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An Early XX Century Pencil Sketch Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Lady, signed and dated lower left "Laura Simmerson 14 XII 1906", framed and glazed, overall size 46 X 34.5cm.

DERRY MOORE (b 1937), 2 vintage photographs of Robyn Denny in his studio and a shell sketch on headed paper, 38cm x 30cm, unframed (3).Small creases at edges, overall good condition.

John Platts - four watercolours by John Platts depicting various UK scenes, mounted and framed under glass, various image sizes, a black and white sketch of Ashley School approx image size 16 cm x 23 cm unframed and two picture frames

ATTRIBUTED TO HM QUEEN VICTORIA (1819-1901) An en grisaille sketch of deer in a landscape ink and wash, 15.5cm x 15.75cm, framed together with an ink inscription "From the Queen's blotting book, Scone Palaceâ€. Note: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stayed at Scone Palace with the 4th Earl of Mansfield on 6th September 1842, during their first visit to Scotland. The royal tour, which lasted two weeks, was largely organised by the 5th Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Midlothian and Gold Stick of Scotland, and his wife Charlotte, who was Queen Victoria's Mistress of the Robes, in conjunction with the Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel. Victoria described Scone in a letter to her uncle Leopold, King of the Belgians, as "fine, but rather gloomy". A watercolour of Scone by William Leighton Leitch was later presented to Victoria and Albert as a souvenir of their visit. In 1846 Leitch became drawing master to Her Majesty and The Royal Family, a post he held for twenty two years.The Queen was a keen artist, with animals providing a common subject for the Monarch's watercolours and drawings. In 1847, on another trip to Scotland, The Queen produced a pencil drawing of a stag in a highland landscape after Edwin Henry Landseer's mural on the drawing room wall at Ardverikie Shooting Lodge.

Portrait sketch of a young woman signed 'Leonor Fini' (lower left) pencil 28.5 x 18cm

A Bathing Party watercolour and bodycolour 51 x 61cm; together with a preparatory sketch signed 'M. Wells' (lower left) mixed media on paper 56.5 x 75cm, unframed (2)Footnote: Provenance: Sale; Gildings, Market Harborough, 4 December 2018, lot 261

Rodney Matthews (b. 1945) - Asia Arena album artwork, 1995, artist's proof, signed and labelled by the artist in pen with a cartoon sketch of a lion head, in mount and framed, 28 1/2 x 22 inches.

Artist sketch book , with several drawings in paper, ink and water colour; and empty pages; in textile soft cover with lacquer seal; French 2nd half 19th Century. 17x26cm

SIR JOHN LAVERY RA RSA RHA (IRISH/BRITISH 1856 - 1941), SKETCH, THE HOSPITABLE GATE oil on panel, signed, titled and dated '86 26.5cm x 40.5cm Framed Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 22 July 1987. lot 150. Sotheby's, London, 6 May 2010, lot 4. Note: John Lavery was welcomed as a celebrity by collectors in Paisley after his return from France at the end of 1884. They were impressed by avant-garde ambitions expressed in large canvases such as On the Loing, An Afternoon Chat, (Ulster Museum, Belfast), shown at the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in February 1885. Although he established a studio in Glasgow, these wealthy middle-class local worthies were keen to retain his services. The wool and cotton manufacturer, James Fulton, for instance, offered Lavery a cottage/studio, close to his baronial mansion on his estate at The Glen, Paisley, while the artist produced portraits of members of his family. William MacKean, a soap manufacturer and the town’s Provost also provided portrait commissions and some of these are likely to have been shown at the artist’s first solo exhibition at the George A. Clark Town Hall at the end of November 1886. This grand edifice was funded four years earlier by the Clark family, owners of Anchor Mills, one of Paisley’s principal employers, who were also Lavery patrons. No catalogue for Lavery’s first show is known to be in existence, but he advertised it as ‘Portraits, Pictures & Sketches painted in the Neighbourhood’. We may however assume that in addition to views of The Glen, and smaller pictures painted in the garden of the MacBrides’ house at nearby Cathcart, where Lavery had worked on his most famous canvas, The Tennis Party, (Aberdeen Art Gallery), the exhibition also contained sketches like that of the ‘Hospitable Gate’. An earlier street scene, Lady on a Safety Tricycle 1885, (Government Art Collection), is however thought to be an entrance to Cartbank. This tentative watercolour lacks the bold handling, vivid realization and atmospheric qualities of Sketch of The Hospitable Gate. The swift notation and autumnal palette of this suburban street scene indicates that it was painted shortly before Lavery’s exhibition opened. Although there is little detail of the house, it is possible that it represents Chapel House in Ardgowan Street, Paisley - then on the fringe of the Blackhall Estate and the river White Cart Water. In the 1880s this four-square Georgian house on a leafy lane, was owned by James Clark, one of the brothers who inherited Anchor Mills. The building’s square façade, its placing in relation to the street, and the shallow pitch to its roof, suggests that the ‘hospitable gate’ could lead to just such a house.

