Property from the Collection of Sir David and Lady Phoebe Orr
Jehangir Sabavala
And the Paddy Was Not Yet Long
Auction Closed
March 26, 06:06 PM GMT
Estimate
600,000 - 1,200,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Sir David and Lady Phoebe Orr
Jehangir Sabavala
1922 - 2011
And the Paddy Was Not Yet Long
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 'Sabavala '68' lower right and further signed, dated and titled '"And the Paddy was not yet Long" by Jehangir Sabavala '68' on reverse of canvas edge
42 x 32 in. (106.7 x 81.2 cm.)
Painted in 1968
Acquired circa late 1970s
Thence by descent
Sir David Orr (1922 – 2008) was a businessman and philanthropist known for his leadership of multinational corporations. Orr was born near Dublin and enlisted in the Royal Engineers during WWII at age 19. He served in Burma with Queen Victoria’s Own Madras Sappers and Miners, a prestigious regiment of the British Indian Army, where he earned two Military Crosses for his bravery. Orr joined the multinational company Unilever in 1948 as a graduate trainee, following the completion of his law degree at Trinity College, Dublin.
In 1955, Orr was posted to India, where he served as marketing director for Hindustan Lever, later rising to vice-chairman of the Lever Brothers India in 1957. After decades at the company in various executive roles in London and New York, Orr was appointed chairman of Unilever from 1974 to 1982, overseeing the success of some of the most famous brands, including Persil, Jif, Dove, Vaseline, and Lipton. Even in retirement, Orr continued to enjoy a professional connection to South Asia as chairman of the British Council from 1985 to 1992 and the Charles Wallace Trust from 1991 to 1998.
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