16th Sep, 2026 12:00
London | Ancient & Modern
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⊕ JOHN COLE (BRITISH 1903-1975)
A SHOP FRONT IN MOOR STREET, CAMBRIDGE CIRCUS
signed JOHN COLE lower right; signed, titled and inscribed on a label on the reverse
oil on canvasboard
30 x 41cm (39 x 49cm framed)
Provenance
Morgan Grenfell, London (probably acquired in 1945)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibition
London, The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, 1945, no. 636
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City Museum & Art Gallery, The Cole Family, Painters of the English Landscape, 1988, no. 171
Literature
T.J. Barringer, The Cole Family: Painters of the English Landscape 1838-1975, Portsmouth City Museums, 1988, p.180
The Georgian shop front of 13 Moor Street, Soho is in the area known as the Moor Street Triangle, bounded by Old Compton Street, Charing Cross Road and Moor Street itself. No.13 is believed to have been built by William Bignell in 1738 and is one of the few surviving original houses in the street being noteworthy for its elegant early nineteenth century shop front. The ground floor of no.13 now houses a fast food shop.
Sold for £1,200
A SHOP FRONT IN MOOR STREET, CAMBRIDGE CIRCUS
signed JOHN COLE lower right; signed, titled and inscribed on a label on the reverse
oil on canvasboard
30 x 41cm (39 x 49cm framed)
Provenance
Morgan Grenfell, London (probably acquired in 1945)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibition
London, The Royal Academy, Summer Exhibition, 1945, no. 636
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City Museum & Art Gallery, The Cole Family, Painters of the English Landscape, 1988, no. 171
Literature
T.J. Barringer, The Cole Family: Painters of the English Landscape 1838-1975, Portsmouth City Museums, 1988, p.180
The Georgian shop front of 13 Moor Street, Soho is in the area known as the Moor Street Triangle, bounded by Old Compton Street, Charing Cross Road and Moor Street itself. No.13 is believed to have been built by William Bignell in 1738 and is one of the few surviving original houses in the street being noteworthy for its elegant early nineteenth century shop front. The ground floor of no.13 now houses a fast food shop.
Auction: London | Ancient & Modern, 16th Sep, 2026
London is a city which has had a greater impact on culture around the world than almost any other, and it has never been more important than now to shine a light on its remarkable citizens and history. From Magna Carta to the television London has, again and again, been the source from which progress has radiated. The present sale takes us from a medieval spur found under Cannon Street station, to a medal minted to commemorate the Millennium, from prints and paintings, to clocks and pistols. This sale is a sensational opportunity to acquire a small piece of this incomparable place. Olympia is a proudly London-based auction house and we are thrilled to be offering the inaugural instalment of this sale.
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Sunday 13th September: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 14th September: 10am to 8.00pm (Drinks from 5pm)
Tuesday 15th September: 10am to 5pm
