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L Knight (1877-1970): The Lion Trainer, pencil sketch initialled 26cm x 19cm

J Ewbank RSA Roslin Castle on the River Esk, pencil sketch, 14x11cm and French School Napoleon Bonapart, half length portrait, watercolour 14x9.5cm (2)

Scottish School (19th century) Self portrait, possibly Joseph Israel’s, watercolour, 33x23cm Adam Bruce Thomson Medieval Castle, etching, self portrait apparently JD Fergusson, pencil sketch (3)

Major Guy Paget, "The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley", in one Volume, published Edgar Backus, Leicester 1931, dedicated by special permission to H.R.H. Prince of Wales, inscribed, "Printer's copy, signed by Guy Paget, Edgar Backus, C.H.Gee, Frederick C. Norton" with a hand-written card, Edward, Prince of Wales, (Edward VIII), including a sketch of horses by the Ferneleys, a sketch of a huntsman and horse by Charles Simpson, dated 1931 and indistinctly inscribed, hand-cut papers, dust jacket and a collection of coloured hunting prints after Charles Simpson.

Charles Spencelayh, "Patience", pencil sketch, signed, inscribed and dated 29-5-21, 15cms x 20cms, (6" x 8").

Charles Spencelayh, "Greenwich Time", pencil sketch, signed, inscribed and dated 7-9-17, labels verso, 17cms x 12cms, (8" x 5").

Charles Spencelayh, "A Dear Lot", pencil sketch, signed, inscribed and dated 1927, labels verso, 20cms x 16cms, (8" x 6").

Charles Spencelayh, "Evening", pencil sketch, signed, inscribed and dated 27-9-45, labels verso 18cms x 13cms, (11" x 9").

Charles Spencelayh, "The Old Tea Caddy", pencil sketch, signed, inscribed and dated 20-2-35, 28cms x 23cms, (11" x 9").

Charles Spencelayh, "The New Hat", pencil sketch, signed, inscribed and dated 22-3-19, 23cms x 19cms, (9" x 8").

Charles Spencelayh, "Home Treatment", pencil sketch, signed, inscribed and dated 2-3-44, 26cms x 22cms, (10" x 8½").

Norman James - Preparatory sketch of boat in dock, signed and dated 1932, watercolour, 35 x 47 cm

Thomas Bush Hardy, Pencil and Wash, Sketch of Calais, Signed and Dated 1889, 9.5 x 16.5 cm.

Charles M Quiller Orchardson 'Rye from the third tee - a sketch', oil on canvas, signed and dated 1904, 46cm x 66cm

Tom Coates (1941 - ), horses and stables, monogrammed crayon sketch, 8" x 13", unframed

Jack Rigg (1927- ), Snape Maltings, pen and watercolour sketch, signed, dated 1995 verso, 4 3/4" x 7 3/4", stained frame

Jack Rigg (1927 - ), fishing boats Scarborough harbour, castle in the distance, signed, pen and watercolour sketch, 3 1/2" x 5 1/4", gilt frame

IRVING (Washington) Christmas and Other Sketches; The Sketch Book; two small 8vo volumes, half calf backed marbled boards with gilt arms blocked to both covers; Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1907, full prize binding (3)

BREAKSPEAR A watercolour sketch of sheep in a field by the sea, signed and dated 'Breakspear 06', 6 3/4" x 9 3/4"

VICTORIAN SCHOOL Half length sketch of a girl in Persian costume playing an instrument, watercolour, 14" x 11"

By Simon Mouncey (contemporary) - study of a chestnut horse and rider, signed, 8" x 11.25"; also by the same hand - study of girl with grey horse and chestnut foal, 20" x 16.75" and sketch of a shire horse, pencil, 8.5" x 11.75" (3)

EVANS, Edmund (Ill.) 'A Sketch-Book of R. Caldecott's', Routledge, cold. ill. (1 Loose). Oblong , cl. bd. worn. Tog.with 3 others. 4

20th Century English School: Pencil sketch of an 18th Century gentleman standing outside a stone entrance, 7 1/2" x 4 3/4", together with a further pencil sketch of five mermaids pulling on a rope, 8" x 3 1/4".

