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      • * Poy (Percy Fearon, 1874-1948). Winston Churchill Parliamentary Sketch, 1928
        Dec. 17, 2020

        * Poy (Percy Fearon, 1874-1948). Winston Churchill Parliamentary Sketch, 1928

        Est: £150 - £200

        * Poy (Percy Fearon, 1874-1948). Winston Churchill Parliamentary Sketch, 1928, pen and ink sketch on wove depicting Churchill 'The Chancellor, all smiles and innocence, advances to the attack', signed, 15.5 x 9.5 cm, mounted with printed caption beneath image, framed and glazed (backboard note suggests the cartoon appeared in the Daily Telegraph), together with: "Fieldfare", Poy's Churchill, London: Argus Press, 1954, monochrome plates and illustrations, original yellow wrappers, slim 8vo, with typed letter signed from Sir Stephen Pierssené, General Director of the Conservative & Unionist Central Office to H.B. Fearon of The Evening News, dated 26th November 1954, thanking him for a copy of the book "Poy's Churchill", volume and letter contained together in purpose-made book box Qty: (2)

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      • World leaders.- Gandhi.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "Coercion - New Style", pen and ink cartoon, signed, 1932; and others by the same, similar (7)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        World leaders.- Gandhi.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "Coercion - New Style", pen and ink cartoon, signed, 1932; and others by the same, similar (7)

        Est: £300 - £400

        World leaders.- Gandhi.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "Coercion - New Style", pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, pencil caption beneath, with six vignettes of various politicians coercing an opponent in a variety of manner, including Gandhi on a hunger-strike, Hitler threatening Hindenburg that he will grow a longer moustache, George Lansbury threatening to wear a bathing suit to parliament, President Hoover threatening Roosevelt that he'll wear his hat upside down, and others, signed, 297 x 387 mm., 1932; "Fashion's Frolics", pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, pencil caption beneath, with six vignettes of various fashionable women and Gandhi, signed, 385 x 320 mm., [probably 1930s]; and 5 others by the same, similar, v.s. (7) ⁂ Of the first, "Gandhi or The Father of the Nation, undertook 17 fasts during India's freedom movement. His longest fast lasted 21 days and it was a weapon used by Gandhi as part of his philosophy of Ahimsa (non-violence) as well as satyagraha (holding onto truth).

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      • Votes for Women.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". [Laying the Corner Stone of the New Millennium], original illustration, c.1927.
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Votes for Women.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". [Laying the Corner Stone of the New Millennium], original illustration, c.1927.

        Est: £100 - £150

        Votes for Women.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". [Laying the Corner Stone of the New Millennium], original illustration, in pen and ink, caption in pencil, signed by artist, 'PF0285' to verso in pencil, paper label attached to verso, remnants of tape to verso, tiny pinholes to corners, 285 x 225 mm, c.1927. ⁂ Label to verso reads, "In 1927 women in Britain were accorded by Parliament equal political rights with men, and won the so-called "Flapper Vote." POY sees the massive corner stone of this new age being laid by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, and Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Home Secretary, upon the tethered body of the male electorate. (Daily Mail)".

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      • Russia.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy." "Giving the Show Away", signed, [probably 1930s]; and others by the same, all on Russian politics of the 1930s (7)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Russia.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy." "Giving the Show Away", signed, [probably 1930s]; and others by the same, all on Russian politics of the 1930s (7)

        Est: £300 - £500

        Russia.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "Giving the Show Away", pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, pencil caption beneath , depicting a gentleman flicking a switch entitled 'Revelations' which casts a light on 'The Weird Sisters' who stand atop a pedestal stirring a cauldron inscribed 'Moscow Broth' while one adds 'Propaganda Poison', two of the three sisters wear hats inscribed 'Stalin' and 'Litvinoff', while two ?theatregoers are shown reading from prompt cards describing the scene as 'Cupids playing with a Fountain', signed, 386 x 290 mm., [probably 1930s]; "Experiments in Civil (?) Flying", pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, pencil caption beneath, showing Stalin in a plane about to drop bombs inscribed 'Intrigue', 'Trouble' and 'Mischief' on a house in Geneva, where a lady pokes her head out of a skylight and is inscribed 'League of Nations', signed, 374 x 280 mm., [1934]; and 5 others by the same, all relating to Russian politics, v.s. (7)

