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Imitator of Pietro Francavilla (Italian, 1548-1618) Venus attended by a Nymph and a Satyr pen and ink 40 x 20cm (16 x 8in) Other Notes: The present drawing is a study after Pietro Francavilla's famous marble sculpture, executed circa 1600, which is now in the Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut, USA. We are grateful to Nicholas Turner for his assistance with the catalogue entry.

Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) View of Bissone, Lake Lugano, Switzerland inscribed with title, colour notes and dated "10.15 to 11 a.m. / 17 August 1878" lower left pen, brown ink and blue wash 31 x 51cm (12 x 20in) Provenance: Michael Spratt, English Watercolours, Kingfishers, East Shalford Lane, Guildford, Surrey, where purchased by the vendor The present drawing dates from the holiday which Edward Lear took at Monte Generoso, above Lake Lugano, with his old servant, Giorgio Kokali. The latter had been ill, and the visit was at least partly intended as convalescence for him (see Vivien Noakes, "Edward Lear, the Life of a Wanderer, London, 1968). Condition appears fine.

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), "Mickleden" signed, pen and ink, pencil lines visible and with some minor corrections, image 16 cm x 21.5 cm. ARR CONDITION REPORT: The drawing is in generally good condition. There is no significant discolouring of the paper. The image is flat and there is no rippling. There are the usual minor Tipp-Ex corrections that Wainwright made. Being hypercritical there is very minor discolouration at the edge of the margin by the mount. There is slight yellowing present.

Alfred Wainwright, pen and ink drawing, "The Skiddaw Group from Ashness Bridge". 18 cm x 22.5 cm, framed, signed. ARR CONDITION REPORT: This drawing is in generally good condition. There are two small Tipp-Ex corrections. There is one small fox mark.

PETER THURSBY [1930-2011]. Study for Sculpture [Monument]. oil, watercolour and ink on thick paper [with photographs of final sculpture below]. 50 x 43 cm drawing size cm [overall including frame 83 x 58 cm]. Provenance: artist's wife; private collection, UK. Thursby was a good UK sculptor, currently rather underrated. [very good condition - unexamined out of frame]. Buyers premium 20% + Vat payable.

BRYAN KNEALE R.A. [born 1930]. Study for sculpture, 1960. ink drawing. signed. 25 x 19 cm [overall including frame 53 x 43 cm]. Provenance: private collection, UK. [very good condition - unexamined out of frame]. Buyers premium 20% + Vat payable.

MICHAEL AYRTON [1921-75]. Temptation of St Anthony V, 1941/2. ink drawing. titled by artist. 30 x 22 cm image size [framed]. This is a study for one of Ayrton's most famous Neo-Romantic paintings 'The Temptation of St. Anthony' which is in the Tate Gallery collection. The Tate Gallery has a large collection of Ayrton's artworks. [good condition - unexamined out of frame]. Buyers premium 20% + Vat payable.

MICHAEL AYRTON [1921-75]. The Duchess of Malfi, 1945. ink drawing. 19 x 11 cm image size [framed]. Illustrated: 'The Duchess of Malfi', J Webster, Sylvian Press, 1945. The Tate Gallery collection includes several Ayrtons. [good condition - unexamined out of frame]. Buyers premium 20% + Vat payable.

KEITH VAUGHAN [1912-77]. Man with Crutch 11, c.1941. ink and wash on paper drawing, signed with studio stamp initials. 19 x 10 cm image size [framed]. Provenance: Peter Adam collection; private collection, UK; We would like to thank Keith Vaughan expert Gerard Hastings for his help in cataloguing this lot. [good condition - unexamined out of frame]. Buyers premium of 20% + VAT is payable.

KEITH VAUGHAN [1912-77]. Soldiers in a Tent, 1940/44. ink drawing on paper, signed with studio stamp initials. 13 x 20 cm image size [framed]. Provenance: Peter Adam collection; private collection, UK. We would like to thank Keith Vaughan expert Gerard Hastings for his help in cataloguing this lot. [good condition - unexamined out of frame]. Buyers premium of 20% + VAT is payable.

