Rex Whistler Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Rex Whistler Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 12, 2025
Whistler (Rex, 1905-1944). Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, 'Rex Whistler', 1949
Est: £200 - £300
Whistler (Rex, 1905-1944). Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, 'Rex Whistler', 1944 * Whistler (Rex, 1905-1944). Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, 'Rex Whistler', 2nd Battalion Welsh Guards, Pickering, Yorkshire, 10 April 1944, to James Minney, sending two more drawings for "A Place of One's Own" [drawings not present], 'I send you this time a more detailed suggestion for the entrance gate and the general appearance of the approach of the house from the road', with a pen and ink drawing of the gates on page two of the letter, continuing with further suggestions and ideas, the letter ending and signed in somewhat cramped form vertically at the head of page one, 2 pp., 8vo, together with three further autograph letters signed from Rex Whistler to James Minney, all on Battalion Welsh Guards stationery, all undated, circa 1944, one beginning, 'Of course I perfectly understand that you have had to rely upon others for so much of the designing for the film; I only wish I had been free to give it my whole and undivided attention and that I could have been more help to you...', a second letter saying he finds 'it a little difficult to suggest a definite figure, as I do not at all know how much - in the way of designs - you are going to require from me', and can only suggest that he take as a basis recent theatrical designing that he has done in the same way, and later, 'Of course I don't feel it makes much sense comparing the requirements of a play with those of a film...', the final letter saying that he is 'following these with a view of drawing room interior, and another part of the garden. Let me know which particular bits should be attended to first and I will concentrate on them', a few minor spots and one with a light damp mark to left margin, all 2 pages, 8vo, plus an unposted envelope addressed to James Minney, The Studios, Lime Grove, Shepherds Bush, in Rex Whistler's hand, and a group of four related black and white photographs of Rex Whistler's drawings QTY: (9) NOTE: Rubeigh James Minney (1895-1979) was a British film producer, journalist, playwright, editor and author. This correspondence relates to A Place of One's Own, a 1945 British film directed by Bernard Knowles and produced by Minney, with stage designs by Whistler. The film was based on Osbert Sitwell's novel of the same name, published in 1942, and starred James Mason and Margaret Lockwood.
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 07, 2025
A Collection of 19th Century Gilt Bound Books to include Fleetwoods Life of Christ, Six Rothmans of Pall Mall prints by Rex Whistler (1905-1944), wooden jigsaw puzzle and four pictures from Cairo. (1 Tray)
Est: £20 - £40
A Collection of 19th Century Gilt Bound Books to include Fleetwoods Life of Christ, Six Rothmans of Pall Mall prints by Rex Whistler (1905-1944), wooden jigsaw puzzle and four pictures from Cairo. (1 Tray)
Potteries Auctions
Sep. 14, 2024
Rex Whistler Watercolor Study Spiral Staircase
Est: £400 - £500
Rex Whistler (English, 1905-1944). Watercolor on paper Study of a Spiral Staircase Still Life. Signed Rex Whistler lower right. Framed under glass 37 x 49 cm.
Cooper Barrington LLP
Apr. 11, 2024
Rushbrooke
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Rex Whistler 1905 - 1944 Rushbrooke signed Rex Whistler. (lower left) oil on canvasboard unframed: 25.5 by 35.5cm.; 10 by 14in. framed: 34 by 44cm.; 13¼ by 17¼in.
Sotheby's
Apr. 11, 2024
Two drawings
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Rex Whistler 1905 - 1944 Two Drawings (ii) inscribed (centre right) (i) watercolour, ink wash and pen and ink on paper (ii) watercolour, ink wash, pencil and pen and ink on paper (i) unframed (window): 17 by 15cm.; 6¾ by 6in.; framed: 39 by 35.5cm.; 15¼ by 14in. (ii) unframed (window): 28 by 14.5cm.; 11 by 5¾in.; framed: 37.5 by 23.5cm.; 14¾ by 9¼in.
Sotheby's
Apr. 11, 2024
The Seasons
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Rex Whistler 1905 - 1944 The Seasons one signed .REX. W. and dated 1929. (lower right) watercolour and pen and ink on paper each unframed (window): 20.5 by 13.5cm.; 8 by 5¼in. each framed: 32.5 by 25.5cm.; 12¾ by 10in. Executed in 1929. (4)
Sotheby's
Jan. 21, 2023
Rex Whistler. Set Design for Victoria Regina, watercolor
Est: $2,000 - $5,000
(English, 1905-1944). Watercolor on paper, for Act II, scene II, 1935, set design cut out of curtain draping, signature not visible, artist's notations on piece, sheet size: 13 x 17 3/4 in., framed.
