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SANCTUARY: Artist-Gardeners 1919-39

Many of the artists in this catalogue had a particularly strong attachment to gardens and gardening ñ taking their activities as plantsmen and plantswomen as seriously as they took their art. Charles Mahoney shared his unbridled enthusiasm for plants with Edward Bawden, Geoffrey Rhoades, John Nash and Evelyn Dunbar who swapped cuttings with each other by post. Evelyn Dunbar, along with Charles Mahoney and John Nash, produced
books on the subject. And most of Harry Bushís oeuvre evolved around painting and repainting his garden in the London suburbs of SW19.

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Works Featured in this catalogue

Reserved
Charles Mahoney - Study of a sunflower head
SKU: 9738

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)

Study of a sunflower head, mid 1930’s
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Edward Julius Detmold - Kingfisher Upon a Branch with Wild Roses
SKU: 10475

Edward Julius Detmold (1883 - 1957)

Kingfisher Upon a Branch with Wild Roses
SKU: 10450

Eric Gill (1882 - 1940)

A unique set of Eric Gill’s Procreant Hymn, printed on chine appliqué  paper

£3,750.00

Charles Mahoney - Spring
SKU: 10387

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)

Spring

£2,450.00

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Hubert Arthur Finney - Apples on a Branch
SKU: 10294

Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)

Apples on a Branch
Evelyn Dunbar - December for the Country Life 1938 Gardeners Diary
SKU: 10233

Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)

December for the Country Life 1938 Gardener’s Diary

£2,350.00

Evelyn Dunbar - Design for unused title page of Gardener's Choice
SKU: 10221

Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)

Design for unused title page of Gardener’s Choice, circa 1936

£2,575.00

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Evelyn Dunbar - Study for vignette on page 190 of Gardener's Choice
SKU: 10208

Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)

Study for vignette for Gardeners’ Choice (Routledge, London, 1937)
Evelyn Dunbar - The Egg Thieves
SKU: 10182

Evelyn Dunbar (1906 - 1960)

The Egg Thieves

£750.00

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Marion Wallace Dunlop - A Nymph
SKU: 10126

Marion Wallace Dunlop (1864 - 1942)

A Nymph, circa 1906
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Marion Wallace Dunlop - Bacchus
SKU: 10118

Marion Wallace Dunlop (1864 - 1942)

Bacchus, (cream ground), circa 1906
Hubert Arthur Finney - Farm Equipment
SKU: 10000

Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)

Farm Equipment, Berkshire

£1,750.00

Stephen Bone - Portrait of Mary Adshead
SKU: 9911

Stephen Bone (1904 - 1958)

Portrait of Mary Adshead, probably at work in the artist’s garden at Haverstock Hill, London

£2,750.00

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Stephen Bone - Christmas Tree
SKU: 9916

Stephen Bone (1904 - 1958)

Christmas Tree, circa 1938
Charles H.H. Burleigh - Still life in the Artist's Studio
SKU: 9902

Charles H.H. Burleigh (1869 - 1956)

Still life in the Artist’s Studio , circa 1900

£9,000.00

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Charles Mahoney - Sheet of flower studies with Tulipa Eichleri
SKU: 9794

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)

Flower Studies with Tulipa eichleri and primulas
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Gerald Leet - Yellow and Pink Lilies on a window ledge overlooking the sea
SKU: 9594

Gerald Leet (1913 - 1998)

Yellow and Pink Lilies on a window ledge overlooking the sea, mid 30’s
Mary Adshead - An Unpleasant Surprise
SKU: 9434

Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995)

An Unpleasant Surprise

£995.00

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Mary Adshead - John's House
SKU: 9429

Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995)

John’s House
Mary Adshead - Evening Primroses in a London Garden
SKU: 9425

Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995)

Evening Primroses in a London Garden

£875.00

Francis Spear - Abstract floral forms
SKU: 9209

Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)

Abstract floral forms, circa 1960

£385.00

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe R.A. - The Shire Stallion
SKU: 8979

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe R.A. (1901 - 1979)

The Shire Stallion, 1934

£395.00

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David Evans (1929–1988) - Red Anemone
SKU: 8860

David Evans (1929 - 1988)

Red Anemone
Stanley Lewis - The snow laden garden at Llwyn-On
SKU: 8765

Stanley Lewis (1905 - 2009)

The snow laden garden at Llwyn-On, Croesyceiliog, circa 1935

£800.00

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Francis Spear - The Parable of the Sower
SKU: 8516

Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)

The Parable of the Sower, circa 1942
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Carolyn Sergeant - Tulip Petals
SKU: 8468

Carolyn Sergeant (1937 - 2018)

Tulip Petals
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Carolyn Sergeant - A Christmas Pudding
SKU: 8469

Carolyn Sergeant (1937 - 2018)