KEITH VAUGHAN [1912-77]. Soldier Resting, 1942. ink on paper drawing, signed with studio stamp initials on reverse. 13 x 21 cm image size [framed]. Provenance: Peter Adam collection; private collection, UK. We would like to thank Keith Vaughan expert Gerard Hastings for his help in cataloguing this lot. [good condition - unexamined out of frame - some reflection in glass, particularly top left]. Buyers premium of 20% + VAT is payable.

LEON UNDERWOOD [1890-1975]. Studies for Sculpture [Skylark and Arrow]. ink drawing [on the reverse of a letter wriiten by Underwood] Signed. 20 x 18 cm [overall including frame 36 x 31 cm]. Provenance: Artist's family; private collection, UK. [condition - some stains top left and bottom right corners + tears top right and bottom left + slight creases]. Buyers premium of 20% + VAT is payable.

WILLIAM JOHNSTONE [1897-1981]. Landscape. ink drawing. signed with initials. Provenance: Private collection, Spain; acquired directly from the artist. 22 x 14 cm [overall including frame 39 x 30 cm]. Presumably quite an early drawing. Johnstone was a Scottish artist and one of the UK's greatest abstract painters - he started painting in an abstract expressionist style in the 1930s, long before anyone else. [very good condition - unexamined out of frame]. Buyers premium of 20% + VAT is payable.

Pen and Ink drawing of a street scene with figures signed and dated AH Russell 1921

A 925 silver photograph frame, 36.6cm, a/f, mounted with an Italian Old Master pen and ink drawing

West Indies.- 18th century Packet Boat to Barbados.- Golightly (Robert, Commander of the Ship Newcastle, fl. 1756) Journal Book... "From Bristol Towards Barbadoes", manuscript ship's log, 9pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, pen and ink compass drawing loosely inserted at end, 8 watercolours of ships loosely inserted, original wrappers, manuscript title on upper cover, ink stained and slightly marked, 1756; and another manuscript ship's log, ship St. George to Bristol to the Cape of Good Hope, 1840, folio (2).⁂ First mentioned: "Monday Febry. ye 2d 1756 at four in the morning ... Sail for ye Island of Barbadoes in Company wth. 30 sails for Different Ports at 8: P:M a Brest a Pawlock [Porlock] at 10... Dicharg'd the Pilot. fine pleasant breezes."

Edward Bird, R. A. (1772-1819) 'The Peep Show', drawing/watercolour, ink signature and title to separate paper label, together with a letter containing a copied extract on Edward Bird from the 'Catalogue Traditional Gallery, 1882' plus the date and provenance of original purchase (1899), 26cm x 20cm

LEHAR FRANZ: (1870-1948) Austrian Composer. A good signed original pencil close-up portrait depicting the Austrian composer, also signed by the author of the portrait, who has dated it 18th February 1835. Signed in bold black fountain pen ink `Lehar Franz´, to the left clear bottom corner of the drawing. The drawing paper has been affixed to a slightly larger card. VG £150-200

BRASSAÏ: (1899-1984) Hungarian-French Sculptor Photographer and Writer. Signed and inscribed 8 x 11.5 exhibition brochure by Brassaï, New York, 8th September 1979, in French. Signed and inscribed in bold black ink by Brassaï to the title page (`pour Fred Harris, bien amicalement, Brassaï´), also dated in his hand. The Malborough Gallery New York brochure was printed in New York in 1979. A thirteen pages attractive brochure containing eight pages with very interesting photographs by Brassaï, some unusual, of renowned painters, most close friends of the French artist, such as Matisse, to the front cover, showing the French painter seated in his studio, drawing a nude pose, Picasso, Braque, Bonnard, Miro, Giacometti, Maillot and his first portrait of Dali to the back cover. VG £100-150

