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Lot 301
Catherine Dean (1905-1983), floral still life with narcissus, pastel, signed Catherine Houthuesen and dated 1938, verso paper label for James Bourlet & Sons, Ltd., and part label for 'New [...] Club', 64cm by 50cm, (ARR) Studied at the Liverpool School of Art and the Royal College of Art, Married Albert Houthuesen in 1931, Art lecturer at St Gabriel's Training College, University of London
Lot 2722
A 19th century watercolour on paper still life of two pieces of Wedgwood Jasperware, within a period frame, 17.5cm x 21cm, together with a late 18th/early 19th century raised paper painted panel of a bunch of flowers, in the manner of F. Samuel Dickson, 51cm x 39cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 23
A matched pair of George III oval entree dishes and covers, by John Edwards, London 1802, and by William Bennett, London 1809, the moulded loop handles issuing from leaves fixed to the domed covers with gadrooned rims, the bases with gadrooned rims, engraved with armorials and crests, 32.5cm (123/4in) long, 2618g (84.2 oz) The arms belong to Thomas WARRE (1752-1824) of Westcliffe House, Kent, fifth son of William WARRE (1706-1779) and Elizabeth WHITEHEAD. The WARRE family are an ancient family of Chipley, Somerset who developed great riches as merchants, in particular in the trade of port from Portugal. Condition Report: The arms belong to Thomas WARRE (1752-1824) of Westcliffe House, Kent, fifth son of William WARRE (1706-1779) and Elizabeth WHITEHEAD. The WARRE family are an ancient family of Chipley, Somerset who developed great riches as merchants in particular in the trade of port from Portugal. Thomas WARRE was born in Porto, Portugal and died at Westcliffe House, Kent having in 1805 and subsequently been resident at 3 Stafford Place before purchasing Westcliffe House in 1817, London (the date of assay was 1802/9). He remained a bachelor throughout his life, however notably his will records that amongst his benefactors were three natural children: Ann Catherine PAULSON, George Robert PAULSON and John Thomas PAULSON who inherited many of his goods and chattels, which we would expect to include this item of silverware. Notably their mother is not listed. His father William WARRE was born in India and had links to the East India Company, as was the case with many of the family. He established the company Messrs Warre & Sons whose primary trade was in port, the company still exists today. William was born in Madras, India and died in Porto. John Edwards - Marks to base clear, marks to cover rubbed, handle with maker's and sterling marks, cover sits with gaps, engraving lightly rubbed, stands well William Bennett - Marks to base and cover slightly rubbed, handle appears to be unmarked, cover sits with gaps, cover sits with gaps, engraving good, wobbles, crease to the cover approx. 2.5cm long Both with light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 417
Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful), (Robert Lawrence. A.B. 3rd July 1877.) complete with top suspension buckle, two small edge bruises, otherwise lightly polished, good very fine £240-£280 --- R.H.S. Case No. 20199: Silver medals to Lieut. James Brant, R.N., and Able Seaman R. Lawrence, R.N., both of H.M.S. Research. ‘When off Port Said, on 3rd July, 1877, a cry of “Man overboard!” was raised on board H.M.S. Research. Engines were at once stopped and reversed, when Henry Godwin, A.B., drifted past, just under water, with one hand raised. At this moment Brant jumped overboard from the hammock netting, followed by Lawrence. They both swam towards Godwin, who was still under water. At this moment a middle sized hammer-headed shark was observed fifteen or twenty yards from the men, swimming rapidly, the three men in the water drifted about four hundred yards astern, where they were picked up by the life-boat. Godwin’s life was most undoubtedly saved by the two men, as all three were thoroughly exhausted when brought on board.’ Robert Lawrence was born at Manchester on 3 February 1856, and joined the Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 1 January 1873, aboard Ganges. He rose to Boy 1st Class in May 1873 and to Ordinary Seaman in March 1874, joining H.M.S. Research on 4 August 1874. He was rated Able Seaman on 1 August 1875, and, after a brief transfer to Hibernia between 17 August and 9 November 1873, he returned to Research, in which he remained until 2 August 1879. On 25 March 1879, whilst still in Research and having attained advancement to Petty Officer 2nd Class, he was reduced to Able Seaman and with only a “Good” character, but what misdemeanour brought this about is not recorded. He left the ship for Royal Adelaide on 2 August 1879. Two months later, on 4 October, he deserted in Devonport and his record of service has no further entries, implying that he was never recovered. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Lot 416
Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 1st type, silver, the reverse engraved ‘To Hy. Geor. Greeves, who (aided by others at the risk of their own lives) rescued several individuals from Death by Fire, at Messrs. King & Witts’ Stores, Southampton, 7th November 1837.’, with swivel-ring suspension, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £700-£900 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2005. The Calamitous Fire at Southampton, 7 November 1837 ‘The premises where this catastrophe happened consist of a large brick store, about 60 feet square, comprising four floors besides the basement, and containing a very large stock of turpentine, oils, resin, wax and gunpowder, and other inflammable materials. Adjoining this large store, and connected with it by a kind of room over an iron shed, is a smaller store, under part of which is a stable. It was in this smaller store that the fire was first discovered issuing from the roof. At this time it might have been extinguished by a few buckets of water, but it could only be reached by the engines, and great delay was experienced in getting a supply of water, as is always the case in county towns, and too often, indeed, in London itself. One of the partners of the firm, who lives close by, was instantly aroused, and proceeding to the top floor of the large store, with the assistance of several persons removed all the gunpowder, consisting of about 190lb. This danger now being generally known to be averted, a large number of persons, principally tradesmen and respectable mechanics, volunteered their services to remove as much as possible of the turpentine, oil, &c, from the premises, jointly apprehending the consequences to the neighbourhood should such dangerous materials be offered for the extension of the flames. While engaged in this praiseworthy office, several carboys of turpentine were accidentally broken, spreading, as is its well known property, over the whole floor, and saturating the lower garments of many who were employed in its removal. At this time several engines were actively at work, but, alas! Too late, for the flames had already communicated to the upper floors of the large store. It does not distinctly appear whether the persons engaged below on the ground floor, as above related, were aware of the dangerous proximity of the fire; indeed, it is not to be wondered at, the catastrophe which followed seems to have erased the recollection of preceding circumstances from the minds of most of them. It appears, however, to be pretty distinctly ascertained that the second and third floors at least were in flames some time before the occurrence of the melancholy catastrophe. Suddenly some red-hot materials fell through the apertures in the floor through which goods were hoisted up; a fragment in flame followed, and the whole floor was instantly in a blaze, the flames ascending to the ceiling, and reverberating to the floor again. Several explosions followed, caused it is supposed by the bursting of the carboys of turpentine, and in a few seconds the whole front wall of the building fell into the street. Several persons were literally blown through the open door into the street, others were seen running wildly about with blazing garments, and were necessarily rolled in the kennel to extinguish the flames, and several it was evident were buried under the wall; while of the number whose fate was evidently sealed in the burning building, all shuddered to conjecture. As soon as the ruins could be approached, workmen were set on, and six bodies were dug from the mass of brickwork in front; a seventh, a young man named Sellwood, clerk at the Bank, whose cries for help were heard three hours before he could be released, survived a few days, to expire in horrible tortures. A day or two necessarily elapsed before workmen could be safely employed in the interior, when nine dead bodies in all were found, three of them being burnt to a cinder, so as to be utterly unrecognisable, and the two others being known only by the contents of their pockets and other extraneous indicia. Eight more sufferers have since died in agonies which would almost lead their friends to wish that they had met the quicker fate of those who were pent in the building. Some of these survived nearly a fortnight; and it is apprehended that the melancholy list is not yet complete, as four others still lie in a dangerous state. One person moreover died from the effects of fright, and one of the widows has been deprived of her reason. By this calamity, which casts into shade all previous catastrophes of the kind, at least 70 individuals, including survivors, widows, and children of deceased, and two or three utterly maimed for life, are left dependent on the benevolence of the inhabitants of Southampton, whose property they risked their lives to save...’ (The Times 4 December 1837 refers). ‘Henry George Greeves was awarded the Society for the Protection of Life from Fire’s Silver Medal for his gallantry during the above incident; silver medals were also awarded to Richard Young, William Jones, John Foote, George Carr, Walter Anderson, William York, John Foster, John White, William Whitcher, and police-sergeant Terry, ‘It was stated that on the above melancholy occasion 15 persons perished; eight had since died, and several remained maimed, whose final recovery was doubtful, whilst the lives of 12 individuals had been preserved through the exertions of the above’ (The Times 28 April 1838 refers). Sold with copied research.