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      • Roosevelt (Franklin D.).- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Fulfilling His "Contract". Triumph of the "New Deal", 1934; and others similar (6)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Roosevelt (Franklin D.).- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Fulfilling His "Contract". Triumph of the "New Deal", 1934; and others similar (6)

        Est: £200 - £300

        Roosevelt (Franklin D.).- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Fulfilling His "Contract". Triumph of the "New Deal", original cartoon in pen and ink, blue pencil shading, faint marginal finger soiling, title and caption in pencil, Roosevelt playing his Ace of Hearts, the N.R.A., 315 x 385 mm., 1934; "Strange Interlude". John: "Is the Master in?" Sam: "Er - not precisely, sir"; John: "So he out?" Sam: "Well, sir, not exactly.", original cartoon in pen and ink, blue pencil shading, title and caption in pencil, faint marginal finger soiling, showing Franklin D. Roosevelt having been elected but not yet inaugurated and his predecessor Henry Hoover, 270 x 345 mm., 19th January 1933; and 4 others, relating to American politics of the early 1930's,v.s. (6)

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      • Political cartoons.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Down and Out", pen and ink cartoon, blue pencil shading, [1930s]; and others by the same, undated (small qty.)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Political cartoons.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Down and Out", pen and ink cartoon, blue pencil shading, [1930s]; and others by the same, undated (small qty.)

        Est: £300 - £500

        Political cartoons.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Down and Out. The Seconds: "Don't buckle to him. REFUSE TO GET UP AGAIN!", pen and ink cartoon, blue pencil shading, pencil caption, depicting Sir William Jowett and David Lloyd George, signed, 310 x 364 mm., [1930s]; "Mr. Maxton hovered round expectantly with that is-this-a-private-fight-or-can-anybody-join-in expression", pen and ink cartoon, blue pencil shading, pencil caption, depicting James Maxton, MP for Glasgow Bridgeton (1922-46) and leader of the Independent Labour Party, signed, 250 x 157 mm., [1930s]; "Pass Friend, All's Well." Colonel Ruggles-Brise and an all-British sausage., pen and ink cartoon, blue pencil shading, pencil caption, 286 x 190 mm., [?1930s]; and others by the same, all undated, (small qty.).

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      • Nazi Germany.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "Playing the Game", signed, 1933; and others similar, by the same (6)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Nazi Germany.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "Playing the Game", signed, 1933; and others similar, by the same (6)

        Est: £300 - £400

        Nazi Germany.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "Playing the Game", pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, pencil caption beneath, Hitler is depicted holding a tennis racket on court as Franz von Papen? says 'We have "seeded" you Sir, so that you won't have to meet anyone', with a group of other tennis players marched off in the background by Nazi guards, signed, 1933; "Safety First!", pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption beneath, showing a dog race with Hindenburg winning while riding atop a dog inscribed 'Veteran', with Hitler close behind riding 'Pomeran' and Thalmann last atop 'Alsoran', the world depicted with a giant globe for a head, watches from the sideline, signed, 1932; "The Christmas Spirit is Abroad", pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, pencil caption below, with Hitler and Pierre Jean-Laval depicted as reindeer drawing Father Christmas through the sky who has a sack of presents 'For Dear Europa' including a 'SAAR settlement', on the rooftops below a sign has been left beside a chimney that reads 'Dere Santa/ I would just/ luv a luvly/ Doll./ Europa', signed, 1934; and 3 others similar, all signed, c. 335 x 264 mm to 294 x 368 mm., (6)

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      • League of Nations.- War debt.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy" Can You Beat It?:- "Well what about this? I've not noticed anyone else can do it!", 1932; and others by the same, all relating to war debts …
        Dec. 16, 2020

        League of Nations.- War debt.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy" Can You Beat It?:- "Well what about this? I've not noticed anyone else can do it!", 1932; and others by the same, all relating to war debts …

        Est: £200 - £300

        League of Nations.- War debt.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". Can You Beat It? Applicant:- "Well what about this? I've not noticed anyone else can do it!", pen and ink cartoon with blue pencil shading, pencil caption beneath, small tear to edge, signed, 390 x 318 mm., 1932; New Item at the French Art Exhibition, pen and ink cartoon with blue pencil shading, pencil caption below, pencil note above reading 'not used 8/2/32', depicting a heavily armed man wearing a belt labelled 'League of Nations' standing on a plinth labelled 'Super-Power', signed, 387 x 317 mm.,1932; and 9 others, all relating to war debts of the First World War, or the League of Nations (11)

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      • Gladstone, William Ewart.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) In Memoriam, W.E. Gladstone - "The evil that men do lives after them", pen and ink cartoon, [c. 1918].
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Gladstone, William Ewart.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) In Memoriam, W.E. Gladstone - "The evil that men do lives after them", pen and ink cartoon, [c. 1918].

