Cockayne
FREDERICK L. GRIGGS
British, (1876-1938)
Etching, 1936-1937, Comstock 55 (iv/VI); thirty impressions in this state. 8 1/16 x 10 3/4 in. Initialed in the plate, lower right. Signed in pencil and below to the left, "4th." This is a superb, luminous impression with wide margins. The condition is excellent. This distinctive plate depicts old London. The Boston Public Library owns a large pen and ink drawing (1912) of the subject, made as an illustration for "Shakespeare's England." The total edition from this plate is unknown.
$2,000

Amstelodamum, No.1
SEYMOUR HADEN
British, (1818-1910)
Etching, 1863, Schneidermann 41A, (v/VI), exact edition unknown. 4 x 4 5/8 in. Signed in the plate and in pencil. A fine impression of this scarce print. 1/2 margins all around. A small, inconspicuous thin spot.
$575

A Sunset in Ireland
SEYMOUR HADEN
British, (1818-1910)
Drypoint, 1863, Schneiderman 47 (xiii/XIV), edition unknown. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Signed in the plate and signed in pencil. This is a superb, rich impression printed on laid paper. The margins are full apart from a small loss in the upper right corner. There's a faint suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening. This iconic 19th century landscape print is Haden at his best and it echos his admiration for the work of Rembrandt. Provenance: William Weston Gallery, London.
$2,000

A Salmon River, No. II
SEYMOUR HADEN
British, (1818-1910)
Etching and mezzotint, 1884, Schneiderman 214 (iii/IV), edition unknown. 4 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. Signed in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, dramatic impression of this rare print. The paper is a sturdy wove with full margins. The condition is fine apart from faint toning within an earlier mat opening.
$900

Kensington Gardens, No. II
SEYMOUR HADEN
British, (1818-1910)
Etching and drypoint, 1860, Schneiderman 31 (iii/III), edition unknown. 8 x 5 in. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression of this stellar early work. Printed on chine appliqué, the margins are trimmed (well away from the image) and there's a bit of foxing on the verso. Provenance: M.Knoedler, NY (with their label).
$950

A Day in the Country
WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT
British, (1827-1910)
Etching, 1865, Hartnoll 16, edition unknown. 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Unsigned as usual. This is a very fine impression printed on chine appliqué. The margins are full and the condition is very good. (There's a faint suggestion of light toning within an earlier mat opening.) This endearing Pre-Raphaelite print was published in "A Selection of Etchings by the Etching Club," consisting of twelve plates published by Joseph Cundall and Thomas Bosworth in 1865.
$1,400

The Father's Leave-Taking
WILLIAM HOLMAN HUNT
British, (1827-1910)
Etching, 1879, Hartnoll 17, Walker Art Gallery 83; edition unknown. 7 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. Initialed and dated in the plate, lower right. This is a superb proof impression on Japan paper of the completed image with the borderline added. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This impression is one of a small group of proofs printed before the formal edition of 100 for the Etching Club publication by H. Blair Ansdell. This exceptional Pre-Raphaelite print is from the collection of Mrs. Elizabeth Burt, by adoption, the artist's granddaughter. This uncommon print portrays Hunt's second wife, Edith, holding their daughter, Gladys.
$2,800

The Lesson
WILLIAM LEE-HANKEY
British, (1869-1952)
Etching and drypoint, 1920s, edition probably 50-75. 6 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. Initialed in the plate, lower right. Signed in pencil below. The artist's embossed stamp is also just below the image. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are full. Lee-Hankey's endearing and beautifully drawn portraits of mother and child are among the best prints he produced.
$500

The Shop Window
ISABEL DE BOHUN LOCKYER
British, (1895-1980)
Linocut printed in colors, 1930, edition 50. 8 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. (There's some stray printing ink in the outer right margin.) Lockyer was not associated with the Grosvenor School even though she was a very talented linocut artist in her own right. She was friendly with Claude Flight who invited her to exhibit some of her prints at his annual linocut exhibitions in the 1930s. She was largely independent and often exhibited with the Society of Painter-Gravers in Colour from 1925 to 1938. The Shop Window is one of her finest works.
SOLD

