Lionel Edwards Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Lionel Edwards Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 15, 2024
Lionel Edwards - Racing Scene
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Lionel Edwards Racing Scene Watercolor 7.50 x 10.50 in Signed.
The Sporting Art Auction
Nov. 12, 2024
Attributed to Lionel Edwards (1878-1966), 'Jemima', 1st prize winner in the Eglington Hunter Trials, oil on pa
Est: £250 - £350
Attributed to Lionel Edwards (1878-1966), 'Jemima', 1st prize winner in the Eglington Hunter Trials, oil on panel, signed with monogram, 14" x 18" (36 x 46cm).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 10, 2024
Edwards (Lionel) A Sportsman's Bag, one of 650 copies, Country Life, [1926].
Est: £80 - £120
Edwards (Lionel) A Sportsman's Bag, one of 650 copies, pictorial title, 18 mounted colour plates, captioned tissue-guards, occasional spotting, mainly to margins, some light marginal toning, 20th century green half morocco, spine gilt and with double red morocco labels, some faint staining to spine, t.e.g., others uncut, folio, Country Life, [1926].
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 27, 2024
Lionel Edwards, "Bicester at Poundon"
Est: $100 - $200
Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards (British, 1878-1966), lithograph on paper depicting hounds and riders on the hunt, signed in pencil l.l., 13 1/2" x 19 1/4" image size, 23 3/4" x 28 1/2" framed.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Aug. 23, 2024
Lionel Edwards (British, 1878-1966) A framed print of a 19th century of a hunting scene "The Be
Est: £50 - £75
Lionel Edwards (British, 1878-1966) A framed print of a 19th century of a hunting scene "The Belle Of The Hunt" 27 x 43cm.
Hannam's Auctioneers
Jun. 27, 2024
Lionel Edwards (British, 1878-1966), CANADIAN CAVALRY AT CAMBRAI - THE STAMPEDE OF THE FORT GARRY HORSE - 1917
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lionel Edwards (British, 1878-1966) CANADIAN CAVALRY AT CAMBRAI - THE STAMPEDE OF THE FORT GARRY HORSE - 1917 pen and ink with wash, signed and dated lower left "LE 1917" Estimate: $1,000—1,500 CAD
Waddington's
Jun. 26, 2024
§ Lionel Edwards RI (British, 1878-1966)
Est: £5,000 - £8,000
§ Lionel Edwards RI (British, 1878-1966) The Dulverton Point to Point signed lower right 'Lionel Edwards' oil on canvas 51 x 61cm Provenance: With Tryon Gallery, 1982 The painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which is unlined. The canvas tension is good, there are minor undulations across the surface including a small, concave impact in the upper left corner. The paint layer is in a good condition overall, there is one localised area of cracked and lifting paint in the sky. The painting appears to be unvarnished with a matte finish, there is a layer of dust across the surface.
Cheffins
Jun. 26, 2024
§ Lionel Edwards RI (British, 1878-1966)
Est: £600 - £800
§ Lionel Edwards RI (British, 1878-1966) 'The Master Meets an Old Friend' signed lower right 'Lionel Edwards' and dated [19]24 inscribed with title to the reverse watercolour, gouache and pencil 35 x 24cm
Cheffins
Jun. 12, 2024
λ LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH 1878-1966), AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
λ LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (BRITISH 1878-1966)AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT Oil on canvasSigned and indistinctly dated (lower right)48 x 74cm (18¾ x 29 in.)Provenance:By descent through the family of the sitter
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Mar. 20, 2024
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £200 - £400
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) Hacking out signed and dated lower right 'Lionel Edwards / 1948' pencil and watercolour 34.5 x 23.5cm Framed 52 x 40.5cm
Cheffins
Mar. 20, 2024
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £300 - £500
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) Sandown Park signed lower left 'Lionel Edwards' and inscribed with title lower right pencil and watercolour heightened with white 21.5 x 29.5cm Provenance: Cheffins, Cambridge, The Tony Collins Collection, 28 November 2018, lot 189 Framed 36 x 44cm