CIRCLE OF SUNIL DAS (INDIAN 1939-2015), HORSE SKETCH mixed media on paper, signed, dated '56 and numbered 42/250 35cm x 47cm Mounted, framed and under glass

HENRY FOLEY (BRITISH 1848 - 1876), A SKETCH IN DEVON oil on canvas, signed and titled verso 55cm x 30cm Unframed

HENRY FREDERICK LUCAS LUCAS (BRITISH 1848 - 1943), SKETCH OF A TROOPER 17TH LANCERS oil on canvas, signed, titled, and dated 1897 47cm x 34cm Framed

ATTRIBUTED TO SIR GEORGE REID PRSA HRSW (SCOTTISH 1841 - 1913), PORTRAIT OF A GIRL HOLDING A PUPPY oil on canvas, signed 'R' indistinctly 51cm x 41cm Framed. Note: A typical oil sketch. Sir George Reid's work is represented in the National Galleries of Scotland and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Maurice William Crawshaw (b.1947). Ballet Sketch, watercolour - pair, signed and titled verso, 6.5cm x 4.5cm.

ALEXANDER GRAHAM MUNRO Ounila Valley, signed, pencil sketch, dated, 1927, 23 x 32cm and ELSPETH ROBERTS Three tea bowls, signed, screen print ,dated, 1987, 38 x 56cm (2) Condition Report: Not available for this lot

Jacobite Rising of 1745-46, 21 pamphlets (12 disbound) comprising Foster, James An Account of the Behaviour of the late Earl of Kilmarnock. London, J. Noon, 1746. 8vo, 19th century half calf, spine gilt, [ESTC N61483]; [Prestongrange, William Grant, Lord] The Occasional Writer, being an Answer to the Second Manifesto of the Pretender's Eldest Son. London: M. Cooper, 1746, 8vo, buckram, [ESTC T26232]; An English Gentleman An Ample Disquisition into the Nature of Regalities, and other Heretable Jurisdictions in that part of Great Britain called Scotland. London: M. Cooper, 1747, 8vo, modern quarter calf, [ESTC N14905]; A True and Full Account of the late Bloody and Desperate Battle fought at Gladsmuir. [Edinburgh ?, 1745], drophead title, modern cloth, [ESTC T71227]; An Account of the Rebellions in the years 1715 and 1716, 1745 and 1746. Newcastle, 1831, 8vo, modern quarter calf; [Tait, Alexander] The Right of the House of Stewart to the Crown of Scotland Consider'd. Edinburgh, 1746. 8vo, 19th century half calf, upper board detached, [ESTC T171300]; Sketch of the Life and Character of Mr. Ratcliffe London: T. Gardner, 1746, 8vo, disbound, [ESTC T63235; [Henderson, Andrew] The History of the Rebellion, 1745 and 1746. London: R. Griffiths, 1748. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, 'Kelso Library' at head of title, rubbed, [ESTC N246]; Warning to the Whigs and to the Well-affected Tories. London: J. Roberts, 1744. 8vo, modern quarter calf, [ESTC N24599]; A Review of the two late Rebellions London: R. Baldwin, 1747. 8vo, wrappers, lacking advertisement leaf at end, [ESTC T225974]; and 11 disbound pamphlets c.1745-46 (21)

