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Lot 392

Alberto Giacometti (Swiss, 1901-1966) - Bust of a Nude, Derriere Le Miroir No. 127, lithograph, 1961, sheet 38 x 27.5cm

Lot 365

Stanley Jones MBE RE (1933-2023) - Sarn, lithograph in colours, 1978, unframed, sheet 76 x 51cm, together with a lithographic poster 'Lithographs from the Curwen Studio a retrospective of fifteen years printmaking and print market, 14 December 1973 to 13 January 1974', signed in the plate (2)

Lot 318

After Andy Warhol - Mickey Mouse, offset lithograph, numbered '1702/2400' in pencil, visible sheet 59 x 59cm

Lot 347

§ Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) - Genesis (1969), lithograph in colours, signed in pencil lower right, inscribed 'artists proof' lower left, 81.5 x 59cmThe sheet appears to have been stuck down and is fairly flat.Time staining and foxing to the margins.Small tears and creases to the margins.The printed area appears in good condition with light staining.Colours appear good and strong.Not examined out of frame.

Lot 352

Mary Fedden RA (1915-2012) - Etching Table (1972), lithograph in colours, printer's proof, signed in pencil lower right, unframed, sheet 57 x 77.5cm

Lot 349

§ John Piper CH (1903-1992) - Foliate Head (Levinson 256), lithograph in colours on wove paper, 1976, signed in pencil lower right, visible sheet 56.5 x 37.5cm

Lot 348

Alan Davie CBE RA HRSW (1920-2014) - Italian Image, lithograph in colours, numbered '665' in pencil lower right, visible sheet 49 x 65cm

Lot 350

Mary Fedden RA (1915-2012) - Etching Table (1972), lithograph in colours, printer's proof, signed in pencil lower right, visible sheet 48.5 x 64cm

Lot 372

Ceri Richards (1903-1971) - The Story Lost in the Snow, lithograph in colours, 1971, printed at Curwen Studios, unframed, sheet 52 x 67cm, together with two others; Vaucluse, Elegy for Vernon Watkins, printer's proofs (3)

Lot 314

After Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890-1918) - Self portrait, lithograph, signed and dated '1913' in the plate, visible sheet 26.5 x 17cm, together with three others; portrait of Gerti Schiele, portrait of a girl, two little girls (4)Note: the present works are later copies of prints from Egon Schiele's Handzeichnungen, smaller in size and appear un-numbered

Lot 265

Edwin La Dell (1914-1970) - The Apple Tree, lithograph in colours, signed, titled and inscribed 'artist proof' in pencil to the margin, visible sheet 41 x 61.5cm

Lot 385

Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989) - Le Girafe en Feu, lithograph in colours on Arches paper, signed and numbered '111/250' in pencil, visible sheet 46 x 48.5cm

Lot 356

Ceri Richards (1903-1971) - Elegiac Sonnet I, lithograph in colours, printer's proof, visible sheet 41.5 x 34.5cm

Lot 346

§ Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) - Sun and Marble (1971), lithograph in colours, signed in pencil lower right, inscribed 'studio proof' lower left, visible sheet 79 x 59cmSlight undulation to the sheet.Time staining visible to the margin.Small tear to lower margin.Some creases visible to the margin.The printed area appears to be in good condition.Some colour difference to the numbered edition.Not examined out of the glazed frame.

Lot 373

Reg Butler (1913-1981) - Tower (1968), lithograph, printer's proof, unframed, sheet 75 x 53.5cm, together with another (2)

Lot 319

After Andy Warhol - Skull, offset lithograph, numbered '945/2400' in pencil, visible sheet 59 x 59cm

Lot 380

Bernard Leach CH (1887-1979) - Lion Tile (1974), lithograph in colours, signed in pencil lower right, unframed, sheet 57 x 77.5cmMinor creases and scuffs to the edges.Some discolouration and dirt to the margins.A few small specks of dirt to the printed area, otherwise in good condition.