Cheffins
Mar. 20, 2024
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £400 - £600
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) 'The Tedworth' signed lower left of the central image 'Lionel Edwards' and inscribed with title pencil, ink and watercolour with ink vignettes to margins 36 x 54cm Provenance: By descent from Major Riley, Sale, Bonhams, 28 October 2010, lot 462 The huntsman in the foreground is Major Charles Riley, friend of Lionel Edwards. Framed 47.5 x 65.5cm
Cheffins
Mar. 20, 2024
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £700 - £1,000
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) 'Hunting in Devon' signed indistinctly lower left 'Lionel Edwards' pencil, watercolour and bodycolour 39 x 34.5cm Provenance: Christie's, 16th December 2011, lot 31 Literature: Captain Edric Roberts, Somewhere in England and Other Hunting Verses with Eight Plates in Colour by Lionel Edwards, 1929, illus. in colour Framed 64 x 60cm
Cheffins
Mar. 20, 2024
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) 'Cub-Hunting Starts' signed and dated lower left 'Lionel Edwards / 1928' pencil, watercolour and bodycolour 33.5 x 34cm Provenance: Christie's, 16th December 2011, lot 33 Literature: Captain Edric Roberts, Somewhere in England and Other Hunting Verses with Eight Plates in Colour by Lionel Edwards, 1929, illus. as Frontispiece Framed 58.5 x 59cm
Cheffins
Mar. 12, 2024
Lionel Edwards (English, 1878-1966), 'Snowballing the stagecoach', watercolour, 49 x 38cm
Est: £500 - £800
Lionel Edwards (English, 1878-1966) 'Snowballing the stagecoach' watercolour signed in pencil
Gorringes
Mar. 11, 2024
Lionel Louis Edwards, Britain (1874-1954), The Hambledon Hunt 1947, Reproduction print pub. Emblem Sporting Publications
Est: $20 - $40
Lionel Louis Edwards Britain (1874-1954) The Hambledon Hunt 1947 Reproduction print pub. Emblem Sporting Publications Signed lower margin
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Feb. 14, 2024
NO RESERVE: Lionel Edwards (1878 - 1966), The Blackmore Vale Hunt
Est: £20 - £30
Lionel Edwards (1878 - 1966) The Blackmore Vale Hunt Colour lithograph on paper Printed and published by Eyre and SpottiswoodeÂ Dimensions: (Paper) 15 in. (H) x 20 in. (W) (Frame) 23.5 in. (H) x 28.5 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Nov. 29, 2023
Lionel Edwards, A Sporting Guard of Honour for our Sporting Prince, HRH leaving the Hound Show, Welshpool, 1923;
Est: £300 - £400
Lionel Edwards, British 1878-1966 - A Sporting Guard of Honour for our Sporting Prince, HRH leaving the Hound Show, Welshpool, 1923; signed with initials and dated lower left 'LE 23' and annotated lower centre, 21.5 x 16.7 cm (ARR) Provenance: Sandford Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection, purchased from the above on the 11th July 1981
Roseberys
Oct. 12, 2023
EDWARDS (Lionel)
Est: £200 - £400
EDWARDS (Lionel) Collection of sporting and equestrian works, most in dust jackets, including: Sport in War, 1936; Shires and Provinces, 2nd impression 1927, thick paper; British Racecourses, 1951; Huntsmen Past and Present, 1929; Famous Foxhunters, 1938; They Meet at Eleven, 1956; Tally-Ho Back!, 1931; Forrard-On!, 1930; Hunting and Stalking the Deer, 1930; 15 others in original bindings (24)
Cheffins
Oct. 12, 2023
EDWARDS (Lionel)
Est: £200 - £400
EDWARDS (Lionel) A Sportsman's Bag, Country Life, no date, large folio, one of 550 copies with 18 mounted colour plates, tissue guards, cloth, (worn covers); The Passing Seasons, 1st edition, London: Country Life, [1927], folio, 18 mounted colour plates as called for, each plate signed below in pencil, some toning to outer margins, original cloth (worn extremities), chipped dust-jacket; KEMP-WELCH (Lucy) In the Open Country, the Work of Lucy E. Kemp-Welch, 1905, folio, no. 27/175 copies, edition de luxe, signed by the editor and publisher, 21 mounted plates including few coloured, morocco, rubbed (3)
Cheffins
Oct. 12, 2023
EDWARDS (Lionel)
Est: £150 - £200
