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SALEROOM NEWS MAY 2018 Lucie Rie £20,000-30,000 Lot 208
Lucie Rie £15,000-20,000 Lot 206
Lucie Rie £30,000-50,000 Lot 209
RIE-SONS TO BE CHEERFUL…. 1, 2, 3 ! British studio ceramics in the spotlight at Chorley’s auction | Tuesday 15 May, 10am Interest in British studio pottery keeps rising to new heights, with the names of Lucie Rie and Hans Coper appearing frequently in the mainstream news as more and more pieces fetch record prices. Included in the forthcoming sale at Chorley’s are two important single owner collections of studio ceramics and modern art, which between them include five outstanding pieces by Austrian-born British potter, Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995). Popular with collectors worldwide, Rie’s work has recently been demanding prices into six figures. The pieces on view at Chorley’s include a stunning porcelain vase, of tall cylindrical form with flared rim, in a manganese and blue glaze with scraffito detailing, estimate £15,000–20,000 and a porcelain footed bowl with yellow glaze and bronzed manganese drip rim, impressed with artist's seal, expected to realise in the region of £20,000–30,000. For those with shallower pockets, the two collections also offer a good selection of high quality 20th Century ceramics by established and lesser-known names, which will appeal to anyone wanting to get started in this field or to augment an existing collection. Works by John Ward, regarded as one of Britain’s greatest potters, include a stoneware tailed bowl, visually striking in matt black and white glaze, estimate £3,000-5,000 and a stoneware vessel decorated with radiating concentric circles in pale green on a matt white glaze, estimate £5,000–7,000. Two John Maltby spade-form vessels are painted in charmingly naïve designs of birds and flowers, with estimates starting at just £100. Moving from pottery to sculpture, one of the collections offers a bronze maquette (preliminary model) by leading British sculptor Lynn Chadwick, known for his innovative bronze and steel abstracted and expressive figures. The Walking Woman bronze was cast in 1986 by the Pangolin foundry in Chalford, Stroud, not far from Chorley’s saleroom, and has already attracted interest, estimate £10,000–£15,000. Both collections were mainly acquired in the 1980s, and many of the pieces are offered for sale accompanied by their original receipts and exhibition lists. By coincidence, both collectors purchased items from The Peter Dingley Gallery in Stratford-upon-Avon and prominent pieces are now re-united at Chorley’s auction.
John Ward £3,000-5,000
John Maltby £250-350
John Ward £5,000-7,000 Lot 23
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Lynn Chadwick £10,000-15,000
AUCTION PREVIEW: Tuesday 15 May In addition to the Studio Ceramics, the saleroom is looking Spring-like and bursting with colour from the wide variety of 20th Century & Contemporary paintings on the walls. Chorley’s are delighted to Lot 421 have been asked Constance Nash to sell further still life paintings and figure studies from the studio of Constance Nash(1921-2015).
Lot 380 Donald Floyd
produced. The paintings were shown at the International Artists' Institute in London in August 1967. Brutal and political, but technically accomplished and stylistically attractive, each painting is estimated to fetch £500-700.
Australian born artist Antonia Black’s paintings pop and crackle with light and colour. Now living in the UK, the Slade-trained artist has won awards for her vivacious works and we are thrilled to offer six of her paintings for sale, with estimates from £200.
Lot 326 Douglas Portway Lot 314 Antonia Black “I want my paintings to have a light of their own, they must glow from inside…” The words of South African artist Douglas Portway could have been written about Lot 326 in Chorley’s sale, a massive abstract composition in yellow with a hypnotic appeal. Three paintings from a series of works by Anthony Colbert are sure to catch the eye of visitors to our saleroom (Lots 343-345). Now recognised as one of the most successful illustrators of the later 20th Century, Colbert was commissioned in the 1960s by The Observer newspaper and the charity Save the Children to travel to Vietnam to record the impact of the conflict on women and children in the warzone. He spent several weeks working in Saigon and the hospital and orphanage in Qui Nhon, where these works were
Lot 345 Anthony Colbert
The stunning Autumnal colours of the banks of the River Wye near Tintern Abbey are beautifully captured in an oil painting by Donald Floyd (Lot 380). Chorley’s have achieved strong prices for Floyd’s paintings at recent sales including a Welsh snow scene for £1,000 in January. This painting is larger and should find plenty of local admirers hoping to be the next owner, estimate £1,000-1,500.