Alex Cooper
Sep. 27, 2022
Rex Whistler (1905-1944), 'Arabian Nights', ink and watercolour, tondo, 15cm
Est: £800 - £1,200
Rex Whistler (1905-1944) 'Arabian Nights' ink and watercolour signed and dated 1922, painted at Haileybury for Brigadier Terence Clarke when he was his fag
Gorringes
Sep. 27, 2022
Rex Whistler (1905-1944), 'Arabian Nights', ink and watercolour, 22.5 x 26cm
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
Rex Whistler (1905-1944) 'Arabian Nights' ink and watercolour signed and dated 1921, painted age 14 at Haileybury for Brigadier Terence Clarke when he was his fag
Gorringes
Nov. 16, 2021
REX WHISTLER (BRITISH 1905-1944), A 30TH BIRTHDAY TESTIMONIAL FOR MRS SACHEVERELL SITWELL
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
REX WHISTLER (BRITISH 1905-1944)A 30TH BIRTHDAY TESTIMONIAL FOR MRS SACHEVERELL SITWELLPen and brush and ink Signed (upper centre)41 x 28.5cm (16 x 11 in.)Signed by various notable people and family members including Cecil Beaton and Osbert Sitwell.Provenance:Created by the artist for Georgia Sitwell, later Lady Sitwell, in 1935 for her 30th birthdayThence by descent at Weston Hall.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 07, 2021
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) Back stage 50.8 x 35.5 cm. (20 x 14 in.)
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) Back stage oil on canvas 50.8 x 35.5 cm. (20 x 14 in.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jul. 07, 2021
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) A Courtyard, thought to be Plas Newydd stable yard 32.7 x 40.6 (12 7/8 x 16 in.)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) A Courtyard, thought to be Plas Newydd stable yard oil on panel 32.7 x 40.6 (12 7/8 x 16 in.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jun. 15, 2021
Reginald John called Rex Whistler (1905-1944) A design for a bookplate for
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Reginald John called Rex Whistler (1905-1944) A design for a bookplate for Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper 6 ½ x 4 1/8 in. (16.5 x 10 ¼ cm.); with a copy of the engraved bookplate
Christie's
Nov. 18, 2020
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) Longcross House 71.2 x 137.2 cm. (28 x 54 in.)
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) Longcross House signed and dated 'Rex Whistler 1934' (lower right) oil on canvas 71.2 x 137.2 cm. (28 x 54 in.) For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Jan. 29, 2020
Attributed to Rex John Whistler (1905-1944) British. A Study of Naked Figures, Pencil, Unframed, 11.75" x 8.25", and Nine others by the same hand, Ten (10).
Est: £100 - £150
Attributed to Rex John Whistler (1905-1944) British. A Study of Naked Figures, Pencil, Unframed, 11.75" x 8.25", and Nine others by the same hand, Ten (10).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Jan. 29, 2020
Attributed to Rex John Whistler (1905-1944) British. Head Studies, Pencil, Unframed, 11.5" x 8.25", and Eight others by the same hand, Nine (9).