A quantity of sketch books, mainly pencil drawings, various artists and subjects.

EUGEN DEKKERT (1865-1956) GERMAN. IN WITH THE TIDE. Signed, oil on board 32cm x 39.5cm (12.5in x 15.5in) . Note: Label verso reads 'Original sketch for picture exhibited R.S.A.'

WALLER HUGH PATON R.S.A., R.S.W. (1828-1895) SCOTTISH. UNDER THE CRAGS, AUCHMITHIE. Signed and dated 1887, watercolour 10cm x 16cm (4in x 6.25in) . Provenance:Drambuie Collection. Note: Label verso reads 'Under the Crags, Auchmithie, Painted from a watercolour sketch got one evening in 86 . The impossible wreck was added from an old study in Skye. Exhibited in the R.S.A. 87, Glasgow 89.'

Julius Olsson 1864-1942 'A rough sea breaking on the rocks' Bears label to reverse. 'A Rough Sketch for a picture by J.O. given by him to Dorothy Herbert when visiting his studio circa 1910'. Oil on Panel, initialled 16 x 23cm.

Thomas Churchyard (1798-1865) watercolour and ink sketch in glazed frame - three horses and a cart - provenance David Messum Gallery Bicentenary Exhibition 1998, 9cm x 14.5cm

Nineteenth century English School pencil sketch - portrait of a bearded gentleman with walking stick in glazed moulded leaf frame and matching frame (2)

Mid nineteenth century pencil and watercolour sketch in glazed frame - portrait of Otto Frederick Johannsen wearing Danish orders - signed and dated 1850, 23cm x 20cm

Gladys Derrick pencil sketch of Claire Winsten at The Slade and other pictures

Walter McDade, Watercolour and Pencil Sketch full length portrait of a lady, unsigned but marked to reverse, 20cm x 12.5cm, also a watercolour depicting a stream in hillside landscape, unsigned in silvered frame (2)

W. Thetford, Pen and Ink Watercolour Sketch depicting 2 artists "The Duel", signed and dated 99, in light oak frame, 21cm x 15cm

Pieter Jansz Quast, Dutch 17th Century Pencil Sketch "A Beggarman", signed in later light oak frame, 14.5cm x 7cm

James Drummond RSA (1816-1877) Portrait heads, pencil sketch Study of a gentleman seated, study of a sage, pencil and ink John Hayter, sktch of a milkmaid, knarled tree study and woodland view, pastel

Two sketch books, Osgathorpe School, 1862

A charcoal sketch of a dogs head

''The Sketch'' Vol 1 - 8, Feb 1893 - Jan 1895. (8).

Aflalo; ''A Sketch of Natural History (Vertebrates) of the British Islands'' 1898, illustrated, Hooker & Arnott; ''British Flora'' 1855, 12 coloured plates at end of book, Johns; ''British Birds in their Haunts'' 1919 and 18 other natural history books. (21).

BILLIE WATERS Gorran Haven. Pencil sketch. 11 x 8 1/2ins.

BARBARA HEPWORTH Her exhibitions at St. Ives with Bernard Leach 1968. Three pages from her sketch book, framed as one. The first page lists, in her hand, 14 works to be shown at The Guildhall with their dimensions, the second sketches the arrangement of her works, the third lists these works to be shown at the church.