Lot 354

Allen Jones RA (b.1937) - Leg Splash, offset lithograph in colours, printer's proof, 1970, unframed, sheet 65.5 x 50cm

Lot 384

Salvador Dalí (Spanish 1904-1989) - Royal Insect, lithograph in colours on Arches paper, 1974, signed and numbered 21/250 in pencil, visible sheet 42.5 x 58.5cm

Lot 303

Henry Moore OM CH FBA (1898-1986) - Sculptural Objects, lithograph in colours, signed and dated '49 in the stone, printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd, published by School Prints Ltd, visible sheet 38.5 x 76cm

Lot 351

Mary Fedden RA (1915-2012) - Etching Table (1972), lithograph in colours, printer's proof, signed in pencil lower right, unframed, sheet 57 x 77cm

Lot 296

After Sir Stanley Spencer CBE RA (1891-1959) - Self-portrait, lithograph, inscribed and numbered '55/75' in pencil to the margin, visible sheet 37.5 x 23.5cm

Lot 393

Alberto Giacometti (Swiss 1901-1966) - Profile of seated woman, Derriere Le Miroir No. 127, lithograph, 1961, sheet 38 x 27.5cm

Lot 353

Allen Jones RA (b.1937) - Leg Splash, offset lithograph in colours, 1970, printer's proof, visible sheet 74 x 51.5cm

Lot 370

Peter Schmidt (1931-1980) - Flowing in the Right Direction (1971), lithograph in colours on wove paper, artist's proof, signed in pencil lower right, unframed, sheet 65.5 x 50cm

Lot 394

Albert Houthuesen (Dutch-British, 1903-1979) - Pierrot in red, lithograph in colours, printer's proof, unframed, sheet 77 x 57cm

Lot 87

Marcel Mouly, Somftuenze Automne, coloured lithograph number 201/300 signed in pencil, 62cms by 75cms

Lot 81

Marcel Mouly, Guitare et Bouteille, coloured Lithograph number 158/300, signed in pencil, 60cms by 47cms

Lot 3041

WILLIAM WATSON PEPLOE (SCOTTISH 1869-1933) ON THE TERRACE Lithograph, 29 x 23 (11.5 x 9") and another similar by the same hand (2) Condition Report:Sheets browned, stained, foxed etc

Lot 1233

Nicholas Watts (British b. 1947): An unframed limited edition lithograph print entitled 'World Champions 1959' numbered 464/ 500 bearing four pencil signatures

Lot 383

A framed John Norris Wood lithograph woodblock print "Hedgehog" Overall size 32cm x 28cm.

Lot 483

An orginal Yves Saint Laurent lithograph exhibition poster for an exhibition of costumes designed for Jean Cocteau's play "The Eagle with Two Heads" held in 1978 - 76cm x 56cm

Lot 664

Four framed Henri Cassiers (1858 - 1944) lithograph prints of vintage Flemish/Dutch scenes. Overall size 46cm x 35cm.

Lot 2241

The Game of the Ascent of Mont Blanc, Fourth Edition, A.N. Myers and Co., to comprise a shagreen covered box, with printed interior lining, a fifteen page instruction book, with red bound spine, a linen backed lithograph printed and coloured game board, six turned bone counters, three stained bone markers, a bone teetotum, with approximately 100 pressed metal 'Rechen Phennig' coins in a card box, the box 4.7cm high x 23cm wide x 15cm deep Provenance: the vendors grandmother was gifted this item by the Daily Mail for services to journalism Condition Report: Overall in good condition for age. Lacking exterior label to box and areas of light age related wear. Please see extra images on Ewbank's website.

