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FIVE SHELVES OF BOOKS, MAINLY FINE ART AND ANTIQUES, INCLUDING HENRY MOORE'S SHEEP BOOK, JOHN PIPER (PENGUIN MODERN PAINTERS) AND BETJEMAN AND GAY LONDON'S HISTORIC RAILWAY STATIONS

*Aldunate (Carmen, Chilean, 1940-). La Lujuria, 'Lust', 1963, oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated to verso, Chilean export stamp to verso, 120 x 120cm (47x 47ins), framedProvenance: A private collection, London. Purchased by the vendor in a Santiago gallery in 1969 (export stamp to verso is dated 31 January 1970). Carmen Aldunate is a leading light in the Latin American Neo-Figurative movement, bringing a distinct feminist flavour clearly evident in the present work. Her work has been exhibited by galleries worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art in 1977, the Minories Art Gallery, Essex (2003), and an Eastern European travelling exhibition in 2004, as well as South America. (1)

*Gilbert & George. Gilbert & George, Major Exhibition 15 February - 7 May 2007, Tate Modern, a complete set of 5 colour reproduction posters designed by Gilbert & George, each boldly signed in silver marker pen, 760 x 510 mm (30 x 20 ins), in very good condition, together with The Urethra Postcard Art of Gilbert & George, White Cube, 14 Jan - 19 Feb 2011, colour reproduction poster, signed in black marker pen by Gilbert & George, in very good condition, small crease to extreme top margin, 895 x 600 mm (35.25 x 23.6 ins) (6)

Two Royal Doulton figurines HN1537 'Janet'; and HN2379 'Ninette'; together with four modern Worcester style figurines; a Paragon figurine 'Alyce'; an Art Deco blue glass centrepiece; a Nao figure of a man with a sword; a Lladro figure of a boy with a leather gourd; a Lladro figure of an angel; two Beswick ornaments 'Red Pocket Handkerchief' and 'Foxy Whiskered Gentleman'; a Beswick model of a seated cat, model no. 1886; and two other ware ornaments.

A large modern composition Table Lamp, in the shape of a Young Lady, in the Art Nouveau style with two lights, 76cms (30") high. (1)

Alexei Sokolov (1912-2004), Man Smoking, Tselina, oil on card, 1954, 22cm x 18cm Note: examples of Alexei Sokolov's work have been exhibited at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art as well as in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

John (Jack) Neville Stafford for Stafford Furniture, a Taperback armchair, designed 1956, angular black painted metal with golden fabric seat, 84cm high Note: John (Jack) Neville Stafford (1927-2012), worked as an engineer before retraining at the Royal College of Art in the early 1950s becoming a freelace Television designer. In 1955 he set up his own furniture company, Stafford Furniture, specialising in metal furniture production. His most famous design, the Taperback chair, designed in 1956 won the British Council of Industrial Design, Design of the Year award in 1958. The Taperback chair was a refinement of the organic forms used by other British designers such as Ernest Race in his famous Antelope chair. See: Jackson, L. 2013. ‘Modern British Furniture Design since 1945’ London: Victoria and Albert Museum, front cover image

Art deco style longcase clock in oak, modern movement

A box of miscellaneous china to include Art Deco Burleighware jug together with a modern wall clock

2 pieces of modern art glass

3 modern art oil on boards signed Evelyn Wright

Four Royal Doulton lady figurines comprising 'Amelia' HN4327, 'The Last Waltz' HN2315, 'Sara' HN3249 and 'Michelle' (modern), together with Francesca Art China 'Glencora', Coalport 'Celeste' (af) and 'Letter From a Lover' (7)

A modern Bruce Hamilton oak high-back chair after a design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, originally for The House of an Art Lover, with stencilled design to the back, with drop in strung seat, applied maker's label and stencilled marks to underside 165cm. high

AN ART DECO LADIES VINTAGE PURSE / BAG, together with a modern clutch bag by 'Stephanie Wood', and a croc-effect covered hip flask (3)

A group of modern art glass, comprises a Bo Borgstorm design vase Svensk form by Aseda, original label; a Goran Warff for Kosta Boda sunflower candleholder; Orrefors artichoke candleholder designed by Berit Johansson; a Selkirk glass paperweight; a Nybro Sydney opera glass paperweight and other glasswares (11)

A collection of modern Waterman and Parker fountain pens to include a red swirled pattern Phileas, three Waterman Expert fountain pens, a Parker Sonnet lined burgundy together with various others in a brass Art Deco style cigar box.

