Tag: David Gentleman

Auction alert: Auction of Books for charity

David Gentleman's London by David Gentleman

There’ll be an online-only auction of books being sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Hospice charity. It will be held by Chaucer Auctions on Wednesday 2nd November 2022 from 10am.

300 lots of vintage books on subjects such as art & design, fashion & jewellery, music and nature. We’ve selected 8 lots below that we’d love for our own library. Soft and hardback books by illustrators that we admire and have featured here on our blog, including David Gentleman and John Burningham.

Chaucer’s buyer’s premium stands at 19.95% with an added online commission of 3%.

We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

Online bidding is also available via Invaluable, Live Auctioneers and The Saleroom. Please check each of these websites individually to find any additional fees that they charge.

David Gentleman's London by David Gentleman

Lot 4: David Gentleman’s London by David Gentleman 1986 First Paperback Edition
Softback Book with 192 pages. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

England by John Burningham

Lot 15: England by John Burningham 1992 First Edition Hardback Book
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

Industrial Design by Raymond Loewy

Lot 21: Industrial Design by Raymond Loewy 1979 First UK Edition Hardback Book
With 250 pages. Published by Faber and Faber Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

British Butterflies and Moths by W Furneaux

Lot 44: British Butterflies and Moths by W Furneaux 1923 Fifth Edition Hardback Book
With 350 pages. Published by The Library Press Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

Lots 103 & 104: A History Of Everyday Things in England 1733 – 1942 by M and C H B Quennell 1945 Third Edition Hardback Book
With 214 pages. Published by B T Batsford Ltd some ageing good condition.
A History Of Everyday Things in England 1066 – 1799 by M and C H B Quennell 1945 Eighth Edition Hardback Book
With 224 pages published by B T Batsford Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimates: £6 – £8

The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics 2

Lot 265: The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics 2 Edited by Alan Aldridge 1971 First Edition Softback Book
With 123 pages. Published by Dell Publishing Co Inc New York some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £40 – £60

And Miss Carter Wore Pink by Helen Bradley

Lot 275: And Miss Carter Wore Pink by Helen Bradley 1971 First Edition Hardback Book
With 31 pages. Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

Auction Alert: Sale of 20th Century Art to be held at Prior Park, Bath

WILLIAM SCOTT C.B.E., R.A. (1913-1989) 'STILL LIFE WITH FRYING PAN AND EGGS'

Wotton Auction Rooms will be running a Sale of 20th Century Art at the National Trust property, Prior Park, Bath.

272 lots will be coming under the hammer on Friday 22nd July 2022, from 12pm. Artists represented include some of our old favourites such as Paul Peter Piech and David Gentleman – the latter well known for his postage stamp designs. In addition, we’ve been introduced to a few new artists that we’d like to find out more about; William Scott CBE, Anita Klein and Bernard Cheese amongst others.

If you register on the Wotton Auction Rooms website, you can leave auto and absentee bids. There’s a buyer’s premium of 21.6% and, if bidding via their website, an additional premium of 3.6% (plus VAT) will be levied.

Alternatively, you can bid live via the EasyLiveAuction website for a £3.00 flat fee or 3% of the final hammer price. The buyer’s premium still stands.

Unfortunately, the auction house doesn’t offer a packaging and posting service, so you’ll have to organise your own if you’re unable to collect in person.

WILLIAM SCOTT C.B.E., R.A. (1913-1989) 'STILL LIFE WITH FRYING PAN AND EGGS'

Lot 24: WILLIAM SCOTT C.B.E., R.A. (1913-1989) ‘STILL LIFE WITH FRYING PAN AND EGGS’
Screenprint in colours on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, printed by Kelpra Studio, published by CCA Galleries, London, with their blindstamp. 91/250. 67cm x 88cm.
Estimate: £3,000 – £5,000

EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (1903-1989) 'BOROUGH MARKET'

Lot 33: EDWARD BAWDEN C.B.E., R.A. (1903-1989) ‘BOROUGH MARKET’
Lithograph in colour, artist’s proof, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, A/P. 2. 50.5cm x 65cm.
Estimate: £1,000 – £1,500

ROBERT TAVENER (1920-2004) 'PIERHEAD' (NO.3)

Lot 46: ROBERT TAVENER (1920-2004) ‘PIERHEAD’ (NO.3)
Linocut in colours. signed, titled, numbered and dated 1966, in pencil to margin. 16/30. 67.5 x 54cm.
Estimate: £200 – £300

BRIDGET RILEY CH, CBE (b.1931) POSTER POEM 'DESCENDING' 1968

Lot 60: BRIDGET RILEY CH, CBE (b.1931) POSTER POEM ‘DESCENDING’ 1968
Screenprint, from the edition of an unknown size, unsigned, probably published by Editions Alecto. 64cm x 65.5cm.
Estimate: £500 – £800

