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BILL ODDIE. ' Butterflies of Brecknock, No 1 Small Copper' biro sketch, 5 1/2 x 8 in; an ink sketch by Anton Rodgers of an angling subject titled 'No Luck' ; and a sketch depicting animals by Johnny Morris (all drawn in aid of the Brecknock Wildlife Trust )

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM LEIGHTON LEITCH. An Avenue of Trees leading towards a Building, pencil and watercolour heightened with body-colour, 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in; and a watercolour sketch depicting a view towards a parish church, from the circle of William Callow (2)

Scottish architecture A collection of three pencil sketches of a Scottish tower house with another two of a copse and a town clock, each approx. 19cm by 27.5cm high, framed and glazed; Ibid. An etching of a Scottish town clock, as per pencil sketch, framed and glazed (6)

Woodcroft, Bennet A sketch of the origin and progress of steam navigation from authentic documents. London: Taylor & Walton, 1848. First edition, 4to, additional lithographed title and 16 lithographed plates, original pictorial cloth, some light spotting, worn

Robert King, "Sketch for Ca Foscari", pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, paper laid on board, signed, inscribed, label verso, inscribed number 19 and dated 1976, 15cms x 11cms, (6" x 4½".

Robert King, "Sketch for Basilica at Night", watercolour heightened with white, paper laid on panel, signed, inscribed, label verso, inscribed No. 16 and dated 1976, 19cms x 20cms, (7½" x 8").

Robert King, "Nocturn Sketch", oil on panel, signed, label verso, inscribed - "Nocturn Sketch No. 15 Robert King" and dated 1976, 16cms x 15cms, (7½" x 6").

THORBURN (ARCHIBALD) "A Naturalist's Sketch Book." col and other plts comp, orig cl gt, lg 4to 1919 good.

JAMES WALKER BOUGH (BRITISH 19th/20th CENTURY), PENTON LINNS, signed lower right and titled lower left, inscribed with the no. 7 top right, with Carlisle Art Gallery Cumberland Artists 1700-1900 (1971) exhibition label verso, pencil sketch, framed. 25.5cm by 30cm

The Victorian album of artist Robert Meadows, containing various watercolours, drawings and verse by the artist and his friends, including watercolours by his brother Christopher Meadows, W.Taylor, W.Carlaw R.S.W., O.Phillips, W.Finlayson, A.Williamson and Tom Donald, a pencil sketch by Sam Bough R.S.A., copies of the family tree and history are also included (detailing exhibitions), and noting family members such as Christopher Bentley Meadows MC and Bar, who studied at Glasgow School of Art. A very interesting album and worthy of further research.

Wilson Beaton Collection of sixteen pencil sketch books, containing in excess of 320 sketches, mainly Scottish scenes but including some Dutch and Devonshire views, dating from 1880s through to late 1920s, mostly signed, inscribed and dated

Norwich, A Sketch Book, E.V. Cole Published A And C Black; The Land Of The Broads, E.R. Suffling, B Perry 1887 (Reading Copy); The Rivers And Broads Of Norfolk And Suffolk, 1891 (18th Edition) Published Jarrolds

A pen and ink sketch, Alfred Wainwright, "The Crescent Buxton" signed 7 x 8.5" and a companion sketch, Alfred Wainwright "The Winnats Pass" signed 7 x 8.5" both appear in accompying sketchbook "A Peak District"

A watercolour and ink sketch, Amy Nicholson, "Ye Olde Pack Horse Bridge - Dent Head Viaduct" signed 9.5 x 5"

A pencil and watercolour wash sketch, indistinctly signed, "Preston", dated (19)72 19 x 15.5"

A charcoal and watercolour sketch of Sicily, 12cm by 23cm; together with a watercolour On the Dart by A Stone, 17cm by 34cm

CHINESE SCHOOL, Horses, 9 1/2" x 7 1/2", signed and a similar pencil sketch, 9 1/2" x 7", gilt frames (2)

ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES BARRY, The Rising of Lazurus, oil sketch on panel, unsigned, dated 1789 verso, unframed

DAME LAURA KNIGHT, Plough Horses, pencil sketch, signed and inscribed, dated March 23 1949, 10" x 7", gilt frame. Provenance: With Richard Spurrier R.A. and by descent to Nicholas Spurrier

JOYCE PLATT, A portfolio of portraits in pencil and crayon, a pen and ink sketch and two watercolours, unsigned, all in mounts, largest 14 1/2" x 18 1/4" (13)

H BETTISON, Two sketch books, containing pencil and pen sketches and some watercolours depicting mainly landscapes and cottages, mostly signed, approximately 7" x 11"

GEOFFREY WOOLSEY BIRKS, Canal Scene, Industrial Town, signed pencil drawing, 6 1/4" x 18", pen sketch and presentation inscription verso, framed

NORMAN E A ADAMS, Moorland Study, signed, inscribed and dated 29/4/(19)62, 8" x 9 3/4", framed, together with a pencil sketch, classical Adoration, 6 1/2" x 6 3/4", framed (2)

