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Category Archives: Auctions
Auctions Update
Southeby’s has announced the sale of the collection of letters from Evelyn Waugh to Richard Plunket Greene. See previous post. This was Lot 140 in the auction conducted 3-10 December. It sold for £15,000 which was the low end of … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Letters
Tagged Anthony Powell, Bonhams, Henry Williamson, John Heygate, Richard Plunket Greene, Southeby's
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Waugh Letters to Richard Plunket Greene on Offer
Southeby’s has announced the auction of 10 letters from Evelyn Waugh, written while he was teaching at Arnold House School in North Wales. Here’s the description: 10 AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED, EIGHT TO RICHARD PLUNKET GREENE, ONE TO HIS MOTHER GWEN … Continue reading
Posted in A Little Learning, Auctions, Decline and Fall, Items for Sale, Letters
Tagged Richard Plunket Greene, Southeby's
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John Heygate Archives on Offer
The auction house Bonhams, in Knightsbridge, London, will hold an auction on 4 December that will include archived letters to John Heygate. Several of these contain information that relates to Evelyn Waugh. Heygate was a friend of Waugh and his … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, London
Tagged Anthony Powell, Bonhams, John Heygate
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Waugh Letter for Sale
A 4 December 1959 letter from Evelyn Waugh to a reader in Columbus, Ohio is for sale. The letter is offered on the internet by Charles Agvent Rare Books and Autographs of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. The letter is addressed to Jane … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Items for Sale, Letters
Tagged Charles Agvent Rare Books, Jane Callaway
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Letters to Maro
An auction house has on offer 5 letters and a post card from Evelyn Waugh to Maro Stathatos (nee Vatimbella, 1919-1989) and her son John. These were written in the period February 1962-October 1963 and are in the nature of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Items for Sale, Letters
Tagged Maro Stathatos
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Autograph Post Card Sold on E-bay
A 1954 handwritten but unsigned post card from Evelyn Waugh to Gerald Matthews (described as a sports journalist) was recently sold on E-bay. The post card is postmarked 2 July 1954 and reads: “Chokey was a minor character who had … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Items for Sale, Letters
Tagged E-bay, Gerald Matthews
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Update: Patrick Balfour Copies
Bonhams has posted additional information regarding the sale of Patrick Balfour’s inscribed copies of several books by Evelyn Waugh. See previous post.: • An author’s presentation copy of Waugh’s autobiography A Little Learning published in 1964. The book is accompanied … Continue reading
Posted in Auctions, Evelyn Waugh, Men at Arms, Scoop, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, Vile Bodies
Tagged Bonhams, Patrick Balfour
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Faringdon Auction Includes Waugh Portrait (Update)
In an earlier post, we described a portrait of Evelyn Waugh as a child that was the subject of an auction sale. This included several items from the Faringdon Estate, former home of Lord Berners and his heir Robert Heber-Percy. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Items for Sale, London
Tagged Frederick Etchells, Peter Ellis Bookseller
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Alec Waugh, Art Collector
A recent article in the Daily Telegraph profiled a little known artist named Cedric Morris (1889-1982) whose paintings seem to be enjoying a renewal of interest. The article in the Telegraph’s “Luxury: Art” column is by Colin Gleadell and explains that … Continue reading
Posted in Alec Waugh, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Newspapers
Tagged Bridport News, Cedric Morris, Daily Telegraph, Philip Mould
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Faringdon Auction Includes Waugh Portrait
Christie’s has announced a sale later this month that will include several items from the interior of Faringdon House, the former residence of Waugh’s friend Lord Berners. Among the items are a number of paintings and drawings by Lord Berners … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Auctions, Evelyn Waugh, Portraits
Tagged Christie's, Daily Telegraph, Faringdon House, Frederick Etchells, Lord Berners, Sofka Zinovieff
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