A set design for the False Proscenium Arch for Love in a Village, Sadler's Wells

Osbert Lancaster (British, 1908–1986) · 1953

£832 price realized incl. premium

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Medium: Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →
As published: “pen and ink, gouache and pencil, mounted on a crimson velvet panel”
Support: Panel
Signed / inscribed: Signed
Category: Gouaches
Dimensions: 31.5 x 47.5cm (12 3/8 x 18 11/16in).
Auction house: Bonhams
Sale: Collections: Including the Roy Astley Collection of Theatrical Designs, and Selected Items from the Estates of Geoffrey Sawyer; Sir Brian Williamson; and Howard Godfrey (31256)
Date: June 3, 2025
Location: London, United Kingdom
Lot: 93
Estimate: £500 – £700 (≈ $675 – $945) (≈ €593 – €830)
Source: Auction house bonhams.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

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