λ Eardley Knollys (British 1902-1991) A tree lined snowscape Oil on paper Signed (lower right) 49 x 74cm (19¼ x 29 in.) Provenance: The collection of Eardley Knollys (1902-1991), friend and associate of the Bloomsbury Group, artist, critic and owner of the Storran Gallery, London, from 1936 to 1944 Bequeathed to Mattei Radev (1927-2009) and, subsequently, to the present owner Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) was born in Alresford, Hampshire. He studied at Winchester College and continued his education at Christ Church College in Oxford. Knollys interest in the arts and his reputation as an art critic grew during the 1920s and in 1936 Knollys opened The Storran Gallery, opposite Harrods with his partner Frank Coombs. The gallery exhibited renowned artists such as Amedeo Modigliani, Maurice Utrillo, Ivon Hitchens, Pablo Picasso and Victor Pasmore to name just a few. Coombs tragically passed away in an air raid during World War II in Belfast in 1941. Knollys closed the gallery shortly afterwards. In 1945, Knollys along with music critic and novelist Edward Sackville-West and music critic Desmond Shawe-Taylor purchased a Georgian rectory in Long Crichel, Dorset. Along with James Lees-Milne, literary critic Raymond Mortimer and gay activist and eye surgeon Patrick Trevor-Roper, the house became a centre for young creatives, where these young men and their friends could immerse themselves in books, music, art and poetry. These passionate young men hosted guests such as Ben Nicholson, Duncan Grant, Sibyl Colefax and film director Anthony Asquith. Knollys joined James Lees-Milne working for the National Trust during World War II and published diaries recording their trips to some of the most renowned British country houses. In 1965, Knollys, a well respected art critic and member of the Bloomsbury art group inherited a collection of artworks which had belonged to Edward Sackville-West. In 1967 Knollys and Mattei Radev purchased a hunting lodge in Hampshire and they both painted and worked in the artist's studio attached to the lodge. Knollys' interest in the arts continued and he added to the collection right up until his death in 1991. Knollys' collection was bequeathed to Mattei Radev, who continued to grow the important collection. Mattei Radev became an iconic member of the artistic and literary Bloomsbury group. Radev was a Bulgarian émigré who settled initially in Glasgow after escaping Bulgaria through Turkey. When he first arrived in London he started working at Whittington Hospital as an orderly and met eye surgeon Patrick Trevor-Roper. Trevor-Roper was a gay activist and introduced Radev to likeminded friends in London. Influenced by these new acquaintances in artistic circles Radev decided to pursue an apprenticeship in framing. In 1960 he set up his own workshop in Fitzrovia with the help of a financial loan from Eardley Knollys. Clients included John Banting, Graham Sutherland and Duncan Grant. The framers continued under Radev's management until the 1990s. Radev visited Long Crichel many times and met his life-long lover E.M. Forster, the notable novelist and literary critic. The Radev collection represents the three strong individuals involved, Sackville-West who championed Modernism, Eardley Knollys whose passion for French Impressionism shines through and Radev for his loyalty to British artists with whom he was friends and in business with. Condition Report: Under glass, unexamined out of glazed frame. Very light discoloration to the sheet. In otherwise good original condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
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λ Joan Souter-Robertson (British 1903-1994) Two children playing with a sailing boat at the waters edge with continental townscape beyond Oil on canvas Signed (lower left) 60 x 73.5cm (23½ x 28¾ in.) Provenance: The collection of Eardley Knollys (1902-1991), friend and associate of the Bloomsbury Group, artist, critic and owner of the Storran Gallery, London, from 1936 to 1944 Bequeathed to Mattei Radev (1927-2009) and, subsequently, to the present owner Eardley Knollys (1902-1991) was born in Alresford, Hampshire. He studied at Winchester College and continued his education at Christ Church College in Oxford. Knollys interest in the arts and his reputation as an art critic grew during the 1920s and in 1936 Knollys opened The Storran Gallery, opposite Harrods with his partner Frank Coombs. The gallery exhibited renowned artists such as Amedeo Modigliani, Maurice Utrillo, Ivon Hitchens, Pablo Picasso and Victor Pasmore to name just a few. Coombs tragically passed away in an air raid during World War II in Belfast in 1941. Knollys closed the gallery shortly afterwards. In 1945, Knollys along with music critic and novelist Edward Sackville-West and music critic Desmond Shawe-Taylor purchased a Georgian rectory in Long Crichel, Dorset. Along with James Lees-Milne, literary critic Raymond Mortimer and gay activist and eye surgeon Patrick Trevor-Roper, the house became a centre for young creatives, where these young men and their friends could immerse themselves in books, music, art and poetry. These passionate young men hosted guests such as Ben Nicholson, Duncan Grant, Sibyl Colefax and film director Anthony Asquith. Knollys joined James Lees-Milne working for the National Trust during World War II and published diaries recording their trips to some of the most renowned British country houses. In 1965, Knollys, a well respected art critic