Low Tide (London)
ERNEST S. LUMSDEN
British, (1883-1948)
Etching, 1921, Lumsden 221; edition 50. 9 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed and numbered in ink. This impression printed by the artist and is so inscribed, "imp." Here we have a superb, atmospheric impression printed on a fine 19th century sheet of laid paper (watermarked "Stacey Wiseman 1885"). The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Lumsden's London views are rare as he etched only seven such subjects. This exceptional print shows St. Paul's and the city as seen from Southwark. Lumsden's book, The Art of Etching, is a landmark publication first published in 1925. It's been a starting point for most British print enthusiasts over the years, myself included.
$1,250

The Pool
JAMES MCBEY
Scottish, (1883-1959)
Etching, 1914, Hardie/Carter 150, edition 50 plus several trial proofs. 9 1/2 x 14 1/8 in. Signed and dated in the plate, lower right. Signed and numbered (VIII) in ink. This is a fine impression from the published state with wide (full?) margins. The condition is very good apart from very faint toning within an earlier mat opening. This Whistlerian London view shows the Pool of London from a warehouse near the south end of the Tower Bridge looking north.
$950

Nymphs Bathing
WILLIAM E. C. MORGAN
British, (1903-1979)
Engraving, 1928, edition 83. 7 7/8 x 11 1/16 in. Signed, dated, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a superb, rich impression of this exquisite print. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Morgan achieved fame here in the US with exhibitions in Chicago. Lessing Rosenwald purchased nine of his prints and the British Museum had acquired ten of them by 1932.
$900

The Brook
WILLIAM E. C. MORGAN
British, (1903-1979)
Engraving, 1930, edition 50. 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Signed, titled and dated in pencil. Inscribed "Proof B." This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Four of Morgan's prints were reproduced in Fine Prints of the Year, including this one. We did locate an online catalogue of engravings compiled by Robert Meyrick but the prints are not assigned any numbers. This is described as "an ongoing project."
$800

Bacchanal
HARRY MORLEY
British, (1881-1943)
Engraving, 1932, edition 60. 6 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. Initialed and dated in the plate, lower right. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. Morley was a gifted engraver in the tradition of Stanley Anderson and Robert Austin. He was commercially successful during the 1920s and 1930s and was represented by Colnaghi in London. A catalogue raisonné is planned by Robert Meyrick and Dr. Harry Heuser.
$500

Spring Rhapsody
CONRAD & CAVENDISH MORTON
British, (active 1930s-1950s)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1934, edition unknown. 13 3/4 x 20 in. Signed in pencil by both artists, lower right. This is a fine, luminous impression with fresh colors. The paper is a sturdy Japanese and the margins are full. Apart from mild toning in the margins, the condition is very good overall. Like the brothers Detmold, the Cavendish twins both worked on their prints. They were largely self-taught and their work was shown and published by Colnaghi in London. They were born in 1911.
$1,400

Le Pont d'Avignon
PHILIP G. NEEDELL
British, (1886-1974)
Color woodcut, 1925, edition 60. 9 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression with substantial but possibly trimmed margins.
$600

Building the Trawler
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1929, Chapman 18, projected edition of 150; this impression numbered "I/X", one of several trial proofs. 9 x 13 7/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition. Wide margins.
$1,200

The Port of St. Tropez
JOHN PLATT
British, (1886-1967)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1924, Chapman 12, projected edition of 100, with an additional printing of twenty inscribed in Roman numerals. 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Signed in pencil. A superb impression with full margins. Fine condition.
$1,200

Magpie
ALLEN W. SEABY
British, (1867-1953)
Woodcut printed in colors, circa 1920-30, edition 100. 8 1/2 x 11 7/8 in. Initialed in the block with the monogram, lower left. Signed in pencil, lower right. Numbered, lower left.. This is a very fine impression printed on Japanese paper. The margins are wide but with a narrow margin along the top. The condition is fair. There's slight foxing showing in the margins and two repairs in the upper corners not affecting the image. Seaby was one of the preeminent students of Frank Morley Fletcher at the Reading School of Art.
$650

Goat With Two Kids
ALLEN W. SEABY
British, (1867-1953)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1920s, edition probably 50-100. 8 7/8 x 12 3/8 in. Signed in the block with the monogram. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression printed on cream Japanese paper, a paper typically used by the artist. The margins are narrow but substantial enough. The condition is very good with very faint light toning showing in the image. Seaby was one of the best known students of Frank Morley Fletcher and he became Professor of Fine Art at the University of Reading from 1920-1933. He mastered the art of Japanese style woodblock printing and his work has a special place within the history of graphic art in England between the wars.
$850