The comics artist Basil Reynolds has appeared on the blog a few times over the years (all previous references are here) and I just wanted to record, for posterity, some recent sales of his artwork from the Peter Hansen sale on 10/11 March 202 at Andesron & Garland...
Lot 497 was described thus
Original artwork for page 5 of Micky Mouse Weekly No. 142, published October 22nd 1938, featuring the characters Skit, Skat and the Captain, by artist Basil Reynolds, ink over pencil on artboard, 51.5 x 38cms; together with artwork for another Mickey Mouse Weekly picture strip “The Big Top”, dated March 18th, ink on artboard, 26.5 x 54cms, both unframed.
Sold for £110
Original artwork for page 5 of Micky Mouse Weekly No. 138 “Mickey’s Bumper Birthday Number”, September 24th 1938, by Willbank Publication and Odhams Press Ltd, featuring the characters Skit, Skat and the Captain celebrating Mickey Mouse’s birthday, by artist Basil Reynolds, ink on artboard, 53.5 x 38cms unframed.
Sold for £140
Sold for £140
Note that this was previously the property of Denis Gifford and was sold in lot 4518 of the Hamer book & comic auction on February 16th 2003 (see here for an image of the auction catalogue cover). Estimate was £250; hammer price is unknown.
Lot 500 was described thus
Original front cover artwork for Money Fun! painted by artist Basil Reynolds to a script by Denis Gifford, gouache on heavy paper stock, 49.5 x 37cms, unframed.
Sold for £85
Two fully coloured interior pages from issue No’s. 1 and 2 of Denis Gifford’s Money Fun! painted by artist Basil Reynolds, with features "Wonders of the Wild", "Funny Money!" and reviving Reynold’s long running strip "Skit, Skat and the Captain", gouache on heavy stock paper and art board, 49.5 x 37cms. (a pair).
Estimated at £200-£300 this lot went unsold
The image on the left was on the back page of Money Fun #1 and the image on the right was on the back page of Money Fun #2
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