JOYCE PLATT, Portrait of a Gentleman in a Turban, half length, with a portrait sketch of a Violinist verso, unsigned, 19 3/4" x 16", unframed

Two interesting leather bound autograph/sketch albums c.1890's - 1920's with much hand written verse, drawings and paintings, also a selection of autographs including Robert Baden Powell, Olave Baden Powell, Margaret Lloyd George and Mr H Salmet (aviator) (2)

HERBERT CUTNER, FOLDER CONTAINING SKETCH BOOK AND DRAWINGS, assorted subjects

Art and Artists archive of autograph letters of the 18th c cartographer and artist John Lambert discussing a variety of his works, including a view of Durham Abbey with Bridge which he intends to have made into a print – with indication of local subscribers – and describing in great detail his methods of producing his works : ‘...the border part is coarse and strong purposely done so in order to strike the eye at a great distance in the nature of an etching and this drawing has one peculiar quality that is the more it is sullied by hanging (unless totally blackened) the more like a print it will appear which I had in contemplation which I did it is having already been washed with a composition to darken it...’ ‘...I am now possessed of a very exact sketch of Durham Cathedral with all the intended alterations now going forward which I obtained from authentic papers and a very elegant figure it will make when finished but what will be at a future period that you or I may perhaps never live to see (about 20 years is computed to finish it) Therefore as it is the greatest object of the Dean and Chapter let me know if a drawing of it would be agreeable...’ A fine correspondence which complements the correspondence of Lambert sold in these rooms in our sale in June 2008.

H J Lewis, English Provincial School 19th century- "The Needles, I. O. W. ,from the Cliffs Above"; watercolour, signed, bears inscription on the mount, 26x34cm: E W Evans, English Provincial School early 19th century- Coastal scene; watercolour, signed and dated 18.6.32 on the mount: Follower of Sir David Wilkie- Unfinished sketch of an interior scene with figures; pencil, bears signature, 12.2x16cm., (3), (unframed)

* Manner of Henry Thomas Alken I 1785-1851- "10-1 He's Nobbled"; pen and red/brown ink, titled, two pages taken from a sketch book with extensive inscription verso, 21x34cm: together with other 18/19th century pencil, engraving and reproductions by and after various hands, (a lot) (unframed)

George Vernon Stokes-Mallard taking Flight, coloured dry point etching, signed limited edition 70/75, framed; P.H.D.-Portrait Sketch of Joe Mercer on Brigadier Gerard, initialled watercolour, framed, 24cm by 34cm

Italian School-Portrait of Eva Braun, pencil sketch, bears signature and date (19)33, 40.5cm by 33cm **Believed to have been commissioned by Eva's friend Herta Schneider and reputed to have hung in the Berghof.

A quantity of Christmas card blocks and sketch books from the studio of Anna Hornby, various subjects.

CLARE. Signed pencil drawing on canvas, a preparatory sketch for a still life of fruit on a mossy bank. 8" x 10".

W.J. BODDY. Signed and dated 1907 watercolour on paper, mountainous landscape, "A Swiss Sketch" see verso. 9 3/4" x 6 3/4".

[REV E J E HANKINSON]: SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THOMAS EDWARDS HANKINSON ------- IN A SERIES OF HIS OWN LETTERS AND UNPUBLISHED POEMS, Norwich 1861-62, 1st edn, 2 vols, priv ptd, sigd pres copy to Rev Reginald Smith, AL sigd from Rev Hankinson to Rev Smith loosely inserted, orig blind stpd cl (2)

ARCHIBALD THORBURN: 2 ttls, THORBURN’S MAMMALS, Intro David Attenborough, ED Iain Bishop, 1974, 2nd impress, orig cl d/w, THORBURN’S NATURALIST’S SKETCH BOOK, Intro Robert Dougall, 1977, orig cl d/w + JOHN SOUTHERN: THORBURN’S LANDSCAPE THE MAJOR NATURAL HISTORY PAINTINGS, 1981, obl, 4to, orig cl d/w (3)

THOMAS CAMPBELL BENNETT AND OTHERS Numerous watercolours, four sketch books, etc.

J. O. MacDONALD A late Victorian pencil sketch book well filled with mostly figure studies. At the front the name and address, 138 Leadenhall Street, London EC England.

LINDA WEIR Sketch for Safe Harbour. Watercolour. Signed with initials and dated '96. Inscribed to the reverse. 11 1/2 x 14 1/2ins.

Slager, cathedral interior, chalk sketch

Quantity of Prints, various and a pencil sketch, signed C. Patour, (5).

1841 pencil sketch of a lady, pair of theatrical costume pictures, an Indian miniature and a watercolour of a boathouse by Paul fereman

James McBey Head Study sketch on canvas 87cm x 68cm

A Cicada on Pine Bark: A Netsuke, by Michael Webb, December 1995/January 1996, boxwood, the eyes inlaid in horn, engraved signature "MW 1996", 5cm long, 3.1cm wide, 2.4cm high See illustrations A working sketch for this netsuke appears on page 316 of Michael Webb's working ledger (not included in the sale).

