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Oswald Birley, Christopher Maude Chavasse (1884–1962), Founding First Master of St Peter's Hall (1928–1939)

Oswald Birley

British · 1880–1952 · Painter

Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley was an English portrait painter and royal portraitist in the early part of the 20th century. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Oswald Birley, Portrait of Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper (1887-1961), oil on canvasPortrait of Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper (1887-1961)Bonhams · £4,313≈ $5,276≈ €4,803Sign up to see
  2. Oswald Birley, Portrait of James Thursby Pelham, half-length seated, in a grey suit and waistcoat, oil on canvasPortrait of James Thursby Pelham, half-length seated, in a grey suit and waistcoatSworders · £900≈ $1,207≈ €1,038Sign up to see

Oswald Birley’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Oswald Birley, Portrait of James Thursby Pelham, half-length seated, in a grey suit and waistcoat, oil on canvas
Portrait of James Thursby Pelham, half-length seated, in a grey suit and waistcoat
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£900Sign up free to see
Oswald Birley, Portrait of Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper (1887-1961), oil on canvas
Portrait of Sir Patrick Ashley Cooper (1887-1961)
Bonhams · Oct 8, 2019
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Works in museum collections

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Oswald Birley, Christopher Maude Chavasse (1884–1962), Founding First Master of St Peter's Hall (1928–1939)
Christopher Maude Chavasse (1884–1962), Founding First Master of St Peter's Hall (1928–1939)1938
St Peter's College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — St Peter's College
Oswald Birley, Miss Winifred Mercier (1874–1934), MA, CBE, Principal of Whitelands College (1918–1934)
Miss Winifred Mercier (1874–1934), MA, CBE, Principal of Whitelands College (1918–1934)1938
Whitelands College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Whitelands College
Oswald Birley, Admiral Sir Algernon Willis (1889–1976)
Admiral Sir Algernon Willis (1889–1976)1945
Britannia Royal Naval College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Britannia Royal Naval College
Oswald Birley, Admiral Sir Percy Noble (1880–1955)
Admiral Sir Percy Noble (1880–1955)1946
Britannia Royal Naval College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Britannia Royal Naval College
Oswald Birley, Admiral Sir John Cunningham (1885–1962), GCB
Admiral Sir John Cunningham (1885–1962), GCB1947
Britannia Royal Naval College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Britannia Royal Naval College
Oswald Birley, Sir Phillip Vian (1894–1968)
Sir Phillip Vian (1894–1968)1948
Britannia Royal Naval College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Britannia Royal Naval College
Oswald Birley, Right Honourable Edward William Spencer (1895–1950), 10th Duke of Devonshire
Right Honourable Edward William Spencer (1895–1950), 10th Duke of Devonshire1950
Museum of Freemasonry ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Freemasonry
Oswald Birley, Lord Royden
Lord Royden1951
Southampton City Museums ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Southampton City Museums

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