        Est: £150 - £200

        NO RESERVE Gladstone, William Ewart.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy" In Memoriam, W.E. Gladstone - "The evil that men do lives after them", pen and ink, over pencil, with pencil inscription below that reads: 'It is reported that the above tablet will shortly be erected to the memory of the late W.E. Gladstone by the ?war widows of our "abstract-minded beggars" at the front', signed, 440 x 395 mm., [c. 1918] ⁂ William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) was a British statesman of the Liberal Party. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served for twelve years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four terms beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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      • [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "The New Road Sign. In Letters a (Scotland) Yard Wide", [probably 1930s]; and others by the same (4).
        Dec. 16, 2020

        [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "The New Road Sign. In Letters a (Scotland) Yard Wide", [probably 1930s]; and others by the same (4).

        Est: £100 - £150

        [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "The New Road Sign. In Letters a (Scotland) Yard Wide", pen and ink cartoon, with slight shading in blue pencil, pasted to mount, tear to top edge of mount not affecting image, finger soiling to mount, signed, 254 x 380 mm., [probably 1930s]; "The Castle in the Air. David: "Just keep your eye on that!", pen and ink cartoon, depicting David Lloyd George distracting a worker with the 'Illusory Sanatorum', pasted to mount, faint spotting to mount, chipping to edges, signed, 430 x 334 mm., [?1930s]; and 2 others by the same, similar, both mounted, (4).

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      • Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". "Dilly and Dally", 39 original works in crayon, pen and ink, c.1930-37; and a copy of the 1919 book of the same name (40)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". "Dilly and Dally", 39 original works in crayon, pen and ink, c.1930-37; and a copy of the 1919 book of the same name (40)

        Est: £200 - £300

        Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". "Dilly and Dally", 39 original illustrations, pen and ink, some with shading in blue crayon, captions and corrections in pencil, all signed, occasional ink-stamps to margins or verso, some marginal staining, various sizes between 245 x 210 mm. and 375 x 315 mm., c.1930-37; and a copy of 1919 book of the same title (40)

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      • Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". War Cartoons from "The Evening News", [1915]; and a small quantity of others, newspaper clippings, periodicals and ephemera including a silk handkerchief with 'Poy' …
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". War Cartoons from "The Evening News", [1915]; and a small quantity of others, newspaper clippings, periodicals and ephemera including a silk handkerchief with 'Poy' …

        Est: £150 - £200

        Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". War Cartoons from "The Evening News", presentation inscription to half-title, illustrations, occasional spotting, one or two marginal tears, original paper wrappers, detached, rubbed and stained, becoming disbound, [1915]; Pearson's, No. 220 & 227, 2 vol. only, illustrations, original paper wrappers, small tears to edges, manuscript page references to upper covers noting where Poy's illustrations are, April & November 1914; The Royal Magazine, illustrations, original pictorial paper wrappers, upper cover becoming detached, rubbed and worn, pencil page reference to upper cover noting where Poy's illustrations are, November 1928; The Strand Magazine, illustrations, original paper wrappers, chipping and small loss to spine extremities, manuscript page reference to upper cover noting where Poy's illustrations are, May 1914; and a small quantity of others, newspaper clippings, periodicals and ephemera including a silk handkerchief with 'Poy' stitched into the corner, all relating to Poy, v.s. (small qty).

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      • Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". "The Sentinel: The Peacemakers at Peace", pen and ink illustrations, signed, 1910; and others by the same in a similar style (27)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". "The Sentinel: The Peacemakers at Peace", pen and ink illustrations, signed, 1910; and others by the same in a similar style (27)

        Est: £200 - £300

        Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". "The Sentinel: The Peacemakers at Peace", pen and ink illustration commemorating the death of King Edward VII, title in pencil to verso, pencil caption below, small pinholes to corners, short tear to edge (not affecting image), signed, 352 x 318 mm., 1910; "Board" to Death. Walking the Plank, pen and ink illustration, pencil caption beneath image, very faint spotting to edges, signed, 275 x 235 mm., 1898, and 25 others by the same, all pen and ink illustrations of a similar style dating c.1890-1910 (27)

