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1	AFTER F.E. ADAMS "Hey Day! Is this my daughter Anne!", printed title and text to the margin, published 1773 by John Bowles, hand-coloured engraving on glass, 14" x 10" Estimate: 100-200	Nil	110
2	ROSA S. HOPE "Die Voortrekkus", signed and titled in the margin in pencil, etching, 11.25" x 15.25" and two further etchings by Hope, "Gustrouw", apparently purchased by the South African National Gallery Capetown and "Burgoyne" (3) Estimate: 100-200	Nil	90
7	ARCHIBALD THORBURN Partridge, signed in pencil to the margin, lithograph en grisaille, 10.5" x 16.5" Estimate: 200-400	Nil
8	WILL PYE A quay sie view of Weymouth by the town bridge, signed in pencil to the margin with printed signature and date "96", etching, 8.25" x 12.5" Estimate: 100-200	Nil	240
9	LIONEL EDWARDS "Corn 1934, The Hoby Vale", signed in pencil to the margin, coloured print, 14" x 24.75" Estimate: 80-160	Nil
10	•DAVID SHEPHERD "African Afternoon", signed in pencil to the margin and numbered 809/850, coloured lithograph, 18" x 31" Estimate: 200-400	Nil
11	WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE A view of a viaduct with smoking industrial barges on the horizon, possibly Forth Bridge, signed in pencil to the margin, etching, 12.75" x 18.75" Estimate: 150-300	Nil	280
12	CECIL ALDIN "Good Morning", titled to the mount with printed signature, coloured print, 10.75" x 9.5" and five companion coloured prints. (6) See illustration Estimate: 500-1000	Nil	600
13	BERTHE MORISOT "Le Canard la du Bois de Boulogne", dry point etching, 6.75" x 5.5". See illustration Apparently this is a rare impression from the first edition of 25 impressions, printed by Porcaboeuf before the plate cancellation. Estimate: 500-1000	Nil	1000
14	BERTHE MORISOT "L'Oie, lac de Bois du Boulogne", dry point etching, 7" x 6". See illustration Apparently this is a rare impression from the first of a very small group of trial proofs printed in 1889. Estimate: 1000-2000	Nil	1300
15	GEORGES BRAQUE "Eros & Eurybia" (from Hesiod's Theogonie), the reverse with authentication label from The Collectors Guild, New York, dry point etching, 14.5" x 12.5", See illustration Estimate: 150-300	Nil	150
16	WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT "Araminta", signed in pencil to the margin with embossed stamp, inscribed to the reverse with the title, published April 1935 and apparently a limited edition of 325, coloured print, 9.25" x 13.75". See illustration Estimate: 300-500	Nil	280
17	DAMIEN HIRST "Romance in the Age of Uncertainty", signed by the artist in black pen with the addition of a swastika symbol, coloured photographic poster of Hirst's exhibition in 2003 at the White Cube Gallery, 33" x 23.5" Estimate: 100-200	Nil	100
18	SIR FRANK SHORT "Morning Haze, Chichester Harbour", signed to the margin in pencil by the artist, the reverse with title and printers embossing, aquatint, 10" x 14.5" Estimate: 50-100	Nil	50
19	CAREL WEIGHT A man carrying a painting under his arm and being carried away by an angel, signed by the artist in pencil to the margin and numbered 29/85, coloured lithograph, 25.75" x 21" Estimate: 100-200	Nil	220
20	ELISABETH FRINK "The Wife of Baths Tale", signed by the artist in pencil to the margin, titled and numbered 40/50, dry point etching, 31.5" x 22.5". See illustration This etching forms part of the "Canterbury Tales" series executed by Frink in 1972. Estimate: 250-500	Nil	260
21	ELISABETH FRINK "Water Buffalo", signed by the artist in pencil and numbered of 50/50, coloured lithograph, 16.25" x 23.25". See illustration This edition was produced by the Cauderwell Press for the World Wildlife Fund in the late 1980's. Estimate: 800-1600	Nil	1050
22	ELISABETH FRINK "Laios and Oedipus", signed to the margin in pencil by the artist and numbered 40/70, sepia print, 22.75" x 16". See illustration Estimate: 800-1500	Nil	1900