EDWARDS (Lionel) My Hunting Sketch Book, vols. I and II, 1928-30; My Scottish Sketch Book, 1929; A Leicestershire Sketch Book, 1935; all 4to, signed numbered editions, vellum backed (4)
Cheffins
Oct. 06, 2023
Lionel Edwards for W T Copeland an oval
Est: £40 - £60
Lionel Edwards for W T Copeland an oval dish, decorated with a hunting scene, black printed marks, 29 cm wide
Kinghams Auctioneers
Sep. 28, 2023
Lionel Edwards (1878 - 1966), Out in the Country, 1932
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Property of a GentlemanÂ Lionel Edwards (1878 - 1966) Out in the Country, 1932 Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, heightened with gouache Signed bottom right, inscribed 6th Fence, Prince of Wales Cup, South and West Wilts. Point to Point, Kingston Devizes, March 17th 1932Â Dimensions: (Paper) 19.5 in. (H) x 30 in. (W) (Frame) 27.5 in. (H) x 37 in. (W)
Sloane Street Auctions
Sep. 20, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £200 - £400
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) To Sea (Glen Thorne) signed and dated lower right 'Lionel Edwards / 22' and inscribed with title lower left charcoal and coloured chalks on grey paper 49.5 x 37cm Framed 72.5 x 58.5cm
Cheffins
Sep. 20, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £150 - £300
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) The Farrier signed lower left with monogram pencil and charcoal on paper 31.5 x 20.5cm Framed 38.5 x 46.5cm
Cheffins
Sep. 20, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £500 - £800
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) A collection of fifteen sketches, some relating to the unpublished book A Fair Hunting Country a few signed, some dated '1928', '1934', '1945', '1946', '1949', and each inscribed with title pencil, pen and ink, unframed smallest 17 x 12.5cm, largest 26 x 38cm; together with a signed colour print and a signed Christmas card (17) Provenance: Given by Lionel Edwards to Jim Meads circa 1960, Acquired by Michael Mugglestone in 2016
Cheffins
Sep. 20, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £300 - £500
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) 'Whoo-Whoop' signed and dated lower right 'Lionel Edwards / 22' and inscribed with title to the reverse charcoal and white chalk on buff paper 28 x 34cm Framed 55 x 60cm
Cheffins
Sep. 20, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £300 - £500
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) Returning home signed and dated lower left 'Lionel Edwards '52' watercolour on paper 20 x 37.5cm Framed 37.5 x 53cm
Cheffins
Sep. 20, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £500 - £800
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) 'James Pegg (Huntsman) - "Ar never gets off!" ' signed lower left 'Lionel Edwards' and inscribed with title upper right charcoal and bodycolour on paper 36 x 52cm Framed 63.5 x 78cm
Cheffins
Sep. 20, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966)
Est: £700 - £1,000
§ Lionel Edwards RI (1878-1966) 'Mr Jorrocks, M.F.H. - Dash my vig, here's an unavoidable leap, terrible place indeed! ' signed lower right 'Lionel Edwards' and inscribed with title upper left charcoal and bodycolour on paper 35.5 x 52cm Framed 63 x 78cm
Cheffins
Sep. 20, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966) On the scent signed 'Lionel Edwards' (lower left) oil on canvas 49 x 59cm Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 15 July 2015, lot 50, when acquired by the present owner The painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which has not been lined. The canvas and paint layers are in a good condition overall. There are a few losses at the edges, these could be old pin holes rather than recent damage. The varnish layer is clear and even. 73 x 83cm framed
Cheffins
Aug. 05, 2023
LIONEL EDWARDS LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Est: $400 - $800
OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED LOWER LEFT, "LIONEL EDWARDS" (LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS, 1878-1966) CRAZING TO IMAGE. 26" x 24" IMAGE SIZE / 32" x 30" IN FRAME.
