Robert Stewart Sherriffs Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert Stewart Sherriffs Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 11, 2026
⊕ ROBERT STEWART SHERRIFFS (BRITISH 1906-1960)
Est: £60 - £80
⊕ ROBERT STEWART SHERRIFFS (BRITISH 1906-1960) FOR SHE IS DEAD! THE WORDS DO PIERCE MY SOUL! DEATH AND THE VIRGINS - A PAIR (i) signed and dated Sherriffs Fecit / Tamburlaine / Edinburgh '30 lower left, and titled 'For She is dead? The words do pierce my soul!' lower right; (ii) signed and inscribed Sherriffs / Tamburlaine lower left, and titled Death and the Virgins lower right; each reproduction; each 38 x 26cm; 15 x 10 1/4in (each 58 x 43cm; 23 x 17in framed) A very good copy with some cover and spine wear, slight time staining, and top-edge gilt. (2) A caricaturist and cartoonist, Sherriffs studied at Edinburgh College of Art and became known for his depictions of high and literary society of the 1920s and '30s, many examples of which are in the National Portrait Gallery. From 1927 he contributed drawings to the Radio Times and illustrated a number of books, beginning in 1930 with Christopher Marlowe's The Life and Death of Tamberlaine the Great (see lot 273).
Olympia Auctions
Jun. 03, 2025
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, Posset's Fine Ale
Est: £300 - £500
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, Scottish 1906-1960 - Posset's Fine Ale; white marker on paper, signed lower right 'Sherriffs', 56 x 75 cm: together with 8 other unframed works on paper, smaller (9) (unframed) (ARR)
Roseberys
Oct. 23, 2019
• ROBERT STEWART SHERRIFFS (1906-1960)
Est: £300 - £500
• ROBERT STEWART SHERRIFFS (1906-1960) MARLENE DIETRICH signed l.r. pen & ink with bodycolour 50.0 x 35.0cm / 19 3/4 x 13 3/4in
Olympia Auctions
Mar. 23, 2019
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960), caricature study of a lady and gentleman dancing, signed water
Est: £50 - £70
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960), caricature study of a lady and gentleman dancing, signed watercolour, titled to reverse "Sketch July 7. 1937." unframed, 28.5cm x 39cm - Stock Ref:4164-7
Bishop & Miller Auctioneers
Mar. 23, 2019
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960), caricature study of a gentleman playing the harpsichord, signe
Est: £50 - £70
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960), caricature study of a gentleman playing the harpsichord, signed ink and watercolour, unframed, 28cm x 37.5cm - Stock Ref:4164-6
Bishop & Miller Auctioneers
Mar. 23, 2019
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960), caricature study of a shady figure in discussion with a lady,
Est: £50 - £70
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960), caricature study of a shady figure in discussion with a lady, signed watercolour, titled to reverse "Sketch May 5. 1937." unframed, 36.5cm x 28.5cm (Robert Sherriffs was asked by Beverley Nicholls to illustrate the 'Woad' series of celebrity profiles that he wrote in "the Sketch" weekly journal. Sheriffs went on to produce regular full-page theatre and film drawings for the magazine. From 1927, he contributed drawings to the Radio Times, he also worked as film caricaturist on Punch from 1948 until 1960.) - Stock Ref:4164-5
Bishop & Miller Auctioneers
Nov. 25, 2015
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906 - 1960), pen and ink illustration inscr
Est: £50 - £70
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906 - 1960), pen and ink illustration inscribed - (Lili) Leslie Caron as 'Lili' with 'The Giant' and 'Carrot Top', puppets of her acquaintance, signed, in glazed gilt frame, 23cm x 32cm. Provenance: Chris Beetles Gallery label verso, together with a copy of Punch, August 5th 1953 and receipt dated 2009
Reeman Dansie
Oct. 21, 2015
Sherriffs (Robert Stewart Sherriffs) (1906-1960): a collection of four cari
Est: -
Sherriffs (Robert Stewart Sherriffs) (1906-1960): a collection of four caricatures featuring Richard Attenborough, for film titles Morning Departure, Brothers In Law, Sea Of Sand and The Angry Silence, 1950-1960, 4
Bonhams
Sep. 07, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £700 - £900
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- "Louis Singe, Voice of The 20th Century"; (Louis Armstrong, Satchmo/Pops 1901-1971) original artwork, pen, brush and coloured inks, signed and inscribed, 40x58cm: "Jack and Jill..."; 1937, pen and black ink, signed and captioned, original illustration for the Sketch magazine, published in 1937 and one other pen and black ink illustration, (3)
Roseberys
Sep. 07, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £600 - £800
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- "A Castle In Flanders", Hugh Williams, Celia Johnson, Greer Garson; 1937, original artwork illustration published in the Sketch, 1937, inscribed verso, 29x39cm: together with two other original illustrations for "A Wedding Bouquet", June Brae, Julia Farron and Robert Helpmann and Mary Honer; pen and brush with black and brown ink, each signed and dated, with the original page taken from the Sketch, "The Green Hat, Type" 1927; gouache, signed and dated 27, (4) (unframed)
Roseberys
Sep. 07, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £700 - £900
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- "Jonah And The Whale, Westminster (theatre) 1932"; pen, brush and black ink, on blue grey paper, original illustration, signed and captioned, dated 1932, 36x52: Caricatures in Roman and Greek costume; original illustration in pen and black ink, published in the Sketch for the Illustrated London News, circa 1930's, old copyright stamp verso: together with eight other mostly humorous illustrations by Sherriffs, published in the Sketch magazine, all circa 1930's, to include "Glen Bryan Shaw"; original caricature, pen and black ink, signed: "Eva Flora Robson..."; pen and black ink heightened with white, inscribed, and other similar examples, (8) (unframed) Note: The Sketch was a British illustrated newspaper, which focused on High society and the aristocracy It ran for 2,989 issues between February 1, 1893 and June 17, 1959. It was published by the Illustrated London News Company and was primarily a society magazine with regular features on royalty and the aristocracy, theatre, cinema and art studies. It had a high photographic content with many studies of society ladies and their children as well as regular layouts of point to point racing meetings and other similar events.
