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Painter, b. 1904 - d. 1978

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          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Portrait of Katharine Cornell as The Countess, circa 1955 sight 10 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (26.7 x 18.7 cm)
            Oct. 24, 2024

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Portrait of Katharine Cornell as The Countess, circa 1955 sight 10 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (26.7 x 18.7 cm)

            Est: $800 - $1,200

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Portrait of Katharine Cornell as The Countess, circa 1955 signed and dedicated 'To dear Kit / With Love Oliver' (lower right) and inscribed 'The Countess' (upper left) gouache and pencil on paper sight 10 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (26.7 x 18.7 cm)

            Bonhams
          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Portrait of a Young Barbadian Man, circa 1963 approximately 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
            Oct. 24, 2024

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Portrait of a Young Barbadian Man, circa 1963 approximately 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Portrait of a Young Barbadian Man, circa 1963 signed 'Oliver Messel' (lower right) charcoal on paper approximately 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)

            Bonhams
          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Set Design for Alexander Pushkin's Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), 1949 sight 15 x 21 in. (38.1 x 53.3 cm)
            Oct. 24, 2024

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Set Design for Alexander Pushkin's Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), 1949 sight 15 x 21 in. (38.1 x 53.3 cm)

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Set Design for Alexander Pushkin's Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), 1949 signed 'Oliver Messel' (lower right), signed again and inscribed 'From the film of Pushkin's Pique Dame...' (on the backing) mixed media on paper sight 15 x 21 in. (38.1 x 53.3 cm)

            Bonhams
          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Costume design for Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), 1955 15 x 9 3/4 in. (38.1 x 24.8 cm)
            Oct. 24, 2024

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Costume design for Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), 1955 15 x 9 3/4 in. (38.1 x 24.8 cm)

            Est: $800 - $1,200

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Costume design for Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), 1955 signed 'Oliver Messel' (lower right), inscribed in a later hand (on the reverse) gouache and pencil on paper 15 x 9 3/4 in. (38.1 x 24.8 cm)

            Bonhams
          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Fantaisies Oceanographiques Set Model 9 7/8 x 16 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (25.1 x 42.5 x 6.3 cm)
            Oct. 24, 2024

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Fantaisies Oceanographiques Set Model 9 7/8 x 16 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (25.1 x 42.5 x 6.3 cm)

            Est: $1,500 - $2,500

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Fantaisies Oceanographiques Set Model unsigned watercolor and ink on hand-cut paper 9 7/8 x 16 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (25.1 x 42.5 x 6.3 cm)

            Bonhams
          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Set Design for The Country Wife, 1936 22 1/2 x 29 in. (57.1 x 73.7 cm)
            Oct. 24, 2024

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Set Design for The Country Wife, 1936 22 1/2 x 29 in. (57.1 x 73.7 cm)

            Est: $4,000 - $6,000

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978) Set Design for The Country Wife, 1936 unsigned, identified on a label (on the reverse) oil on canvas 22 1/2 x 29 in. (57.1 x 73.7 cm)

            Bonhams
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), STUDY FOR MRS MILLIARD
            Oct. 23, 2024

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), STUDY FOR MRS MILLIARD

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)STUDY FOR MRS MILLIARD Oil and pencil on artist's board 51 x 41cm (20 x 16 in.)Unframed Painted in Barbados in 1977. Provenance:Direct from the artistBy descent to Thomas Messel, the artist's nephew

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), STUDY OF MICA ERTEGUN
            Oct. 23, 2024

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), STUDY OF MICA ERTEGUN

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)STUDY OF MICA ERTEGUN Oil on canvas, laid to board 74 x 61cm (29 x 24 in.)Unframed Provenance:Direct from the artistBy descent to Thomas Messel, the artist's nephewMica Ertegun was a Romanian-American philanthropist and, like Messel, an accomplished interior designer, co-founding the extant firm MAC II in 1967. She donated widely to cultural causes, including humanities teaching at the University of Oxford, restoration efforts in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York. In 1993, Ertegun was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame; in 2011, Ertegun was appointed CBE by Queen Elizabeth II. In the 1970s, Ertegun visited Messel in Barbados, where she sat for this portrait (see University of Bristol Theatre Collection OHM/2/5/8). It is a testament to Messel's taste that Ahmet Ertegun, Mica's husband and the co-founder of Atlantic Records, chose the Oliver Messel Suite at the Dorchester Hotel as his London base (Robert Greenfield, The Last Sultan: The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun (2012), p. 208).

