£2,500
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Ronald Searle CBE, RDI (1920-2011) - The Yule Log, original cover design for the Winter number of 'Town & Country', 1948, signed, watercolour and pen-&-ink, 24cm x 16cm, along with an ALS from the artist to the magazine's editor, dated December 23 '48, ink manuscript on Searle's Studio Two, 77 Bedford Gardens, London, W.8 writing paper, with the postscript: 'You should try leaving money on my mantelpiece - that would bring a despondent note into the editorial! ', and a copy of the printed issue itself, (3)
Provenance: Sold in these rooms, Fine Art Sale, 20th September, 2017, lot 978.
The letter's postscript relates to an incident described on page 8 of the magazine, when the art editor inadvertently left a packet of cigarettes on Ronald Searle's mantelpiece but 'His faith in human nature was given a boost when he found a registered package on his desk the following morning. All 8 cigarettes - were present when he counted them. '
The letter a little grubby with small closed tear at top and a metal staple, the printed magazine rather dog-eared with several pages loose. The drawing in fine condition.
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