Sworders: Modern and Contemporary Art | To include the David and Pam McCleave Collection, A1167, Essex

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 02, 2024 - October 02, 2024
Page Size: 340 items in 14 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
6 Carel Weight CH RA (1908-1997)

'Albert Bridge'

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 275.00
7 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)

A handwritten letter to Harold Smith Esq., signed 'L. S Lowry' and dated '22 December 1956', on headed paper and with original envelope

1956 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 275.00
8 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)

A handwritten letter to Harold Smith Esq., signed 'L S Lowry' and dated '10 September 1958', on headed paper

1958 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 275.00
9 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)

A handwritten letter to Harold Smith Esq., signed 'L S Lowry' and dated '7 January 1957', on headed paper and with original envelope

1957 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 350.00
10 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)

A handwritten letter to Harold Smith Esq., signed 'L S Lowry' and dated '22 August 1957', on headed paper and with original envelope

1957 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 375.00
11 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)

A handwritten letter to Harold Smith Esq., signed 'L. S. Lowry' and dated '2 August 1957', on headed paper and with original envelope

1957 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 437.50
12 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)

A handwritten letter to Harold Smith Esq., signed 'L S Lowry' and dated '26 November 1956', on headed paper

1956 GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 375.00
13 Laurence Stephen Lowry RA (1887-1976)

'A Lancashire Village'

GBP 40.00 - 60.00 GBP 325.00
18 Michael Warren (b.1942)

'Battersea Power Station - A Selection From the Drawings'

GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 200.00
19 R Melina (20th century)

'S.S. Lusitania, The Greatest Crime of the Age!'

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 200.00
22 James Boswell (New Zealand-British, 1906-1971)

'The Blue Lamp', 1950

1950 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 GBP 1,500.00
29 Maggi Hambling (b.1945)

George Melly singing

GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 812.50
40 Ruskin Spear RA (1911-1990)

'The Barmaid'

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 225.00
43 Ruskin Spear RA (1911-1990)

A pub scene

GBP 50.00 - 80.00 GBP 62.50
44 Ruskin Spear RA (1911-1990)

'Saloon Bar'

GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 62.50
45 Ruskin Spear RA (1911-1990)

'Wish You Were Here'

GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 437.50
54 Ruskin Spear RA (1911-1990)

'At the Circus'

GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 500.00
62 Ruskin Spear RA (1911-1990)

'Billiards Saloon'

GBP 200.00 - 400.00 GBP 275.00
65 Ruskin Spear RA (1911-1990)

'A Thin Edge', 1989

1989 GBP 250.00 - 350.00 GBP 275.00
68 David Bailey (b.1938)

Christine Keeler contact sheet, 1969

1969 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
69 Brian Duffy (1933-2010)

Christine Keeler contact sheet, 1964

1964 GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,250.00
70 Lewis Morley (1925-2013)

Christine Keeler contact sheet, 1963

1963 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
72 Michael Ward (1929-2011)

'Pauline Boty With Her Painting 'Scandal', London, 1964'

1964 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 400.00
74 Ray Bellisario (1936-2018)

'Freedom - First Day Out of Prison, Lying in a Field', 1964

1964 GBP 200.00 - 300.00 GBP 225.00
75 Lewis Morley (1925-2013) and Ray Bellisario (1936-2018)

Christine Keeler

GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 300.00
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