Est: £100 - £150
Attributed to Rex John Whistler (1905-1944) British. Head Studies, Pencil, Unframed, 11.5" x 8.25", and Eight others by the same hand, Nine (9).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 02, 2019
Whistler, Rex, Oho!, and other books
Est: £50 - £100
Whistler, Rex, Oho!, John Lane The Bodley Head 1946; The Konigsmark Drawings, The Richards Press, London 1952, limited edition 642/1000; The Bookplate Designs of Rex Whistler, Private Libraries Association for The Bookplate Society, 1973; Rex Whistler His Life and Drawings 1905-1944, London 1948, John Baskett catalogue Exhibition of Lithographs by Whistler, 1970; Harcourt-Smith, The Last of Uptake, illustrated by Rex Whistler, Batsford, London. (Qty: 6)
Gildings Auctioneers
Nov. 20, 2019
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) Costume designs for Stephen Tennant as Percy Bysshe Shelley
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) Costume designs for Stephen Tennant as Percy Bysshe Shelley signed 'Rex' (verso) and inscribed extensively (upper right and lower left) pen & ink and watercolour 19.5 x 12cm (7 11/16 x 4 3/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Apr. 10, 2019
A TOILE-DE-JOUY PRINTED-COTTON PANEL DESIGNED BY 'REX WHISTLER (1905-1944), CIRCA 1932 30 in. (76 cm.) high; 33 in. (83.5 cm.) wide
Est: £500 - £1,000
A TOILE-DE-JOUY PRINTED-COTTON PANEL DESIGNED BY 'REX WHISTLER (1905-1944), CIRCA 1932 The central cartouche enclosing 'Clovelly' with scenes of the village around, mounted on a modern stretcher 30 in. (76 cm.) high; 33 in. (83.5 cm.) wide
Christie's
Jul. 26, 2017
WHISTLER, Rex (1905-44) - Frank SWETTENHAM (1850-1946). Arabella in Africa. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1925. 8vo. Half title, frontispiece by Rex Whistler, plates by Rex Whistler and Mary Forster-Knight, one (by Whistler) coloured, folding map bound-in towards the end [ie. not in a pocket], 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (some very light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Original sunflower yellow cloth (stained, some ink spotting, without the dust-jacket). RARE. FIRST EDITION of the first book illustrated by Rex Whistler. Whistler & Fuller 414.
Est: £70 - £100
WHISTLER, Rex (1905-44) - Frank SWETTENHAM (1850-1946). Arabella in Africa. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, 1925. 8vo. Half title, frontispiece by Rex Whistler, plates by Rex Whistler and Mary Forster-Knight, one (by Whistler) coloured, folding map bound-in towards the end [ie. not in a pocket], 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (some very light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Original sunflower yellow cloth (stained, some ink spotting, without the dust-jacket). RARE. FIRST EDITION of the first book illustrated by Rex Whistler. Whistler & Fuller 414.
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 26, 2017
[WHISTLER, Rex (1905-44)]. ["Dick Turpin sometimes haunts the passages of 'The [?]Sun'!" (title taken from inscription on the gallery label on verso)]. An original pen-and-ink and wash drawing by Rex Whistler, 185 x 173mm., framed and glazed. Provenance: Nash's Magazine, 1935 (note on verso); Abbot & Holder (label on verso). The drawing is unsigned.
Est: £200 - £300
[WHISTLER, Rex (1905-44)]. ["Dick Turpin sometimes haunts the passages of 'The [?]Sun'!" (title taken from inscription on the gallery label on verso)]. An original pen-and-ink and wash drawing by Rex Whistler, 185 x 173mm., framed and glazed. Provenance: Nash's Magazine, 1935 (note on verso); Abbot & Holder (label on verso). The drawing is unsigned.
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 26, 2017
THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR. [WHISTLER, Rex (1905-44)]. ["Celebrations at End of South African War"]. An original pen-and-ink drawing by Rex Whistler, 205 x 150mm., framed and glazed. Provenance: Rothmans (drawn as an advertisement for the Company); Chris Beetles Limited. According to an autograph note on the verso, the title of the drawing is concealed beneath the mount; we have not examined it out of the frame. The drawing is unsigned.
Est: £200 - £300
THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR. [WHISTLER, Rex (1905-44)]. ["Celebrations at End of South African War"]. An original pen-and-ink drawing by Rex Whistler, 205 x 150mm., framed and glazed. Provenance: Rothmans (drawn as an advertisement for the Company); Chris Beetles Limited. According to an autograph note on the verso, the title of the drawing is concealed beneath the mount; we have not examined it out of the frame. The drawing is unsigned.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 23, 2017
REX WHISTLER (1905-1944) - Self-portrait of the artist painting Cecil Beaton
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
REX WHISTLER (1905-1944) Self-portrait of the artist painting Cecil Beaton oil on canvas-board 13 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (34.5 x 28.3 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 23, 2016
Rex Whistler (1905 - 1944), Post Office Greetings Telegram design watercolour with floral borders, used for St. Valentines Day 1936, with original telegram and newspaper cutting
Est: £80 - £120
Rex Whistler (1905 - 1944), Post Office Greetings Telegram design watercolour with floral borders, used for St. Valentines Day 1936, with original telegram and newspaper cutting
Reeman Dansie
Sep. 01, 2016
Rex Whistler (1905-1944) - A small but academically important collection of schoolboy artwork dating
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Rex Whistler (1905-1944) - A small but academically important collection of schoolboy artwork dating from the years 1914 to 1916 when Rex attended Mrs Workman's private school in Abbots Langley, Herefordshire. Included in the lot are a sketch book with many humorous and other drawings including a signed watercolour of the R.M.S Lusitania, an exercise book filled with poetry and several drawings throughout, a French text book with drawings scattered throughout and to the end pages, a friends autograph book containing a charming signed pen and ink cartoon etc together with a group photograph showing Mrs Workman and her pupils including what appears to be Rex and Mrs Workman's two daughters Provenance: By direct descent within the family of Mrs Workman, the vendor being her granddaughter. The two girls in the photograph who are holding kittens are her mother and aunt
Clevedon Salerooms Ltd.
