From a Blogger's Birthday Wish List

Sometime's it's fun to wish for what you can't have, isn't it? (Yes, I'm referring to this illustration art. What did you think I wanted for my birthday?)

Ronald William Fordham Searle (b.1920) 

Happy Birthday to You 

signed and dated 'Ronald Searle/1994' (lower left) pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour and coloured crayon, unframed 

18 x 12¾in. (45.7 x 32.5cm.) 

Price Realized

£1,528
• ($2,123)
• Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

Estimate

£1,000 - £1,500
• ($1,390 - $2,085)

Sale Information

Sale 9131 Lot 211
BRITISH & CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS,DRAWINGS & ILLUSTRATIONS 
14 June 2001
London, South Kensington

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=2070076&sid=56ddf3db-3cbf-4f16-94d7-3c809a8871ef

Note: I know, I know. It's been four long days since my last Searle post for Valentine's Day.

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