FOUJITA TSUGUHARU: (1886-1968) Japanese Painter and Printmaker. An excellent and original ink woman´s portrait, boldly signed by `Foujita´ immediately beneath the 3.5 x 5.5 drawing. The present work belonged to Kimiyo Foujita´s collection. VG £500-600

DUMAS ALEXANDRE: Fils (1824-1895) French Author and Dramatist. Autograph statement by Dumas beneath an original 4to pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well executed work depicting Dumas in a head and shoulders pose. Signed `A. Dumas´ in bold fountain pen ink, and states `Repentance is a last project that man draws from his fault.´ VG £100-150

MURPHY BRITTANY: (1977-2009) American film Actress & Singer. Signed 8 x 10 photograph by Murphy, the image depicting the young actress seated in a three quarter length pose in a scene from Sin City (2005). Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image, adding alongside a heart drawing in her hand. Murphy died at the very early age of 32, the reasons of her death remaining unclear. EX £80-100

[BELGIUM]: An excellent selection of Autograph Statements signed by a variety of famous Belgian personalities, beneath an original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed works depicting each Belgian personality in head and shoulders poses, one page each, large folio, various places and dates, comprising Emile Vandervelde (1866-1938) Statesman, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs and Justice, also Belgian war cabinet member during WWI. A socialist figure nicknamed “The Boss”; Paul Hymans (1865-1941) Minister of Justice and Foreign Affairs during WWI. President of the League of Nations, stating `Le civisme ne donne pas la gloire. Mais il fait l´honneur et la prospérité des peoples libres´; Jules Destrée (1863-1936) Walloon Politician. Destrée wrote a Letter to the King (1912) which is considered the founding declaration of the Walloon movement; Adolphe Max (1869-1939) Mayor of Brussels for 30 consecutive years 1909-39, stating `La popularité est la pire des servitudes´, and Edward Anseele, and Hector Dennis. EX, 6 £100-150

[BELGIUM]: An excellent selection of Autograph Statements signed by a variety of famous Belgian personalities, mostly Prime Ministers, beneath an original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed works depicting each Belgian personality in head and shoulders poses, one page each, large folio, various places and dates, comprising, Auguste Beernaert (1829-1912) Nobel Peace Prize in 1904. Prime Minister of Belgium 1884-94; Henri Jaspar (1870-1939) Prime Minister of Belgium 1926-31, stating `Our children won the war; let´s be worthy of our children winning the peace; Leon Delacroix (1867-1929) Prime Minister of Belgium 1918-20, stating `La vie n´ a de prix que dans la mesure où l´ on a conscience de faire le bien. Bruxelles 28thb September 1920´; Gerard Cooreman (1852-1926) King Albert I of Belgium appointed Cooreman to lead a new government on 1 June 1918. With the end of the war in November 1918, Cooreman resigned as Prime Minister. Cooreman states `Honneur, Droit, Liberté; Henry Carton de Wiart (1869-1951) Prime Minister of Belgium 1920-21, Charles de Broqueville (1860-1940) Prime Minister of Belgium during WWI 1911-18 & 1932-34 and Paul Janson. EX, 7 £100-150

[ITALY]: An excellent selection of Autograph Statements signed by a variety of famous Italian personalities, beneath an original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed works depicting each Italian personality in head and shoulders poses, one page each, large folio, various places and dates, including, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) Italian Dictator. Leader of the Italian Nationalist Fascist Party. Prime Minister of Italy 1922-1943. Known as “Il Duce”. Mussolini was summarily shot only two days before Hitler committed suicide; Dino Grandi (1895-1988) Conte di Mordano. Fascist Politician, Minister of Justice and Foreign Affairs. President of Parliament; Luigi Federzoni (1878-1967) Italian nationalist and fascist Politician; Giovanni Giuriati (1876-1970) Italian fascist Politician; Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860-1952), Antonio Rudini, etc… VG, 7 £250-350

