Lot 65
  • 65

POY, 'ROLLING PAPER SKILLS', INK, 1924

Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description

  • Percy Hutton Fearon ('Poy')
  • ‘Rolling Paper Skills Much More Fun than Moulding Budgets’
140 by 89mm., pen and ink, signed, inscribed with title below mount, mounted, framed and glazed

Provenance

EXHIBITED:
‘The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011’, Chris Beetles Gallery,
November 2011-January 2012, no 135

Literature

Evening News, circa 1924

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."

Catalogue Note

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Stanley Baldwin in November 1924, Winston Churchill announced in his first budget that Britain would return to the Gold Standard. The return to the Gold Standard led to deflation, unemployment and the miners’ strikes that led to the general strike of 1926. Churchill would later regard this decision as the worst mistake of his life.