Miscellaneous books, a large quantity, including Boswell, James The Life of Samuel Johnson. London: H.G. Bohn, 1846. 10 volumes, 12mo, engraved titles and plates, original maroon blindstamped cloth, spines slightly faded; Dillon, Sir John The Case of the Children of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex Elucidated. London, 1832, First edition, 4to, original boards, spine worn; Wood, W. Illustrations of the Linnaean Genera of Insects. 1821. 2 volumes in one, 12mo, 86 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary calf, rubbed, spine crudely repaired; Dickens, C. David Copperfield. [n.d.], 4to, colour plates by Frank Reynolds, original red cloth gilt; Hirst, G.S.S. Notes on the History of the Cayman Islands. Kingston, Jamaica: P.A. Benjamin Manf. Co., [1909], 8vo, half cloth; Flügel, J.G. A Complete Dictionary of the English and German and German and English Languages. Leipzig, 1830, 2 volumes, 8vo, text in German and English, original quarter cloth, slight dampstaining, rubbed; Bacon, Francis Francisi Baronis de Verualamio Novum Organum Scientiarum... translated by James Glassford. Edinburgh, 1844, presentation copy from the translator, original pale green blindstamped cloth; Brown, Thomas Sketch of a System of the Philosophy of the Human Mind. Edinburgh, 1820. 8vo, original boards, uncut, head of spine worn; Oliver & Boyd Oliver & Boyd's New Edinburgh Almanac for 1848 [& 1849], 2 volumes, 12mo, contemporary calf spine gilt, one joint split; Ellis, G. Specimens of Early English Metrical Romances. 1811. Second edition, 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf, rubbed; Deletanville, T. A New French Dictionary. 1814, contemporary calf; Cadell. T., publishers Elements of Natural History. 1801, 2 volumes in one, 8vo, contemporary calf; Moore, Thomas Memoirs of the Life of the Righ Honourable Richard Brinsley Sherivan. 1825, 2 volumes, 8vo, frontispiece, contemporary half calf, head of one spine worn; Stanley, E. A Familiar History of Birds. 1835, 2 volumes, 12mo, plates, original cloth; Darwin, Charles The Origin of Species. 1878, Sixth edition (20th thousand), original cloth; Jukes, J. Beete. Popular Physical Geology. 1853. 8vo, lithographed plates, frontispiece loose, original cloth gilt; Goldsmid, E. Bibliotheca Curiosa. A Complete Catalogue of all the Publications of the Elzevier Presses. Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1885. 3 volumes in 4, 12mo, original vellum wrappers, uncut; The Royal Institution of Great Britain The Journal of Science and the Arts. London, 1816-21, volumes 1-3 and 8-10, contemporary half calf (quantity)

Hubert Paton, Waller (1863-1940) Two sketch books the first 10 x 14cm, containing 19 simple pencil sketches, mostly Scottish scenes, several dated 1882, in an album signed "Hubert Waller Paton / 14 George Square / Edinburgh" to the paste-down endpaper; the second 9 x 13cm, with 11 simple sketches including scenery and people, dated 1925 (2)Footnote: Provenance: Waller Hubert Paton, thence by descent. Waller Hubert Paton was a sculptor and son of the artist, Waller Hugh Paton. The first album seems to have been sketched by a young Waller Hubert Paton, whilst he was still residing at the family home at 14 George Square, Edinburgh