Lot 390

Antoni Clavé (Spanish, 1913-2005) - Signed lithograph - 'Le Femme-Peintre Au Coq', signed in pencil lower left, 31cm x 45cm, framed under glsss

Lot 291

Sir Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) - 1924 colour lithograph poster advertising 'Exhibition of Frank Brangwyn drawings, etchings at 184 Queen's Gate, SW7', 75cm x 50.5cm, together with a signed lithograph - 'Canadians Entering Cambrai' from the Ruins of War series, signed in pencil, and three unsigned Brangwyn lithographs, comprising 'The Zeppelin Raids: The Vow of Vengeance', 'Mars Appeals to Vulcan' and 'Church of St Martins, Ypres', 57cm x 48cm and smaller (5)

Lot 385

Bernard Leach CH CBE (British, 1887-1979) - Signed limited edition lithograph - 'Lion Tile', 98/100, signed in pencil lower right, 56cm x 76cm, framed under glass

Lot 301

Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (British, 1887-1976) - 'Our Town', signed limited edition lithograph, signed lower right and numbered 474/850 in pencil lower left, published by Grove Galleries Ltd., Manchester, 42.5cm x 61.5cm, framed and glazed

Lot 297

* JOHN BYRNE RSA (SCOTTISH 1940 - 2023), HANDS UP offset lithograph on paper framed and under glass image size 36cm x 27cm, overall size 52cm x 42cm Note: John Byrne studied at both Edinburgh and Glasgow Schools of Art in the late 50s and early 60s. A superb painter and draughtsman, the multi-talented Byrne was also a first-class playwright (‘The Slab Boys’, ‘Tutti Frutti’), his ear for dialogue was as acute (and witty) as his eye for detail. Much of his subject matter in both disciplines is overtly autobiographical, he often included or refers to the Teddy Boy/Rock and Roll era of his youth. Byrne designed record covers for Donovan, The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. His work is held in major collections in Scotland and abroad. Several of his paintings hang in The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, the Museum of Modern Art and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.

Lot 156

* HANNAH FRANK (SCOTTISH 1908 - 2008), THE TALE WAS WILD AND DREAR pen and ink on paper, signed and dated 1927mounted, framed and under glassimage size 41cm x 31cm, overall size 68cm x 56cmComment: This is the original pen & ink artwork by Hannah Frank. Provenance: Private collection, Edinburgh.Note: Since McTear's first promoted Hannah Frank's spectacular work in 2011, the prices for her ever more rare signed prints have continued to rise with many current prices being more than five times higher than those achieved barely a decade ago. The latest UK auction record figure for a single signed lithograph was most recently achieved (twice) in our auction on 24th October 2021 and now stands at £820 (hammer). Note 2: Hannah Frank was the last living link to the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau period. She studied at the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University in the 1920`s and her haunting pen and ink drawings have been exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Scottish Academy and Royal Glasgow Institute. A series of lithographs of some of her 90 drawings were made in the 1960's and again in the 1980's to satisfy the demand for her work after exhibitions in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Only a relatively few of these prints were hand signed (in pencil) by Hannah and it's understood that only one print was ever editioned (numbered) in a conventional manner. A major exhibition at the Royal Glasgow Institute in 2006 brought her work to a new generation of admirers and received considerable press coverage. Her work toured for five years in the UK and the USA culminating in an exhibition at Glasgow University which opened on her 100th birthday 23rd August 2008. After her death, she was awarded a posthumous Honorary Doctorate at Glasgow University and Glasgow City Council`s Lord Provost`s Award For Art (2009).The most recent original pen and ink drawing we've sold was lot 153 9th May 2024 which sold for £2600 (hammer).

Lot 298

* JOHN BYRNE RSA (SCOTTISH 1940 - 2023), BIG SELFIE offset lithograph on paper framed and under glass image size 35cm x 27cm, overall size 50cm x 42cm Note: John Byrne studied at both Edinburgh and Glasgow Schools of Art in the late 50s and early 60s. A superb painter and draughtsman, the multi-talented Byrne was also a first-class playwright (‘The Slab Boys’, ‘Tutti Frutti’), his ear for dialogue was as acute (and witty) as his eye for detail. Much of his subject matter in both disciplines is overtly autobiographical, he often included or refers to the Teddy Boy/Rock and Roll era of his youth. Byrne designed record covers for Donovan, The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. His work is held in major collections in Scotland and abroad. Several of his paintings hang in The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, the Museum of Modern Art and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.