A Christmas Pudding, 1991
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Francis Spear - The Kings Lesson by William Morris
SKU: 8440

Francis Spear (1902 - 1979)

The Kings Lesson by William Morris, 1919
Mary Adshead - Finnial decorations
SKU: 8348

Mary Adshead (1904 - 1995)

Finnial decorations

£875.00

David Evans (1929–1988) - Landscape near Ipswich
SKU: 8140

David Evans (1929 - 1988)

Landscape near Ipswich, 1982

£1,000.00

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Evelyn Dunbar and Charles Mahoney - Design for a Country Suburban Garden for Gardeners Choice
SKU: 7814

Mahoney, Charles Dunbar, Evelyn & ()

Design for a Country Suburban Garden for Gardeners’ Choice, c.1937
Douglas Percy Bliss - Boy Scaring Crows
SKU: 7632

Douglas Percy Bliss (1900 - 1984)

Boy Scaring Crows, 1925

£1,800.00

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Ludovic-Rodolphe (RODO) Pissarro - Back to the Land "Farming"
SKU: 7415

Ludovic-Rodolphe (RODO) Pissarro (1878 - 1952)

Back to the Land “Farming”
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John Nash - Study of Amaryllis 'St Josephs Lily' (Hippeastrum Johnsonii) in a flower pot
SKU: 7291

John Nash (1893 - 1977)

Study of Amaryllis ‘St Josephs Lily’ (Hippeastrum Johnsonii) in a flower pot
John Nash - Study of Petunias
SKU: 7292

John Nash (1893 - 1977)

Study of Petunias

£975.00

Joseph Southall - Sable Fur
SKU: 6903

Joseph Southall (1861 - 1944)

Sable Fur, 26.III.1910

£1,200.00

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Evelyn Dunbar and Charles Mahoney - Proposed design for a country or suburban garden for Gardeners Choice
SKU: 6895

Mahoney, Charles Dunbar, Evelyn & ()

Proposed design for a country or suburban garden for Gardeners Choice
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Evelyn Dunbar and Charles Mahoney - Design for page 123
SKU: 6857

Mahoney, Charles Dunbar, Evelyn & ()

Design for page 123, Gardeners Choice 1937
Hubert Arthur Finney - Tenerife Crate with Apples on a Wooden Chair
SKU: 6337

Hubert Arthur Finney (1905 - 1991)

Tenerife Crate with Apples on a Wooden Chair, 1930s

£4,750.00

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Clare Leighton - When I Consider the Heavens
SKU: 6010

Clare Leighton (1898 - 1989)

When I Consider the Heavens, Psalms (BPL 644), 1952
Lambert Guenther - Get behind the girl he left behind him Join the land army. circa 1918
SKU: 5990

Lambert Guenther (b. 1883)

Get behind the girl he left behind him Join the land army. circa 1918

£1,800.00

Frederick Austin - Decorating the Font
SKU: 5522

Frederick Austin (1902 - 1990)

Decorating the Font, 1946

£225.00

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Frederick Austin - Apple orchard with chopped wood and chickens
SKU: 5511

Frederick Austin (1902 - 1990)

Apple orchard with chopped wood and chickens, circa 1935
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Charles Mahoney - Ambleside
SKU: 5073

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)

Ambleside, possibly the waterhead hotel, circa 1942
Kenneth Rowntree - Falling Rain with Raised Flag
SKU: 4003

Kenneth Rowntree (1915 - 1997)

Falling Rain with Raised Flag

£7,450.00

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Robert Austin - Woman and Sickle
SKU: 3977

Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)

Woman and Sickle, 1933
Robert Austin - Sea Bouquet
SKU: 3981

Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)

Sea Bouquet 1940

£880.00

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Robert Austin - Man with scythe
SKU: 3965

Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)

Man with scythe, 1932/3
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Alan Sorrell - Cyprus Tree
SKU: 3688

Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)

Cyprus Tree, study for The Appian Way, circa 1932
Alan Sorrell - Sketch for examination competition
SKU: 3675

Alan Sorrell (1904 - 1974)

Sketch for examination competition, People Seeking After Wisdom, March 1,1928

£2,500.00

Charles Mahoney - Roses
SKU: 3656

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)

Roses

£680.00

Charles Mahoney - Studies for watering can
SKU: 3406

Charles Mahoney (1903 - 1968)

Studies for watering can, mid 1930’s

£2,500.00

Dorothy Mahoney - Walled Garden Amongst Kentish Orchards
SKU: 2640

Dorothy Mahoney [nee Bishop] (1902 - 1984)

Walled Garden Amongst Kentish Orchards, early 1950’s

£6,500.00

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William S Taylor - The Sunne Rising
SKU: 1071

William S Taylor (1920 - 2010)

The Sunne Rising
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SKU: 357

Joseph Simpson (1879 - 1939)

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