Aug. 10, 2016
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) for Wedgwood
Est: £20 - £40
Rex Whistler (British, 1905-1944) for Wedgwood 'Clovelly' cup facsimile signature and printed manfacturer's mark 7cm high.
Mallams
Mar. 17, 2016
Whistler (Rex).- Rothmans of Pall Mall. - [Diamond Jubilee 1890-1950.
Est: £100 - £150
60 Years of Fine Blending], 6 colour plates by Rex Whistler, each with detachable caption at foot, one or two small spots, loose as issued in original wrapper and grey card folder printed in red, slightly rubbed, 1950; and a copy of Radio Times Christmas Number for 1931 with cover by Whistler, [Whistler & Fuller 650 & 547], 4to (2) The first contains some of the artist's final commissions before his death in Normandy in July 1944. Rothmans commissioned the first in 1940 and the last in March 1944.
Dreweatts 1759
Mar. 14, 2015
ATTRIBUTED TO REX WHISTLER (1905-1944): DRAWING ROOM, ALERTON HALL, CAMBRIDGE
Est: $200 - $300
ATTRIBUTED TO REX WHISTLER (1905-1944): DRAWING ROOM, ALERTON HALL, CAMBRIDGE Oil on canvasboard, unsigned, titled and indistinctly inscribed on the back of the frame. 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in, 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
Mar. 14, 2015
REX WHISTLER (1905-1944): PORTRAIT OF LADY PATRICIA DOUGLAS
Est: $400 - $600
REX WHISTLER (1905-1944): PORTRAIT OF LADY PATRICIA DOUGLAS Oil on canvas, c.1937, unsigned. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (image), 8 x 6 in. (frame). Note: Rex Whistler was part of a group of young bohemian aristocrats known as the 'Bright Young Things' in 1920's London. This association brought him in contact with many celebrities and well-known personalities, many of whom he would eventually paint.
STAIR
Jan. 27, 2015
*Rex Whistler AN ENGRAVED PROGRAMME FOR ROYAL OPERA 1939 *Artist's Resale Right may
Est: £80 - £120
*Rex Whistler AN ENGRAVED PROGRAMME FOR ROYAL OPERA 1939 *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Dec. 09, 2014
*Rex Whistler (1905-1944)A CHINOISERIE FANTASYEngraving on vellum, signed in ink l.r.plate mark 1
Est: £100 - £150
*Rex Whistler (1905-1944) A CHINOISERIE FANTASY Engraving on vellum, signed in ink l.r. plate mark 10 x 19.5cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Nov. 27, 2014
§ Rex John Whistler (British, 1904-1944) - Battle scene - pencil on buff paper
Est: £500 - £800
§ Rex John Whistler (British, 1904-1944) Battle scene pencil on buff paper h:56 w: 78 cm Provenance: Dalham Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk. Literature: The present drawing is found referenced in Laurence Whistler's 'The Laughter and the Urn, The Life Of Rex Whistler' (pub. 1985, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, p. 20) where it is stated that Whistler drew the picture in 1915 when he was ten years old. We are grateful to Hugh Cecil for his assistance with the catalogue entry.