ANITA KLEIN (b.1960) 'NIGE & THE NECKLACE'

Lot 76: ANITA KLEIN (b.1960) ‘NIGE & THE NECKLACE’
Etching, signed, numbered and dated 2002 in pencil to margin. 21/100. 12cm x 14cm.
Estimate: £100 – £200

BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (1894-1982) 'SMALL STILL LIFE' 1966

Lot 87: BEN NICHOLSON O.M. (1894-1982) ‘SMALL STILL LIFE’ 1966
Etching, signed, numbered and dated in pencil – annotations to verso “Small Still Life, 1966 Ben Nicholson”. 10/25. Lafrance blindstamp. 32cm x 31cm.
Estimate: £800 – £1,200

JOHN PIPER C.H. (1903-1992) 'NORTH GRIMSTONE' YORKSHIRE

Lot 114: JOHN PIPER C.H. (1903-1992) ‘NORTH GRIMSTONE’ YORKSHIRE
(Levinson 128) lithographs in colour, signed and numbered in pencil to margin. 61/70. 82cm x 59cm.
Estimate: £300 – £500

DAME ELIZABETH BLACKADDER O.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W., R.G.I., D.LITT (1931-2021) 'STAITHES'

Lot 128: DAME ELIZABETH BLACKADDER O.B.E., R.S.A., R.S.W., R.G.I., D.LITT (1931-2021) ‘STAITHES’
Lithograph in colour, signed, titled and dated 1963 in pencil to margin. Inscribed “407” in pencil, Curwen Chilford Studios blindstamp. 57cm x 80cm.
Estimate: £300 – £500

SIR PETER BLAKE C.B.E., R.D.I., R.A. (b.1932) 'I LOVE VINTAGE'

Lot 162: SIR PETER BLAKE C.B.E., R.D.I., R.A. (b.1932) ‘I LOVE VINTAGE’
Digital tin plate print, unnumbered limited edition of 2,500. Published by Creatively Recycled Empire and printed by Impress Group, with certificate and papers. 22cm x 17cm.
Estimate: £150 – £250

PAUL PETER PIECH (1920-1996) 'JAZZ'

Lot 169: PAUL PETER PIECH (1920-1996) ‘JAZZ’
‘Evolved in part from spirituals, sung by slaves, jazz is the only true American music form, It was created by blacks for blacks’. Linocut in colours, signed, numbered and dated 1995 in pencil. 1/25. 64cm x 45cm.
Estimate: £200 – £300

BERNARD CHEESE (1925-2013) 'RING OF TREES'

Lot 174: BERNARD CHEESE (1925-2013) ‘RING OF TREES’
Lithograph in colours, artist’s proof III, signed, titled and dated 1965 in pencil. 79cm x 59cm.
Estimate: £200 – £300

BARBARA VINCENT (20TH CENTURY CONTEMPORARY) 'FRIESON COWS'

Lot 202: BARBARA VINCENT (20TH CENTURY CONTEMPORARY) ‘FRIESON COWS’
Linocut in colours, signed, titled and numbered in pencil. 6/9. 32.5cm x 38.5cm.
Estimate: £100 – £200

DAVID GENTLEMAN (b.1930) 'CURLEW STREET, LONDON'

Lot 218: DAVID GENTLEMAN (b.1930) ‘CURLEW STREET, LONDON’
Lithograph in colours, signed and numbered in pencil. 112/195. Blindstamp lower right. 61cm x 51cm.
Estimate: £100 – £200

ERIC RAVILIOUS (1903-1942) 'GARDEN MEMORIES'

Lot 234: ERIC RAVILIOUS (1903-1942) ‘GARDEN MEMORIES’
Wood engraving, signed with initials ‘AU’ for Anne Ullman (the artist’s daughter) and numbered in pencil. 100/200. An illustration for Thomas Hennell’s ‘Poems’ 1936.
Estimate: £150 – £250

Designer Desire: David Gentleman

Mosaic of David Gentleman designs | H is for Home

We watched a fantastic programme on television last week, all about the history of the postage stamp and stamp collecting. It was through this that I was reintroduced to the designs of David Gentleman. I say reintroduced because I had many of his designs stuck in my stamp album way back in the 1970s.

Now that the internet has been invented, it has been much quicker and easier for me to go in search of more examples of his wonderful work. Between 1962 & 2000, he designed 103 different stamps for the Post Office – for a long time, his was the most prolific output for them. He designed posters for London Transport, the National Trust, Imperial War Museum and the Public Records Office. He also designed book covers & illustrations for publishers including Penguin and Faber as well as for his own travel books.

Portrait of David Gentlemancredit

Between his postage stamp output and his 100-metre-long mural on the Northern Line platform of Charing Cross Underground Station – David Gentleman is probably one of the most widely viewed designers in the world! You can find a more extensive study and interview of the designer here.

Additional image credits:

Postal Museum | Tate