Lot 109

* CHARMING BAKER (BRITISH b. 1964), MATADOR (SATURDAY) limited edition lithograph on paper, signedmounted, framed and under glassimage size 38cm x 33cm, overall size 51cm x 65cm

Lot 244

* DAVID HOCKNEY OM CH RA (BRITISH b. 1937), OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MÜNCHEN lithograph poster of 'The Diver' commissioned for the 1972 Summer Olympic Gamesunframedoverall size 98cm x 62cm

Lot 347

AFTER ALBERTO MORROCCO OBE RSA RSW RP RGI LLD D Univ (SCOTTISH 1919 - 1998), FOUR PRINTS including a lithograph self portrait and a lithograph of a letter, as well as two colour prints 'Women with Fish Baskets' and 'Seated Boy in a Doorway'all unframed the largest 40cm x 31cm Provenance: Studio of Alberto MorroccoNote: This lot is offered without reserve

Lot 262

* PETER HOWSON OBE (SCOTTISH b. 1958), WHAM BAM limited edition lithograph on paper, signed, titled, dated '94 and numbered 23/50mounted, framed and under glassimage size 51cm x 38cm, overall size 78cm x 65cmNote: the major retrospective “When the Apple Ripens: Peter Howson at 65" of the work of the artist at the City Arts Centre, Edinburgh and organised by Museums & Galleries Edinburgh (27th May - 1st October 2023) brought together over 100 major works from his early years until the present time. The staging of this exhibition during (and beyond) the Edinburgh International Festival reflects the well documented and longstanding international interest in Peter Howson's work.

Lot 252

* FRANCES WALKER CBE RSA RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1930) THE BREAKFAST TABLE limited edition lithograph on paper, signed, titled and numbered 16/30unframedoverall size 60cm x 80cmNote: born in Kirkcaldy in 1930 Frances Walker studied at Edinburgh College of Art and then took up a post as visiting teacher of art for the Hebrides . This experience engendered in her a life-long love of wild and desolate places and since then she has chosen to depict the most remote landscapes, her compositions usually based on coastal reaches, craggy rocks and deserted beaches. Moving to Aberdeen , Walker took up a post at Gray's School of Art where she taught for many years. After retirement she has since divided her time between Aberdeen and the Western Isles, especially Tiree, where she owns a thatched cottage, but more recently has also travelled further afield - her latest inspiration being the even wilder and more desolate landscape of Iceland.

Lot 254

* FRANCES WALKER CBE RSA RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1930) IN A HAILUOTO HOUSE limited edition lithograph on paper, signed, titled and numbered 16/30unframedoverall size 58cm x 80cm Note: born in Kirkcaldy in 1930 Frances Walker studied at Edinburgh College of Art and then took up a post as visiting teacher of art for the Hebrides . This experience engendered in her a life-long love of wild and desolate places and since then she has chosen to depict the most remote landscapes, her compositions usually based on coastal reaches, craggy rocks and deserted beaches. Moving to Aberdeen , Walker took up a post at Gray's School of Art where she taught for many years. After retirement she has since divided her time between Aberdeen and the Western Isles, especially Tiree, where she owns a thatched cottage, but more recently has also travelled further afield - her latest inspiration being the even wilder and more desolate landscape of Iceland.

