antiques & fine art sale

29th - 1st December 2023

Lot 501

No lot.

Not Sold

Lot 502

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Little Langdale, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 16.5 x 21 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £1100

Lot 503

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), The Summit of Coniston Old Man, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 16.5 x 21 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £2200

Lot 504

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Eyam Hall, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 19.5 x 17 cm. (SH). ARR

Sold for £380

Lot 505

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Corner of Hawkshead, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 17.5 x 16 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Lot 506

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Hobcarton Pike, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 18 x 22 cm. (SH) ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £1900

Lot 507

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Brim Fell, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 16.5 x 21 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £2600

Lot 508

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Cold Pike, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 18 x 22 cm. (SH). ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £1000

Lot 509

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), The Dow Crag Ridge From Walna Scar, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 175 x 21 cm. (SH) ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £1800

Lot 510

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Hartsop Dodd, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 20 x 17.5 cm. (SH) ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £2000

Lot 511

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), The Scorrie Driesh Glendoll, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 20 x 17.5 cm. ARR

Not Sold

Lot 512

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Roman Bridge, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 17 x 21 cm. (SH) ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £700

Lot 513

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Inaccessible Pinnacle Skye, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 19 x 15 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £550

Lot 514

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Chatsworth House, original pen and ink drawing, inscribed with title and signed. 18 x 22 cm. ARR (see illustration).

Sold for £800

Lot 515

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Malham, print, inscribed with title and signed. 19.5 x 20 cm. (SH), together with a second Wainwright print, signed and inscribed with title Cautley. 16 x 23 cm (SH) (2). ARR

Sold for £40

Lot 516

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Thirlmere, print, inscribed with title and signed. 19.5 x 25 cm. (SH), together with a second print after Wainwright titled Ashness Bridge, inscribed with title and signed. 20 x 25 cm (2). ARR

Sold for £150

Lot 517

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Ullswater From St Sunday Crag, print, inscribed with title and signed. 20 x 25 cm. (SH). ARR

Sold for £70

Lot 518

A collection of three prints, signed and inscribed by Alfred Wainwright, titled Bolton Abbey, Wycoller and Richmond Castle, all 20 x 25 cm. (SH) (3). ARR

Not Sold

Lot 519

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Bowfell From Lingmoor Fell, print, inscribed with title and signed. 20 x 25 cm. (SH) ARR

Sold for £50

Lot 520

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Fountains Abbey, print, inscribed with title and signed, together with a second print after Wainwright, signed and titled Ingleborough, each 19 x 25 cm. (SH) (2). ARR

Sold for £50

Lot 521

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Scafell Pike From Throstlegarth, print, inscribed with title and signed. 20 x 25 cm. (SH). ARR

Sold for £70

Lot 522

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Langdale Pikes From Lingmoor Fell, print, inscribed with title and signed. 19 x 25 cm. (SH). ARR

Sold for £65

Lot 523

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 6, The North Western Fells, first edition with yellow rexine cover, rounded corners published by Westmorland Gazette Limited 1964.

Sold for £150

Lot 524

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 5, The Northern Fells, first edition with dark maroon rexine cover, rounded corners published by Henry Marshall 1962 (see illustration).

Sold for £130

Lot 525

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 1, The Eastern Fells, first edition with dark green rexine cover, rounded corners published by Henry Marshall 1955.

Sold for £90

Lot 526

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 2, The Far Eastern Fells, first edition with grey rexine cover, rounded corners published by Henry Marshall 1957.

Sold for £130

Lot 527

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 3, The Central Fells, first edition with blue rexine cover, rounded corners published by Henry Marshall 1958.

Sold for £170

Lot 528

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 4, The Southern Fells, first edition with light brown rexine cover, rounded corners published by Henry Marshall 1960.

Sold for £130

Lot 529

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 7, The Western Fells, first edition with green rexine cover, rounded corners published by The Westmorland Gazette Limited 1966.

Sold for £200

Lot 530

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 1, The Eastern Fells later edition, Westmorland Gazette, signed by Wainwright with original dust jacket (see illustration).

Sold for £500

Lot 531

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 2, The Far Eastern Fells, later edition Westmorland Gazette Limited, signed by Wainwright with original dust jacket.

