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Osbert Lancaster, Sir Osbert Lancaster, C.B.E. (1908-1986) Well If You Can'T Remember I Can Make A Jolly Good Guess, ink & coloured pencil

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Sir Osbert Lancaster, C.B.E. (1908-1986) Well If You Can'T Remember I Can Make A Jolly Good Guess

Osbert Lancaster (British, 1908–1986)

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Medium: Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “ink & coloured pencil”
Signed / inscribed: Signed l
Category: Drawings
Dimensions: 21.0 x 14.0cm
Auction house: Olympia Auctions
Sale: British & Continental Pictures & Prints (128)
Date: April 17, 2019
Location: London, United Kingdom
Lot: 156
Estimate: —
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Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Osbert Lancaster, Picture to Yourself, the Cloud-capped Towers, the Gorgeous Offices…' and 'What party he represents is quite irrelevant; all one needs to know is what Property Developers he's got Shares in!, a pair of mid-20th century ink with crayon cartoon illustrations

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Osbert Lancaster, But Lady Littlehampton, that's all wrong, I should be drinking out of your shoe!' and 'I shall know that I've had enough…, a pair of mid-20th century ink with crayon cartoon illustrations

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But Lady Littlehampton, that's all wrong, I should be drinking out of your shoe!' and 'I shall know that I've had enough…

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Osbert Lancaster, A costume design for Coppelia, circa 1954, watercolour, gouache and pencil

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Osbert Lancaster, A set design for the False Proscenium Arch for Love in a Village, Sadler's Wells, 1953, pen and ink, gouache and pencil, mounted on a crimson velvet panel

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Osbert Lancaster, Untitled, mixed media 43.5 x 33cm Provenance: With Wright Hepburn Gallery

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Osbert Lancaster, Four Dresses, 1952, Gouache and pencil on paper

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Osbert Lancaster, Picture to Yourself, the Cloud-capped Towers, the Gorgeous Offices…' and 'What party he represents is quite irrelevant; all one needs to know is what Property Developers he's got Shares in!, a pair of mid-20th century ink with crayon cartoon illustrations

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Osbert Lancaster, But Lady Littlehampton, that's all wrong, I should be drinking out of your shoe!' and 'I shall know that I've had enough…, a pair of mid-20th century ink with crayon cartoon illustrations

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