An Art Deco walnut two-tier lamp standard,the top with a bevelled glass pink-tinted top, with a modern shade,164cm high

Two modern art glass trumpet table lamps

A book, Modern Masterpieces of British Art, and an early photo album

KONSTANTIN YAKOVLEVICH KRYZHITSKY (UKRAINIAN, 1858-1911), OIL ON CANVAS, 1886, H 17", W 27", "ICE CUTTING"A man lying on a horse-drawn travois; signed and dated lower left; gilt frame with linen liner. Provenance: exhibited 1967, Gallery of Modern Art,

A pair of modern mahogany standard lamps, together with two further standard lamps, a Victorian ebonised overmantel mirror, an oak framed button seated dressing stool, a mahogany circular occasional table with undertier on claw and ball feet, a beech kitchen island, and a walnut and brass inlaid occasional table in the Art Deco manner

A Royal Dux porcelain figure of a woman and clam shell, a Wade Pavlova figure, Continental figure of a gondola and cherub, three pieces of art glass, a pink ground toilet jug and bowl, and a modern glass scent bottle of large proportions in the Art Deco manner

A modern Murano art glass saucer dish, 17"

A LARGE QUANTITY OF VARIOUS MODERN PRINTS AND WALL ART, ETC

A pair of modern Art Deco style figures. of ladies on benches, and another pair of figures

AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF POSTCARDS OF ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA, C1900-1940 including several 1d red and 2d blue (perf.) postage stamps fu on cover the postcards including real photographic, street scenes, art, monuments, the promenade and Leam, nearby villages and of various other places, in two modern SG binders (400 approx)

Lagamma (Alison). Kongo, Power and Majesty, 1st edition, 2015, numerous colour illustrations, original illustrated boards with cream cloth spine, large 8vo, together with Meyer (Anthony J.P.), Oceanic Art, 1995, numerous colour illustrations, cracked gutters, original black cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, plus Kircher (Ashley), American Indian, 1st edition, USA, 2012, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original boards, folio, plus Tiradritti (Francesco, [editor]), The Cairo Museum Masterpieces of Egyptian Art, 1998, numerous colour illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly marked, folio, and other modern ethnic art reference and related, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (48)

Howard (David Sanctuary). Chinese Armorial Porcelain, volume 2 only, 2003, inscription and handwritten letter by the author to front endpaper, numerous colour illustrations, original blue cloth in dust jacket and slipcase, large 4to, together with N‚ret (Gilles), Salvador Dali, 1904-1989, volumes 1 & 2, 2007, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original boards in dust jackets and slipcase, folio, and Zollner (Frank), Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519: The Complete Paintings and Drawings, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original boards in dust jacket and slipcase, folio, plus other modern art reference, mostly hardback publications, many original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)

Auction catalogues. A large collection of modern art auction catalogues and reference, including Bonhams, Sotheby's, Christie's, all original wrappers, G/VG, 8vo/folio (cartons)

Nickolls (Brian). Making Dolls' Houses in 1/12 Scale, 1st edition, David & Charles, 1991, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, 4to, together with Shepherd (David), The Man Who Loves Giants, An artist among elephants and engines, David Shepherd's Autobiography, David & Charles, 1975, monochrome illustrations, signed by the author to title page, original cloth in dust jacket, 8vo, plus Lladro, The Magic World of Porcelain, Barcelona, Salvat Editores, 1988, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth gilt, 4to, and other art and design interest, some gardening, etc., all modern publications, many in dust jackets, 4to/8vo, VG (6 shelves)