Sold for £180

Lot 532

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 3, The Central Fells, later edition Westmorland Gazette Limited, signed by Wainwright with original dust jacket.

Sold for £380

Lot 533

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 4, The Southern Fells, later edition Westmorland Gazette Limited, signed by Wainwright with original dust jacket.

Sold for £170

Lot 534

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 5, The Northern Fells, later edition Westmorland Gazette Limited, signed by Wainwright with original dust jacket.

Sold for £220

Lot 535

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 6, The North Western Fells, later edition Westmorland Gazette Limited, signed by Wainwright with original dust jacket.

Sold for £190

Lot 536

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells Book 7, The Western Fells, later edition Westmorland Gazette Limited, signed by Wainwright with original dust jacket.

Sold for £110

Lot 537

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Custom made dark green labelled box titled Pictorial Guides To The Lakeland Fells 20 cm high.

Sold for £50

Lot 538

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Custom made dark green labelled box titled Pictorial Guides To The Lakeland Fells 20 cm high.

Sold for £55

Lot 539

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Custom made dark green labelled box titled Pictorial Guides To The Lakeland Fells 20 cm high.

Sold for £60

Lot 540

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Three Westmorland Rivers, 1979 first edition, signed (see illustration).

Sold for £280

Lot 541

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A full set of five first edition Lakeland Sketch Books (see illustration).

Sold for £75

Lot 542

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a collection of five Regional Sketch Books, each Westmorland Gazette first editions, comprising of An Eden Sketch Book, A Ribble Sketch Book, A Lune Sketch Book, A Wyre Sketch Book and A Bowland Sketch Book (5) (see illustration).

Sold for £120

Lot 543

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Lakeland Mountain Drawings, five volumes, all first editions 1980-1984 (5).

Sold for £130

Lot 544

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Lakeland Sketch Book, five volumes, all first editions, Westmorland Gazette (5).

Sold for £40

Lot 545

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a collection of three books comprising of A Pennine Journey - The story of a long walk in 1938 by Alfred Wainwright, together with Walks on The Howgill Fells, first edition and Walks In Limestone Country, first edition (3).

Sold for £30

Lot 546

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Ex Fell Wanderer, first edition, together with Walks From Ratty, first edition and three pamphlets titled Animal Rescue Cumbria, Combined Indexes to A Wainwright's Pictorial Guides and Annual Report And Accounts Lakes and Lune Water Board 1964 (5).

Sold for £38

Lot 547

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Wainwright In Lakeland, limited edition, Westmorland Gazette 1983, signed Mary Burkett and Alfred Wainwright within dark green custom made box No. 24/100 with leather binding (see illustration).

Sold for £620

Lot 548

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Wainwright in Lakeland, standard edition, signed Alfred Wainwright and Mary Burkett within a custom made box with dust jacket.

Sold for £140

Lot 549

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Westmorland Heritage, limited edition 872/1000, signed, published Westmorland Gazette Kendal 1975 (see illustration).

Sold for £200

Lot 550

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Fell Walking With A Camera, signed published by Westmorland Gazette.

Sold for £100

Lot 551

One volume Scratch and Co The Great Cat Expedition by Molly Lefebure, illustrated by Wainwright and signed by the author.

Sold for £50

Lot 552

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A North Wales Sketch Book, signed, first edition published by Westmorland Gazette 1982, together with a South Wales Sketch Book, first edition, published by Westmorland Gazette 1983 (2) (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Lot 553

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Furness Sketch Book, first edition, together with A Second Furness Sketch Book, first edition, both published by Westmorland Gazette (2).

Sold for £50

Lot 554

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Dales Sketch Book, and A Second Dales Sketch Book, both first editions, published by Westmorland Gazette (2).

Sold for £28

Lot 555

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Scottish Mountain Drawings, six volumes titled The Northern Highlands, The North Western Highlands, The Western Highlands, The Central Highlands, The Eastern Highlands and The Islands all both first editions, published by Westmorland Gazette (6).

Sold for £65

Lot 556

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A collection of four Wainwright first editions titled Welsh Mountain Drawings, Kendal in The 19th Century, Fell Wanderer and A Peak District Sketch Book, all published by Westmorland Gazette, together with Westmorland Heritage by Wainwright 2022 popular edition within a leather binding, with original postage box (5).