Lot 273
‘My Webley .38 was always a very, very close companion.’ Kenya Cowboy by Peter Hewitt. A Mau Mau Operations and Cypriot Emergency campaign pair awarded to Mr P. R. Hewitt, Inspector of Police, Colonial Police Service, the author of Kenyan Cowboy, a vivid account of his experiences during the Mau Mau Uprising: to be sold with two carefully curated photograph albums chronicling the recipient’s periods of service in the Kenyan and Cypriot Emergencies of the fifties Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (I.P. P. R. Hewitt.) minor official correction; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Inspr. P. R. Hewitt.) together with the recipient’s related miniature awards, both pairs mounted as worn, very fine (2) £800-£1,200 --- Peter Ronald Hewitt was born in Windsor, Berkshire in 1928 and spent his formative years in Reading. Aged eighteen, following an MoD engineering apprenticeship, he was conscripted and served for eight years in the Fleet Air Arm. Kenya - Mau Mau Emergency Upon release from the Royal Navy Hewitt entered the Colonial Police Service, a career change that took him first to Kenya in the autumn of 1953 just as the Mau Mau Emergency was escalating. Within 24 hours of his arrival in Nairobi, he had been sworn in at the Colony Police Headquarters, issued with his .38 Webley revolver and 12 rounds of ammunition and was journeying out for basic training at Gilgil in the heart of the Great Rift Valley with a diverse cast of characters: ‘By early afternoon when we had been collected from our respective hotels with bulging kit-bags of uniform and personal luggage we numbered about twenty. And what a multifarious bunch of recruit sub-inspectors of police we were too. Ex-R.A.F. flying officers, bank clerks, unresolved public school boys, ex-Palestinian Police, retired Indian army officers and inevitably, ex sailors. The Kenya police (during the years 1953-1960 at least) can surely have had no parallels as regards being designated a ‘motley’ force. Though, alas, the only designation it appeared to have earned itself in the press while I awaited confirmation of my appointment in murky fog-bound London was that of ‘millionaire coppers’ or, more amusingly still, ‘Kenya Cowboys’. (Kenya Cowboy - A Police Officer’s Account of the Mau Mau Emergency by Peter Hewitt) After six gruelling weeks at Gilgil, Hewitt then emerged as a newly qualified sub-inspector of police and sent to a forest post in the Lower Rift Valley Province: ‘So, there I was - an uncertain sub-inspector of police in charge of a forest post - with one sergeant and fifteen reserve constables, about one hundred and fifty square miles of Africa to look after and a score of farmsteads to maintain law and order on... I was to spend seventeen months of my tour of duty in Kenya on forest posts. Hermann’s Post was the first of three. I learnt a tremendous amount about not only terrorism and the African askari but also about settlers and farming. The life was unglamorous and tiring. It demanded physical fitness and an even temper. It was a routine that did not displease me particularly and only occasionally did I ever see senior officer. My activity was dictated by whim and fancy, premonition and hunch. At times it was unbearably frustrating, Mau Mau everywhere, their tracks followed for miles, their hideouts located, the mutilated bodies of their victims carried to an ambulance, but few positive contacts. The life was abstemious and frugal. One had to be roused from heavy sleep at a witching hour after midnight to lay an ambush on some farm that had been raided.’ (ibid) But as as the insurgency escalated with increasing assassinations and farm raids so also did the violent contacts between Mau Mau and police. Hewitt’s diary entry for Tuesday, 28 December 1954 - ecclesiastically shown as ‘Innocent’s Day’ starts with: ‘From about 1730 hours today until nightfall I was engaged in a running battle (literally) with some forty or more Mau Mau. I had only six askari with me all of whom I adjudged as having behaved in a most meritorious manner. It was just before 1700 hours that I learned of the burning of a settler’s house some five miles away.’ The entry refers to the burning of the Carnelly Farm and the consequent jungle pursuit of the perpetrating Mau Mau gang into the Cezoroni Gorge. Shortly after this dramatic episode, Hewitt received a letter of appreciation from the local residents for his efforts. Having narrowly avoided assassination by a previously trusted Kikuyu house boy, Hewitt, by now Post Commander at Ol Magogo, found himself in an increasingly bitter struggle against the Mau Mau. Styling themselves as the Kenya Land and Freedom Army, the recruits of this rebel faction had by now been so indoctrinated into a barbaric orgy of bloodletting that as far as the security forces were concerned they were to be regarded as psychotic gangsters: ‘They would be hunted down as wild criminals and had, moreover, as far as the angry settlers were concerned, forfeited any rights to those rules embodied in the Geneva Convention. The benign and benevolent image of the British Crown was, perforce, about to be sullied.’ (ibid) Such was the level of violence (mostly perpetrated against loyal Africans) that Hewitt’s remarkable personal account describes his difficulties in making the distinction between legal slaughter and excusable homicide. Later in the book he recounts the exploitation of Mau Mau traitors in hastening the turning of the tide and his own part in the capture of the self-styled “Field Marshall” Kaniu - one of the three top leaders of Mau Mau - in the Naivasha papyrus swamp during Operation Bullrush - a photo of Hewitt emerging from the swamp with his Mau Mau capture appeared shortly afterwards in the British press. Cyprus Emergency, Nyasaland and Papua New Guinea Hewitt was posted for 4 months (February 1956 to May 1956) to the Colony Police H.Q. at Nairobi but the security forces had all but purged the Mau Mau pestilence from Kenya by the end of 1956 and he was transferred to Cyprus (November 1956 to September 1959) as Police Inspector amidst another reign of terror, bloodshed, hatred and distrust. His arrival coincided with one of Nicosia’s worst gun attacks - the fatal shooting of two police officers and the wounding of a third - on Ledra Street (Murder Mile). Hewitt later commented that there was only one place for any weapons carried by security forces in Ledra Street - in the hand. Succeeding as O.C. of No. 5 Unit in the Mobile Reserve (the militant section of the Cyprus Police), based at Ktima, Paphos, he was constantly in demand by military units during cordon and search operations. Hewitt also undertook many stealth operations, January - February 1957, in the familiar role of hunting out terrorists from their forest hideouts, only the Eoka (Cypriot terrorists) were superior in arms and much better trained than any Mau Mau encountered in Kenya. These stealth groups were composed of 3 or 4 persons only, carrying very little equipment, and expected to live out for anything up to 14 days, charting movement, observing, locating and if possible killing, Eoka. With yet another emergency being declared in one of Britain’s overseas territories, Hewitt was re-appointed and set sail from Cyprus for Nyasaland on 17 September 1959. His police career then concluded with a nine-year spell in the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. Returning to England in 1972 he took up an appointment with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where a succession of postings took him to diplomatic missions in Sierra Leone, East Berlin, Guyana and Lis...
