The Harry Goodwin Studio Collection Friday 30th October 2015 Chris Ewbank, FRICS ASFAV Andrew Ewbank, BA ASFAV Alastair McCrea, MA Senior partner Partner Partner, Entertainment, [email protected] [email protected] Memorabilia and Photography Specialist [email protected] John Snape, BA ASFAV Andrew Delve, MA ASFAV Tim Duggan, ASFAV Partner Partner Partner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] THE HARRY GOODWIN STUDIO COLLECTION Surrey’s premier antique and fine art auction rooms THE HARRY GOODWIN STUDIO COLLECTION A lifetime photographing pop and sporting stars, over 20,000 images, most sold with full copyright SALE: Friday 30th October 2015 at 12noon VIEWING: Selected lots on view at the Manchester ARTZU Gallery: October 15th & 16th Full viewing at Ewbank’s Surrey Saleroom: Wednesday 28th October 10.00am - 5.00pm Thursday 29th October 10.00am - 5.00pm Morning of sale For the fully illustrated catalogue, to leave commission bids, and to register for Ewbank’s Live Internet Bidding please visit our new website www.ewbankauctions.co.uk The Burnt Common Auction Rooms London Road, Send, Surrey GU23 7LN Tel +44 (0)1483 223101 E-mail: [email protected] Buyers Premium 27% inclusive of VAT An unreserved auction with the hammer price for each lot sold going to the Christie NHS Foundation Trust MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF FINE ART AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS FOUNDER MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITED AUCTIONEERS http://twitter.com/EwbankAuctions www.facebook.com/Ewbanks1 INFORMATION FOR BUYERS 1. Introduction.The following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers, particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All sales are conducted on our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily available for inspection and normally accompany catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand. 2. Agency. As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed. Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller. 3. Estimates. Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot. The lower estimate may represent the reserve price and certainly will not be below it. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. They are in no sense definitive. 4. Buyer’s Premium. The Conditions of Sale oblige buyers to pay a buyer’s premium at 27% inclusive of VAT on the hammer price of each lot purchased. 5. VAT. (†) indicates that VAT is payable by the purchaser at the standard rate (presently 20%) on the hammer price as well as being an element in the buyer’s premium. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because the seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not operating the Dealers Margin Scheme or because VAT is due at 20% on importation into the UK. The double symbol (**) indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union and the present position is that these lots are liable to a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on the gross lot price (i.e. both the hammer price and the buyer’s premium). Lots which appear without either of the above symbols indicate that no VAT is payable on the hammer price. This is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and it should be noted that the VAT included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax. 6. Condition of Lots. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Intending buyers have ample opportunity form inspection of goods and neither the seller nor we as the auctioneers accept any responsibility for their condition. In particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be in working order. However, in specified circumstances lots mis-described because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. There is a 2 week limit. (The expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our Conditions of Sale). 7. Condition Reports.We may be able to assist buyers unable to view by providing a condition report, but these reports are based solely on our own opinion and are for guidance only and no responsibility is accepted for their accuracy. Intending buyers are strongly encouraged to view. (Please see our Conditions of Sale). 8. Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing goods of that character because, e.g. they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory. Ask us if you need help. 9. Bidding. Bidders may be required to register before the sale commences and lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. Some form of identification may be required if you are unknown to us. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding. 10. Commission bidding. Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding buyers’ premium. They will be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer the first bid received. Commission bids should be left with us before an auction starts. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for the leaving of commission bids by telephone or Email. 11. Methods of Payment. As a general rule any cheques tendered will need to be cleared before removal of the goods is permitted. Please discuss with our Office in advance of the sale if other methods of payment are envisaged (except cash).We accept card payments provided that your registered address is the same as the card address. There is a surcharge of 2.5% plus VAT on credit cards but no charge on debit cards. 12. Collection and storage. Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and collected promptly. Any delay may involve the buyer in paying storage charges which are currently set at £5 plus VAT per lot per day. 13. Artist Resale Right. Buyers of lots executed by qualifying artists are subject to ARR payments which will be added to the purchaser’s invoice. Where possible such lots are marked in the catalogue with §. The charge will be applied only where the hammer price exceeds 1,000 Euros and will be a maximum of 4%, for full details visit www.dacs.org.uk or telephone +44 (0) 845 410 3410. 2 Ewbank’s To Sell The Harry Goodwin Studio Collection Of Photographs Of World Famous Pop And Sporting Celebrities OVER 16,000 NEGATIVES (WITH FULL COPYRIGHT) AND 4,000 PRINTED PHOTOGRAPHS GO UNDER THE HAMMER ON OCTOBER 30th. Full viewing at Ewbank’s saleroom, near Guildford, October 28-29 and selected lots in Manchester at ARTZU Gallery on Quay Street on October 15th / 16th October Thousands of photographs of world famous pop Some will be offered as individual lots, others and rock legends and sporting greats from the in carefully selected groups. They are expected studio of the internationally acclaimed Top of to raise a total of around £20,000 and the the Pops photographer Harry Goodwin are to proceeds go to the leading cancer centre The be sold without reserve by Surrey’s premier fine Christie, Manchester. Ewbank’s will waive their art auctioneers Ewbank’s, at midday on Friday commission so that the entire hammer total will go 30th October. to the charity. 3 Harry, the former Top of the Pops official He captured images of virtually every iconic name photographer, died after a short illness in 2013, in music, among them the Beatles, Bob Dylan, aged 89. He left the remaining contents of his Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division, Stevie Wonder, Louis studio and his cameras to The Christie charity. Armstrong, the Bee Gees, Cher, and Shirley Bassey. Each is represented in the sale, as are One of the most gifted photographers of the many more. Sixties and Seventies, Stanley Dorfman (original co-producer of Top of the Pops) said of Harry Portraits of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Goodwin: “He’s the most purest, delightful man Harrison and Ringo Starr, both singly and together, that ever existed. I am as proud to have worked Lennon with Yoko Ono and McCartney with Linda with him as I am to have worked with any of the McCartney and Wings are expected to be among great rock and roll stars because I think he’s part the most sought after images in the collection. of that whole 60s scene.” Many of the intimate and candid photgraphs are inscribed with personal messages from the sitters with whom he developed long-lasting friendships, or are autographed by them or by the photographer. From the world of entertainment there are photographs of many Coronation Street stars, Frankie Howard, Morecombe and Wise, Jimmy Cricket, Christopher Lee, Cannon and Ball, Bernard Manning, Tommy Cooper and many others. Around 2,500 black and white and colour negatives, some with associated prints, represents an important photographic archive of Manchester United players. It includes George Best, Denis Law, Bobby Charlton, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Ince, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Bryan Robson, Peter Schmeichel, Martin Edwards, Paul Gascoigne, Eric Cantona, and Sir Alex Ferguson. His photograph of Sir Matt Busby was used for his plaque at Old Trafford.