Christmas bonus - Auctions

"Breakfast on the road" from The Caravan Family
- Original art

Two auction houses have Raymond Sheppard artwork for sale. I thought I'd quickly add them here for reference and our enjoyment. It also reminded me that I haven't uploaded anything about M. D. Hillyard's "The Caravan Family" series. So look forward to that in the New Year.

These three original artworks have come up before from the same auctioneers - Hannams. Interestingly they have omitted any mention of where they were published - which I let them know last time - and watercolour is now listed as gouache. Raymond Sheppard used both but I would not like to state certainly which medium he used here.

Title: Raymond Sheppard (1913-1958) Gouache on board "Snowy walk"43 x 30 cm.
Auction:  Estimate: £80-£120 [SOLD:  £60]
Seller: Hannam's Auctioneers
Date of auction: 3 to 6 Jan 2022 (Lot 3359)
Size: 43 x 30cm

"Through the big woods" from The Caravan Family
- Original art

Title: RAYMOND SHEPPARD (1913-1958) GOUACHE ON BOARD "FOREST HOLIDAY"43 X 30 CM.
Auction:  Estimate: £80-£120 [SOLD:  £240]
Seller: Hannam's Auctioneers
Date of auction: 3 to 6 Jan 2022 (Lot 3361)
Size: 43 x 30cm

"Full Speed Around!" from The Caravan Family
- Original art

Title: RAYMOND SHEPPARD (1913-1958) GOUACHE ON BOARD " FAIRGROUND RIDE"43 X 30 CM.
Auction:  Estimate: £80-£120 [SOLD:  £100]
Seller: Hannam's Auctioneers
Date of auction: 3 to 6 Jan 2022 (Lot 3360)
Size: 43 x 30cm

The other auction I mentioned is of amphibians of various sorts from Burston & Hewett - the caroline Gee Collection.

Amphibians

Title: Raymond Sheppard, 2 sheets of pencil sketches, newts and frogs, 24cm x 34cm, Exhibition labels.
Auction:  Estimate: £50-£100 [SOLD £50]
Seller: Burstow & Hewett
Date of auction: 25 Jan 2022 (Lot 124)
Size: 24 x 34cm

The description:

Raymond Sheppard, 2 sheets of pencil sketches, newts and frogs, 24cm x 34cm, Exhibition labels verso, framed (2)
 

Whilst on the subject of auctions, there's a lovely watercolour on eBay that I've been tracking for a while. 

The Mill Pond, Dorchester-on-Thames

The current reduction in price makes this very attractive to me, but I think I have enough artwork already.  It's being sold by Claire 007 Antiques of Harleston, Norfolk. She describes it thus:

DESCRIPTION-
I have up for sale a fabulous water colour by renowned artist Raymond Sheppard. The painting is titled "The Mill Pool" Dorchester-on-Thames.
Painted while he was serving in the RAF in WW2.
The scene is quite off the beaten track near a hamlet called Overy and the mill pool is round the corner from Overy Farmhouse.

It's currently £297.50 "Buy It Now" and was £595.00, as I said, a real bargain in my opinion.

And finally there's another that has remained at the same price (starting bid £985) for quite a while

"Courting leopards

Titled Raymond Sheppard 1913-1958 - “Courting Leopards “Pastel 1950 -21 x 32cm this gorgeous painting is being sold by stuart9044 who is based in Hitchin.