23	BRYAN PEARCE "The Stone Boat at Newlyn", signed to the margin in pencil by the artist, dated 72 and numbered 13/30, etching, 5.5" x 6.5". See illustration Estimate: 100-200	Nil	400
24	SIR CEDRIC MORRIS Study of a nude male on a stool from behind, inscribed in pencil to the reverse, silver point engraving, 7.25" x 8.75" Provenance: The Estate of the Late FBC Bravington Estimate: 100-200	Nil	140
26	SIR LESLIE WARD "SPY" The Honourable Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby Fane, signed in pencil and titled and dated in ink to the mount, body colour over traces of pencil, 12" x 7.25". See illustration Provenance: The Dibben family at Nash Priory and 4 Smith's Square, London SW1. Estimate: 800-1500	Nil	1500
27	SIR LESLIE WARD "SPY" Sir James Taylor Ingham - "Bow Street", signed by the artist with the Vanity Fair print attached to the verso, body colour over traces of pencil, 12" x 7". See illustration In 1876, James Taylor Ingham (1805-1890) was appointed Chief Magistrate of London at Bow Street. He was knighted in the same year. Provenance: The Dibben family at Nash Priory and 4 Smith's Square, London SW1 Estimate: 800-1500	Nil	750
28	SIR LESLIE WARD "SPY" "Terrick Hooley - Derbyshire Financier", signed by the artist and inscribed with the name of the subject in pencil to the reverse, body colour over traces of pencil, 12.75" x 8.25". See illustration The subject is likely to be Ernest Terah Hooley, an infamous financier responsible for the purchase of Trafford Park. He was involved with many companies including Schweppes, Bovril and Dunlop Tyre Co but was twice jailed for fraud, forever branded as a swindler and rogue. Provenance: The Dibben family at Nash Priory and 4 Smith's Square, London SW1 Estimate: 800-1500	Nil	1700
29	SIR LESLIE WARD "SPY" Sir Philip Rose, Bt. of Rayner, signed by the artist and inscribed in pencil with the subject and date of 1887, bodycolour with traces of pencil, 11.25" x 6.5". See illustration Sir Philip Rose was the founder of Brompton Hospital, London and is recognized as the first agent for the Conservative Party forming a close friendship with Benjamin Disraeli. Provenance: The Dibben family at Nash Priory and 4 Smith's Square, London SW1 Estimate: 800-1500	Nil	750
30	SIR LESLIE WARD "SPY" Lloyd George holding a golf club, signed by the artist and apparently bearing the signature "Lloyd George", bodycolour, 16.25" x 11". See illustration Provenance: The Dibben family at Nash Priory and 4 Smith's Square, London SW1 Estimate: 3000-5000	Nil	4600
31	CARLO PELLIGRINI "APE" Captain Arthur Smith dressed as a huntsman, signed in pencil by the artist and apparently inscribed under the mount, bodycolour over traces of pencil, 12" x 6.75". See illustration Provenance: The Dibben family at Nash Priory and 4 Smiths Square, London SW1 Estimate: 800-1500	Nil	1400
32	MONOGRAMMIST A.O. A gentleman in an overcoat smoking a cigar, binoculars slung over his shoulder, wearing a monocle and bowler hat, signed by the artist, bodycolour, 13" x 6.75". See illustration Provenance: The Dibben family at Nash Priory and 4 Smith's Square, London SW1 Estimate: 800-1500	Nil	900
33	CARLO PELLIGRINI "APE" General Sir Thomas Steele - Commander of Aldershot, signed by the artist in pencil, with copy of the Vanity Fair print to the reverse, bodycolour with traces of pencil, 12" x 6.75". See illustration Sir Thomas Steele attended the Royal Military College Sandhurst before becoming aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria in 1855. In the same year he was also appointed Commander of the Order of the Bath. Provenance: The Dibben family at Nash Priory and 4 Smith's Square London SW1 Estimate: 800-1600	Nil	800
34	ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN LOUIS FORAIN A side portrait profile of a gentleman, printed artist's name and dates to the mount, charcoal over traces of pencil, 11.25" x 8.75" Estimate: 300-600	Nil
35	STEPHEN J BATCHELDER A folly tower on a beach scape with sand dunes, signed, watercolour, 9" x 6" Estimate: 100-200	Nil	150