Scottish History, Topography & Antiquities including Bryden, Robert Glasgow Etchings. 1914. 4to, number 44 of 50 copies signed by Bryden, original pigskin-backed buckram, t.e.g., boards lightly marked; Stevenson, R.L. Edinburgh. Picturesque Notes. 1879. folio, etchings by Brunet-Debaines & others, original pictorial cloth; Scott, Walter Metrical History of the Honourable Families of the Name of Scot and Elliot. Edinburgh, 1892. 4to, number 39 of 50 copies, contemporary half morocco, t.e.g., slightly rubbed; Paul, James Balfour The History of the Royal Company of Archers. 1875, 4to, original pictorial green cloth gilt; New Athenian Broadsheet 1947, numbers 1-16 bound in 1, cloth; Munro, Neil The Clyde. 1907, pictorial cloth, library stamp to half-title; Robert Burns and the Ayrshire Moderates. Privately Printed, 1883. 4to, original printed wrappers somewhat soiled; Smith, J.G. The Parish of Strathblane. 1886, original cloth; Maughan, W.C. Annals of Garelochside. 1896. 8vo, original cloth, t.e.g.; Smith, J.T. Sketch of St. Bernard's. 1907. 4to, original quarter morocco, t.e.g., rubbed; Barron, E.M. Prince Charlie's Pilot. Inverness, 1913, 8vo, original pictorial cloth; Stevenson, Thomas G., printer Surgundo. 4to, original boards, rubbed; Foster, J.J. The Stuarts. 1907. 4to, original red cloth gilt; Grant, John The Penny Wedding. 1836, 4to, engraved title and plates, contemporary half calf, poor condition, some plates mounted or with marginal loss, half calf, rubbed; Marcus Ward & Co., publishers Our Native Land. 1879. 4to, chromolithograph plates, original pictorial cloth; Maclachland & Stewart, publishers Remollescences of a Medical Student. 1886. 4to, photographic frontispiece, original pictorial cloth; Green, C.E. East Lothian. 1907. 4to, original buckram, frayed dustwrapper; Buchan, John Sir Walter Scott. 1932, dustwrapper; Kennedy-Fraser, Marjory Songs of the Hebrides. 1922. 4to, volumes 2-3 only, original cloth; and 1 other (21)

A collection of sundry items to include copper planters, a set of four pictures, golf trolley and club, leather briefcase and handbag, two early 20th Century fire screens decorated with ladies in gardens and a collection of Illustrated London News, Punch, The Daily Sketch, etc from the early 20th Century 1910-1957

MILNE "Sheep", charcoal and chalk study, signed and dated '92 lower right, bears Canson studio stamp lower right, image size 53 cm x 73.5 cm, together with C WALTON "Stags, figures and hounds", charcoal and wash, signed in pencil and dated '92 lower right, C WALTON "Birds", studies of pairs of birds, charcoal and pastel, signed and dated 16 06.92 lower right, inscribed on label verso "Bird Man 1 sketch - sculpture", together with a companion and 20TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Swans", watercolour and charcoal study (5)

A FRAMED AND GLAZED CIRCLE OF LAURENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) SKETCH STREET SCENE WITH 3 FIGURES BEFORE RAILINGS

CIRCLE OF LAWRENCE STEPHEN LOWRY (1887-1976) , A PENCIL SKETCH OF A BUSY STREET SCENE IN SALFORD

A framed acrylic on paper concept "sketch signboard White Swan public house" by H.T Shelton together with a framed oil on canvas by the same artist, 45 x 36cm and 47 x 35cm.

Italian Master - 2. H. 17. Jh.   Study of a head. Oil on canvas. Laid down on card. 33.5 x 27cm. Framed. Verso: Handwritten on the card: ". fecit 1697." Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 26,89 Euro plus 5,11 Euro VAT EU: 50,42 Euro plus 9,58 Euro VAT Worldwide: 75,63 Euro plus 14,37 Euro VAT additional shipping insuranceSpecial Conditions Art & Interior ART & INTERIOR Explanations to the Catalogue Italian Master Italian School Old Masters Face Sketch Figure / Figures Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 28,57 Euro plus 5,43 Euro VAT EU: 50,42 Euro plus 9,58 Euro VAT Worldwide: 79,83 Euro plus 15,17 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance

Kaupert, Gustav Kassel 1819 - 1897   Sketchbook, ca. 50 pages. Architecture, Italian landscapes and copies of paintings from Italian museums, e.g. the Uffizi. Pencil, partly watercoloured on paper. 16,5 x 11cm. Fabric binding.   Provenance: Private ownership, Germany. Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 18,49 Euro plus 3,51 Euro VAT EU: 29,41 Euro plus 5,59 Euro VAT Worldwide: 50,42 Euro plus 9,58 Euro VAT additional shipping insuranceSpecial Conditions Art & Interior ART & INTERIOR Explanations to the Catalogue Gustav Kaupert Germany 19th C. Watercolour / Drawings Sketch Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 20,17 Euro plus 3,83 Euro VAT EU: 29,41 Euro plus 5,59 Euro VAT Worldwide: 52,94 Euro plus 10,06 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance

Kaupert, Gustav Kassel 1819 - 1897   Sketchbook, two booklets, each ca. 17 pages. Architectural elements, sculptures and landscapes. Pencil, partly watercoloured on paper. 15,5 x 18,5cm. Without binding.   Provenance: Private ownership, Germany. Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 18,49 Euro plus 3,51 Euro VAT EU: 29,41 Euro plus 5,59 Euro VAT Worldwide: 50,42 Euro plus 9,58 Euro VAT additional shipping insuranceSpecial Conditions Art & Interior ART & INTERIOR Explanations to the Catalogue Gustav Kaupert Germany 19th C. Watercolour / Drawings Sketch Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 20,17 Euro plus 3,83 Euro VAT EU: 29,41 Euro plus 5,59 Euro VAT Worldwide: 52,94 Euro plus 10,06 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance

Kaupert, GustavKassel 1819 - 1897 Skizzenbuch, ca. 40 Seiten. Figuren, Tiere und Skelette. Bleistift auf Papier. 16 x 11,5cm. Papiereinband. Provenienz: Privatbesitz, Deutschland. Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 18,49 Euro plus 3,51 Euro VAT EU: 29,41 Euro plus 5,59 Euro VAT Worldwide: 50,42 Euro plus 9,58 Euro VAT additional shipping insuranceSpecial Conditions Art & Interior ART & INTERIOR Explanations to the Catalogue Gustav Kaupert Germany 19th C. Watercolour / Drawings Sketch Estimated Shippingcost for this lot: Germany: 20,17 Euro plus 3,83 Euro VAT EU: 29,41 Euro plus 5,59 Euro VAT Worldwide: 52,94 Euro plus 10,06 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance

Pictures to include J Simmonds - a view of a door, a 19th century portrait, print a study of a hand pencil sketch and others Location: RWM

A framed and glazed pen and ink sketch, man and his dog, bar scene, signed and inscribed lower right. 48x36cm