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN MILLS
            Oct. 23, 2024

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN MILLS

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)PORTRAIT OF SIR JOHN MILLSOil on canvas 46 x 41cm (18 x 16 in.)UnframedPainted in 1974. Provenance:Direct from the artistBy descent to Thomas Messel, the artist's nephewSir John Mills was a prolific actor on stage and screen, amassing over 120 film credits during his seven-decade career. Celebrated for his military roles, Mills cemented his reputation with such war films as Cottage to Let (1941), Above Us the Waves (1955), Dunkirk (1958), and The Valiant (1962). Mills received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the bumbling Michael in David Lean's Ryan's Daughter (1970). In 1960, Mills was appointed CBE; in 1976, he was knighted for his services to cinema by Queen Elizabeth II; in 2002, he was awarded a BAFTA Fellowship. His acquaintance with Messel was long established, given their professional collaboration on early productions including Cochran's 1931 Revue (see Balanchine Catalogue no. 108) as actor and set designer respectively.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), PORTRAIT OF MARK NEWMAN GILBEY
            Oct. 23, 2024

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), PORTRAIT OF MARK NEWMAN GILBEY

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)PORTRAIT OF MARK NEWMAN GILBEY Oil on canvas Signed (lower left)45.5 x 35.5cm (17¾ x 13¾ in.)Unframed Provenance:Direct from the artistBy descent to Thomas Messel, the artist's nephewMark Newman Gilbey was the chairman of Duncan, Gilbey and Matheson, a scotch whisky distillery now based in Zambia. Along with the horticulturist Peter Daniel Coats and the soldier Sir William Miles Aykroyd, Gilbey was the subject of a 1950 group photograph by Norman Parkinson. Gilbey, like many successful men of his age, owned leisure homes in such coastal locations as Gorée Island and Tangiers. Gilbey and Messel enjoyed a long friendship; in the 1960s, Messel was entrusted with designing his Dominican residence (Charles Castle, Oliver Messel: A Biography (1986), p. 232).

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), PORTRAIT OF LADY KELVEDON, INGRID CHANNON
            Oct. 23, 2024

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), PORTRAIT OF LADY KELVEDON, INGRID CHANNON

            Est: £2,000 - £3,000

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)PORTRAIT OF LADY KELVEDON, INGRID CHANNONOil on canvas-board Signed (lower right)51 x 40.5cm (20 x 15¾ in.)Unframed Provenance:Direct from the artistBy descent to Thomas Messel, the artist's nephewIngrid Channon was born to the painter Richard Wyndham, scion of the Barons Egremont. In 1963, she married Paul Channon, President of the Board of Trade under Margaret Thatcher. Messel was acquainted with Channon's father-in-law, Sir Henry 'Chips' Channon, from London society; there, they enjoyed the company of prominent men of their day, including Cecil Beaton and Noel Coward (for a comprehensive account of these circles, see Thierry Coudert, Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists, 1920 to 1960 (2010)). Beaton would later photograph Channon. Paul and Ingrid Channon remained close to Messel, exchanging Christmas cards after his move to Barbados (see University of Bristol Theatre Collection OHM/2/3/19).

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • ▲ Oliver Messel (1904-1978)
            Jul. 09, 2024

            ▲ Oliver Messel (1904-1978)

            Est: £200 - £300

            ▲ Oliver Messel (1904-1978) Study of a seated woman, 1946 watercolour and gouache, signed l.l, 38 x 54cm, 52 x 69cm framed Provenance: The Estate of Max Clendinning and Ralph Adron.

            Sworders
          • § OLIVER MESSELL (BRITISH, 1904-1978)
            Jun. 25, 2024

            § OLIVER MESSELL (BRITISH, 1904-1978)

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            § OLIVER MESSELL (BRITISH, 1904-1978) OLIVER MESSELL (BRITISH, 1904-1978) Portrait of a young man oil on canvas 62 x 51 cm. (24 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.) Provenance The artist, whom gifted to Brenda Haydon, thence by family descent

            Chiswick Auctions
          • MESSEL, OLIVER HILARY SAMBOURNE
            Dec. 15, 2023

            MESSEL, OLIVER HILARY SAMBOURNE

            Est: $400 - $600

            British, 1904-1978 Costume Design Signed Oliver Messel (lr) Gouache on paper Sight 14 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (36.8 x 23.5 cm) Paper is toned. Staining. Sandwich matted, verso and edges not visible.

            DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
          • Oliver Messel (1904-1978). An Edwardian Satinwood Pole-Screen. The glazed canted rectangular screen
            Apr. 23, 2023

            Oliver Messel (1904-1978). An Edwardian Satinwood Pole-Screen. The glazed canted rectangular screen

            Est: £120 - £160

            Oliver Messel (1904-1978). An Edwardian Satinwood Pole-Screen. The glazed canted rectangular screen painted with flowers, a moth & butterfly on a dark olive green ground by Oliver Messel; the height altering by means of a pull-cord weighted by a tassel pendant, threaded through the top of the square section pole surmounted by a turned finial. The square stepped base bordered with rosewood cross-banding inlaid with strings of ebony & boxwood, 59½'' (151 cm) high.

            Wilkinson's Auctioneers
          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978): Bedroom Set Design
            Apr. 20, 2023

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (1904-1978): Bedroom Set Design

            Est: $1,000 - $1,500

            Pencil and gouache on paper, 1936, unsigned, with a partial label on the reverse and label from The Leicester Galleries, London. 12 x 17 in. (sight), 18 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (frame). The Collection of Susie Hilfiger at Denbigh Farm

            STAIR
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), CEUS DRESSED UP
            Apr. 18, 2023

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), CEUS DRESSED UP

            Est: £500 - £700

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)CEUS DRESSED UPPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower right) and indistinctly inscribed (upper right) 48 x 32.5cm (18¾ x 12¾ in.)

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978), Portrait of a black man in military uniform, oil on board, 53 x 39cm
            Dec. 13, 2022

            Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978), Portrait of a black man in military uniform, oil on board, 53 x 39cm

            Est: £3,000 - £5,000

            § Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Portrait of a black man in military uniform oil on board Provenance: ex collection Thomas Baptise who was good friends with Oliver and Thomas Messel. He was godfather to Linley Lewis, Thomas Messel's nephew.

            Gorringes
          • Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978), 'The Count, Dressing Gown', pencil and watercolour on paper, 45 x 32cm
            Dec. 13, 2022

            Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978), 'The Count, Dressing Gown', pencil and watercolour on paper, 45 x 32cm

            Est: £500 - £800

            § Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) 'The Count, Dressing Gown' pencil and watercolour on paper signed in pencil

            Gorringes
          • COSTUME DESIGN - OLIVER MESSEL MESSEL (OLIVER) Costume design for Costume design for Clorinda, from Rossini's 'La Cenerentola', [1952]
            Nov. 09, 2022

            COSTUME DESIGN - OLIVER MESSEL MESSEL (OLIVER) Costume design for Costume design for Clorinda, from Rossini's 'La Cenerentola', [1952]

            Est: £500 - £700

            COSTUME DESIGN - OLIVER MESSEL MESSEL (OLIVER) Costume design for Costume design for Clorinda, from Rossini's 'La Cenerentola', ink, charcoal, gouache and watercolour on paper, signed in pencil ('Oliver Messel' on image, mounted, framed and glazed, image to view 350 x 230mm., [1952]

            Bonhams
          • OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978) CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1960
            Oct. 12, 2022

            OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978) CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1960

            Est: £600 - £800

            OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978) CEILING LIGHT, CIRCA 1960 gilded metal (60cm diameter, 21cm high)

            Lyon & Turnbull
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), JULIA, 2ND COSTUME
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), JULIA, 2ND COSTUME

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)JULIA, 2ND COSTUMEPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower right)45.5 x 33.5cm (17¾ x 13 in.)Provenance:Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is a design for the character Julia in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's, comedy of manners, The Rivals, Criterion Theatre, 1945. Displayed in a frame painted by Messel.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), CEUS DRESSED UP
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), CEUS DRESSED UP

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)CEUS DRESSED UPPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower right) and indistinctly inscribed (upper right) 48 x 32.5cm (18¾ x 12¾ in.)

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), LISA
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), LISA

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)LISAPencil and watercolourSigned (lower right) and titled (upper right)49.5 x 28cm (19¼ x 11 in.)Provenance:Leicester Gallery, November 1948

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), DESIGN FOR BACKDROP WITH TREE AND MOUNTAIN
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), DESIGN FOR BACKDROP WITH TREE AND MOUNTAIN