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      • Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Sixteen academic nude studies, black chalks, [1890s]; and two others (18)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Sixteen academic nude studies, black chalks, [1890s]; and two others (18)

        Est: £200 - £300

        Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Sixteen academic nude studies, highly accomplished presentation drawings, one with printed note attached that reads 'Candidate for membership/ Percy H. Fearon', black chalks, several signed or initialled with some dated, on various laid papers, each sheet approx. 610 x 470 mm (24 x 18 1/2 in), or smaller, all sheets folded several times over protecting each drawing, some associated splits and tears to folds, surface dirt and handling creases, unframed, [circa 1890s]; together with two further portraits, one a seated elderly man, the other a violinist, black chalks, unframed, 1898 (18) ⁂ Produced by the artist while still in New York, before the death of his father and subsequent move to Bath, England. Upon his arrival in the England, Fearon was to complete his artistic study at the Herkomer School of Art.

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      • Churchill, India and Nazism.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Strange Interlude, pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, 1933; and others (3).
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Churchill, India and Nazism.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Strange Interlude, pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, 1933; and others (3).

        Est: £300 - £500

        Churchill, India and Nazism.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Strange Interlude, pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, pencil caption beneath, Churchill the Guide cocks a snook at the new salute which Gandhi, the goat and Sir Samuel Hoare, with a swastika on his waistcoat, have adopted, signed, 158 x 294mm., 1933; Police Raid under the Incitement to Disaffection Bill, pen and ink cartoon with blue pencil shading, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, Churchill and Page Croft dressed as policemen arrest Sir Samuel Hoare whose brief-case with "White Papers" bursts open, signed, 184 x 204mm., [c.1933]; Yeomen of the Guard, pen and ink cartoon with white body colour, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, Churchill dressed as a Yeoman of the Guard leads two others in a search of the parliamentary vaults ("Imperial Foundations") while plotters named Run and Scuttle hide behind barrels of "White Paper Policy" in the background, signed, 305 x 389mm., 1934 (3). ⁂ A small but clear illustration of two of Churchill's main areas of deep concern during his wilderness years in the early 1930s - the twin threats of the loss of India to independence and the rise of the Nazis (and British acceptance thereof) in Germany. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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      • Churchill and India.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". The Critic, pen and ink cartoon, signed, 1931; and others by the same, also on India, v.s. (21)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Churchill and India.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". The Critic, pen and ink cartoon, signed, 1931; and others by the same, also on India, v.s. (21)

        Est: £400 - £600

        Churchill and India.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". The Critic, pen and ink cartoon with blue pencil shading and heightened with white corrections, signed, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, Churchill dressed as a professor critiques the artist Ramsay MacDonald's painting of an elephant called "Government's India Policy" compared to his own version, 296 x 368 mm., 1931; "Younger Police", pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, signed, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, Churchill shows John citizen a young strong policeman in a uniform marked "No surrender" whilst 3 old policemen laze nonchalantly round the corner in India Street, 265 x 370 mm., 1933; The Million-To-One-Chance, pen ink cartoon, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, dressed in thick furs "North-Pole Winston" and "South Pole Sam" meet at the equator and simultaneously exclaim "Fancy meeting you!", signed, 321 x 196 mm., [1935]; and 18 others, all India and all signed, v.s. (21)

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      • Churchill and Baldwin.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Packing Up, pen and ink cartoon, 1929; and others similar (5)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Churchill and Baldwin.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Packing Up, pen and ink cartoon, 1929; and others similar (5)

        Est: £400 - £600

        Churchill and Baldwin.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Packing Up, pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, Baldwin with heaps of pipes and Churchill with many small hats on his head vacate their lockers, signed, 283 x 203mm., [1929]; The Fortune Teller, a gypsy tells Stanley Baldwin "You may be going away for a time" together with The Man who took 3/- off Income Tax, Churchill contemplates a portrait entitled "The Ideal Chancellor", pencil note beneath reads "Winston wonders whether he would look like a saint, a sportsman or a sap-head.", two pen and ink cartoons on one sheet with pencil notes beneath, both signed, sheet 322 x 163mm., [1929]; A Marvel at Maths, pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, Churchill as a schoolmaster considers the easy sum on the board written by the pupil Marriott, signed, 254 x 168mm., [c.1929]; [The Elusive Churchill], pen and ink cartoon, pencil explanatory notes beneath, a nimble Churchill eludes the deliberate finger with which Thomas Williams is trying to pin him down, signed, 251 x 175mm., [c.1930]; and another (5) ⁂ Of the first two, presumably both cartoons refer to the Conservatives' surprise loss of the 1929 general election after which Ramsay MacDonald became Labour Prime Minister with a minority government. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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        Dec. 16, 2020