A Regency rosewood and brass inlaid library table attributed to GillowsCirca 1820, with line-inlay, the gilt tooled leather inset top above six short opposing mahogany-lined frieze drawers, with stylised foliate strapwork inlaid angles, on vertical end supports headed with scrolled foliate corbels, terminating in scrolled scallop shell capped and acanthus carved lion paw feet with recessed brass castors, with a ring turned baluster cross stretcher, 168cm wide x 99cm deep x 74cm high, (66in wide x 38 1/2in deep x 29in high)Footnotes:An early Gillows model of end support comparable to that on the present table, with its opposing upper and lower scrolled corbels combined with paw feet, can be found on a design for one of two rosewood sofa tables made for John Gladstone Esq. This drawing which appears in the Estimate Sketch Books, dated 13 April 1813, is also illustrated in S.E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, Vol I, 2008, Woodbridge, p. 265, pl. 270.Another drawing, dated 5 September 1821, for a similar rosewood library table to the offered lot likewise features in Gillows' Sketch Books, p. 3126, City of Westminster Archives. Evidently this particular example, which was commissioned by Mr Earle, was most likely executed by the Gillows firm at approximately the same time as the above.Further related sofa tables feature in one of Gillow & Co.'s plans for a library layout, which was provided for H.J. Thompson in 1830, while the business was located at 176 Oxford Street, Ibid, Vol II, 2008, Woodbridge, p.352, pl's. E9 & E10.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A set of nine late Victorian walnut chairs by Gillowsprobably retailed by James Shoolbred & Co.Including an armchair, each with a channelled back and seat frame, on lappet capped ring turned and fluted tapering front legs terminating in brass cappings and castors, with splayed rear legs and an H-stretcher, variously stamped: 'GILLOW, 56699, JAS. SHOOLBRED & CO, 6266', the armchair: 66cm wide, 63cm deep, 100cm high; each side chair: 52cm wide, 53cm deep, 93cm high. (9)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe present lot was supplied to the Congregational Church in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, at some point in the late 19th century or very beginning of the 20th century according to the Church's records. By repute the armchair was used by the Minister of the Church while the remaining eight were for the Church Elders.The model for this set of chairs closely follows a Gillow's design which appears in the Estimate Sketch Books during either the 1880s or 1890s. However since they are also stamped for James Shoolbred & Co. It seems highly probably that they were actually purchased later on from Shoolbred, which operated both as a retailer and cabinet maker even into the 1920s.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Frederick Rowland Emett (British, 1906-1990): A 1-inch scale model of Emett's masterpiece automaton 'A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley',English, early 1980's,constructed using paper, card, wire, glue, recycled pencils, plastic beads, cotton wool, wood, and fabric flowers affixed to a shaped wooden base, the model depicting elements from Emett's automaton 'A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley' which was completed in 1984, the base titled and inscribed in Emett's hand Sketch model. Scale about 1' to 1'. The model depicts the tale of a pleasure trip on the 'Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Railway'; the centre of the creation featuring a train called 'Wild Goose', driven by an ingenious driver who toasts tea-cakes on the fire-box as the train trundles along a raised railway line. At 'Cowparsley Meadow' a farmer plays his harp soothingly to his herd of cows, who nod their heads in appreciation. There is a large water wheel that turns timelessly at 'Far Tottering', its brass cups beaten and misshapen from years of use. In a secluded dell at 'Wisteria Halt', there is a beautiful flowering tree on top of which sits a clock – originally intended as the focal point of the whole piece. At 'Shrimphaven Sands', a fisherman can be seen out at sea, hauling in a net in which, rather surprisingly, he appears to have caught a mermaid. As 'Wild Goose' continues its journey past 'Twittering Woods, an ornithologist is seen cycling along with his camera – he is disguised as a tree. On the beach at 'Oyster Creek', a bathing hut is occupied by an elderly gentleman dressed in full length Victorian swimwear, who dives dramatically into the water from time to time. The model is housed in a Perspex case;overall 29.5in long x 15in wide x 20in high (75cm x 38cm x 51cm); model 24in x 11in (61cm x 28cm)Footnotes:Frederick Rowland Emett OBE (British, B.1906 – D.1990) was a celebrated cartoonist, inventor, designer, engineer and constructor of whimsical kinetic sculpture (automata). Born in London, son of a businessman and amateur inventor, and the grandson of Queen Victoria's engraver, Emett studied art and quickly became one of the most popular cartoonists at Punch Magazine, eventually becoming Cartoon Editor.Many of Emett's cartoons featured outlandish trains and railway scenes of strange bumbling trains with excessively tall chimneys and silly names. These did not go unnoticed and in 1950 the organisers of the 1951 'Festival of Britain' approached him to create a real-life version of his cartoon 'Far Twittering and Oyster Perch Railway' (later renamed 'The Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Railway'). It soon became one of the main attractions at the Festival, carrying over 2 million people around the Festival park and made his reputation as a maker of mechanical 'Things'. This led to numerous commissions by commercial organisations and local authorities, and the ensuing years saw Emett creating many other machines and artworks that have continued to fascinate onlookers for decades. His larger works, such as Emettland, went on extended tours, ending up in prestigious venues such as the Smithsonian Institution. However, his most recognisable pieces (in many people's eyes) are the crazy inventions or 'thingamabobs' of 'Caractacus Potts' (played by Dick Van Dyke) in the 1968 all-time classic movie 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Originally commissioned as a landmark clock, 'A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley' was destined to adorn a new shopping area in Basildon, England. But by the time the artwork was completed in 1984, those plans had changed. Instead, it was exhibited at several sites in the UK, before being stolen and then later saved from a scrapyard and returned to its original owner. Bonhams subsequently sold 'A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley' for a six-figure sum to the National Railway Museum in 2019, for more information see: www.bonhams.com/auctions/25705/lot/1'A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley' is a perfect example of Emett's whimsical imagination, and is in his own words 'the best and biggest of all his mechanical things'.Provenance:Gifted to the vendor's father who worked with Emett.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A George IV mahogany combination folio cabinet/stand attributed to GillowsCirca 1830, the sliding hinged adjustable ratcheted top inset with tooled leather surfaces, the top incorporating two laterally opposing hinged adjustable ratcheted surfaces, above a pair of glazed doors enclosing four adjustable folio shelves, with a twin panelled reverse, on a plinth base and concealed castors, with two detachable rests, 107cm wide x 73cm deep x 85cm high, (42in wide x 28 1/2in deep x 33in high)Footnotes:PurchasedSotheby's, 11th December 2019, Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection, lot 112.ProvenanceFormerly housed at Spetchley Park, Worcester, home of the Berkeley family for over 400 years.In 1893, the offered lot was recorded as 'a mahogany portfolio cabinet' (located at that time in the Inner Hall) as part of an inventory undertaken at Spetchley.In the 20th century the present cabinet was documented as 'a mahogany portfolio cabinet, fitted two glazed doors, 3'6' wide' (then located in the Front Hall) as part of another Spetchley inventory undertaken in 1949.Two virtually identical folio cabinets to the present model both sold at Sotheby's. The one which is stamped: 'Gillows' sold in London, 17 June 1983, lot 130 whilst the other unstamped example was originally purchased in London, 8 March 1985, lot 201 by A. Alfred Taubman, and was then subsequently sold by the latter through Sotheby's, New York, 13 & 14 April 2016, lot 316.A total of four designs for closely related 'pedestal portfolio stands' (as they were described by Gillows) feature in the Estimate Sketch Books during the 1830s, No.'s 5073, 5106, 5109 and 5148, City of Westminster Archive.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