Redlands Antique Auction
Jun. 28, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966)
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966) On the scent signed 'Lionel Edwards' (lower left) oil on canvas 49 x 59cm Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 15th July 2015, lot 50, when acquired by the present owner 73 x 83cm framed
Cheffins
Jun. 28, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966) Landscape view near White Roding, Essex with snow on the ground signed and dated 'Lionel Edwards / 1928' (lower left) and inscribed ' "White Roding Church", Essex / between Row Wood and Mann Wood / looking East' (upper right) gouache on paper 35 x 50.5cm Provenance: Commissioned directly from the artist by his friend, John 'Jack' Newman Gilbey (1888-1984) of Glan Avon, Harlow, Essex, Thence by descent to his great-nephew Literature: Country Life, 22nd December 1950, vol. CVIII, no. 2814, ‘A Sporting Artist at Work – article and photos by Jack Gilbey’, pages untraced; J N P Watson, Lionel Edwards: Master of the Sporting Scene, 1986, pp. 107-111 This is the preparatory study of the landscape at White Roding for Lionel Edwards' finished composition (see previous lot) of the Essex hunt. In his account originally published in Country Life in 1950, Jack Gilbey described how he watched Edwards paint the present scene in front of White Roding: “On the day I watched him at work I was very glad of my warm overcoat and scarf, as the Rodings in March can be a very cold spot, especially when one is on the wrong side of the hedge and facing an east wind. I observed that the easel which he had set up swayed considerably, and the drawing-board required the usual piece of string with a weight attached to it to keep it steady. All the time that he was getting things ready I noticed he was constantly looking at his subject. From a somewhat untidy paintbox he drew a line across the drawing-board. This important line set the limit of the foreground. A second line fixed the extent and depth of the landscape in the middle distance, and then, starting from the left, he lightly dotted in the salient features, such as the road, trees and cottages…What interested me particularly, apart from the quickness and sureness with which all this was accomplished, was the space that he allotted to the foreground, the middle distance and the sky – the last named it seemed, monopolised considerably more than two-thirds of the drawing-board. As he worked he smoked incessantly…”Let’s have a go now at this Essex sky,” he suddenly exclaimed. And I remember looking at a cold, grey and featureless sky and wondering how he would transpose this on to his drawing-board. But, like the other details, it apparently presented no difficulties…And so the morning wore on; it was now 12.30 p.m., and he had been working for 2 ½ hours. We motored home for lunch and were back on the scene once more at 2.30 p.m. The second session lasted until 4 o’clock…Conditions were slightly better in the afternoon, and for nearly half an hour the sun made a valiant attempt to warm us, at the same time lighting up the distant scene and bringing into sharp relief the windmill, the church – even the tombstones – and the cottage buildings, a situation which the artist was quick to take advantage of…Before we left, he had written in pencil some notes on the top of the picture and signed and dated it in the left-hand corner. The sketch was complete.” (see Literature, Watson, pp. 107-109). Framed 39.5 x 55cm
Cheffins
Jun. 28, 2023
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966) 'The Essex' - with the huntsman and hounds, followed at a distance by the field signed, dated and inscribed 'Lionel Edwards / The Essex 1928' (lower right) gouache on paper 51 x 75cm Provenance: Commissioned directly from the artist by his friend, John 'Jack' Newman Gilbey (1888-1984) of Glan Avon, Harlow, Essex, Thence by descent to his great-nephew Literature: Country Life, 22nd December 1950, vol. CVIII, no. 2814, ‘A Sporting Artist at Work – article and photos by Jack Gilbey’, pages untraced; J N P Watson, Lionel Edwards: Master of the Sporting Scene, 1986, pp. 107-111 The present picture and the subsequent lot were both painted for John ‘Jack’ Newman Gilbey (1888-1984) a friend and patron of Lionel Edwards. He was the son of Newman Gilbey (1862-1942) a nephew of Sir Walter Gilbey, 1st Bt. (1831-1914) the well-known wine merchant, agriculturalist and breeder of shire horses, and Maria Victorina de Ysasi (1865-1937). The Gilbey family of Mark Hall, Latton, near Harlow, had long hunted with the Essex, particularly Jack’s father, Newman, and his younger siblings, Carmen (b. 1894-) and Frank (1896-1973) (see C D Bruce, The Essex Foxhounds, 1895-1926, p. 63). Newman Gilbey was a Justice of the Peace for Essex and had been a