Ronald Searle: Leasing with Lloyd's

On June 21 at Lyon & Turnbull's auction house in Edinburgh, the American Peter Arno's cartoon art was scooped up for 900 GBP, more than its high estimate, while Englishman Ronald Searle's charming illustration for Lloyd's Bank offered in the following lot failed to find a buyer. The Searle advertising art had an estimate of 700 to 1,000 GBP, actually lower than its 2001 Christie's South Kensington estimate of 800 to 1,200 GBP. Twenty-two years ago it sold for a healthy 940 GBP. 

Ronald Searle
Lyon & Turnbull listing ended June 21, 2023

https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/auction/lot/lot-164---ronald-searle-cbe-rdi-1920-2011/?lot=272017&so=4&st=Ronald%20Searle&sto=0&au=&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=1&pp=96&pn=1&g=1

The sale at Christie's was held in 2001:

https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-2070084

https://www.christies.com/search?entry=Ronald%20Searle%20leasing&page=1&sortby=relevance&tab=sold_lots

December 31, 2023 Update:  Sold!

Note:  Now who wouldn't want to see all of Ronald Searle's illustrations for Lloyd's Bank? All you need to do is check out the recent post in Matt Jones's indispensable Searle tribute blog here.

If you somehow missed my post on the Peter Arno cartoon, also in the June 21 sale, it's just a click away here.

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