GILL, ERIC. Group of 4 wood engravings displayed in 2 contemporary frames. Condition varies; all measurements given for sight size. The Convert. 1925. 114x89 mm; 4 1/2x3 1/2 inches. Signed and numbered 25/50. Skelton/Physick 308, framed with Madonna and Child. 1925. 114x89 mm; 4 1/2x3 1/2 inches. Initialed and numbered 92/C. S/P 340 (for second state; this image without star in her hair). The Bird in the Bush. From Art & Prudence. 94x120 mm; 3 3/4x4 1/4 inches. Signed and numbered 5/10 in pencil. S/P 505. Framed with Young Fawn. 1925. Proof of the illustration published on page 43 of The Song of Songs, published by The Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1925. Signed and numbered 25/25. S/P 333. Ex-collection Tullah Hanley, with her gift inscription and 1928 sales tickets from an unnamed London gallery on backings, displayed in her original clear lucite Art Deco frames.
Tullah Hanley was the colorful and eccentric wife of Pennsylvania oil and gas magnate, T. Edward Hanley, who amassed a major collection of important art, rare books, and manuscripts. The two were extremely generous, donating parts of their collection to several institutions which Tullah carried on with great enthusiasm after her husband's death.