generous supporter of the Essex Hounds for thirty years. The landscape view of White Roding in the background of the present picture was specifically chosen by Jack Gilbey, as he describes in an account originally published in Country Life in 1950: “With his usual thoroughness Lionel went out for a day with the hunt in order to take stock of the huntsman, his horse and the pack. In the meantime he had asked me to suggest a typical Essex setting, and I thought I could not do better than choose the distant view of the village of White Roding, with undulating ploughland in foreground and middle distance, which had been familiar to me from boyhood” (see Literature, Watson, p. 107). The present painting was completed in April 1928 in Edwards’ studio at Buckholt, West Tytherley, near Salisbury and upon presenting it to his patron, Edwards smilingly remarked: “I have given you an extremely well-behaved field. Every member of the hunt is depicted on the left of the road and only the huntsman is with his hounds” (ibid, p. 109). Upon seeing the finished picture in Edwards’ studio, Jack Gilbey was pleased with the result as he thought “much more of the landscape was thus made visible!...White Roding, with its cold grey sky, its wide expanse of gently undulating fields of brown plough…gives a faithful reproduction of a typical part of Essex hunting country…” (ibid, pp. 110-111). It is fascinating that Lionel Edwards should have done a preliminary study for this picture with snow on the ground (see subsequent lot) which he clearly chose not to depict in this finished work. We are grateful to Simon Marriage, the Chairman of the Essex Hunt, for his assistance with this catalogue entry. Framed 60 x 84.5cm
Cheffins
Jun. 14, 2023
λ LIONEL EDWARDS (BRITISH 1878-1966), ON THE SCENT
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
λ LIONEL EDWARDS (BRITISH 1878-1966)ON THE SCENTWatercolour and bodycolourSigned (lower left)49 x 34cm (19¼ x 13¼ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 06, 2023
Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards (1878-1966)
Est: £100 - £150
Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards (1878-1966) ▴ Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards (1878-1966) 'On the way to the meet'; 'Rails'; 'Water'; 'The Lucky Man'; 'The Unlucky Man'; 'Returning Home' coloured lithographs, copyright 'Lawrence & Jellicoe Ltd., 34 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.', 'J.L.Goffart printer, Brussels.' 27.5 x 70.5cm, unframed (6)
Sworders
May. 29, 2023
LIONEL EDWARDS, Horses
Est: $100 - $200
LIONEL EDWARDS Horses a pair of colour prints inscribed in printed image 25.5 x 38cm (each)
Gibson's
Apr. 26, 2023
LIONEL EDWARDS (1878-1966) A Coastal Hunt Scene with Mounted Huntsmen and Hounds Oil on canvas, 35.5 x 25.5cm Signed and dated (19)'13 lower left
Est: €1,500 - €2,500
LIONEL EDWARDS (1878-1966) A Coastal Hunt Scene with Mounted Huntsmen and Hounds Oil on canvas, 35.5 x 25.5cm Signed and dated (19)'13 lower left
Adam's
Apr. 05, 2023
LIONEL EDWARDS (1878-1966)
Est: €300 - €600
LIONEL EDWARDS (1878-1966) « Battu mais victorieux » (un renard) Aquarelle sur papier. Signé et daté 1920 en bas à droite. Dimensions : 50 x 34 cm à vue. “Beaten yet Victorious” (a fox), watercolour on paper, signed and dated 1920 lower right. British artist born in Clifton Bristol, Lionel Edwards was a British artist who specialised in painting horses and other aspects of British country life. He is best known for his hunting scenes but also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing. He provided illustrations for Country Life, The Sphere, The Graphic and numerous books. Peintre et illustrateur britannique né à Clifton Bristol, Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards est réputé pour ses peintures mais surtout ses aquarelles de courses de chevaux, de scènes de chasse, de tir, de pêche et de représentations de la vie à la campagne. Il fournira des illustrations pour le Country Life, The Sphere, The Graphic et de nombreux autres livres et revues. xxxxxxxxxxx British artist born in Clifton Bristol, Lionel Edwards was a British artist who specialised in painting horses and other aspects of British country life. He is best known for his hunting scenes but also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing. He provided illustrations for Country Life, The Sphere, The Graphic and numerous books.
Accademia Fine Art
Jan. 07, 2023
Group of Prints and Etchings
Est: $200 - $300
Group of prints and etchings, to include: W. Terrell Dickey (1904-1962), First Over the Bars, etching; Margaret Philbrick (1914-1999), The Mother Church Boston, etching; Lionel Edwards (1878-1966), two signed hunt scenes, The South Nott Fox Hounds; Haroldo S, Picadors, ink drawing. Provenance: Newburyport, Massachusetts collection.