Theatre interest: two autograph albums, one containing many signatures stage and screen stars of the 1940's/1950's including John Gielgud, Sybil Thorndike, Joyce Grenfell (with comic sketch), Herbert Lom, Valerie Hobson, Ruth Draper, Julie Wilson; the other containing a typed letter signed by Sybil Thorndike, autographs of Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Ellen Terry, all glued in on pieces of paper, a loose signed portrait postcard of Sean Connery

Home, John The history of the rebellion in the year 1745. London, 1802, 4to, 4 folding maps, plans and plates, later calf gilt, rubbed, hinges cracking, owneres ink inscription and sketch on front free endpaper, some spotting to plates, bookplate

Grant, Duncan & Bill Squires, actor 21 autograph letters signed and 13 autograph postcards signed to P.C. Gibbons about painting the actor Bill Squireses portrait, 1940es and 1950es, mostly from Charleston, Firle, Sussex, "I see that you do not think the portrait is very like Bill.... peoplees expressions naturally alter with everyone they meet. What I have tried to go for in my sketch is the structure of his face... perhaps as time goes on you can imagine a smile to come to his lips! Not that I got the impression that Bill is habitually melancholy"

Millais, John Everett, Sir Autograph letter signed, to Michael Halliday, saying that he will not attempt to cross the bog for a visit, with a sketch of a sinking artist at head, 1 page, 8vo, undated, part of integral blank torn away

SITWELL, Osbert, 'Escape With Me, An Oriental Sketch-Book', Macmillan, 1939. w/o. d.w cl. bumped. spine browned. Tog.with others by same plus DUTTON, Ralph 'The English Country House', Batsford, 3rd. edn. 1949 in d/w. plus GARDNER, A.H., 'Outline if English Architecture', Batsford, 1949, 3rd edn. in chipped d/w. plus others. 11

AFTER WILLIAM WALCOT - Interior view of the Vatican, colour reproduction, pencil signed by the artist in the margin and with pencil sketch vignette, FATG blind stamp, 17" x 21 1/2".

A LATE 19TH CENTURY WALNUT VENEERED FRAME with gilt inner slip containing a pen and ink sketch, interior of a Chapel in Sienna and signed Wyke Bayliss, picture sight 5 1.4" x 3 1/2" (slight loss of gesso to one spandrel).

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL - Sketch book containing mainly north country views, including Scarborough; Robin Hood's Bay etc; and another sketch book, views mainly around Monte Carlo, Aix-des-Bains, etc (2) (see illustration).

ERIC DOBSON (1923-1992) Self-portrait, smoking a pipe, inscribed verso 'for Jane', signed with initials and dated 1955, oils on canvas, 13 1/2" x 11 1/2" together with a Valentines Day sketch by the same hand inscribed 'Tomorrow is St Valentines Day' verso, 6" x 4 1/2" unframed and a sketch depicting objects within his bedroom, 8" x 4" (see illustration). Note: Dobson was an artist and influential teacher at Newcastle University from 1953 to 1989. A representational and abstract painter, he bridged the years when the Euston Road School with its Cezannesque methods evolved into a mode of reductive abstraction, a transition typified by Victor Pasmore's career at the time. He also taught at Newcastle University together with Quentin Bell and Victor Pasmore.

18TH CENTURY ITALIAN SCHOOL - Sketch for the Sack of Troy, oils on panel, 7 1/4" x 10" (see illustration) (unframed).

GEORGE S CONSTABLE OF ARUNDEL (19TH CENTURY) A figure on a path approaching a windmill under a stormy cloud filled sky, bears initials JC and date ? 21, oils on panel, 8 1/4" x 10", bears paper label verso inscribed 'Sketch of John Constable RA - A view in Suffolk about 1821 no 5 David Lucas'. Attributed to George Constable of Arundel by Dr John Hayes of the National Gallery according to a handwritten note verso (see illustration).

Camden Town School. The Thames near Chelsea, looking towards Vauxhall. Oil on board. 7.75in (19.8cm) x 9.75in (24.8cm). An oil sketch, the surface somewhat grubby, squared and lined for enlargement. On the verso another oil sketch of a sunset. Framed.