Cheffins
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - The Königsmark Drawings,
Est: £100 - £150
Whistler (Rex) - The Königsmark Drawings, number 682 of 1000 copies, 10 tipped-in colour plates by Rex Whistler, scarce prospectus loosely inserted, original red cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, slightly rubbed and spotted, slip-case (rubbed and faded), [Whistler & Fuller 516], Richards Press, 1952 § Mason (A.E.W.) Königsmark, sixth edition, Rex Whistler's copy with his signature in pencil and that of his brother Laurence in ink on front free endpaper, a few annotations in pencil, original cloth, rubed and marked, spine faded, 1938, 4to & 8vo (2) Mason had sent Whistler a copy of his popular novel in 1940 asking whether he would be interested in illustrating it. Whistler agreed but it took him several months due to his military commitments. However, Mason was delighted with the result, the eighteenth century German setting being well-suited to the artist, and he left the drawings to the Tate Gallery on his death. The accompanying text is presumably that from which the artist worked.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex).- Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. - State Performance...,
Est: £500 - £700
Whistler (Rex).- Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. - State Performance..., printed in red and black with some decorations by Rex Whistler, elaborate original pictorial wrappers in the shape of a Baroque cartouche with embossed frame and tied with gold cord with tassle by Whistler, lightly spotted and soiled, [Whistler & Fuller 386], 1939 § General Post Office. St Valentine's Day Greetings Telegram, form with decorative colour border by Whistler, unused, lightly spotted, tipped to sheet, [W & F 619], 1935; Greetings Telegram, colour border by Whistler, with pasted message, [W & F 620], 1937 § Olivier (Edith) A Guide to the Duchy of Epicurania In Pursuit of Rare Meats [with] The Whistler Room, 2 vol., original printed wrappers and folding panorama, [cf.W & F 2], Tate Gallery, [1954] § Whistler (Laurence) The Laughter and the Urn: The Life of Rex Whistler, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1985; Rex Whistler 1905-1944, original pictorial cloth, dust-jacket, [W & F 510], 1948; another copy, proof copy with variations in layout, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1948 § Typography, vol.8, contains article 'Rex Whistler's Book Illustrations' by Edith Olivier, original spiral-bound wrappers, rubbed and stained, 1939 § Felmingham (Michael, editor ) Rex Whistler: An Exhibition of his Graphic Work, mimeographed typescript, rectos only, original stapled wrappers, Leicester, 1967 § Lee (Brian North Lee) The Bookplate Designs of Rex Whistler, original cloth, 1973 § Spencer-Smith (Jenny) Rex Whistler's War 1939-July 1944 Artist into Tank Commander, second edition, original wrappers, National Army Museum, 1994, plates and illustrations, most a little rubbed ; and a small quantity of others designed by, about or with references to Whistler and his work including photographs of his murals at Plas Newydd, Port Lympne, 19 & 36 Hill St and Brook House, bookplates, Christmas cards, theatre programmes, magazine covers, dust-jackets, exhibition catalogues etc., v.s. (15) The Valentine telegram was the first of its kind, nearly 49,000 were sold for that day only. The bookplates include those for Loelia, Duchess of Westminster, Christabel and Henry McLaren, Duff Cooper, Adelaide Livingstone, Kenneth Rae and Willoughby Norman.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - 'Keeping Cool at Lympne',
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Whistler (Rex) - 'Keeping Cool at Lympne', original drawing in watercolour over pencil, titled in pencil at foot, c.245 x 195mm., very slight marginal spotting or soiling, [Not in Whistler & Fuller but cf. nos.176 & 177 for other portraits of the same dated 1930], [?1938]. The subject is the novelist Mrs. Belloc Lowndes. Apparently Whistler stumbled upon her in a state of deshabillé on a hot day whilst staying at Port Lympne in the 1930s, and drew this immediately afterwards.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - The Times Weekly Edition. England in the Seventies.
