Strauss & co - 6 February 2012, Cape Town

168 522 William Mitcheson TIMLIN SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1943 The Mountain Fairies signed, with the artist’s owl device mark and inscribed with the title watercolour 52 by 35cm R30 000 – 50 000 524 William Mitcheson TIMLIN SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1943 Three fan-shaped watercolours one depicting an elaborately decorated Indian elephant with a howdah, monkeys, maidens and a snake charmer in an architectural setting by a lake; one with a Chinese maiden crossing a bridge, a pagoda and an egret by a lake; and one with a Chinese lady observing a gentleman crossing a bridge before a pagoda, two signed, one dated 1923 and with the artist’s owl device mark watercolour on silk outside diameter: all approximately 43cm (3) R90 000 – 120 000 PROVENANCE The first two sold Cape Town, Works from the Studio of William Timlin, 7 December 1994, lot 459 523 William Mitcheson TIMLIN SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1943 Seagulls at Dusk signed pastel 54 by 36cm R12 000 – 18 000 525 William Mitcheson TIMLIN SOUTH AFRICAN 1892-1943 Rouen signed, dated 1910 and inscribed with the title pen and ink 44 by 26cm R7 000 – 10 000 PROVENANCE Sold: Cape Town, Works from the Studio of William Timlin, 7 December 1994, lot 451