The sale includes the residual pictures from the collection of a Lady, of which the tour de force is the highly important impressionistic rendition of “The North Sea” by Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887-1976). Other key works from the estate include two further drawings by L S Lowry “The Pond” and “Man Taken Ill”, each representing diverse periods of the artist’s oeuvre.
Further works of note include a Henry Moore bronze, "Maquette for Warrior with Shield" (1952-53), a collection of works from the family of the artist Paul Maze (1887-1979), a good selection of works by Northern artists such as Norman Cornish, Tom McGuinness, Brian Shields “Braaq”, Joe Scarborough, Peter Brook, and celebrated Modern British artists such as Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe and Montague Dawson.
Lot 17 - Tom McGuinness (1926-2006) "Miners Going on...
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000
Lot 18 - Tom McGuinness (1926-2006) "Miners Going to...
Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 24 - Norman Stansfield Cornish MBE (1919-2014) "Man...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 31 - Brian Shields 'Braaq' FBA (1951-1997) Figures...
Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £2,500 - £4,000
Lot 34 - Stuart Walton (b.1933) "Ormondroyd's" Signed...
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 37 - Peter Brook RBA (1927-2009) ''Bolton Bridge''...
Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 38 - Edith Lawrence (1890-1973) "France" Signed and...
Sold for £950
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 52 - Montague Dawson RSMA, FRSA (1895-1973) "The...
Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000
Lot 54 - Fred Cuming RA (1930-2022) "Studley Royal Park"...
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £600 - £900
Lot 58 - Patrick Oliver (1933-2009) "Irish Painting"...
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 59 - George Devlin (1937-2014) Scottish "Showers in...
Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800
Lot 64 - Andrew Macara NEAC (b.1944) "Canoes, Funtana,...
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 65 - Andrew Macara NEAC (b.1944) "Ramla Bay, Malta"...
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £700 - £1,000
Lot 74 - Maggi Hambling CBE (b.1945) "Red Head with Cat"...
Sold for £28,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 84 - Henry Moore OM, CH, FBA (1898-1986) 'Sheep and...
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 86 - Dame Elisabeth Frink CH, DBE, RA (1930-1993)...
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £1,200 - £1,800