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    Sale 6360

    THE SCOTTISH SALE - EDINBURGH

    Edinburgh,The Assembly Rooms

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    26 October 2000

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    • Sir William George Gillies, R.
    Lot 97

    Sir William George Gillies, R.S.A., P.R.S.W., R.A. (1898-1973)

    A stubble field

    Price realised

    GBP 7,638

    Estimate

    GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000

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    Sir William George Gillies, R.S.A., P.R.S.W., R.A. (1898-1973)
    A stubble field
    signed and dated 'W.Gillies.57.' (lower right)
    pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
    15¾ x 23 in. (40 x 58.4 cm.)

    Provenance

    Mr and Mrs Harry Wylie, Edinburgh, and by descent.

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    Literature and exhibited

    Exhibited

    Edinburgh, Aitken, Dott & Sons. W.G. Gillies, February 1952, no. 29.
    Edinburgh, Scottish Arts Council, Arts Council Gallery, W.G. Gillies Retrospective Exhibition, February 1970, no. 185: this exhibition travelled to Aberdeen, Art Gallery, March 1970; Perth, Art Gallery and Museum, March-April 1970; Dunfermline, Pittencrieff House, May 1970; Dundee, City Museum and Art Gallery, May-June 1970; London, Royal Academy, September-October 1970; and Glasgow, Scottish Arts Council Gallery, October-November 1970.


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    Special Notice


    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
    Notice to Buyers Resident in Scotland Payment and collections may be made immediately following the end of the sale until 7.00pm. Collections may be made on Friday, 27 October 2000 from 9.00 am until 1.00 pm, after which all lots purchased by Scottish residents will be transported free of charge to either our Glasgow office, tel 44(0)141 332 8134 or to our Edinburgh office, tel 44(0)131 225 4756 where they will be available from 9.00 am on Monday, 30 October. Notice to Buyers outside Scotland Purchases made by buyers with addresses outside Scotland will be transferred to Christie's, 8 King Street, London SW1, for collection from noon on Monday, 30 October 2000. Purchases are only insured for a period of seven working days following the sale.


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