Lot 187

* ALAN DAVIE CBE RA HRSA RWA (SCOTTISH 1920 - 2014) MAGIC PICTURE NO. 1 limited edition lithograph on paper, signed and numbered 299/500framed and under glassimage size 55cm x 75cm, overall size 95cm x 85cm Note: Scottish painter, trained as a painter at Edinburgh College of Art from 1938 to 1940, initially favouring poetic imagery and coming into contact with modernism at exhibitions held in London of works by Picasso (1945; V&A) and Paul Klee (1945; Tate). He explored a diverse range of activities, however, before returning to painting from 1949 to 1953 he earned his living by making jewellery and in 1947 he worked as a jazz musician, an activity he continued in later life. He wrote poetry during the early 1940s. From 1953 to 1956 Davie taught in London at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, where he became interested in African and Pacific art. As early as 1958 Davie emphasised the importance in his work of intuition, as expressed in the form of enigmatic signs. During the 1960s, both in paintings and in coloured lithographs, he represented such images with increasing clarity at the expense of gestural handling. In 1971 he made his first visit to the island of St Lucia, where he began to spend half of each year and which brought Caribbean influences to bear on his suggestive imagery, as in Bird Gong No. 10, Opus 730 (1973; London, Brit. Council). Taking on the role of a disinherited shaman, Davie created a synthesis of mythologies from a variety of cultures for a modern civilisation devoid of its own village myths.

Lot 220

* OSKAR KOLLER (GERMAN 1925 - 2004), UNKNOWN limited edition lithograph on paper, signed and numbered 15/270mounted, framed and under glassimage size 31cm x 44cm, overall size 62cm x 77cm Note: Oskar Koller was a German artist best known for his vivid, semi-abstracted watercolors of flowers and trees. Characterized by fluid fields of color, Koller used sprays and blots of paint to create colorful, expressive images of nature. “The joy of painting made me an artist,” he explained of his practice. “I sensed the air; saw the flowers, the people, the houses. I studied their forms.” Born on October 16, 1925 in Erlangen, Germany, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg where he was a student of the painter Hermann Wilheims. In 1957, he won a scholarship to study in Paris where he was introduced for the first time to abstract art, leading to his own experimentation with non-representational forms in his work. He was awarded the Culture Prize of the City of Erlangen in 1983, the first of several national accolades, including the Friedrich Baur Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in 1994. In 2002, he established a foundation to preserve his work for the public. He died May 17, 2004 in Fürth, Germany, and the municipal gallery of that city went on to hold a major retrospective of his work the following year.

Lot 296

* JOHN BYRNE RSA (SCOTTISH 1940 - 2023), SELF PORTRAIT IN GOLD TINTED GLASSES offset lithograph on paper framed and under glass image size 36cm x 24cm, overall size 52cm x 39cm Note: John Byrne studied at both Edinburgh and Glasgow Schools of Art in the late 50s and early 60s. A superb painter and draughtsman, the multi-talented Byrne was also a first-class playwright (‘The Slab Boys’, ‘Tutti Frutti’), his ear for dialogue was as acute (and witty) as his eye for detail. Much of his subject matter in both disciplines is overtly autobiographical, he often included or refers to the Teddy Boy/Rock and Roll era of his youth. Byrne designed record covers for Donovan, The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly. His work is held in major collections in Scotland and abroad. Several of his paintings hang in The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, the Museum of Modern Art and the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.

Lot 480

Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (British, 1887-1976), St Lukes, London, signed l.r., blind stamp l.l., offset lithograph in colours, published 1973, No.449/850, 61 by 46cm, framed. Note: Artist Resale Rights apply

Lot 467

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901), Paula Brebion (1893), lithograph (olive green), from the edition of 50 published in Le Cafe Concert, 29 by 22cm, framed. Provenance: from the Collection of Ludwig and Erik Charell, Lot 19, Sotheby's, London, 27th April 1978, with catalogue and purchase invoice