[ITALY]: An excellent selection of Autograph Statements signed by a variety of famous Italian personalities, mostly Prime Ministers, beneath an original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed works depicting each Italian personality in head and shoulders poses, one page each, large folio, various places and dates, comprising, Francesco Crispi (1818-1901) A main figure of the Italian Risorgimento. Close friend of Mazzini and Garibaldi. Prime Minister of Italy 1887-91 & 1893-96; Giuseppe Saracco (1821-1907) Prime Minister of Italy 1900-01; Giuseppe Zanardelli (1826-1903) Prime Minister of Italy 1901-03; Antonio Salandra (1853-1931) Prime Minister of Italy during WWI 1914-16; Paolo Boselli (1838-1932) Prime Minister of Italy during WWI 1916-17, stating `La Gloria delle nazioni latine e la gloria della civiltá´, Francesco Saverio Nitti (1868-1953) Prime Minister of Italy 1919-20; Amilcare Cipriani (1844-1918) Italian Patriot Anarchist who fought alongside Garibaldi. Cipriani reproduces a statement by St.Just; Tommaso Tittoni and Enrico Ferri. VG, 9 £200-300

[AUSTRIA]: An excellent selection of Autograph Statements signed by a variety of famous Austrian personalities, beneath an original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed works depicting each Austrian personality in head and shoulders poses, one page each, large folio, various places and dates, comprising, Ignaz Seipel (1876-1932) Austrian Federal Chancellor 1922-24 & 1926-29; Johann Schober (1874-1932) Austrian Federal Chancellor 1921-22 & 1929-30. Foreign Affairs Minister; Agenor Goluchowski (1849-1921) Statesman and Foreign Affairs Minister 1895-1906, stating `Laboremus, Paris 10th July 1900´; Leopold von Berchtold (1863-1942) Foreign Affairs Minister 1912-15; Engelbert Pernerstorfer (1850-1918) and Ernest von Koerber (1850-1919) Statesman, Minister of Interior and Justice. VG, 6 £80-100

[CZECHIA-POLAND-HUNGARY]: An excellent selection of Autograph Statements signed by a variety of famous personalities, beneath an original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed works depicting each personality in head and shoulders poses, one page each, large folio, various places and dates, comprising Karel Kramar (1860-1937) First Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia 1918-19; Ferenc Kossuth (1841-1914) Hungarian Politician, son of Lajos Kossuth, stating `Qui mori didicit, servire dedidicit´, and Szymon Askenazy (1865-1935) Polish Statesman, Historian and Educator. Founder of the Askenazy School. VG, 3 £80-100

[BALKANS]: An excellent selection of Autograph Statements signed by a variety of famous Greek (2), Yugoslavian (2) and Romanian (1) personalities, beneath an original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed works depicting each personality in head and shoulders poses, one page each, large folio, various places and dates, comprising, Eleftherios Venizelos (1864-1936) Eminent Greek Leader, eight times elected Prime Minister of Greece between 1910 and 1933. Known as the Leader of the modern Greece; Nikola Pasic (1845-1926) Serbian and Yugoslav Politician. Considered the most important Serbian political figure for 40 years, five times Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Serbia between 1891 and 1918, and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918, 1921-24 and 1924-26. An important politician in the Balkans, who, together with his counterparts like Eleftherios Venizelos in Greece, managed to strengthen their small and still emerging national states. Pasic states `The XIXth century brought freedom and equality to citizens; the XXth century brought freedom and equality to each nation´; Theodoros Diligiannis (1826-1905) Greek Statesman; Ante Trumbic (1864-1938) Croatian Statesman and Take Ionescu (1858-1922) Romanian Statesman, Prime Minister and Foreign affairs Minister 1921-22. Together with Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia (1928-2000) Son of Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Maria of Romania. A.L.S., `Tomislav of Yugoslavia´, one page, 8vo, Kent, 19th June 1948, on his personal printed stationery, bearing a crown and a capital "T", to Robert brown. Prince Tomislav states in part `King Peter has at the moment been living in the States or Canada, Prince Paul is in South-Africa, Kenia or Cairo, and my mother is in London….If you write a letter to my mother to London, but not to the Yugoslav Embassy..´ VG, 5 £100-150