Roseberys
Sep. 07, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £500 - £700
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960-The Audience; 1934, pen with brush and black and grey ink, signed, 39x57cm: "Cinderella"; 1939, pen and black ink, signed and dated, original artwork published for the Sketch magazine 1939, with the original published page: "Don Alhambra", Muriel Dickson, Sydney Granville, Marjorie Eyre and others, pen and black ink, signed and with captions: together with three other illustrations possibly intended for publication, each signed and dated, all circa 1935, (6) (unframed)
Roseberys
Sep. 07, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £700 - £900
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- "Ivor Novello, 1935"; pen and brush with black and blue ink, heightened with white, signed, inscribed and dated 35, 50x36cm, (unframed) Note: During 1935 Novello was arranging "Glamorous Night" a musical, with book and music by Novello and lyrics by Christopher Hassall, Novello's collaborator in six of the eight Novello musicals staged between 1935 and 1951. Glamorous Night was the first of several Novello musicals in the 1930's given an expensive, spectacular production, with several scene changes and a large cast, including many extras and dancers. Scenes included a London street, the set of an operetta performed in the fictional country of Krasnia, shipboard skating and assassination scenes, the sinking of the ship, a bustling gypsy wedding and a Royal ballroom. The musical was first performed in London in 1935.
Roseberys
Sep. 07, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £400 - £600
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- Top hats and hearts; 1938, original artwork published in the Sketch magazine, pen, brush and coloured ink, signed, dated and inscribed verso, 29x39cm: Caricature of a distinguished man; 1938, original illustration, signed and dated: together with three other original illustrations each dated 1937, depicting caricatures from a pirate film, (5) (unframed)
Roseberys
Mar. 09, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- "Louis Singe, Voice of The 20th Century"; (Louis Armstrong, Satchmo/Pops 1901-1971) original artwork, pen, brush and coloured inks, signed and inscribed, 40x58cm: "Jack and Jill..."; 1937, pen and black ink, signed and captioned, original illustration for the Sketch magazine, published in 1937 and one other pen and black ink illustration, (3)
Roseberys
Mar. 09, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £700 - £1,000
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960-The Audience; 1934, pen with brush and black and grey ink, signed, 39x57cm: "Cinderella"; 1939, pen and black ink, signed and dated, original artwork published for the Sketch magazine 1939, with the original published page: "Don Alhambra", Muriel Dickson, Sydney Granville, Marjorie Eyre and others, pen and black ink, signed and with captions: together with three other illustrations possibly intended for publication, each signed and dated, all circa 1935, (6) (unframed)
Roseberys
Mar. 09, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960-"Frances Day" American, New Jersey 1908-1984; original artwork intended for publication, c.1930s, pen, brush and coloured ink, signed, 57x40cm: "Service At Wyndhams, 1932, Leslie Banks, Margaret Emden and J H Roberts; original illustration, inscribed and captioned, pen and black ink, label for Vernon Tovey, attached verso: "Pageant of The Gondoliers" 1932, Henry Lytton, Dorothy Gill and others; original artwork for publication Oct 1932, inscribed and with captions; together with three other pen and black in illustrations intended for publication, each signed, all c.1930s, (6)
Roseberys
Mar. 09, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- "Ivor Novello, 1935"; pen and brush with black and blue ink, heightened with white, signed, inscribed and dated 35, 50x36cm, (unframed) Note: During 1935 Novello was arranging "Glamorous Night" a musical, with book and music by Novello and lyrics by Christopher Hassall, Novello's collaborator in six of the eight Novello musicals staged between 1935 and 1951. Glamorous Night was the first of several Novello musicals in the 1930s given an expensive, spectacular production, with several scene changes and a large cast, including many extras and dancers. Scenes included a London street, the set of an operetta performed in the fictional country of Krasnia, shipboard skating and assassination scenes, the sinking of the ship, a bustling gypsy wedding and a Royal ballroom. The musical was first performed in London in 1935.