        [Fearon (Percy Hutton)]

        Est: £400 - £600

        Churchill (Winston).- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". Non-Stop Variety, pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption and explanatory note beneath, Churchill juggles hats and cigars whilst other variety acts include Maxton as a pirate, George Lansbury as a living statue and Ramsay MacDonald, Lloyd George and Baldwin as three 'premiere (and ex-premiere) danseuses, 1932; Our Beauty Spots, pen and ink cartoon with blue pencil shading, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, Churchill's collars, Stanley Baldwin's pipe, Lloyd George's hair and Augustus John's beard are among 8 national treasures and should be preserved, 1933; The Merry Month of May, pen and ink cartoon with blue pencil shading, pencil caption and explanatory notes beneath, Churchill and Baldwin skip arm0in arm towards parliament with five other vignettes of spring optimism, 1933; The Pageant of Parliament, pen and ink cartoon with some blue pencil shading, pencil caption and explanatory notes, a series of 8 vignettes includes "Sir Wynston de Churchylle exposing ye Gunpowder Plot", 1934; and 4 others similar, all signed by artist, v.s. but most c.320 x 390 mm. or 390 x 320 mm, (8)

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      • Churchill (Winston).- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". The Hurd-y-Gurdy, pen and ink cartoon, [1929]; others similar (8)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Churchill (Winston).- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". The Hurd-y-Gurdy, pen and ink cartoon, [1929]; others similar (8)

        Est: £300 - £500

        Churchill (Winston).- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". The Hurd-y-Gurdy, pen and ink cartoon, caption and notes in pencil beneath, Sir Percy Hurd plays a 'Home Brew' barrel organ outside 11 Downing Street with Churchill looking through a window, signed, [1929]; The Totaliser, pen and ink cartoon with some shading in blue pencil, caption and explanatory notes in pencil beneath, a cigar-smoking Churchill reads a paper while other MPs look on and consider their votes in front of a giant Votaliser machine, signed, [1928-29]; and 6 others similar, all original cartoons signed by Poy, v.s. (8) ⁂ On the first, "Mr Hurd asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the benefit of barley cultivation in this country from the production of all-English beer and whiskey; and whether he will consider the granting of a preferential excise in order to encourage arable agriculture. Mr Churchill: I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 13th December last to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Colonel Howard-Bury). Mr Hurd: Would the right hon. Gentleman be willing to receive a sample of this all-English beer to test its quality? Mr Churchill: The answer is in the affirmative. Mr Maclean: Is this a case of corruption?" Hansard: HC Deb 29 January 1929 vol.224 c767

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      • Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Churchilla Carmen practicing her Vamping Arts, pen and ink cartoon, 1929; and others (3)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Churchilla Carmen practicing her Vamping Arts, pen and ink cartoon, 1929; and others (3)

        Est: £600 - £800

        Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Churchilla Carmen practicing her Vamping Arts, pen and ink cartoon, signed, pencil caption beneath, Churchill dressed as Carmen dances on stage at the British National Opera in front of a seated and disgruntled Don Jose holding a fan titled "Budget", 296 x 209mm., 1929; The Cup that Cheers, pen and ink cartoon, captioned above and with explanatory notes below in pencil, Neville Chamberlain depicted as Queen Elizabeth I and sipping from a cup of tea marked 'Tea Duty', speaks to Winston Churchill in the guise of a courtier "Forgive me, Winston, if I resume the old custom", signed, 276 x 203mm., [April, 1932]; Distinguished Guests Arrive, pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption beneath, Churchill dressed as an eastern potentate "Chahn-sah-la" is accompanied by a diminutive servant "Samu-el" bearing a large sun-shade, signed, 320 x 205mm., 29 June 1928 (3) ⁂ Of the first, the British National Opera Company was founded in 1921 by the artists from Sir Thomas Beecham's opera company after it closed. The BNO was forced into voluntary liquidation in 1929 after a tax demand for £17,000 for which Churchill, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, is presumably here being held accountable. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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      • Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". A Gesture of Economy, pen and ink cartoon, 1927; and another (2).
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". A Gesture of Economy, pen and ink cartoon, 1927; and another (2).