[SOUTH-AFRICA]: An excellent selection of Autograph Statements signed by a variety of famous South-African personalities, beneath an original pen and ink drawing by the German-Swiss artist Robert Kastor, the well-executed works depicting each personality in head and shoulders poses, one page each, large folio, various places and dates, comprising Koos de la Rey (1847-1914) Boer General during the second Boer war. Widely considered a leading figure of the Boer independence; Willem Johannes Leyds (1859-1940) State Attorney of the South African Republic 1884-89 and Richard Solomon (1850-1913) Attorney General of the Transvaal 1898-1902. VG, 3 £80-100

MICHAEL ALEXANDROVICH ROMANOV: (1878-1918) Russian Grand Duke. Youngest son of Emperor Alexander III and brother of Tsar Nicholas II. Assassinated by the Bolsheviks. When Nicholas II abdicated on 15 March 1917, Michael was named as his successor, however, he deferred acceptance of the throne until ratification by an elected assembly. Rare and very attractive signed sketch by a very young twelve years old Michael, being a greetings sent to his Swiss tutor Ferdinand Thormeyer. To the verso of an attractive colour printed postcard Michael carefully pens in bold black fountain pen ink `Happy new year, Michel´ in French, and draws beneath a flourish with four little persons walking towards the new year 1891. Adding also alongside a fine ink drawing showing a sailboat. EX £1500-2000

MORGAN MICHELE: (1920-2016) French film Actress. Signed 9.5 x 12.5 abstract watercolour by Morgan on a Canson drawing paper. Signed `M. Morgan´ in pencil to the bottom right corner. Bearing to the verso a Michele Morgan succession ink stamp. From 1970 Morgan spent a large part of her life to her passion, the painting. VG £80-100

JOHN THOMPSON (1924 - 2011). A pair of street scenes with lamp posts, railings and cats, inscribed ROMILY, both signed and dated 1960 lower left, pen and ink drawing, unframed, 23 x 18 cm (2)

Pen and ink drawing of a barn owl signed Allan Phillips, with b/w print of an owl, and two others, 166x22.5cm, along with a small print of flying ducks, and a small hunting print, signed in pencil R H Buxton

* MARY NEWBERY STURROCK (SCOTTISH 1890-1985),AN EXOTIC WOMANpen and ink on paper, signed with initials25.5cm x 13cmMounted, framed and under glassExhibited: Edinburgh, Bourne Fine Art, 'British Paintings'. October - November, 1982; and Edinburgh, Bourne Fine Art, 'Edinburgh Group 1988'. Cat no. 8.Labels verso: Bourne Fine Art, 4 Dundas Street, Edinburgh (Now The Fine Art Society).Note: Mary's parents were Francis Newbery (Director of Glasgow School of Art from 1885 - 1917) and Jessie Newbery (prominent "Glasgow Girl"), so it was no surprise that she would become a gifted artist. On 20th December 1899, the young Mary presented the key to the "new" Mackintosh designed Glasgow School of Art to Sir James King, Lord Provost of Glasgow at the official public opening ceremony. She went on study at the Glasgow School of Art and Cecile Walton became her closest friend. Both family's rented holiday homes at Walberswick, Suffolk which became a regular base for many of the Glasgow artists. In 1918 Mary married the artist Alick Riddell Sturrock RSA (1885 - 1953). Charles Rennie Makintosh was a close friend and they often painted the same flowers: Mary telling him the Latin names so that he could inscribe them correctly. Mary was known for her exquisite pen and ink and pencil drawing skills, often with botanical subject matter. Her output was relatively small but in her own right, she was an important and influencial artist.Additional note: The ceremonial key Mary presented to Sir James King in 1899 was offered at auction in Edinburgh in April 2018 and sold for £40,000 (premium) which almost certainly makes it the most valuable key ever sold at auction in Scotland.

