14th Jan, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Follower of Augustus John OM RA (1878-1961) Welsh
Portrait of a young lady, dressed in the bohemian style, half length, seated
Indistinctly inscribed, mixed media, together with a further portrait study, most likely by the same hand, depicting a young black girl, 30cm by 25cm and 29.5cm by 24cm respectively (2)
Sold for £180
Estimated at £120 - £180
Young lady in the bohemian Style - in a broadly good state of preservation. Some relatively light staining to sheet. Odd varying sized subtle foxing spots, mostly evident to unworked areas such as background. Sporadic thunderfly trapped within framing. No real evidence of cockling. Not examined out of the frame.
Young black girl - Relatively light time staining across sheet with slightly more pronounced, varying sized sporadic foxing spots in evidence. Slight cockle to sheet. Not examined out of the frame.
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Auction: Country House, 14th Jan, 2023
The Country House Sales offer an appealing mix of traditional antiques and curiosities, good furnishing pieces and specialist collectors’ items. The sales incorporate the contents of important properties and private collections as well as individually consigned lots redolent of the English Country House.
Part I (Day One) (Lots 1- 440): Glass, Ceramics, Oriental and Works of Art
Part II (Day Two) (Lots 500-798): Carpets, Clocks and Furniture
Part III (Day Two) (Lots 1000-1185): Pictures and Garden Furniture and Statuary
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