English School (18th/19th century) "Jersey Pier" Inscribed with the title, pencil, pen, ink and watercolour wash, a preparatory study, 27cm by 18cm; together with Twelve Further Examples Mostly pencil, pen, ink and watercolour, unfinished preparatory works, some taken from artist's sketch book, various sizes (8) Some of the works are in the style of John Cleveley Jnr Provenance: With F.J. Harris & Son, 13 & 14 Green Street, Bath, stock no.39725, April 1965

Michael Webb (20th/21st century) after John Sell Cotman Extensive Landscape with Trees Signed, pencil and watercolour, a preparatory unfinished sketch, 19cm by 20.5cm; together with Further examples, including abbey ruins in a landscape, possibly Byland, another unframed watercolour, extensive landscape with shaft of light, inscribed by a later hand under the mount "Sir G Hayter", many unsigned Various sizes (a collection)

Michael Webb (20th/21st century) after John Sell Cotman Stream and Rocks Signed, pencil and watercolour, unfinished preparatory sketch, 38.5cm by 28.5cm; together with Landscape Studies, Coastal and Estuary Scenes Various sizes, all mounted, some framed (a collection)

Hugh Casson (1910-1999) "Whitehall Court"; Signed with the artist's monogram, also inscribed, pencil and watercolour, a preparatory sketch, 16cm by 17.5cm; together with "Lagoon Squall, Venice"; "Doorstep Poros"; "The Stat" Sailing Boat off a Coastline Some signed and inscribed, pencil and watercolour, one with pen, various sizes, also sold with an artist's signed proof of the Albert Memorial, no. 14/100, 30cm by 21.5cm, unframed (6)

James William Booth R.Cam.A. (1867-1953) Farmers Ploughing with Shire Horses, seabirds flying above Signed, pencil and watercolour, 39.5cm by 53.5cm; together with Study of a Shire Horse Signed with the artist's initials, a preparatory sketch, watercolour, 27.5cm by 19.5cm (2) Provenance: Deceased private vendor, Scalby, Scarborough, some purchased from artist's family.

Claude Harrison A.R.C.A., R.P. (b.1922) "Cythera" Signed and dated "98" (1998), also inscribed with the artist's name and date, tempera on board, 51cm by 76cm; together with Original Preparatory Pencil and Watercolour Sketch Squared for transfer, dated 30th December 1997, 15cm by 21cm (2) Painting contained within the artist's original hand painted frame. Claude Harrison studied at Preston School of Art 1939-41, Liverpool School of Art 1941-42, and the RCA 1947-50. He had numerous solo shows including Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton, 1992. He exhibited regularly at the R.A., the R.P. and in group exhibitions, and has held solo exhibitions in Europe and the USA. His work is represented in public and private collections. He is married to Audrey Johnson (see lot 1407). See illustration

18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL A landscape sketch with river, oil on panel, 3 1/4" square

JONATHAN O'TOOLE (British, 20th Century) A pen and ink sketch of an owl, signed bas droite, 16" x 12 3/4" and a still life by Margaret Whinney, initialled and dated 1970 bas gauche, oil on board, 17 1/2" x 13 3/4"

Stanger Pritchard (Exh. 1905-1918) A collection of approx 18 sketches and a sketch book containing numerous studies of various subjects, illustrative, landscape and cartoon Some watercolours, some pen and ink and some pencil Various sized, all unframed Various

W. Hyams - a group of five sketch books containing watercolour and pencil landscape studies, all early/mid-20th Century.

ESTCOURT (Thomas) 3 sketch & watercolour albums belonging to T. Estcourt, 1820's; 2 later watercolour albums; a fancy diary ca. 1830; and a manuscript play book, 1880's? (7).

[HERON (R.)]. FLORIAN, Jean-Pierre Claris. GONZALVO OF CORDOVA: Or, the Conquest of Grenada. ... To which is prefixed, a Sketch of the History of the Moors in Spain. In three volumes. Translated from the Original French, by Mr. Heron, 3 vols, 8vo, green half-calf, 1st Engl. Edn., Perth, 1792.

TERRICK JOHN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1860-1936), seascape from cliffs, signed, pastels sketch. 9” x 11”.

TERRICK JOHN WILLIAMS (BRITISH, 1860-1936), rocky cove with harbour wall and fisherman mending nets, signed, pastels sketch. 9” x 11”.

PENGELLY, (BRITISH, LATE 19TH /EARLY 20TH CENTURY), a sylvan stream, oils on board. 7.5” x 6”. And four various marine studies in oils from the early 1900’s. 2.5” x 4.75”, 7” x 10” and 5.5” x 8.5”. (5). And a modern sketch of a foxhound. 5” x 6”. . (6 in total).

J.DEFFETT FRANCIS, (WELSH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY), portrait of Captain Bowen Davies sitting with his pipe, near a picture of his favourite horse, print from a pencil sketch. 22” x 18”. Maple frame.