        Est: £300 - £500

        Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". A Gesture of Economy, pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption beneath, Churchill as executioner decapitates three figures representing Transport, Mines and Overseas Trade with an enormous axe, signed, 180 x 266mm., 1927; Eat More Beef, pen and ink cartoon with shading in blue pencil, Churchill as a butcher holding a large knife rolls up his sleeves and eyes a row of anxious looking citizens hanging before him in an abattoir, signed, dated to verso, 251 x 290mm., [July 1928] (2) ⁂ Of the first, Churchill as Chancellor making cuts to the departments led by Wilfrid Ashley (Minister for Transport 1924-29), George Lane Fox (Secretary for Mines 1922-24 and 1924-28) and Arthur Michael Samuel (Secretary for Overseas Trade 1924-27). This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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      • Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". A Lord Mayor's Show of Parliament, pen and ink cartoon with some shading in blue pencil on 3 sheets, [9th November 1927].
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". A Lord Mayor's Show of Parliament, pen and ink cartoon with some shading in blue pencil on 3 sheets, [9th November 1927].

        Est: £300 - £400

        Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". A Lord Mayor's Show of Parliament, pen and ink cartoon with some shading in blue pencil on 3 sheets, procession headed by Churchill in a chariot pulled by two greyhounds with a spitting cat Nancy [Astor] towed behind, pencil notes and identification of characters beneath, each sheet signed, 152 x 391mm to 202 x 391mm., [9th November 1927]. ⁂ In the top row after Churchill and nancy Astor come Ramsay MacDonald (Leader of the Opposition), Joynson-Hicks (Home Secretary) and John Citizen; Middle Row depicts Austen Chamberlain (Foreign Secretary), Sir Archibald Sinclair, Stanley Baldwin (Prime Minister), Sidney Webb (later Lord Passfield) and Mr. Nossek (Deputy Sergeant at Arms); Bottom Row depicts Sir laming Worthington-Evans (Minister for War), Campbell Stephen, Mr. Speaker Wheatley, Mr Kirkwood and Jack Jones, and (in a soup tureen) Mr Thurtle. Depicting the Assembly of Parliament on 9th November 1927. In April that year Churchill had introduced his famous Greyhound Budget (so called because of his taxation of the newly established greyhound racing tracks), the cause of much bickering from Nancy Astor, the first woman to sit in Parliament. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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      • Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Grateful and Comforting, pen and ink cartoon, [April 1927]; and others similar (3)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Grateful and Comforting, pen and ink cartoon, [April 1927]; and others similar (3)

        Est: £300 - £500

        Churchill.- Fearon (Percy Hutton) "Poy". Grateful and Comforting, pen and ink cartoon, an Philip Snowden dressed in morning suit admonishes Churchill dressed as a working man, seated smoking a pipe labelled "Tobacco Tax" and holding a box of matches labelled "Match Tax", signed, 207 x 273mm., [April 1927]; Falling into the Trap, pen and ink cartoon, Philip Snowden pulls a man-hole cover from in front of Winston Churchill as he gives chase to Pethick-Lawrence, signed, 242 x 303mm., [?June, 1929]; Anybody's Money, pen and ink cartoon, caption in pencil beneath, Churchill as a young scallywag in short trousers answers policeman [Churchill's Labour opponent] Philip Snowden's enquiry "Now then, what have you got there?" with "Just a little thing I picked up on the road, guv'nor", pointing to an open box marked Road Fund with £12,000,000 in gleaming jewels, signed, 203 x 284mm., [1929] (3). ⁂ Of the first, "Chancellor Churchill's 1927 Budget was dominated by the £30 million hole left in the government's finances by the previous year's General Strike. Senior Treasury officials advised Churchill to borrow the whole amount, but Churchill won Prime Minister Baldwin's agreement to a cut in government and defence spending, while he also raised taxes on tyres, wines and tobacco [and matches]. Baldwin greeted Churchill's Budget speech as 'a masterpiece of cleverness and ingenuity', but Churchill doubted whether he had really helped to drag the economy out of its post-war malaise." (David Lough, No more Champagne: Churchill and his Money, 2015) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.