Lot 463

Theodore Casimir Roussel (French, 1847-1926), The Reader, Lamplight, inscribed to 'Hetty' (Pettigrew) and signed with initials verso, lithograph, 23 by 19cm, framed. Note: Harriet Selina Pettigrew (1867-1953) commonly known as 'Hetty' Pettigrew was a prominent model in the London art world of the late 19th Century. She had a close relationship with the French painter Theodore Roussel who she met in 1884 and frequently modelled for him. It seems likely this print was a gift from the artist to his model and muse. Provenance: with Abbott & Holder, London

Lot 1102

Roger HILTON (1911-1975) Reclining Nude (1972).Lithograph, signed in pencil, numbered 9/10 and dated '72, 37X54.5cm, framed 57X74cm. Mollie & Graham met in Wimbledon in 1978. He, a Cornishman, born in Gulval in 1930, acquired an early appreciation of art visiting Newlyn Gallery with his family. In his early career Graham worked in London writing for the Daily Express and he was responsible for one of the first Arts columns in a tabloid paper, but in 1960 he opened an antique shop in Chelsea. Inspired by trips to Italy, he displayed early furniture and antiquities in an uncluttered modern setting, a technique he later utilised in his own home. The Darks moved back to Cornwall in 1980 and at their home in Flushing, and later Truro, curated an impressive body of art and antiquities with a particular focus on Cornish artists such as Paul Feiler and Terry Frost, who both became close friends. The paintings were displayed alongside mid-century modern designer furniture by Eames, Bertoia and Magistretti, and arrangements of antiquities, thought of as ‘ensembles’ by Graham. Warm, charming, and generous hosts, they entertained their artistic circle of friends in their exquisitely arranged home, and it is a privilege for us to handle their beautiful possessions today. We hope to present them to you with as much care and consideration as the Darks used, and that those two remarkable connoisseurs would have approved.Graham Dark 1930-2015Mollie Dark 1928-2024

Lot 1219

Sir Terry FROST (1915-2003) Christmas card 1991. Lithograph, collage and leather, personally inscribed on the reverse, 9.5X25cm. Mollie & Graham met in Wimbledon in 1978. He, a Cornishman, born in Gulval in 1930, acquired an early appreciation of art visiting Newlyn Gallery with his family. In his early career Graham worked in London writing for the Daily Express and he was responsible for one of the first Arts columns in a tabloid paper, but in 1960 he opened an antique shop in Chelsea. Inspired by trips to Italy, he displayed early furniture and antiquities in an uncluttered modern setting, a technique he later utilised in his own home. The Darks moved back to Cornwall in 1980 and at their home in Flushing, and later Truro, curated an impressive body of art and antiquities with a particular focus on Cornish artists such as Paul Feiler and Terry Frost, who both became close friends. The paintings were displayed alongside mid-century modern designer furniture by Eames, Bertoia and Magistretti, and arrangements of antiquities, thought of as ‘ensembles’ by Graham. Warm, charming, and generous hosts, they entertained their artistic circle of friends in their exquisitely arranged home, and it is a privilege for us to handle their beautiful possessions today. We hope to present them to you with as much care and consideration as the Darks used, and that those two remarkable connoisseurs would have approved.Graham Dark 1930-2015Mollie Dark 1928-2024

Lot 1212

Sir Terry FROST (1915-2003) Christmas/thank you card. Circa 1992, abstract lithograph and collage, personally inscribed, 8.5X19cm. Mollie & Graham met in Wimbledon in 1978. He, a Cornishman, born in Gulval in 1930, acquired an early appreciation of art visiting Newlyn Gallery with his family. In his early career Graham worked in London writing for the Daily Express and he was responsible for one of the first Arts columns in a tabloid paper, but in 1960 he opened an antique shop in Chelsea. Inspired by trips to Italy, he displayed early furniture and antiquities in an uncluttered modern setting, a technique he later utilised in his own home. The Darks moved back to Cornwall in 1980 and at their home in Flushing, and later Truro, curated an impressive body of art and antiquities with a particular focus on Cornish artists such as Paul Feiler and Terry Frost, who both became close friends. The paintings were displayed alongside mid-century modern designer furniture by Eames, Bertoia and Magistretti, and arrangements of antiquities, thought of as ‘ensembles’ by Graham. Warm, charming, and generous hosts, they entertained their artistic circle of friends in their exquisitely arranged home, and it is a privilege for us to handle their beautiful possessions today. We hope to present them to you with as much care and consideration as the Darks used, and that those two remarkable connoisseurs would have approved.Graham Dark 1930-2015Mollie Dark 1928-2024