FRAMED ANDREW DODDS SKETCH DEPICTING A FARMHOUSE, APPROX 42 X 35CM

Three 19th Century and later sketch books.

E.S.K, pencil drawing, Student sketch of rabbits, 28 x 32cm

English School c.1908, oil on board, 'Sketch for Reynolds Cupids', indistinctly signed, 15 x 20cm

19th century English School, two oils on ivory, Miniature portraits of a girl and gentleman, 5 x 4.5cm and 10 x 7cm, together with a later oil sketch of an infant

English School c.1900, pencil drawing, Study of a North African woman's head, 20 x 18cm and an oil sketch of a fishing village, 22 x 29cm

Six assorted paintings and prints including an oil sketch of a cricket match, 15 x 20cm and Chinese gouaches

Charlotte Halliday, pencil heightened with white, Clifton Gardens, Study, signed and dated '86, 20 x 13cm and an oil on panel sketch of figures in parkland, 27 x 34cm

PHILLIP BISSELL (BRITISH CONTEMPORARY) 'STONEHENGE' a pen and ink sketch of the ancient monument, signed bottom right, pen and ink sketch on paper, approximate sizes, image 28cm x 43cm, frame 57cm x 71cm (Condition:- frame chipped) (ARR)

PAINTINGS AND PRINTS, to include a watercolour study of Wild Flowers and a Bee by Elizabeth Davies, a watercolour of Laon Cathedral attributed to C Godwin, unsigned pencil sketch of a Monk, eight framed Phil May illustrations, five Dickens characters by Kyd, C F Tunnicliffe Canada Geese print, Topographical prints, F Gordon Crosby motoring prints, etc (24)

PICTURES AND PRINTS ETC, to include three abstract expressionist fabric collages, unsigned size approximately 20cm x 20cm, a pair of Renoir sketch prints of dancers, decorative 3D collage of flowers in test tubes, over painted prints from Winnie the Pooh, abstract box canvas print and oil on canvas of a hanbdbag (11)

Three photographic developing trays, two A2 sketch books, two A3 sketch books and some canvases

A pen and ink sketch, Alfred Wainwright, Great Carrs, signed, 20 x 16cm

A pen and ink sketch, Alfred Wainwright, The Duddon at Wallbarrow, signed, 17 x 21cm

A pen and ink sketch, Alfred Wainwright, Ben More Coigach, signed, 18 x 15cm Very slight marks to top and edge, signed on mount, not framed

A pen and ink sketch, Alfred Wainwright, Llaneilian Church, signed, 17 x 21cm. Given to the vendor by Betty Wainwright