            Est: £500 - £700

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)DESIGN FOR BACKDROP WITH TREE AND MOUNTAINPencil, watercolour and gouache36 x 51cm (14 x 20 in.)Exhibited:C.E.M.A exhibition, Ballet design no. 103Provenance: Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is possibly a drop curtain design for the 1946 production of Sleeping Beauty by the Royal Ballet. His sets for this landmark production are considered Messel's masterpiece, and were revived for the Company's 2006 production.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), LYDIA LANGUISH AND THE HEADRESS FOR FIRST APPEARANCE
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), LYDIA LANGUISH AND THE HEADRESS FOR FIRST APPEARANCE

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)LYDIA LANGUISH AND THE HEADRESS FOR FIRST APPEARANCEPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower centre) and titled (upper right)48 x 33.5cm (18¾ x 13 in.)Provenance:Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is a design for the character Lydia Languish, an wealthy teenage heiress in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's, comedy of manners, The Rivals, Criterion Theatre, 1945. Displayed in a frame painted by Messel.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), DESIGN FOR CAPTAIN ABSOLUTE
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), DESIGN FOR CAPTAIN ABSOLUTE

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)DESIGN FOR CAPTAIN ABSOLUTEPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower right) and variously inscribed (upper right)45.5 x 30cm (17¾ x 11¾ in.) Provenance:Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is a design for the character Captain Jack Absolute, one of the protagonists in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's, comedy of manners, The Rivals, Criterion Theatre, 1945. Displayed in a frame painted by Messel.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), MRS MALAPROP
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), MRS MALAPROP

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)MRS MALAPROPPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower right) and titled (upper right)50 x 35cm (19½ x 13¾ in.) Provenance:Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is a design for the character Madam Malaprop, the middle-aged guardian of Lydia Languish in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's, comedy of manners, The Rivals, Criterion Theatre, 1945. Displayed in a frame painted by Messel.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), MRS MALAPROP
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), MRS MALAPROP

            Est: £800 - £1,200

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)MRS MALAPROPPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower right) and titled (upper right)51 x 33cm (20 x 12 in.)

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), MRS MALAPROP
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), MRS MALAPROP

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)MRS MALAPROP, 2ND DRESS FOR ENDPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower right) and titled and variously inscribed (upper right)50.5 x 33.5cm (19¾ x 13 in.) Provenance:Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is a design for the character Madam Malaprop, the middle-aged guardian of Lydia Languish in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's, comedy of manners, The Rivals, Criterion Theatre, 1945. Displayed in a frame painted by Messel.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), DESIGN FOR BACKDROP, BATH
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), DESIGN FOR BACKDROP, BATH

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)DESIGN FOR BACKDROP, VIEW OF BATHPencil, watercolour, gouache and collage32.5 x 48cm (12¾ x 18¾ in.) Provenance:Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is the design for the drop curtain for the 1945 production of Sheriden's comedy of manners, The Rivals. Performed at the Criterion Theatre in 1945, and directed by William Armstrong and Edith Evans, Messel designed costumes and sets in pastiche of eighteenth century period style. The artificiality and lightness of his designs were well suited to the improbable plot and satiric spirit of the play.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), DESIGN FOR BACKDROP, BATH
            Oct. 03, 2022

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978), DESIGN FOR BACKDROP, BATH

            Est: £1,000 - £1,500

            λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)DESIGN FOR BACKDROP, BATHPencil, watercolour, gouache and collage33 x 48cm (12 x 18¾ in.)Provenance:Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is the design for the drop curtain for the 1945 production of Sheriden's comedy of manners, The Rivals. Performed at the Criterion Theatre in 1945, and directed by William Armstrong and Edith Evans, Messel designed costumes and sets in pastiche of eighteenth century period style. The artificiality and lightness of his designs were well suited to the improbable plot and satiric spirit of the play.

            Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
          • OLIVER HILARY SAMBOURNE MESSEL British, 1904-1978 Costume Design for The Medium
            Jun. 24, 2022

            OLIVER HILARY SAMBOURNE MESSEL British, 1904-1978 Costume Design for The Medium

            Est: $400 - $600

            OLIVER HILARY SAMBOURNE MESSEL British, 1904-1978 Costume Design for The Medium Signed Oliver Messel (lr); inscribed The Medium (ur) Watercolor and gouache on paper 9 3/4 x 14 7/8 inches (24.8 x 37.8 cm) C 

            DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
          • Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Four birds; watercolour, charcoal and pencil on paper, sig
            Feb. 15, 2022

            Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Four birds; watercolour, charcoal and pencil on paper, sig