‡ Jankel Adler (Polish 1895-1949) Figure in a great-coat Ink transfer drawing 32.5 x 24cm Provenance: Artist’s studio Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, 29 May 1986, No. 76 Christie’s, London, 11 November 2010, Lot 54 Lots 1 to 111 from a collection of paintings and sculpture inspired by L’école de Paris by a collector in St Johns Wood ++Paper lightly rippled, a little very faint creasing, one or two light scuffs

Ivy Hampton (20th Century) - 'Lady Golfer' (in 1930s Art Deco style) ink drawing, signed, approx 26x17cm, mounted and framed.

A framed & glazed portrait print, written Jan Lieven 1632, possibly an early print of the original pen & ink drawing. Image 8cm x 8.5cm

A framed & glazed watercolour 'Godshill Isle of White' signed G.W. Wheelhouse, a watercolour village scene with church & an ink drawing 'Mews Dwellings' Brian Salmon

An abstract ink on paper drawing of huddled figures signed Harold Altman (American, 1924-2003). Dimensions are: Image size, 7 3/8" X 11 3/8", Overall, 14 3/4" X 18 11/16". All measurements are approximate. Condition: Excellent.

John Tenniel: White Rabbit for Alice in Wonderland pen and ink Drawing

A 925 silver photograph frame, 36.6cm, a/f, mounted with an Italian Old Master pen and ink drawing

Garfield - Ashover Derbyshire, pen and ink drawing, 28.5 x 42.5cm signed lower right, another 'floods at oxton', one other (3)

Chesterton (Gilbert Keith, writer and poet, 1874-1936) Archive of letters, drawings and other material sent to Enid Simon, comprising: (1). 15 poems (12 autograph poems & 3 typescript poems) (2). 4 letters (2 autograph letters signed, 1 typescript letter signed & 1 fragment of a typed letter signed) (3). 6 drawings (4 autograph caricatures, 1 autograph sketch, and 2 sheets with doodles and drawings by Simon), (5). 5 autograph notes and other material (2 autograph notes, 1 greeting signed, 1 typescript note and 1 typescript jeu d'esprit), (6). 7 pieces of printed material (1 broadside poem, programme for "Cinderella", 1919, Christmas cards or greetings from Gilbert and Frances Chesterton, 1 broadside poem, signed "F.C.", Christmas, 1917, 6 Christmas cards all with poems by "F.C.", 1920-24 & 1929) and 4 press cuttings relating to Chesterton, folds, browned, some creasing, v.s., Beaconsfield, v.d., [c. 1920s] (together c. 44 pieces).⁂ G.K. Chesterton's boisterous sense of fun.Includes:(1). Nursery Rhymes for Second Childhood, [title], autograph manuscript, 1p., pen and ink sketch of a donkey and a cat at a tea table [the donkey was modelled on the Chesterton's own donkey, Trotsky, named not after the Russian revolutionary but because he trotted fast].(2). Once when I lived at Overroads, [first line], autograph manuscript initialled "GKC", 20 lines, 2 pencil drawings one of a man in a slouch hat and the other a swell, 1p.(3). But if on some high day of doom, [first line], autograph manuscript initialled "GKC", 36 lines, 2pp.(4). Pasht: If you would know why all these Famous Cats, [first line], autograph manuscript initialled "GKC", sent as a New Year's greeting, with pencil drawing of of a group of cats, 1p.(5). Mink to me only with thine eyes, [first line], autograph manuscript, with pencil drawing of Enid brushing Chesterton's face with a feather duster, 1p.In 1909 the Chestertons moved to Beaconsfield, initially renting a newly built house in Grove Road called Overroads, before purchasing a plot of land across the road called Top Meadow where they built a house, designed by Walter Holden. Enid Simon must have been born in c. 1910 and would have grown up in Beaconsfield as a near neighbour of the Chestertons.