PETER USTINOV: A signed and autographed publicity still from the film 'Death On The Nile' showing Ustinov in character boldly inscribed in blue pen 'for Freddie and Betty, 'no I'm not keeping the moustache in place' happy memories and hopes of more love Peter Ustinov' together with an inscribed and autographed page bearing happy new year wishes with a self portrait sketch of Ustinov beneath a hair setting machine, also a cast portrait from the film

Edward Thompson Davis 1833-1867- "Sketch of a House at Wimbledon"; pen and brown ink, signed, inscribed 'At Wimbledon', 10.3x18.5cm. Provenance: Walker's Galleries May 1961. Exhibited 57th Annual Exhibition of Early English Water-Colours, Walker's Galleries, May/June 1961. Th e estate of John Hayes 1229-2005. see lot 1011 for full details.

Frank Reynolds 1876-1953- "Loyal Supporters, On the Contrary Cuthbert I Am Enjoying the Stroll and Only Wish I Could Think You Were"; pen and black ink, original art work illustration for publication, signed, and captioned in pencil, 24x31.2cm: together with six further humou rs pen and black ink original illustrations, each signed in ink and captioned in pencil, in matching frames, (7) Note: Frank Reynolds, the son of an artist, was born in London 1876. After studying at Heatherley's School of Art, Reynolds worked for The London Illustrated News. Reynolds first began contributing to Punch Magazine in 1906. He also provided the illustrations of several books by Charles Dickens including David Copperfield (1911), The Pickwick Papers (1912) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1913). Reynolds contributed to several journals including the London Magazine The Sketch and the Windsor Magazine. During the First World War Reynolds cartoons appeared regularly in Punch Magazine . Reynolds replaced F. H. Townsend as Art Editor of the magazine in 1920 and held the post until 1930. In later years Reynolds concentrated on book illustration. This included The Golf Book (1932), Off to the Pictures (1937) and Hamish McDuff (1937). His son, John Reynolds (1909-1935) was also a book illustrator and provided the drawings for 1066 And All That (1930). Frank Reynolds died in April, 1953.

A George III period burr yew-wood and tulipwood crossbanded cylinder desk After a design by Thomas Sheraton the full width frieze drawer above a cylinder fall enclosing a fitted interior of ogee arched pigeon-holes, flanked by six short drawers above a slide with leathered slope on ratchet adjustment between pen tray and inkwell recesses, the two long graduated drawers with foliate stamped brass oval handles, on square tapering gaitered legs ending in brass socket castors, the whole inlaid with boxwood lines 83.5cm wide, 106cm high, 46.5cm deep Literature: 18th Century Furniture - The Norman Adams Collection, Christopher Claxton Stevens & Stewart Whittington (Antiques Collectors' Club: repr.1989), pp. 128-129, for an almost identical version in amboyna wood. The authors also illustrate further example in yew wood, but with a bookcase top section (ibid., p.215). Cf. Sheraton's original sketch for this model in his 'Drawing Book', plate 47: ' A Cylinder Desk and Bookcase''. (Re-printed within Ralph Edwards's Dictionary of English Furniture, op. cit., fig. 87, p.161) Also, compare with a similar yew wood bureau cabinet, with one drawer beneath the cylinder, in Sheraton Furniture, Ralph Fastnedge (1962), pl.74. "It is difficult to ascertain, in many instances, the true value of furniture, by those who are strangers to the business. On this account gentlemen often think themselves imposed upon in the high price they must give for a good article." Thomas Sheraton, The Cabinet Dictionary, 1803, p.117

"Doktor Schreklichkeit" (Robert & Philip Spence) Struwwelhitler, A Nazi Story Book, a parody on the original Struwwelpeter, presented by the authors to the Daily Sketch War Relief Fund clothing, Copyright, Haycock Press Ltd, London, in original printed covers

After William Russell Flint, signed, coloured photographic print 'Scantily dressed young girl looking at sketch book', 35x55cm

Unsigned oil on paper laid on panel, early head and shoulder sketch of a young boy. 5.3/4" x 5.1/4"