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Modern British and Irish Art Evening and Day Sale 17 and 18 November 2014 Modern British and irish art Evening and Day Sale 17 and 18 November 2014 MODERN BRITISH AND IRISH ART Evening Sale Monday 17 November 2014, at 17:00 101 New Bond Street, London Day Sale Tuesday 18 November 2014, at 11:00 101 New Bond Street, London London Viewing Bids enquiries CustoMer serViCes New Bond Street, London +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 London Monday to Friday 08.30 to 18.00 Thursday 13 November +44 (0) 20 7447 4401 fax Matthew Bradbury +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 14:00 – 17:00 To bid via the internet please +44 (0) 20 7468 8295 Friday 14 November visit bonhams.com [email protected] As a courtesy to intending 9.00 - 19.00 bidders, Bonhams will provide a Saturday 15 November Please note that bids should be Penny Day written Indication of the physical 11.00 - 15.00 submitted no later than 4pm on +44 (0) 20 7468 8366 condition of lots in this sale if a Sunday 16 November the day prior to the sale. New [email protected] request is received up to 24 11.00 - 15.00 bidders must also provide proof hours before the auction starts. Monday 17 November of identity when submitting bids. Christopher Dawson This written Indication is issued 9.00 - 15.30 Failure to do this may result in +44 (0) 20 7468 8296 subject to Clause 3 of the Notice Tuesday 18 November your bid not being processed. [email protected] to Bidders. 9.00 - 10.00 Bidding by telephone will only Ingram Reid iMportant inforMation be accepted on a lot with a +44 (0) 20 7468 8297 saLe number The United States Government lower estimateor of or in [email protected] 21770 has banned the import of ivory excess of £1000 into the USA. Lots containing Jonathan Horwich CataLogue ivory are indicated by the Live online bidding is Global Director, Picture Sales symbol Ф printed beside the £20.00 available for this sale +44 (0) 20 7468 8280 lot number in this catalogue. Please email [email protected] [email protected] with ‘live bidding’ in the subject line 48 hours before the auction Irish Representative to register for this service Jane Beattie +353 (0) 87 7765114 [email protected] Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Antony Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, Peter Rees, Julian Roup, Iain Rushbrook, Matthew Girling Global CEO, David Dallas, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Global CEO, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Grant, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Ralph Taylor, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, Shahin Virani, David Williams, James Knight, Caroline Oliphant, Charles Lanning, Sophie Law, Fergus Lyons, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Hugh Watchorn. Paul Maudsley, Gordon McFarlan, Central Middlesex saLe Hospital inforMation Park Royal Coronation Road W Bonhams, e d s P t Park Royal a e a rn r o A k R v e R e s A4 o 0 a y Park a h l C Royal Western Ave A40 R o 0 Station a 0 d Acton 0 4 Cemetery North A Acton d Station a o R a i r o t c i V West Acton Horn Lane Bids Collection and Storage StationPlease refer to the department Important Notice +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 after sale for storage charges on lot 2, 17 A surcharge of 2% is applicable +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Lot 2, 17 and 175 require and 175. For all other lots the when using Mastercard, Visa [email protected] specifc transportation. charges levied by Bonhams are and overseas debit cards. www.bonhams.com Please contact the department as follows: for further information. The following symbol is used to Payments Transfer per lot £35.00 denote that VAT is due on the Buyers All other lots marked with W will Daily storage per lot £3.60 hammer price and buyer’s +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 be transferred to the warehouse premium +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax on Wednesday 19 November All other objects 2014 and will be available for † VAT 20% on hammer price Sellers collection from 9.30am Transfer per lot £20.00 and buyer’s premium Payment of sale proceeds Thursday 20 November 2014 Daily storage per lot £1.90 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 from Bonhams Park Royal * VAT on imported items at a +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Warehouse at: All the above charges are preferential rate of 5% on exclusive of VAT. hammer price and the prevailing Valuations, taxation and Address: rate on buyer’s premium heritage Unit 1, Sovereign Park Lots may be released from +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 Coronation Road Bonhams warehouse on VAT refunds on exports from +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax Park Royal production of the Collection the EU [email protected] London NW10 7QP Order obtained from cashiers To submit a claim for refund of Tel: +44 (0) 87 0811 3867 office at Bonhams, Knightsbridge VAT HMRC require lots to be Catalogue subscriptions Hours of opening 9.30am to or New Bond Street and a form exported from the EU within To obtain any Bonhams 4.30pm Monday to Friday of photographic ID. If a third party strict deadlines. catalogue or is collecting on behalf of the to take out an annual These lots will be subject to client, the client must provide For lots on which Import VAT subscription: transfer and storage charges if Bonhams with written authority has been charged; marked in they are not collected within the prior to collection. The third party the catalogue with a * or Ω, lots Subscriptions Department period outlined below. must present a photographic must be exported within 30 +44 (0) 1666 502200 form of ID when collecting. days of Bonhams’ receipt of +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax Handling and storage payment and within 3 months of [email protected] charges Payment in advance the sale date. For all other lots Tel: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 export must take place within 3 Shipping Transfer and storage charges to ascertain amount due by: months of the sale date. For information and estimates for ‘W’ items will commence on cash, cheque with banker’s on domestic and international Wednesday 3 December 2014 card, credit card, bank draft or For further VAT information shipping as well as export and will be applicable for each traveller’s cheque. please contact: licenses please contact Bonhams working day. [email protected] Shipping Department on: Payment at time of collection +44 (0) 20 8963 2849 By credit card / debit card +44 (0) 20 8963 2850 +44 (0) 20 7629 9673 fax [email protected] SenioR management and specialist staff Matthew BradBury penny day Christopher dawson ingraM reid director, UK Board department director Senior Specialist Cataloguer and Head of Sale Jane Beattie Jonathan horwiCh Irish Representative Global director of fine Art foreword BY Penny Day department Director & Head of Sale Myself, Matthew, Chris and Ingram are very proud to present our latest Modern British & Irish art sale catalogue. This season, and for the first time, the auction forms two sections - Evening and Day - on 17 and 18 November at New Bond Street. There are a number of diverse and exciting trends within both parts. These include a focus on sculpture, superior groups of work from both Camden Town and St Ives artists as well as a Northern emphasis. But the thing that strikes me most about the content of this specific sale is the theme of outstanding provenance that runs throughout. That, coupled with the overall quality of workmanship - in casting, carving, painting and drawing, means the following 102 lots are, we feel, some of the most desirable produced during the period and available today. Of this group, the vast majority were acquired from exhibitions or galleries in the early to mid-20th Century and have not been seen since, disappearing into private hands only to resurface now, still in those very same families. And not just any private collections. Many have belonged to distinguished collectors such as Barbara & Arnold Burton, whose discerning eye can be appreciated in lots 2-8. Further notable names include A.E. Frape (9), George & Maura McClelland (13), Mrs George Swinton (21 & 22), T.G. Rosenthal (112) and Dr Michael Salz (155), among others. And indeed a number were acquired directly from the artist or artist’s family such as our first lot Bird Form by Barbara Hepworth (also see lot 15 by Frink, 103 by Gilman and 169-172 by Uglow etc.). This makes for an exciting auction full of previously hidden gems, all recorded but fresh to market. One artist particularly well represented is that Modern British titan, Henry Moore. The imposing front cover Reclining Figure on Pedestal is an important and desirable example of the artists favoured reclining figure subject. Dr Alan Wilkinson discusses this preoccupation in more detail and places lot 17 in context on pages 56-59. This piece is accompanied by a further two bronze sculptures and two works on paper. One of these - lot 16 (Seated Figure: Armless) - is a perfect example of the aforementioned ‘one careful owner’ theme, having been purchased in 1956 (just one year following its creation) by the family of the present owner.
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