Roseberys
Mar. 09, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £600 - £800
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- Top hats and hearts; 1938, original artwork published in the Sketch magazine, pen, brush and coloured ink, signed, dated and inscribed verso, 29x39cm: Caricature of a distinguished man; 1938, original illustration, signed and dated: together with three other original illustrations each dated 1937, depicting caricatures from a pirate film, (5) (unframed)
Roseberys
Mar. 09, 2010
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator,
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
Robert Stewart Sherriffs, British, Illustrator, 1906-1960- "Jonah And The Whale, Westminster (theatre) 1932"; pen, brush and black ink, on blue grey paper, original illustration, signed and captioned, dated 1932, 36x52: Caricatures in Roman and Greek costume; original illustration in pen and black ink, published in the Sketch for the Illustrated London News, circa 1930s, old copyright stamp verso: together with eight other mostly humorous illustrations by Sherriffs, published in the Sketch magazine, all circa 1930s, to include "Glen Bryan Shaw"; original caricature, pen and black ink, signed: "Eva Flora Robson..."; pen and black ink heightened with white, inscribed, and other similar examples, (8) (unframed) Note: The Sketch was a British illustrated newspaper, which focused on High society and the aristocracy It ran for 2,989 issues between February 1, 1893 and June 17, 1959. It was published by the Illustrated London News Company and was primarily a society magazine with regular features on royalty and the aristocracy, theatre, cinema and art studies. It had a high photographic content with many studies of society ladies and their children as well as regular layouts of point to point racing meetings and other similar events.
Roseberys
Jul. 28, 2009
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960)
Est: £600 - £800
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960) A set of ten illustrations from The Sketch, 'Criticisms in Cameo' all variously signed and inscribed pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour 7½ x 11 in. (19.1 x 27.9 cm.), together with two pages from an original copy of The Sketch (10)
Christie's
Nov. 04, 2008
Robert Stewart Sherriffs 1906-1960- The Egg and
Est: £300 - £500
Robert Stewart Sherriffs 1906-1960- The Egg and Spoon race; pen and black ink, signed, original art work published in Punch, June 10th 1953, 28x39cm, with three further original artwork studies, pen and black/coloured ink to include Dog Doctor, Titfield Thunderbolt and Riding Sections, each signed and with captions, all intended for publication: together with eight other mid 20th century illustrations by Haselden and Emmwood to include "Reverie of Policemen, Nigel Stock, Lieut. Barnet, King and I and others, original artwork intended for publication, each stamped The Tatler & Bystander, verso, (12) (unframed)
Roseberys
Oct. 16, 2008
Robert Stewart Sherriffs 1906-1960- The Egg and
Est: £500 - £700
Robert Stewart Sherriffs 1906-1960- The Egg and Spoon race; pen and black ink, signed, original art work published in Punch, June 10th 1953, 28x39cm, with three further original artwork studies, pen and black/coloured ink to include Dog Doctor, Titfield Thunderbolt and Riding Sections, each signed and with captions, all intended for publication: together with eight other mid 20th century illustrations by Haselden and Emmwood to include "Reverie of Policemen, Nigel Stock, Lieut. Barnet, King and I and others, original artwork intended for publication, each stamped The Tatler & Bystander, verso, (12) (unframed) [ This Lot is subject to VAT ]
Roseberys
Jul. 08, 2004
ROBERT STEWART SHERRIFFS (1906 - 1960) BRITISH
Est: -
Four pages of original Punch golf drawings the drawings reproduced in the 28 September 1949 edition of Punch Magazine, the feature relating to The Ryder Cup at Ganton two signed 'Sherriffs' black ink 16 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (41.3.x 39.3cm) overall and smaller all unframed (4)
Christie's
Mar. 27, 2003
Robert Steward Sherriffs (1906-1960)
Est: $628 - $942
Men only signed 'Sherriffs' (lower right) and inscribed 'Men Only Rex Harrison/Uncensored close-up/(inside)/Sherriffs./Yank Rescues Boy from Red China/U.S. Pilot's Thrilling Mystery Flight/Long Complete' (Centre) pencil and watercolour and bodycolour 15 x 10 in. (38 x 25.5 cm.) and seven illustrations of various subjects by Bill Stoll, Ray Lowry and Stik. (8).
Christie's
Mar. 27, 2003
Robert Steward Sherriffs (1906-1960)
Est: $471 - $785
George Arliss as the Iron Duke signed 'Sherriff' (lower right) pencil and black ink heightened with white 301/2 x 22 in. (77.5 x 56 cm.) and two illustrations by the same artist. (3) LITERATURE An original illustration for Tatler Magazine, the Bystander section, 1935, and included in the British Cartoonists of the Century, pg. 36.
Christie's
Dec. 08, 2000
Robert Stewart Sherriffs (1906-1960)
Est: $580 - $870
George Arliss as The Iron Duke signed 'Sherriffs' (lower right) and inscribed and dated '1935. GEORGE ARLISS AS 'THE IRON DUKE' TIVOLI - CINEMA NOV. '34' (lower centre) brush and black ink heightened with white 303/4 x 22in. (78 x 56cm.) and another illustration entitled '23 Paces to Baker Street' by the same artist.
Christie's