A pen and ink sketch, Alfred Wainwright, St Govans Chapel, 20 x 16cm, not signed, with card 'This is an original drawing by Alfred Wainwright - Betty Wainwright, August 2000 '. Given to the vendor by Betty Wainwright

Saturday Evening Post cover August 20, 1955. Pencil signed lower right. Pencil numbered (113/200) lower left. During his student years, Rockwell sometimes escaped to a Provincetown, Massachusetts, seaside resort for rest and to sketch outdoors. The idea for Mermaid formed from memories of these early experiences An 81-year-old Gloucester lobsterman posed for the painting, but, imagining the turmoil that might ensue if a neighbor were to pose nude, Rockwell hired a professional model from New York for the mermaid. For the fish, Rockwell purchased a 12-pound pollack from the Berkshire Fish Company. He photographed it and then gave it to John Malumphy, who served it in his restaurant for two days. Image Size: 23 x 18 in. Overall Framed Size: 35 x 29 in. Framed behind glass.

Donald Moss (American, 1920 - 2010) "The White House" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Cold Press Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. In 1791, a prestigious competition was held to design the President's residence in the new capital city of Washington. Many prominent architects, including Thomas Jefferson, submitted their ideas. The honor, and an award of $500, went to Irish-American James Hoban, whose sketch was approved by George Washington. Completed in 1800, the Palladian style Georgian mansion was first referredto as the President's House, then as the Executive Mansion. However, it soon became known as the "White House" because of its white-grey sandstone exterior. During the War of 1812, British troops burned the building, with only the charred exterior walls remaining. Under direction of Hoban, the structure was rebuilt and enlarged. Today the White House is the oldest federal building in the capital. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., the White House remains the official residence of the President of the United States and his family. The home of every President except George Washington, who died before construction was completed, the 132-room mansion stands in the center of 18 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. Under guidance of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the White House Historical Association was founded in 1961. Three years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. Today, the White House, symbol of the greatness of America, receives over one and a half million visitors every year. Image Size: 13.5 x 15 in. Overall Size: 20.25 x 22 in. Unframed. (B05971)

Miscellaneous artwork including a crayon sketch of a Sailor Boy, Still Life, oil on board and Fairy Crossing, ink drawing, dated October 1880, bottom left and a pair of Figures, pencil, inscribed verso E. Nicol (a lot)

A note hand written by the British Illustrator Harry Furniss (1854-1925) and a sketch. The note is not dated but headed Salisbury. In fair condition, crease to centre and hole in the back of folded paper but not affecting the writing.

Signed personal letter from Yorkshire artist Joe Scarborough with sketch drawings drawn circa 1972. Condition ReportGood condition. 

Clifford Saber Desert Rat Sketch book. 1st Edition Sketchbook Press 1959 featuring WW II illustrations with outer box. Condition ReportVery good condition, outer box with some scuff wear to the back. 

Books. Large gilt decorated book. Spain by The Baron Ch. Davillier, illustrated by Gustav Dore 1876. Rev John Brown, A brief concordance to the Holy Scriptures 1799 and Lionel Edwards R.I. A Leicestershire Sketch Book 1935. Condition ReportSpain book, torn at spine loose back and front cover, loose pages, some pages torn at spine edge. Holy scriptures, wear to leather, stains and scuffs. Stained pages. Pages loose from spine inner. Leicester, stain to cover and foxing to pages

A Collection of Poem books, booklets and various French Ballet and Italian Opera booklets. Includes Twenty- Four Poems by William Kean Seymour, Anthology of Georgian Poetry, A Poets Sketch Book by Robert Buchanan, Various Poem books by William Watson, The Beggar's Opera, Alsace De Lorraine les Voyage booklets, Sixteen Years of Ballet Rambert, Studies of Robert Helpmann and various Royal Italian Opera Booklets.

A collection of 3 John Ryan signed and hand-drawn sketches, 1 on a First Day Cover (stamped 1996) and 2 on white paper. Also, 1 paper sketch has a note to back, dated 2003 and 2002. All in good condition and 1 with a certificate of authenticity from Buckingham Covers.