Name: Auction: MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975) CIRCUS MAN: MASKED FIGURE, c.1938-39
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 2520 GBP
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The Gillian Raffles Collection Evening - Lots 1 to 73 - Thursday 01 May at 18:00

Modern Made Day 2 - Lots 124 to 456 - Friday 02 May at 10:30

The Gillian Raffles Collection Day - Lots 74 to 123 - Friday 02 May at 10:00

Welcome to our Spring 2025 edition of MODERN MADE. This May's auction will feature our usual closely curated selection of the best in Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Design, Craft, and Studio Ceramics.&nbsp;The May Edition of the sale will feature works by important Modern British artists including William Nicholson, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, <a href="/auctions/modern-made-811/lot/124" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">L.S Lowry,</a> William Turnbull, Gillian Wise and Howard Hodgkin, as well as by European masters such as Ernst-Ludwig Kirchner and Emil Nolde. A number of these come from the collection of celebrated British gallerist Gillian Raffles, a trailblazing female dealer in London in the 1960s and 70s. It will also showcase significant ceramics from the collection of Professor John Chambers including works by Lucie Rie, Bernard Leach, Hans Coper, James Tower, Alison Britton and Michael Cardew. The sale also includes jewellery by Wendy Ramshaw, an important collection of contemporary British silver, including works from the estate of Jocelyn Burton, and furniture by renowned designers such as Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl, Bodil Kjaer, Gaetano Pesce, Stilnovo and Ettore Sottsass. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sale Contacts:&nbsp;Philip Smith, Co-Head of Sale | <a href="mailto:philip.smith@lyonandturnbull.com">philip.smith@lyonandturnbull.com</a> Simon Hucker, Co-Head of Sale | <a href="mailto:simon.hucker@lyonandturnbull.com">simon.hucker@lyonandturnbull.com</a>Catalogue Flipbook: &nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://issuu.com/lyonandturnbullauctioneers/docs/modern_made_ft._the_gillian_raffles_collection_a?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw">Browse the Catalogue Flipbook here</a>Buyer's Guide:

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Gillian Raffles at Mercury Gallery in London

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signed and dated April 23 XXXIX &nbsp;(upper centre), ink and gouache on paper laid on card

CIRCUS MAN: MASKED FIGURE, c.1938-39

MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975)

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MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975)
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CIRCUS MAN: MASKED FIGURE, c.1938-39

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CIRCUS MAN: MASKED FIGURE, c.1938-39

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MICHAEL AYRTON (BRITISH 1921-1975)
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