Lot 868
•EMILY BEATRICE BLAND (1864-1951) RANUNCULUS Signed and dated (1931?), whitewashed portrait study verso, oil on canvas 39 x 31cm.; with another small still life, signed indistinctly, oil on canvas, 24.5 x 19cm. (2) Exhibited: (Bland) London, The Leicester Galleries, no.28 (no date) ++ Each in good condition
Lot 61
Signed lower left, signed and inscribed 'View from Treyford; Sussex Landscape verso, pastel on paper34cm x 30cm (13.5in x 12in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Exhibited: Paul Maze Exhibition, Wildenstein & Co. Ltd., London, 16 June - 8 July 1977 [exhib. cat. no. 33] Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 48
Inscribed lower right, pastel on buff paper26cm x 36cm (10.25in x 14in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 58
Signed and dated '52 lower left, pastel on buff paper27cm x 37cm (10.5in x 14.5in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 49
Signed lower right, ink on buff paper12.5cm x 10cm (5in x 4in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Exhibited: Paul Maze & The Guard, May-June 1973, Wildenstein & Co. Ltd., London. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 46
Signed lower left, watercolour and pencil on paper26.5cm x 36cm (10.5in x 14in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 60
Signed and inscribed lower right, oil on canvasInscribed 'to Dr. Griswald from P. Maze, 19XX lower rightInscribed '1910, First oil, 'Church, Le Havre'' and 'SaDa dedicated 1910 to Dr Griswald' to frame verso 32cm x 39cm (12.5in x 15.25in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 62
Signed lower right, pastel on buff paper54cm x 75.75cm (21.25in x 29.75in)Provenance: Artist's studio sale.Footnote: Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 59
Signed and dated '52 lower right, pastel on paper22.75cm x 29cm (8.75in x 11.5in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 51
Signed and dated lower right, pastel on buff paper25cm x 29cm (9.75in x 11.5in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 64
Signed lower left, pastel on paper30cm x 47cm (12in x 18.25in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 45
Signed lower right, pastel on buff paper26cm x 35cm (10.25in x 13.75in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 47
Signed with studio stamp lower left, indistinctly inscribed lower right, pastel on buff paper37cm x 26cm (14.5in x 10.25in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 53
Signed lower left, pastel on off-white paper53cm x 71.5cm (20.75in x 28in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 54
Oil on board48.75cm x 69cm (19in x 27.25in)Footnote:Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
Lot 43
Signed lower left, oil on canvas board19cm x 28.5cm (7.5in x 11in)Footnote: Sold without reserve. Paul Maze was born in Normandy, the birthplace of impressionism. Fittingly, his biography is titled ‘The Lost Impressionist’, although he is also frequently described as a Post-Impressionist. His immersion in both movements is unsurprising. He knew Monet and Renoir, and Pisarro was an early teacher. He friends included Derain and Bonnard and he sketched with Raoul Dufy. George Braque was a lifelong friend and he was particularly close to Vuillard who encouraged his use of pastel. Maze had a strong Scottish connection; his first army post was as a volunteer interpreter with the Scots Greys. He served in both world wars and was a much-decorated hero who was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Legion D’honneur, the Military Medal and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He developed a close friendship with Winston Churchill, whom he taught. He was a frequent visitor to Chartwell. Churchill wrote the preface to Maze’s autobiography and the forward to his 1939 New York exhibition. Then, he wrote “with the fewest of strokes, he can create an impression at once true and beautiful” His work was in the collection of the late Queen Mother and is held in many public collections, including the Tate and at Glasgow. This collection came from the artist’s family. It includes his favourite subjects, Trooping the Colour, still life, yachting, the Sussex landscape of his adopted country and, especially, his beloved wife, Jessie.
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