CECIL ALDIN (1860-1935) - 'Cracker the Silly Ass', pencil drawing heightened with white, signed with monogram, framed, 24cm x 29cm.

Provenance: Burlington Gallery, London
*The charismatic bull terrier Cracker and his friend Micky, an enormous Irish wolfhound, provided a constant source of inspiration for Aldin. Their competition to be 'top dog' and thus earn the favoured position on the artist's settee captured the public imagination to such a degree that The Times published the dog's obituary on his passing.

MACKENZIE THORPE (B.1956) - 'The Red Bonnet', pastel drawing, signed with initials, framed, 68cm x 50cm.

Lot 566
Sold for £900 hammer

Estimate £1,000-£1,500

MACKENZIE THORPE (B.1956) - 'On the Step', pastel drawing, signed with initials, framed, 66cm x 48cm.

Lot 567
Sold for £900 hammer

Estimate £1,000-£1,500

ADRIAN HILL, RBA (1895-1977) - 'Pigs in a farmyard, Fernhurst, Sussex', oil on board, signed, inscribed with t

Lot 558
Sold for £720 hammer

Estimate £800-£1,200