            Est: £600 - £800

            Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Four birds; watercolour, charcoal and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Oliver Messel' and dedicated upper left 'for Hugh Skillen', 35.4 x 24.8 cm: together with 2 other works on paper by the same artist, ''The Beast / The Wolf' mask designs for The Sleeping Beauty, Covent Garden, 1946', 35 x 24.7 cm and 'Design for 'Der Rosenkavalier (Silver Rose)', Glyndebourne', 37.7 x 25 cm (unframed) (3) (ARR) Provenance: Hugh Skillen (Messel's favourite mask and headdress maker); private collection, gifted from the above Please refer to department for condition report

            Roseberys
          • Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Priestess, costume design for 'Die Zauberflöte' (The Magic
            Feb. 15, 2022

            Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Priestess, costume design for 'Die Zauberflöte' (The Magic

            Est: £300 - £500

            Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Priestess, costume design for 'Die Zauberflöte' (The Magic Flute)', Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; watercolour, charcoal and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Oliver Messel', 34.2 x 20.3 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Wright Hepburn Gallery, London (according to the label affixed to the reverse of the frame); private collection Please refer to department for condition report

            Roseberys
          • Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Costume design for male dancer, Royal Ballet; watercolour,
            Feb. 15, 2022

            Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Costume design for male dancer, Royal Ballet; watercolour,

            Est: £600 - £800

            Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Costume design for male dancer, Royal Ballet; watercolour, charcoal and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Oliver Messel', 37.7 x 25 cm: together with 2 other signed works on paper by the same artist of the same medium, 'Costume design for Monostatos from Mozart's 'Magic Flute' Glyndebourne 1956', 24.8 x 35.9 cm and 'Costume design for Mozart's 'Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail' Glyndebourne 1956', 36.3 x 24.9 cm (unframed) (3) (ARR) Provenance: Hugh Skillen (Messel's favourite mask and headdress maker); private collection, gifted from the above Please refer to department for condition report

            Roseberys
          • AMENDMENT: Please note the headdress was designed for Vivian Leigh rather than Elizabeth Taylor. Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Headdress for Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor, c.1944;
            Feb. 15, 2022

            AMENDMENT: Please note the headdress was designed for Vivian Leigh rather than Elizabeth Taylor. Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Headdress for Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor, c.1944;

            Est: £700 - £900

            AMENDMENT: Please note the headdress was designed for Vivian Leigh rather than Elizabeth Taylor. Oliver Messel, British 1904–1978 - Headdress for Cleopatra, Elizabeth Taylor, c.1944; watercolour, charcoal and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Oliver Messel' and annotated upper right '36', 23 x 19 cm: together with 2 other signed works on paper by the same artist of the same medium, 'Ariadne jewellery detail for Richard Strauss's 'Ariadne auf Naxos', Glyndebourne', 37.2 x 25.1 cm and 'Costume for Miss Margaret Rutherford in wheelchair for 'Ring Round the Moon', Globe Theatre, 1950', 37.1 x 25 cm (unframed) (3) (ARR) Provenance: Hugh Skillen (Messel's favourite mask and headdress maker); private collection, gifted from the above Please refer to department for condition report

            Roseberys
          • Oliver Messel. "Romeo and Juliet," book
            Jan. 29, 2022

            Oliver Messel. "Romeo and Juliet," book

            Est: $300 - $500

            (English, 1904-1978). William Shapkespeare, "Romeo and Juliet," with designs by Oliver Messel, 1936, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, B.T. Batsford, LTD, London, England, signed by Oliver Messel, includes costume designs each signed by Oliver Messel.

            Alex Cooper
          • Messel (Oliver) Puss in Boots
            Jan. 27, 2022

            Messel (Oliver) Puss in Boots

            Est: £300 - £400

            Messel (Oliver) Puss in Boots Messel (Oliver) Puss in Boots, costume design for 'The Sleeping Beauty', charcoal and gouache on wove paper, significant browning, signed in pencil lower right, image 45 x 31cm, n.d. Provenance. Wright Hepburn Gallery label verso.

            Chiswick Auctions
          • Oliver Messell. Costume Design, watercolor
            Dec. 11, 2021

            Oliver Messell. Costume Design, watercolor

            Est: $800 - $1,200

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messell. (English, 1904-1978). Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed "Oliver Messell" lr, costume design for "La Cenerentola" 1952, England, sight size: 2 3/4 x 8 3/4 in., framed.