Sold for £100

Lot 557

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), The Pictorial Guides To The Lakeland Fells 50th Anniversary Edition, seven volumes, this limited edition set is 193/200 with certificate and sold in a dark purple custom made box with inscribed title (see illustration).

Sold for £220

Lot 558

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), The Pictorial Guides To The Lakeland Fells, eight volumes, revised and updated editions published by Francis Lincoln London, all within a custom made dark green box with inscribed title.

Sold for £100

Lot 559

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), A Pennine Way Companion, first edition published by Westmorland Gazette Limited and signed by Betty Wainwright with blue rexine cover and rounded corners, together with a letter by Alfred Wainwright in 1984 to a Mrs Hargreaves, written in part on the back of a Wainwright print and a book by Wainwright titled Old Roads Of Eastern Lakeland, published Westmorland Gazette 1985 (3).

Sold for £48

Lot 560

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a collection of five Wainwright books titled Twelve Favourite Mountains, published by Francis Lincoln London, a companion to Wainwrights Pictorial Guides To The Lakeland Fells compiled by Joan Newsome, The Best of Wainwright - A personal selection by Hunter Davies, The Wainwright Companion by Clive Hutchby and The Official Wainwright Gazetter compiled by Peter Linney (5).

Not Sold

Lot 561

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a collection of five Alfred Wainwright interest books, titled Alfred Wainwright by Eric Robson - For Those Who Love The Hills, compiled by W F Dyer, A Bit Of Grit On Haystacks, edited by Dave Hewitt, The Countryman - The Art of Wainwright, The Wainwright Notebook and After You Mr Wainwright, by W.R. Mitchell (6).

Sold for £25

Lot 562

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a collection of nine Alfred Wainwright interest books, titled The Wainwright Letters, edited by Hunter Davies and signed, Encounters With Wainwright, compiled and edited by David Johnson, signed by David Johnson and four contributors, Wainwright Revealed by Richard Else, signed by the author, Wainwrights Tour In The Lake District Whitsuntide 1931 with photos by Ed Geldard, Wainwright In The Limestone Dales with photos by Ed Geldard, Changing Lakeland Forty Years Of Progress by W.R. Mitchell, signed by the author, Wainwright His Life From Mill Town To Mountain by W.R. Mitchell, signed by the author, A Wainwright Memoirs Of A Fell Wanderer, signed Betty Wainwright and dated 3rd September 1999 and Wainwright The Biography by Hunter Davies, signed by the author (9).

Sold for £50

Lot 563

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), a collection of eight Wainwright interest books, comprising of Fell Walking With Wainwright, with photographs by Derry Brabbs, signed by Alfred Wainwright and the author, together with a further seven titles by Derry Brabbs, all signed, titled In The Footprints Of Wainwright, Wainwright In The Valleys of Lakeland, Wainwright On The Lakeland Mountain Passes, Wainwright In Scotland, Wainwright On The Pennine Way, Wainwrights Favourite Lakeland Mountains and Wainwrights Coast To Coast Walk (8).

Sold for £90

Lot 564

A Guide To The View From Scafell Pike by Chris Jesty, incorporating sketches by Alfred Wainwright, signed by Chris Jesty, unframed and in two parts, each sheet 81 x 25 cm (2).

Sold for £38

Lot 565

Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991), Wainwright Maps of The Lakeland Fells based on The Pictorial Guides To The English Lake District, in seven volumes, published by Chop McKeen Mapping Leeds, with custom made dark green box, inscribed Alfred Wainwright to the lid.

Sold for £80

Lot 566

A collection of three Lakeland interest books, two by A Harry Griffin, both signed, titled Inside The Real Lakeland and In Mountain Lakeland, together with a book titled Across Northern Hills by Geoffrey Berry, signed by the author (3).

Sold for £15

Lot 567

A collection of Lakeland interest books, comprising of The Lake Counties by W.G. Collingwood illustrated by A Reginald Smith RWS, an autographed edition limited to 350 copies numbered copy 260, signed in ink by author and illustrator, also inscribed in ink - copy was signed 14 days before death of author October 1st 1932, published by Frederick Warne & Co Limited London, together with The Heart Of Lakeland by Leeman J Oppenheimer, inscribed by artist in ink and dated 1908, published by Sherrett & Hughes, Crag and Hound in Lakeland, by C.E. Benson, Climbing At Wasdale Before The First World War, by George S Sampson (4).