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      • British politics.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "The Paramount Chief", pen and ink cartoon, signed, 1928; and others, British politics (33)
        Dec. 16, 2020

        British politics.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "The Paramount Chief", pen and ink cartoon, signed, 1928; and others, British politics (33)

        Est: £200 - £300

        British politics.- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "The Paramount Chief", pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption beneath, six vignettes commemorating Mr. Speaker Whitley's last day in office depicting Mr. Bridgeman, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Lord Eustace Percy, Neville Chamberlain, Joynson-Hicks and Leo Amery, signed, 295 x 335 mm., [1928]; "Hop-o-my-Thumbkinson", pen and ink cartoon, pencil caption beneath reading 'Prime Ministers have asked for my advice", depicting Austin Hopkinson standing on Stanley Baldwin's hand, signed, 268 x 195 mm., [1930s]; "After that we had a Real Fight", pen and ink cartoon, blue pencil shading, pencil caption beneath, signed, 280 x 230 mm., [probably 1930s]; and others by the same, all British politics of the late 1920's and early 1930's, most undated, (33)

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      • Astor (Nancy).- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "That Creation in Red", [probably 1930s]; and another also depicting Nancy Astor (2).
        Dec. 16, 2020

        Astor (Nancy).- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "That Creation in Red", [probably 1930s]; and another also depicting Nancy Astor (2).

        Est: £200 - £300

        Astor (Nancy).- [Fearon (Percy Hutton)] "Poy". "That Creation in Red", pen and ink cartoon with shading in blue pencil, pencil caption below, separate typescript caption, showing Lady Astor and Miss Ellen Wilkinson, Lady Astor had just returned from a tour of Russia, possibly the tour taken with her son George Shaw where she met Joseph Stalin, signed, 263 x 186 mm., [probably 1930s]; "Flu In the House", pen and ink cartoon with shading in blue pencil, pencil caption below, showing Lady Astor as a Burse and Sir E. Hilton Young as an invalid, 'Nurse: Now be a good boy. Just behave like Job and you'll soon be well!", signed, 264 x 204 mm., [probably 1930s], (2) ⁂ Lady Nancy Astor was only the second woman elected as an M.P., but was the first to actually take up her seat in parliament, acting as Member of Parliament for Sutton between November 1919 and July 1945.

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      • Famous illustrator Poy signed card with doodle of his famous caricature John Citizen. Percy Hutton
        Sep. 16, 2020

        Famous illustrator Poy signed card with doodle of his famous caricature John Citizen. Percy Hutton

        Est: £40 - £60

        Famous illustrator Poy signed card with doodle of his famous caricature John Citizen. Percy Hutton Fearon (6 September 1874 - 5 November 1948) was a British cartoonist who worked for the Evening News and the Daily Mail, where he drew under the pseudonym Poy. This is a rare piece and highly collectable, his larger artwork sell for 000s. Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

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      • Percy Hutton 'Poy' Fearon (1874-1948)
        Dec. 10, 2009

        Percy Hutton 'Poy' Fearon (1874-1948)

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Percy Hutton 'Poy' Fearon (1874-1948) Climbing the Parliamentary ladder signed 'Poy' (lower right) and variously inscribed throughout pen and black ink and coloured crayon, unframed 15 x 10¾ in. (38.2 x 27.3 cm.); together with 'Pride of Place' by the same hand; and five further cartoons of Stanley Baldwin by various hands including Cecil Orr, C.W. Nicholls, Frederick Townsend and J.C. Walker, all unframed (7)

        Christie's
      • Percy Hutton 'Poy' Fearon (1874-1948)
        Dec. 18, 2008

        Percy Hutton 'Poy' Fearon (1874-1948)

        Est: £300 - £500

        Percy Hutton 'Poy' Fearon (1874-1948) The "Dough-Dough" signed 'Poy' (lower right) pen and black ink 8½ x 7½ in. (21.5 x 19 cm.); and Seven further pen and ink political caricatures by the same hand (8)

        Christie's
      • Percy Hutton Fearon 'Poy' (1874-1948)
        Jul. 05, 2006

        Percy Hutton Fearon 'Poy' (1874-1948)

        Est: £200 - £400

        'The New Deal', President Roosevelt is dealt a Yarborough signed 'Poy' (lower right), inscribed with title (lower centre) and further inscribed and dated 'Daily Mail/[29 May 1935]' (lower right) pen and black ink and blue crayon 12 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (31.1 x 36.2 cm.); and four illustrations entitled: The Irish question; Mosul question; Spanish question; and The health restorer, all by the same artist (5)

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