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Timed auction
Lot location
London
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Qty: 5
EVENING STANDARD DRAMA AWARD FOR 'THE HOTEL IN AMSTERDAM'
signed F. Dobson; inscribed on the brass plaque EVENING STANDARD / DRAMA AWARD 1968 / JOHN OSBORNE
cold cast bronze on a marble base
height: 35cm (including base)
together with two posters for The Hotel in Amsterdam produced by The English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre, starring Paul Schofield; illustration by Daniel Bachardy, design by Bryan Cooper, and two copies of the play The Hotel in Amsterdam published by Faber & Faber in 2003.
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Sketches of leading actors by the artist Don Bachardy were incorporated into a several play bill and poster designs promoting Osborne's plays. As well as the likeness of Schofield featured in the current lot, Bachardy's sketch of Jill Bennett features in the poster for Time Present (lot 37). Bachardy (b.1934) was the partner of the writer Christopher Isherwood. They were friends with Mary Ure when she was in Hollywood, and joined Tony Richardson and Osborne at La Beaumette in Valbonne, the house they had rented for the summer of 1961 where Osborne stayed with Jocelyn Rickards.
see note to lot 32
Qty: 5
Timed
Venue address
25 Blythe Road
London
W14 0PD
United Kingdom
Looking Back at John Osborne: Pictures and Possessions from his Estate The Hurst, Shropshire (Timed)
Looking Back at John Osborne: Pictures and Possessions from his Estate The Hurst, Shropshire (Timed) | 10th - 20th October 2024
The online auction from 10th - 20th October, includes paintings by Leonard Rosoman and set designer Jocelyn Herbert, theatre posters, photographs by Lord Snowdon and Cecil Beaton and drama awards. Accumulated over a lifetime, there are also programmes and books relating to all his major works including Look Back in Anger, The Entertainer, The World of Paul Slickey, Luther, A Patriot for Me, Inadmissible Evidence, Hotel in Amsterdam, and Dejavu. Other personal possessions such as hats, scarves, walking sticks and teddies are amongst the lots, giving an enthralling insight into the life and character of one of the 20th century’s most celebrated playwrights.
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Auction dates
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10 Oct 2024 01:00 BST
Ends from:
20 Oct 2024 16:00 BST
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16 Oct 2024 10:00 - 17:00 BST
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