Beerbohm (Max) The Happy Hypocrite, first edition, title printed in red and black, ink inscription to endpaper, original printed wrappers, spine a little creased and browned, light fraying to extremities, 1897; An original pen and ink drawing of Lord George Hell.signed "Max '00" and inscribed "Lord George Hell for John Blair", additionally inscribed in another hand "To dear Louis from me" at head, on two sheets joined, 203 x 105mm., window-mounted, 1900, housed together in custom folding chemise, sadly broken; and a typescript with covering letter for the Orson Welles Show production of Happy Hypocrite, v.s. (4)⁂ A lovely group relating to Beerbohm's Happy Hypocrite. The book and original illustration belonged to Louis Shipman (1869-1933), writer, and his wife Ellen Shipman (1869-1950), architect.

Munnings (Sir Alfred) The [Autobiography:] An Artist's Life; The Second Burst; The Finish, together 3 vol., first editions, vol.1 with a signed presentation inscription from the artist to Mrs [Mirabel] Topham of Aintree Racecourse and with a pen and ink drawing of race horses being led around an enclosure, vol.2 with A.L.s from the artist to Mirabel Topham loosely inserted, vol.3 with a lengthy signed presentation inscription from the author to Mirabel Topham , plates, original boards, dust-jackets, spines darkened, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot,, 8vo, 1950-1952.⁂ The Topham family owned substantial areas of land around Aintree and were involved with the management of the course from the early years of the Grand National. Mrs. Topham built a new track within the established National course and named it after Lord Mildmay, a top amateur jockey and lover of the Grand National.

"The Grand Parade Cork", pen and ink drawing on paper, signed Vicky Wilson, framed

A TWENTIETH CENTURY CHINESE INK AND WATERCOLOUR DRAWING ON PAPER, of a lakeland landscape inscribed with black ink characters and three red seals 26 1/2" x 53" (67.5cm x 134.5cm)

David Roche (b.1983) TWO FIGURES, 2009 ink signed and dated lower right 13.25 by 19.25in. (33.7 by 48.9cm) Before gaining an MA in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art in 2009, Sligo born Roche completed a BA (Hons.) in Printmaking from NCAD. He has exhibited his work in galleries in London and Dublin and was awarded CAP Foundation Award and Residence in 2005. In 2005 Roche's process was rooted in drawing on both a large and small scale. Using thin bamboo paper, ideas are worked out in sketchbooks and on loose A4 paper. His work is rooted in history yet departs into nostalgia and dreams. A sizeable work by Roche entitled Machina, 2006 comprising Metal mechanical machine, clothes rail, roll of paper was acquired by IMMA for their collection in 2006. His work is held in many private collections in the United States, Britain and Ireland.

Eoin McHugh (b.1977) UNTITLED, 2006 acrylic, ink and pigment on paper signed, titled and dated on reverse 10 by 14in. (25.4 by 35.6cm) McHugh graduated from NCAD in 2005 with a 1st Class Honours from the painting department. He was awarded prestigious residencies at the Cyprus Summer Studio, Limassol, Cyprus, the Bad Segeburg, Germany and the CAP Foundation, Dublin. His work has dealt with the psychology of imagery and the processing involved in the creation and reception of pictures. "In order to look upon images as thought, I use a number of practical strategies and alternative representational forms as models for my work. Drawing as storytelling, drawing as a didactic means, drawing as metaphorical thought or rhetoric and drawing as theoretical analysis," said McHugh of his work for the CAP Foundation Award which he received in 2005. Exhibitions include a solo show in the Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin and group exhibitions in the RHA, Dublin and Bad Segeberg, Germany.