Millais (John Guille). The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais, President of the Royal Academy, volumes 1 & 2, 1899, numerous black and white illustrations, contemporary inscription to volume 1 front endpaper, uniform original gilt-decorated blue cloth, spines slightly rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, together with Millar (Oliver), The Tudor, Stuart and Early Georgian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, 2 volumes (Text & Plates), 1st edition, 1963, numerous black and white illustrations, both original blue cloth (plate volume in dust jacket) in slipcase, boards slightly marked, folio, plus S nchez-J vregui (Maria Dolores & Wilcox, Scott, [editors]), The English Prize, The Capture of the Westmoorland, An Episode of the Grand Tour, 1st edition, Yale, 2012, numerous colour illustrations, original green cloth in dust jacket, folio, plus other late 19th century and modern British art reference and related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)

Tipping (H. Avray). English Furniture of the Cabriole Period, 1st edition, 1922, 32 black and white plates, some light spotting, original gilt-decorated brown cloth, spine slightly faded and rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with Sparks (Esther), Universal Limited Art Editions, A History and Catalogue. The First Twenty-Five Years, 1st edition, 1989, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original grey cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, plus Thornton (Peter), The Italian Renaissance Interior 1400-1600, 1st edition, 1991, Authentic Decor, The Domestic Interior 1620-1920, reprinted, 1985, both colour and black and white illustrations, original brown cloth in dust jackets, oblong 4to, plus other modern art, architecture and related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 cartons)

Levy (Mervyn). The Drawings of L.S. Lowry Public and Private & The Paintings of L.S. Lowry, both 1st editions, 1976/81 respectively, some colour and numerous monochrome illustrations, both original cloth in dust jackets, 4to, together with other art reference, photography interest, etc., mostly modern publications, many in dust jackets, 4to/8vo, generally VG (3 shelves)

[Glasse, Hannah]. The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy; which far exeeds anything of the kind yet published, new edition, printed for A. Millar and others, 1767, some marks and minor soiling, modern calf, 8vo, together with Veauvilliers (A.B.), The Art of French Cookery, 1st English edition, Longman, Hirst, Rees, 1824, light spotting to first and last few leaves, contemporary half-calf gilt, rubbed and minor wear to extremities, 8vo, plus one other (3)

Two boxes of assorted china to include: large pair of Austrian, Art Nouveau design waisted vases; German stoneware beer steins; Victorian black ground teapot; large Staffordshire flat back of a Cavalier; modern Chinese blue and white cylinder figural vase. (2)

An Art Deco Bakelite Smiths Sectric Alarm Clock, cream coloured, along with a landscape watercolour signed Cavanagh and a modern wall clock, along with A Vintage Enamel Po & Two Bowls, a brass bellows on stand, barometer, Ronson table lighter, two earthenware pie funnels, a Celtic Earthenware cream bowl and two similar, LP's etc. (q).

A fine and important Issey Miyake 'Colour Prism' coat, Autumn-Winter, 1997, labelled, of black felted wool overlaid layered abstract bands of multi-coloured silk floss silk and chiffon panels which are needle punched in place, the front side closure gently falls in from the black collar, with large buttons held in place by thongs, quilted satin lining, chest 107cm, 42in Literature: Stella Tennant was photographed by Michael Thompson for Vogue Paris wearing a similar coat, December, 1997. 'Irving Penn Regards Issey Miyake' 'Miyake Issey' exhibition catalogue, The National Art Centre, Tokyo, March-June 2016, p.46. 'Issey Miyake' published by Taschen pp.194, 196, 197 (showing images of the Arizona exhibition), 498. Pieces from Miyake's important 'Prism Collage' collection have been exhibited at the following galleries: ISAMU NOGUCHI and ISSEY MIYAKE 'ARIZONA', an exhibition at the Marugame Genichiro-Inokuma Museum of Contemporary Art, Kagawa, 1997. 'Japanese Textile Design', at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi, India, 1997. 'Issey Miyake Making Things', Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, 1998. 'Structure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles', Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1998-99. 'Issey Miyake Making Things', Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo 2000. 'Issey Miyake Making Things', Ace Gallery, New York, 2000. CONDITION REPORT: Good condition, no problems