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As well as the Lynn Chadwick bronze, the sale includes several other sculptures. Particular favourites of the team at Chorley’s are Lots 382-384, three charming bronzes of greyhounds by the talented Yorkshire animal artist Sally Arnup (1920-2015).
Lot 382 Sally Arnup
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We are now accepting entries for our Summer Country House sale on 24 & 25 July. Do get in touch if you would like to discuss consigning items: 01452 344499.
Tuesday 15 May The second part of the May sale is devoted to Jewellery & Silver. In keeping with the morning’s theme, we will begin with a selection of 20th Century pieces from Art Deco silver to contemporary jewellery, there is style aplenty. One of the most eye-catching items is Lot 525, a spray brooch set with a large rubellite - a form of tourmaline that can vary in colour from deep red to pale pink and is prized for its clarity. With bicoloured gold foliage and stems set with brilliant cut diamonds, this dramatic brooch asks £2,000-3,000.
Already consigned is a wonderful collection of 19th Century European Furniture, Works of Art and Pictures, from a Herefordshire country house. Highlights include a parcel gilt, marquetry maple and thuya wood table by Henry Whitaker, an influential furniture designer in the mid-19th Century, whose works are held in the Royal Collection, estimate £20,000-30,000. An 18th Century French three-quarter length portrait of Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria carries an estimate of £3,000-3,500.
Style is not lacking in the silver section either. A Russian silver cigarette case with Art Deco sunrise design, cabochon sapphire thumbpieces and integral lighter is the epitome of glamour, £600-800, Lot 781.
Lot 525
Highlights from a Herefordshire country house collection
MAY SALE Viewing: Sunday 13 May 10am-4pm
Lot 781
Monday 14 May 9am-5pm Sale morning 8.30am-10am
Auction: Tuesday 15 May, 10am All figures provided are estimates only. A buyer’s premium will be added to the hammer price of every lot, and other fees may apply. Please contact us before bidding if you require further details.
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Items from other country houses will also attract interest. An Indo-Portuguese mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell tray, later mounted as a table could fetch £3,000-5,000. A beautiful 17th Century mirror with stumpwork embroidery from a local house is expected to realise between £8,000 and £12,000. The mirror was formerly in the Richmond Collection of early English Needlework.
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Summer Exhibition
90 @ 90 The Art of Allan Laycock R.W.A. in Chorley’s Upper Saleroom Saturday 2 June to Monday 4 June 10am-4pm each day Chorley’s are honoured to have been asked to host a selling exhibition of 90 paintings by Gloucestershire’s celebrated landscape artist Allan Laycock, to mark the occasion of his 90th birthday. Allan studied at Keighley College of Art and Sheffield College of Art, where he obtained both the National Diploma in Design and the Art Teacher’s Diploma. He began his career as a Designer & Visualiser with advertising agencies and design groups in Norwich, Wellington, New Zealand and London up to 1974 when he was appointed Lecturer in Graphic Design in the Faculty of Vocational Studies at Gloucester College of Art and Design. Allan is primarily a landscape artist but from the less familiar viewpoint, painted in situ, with delightful spontaneity and authenticity. He has exhibited all over the West Country. Much of his current work features the Cotswolds, although excursions as far afield as New Zealand have produced some exciting views. Allan is a Emeritus Academician at the Royal West of England Academy and member of numerous other art societies and his work is to be found in worldwide private and public collections. His paintings on sale at the exhibition will be offered at prices ranging from £50 to £3,000. Allan wishes to split the profits from the sale of his paintings between his chosen charity, The Artists’ Benevolent Fund and Chorley’s charity for 2018, The Pied Piper Appeal.
For further information, please contact Catrin Hampton on 01452 344499.
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