Lot 1193

Sir Terry FROST (1915-2003) Christmas card 1992. Lithograph and colour design collage, personally inscribed, and a further pastel sketch on the reverse, 9.5X21.5cm. Mollie & Graham met in Wimbledon in 1978. He, a Cornishman, born in Gulval in 1930, acquired an early appreciation of art visiting Newlyn Gallery with his family. In his early career Graham worked in London writing for the Daily Express and he was responsible for one of the first Arts columns in a tabloid paper, but in 1960 he opened an antique shop in Chelsea. Inspired by trips to Italy, he displayed early furniture and antiquities in an uncluttered modern setting, a technique he later utilised in his own home. The Darks moved back to Cornwall in 1980 and at their home in Flushing, and later Truro, curated an impressive body of art and antiquities with a particular focus on Cornish artists such as Paul Feiler and Terry Frost, who both became close friends. The paintings were displayed alongside mid-century modern designer furniture by Eames, Bertoia and Magistretti, and arrangements of antiquities, thought of as ‘ensembles’ by Graham. Warm, charming, and generous hosts, they entertained their artistic circle of friends in their exquisitely arranged home, and it is a privilege for us to handle their beautiful possessions today. We hope to present them to you with as much care and consideration as the Darks used, and that those two remarkable connoisseurs would have approved.Graham Dark 1930-2015Mollie Dark 1928-2024

Lot 26

A musical automaton picture. French or Swiss, circa 1880, playing two airs with a lever-operated mechanism, the coloured lithograph image of an elegant couple at the piano, the female pianist with moving arms and nodding head, within a rectangular gilt gesso frame, with rounded corners, 40X34cm.Some signs of historic woodworm, the musical box plays fine but the automaton head and hands work intermittently.

Lot 1215

Sir Terry FROST (1915-2003) A Christmas card. Christmas tree design, gouache and lithograph in black and red, personally inscribed within, 14X19cm. Mollie & Graham met in Wimbledon in 1978. He, a Cornishman, born in Gulval in 1930, acquired an early appreciation of art visiting Newlyn Gallery with his family. In his early career Graham worked in London writing for the Daily Express and he was responsible for one of the first Arts columns in a tabloid paper, but in 1960 he opened an antique shop in Chelsea. Inspired by trips to Italy, he displayed early furniture and antiquities in an uncluttered modern setting, a technique he later utilised in his own home. The Darks moved back to Cornwall in 1980 and at their home in Flushing, and later Truro, curated an impressive body of art and antiquities with a particular focus on Cornish artists such as Paul Feiler and Terry Frost, who both became close friends. The paintings were displayed alongside mid-century modern designer furniture by Eames, Bertoia and Magistretti, and arrangements of antiquities, thought of as ‘ensembles’ by Graham. Warm, charming, and generous hosts, they entertained their artistic circle of friends in their exquisitely arranged home, and it is a privilege for us to handle their beautiful possessions today. We hope to present them to you with as much care and consideration as the Darks used, and that those two remarkable connoisseurs would have approved.Graham Dark 1930-2015Mollie Dark 1928-2024

Lot 266

An early 20th century hand coloured map of Holland, a coloured lithograph of a working dog, pencil signed, after Leon Danchin, 43 x 63cm, a print of the Warwickshire Hunt after Lionel Edwards and a lithograph after Harry Hall ' Drawn Blank', 60 x 74cm (4)

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