            Alex Cooper
          • Oliver Messel (1904-1978)
            Dec. 07, 2021

            Oliver Messel (1904-1978)

            Est: £200 - £300

            Oliver Messel (1904-1978) Oliver Messel (1904-1978) 'Sheperdess'; 'Daphnis' - two costume designs for Tchaikovsky's 'The Queen of Spades' performed at the Royal Opera House, London, 1950 both signed 'Oliver Messel' in pencil l.r. and inscribed as titled u.r., watercolour, pencil and pastel 36 x 23.5cm; together with another costume study by the artist 'The Medium' for Peter Glenville's 'Rashomon' performed at the Music Box, New York, 1959 signed 'Oliver Messel' in pencil l.r. and inscribed 'The Medium' u.r., watercolour, pencil and pastel 36 x 23.5cm (3) Provenance: Each with Wright Hepburn Gallery labels.

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          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel English, 1904-1978 Costume Designs: Four Works
            Apr. 28, 2021

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel English, 1904-1978 Costume Designs: Four Works

            Est: $2,000 - $4,000

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel English, 1904-1978 Costume Designs: Four Works Each signed Oliver Messel (lr) Tempera, foil and mixed media on two overlaid sheets of clear plastic Sight of each 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (35 x 24.2 cm)

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          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 Costume Design for The Country Wife (for Ruth Gordon)
            Apr. 28, 2021

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 Costume Design for The Country Wife (for Ruth Gordon)

            Est: $500 - $700

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 Costume Design for The Country Wife (for Ruth Gordon) Signed Oliver Messel (lr); inscribed Pinchwife disguised as a boy (ul) and Ruth Gordon (ur); variously inscribed with notes (cr) Watercolor and gouache over pencil on paper 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm)

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          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 Costume Design together with a signed hardbound copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream
            Apr. 28, 2021

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 Costume Design together with a signed hardbound copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream

            Est: $500 - $700

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 Costume Design Signed Oliver Messel (lr), inscribed indistinctly (ur) Graphite and watercolor on brown paper 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (37.5 x 24.7 cm) Together with a hardbound copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream , published by the Folio Society, 1957, with illustrations by Oliver Messel Signed and inscribed To dear Arnold/Oliver Estate of Thomas P. Lacy

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          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 (i) Costume Design for Rod Steiger in Rashomon, circa 1959 (ii) Costume Design
            Apr. 28, 2021

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 (i) Costume Design for Rod Steiger in Rashomon, circa 1959 (ii) Costume Design

            Est: $1,200 - $1,800

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel British, 1904-1978 (i) Costume Design for Rod Steiger in Rashomon, circa 1959 Signed Oliver Messel (lr) Graphite and watercolor on paper 14 x 9 7/8 inches (35.7 x 25.6 cm) Messel produced this costume design for the 1959 Broadway adaptation of the Akira Kurosawa film Rashomon. Steiger starred in the three-time Tony nominated production. (ii) Costume Design Signed Oliver Messel (ll), inscribed indistinctly (ul) Graphite and watercolor on blue paper 14 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches (37.2 x 25.2 cm) Estate of Thomas P. Lacy

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          • Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (British, 1904-1978) Portrait of a Woman
            Apr. 28, 2021

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (British, 1904-1978) Portrait of a Woman

            Est: £1,500 - £2,500

            Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (British, 1904-1978) Portrait of a Woman signed 'Messel' (lower left) oil and charcoal on canvas 61 x 51cm (24 x 20 1/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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          • § OLIVER MESSELL (1904-1978)
            Apr. 22, 2021

            § OLIVER MESSELL (1904-1978)

            Est: £2,500 - £3,500

            OLIVER MESSELL (1904-1978) Self-Portrait signed and dated Oliver Messel/1940 (on the canvas overlap) oil on canvas 87.7 x 72.5 cm (34 1/2 x 28 1/2 in) PROVENANCE: Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 26 November 2013, lot 842, where purchased by the present owner Private collection, UK During World War II Messel served as an officer alongside fellow artist Julian Trevelyan. Messel went on to win international acclaim for his exquisite taste and mastery of period style in revues, plays, films, interiors, buildings, musicals, operas and ballets, becoming one of the most sought-after and highly-paid scenery and costume designers of his era. The namesake suite that he designed at the Dorchester Hotel is preserved as part of Britain's national heritage.

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          • Oliver Messel English, 1904-1978 Costume Designs: Four Works
            Nov. 12, 2020

            Oliver Messel English, 1904-1978 Costume Designs: Four Works

            Est: $3,000 - $5,000

            Oliver Messel English, 1904-1978 Costume Designs: Four Works Each signed Oliver Messel (lr) Tempera, foil and mixed media on two overlaid sheets of clear plastic Sight of each 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (35 x 24.2 cm) C 

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