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English, Continental & American Fine Art, Furniture and Decorations

Sat, Apr 30, 2016 11:00AM EDT - Sun, May 1, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Lot 346

CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICHIFFE (1901-1979): FOX SLEEPING; AND MAGPIES

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
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Two woodcuts in black on wove paper, Fox signed with the artist's monogram lower right, both with margins, Magpies with a label on the back of the frame inscribed 'from Charles and Winifred Tunnicliffe'; Old Man, woodcut on tissue-thin Japan, 1933, with margins, signed and dated in pencil, inscribed 'To Zoe Tunnicliff-Hoad'; and The Tiercel, etching in black on wove paper, 1933, with margins, signed, titled and dated in pencil, inscribed 'To Mr. and Mrs. Benson H. Tunnicliffe'. Fox 2 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. (sheet), unframed; Magpie 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (sheet), 10 x 7 1/2 in. (frame); Old Man 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (sheet), unframed; Tiercel 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (plate), 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (frame).