Est: £200 - £300
Whistler (Rex) - The Times Weekly Edition. England in the Seventies. The Life of the Time depicted in the Manner of the Period by an Artist of To-day, colour lithograph, c.420 x 560mm., faint central crease where previously folded and slight rusting where staples removed, framed and glazed, [Whistler & Fuller 564], The Times, 1937. A double-page spread commemorating the 60th anniversary of The Times Weekly Edition featuring Hyde Park, croquet, a dinner party and a lady shopping at a draper's.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - Caricature of Mr Seden Brown,
Est: £200 - £300
Whistler (Rex) - Caricature of Mr Seden Brown, pencil on graph paper, c.200 x 165mm., with drawing of sailors playing lacrosse on verso (lined paper), lightly spotted and soiled, traces of tape at upper edge, n.d.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - Design for book-plate for The Book Society,
Est: £400 - £600
Whistler (Rex) - Design for book-plate for The Book Society, original drawing of an 18th century gentleman reading in his library, pen, ink and wash highlighted in body colour, signed in ink lower centre, c.160 x 115mm., framed and glazed, [Whistler & Fuller 597], [1936]. Exhibited at Rex Whistler. The Triumph of Fancy , Brighton Museum, 2006.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - Girl with a Red Rose [Portrait of Lady Caroline Paget],
Est: £400 - £600
Whistler (Rex) - Girl with a Red Rose [Portrait of Lady Caroline Paget], colour lithograph, signed by the artist in pencil lower right, c.405 x 310mm., framed and glazed, [Whistler & Fuller 120], [1935]. Very rare. "Exhibited at Tooth's Gallery, Dec. 1935. Reproduced in colour by Messrs. Pulman, a small number of copies being signed by the artist." Whistler & Fuller 120. The original oil painting is at Plas Newydd, Anglesey. Lady Caroline Paget (1913-1973) was the eldest daughter of the 6th Marquess of Anglesey of Plas Newydd. Whistler knew the family well and painted his most important mural for the dining room at Plas Newydd. He was in love with Caroline for years, painting many portraits of her, but his love was unrequited and Caroline finally married Sir Michael Duff, son of Lady Juliet Duff, in 1949. Exhibited at Rex Whistler. The Triumph of Fancy , Brighton Museum, 2006.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - 5 unidentified original drawings,
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Whistler (Rex) - 5 unidentified original drawings, comprising circular table with ship centrepiece, c.200 x 250mm ., ornamental angel holding a cornucopia of flowers, c.250 x 200mm., a mantelpiece with a Tudor portrait between vase of grapes and flowers, pencil sketch of staircase on verso, c.250 x 230mm., floral wreaths linking candelabra on a table, c.200 x 250mm., a wide-brimmed straw-hat full of flowers, c.140 x 255mm., pen and ink with watercolour wash and highlights in body colour, unsigned, pencil notes and measurements for printers in margins, the last with Laurence Whistler's name & address on verso, some spotting and soiling, a little creased, the first with rust traces of paperclip at foot, [Whistler & Fuller 575], [?c.1935] (5) Possibly for Constance Spry; the last was used posthumously for Georgian Love Songs of 1949 p.31.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - 5 designs for an article 'Something Floral' by Constance Spry,
Est: £750 - £1,000
Whistler (Rex) - 5 designs for an article 'Something Floral' by Constance Spry, for Harper's Bazaar , 5 original drawings on 3 sheets, comprising three girls in evening dress with flowers in hair or on bodice, c.260 x 230mm., floral chaplet dislodged by military partner, c.295 x 250mm., and 3 sketches on one sheet of two wreaths and a detail of floral shoulder-knot, c.210 x 150mm., pen and ink with watercolour wash and highlights in body colour, unsigned, pencil notes and measurements for printers in margins, the second with Laurence Whistler's name & address on verso, one or two small spots, a little creased at edges, [Whistler & Fuller 558], [1935] (3)
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex) - 2 designs for dust-jacket for 'Poems of Ten Years 1924-1934' by Dorothy Wellesley,
Est: £500 - £700
Whistler (Rex) - 2 designs for dust-jacket for 'Poems of Ten Years 1924-1934' by Dorothy Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington, pen and sepia ink with wash, design for pictorial title/dust-jacket (used for both) with portrait medallion of the author, c.195 x 130mm., design for spine with statue within a rotunda, c.195 x 40mm., lightly soiled, [Whistler & Fuller 470], [1934]. In the same year Whistler painted a large conversation piece of Dorothy Wellesley's children, Valerian and Eliza.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex).- - Clovelly wallpaper designed by Rex Whistler,
Est: £100 - £150
Whistler (Rex).- - Clovelly wallpaper designed by Rex Whistler, printed in Jouy red on white, c.420 x 520mm., lightly yellowed, some tears and creases at edges, [Whistler & Fuller 359], Cole & Sons Ltd. of London, n.d.; with a modern pack of 3 tea towels in the design, in red, green and blue, and a modern reproduction of the High Street (3) Probably from a pattern book, the complete design is c.700mm sq. and cannot be made today due to its size. Laurence Whistler remarks that the wallpaper started to be produced in c.1960.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex).- Wedgwood. - A Queensware tea service in Clovelly View pattern designed by Rex Whistler,
Est: £400 - £600
Whistler (Rex).- Wedgwood. - A Queensware tea service in Clovelly View pattern designed by Rex Whistler, comprising: a Patrician 10 3/4 inch plate, the design printed in gold within an embossed rim ; three teapots with covers, the designs in black, red and blue; a teapot stand in red ; two 8 inch bowls in black and brown; a cup and saucer in black; a 7 inch side plate in black; a 9 1/2 inch cake plate in red and milk jug in black, [Whistler & Fuller 359], n.d.; with a photocopy of an original leaflet advertising Clovelly ware (13) Featuring the High Street, harbour (two views), lobster pots and rose sprays. The leaflet depicts a plate with embossed rim but slightly different to the one present. Four of the pieces with adhesive labels for the Richard Dennis Wedgwood Exhibition 1982.