Sold for £32

Lot 568

Molly Lefebure, The Hunting Of Wilbur Force Pike, published 1970 by Victor Gollancz Limited, 14 Henrietta Street London WC, signed by the artist with illustrations by Alfred Wainwright.

Sold for £240

Lot 569

Hunt (John), The Ascent of Everest, first edition, London Hodder & Stoughton, 1953, signed by eight expedition members, John Hunt to title, George Band, George Low, Edmund Hillary, Wilfred Noyce, Tom Bourdillon, Charles Evans and Tenzing Norgay (see illustration).

Sold for £920

Lot 570

Tenzing Norgay, Man of Everest, The Autobiography of Tenzing told to James Ramsey Ullman, signed by Tenzing, dated 13/6/58.

Sold for £220

Lot 571

"The Fight for Everest 1924", by Lieutenant Colonel Norton DSO and other members of the expedition, signed by Charles Warren and Jim Gavan (both who made attempts on Everest in the pre-war period), published London Edward Arnold & Co., first edition 1925.

Sold for £70

Lot 572

A collection of four mountaineering and Everest interest books by Captain George I Finch, "The Making of A Mountaineer" first edition 1924 published by Arrowsmith Ltd., Bristol, "Climbing Mount Everest" George Phillip booklet published London 1930, "Finch Everest 1923, An Essay titled Equipment for High Altitude Mountaineering" and "Climbing Mount Everest: An Account from 1921 to 1922 Expeditions", four books in total (4).

Not Sold

Lot 573

"Der Kampf um den Everest" by George I Finch, published by FA Brockhaus Leipzig 1925.

Sold for £20

Lot 574

A collection of seven Everest and mountaineering interest books, comprising of "The Epic of Mount Everest" by Sir Francis Younghusband, first edition 1926, "Everest Exhibition to The Ultimate" by Reinhold Messner, first edition 1979 signed by Messner and Peter Habeler, "Everest A Thousand Years of Exploration" by Michael Ward, first edition 2003 signed by the author, "Last Climb: The Legendary Everest Expedition of George Mallory" by David Breashears and Audrey Salkeld, first edition 1999 signed by David Breashears, "Everest: Mountain Without Mercy" by Broughton Coburn, first edition 1997, signed by David Brearshears, "Everest: Summit of Achievement" by Stephen Venables, first edition 2003 signed by Stephen Venables and "Everest: Impossible Victory" by Peter Habeler, signed by the artist (7).

Sold for £100

Lot 575

A postcard celebrating the First Oxygenless Ascent of Everest 8th May 1978, signed by Messner, Habeler, Ed Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing.

Sold for £160

Lot 576

Everest 1953. A photo adapted of Hillary and Tenzing standing in front of Everest with expedition members signatures comprising of Edmund Hillary, Tenzing, Michael Ward, David Cox, Wilfred Noyce, John Hunt, George Lowe, George Band, Charles Wiley, Mike Westmacott, Charles Evans and Tom Bourdeillon, all contained within a single frame, frame 56 cm x 32 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £400

Lot 577

After Keith Shackleton (British 1923-2015) "The North Face of Mount Everest" limited edition print 331/1000, signed by the artist in the margin, also signed by John Hunt, NE Oval, John Mowell, Chris Bonnington, Doug Scott and Keith Shackleton, 55 cm x 75 cm (SH),

Sold for £85

Lot 578

After J Lincoln Rowe "Kangchenjunga Yalung Face" limited edition print, 300/100, signed by the artist lower right also signed by four climbers who ascended in 1955: George Band, Jo Brown, Norman Hardy and Tony Streather, 44 cm x 63 cm (SH).

Sold for £110

Lot 579

After Theodore Howard Somervell OBE (1890-1975) "Mount Everest from Rongbuk", 1925, offset lithograph, signed to the lower margin by mountaineers, Michael Ward, John Boyle, Jack Longland, Charles Warren, Stephen Venables, Charles Clark, Doug Scott and Chris Bonnington, 37 cm x 49 cm (SH) (see illustration).

Sold for £150

Lot 580

Colin Prior (20th century British School) "The Cuillins", a pair of prints depicting views on The Isle of Skye, each signed lower right in the margin, framed as one, frame 63 cm x 77 cm.

