Lay's Auctioneers: Rare Books & Works on Paper- Polperro: The works of Arthur Wragg & Frederick Roberts Johnson, 21324, Cornwall

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 13, 2025 - February 13, 2025
Page Size: 756 items in 31 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1166 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976)

Thirteen Sketches and Studies

1924 GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 137.72
1167 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976)

Haunting Faces and four other works

1924 GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 75.12
1168 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976)

Babson's High-Class Supper Ball

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 150.24
1169 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Seven Works

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 56.34
1170 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Four Still-Life Studies

1924 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 125.20
1171 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

A selection of works

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 75.12
1172 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Looking Over Dartmoor - Glorious Devon

1924 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 212.84
1173 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Three floral works

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 56.34
1174 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Two fishing boat studies

1924 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 350.56
1175 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Two fishing boat studies

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 400.64
1176 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Two harbour views of Polperro

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 250.40
1177 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Two Harbour Views

1924 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 400.64
1178 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Three Floral Studies, two with distant views

1924 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 75.12
1179 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1978)

'Cul-De Sac' and 'Tomorrow and Tomorrow' from 'Jesus Wept' and three further works

1924 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 175.28
1180 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1978)

Two book illustrations

1924 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 100.16
1181 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1978)

Two original illustrations titled 'Time' and 'Spring'

1924 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 112.68
1182 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976)

'Look - The Sun' from 'Jesus Wept' and illustrated in Judy Brook's biography about

1924 GBP 150.00 - 250.00 GBP 125.20
1183 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Four Works

1924 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 175.28
1184 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976)

Three Works

1924 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 137.72
1185 Brigadier General CROZIER, F.P.

The Men I Killed

1924 GBP 30.00 - 50.00 GBP 175.28
1186 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976)

A large quantity of works

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 200.32
1187 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976)

An illustration for Solpruff Fadeless Fabrics

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 62.60
1188 Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976)

Two Christmas card designs

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 75.12
1189 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

A portfolio of sketches and drawings

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 100.16
1190 Frederick ROBERTS JOHNSON (1900-1986)

Thirteen original works and studies

1924 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 350.56
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