corbet, born Sylvette David, was the muse for a landmark series of works that Pablo Picasso made in the spring and summer of 1954.
Φ Sir Terry Frost RA (1915-2003) Blue Sun Up Signed and dated Frost Dec 77 (lower right) and further signed, dated and inscribed Blue/'Sun Up'/Frost/Dec 77 (to backing board) Collage, acrylic and gouache 99.5 x 46.6cm Provenance: Bebb Fine Art, Ludlow, where purchased by the present private collector, August 2002
Φ Roderic Barrett (1920-2000)Chairs and MenSigned, dated, numbered and inscribed 9/50 Chairs and Men Roderic Barrett 52 (in pencil to margin)Woodcut26.2 x 20.7cm (image)Provenance:Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Modern British & 20th Century Art, 12 May 2021, lot 336, where purchased by the present private collector
Φ Lydia Corbett (née Sylvette David, b.1934) The Colander Still Life Signed Lydia Corbett (lower right) and Sylvette David (lower left) Pen and black ink and watercolour 39.8 x 49.3cm Provenance: Fosse Gallery, John Lindsey Fine Art, Stow-on-the-WoldLydia Corbet, born Sylvette David, was the muse for a landmark series of works that Pablo Picasso made in the spring and summer of 1954.
Max Slevogt (German 1868-1932)Der PantherSigned, dated and inscribed s/l Plesch/Slevogt 31 (lower left)Gouache47.6 x 67.7cmProvenance:Given by the artist to Dr János Plesch (1878-1957);And by family descentExhibited:London, New Burlington Galleries, Exhibition of Twentieth Century German Art, July 1938;Staffordshire, Keele University, Some German 20th Century Artists from the Collections of Mr. A. O. Plesch and Dr. P. H. Plesch...., February - April 1963, no.4;Manchester, City of Manchester Art Gallery, Works of Art from the Plesch Collections, May-June 1964, no.12;London, The Wiener Holocaust Library, London 1938: Defending 'Degenerate' German Art, June - September 2018The original owner of this work was Dr János Plesch, a Hungarian physician whose most famous patient was his close friend Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Max Slevogt was another of Plesch's patients, and he sent the present work to the doctor, after the latter had put the artist on a meatless diet, as a plea to keep the diet as short as possible.
Φ Lydia Corbett (née Sylvette David, b.1934)Hydrangea CatSigned Lydia Corbett (lower right) and Sylvette David (lower left)Pen and black ink, watercolour, and gold pen49.5 x 39.8cmProvenance:Fosse Gallery, John Lindsey Fine Art, Stow-on-the-WoldLydia Corbet, born Sylvette David, was the muse for a landmark series of works that Pablo Picasso made in the spring and summer of 1954.
Φ William Crosbie RSA (Scottish 1915-1999)Chez NousSigned and dated Crosbie/XCII (lower left), and further signed and inscribed "Chez Nous"/Crosbie/Petersfield/XCIIIOil on board44.6 x 60.4cmProvenance:Ewan Mundy Fine Art, Glasgow;Collection of Professor Ronald Mavor, Edinburgh;The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh;Private CollectionExhibited:Edinburgh, The Scottish Gallery, Modern Masters III, July 2014
Φ André Derain (French 1880-1954)Tête de FemmeSigned a derain (lower right)Oil on canvas, c.1946-195055.1 x 46.5cmProvenance:Jean Wittman, Brussels;Christie's, Hotel Okura, Tokyo, 14 February 1981, lot 38;Christie's, London, Impressionist and Modern Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 1 December 1981, lot 124;Property of a Los Angeles Estate;By whom sold, Christie's, New York, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art, 9 November 1999, lot 340;Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, 2000Literature:M. Kellerman, André Derain, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, vol. III (Paris, 1999), p.145, no.1957Exhibited:Brussels, Musée d'Ixelles and Palais des Beaux Arts, Ecole de Paris, November 1961-February 1962, no.32 (as c.1922-25);Malines, Centre Culturel, De Menselijke Figuur in de Beeldende Kunst, 1910-1960, September - November 1971, no.31 (as c.1935)
Φ Veronica Burleigh (1909-1999)View of a mill built over a riverPencil and watercolour26.4 x 36.9cmProvenance:The Collection of Peter and Mary Grant;By whom sold, Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Modern British & 20th Century Art, 7 December 2021, lot 197, where purchased by the present private collector
Christopher Wood (1901-1930)Boris Kochno and Vladimir DukelskyInscribed ZEPHIRE ET FLORE/and Co/By Kochno, music by/Maestro Dukeski (upper centre)Pen and brown ink 34.4 x 22.6cmProvenance:Sotheby's, Monaco, Collection Boris Kochno, 11 October 1991, lot 18;Stanley J. Seeger;His sale, Sotheby's, London, The Eye of the Collector - Works from the Collection of Stanley J. Seeger, 14 June 2001, lot 2;Seymour Stein;His sale, Capsule Gallery Auction, New York, Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein, 27 January 2022, lot 66;Dreweatts, Newbury, Modern and Contemporary Art, 15 March 2023, lot 55
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