David Roche (b.1983) HARD TO MEASURE ink on bamboo paper signed and titled on reverse 10 by 8in. (25.4 by 20.3cm) Before gaining an MA in Printmaking from the Royal College of Art in 2009, Sligo born Roche completed a BA (Hons.) in Printmaking from NCAD. He has exhibited his work in galleries in London and Dublin and was awarded CAP Foundation Award and Residence in 2005. In 2005 Roche's process was rooted in drawing on both a large and small scale. Using thin bamboo paper, ideas are worked out in sketchbooks and on loose A4 paper. His work is rooted in history yet departs into nostalgia and dreams. A sizeable work by Roche entitled Machina, 2006 comprising Metal mechanical machine, clothes rail, roll of paper was acquired by IMMA for their collection in 2006. His work is held in many private collections in the United States, Britain and Ireland.

A pen and ink drawing of Dolwyddelan Castle, dated 1866 and two oil paintings, landscapes

Greenlandic Eskimo pen and ink drawing ''Tulupa'' signed and dated aliban 72, lower right

DETAILLE ÉDOUARD: (1848-1912) French Artist, regarded as the 'semi-official artist of the French army'. An original 3½ x 4 pen and ink sketch drawing depicting studies of a cavalry officer upon a horse and three other military personnel, one appearing to be a Cossack. Signed ('Édouard Detaille') in fountain pen ink to the lower left corner. Framed and glazed in a vintage wooden frame to an overall size of 6 x 6½. G

 SEARLE RONALD: (1920-2011) British Artist & Cartoonist. An excellent original black pen and ink drawing signed by Searle, one page, 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1940?). Searle has drawn a profile head and shoulders study of a military officer. Signed ('Ronald Searle') at the base of the drawing. About EX  Searle made many drawings, possibly including this one, while a Prisoner-of-War of the Japanese during World War II. The majority of the 300 drawings he made are in the permanent collection of the Imperial War Museum and most also appeared in his book Ronald Searle: To the Kwai and Back, War Drawings 1939-1945 (1986). The paper bears the watermark of Jarrolds, the Norwich department store. 

JONES CHUCK: (1912-2002) American Cartoonist and Animator, famous for his association with Warner Bros. Looney Tunes. Academy Award winner. A good original black pen and ink drawing signed by Jones on a small folio page removed from the Visitors Book of the De Keyser hotel in Antwerp, Belgium. Jones has drawn an attractive image of Bugs Bunny standing in a three quarter length pose holding a large cake topped with numerous carrots (instead of candles) in one hand, further adding a greeting 'Happy 16th Anniversary to the Antwerpen Film Festival' alongside the drawing. Signed by Jones at the foot, also adding the names of Bugs Bunny and his wife, Marian, in his hand as well as the date, 1986. Together with Chris Browne (1952-     ) American Cartoonist, son of Dik Browne. A good original blue pen and ink drawing signed by Browne on a 4to page removed from the Visitors Book of the Alfa Theater Hotel in Antwerp, Belgium. Browne has drawn an image of Hagar the Horrible standing in a full length pose holding a bath scrubbing brush in one hand, further adding an inscription ('To my friends at the Alfa Theater Hotel ****!') at the head of the page. Signed by Browne at the foot and dated 21st June 1993 in his hand. VG to EX, 2

 FIRMIN PETER: (1928- ) British Illustrator. A good original 7 x 7 signed colour drawing by Firmin of two Clangers riding a three-wheeled cart. Hand drawn and signed by Firmin in black ink at the base of the drawing and dated 2001 in his hand. Matted in light grey and framed and glazed in a green wooden frame to an overall size of 12 x 12. EX   

Peter Samuelson (1912-1996), pen and ink drawing, John the shoemaker 1950/52, unsigned, ex Abbott & Holder, 10" x 8", framed.

Roberto Luigi Valente (Italian, b.1926), 'Venetian Canal', oil on canvas. Signed and framed. 80cm x 80cm. Note: with Certificate of Authenticity. Also a pen and ink drawing on board of a Cypriot farmer and son bringing in produce through a village, signed. 40cm x 70cm. Provenance: purchased in Limassol. (2)

Gordon Frederick Browne (1858-1932). Worries and pain, ink drawing with highlight, initialled, 21.5cm x 15cm