27th Jul, 2023 9:30
Estimate £1,500-£2,500
Quentin Blake (b.1932), Willy Wonka and Augustus Gloop holding a Golden Ticket, unsigned, inscribed in pencil C7133 s/s P.2 p 256, and on the reverse ('G' Rochefort), ink and watercolour on Canson Mi-Tientes paper, sheet 25 x 32.5 cm, unframed, with an initial pen drawing inscribed ' W Wonka from Treasury p256', on thin paper, 29.5 x 21 cm, unframed; a design for a Christmas card 'Happy Wonka Christmas!', possibly screenprinted, 29.5 x 21 cm, unframed and a compliments slip from the artist.
Private collection thence by descent. 'Treasury p256' refers to 'The Roald Dahl Treasury' first published in 1997 by Jonathan Cape, where an extract from 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory' can be found on pages 244 to 262.
Sold for £4,500
Condition Report
Initial ink drawing ('W Wonka from Treasury p256) - paper very thin with some light creasing and a small fold to the top left corner
Pen and watercolour drawing - sight crease along the bottom right corner, white correction fluid under Wonka's right arm and on standing leg. Some minor staining and the beginning of foxing to the paper
Happy Wonka Christmas - signs of foxing down the right side
Quentin Blake (b.1932), Willy Wonka and Augustus Gloop holding a Golden Ticket, unsigned, inscribed in pencil C7133 s/s P.2 p 256, and on the reverse ('G' Rochefort), ink and watercolour on Canson Mi-Tientes paper, sheet 25 x 32.5 cm, unframed, with an initial pen drawing inscribed ' W Wonka from Treasury p256', on thin paper, 29.5 x 21 cm, unframed; a design for a Christmas card 'Happy Wonka Christmas!', possibly screenprinted, 29.5 x 21 cm, unframed and a compliments slip from the artist.
ProvenancePrivate collection thence by descent. 'Treasury p256' refers to 'The Roald Dahl Treasury' first published in 1997 by Jonathan Cape, where an extract from 'Charlie and The Chocolate Factory' can be found on pages 244 to 262.
