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GILES, '...IN A COUNTRY PUB...', INK, 1963
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Ronald Carl Giles ('Giles')
- Daily Express Comment: “In Half an Hour in a Country Pub the Russians Would Learn Far More About the British Than in all the Museums and Trading Centres in the Land.” “I'll Say They Would.”
- paper
254 by 356mm., pen and ink, signed, mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance
EXHIBITED: ‘Images of Power: From the Jeffrey Archer Cartoon Collection', Monnow Valley Arts, 3 September - 30 October 2011; ‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011’, Chris Beetles Gallery, November 2011-January 2012, no 266
Literature
Daily Express, 26 February 1963; Giles Annual No 17
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The infiltration of Soviet spies into the upper echelons of the British ‘Establishment’ during the Cold War had first become apparent in the early 1950s. In January 1961, whilst working for MI6 and as a Middle East correspondent for the Observer and The Economist in Beirut, Kim Philby fled to the Soviet Union.