An Elsa Schiaparelli couture 'shocking pink' crêpe evening gown, Summer, 1937, labelled to the matching waist slip 'Schiaparelli London' and numbered 5556, the shirred purple velvet bodice with 'sweetheart' neckline, red plastic zip fastening centre-back, bust 92cm, 36in (2) Provenance: Mrs Carol Dugdale (née Timmis), a stylish British socialite. The sketch of this dress is held at Musée des Arts Decoratifs. It was worn with a highly beaded jacket modelled with a matching turban. Lady Jane Clark was photographed wearing the ensemble in 1939 to the opening night party of for the Museum of Modern Art in New York. See 'Shocking! Schiaparelli' by Dilys Blum, pp.166-167.

FUSED GLASS. A modern, fused art glass Vetrame sculpture, 21cm diameter & a small dish.

Talwin Morris covers: Science in Modern Life, Edited by J R Ainsworth Davis, in six volumes, London, The Gresham Publishing Company, 1908, gilt and cream Art Nouveau design covers on green cloth, signed with T M initials Condition Report Good condition with little external wear

* DAME ELIZABETH BLACKADDER DBE RA RSA RSW RGI DLitt, ALLEGORY watercolour on paper, signed 'E. V. Blackadder' 56cm x 52.5cm Mounted, framed and under glass Note: Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, (Mrs Houston), DBE, RA, RSA (born 24 September 1931 in Falkirk) is a Scottish painter and printmaker. She is the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy. In 1962 she began teaching at Edinburgh College of Art where she continued until her retirement in 1986. Blackadder worked in a variety of media such as oil paints, watercolour, drawing and printmaking. She attended Glasgow Print Studio where she worked with print makers to produce etchings and screen prints of flowers. In her still life paintings and drawings, she considers space between objects carefully. . Her work can be seen at the Tate Gallery, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and has appeared on a series of Royal Mail stamps. In 1982 she was awarded the OBE for her contribution to art which was promoted to a DBE in 2003. In 2001, she was appointed Her Majesty's Painter and Limner in Scotland. Along with an an Honorary degree from Heriot-Watt University in 1989, Blackadder has been awarded honorary doctorates by at least three other universities. Her work remains in high demand at the most prestigious galleries and is included in many of the UK's most significant corporate and private collections

CONTEMPORARY MIXED MEDIA MODERN ART PICTURE 'FIGURES AND A BOAT' BEARING INITIALS L.A.E. 2.70 91 X 71 CM. (AR)

dating: 20th Century provenance: France "Contribution a L'Etude des Armes Orientales Inde et Archipel Malais", P. Holstein, Vol. I, Paris, modern reprint, 317 pages e 36 plates. Cloth, hard cover. Together with "Das Schatzhaus Kuwait - Islamic Art & Patronage",Al-Sabah Collection, Frankfurt/Main 1996; 316, b/w and colored pages. Paperback. dimensions: height 30 - 30.5 cm.

A Royal Doulton figure 'The Modern Pied Piper' HN756 designed by Leslie Harradine. A rare Doulton figure modelled as an Art Deco female pied piper, printed and painted marks to the base, 21.6cm high

§ PIVOVAROV, VICTOR (B. 1937) The Album "Eros", comprising 40 works in two hard, calico-bound folders, each signed, numbered from 1 to 40 respectively and dated 1976, some on the mounts. Twenty-three sheets pencil, ink and gouache on paper, laid on paper, fourteen of which with hors-texte in Cyrillic on the mounts; and seventeen sheets pencil and ink on paper, each measuring each measuring 43 by 31 cm (sheet size). Provenance: Modern and Contemporary Russian Art, Sotheby’s London, 15 February 2007, lot 39.Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.Private collection, UK.Authenticity of the works has been confirmed by the artist.

