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Eric Gill A.R.A. (British, 1882-1940) Man Swimming; The Most Precious Ornament; Castor & Pollux; Artist & Mirror Four wood engravings, 1932-1937, the first one signed in pencil, on various papers; together with John Buckland Wright (1897-1954), 'Odysseus and Calipso', copper engraving, 1945, on laid, signed in pencil, with margins, 175 x 110mm (6 7/8 x 4 3/8in); together with Cornelius McCarthy (1935-2008), 'Faun Waking a Nude', etching, 1987, on wove, signed, numbered 8/20 and inscribed 'A Souvenir for Dimitri, Cornelius', with margins, 100 x 120mm (3 7/8 x 4 3/4in)(PL)(6) image 1
Eric Gill A.R.A. (British, 1882-1940) Man Swimming; The Most Precious Ornament; Castor & Pollux; Artist & Mirror Four wood engravings, 1932-1937, the first one signed in pencil, on various papers; together with John Buckland Wright (1897-1954), 'Odysseus and Calipso', copper engraving, 1945, on laid, signed in pencil, with margins, 175 x 110mm (6 7/8 x 4 3/8in); together with Cornelius McCarthy (1935-2008), 'Faun Waking a Nude', etching, 1987, on wove, signed, numbered 8/20 and inscribed 'A Souvenir for Dimitri, Cornelius', with margins, 100 x 120mm (3 7/8 x 4 3/4in)(PL)(6) image 2
Eric Gill A.R.A. (British, 1882-1940) Man Swimming; The Most Precious Ornament; Castor & Pollux; Artist & Mirror Four wood engravings, 1932-1937, the first one signed in pencil, on various papers; together with John Buckland Wright (1897-1954), 'Odysseus and Calipso', copper engraving, 1945, on laid, signed in pencil, with margins, 175 x 110mm (6 7/8 x 4 3/8in); together with Cornelius McCarthy (1935-2008), 'Faun Waking a Nude', etching, 1987, on wove, signed, numbered 8/20 and inscribed 'A Souvenir for Dimitri, Cornelius', with margins, 100 x 120mm (3 7/8 x 4 3/4in)(PL)(6) image 3
Eric Gill A.R.A. (British, 1882-1940) Man Swimming; The Most Precious Ornament; Castor & Pollux; Artist & Mirror Four wood engravings, 1932-1937, the first one signed in pencil, on various papers; together with John Buckland Wright (1897-1954), 'Odysseus and Calipso', copper engraving, 1945, on laid, signed in pencil, with margins, 175 x 110mm (6 7/8 x 4 3/8in); together with Cornelius McCarthy (1935-2008), 'Faun Waking a Nude', etching, 1987, on wove, signed, numbered 8/20 and inscribed 'A Souvenir for Dimitri, Cornelius', with margins, 100 x 120mm (3 7/8 x 4 3/4in)(PL)(6) image 4
Lot 21

Eric Gill A.R.A.
(British, 1882-1940)
Man Swimming; The Most Precious Ornament; Castor & Pollux; Artist & Mirror

2 May 2019, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

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Eric Gill A.R.A. (British, 1882-1940)

Man Swimming; The Most Precious Ornament; Castor & Pollux; Artist & Mirror
Four wood engravings, 1932-1937, the first one signed in pencil, on various papers; together with John Buckland Wright (1897-1954), 'Odysseus and Calipso', copper engraving, 1945, on laid, signed in pencil, with margins, 175 x 110mm (6 7/8 x 4 3/8in); together with Cornelius McCarthy (1935-2008), 'Faun Waking a Nude', etching, 1987, on wove, signed, numbered 8/20 and inscribed 'A Souvenir for Dimitri, Cornelius', with margins, 100 x 120mm (3 7/8 x 4 3/4in)(PL)(6)

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