Kaminski Auctions
Dec. 14, 2022
λ LIONEL EDWARDS (BRITISH 1878-1966), THE QUORN AT QUENBY
Est: £800 - £1,200
λ LIONEL EDWARDS (BRITISH 1878-1966)THE QUORN AT QUENBYOil on canvasSigned and inscribed 'Quorn' (lower right)31 x 61cm (12 x 24 in.)Provenance:Rowland Ward Ltd. LondonPrivate collection, Tim Rootes and Obby Waller, Barton Hill House, Gloucestershire
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Dec. 14, 2022
λ LIONEL EDWARDS (BRITISH 1878-1966), ON THE SCENT
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
λ LIONEL EDWARDS (BRITISH 1878-1966)ON THE SCENTWatercolour and bodycolourSigned (lower left)49 x 34cm (19¼ x 13¼ in.)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Dec. 13, 2022
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (1878-1966) Tidworth Aquarelle, gouache
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (1878-1966) Tidworth Aquarelle, gouache et fusain sur papier 30.3 x 49.2 cm. (12 x 19 3/8 in.)
Christie's
Dec. 07, 2022
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966)
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
§ Lionel Edwards, RI (1878-1966) Three mares - Myrobella, Mombasa and Joyce - at the National Stud, Sandley Stud, Dorset signed and dated 'Lionel Edwards 1953' (lower right) oil on canvas 76 x 127cm Provenance: Commissioned by Peter Burrell, CBE (1905-1999) Director of the National Stud 1937-1971, and by descent to his grandchild, Their sale, London, Sotheby's, 13th December 2018, lot 65, when acquired by the present owner The present painting depicts three brood mares - Myrobella, Mombasa and Joyce - at the National Stud at Sandley, near Gillingham in the Dorset countryside with a view of Blackmore Vale beyond. The Stud was the initiative of a wealthy brewer, Colonel William Hall Walker (1856-1933) later Lord Wavertree, who in 1915 offered to donate his bloodstock to the British Government on condition that it acquired his stud farm in Tully, Ireland. Walker was concerned by the country's dangerous shortage of Thoroughbred stallions to breed Cavalry remounts for the First World War. In 1943, the estate at Tully was transferred to the Irish Government and the National Stud moved to Sandley Stud in Dorset. In 1963, it moved, again, to its present Newmarket site and its then Director Peter Burrell (1905-1999) was charged with its new design. Among the Stud’s early notable successes, it bred Blandford (foaled in 1919), which was three times Champion Sire and sired eleven Classic winners, including four Derby winners. In 1942, under the Directorship of Peter Burrell, the Stud produced four Classic winners including Myrobella’s offspring Big Game, who won the 2000 Guineas. On the left of this painting can be seen Myrobella, foaled in 1930 by Tetratema out of Dolabella. She was leased by the National Stud to Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) for her racing career and trained by Fred Darling at his stables at Beckhampton in Wiltshire. In 1932, ridden by Gordon Richards, Myrobella won the National Breeders’ Produce Stakes at Sandown Park, followed by the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster and the Boscawen Stakes and the Prendergast Stakes at Newmarket. The Sporting Life described her as ‘a streak of lightening that has paralysed all her opponents’. The following year Myrobella won the Severals Stakes at Newmarket in April, came third in the 1000 Guineas, won the July Cup at Newmarket, the King George Stakes at Goodwood and the Challenge Stakes at Newmarket in October. Myrobella then retired to the National Stud as a broodmare. Among her successful offspring was Snowberry, which won the Queen Mary Stakes, and Big Game, foaled in 1939, which was the best British colt of his generation, winning the 2000 Guineas and the Champion Stakes.
Cheffins
Nov. 22, 2022
Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards, RI, RCA (British, 1878-1966) Portrait of Herman Tiarks on Slade Grey Together with a copy of the sitter's memoir 'Hunting Reminiscences' in which the portrait is featured. (2)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards, RI, RCA (British, 1878-1966) Portrait of Herman Tiarks on Slade Grey signed and dated 'Lionel Edwards/1935' (lower right) oil on canvas 69.5 x 101.9cm (27 3/8 x 40 1/8in). Together with a copy of the sitter's memoir 'Hunting Reminiscences' in which the portrait is featured. (2)
Bonhams
Nov. 16, 2022
§ LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS R.I., R.C.A (BRITISH 1878-1966) THE WATER JUMP
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
§ LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS R.I., R.C.A (BRITISH 1878-1966) THE WATER JUMP Signed, mixed media on buff paper (48cm x 36cm (19in x 14in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Nov. 16, 2022
§ LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS R.I., R.C.A (BRITISH 1878-1966) THE YOUNG HUNTSMAN
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
§ LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS R.I., R.C.A (BRITISH 1878-1966) THE YOUNG HUNTSMAN Signed, mixed media on buff paper (42cm x 28cm (16.5in x 11in))
Lyon & Turnbull