An Art Deco style Baccarat magnifying glass, modern, the 50mm. circular lens held within a stepped, tapering body, 6in. (15.3cm.) long, in original box. * Condition: Excellent condition, with factory label. Box good, but split to one corner of lid. 

A modern Waterman heavy gilt metal and simulated fountain pen, with an 18ct gold nib, also another Art Deco example with a 14ct gold nib, a silver an gold plated pencil and other pencils

*** Robert Studley Forrest Hughes (1938-2012 - Australian) - Oil painting - Abstract - "King Solomon" - Shoulder length portrait, canvas 28ins x 18ins, titled in black "King Solomon" and dated 9 April-60 to reverse of canvas, and inscribed in pencil "Robert Hughes" and price "25 Gns", in painted angled frame Note : Robert Hughes (1938-2012) was an Australian born art critic, writer and producer of television documentaries. His book and television series "Modern Art - The Shock of the New" earned him widespread recognition. His best seller "The Fatal Shore" (published 1987) was a study of the British Penal Colonies and an early history of Australia. In his early life in Sydney he was an inspiring artist and poet and a friend of the vendor, to whom he gave these two pictures.

*** Robert Studley Forrest Hughes (1938-2012 - Australian) - Oil painting - Abstract - "Jesters" - Head of a Jester, canvas board 24ins x 30ins, inscribed in pencil "For Rachel & Mickey from Bob Hughes" - Dated '60 and titled - "Jesters"), in narrow gilt frame Note : Robert Hughes (1938-2012) was an Australian born art critic, writer and producer of television documentaries. His book and television series "Modern Art - The Shock of the New" earned him widespread recognition. His best seller "The Fatal Shore" (published 1987) was a study of the British Penal Colonies and an early history of Australia. In his early life in Sydney he was an inspiring artist and poet and a friend of the vendor, to whom he gave these two pictures.

Modern Coalport figure ' Four Seasons ' Limited Edition No. 1470 of 2500 together with a large Art Deco ginger jar with cover, a Beswick pottery jug, a Hancock pottery vase and a Royal Doulton pottery jug

Two modern silver mounted Art Nouveau style photograph frames

A modern art glass perfume bottle having HM silver collar of wave design, monogrammed to base

* GWEN HARDIE (SCOTTISH), FACE 06.22.04 oil on canvas 65cm x 59cm, inscribed verso Framed Note: Note: Hardie is the youngest artist ever to be awarded a solo show at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland (1990).Gwen Hardie is represented in many private and public art collections in Britain, Europe and America including two major works in The Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art. Since moving to New York in 2000, she has shown with The Lennon Weinberg Gallery, Dinter Fine Art and has been awarded Residencies at Yaddo in 2004, 2005 and 2006 in a Bogliasco Fellowship at The Liguria Study Center in Italy. She lived in London between 1990 and 2000 and had 6 solo shows with galleries such as Annely Juda Fine Art, Beaux Arts and Fischer fine Art. In 1997 her painting was awarded a prize at the John Moores biennial, Liverpool and was included in the New British Painting'' which toured America in 1986. Hardie left her native Scotland in 1984 when she was awarded a DAAD Scholarship to study with Georg Baselitz in Berlin. A documentary was broadcast on Scottish Television about her in Berlin in 1987. At Edinburgh College of art she was awarded the Richard Ford Award to study the paintings of Velasquez at the Prado Museum and received a first class honours degree in 1983. '' Three of Gwen Hardie's paintings were included in ''REALITY; Modern and Contemporary British Painting'' at The Walker Art Gallery (until 29th November 2015) alongside the work of Walter Sickert, Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, L S Lowry, Jenny Saville, Ken Currie, George Shaw, David Hockney, Alison Watt, Paula Rego and other important 20th century and contemporary artists.