Sold for £28

Lot 581

A collection of three mount view prints, "Bla Bheinn from Loch Slapin" by PN Craven, "Lochnagar in Springtime" by Neil J Barlow and "An Teallach" by Anthony Cain, all signed in the margin by the artist (3).

Sold for £38

Lot 582

Anthony Cain (20th century British School) "Snowdon from Crib Goch", signed lower right, dated '06, watercolour, 34 cm x 48 cm, sold with a certificate from the artist (see illustration).

Sold for £190

Lot 583

Gordon Stainforth (20th century British School) "Clouds Pause Over the Cuillin Ridge" exhibition photograph, 122 cm x 76 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 584

Gordon Stainforth (20th century British School) "Sgurr a'Fionn Choire: Bruach na Frithe and Am Basteir, Cuillin Main Ridge" exhibition print, 91 cm x 91 cm.

Sold for £85

Lot 585

Michael Woodford (British School 1938-2014) "No. 3 Wasdale Head", oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed with title verso, together with artists name and address, 151 cm x 152 cm. ARR (see front catalogue illustration).

Not Sold

Lot 586

Michael Woodford (British School 1938-2014) "Fleetwith Pike No. 2", signed lower left, inscribed "For Howard September '04" watercolour, 18 cm x 31 cm, and a second work by the same hand "Fleetwith Pike No. 4", 12 cm x 19 cm (2). ARR

Not Sold

Lot 587

Michael Woodford (British School 1938-2014) "Fleetwith Pike No. 3", signed lower left, dated '87 and inscribed, watercolour, 25 cm x 33 cm. ARR

Sold for £70

Lot 588

Michael Woodford (British School 1938-2014) "Fleetwith Pike No. 1", signed lower left, dated '83 and inscribed, watercolour, pen and ink, 20 cm x 32 cm, together with a second watercolour by the same hand depicting Fleetwith Pike, 14 cm x 18 cm (2). ARR

Not Sold

Lot 589

Michael Woodford (British School 1938-2014) "Pavey Ark Band Stickle Tarn", signed lower right dated '78 and inscribed "To Howard Man of Everest", watercolour, 25 cm x 35 cm. ARR

Not Sold

Lot 590

Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) interest, a framed signature by the artist alongside a print of a self-portrait (now in the National Portrait Gallery) and a landscape after works by Sutherland, all framed as one, frame 39 cm x 29 cm. ARR

Not Sold

Lot 591

South East Asian 20th century, a young lady working a rural loom, oil on canvas. 79 x 119 cm (see illustration).

Sold for £35

Lot 592

Benetti (Italian School early 20th century), a pair of Italian views to include Venice, one signed lower right, watercolours. Each 15 x 27 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 593

A collection of English School watercolours 19th/early 20th century, to include two rural scenes signed H English, each with gilt composite frames and three further watercolours, one of the Village of Wilmcott and two street scenes, signed James Heron (5).

Sold for £35

Lot 594

T.H. Jansen (20th century), still life of flowers in a jar, signed lower right, oil on canvas John Mathieson & Co Fine Art Dealers label verso. 61 x 51 cm.

Sold for £95

Lot 595

Clune (20th century), coastal view at dusk, signed lower right dated '72, oil on canvas. 41 x 81 cm.

Sold for £48

Lot 596

Roland Stead, Langdale Pikes, watercolour. 26 x 78 cm.

Sold for £32

Lot 597

G Morphy (20th century), still life of flowers, signed lower right, oil on board. 39 x 33 cm, together with an oil of a river landscape, signed L Rivers and a late 19th century oil of a coastal view, both by different hands (3).

Sold for £110

Lot 598

J.D. Morris (British School early 20th century), a coastal view, watercolour, signed lower left. 25 x 52 cm, together with a second watercolour of a fisherman in a pub, signed Eliz Drake dated 1888.

Sold for £30

Lot 599

British School early 20th century, portrait of a young girl head and shoulders, pastel. 33 x 25 cm.

Not Sold

Lot 600

After Tim Gustard (b 1954), Storm At Sea, inscribed with title, signed and numbered 60/195, limited edition print. 34 x 43 cm. ARR.

Not Sold