Dreweatts 1759
Oct. 23, 2014
Whistler (Rex).- Wedgwood. - A bone china tea service in Clovelly View pattern designed by Rex Whistler,
Est: £600 - £800
Whistler (Rex).- Wedgwood. - A bone china tea service in Clovelly View pattern designed by Rex Whistler, comprising: a teapot with cover, three cups and saucers, four 6 inch side plates, two various 9 1/4 and 9 1/2 inch cake plates, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, all in black on white, gold-rimmed (slight wear), very small chip to edge of one cup, [Whistler & Fuller 359], n.d.; with file of correspondence between the vendor and the Wedgwood Museum including a photocopy of an original leaflet advertising Clovelly ware (16) Mostly featuring the High Street, harbour (two views) and rose sprays. Clovelley View Ware was designed in 1933 at the request of Christine Hamlyn of Clovelley Court and made exclusively by Wedgwood for Clovelley Estate Co. Ltd. It was printed in sepia and red, black, crimson, brown, blue and green (20% extra). Post war only three colours were used: blue, crimson and black, and from the 1950s onwards only black. See Batkin (Maureen) Wedgwood Ceramics 1846-1959 , Richard Dennis Publications, 1982, p. 172 and illustation on p. 184. One of the pieces with adhesive label for the Richard Dennis Wedgwood Exhibition 1982.The exhibition coincided with the publication of Maureen Batkin's book on Wedgwood published by Richard Dennis in the same year.
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Whistler (Rex).- - Clovelly chintz designed by Rex Whistler,
Est: £300 - £400
Whistler (Rex).- - Clovelly chintz designed by Rex Whistler, c.7 metres of fabric printed in black on white, [Whistler & Fuller 359], produced by W.H.Haynes Ltd. of London, n.d.; with a modern pack of 3 tea towels in the design, in red, green and blue, and a modern reproduction of the High Street (4) The last remaining bolt of cloth purchased from the Clovelly estate by the vendor's father in 1982, with accompanying file of correspondence conderning the purchase.Whistler often stayed in the picturesque Devon fishing village of Clovelly, with the formidable Christine Hamlyn at Clovelly Court. She passed the estate on to her nieces, one being Angela Hore-Ruthven who commissioned Whistler to design this material. It was produced in four colours, Jouy red, cornflower blue, black and green; the same designs were used for the Wedgwood china which followed (see following two lots). Exhibited at Rex Whistler. The Triumph of Fancy , Brighton Museum, 2006.
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Whistler (Rex) - The Financial News. Prospect of the City of London.
Est: £200 - £300
Whistler (Rex) - The Financial News. Prospect of the City of London. Being a Map for the Merchants, Bankers, Brokers & other Venturers trading into that City, colour lithograph, c.445 x 600mm., faint central crease where previously folded, a little faded, framed and glazed, [Whistler & Fuller 553], Financial News, 1934.
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Whistler (Rex) - The Financial News. Map of the Stock Exchange,
Est: £400 - £600
Whistler (Rex) - The Financial News. Map of the Stock Exchange, c.410 x 560mm., central crease where previously folded with with one or two small tears and repairs to fold, some very light marginal soiling, 1933; Prospect of the City of London. Being a Map for the Merchants, Bankers, Brokers & other Venturers trading into that City, c.445 x 600mm., central crease with short tears, a few other small marginal tears or creases, 1934, colour lithographs, [Whistler & Fuller 552 & 553], Financial News (2) Both published in special supplements on the City of London (November 1933 and January 1934), to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the The Financial News . The first, also used as a calendar for 1934, is a humorous view of the Stock Exchange with the amusing images representing the various markets such as a man putting out a fire with a watering can for Insurance, a portly gentleman sitting on an overfull trunk for Investment Trusts etc.
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