* GWEN HARDIE, FACE 09.17.05 oil on canvas 64cm x 58.5cm (25 x 23 inches) Framed Provenance: The artist. Private London collection. Note: Hardie is the youngest artist ever to be awarded a solo show at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland (1990).Gwen Hardie is represented in many private and public art collections in Britain, Europe and America including two major works in The Scottish National Gallery Of Modern Art. Since moving to New York in 2000, she has shown with The Lennon Weinberg Gallery, Dinter Fine Art and has been awarded Residencies at Yaddo in 2004, 2005 and 2006 in a Bogliasco Fellowship at The Liguria Study Center in Italy. She lived in London between 1990 and 2000 and had 6 solo shows with galleries such as Annely Juda Fine Art, Beaux Arts and Fischer fine Art. In 1997 her painting was awarded a prize at the John Moores biennial, Liverpool and was included in the New British Painting'' which toured America in 1986. Hardie left her native Scotland in 1984 when she was awarded a DAAD Scholarship to study with Georg Baselitz in Berlin. A documentary was broadcast on Scottish Television about her in Berlin in 1987. At Edinburgh College of art she was awarded the Richard Ford Award to study the paintings of Velasquez at the Prado Museum and received a first class honours degree in 1983. '' Three of Gwen Hardie's paintings are currently included in ''REALITY; Modern and Contemporary British Painting'' at The Walker Art Gallery (until 29th November 2015) alongside the work of Walter Sickert, Lucien Freud, Francis Bacon, L S Lowry, Jenny Saville, Ken Currie, George Shaw, David Hockney, Alison Watt, Paula Rego and other important 20th century and contemporary artists.

* DAME ELIZABETH BLACKADDER DBE RA RSA RSW RGI DLitt, ALLEGORY watercolour on paper, signed 'E. V. Blackadder' 56cm x 52.5cm Mounted, framed and under glass Note: Dame Elizabeth Violet Blackadder, (Mrs Houston), DBE, RA, RSA (born 24 September 1931 in Falkirk) is a Scottish painter and printmaker. She is the first woman to be elected to both the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy. In 1962 she began teaching at Edinburgh College of Art where she continued until her retirement in 1986. Blackadder worked in a variety of media such as oil paints, watercolour, drawing and printmaking. She attended Glasgow Print Studio where she worked with print makers to produce etchings and screen prints of flowers. In her still life paintings and drawings, she considers space between objects carefully. . Her work can be seen at the Tate Gallery, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York and has appeared on a series of Royal Mail stamps. In 1982 she was awarded the OBE for her contribution to art which was promoted to a DBE in 2003. In 2001, she was appointed Her Majesty's Painter and Limner in Scotland. Along with an an Honorary degree from Heriot-Watt University in 1989, Blackadder has been awarded honorary doctorates by at least three other universities. Her work remains in high demand at the most prestigious galleries and is included in many of the UK's most significant corporate and private collections

William Bradley (American, 1868-1962) 'THE MODERN POSTER', 1895, limited edition print, numbered 19/1000. 50cm by 31cm (20 by 12¼ inches) The first American book dedicated to the increasing popularity of posters was published by Charles Scribner in 1895, the paper cover label was designed by American Art Nouveau illustrator/designer William Bradley. The book was limited to 1000 copies and each copy came with one of these posters

AN ART DECO LADIES VINTAGE PURSE / BAG, together with a modern clutch bag by 'Stephine Wood', and a croc-effect covered hip flask (3)

FIVE SHELVES OF BOOKS, MAINLY FINE ART AND ANTIQUES, INCLUDING HENRY MOORE'S SHEEP BOOK, JOHN PIPER (PENGUIN MODERN PAINTERS) AND BETCHIMAN AND GAY LONDON'S HISTORIC RAILWAY STATIONS

An Art Deco silver plated tray, by Harrods, a silver dish by W H & S, London 2000, and four modern turned wooden coasters with silver centres

Chinese ceramic reference books - nine various books including 'Modern Ceramic Art of Jiangxi Province', 'The Ceramic Artist's Celebrities Directory of Jingdezhen, China' with sequel and appreciation of fine ceramic art of Jingdezhen, China etc