and member of the Bloomsbury art group inherited a collection of artworks which had belonged to Edward Sackville-West. In 1967 Knollys and Mattei Radev purchased a hunting lodge in Hampshire and they both painted and worked in the artist's studio attached to the lodge. Knollys' interest in the arts continued and he added to the collection right up until his death in 1991. Knollys' collection was bequeathed to Mattei Radev, who continued to grow the important collection. Mattei Radev became an iconic member of the artistic and literary Bloomsbury group. Radev was a Bulgarian émigré who settled initially in Glasgow after escaping Bulgaria through Turkey. When he first arrived in London he started working at Whittington Hospital as an orderly and met eye surgeon Patrick Trevor-Roper. Trevor-Roper was a gay activist and introduced Radev to likeminded friends in London. Influenced by these new acquaintances in artistic circles Radev decided to pursue an apprenticeship in framing. In 1960 he set up his own workshop in Fitzrovia with the help of a financial loan from Eardley Knollys. Clients included John Banting, Graham Sutherland and Duncan Grant. The framers continued under Radev's management until the 1990s. Radev visited Long Crichel many times and met his life-long lover E.M. Forster, the notable novelist and literary critic. The Radev collection represents the three strong individuals involved, Sackville-West who championed Modernism, Eardley Knollys whose passion for French Impressionism shines through and Radev for his loyalty to British artists with whom he was friends and in business with. Condition Report: doesn't seem to be relined but there is evident remedial work including to a vertical tear or scratch just left of centre to upper margin UV and natural light showing retouching to paint losses notably to larger sections of sky- upper left and right, and main section of water- it may that some of this is the artist reworking the picture but there are evident areas of paint loss and retouching Condition Report Disclaimer
After Sir Joshua Reynolds Daughters of James, late Earl of Waldegrave, Knight of the Garter, depicting Lady Elizabeth Laura; Lady Charlotte Maria and Lady Anne Horatia Mezzotint after V. Green published London, 1781, cut-down and mounted, image 50.5 x 58cm (19¾ x 22¾ in.) overall inc. frame 78 x 85cm (30 3/4 x 33 1/2in.) Provenance: The 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, and thence by descent Condition Report: Under glass, unexamined out of glazed frame. Surface dirt and light staining throughout. Condition Report Disclaimer
Jean Marchand (French 1883-1940) View of the Seine Oil on canvas Signed (lower left) 45 x 54cm (17½ x 21¼ in.) Provenance: Property sold to benefit a charitable trust created by the late William de Gelsey Condition Report: Light surface dirt throughout. Inspection under UV reveals no obvious evidence of restoration or repair. Condition Report Disclaimer
![Henry IV Penny. Light coinage, 1412-1413. Silver, 0.58 g, 14.73 mm. Crowned facing bust, trefoil on breast. +[HENRIC] REX A[](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2e235d32-701e-46fa-99b9-adeb00fa0afa/433d8b58-7600-47b8-95e3-adec010df8d6/468x382.jpg)
PETER ACKROYD: 6 titles, all signed: FIRST LIGHT, London, Hamish Hamilton, 1989, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w, vgc; ENGLISH MUSIC, London, Hamish Hamilton/London Limited Editions, 1982, (150) numbered (88), original cloth backed marbled boards; THE PLATO PAPERS, London, Chatto & Windus, 1999, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w, vgc; THE CLERKENWELL TALES, London, Chatto & Windus, 2003, uncorrected proof, original wraps, vgc; ESCAPE FROM EARTH, London, Dorling Kindersley, 2003, 1st edition, 4to, original pictorial boards, d/w, vgc; THREE BROTHERS, London, Chatto & Windus, 2013, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w, vgc (6)
BEATRIX POTTER: 2 titles: THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE, London and New York, Frederick Warne, 1904, 1st edition, 27 coloured plates as called for, contemporary inscription on half title, inner joints totally split, contents loose, 16mo, original grey boards crudely re-backed, pictorial paper label; THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY, London and New York, Frederick Warne, 1904, 1st edition, 26 (of 27) coloured plates, lacking the frontis, inscription on pictorial ffep, 'Muffatees' page 15, light pencil scribble on title page, inner joints split, contents loose, 16mo, original tan boards, small split at spine, small part loss at head of spine, pictorial paper label (2)
A set of four Neo-Classical style brass twin branch light fittings with applied rams heads, width 30cm.Condition report: Described as brass but in fact silvered. Good quality. Two have their swags and two don't. Need straightening. Patresses scruffy. Two can be made into a pair. They would hold up to stripping in our opinion. The metal back plates measure 18 x 10 cm.
A WWI black lacquered brass military compass, engraved 'H.P.Dixon 5th Durham Light Infantry', the leather case similarly engraved, height 9cm, together with a WWII marching compass by TG Co Ltd, London No B63575 1940 Mk III (For The Gramophone Company, made by F Barker & Son) in a canvas case (2).
A 20th century tole painted wrought metal five-branch ceiling light of foliate form, height 43cm, width 50cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
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