Ken Lilly Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ken Lilly Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 18, 2023
λ KEN LILLY (BRITISH 1929-1996), SET OF TWELVE EQUESTRIAN WATERCOLOURS
Est: £600 - £800
λ KEN LILLY (BRITISH 1929-1996) SET OF TWELVE EQUESTRIAN WATERCOLOURSTo include Arkle; Eclipse; The Hermit; The Godolphin Arabian and Friend (Cat); Northern Dancer; Diamond Jubilee; Darley Arabian; Ormonde; Secretariat; Flying Childers; Byerley Turk; St. Simon WatercolourEach signed and variously inscribed Each overall inc. frame 44.5 x 55.5cm (17½ x 21¾ in.) (12)
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Apr. 18, 2021
Ken Lilly (1929 - 1996) Grey Squirrel / Woodpecker
Est: $500 - $1,000
Ken Lilly (British, 1929 - 1996) "Grey Squirrel and Great Spotted Woodpecker" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. The Great Spotted Woodpecker is distributed over an immense range covering almost the entire Palearctic from Britain in the west to Japan in the east and reaching North Africa and the Canary Islands in the south-west. The Great Spotted has a varied diet changing with the seasons. During spring and summer it feeds largely on insects, especially ants and the larvae of wood-boring beetles. Holes may be chiselled up to four inches deep. But in autumn and winter the birds switch to a variety of fruits, seeds and nuts. Although feeding their own young largely on insects and spiders, Great Spotted Woodpeckers are notorious for taking the eggs and young of other hole-nesting birds (especially tits and house martins). Gray squirrels are medium sized arboreal, or tree squirrels. Their back is grizzled dark to pale gray and may be tinted with reddish coloration on their hips, feet and head. The tail is white to pale gray and as is their stomach. In the north, both their ears and soles of the feet grow heavy fur during winter. Generally, there is no difference between males and females with respect to size or coloration. Squirrels feed heavily on nuts, flowers, and buds of oak species, and walnut, hickory and pecan. Other food items include the fruits, seeds, buds or flowers of certain trees. Fungi are also consumed when readily available in summer, as are cultivated crops in winter. Animal food items include bones, bird eggs, nestlings, and frogs. Image Size: 13.5 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 16 x 16 in. Unframed. (B08147)
Helmuth Stone
Feb. 21, 2021
Ken Lilly (1929 - 1996) Eurasian Jay Feeding Young
Est: $500 - $1,000
Ken Lilly (British, 1929 - 1996) "Eurasian Jay Feeding Young" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. Image Size: 13.5 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 16 x 16 in. Unframed. (B08551)
Helmuth Stone
Feb. 21, 2021
Ken Lilly (1929 - 1996) "Harvest Mice At Nest"
Est: $500 - $1,000
Ken Lilly (British, 1929 - 1996) "Harvest Mice At Nest" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. The harvest mouse is a small and agile rodent, reaching five in in length from nose to tail. The thick, soft fur is golden-red with white underparts. The ears are large and furless; the muzzle: blunt. Harvest mice feed primarily on seeds and will winter in underground burrows with a large stock pile of seed. Image Size: 13.5 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 16 x 16 in. Unframed. (B08550)
Helmuth Stone
Oct. 04, 2020
Ken Lilly (1929 - 1996) "Little Owl"
Est: $500 - $1,000
Ken Lilly (British, 1929 - 1996) "Little Owl" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. Less than eight inches in height and a mere seven ounces in weight, the Little Owl truly lives up to its name. A sedentary bird with a variety of vocalizations, the Little Owl inhabits open country and scouts for prey from tall trees, feeding on small mammals in winter and large insects in summer. The bird establishes a permanent pair bond and usually selects tree hollows or cliff crevices as brood sites. Image Size: 13.5 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 16 x 16 in. Unframed. (B08552)
Helmuth Stone
Aug. 23, 2020
Ken Lilly (1929 - 1996) "Hare"
Est: $400 - $800
Ken Lilly (British, 1929 - 1996) "Hare" Initialed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood Mint Stamps of the World Panel for the U.S.S.R. Wildlife issue of 1989. Members of the leporidae family, hares are animals with roots reaching back into the Paleocene era. This familiar long-eared creature is even mentioned in folklore and mythology, for the Germanic earth goddess Ostara favored hares above all other animals. Contrary to some popular thought, hares are not forest or deep woodland creatures. They commonly occur in open terrain and around cultivated fields which yield year-round sustenance for the population. Hares avoid high elevations and cold, moist ground, preferring warm, dry habitats with rich loamy ground cvoerings. These animals are non-migratory and usually live their lives within a mile or two of their birthplace. Hares are born fully furred and are nursed for two to three weeks thereafter. After weaning, the young hares eat adult fare. Wild hares are strictly herbivorous, and their diet includes green plants, twigs, bark, shrubs and weed seeds. In cultivated areas, hares frequently help themselves to produce such as cabbage, parsley and winter grains. Their eyesight is relatively poor; they can usually detect movement, but little else. Hares depend upon their sharpest senses -- hearing and smell -- to alert them to danger and often stand on their powerful hind legs to test their surroundings. Image Size: 13.75 x 11 in. Overall Size: 18 x 14.5 in. Unframed. (B12111)
Helmuth Stone
Jul. 05, 2020
Ken Lilly (1929 - 1996) "European Wild Cat"
Est: $350 - $700
Ken Lilly (British, 1929 - 1996) "European Wild Cat" Initialed lower middle. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain 31p Species at Risk; Wild Cat stamp issued May 20, 1986. The rugged terrain of the Scottish Highlands is one of the last strongholds for one of the world's rarest breeds of cats -- the European Wild Cat. Slightly larger than a domestic cat, this beautiful creature has sandy color with gray stripes marking its back and flanks, and dark rings circling its tail. Suspicious of man and populated areas, the Wild Cat dwells in forests where it can conceal itself in deep shadows and undergrowth. During daylight hours, the Wild Cat usually stays under cover. However, if the day is warm, it may enjoy sunning itself on a tree stump or rock. With the coming of twilight, the Wild Cat will begin to prowl meadows, clover fields and the forest's edge in search of its prey of small rodents. A solitary hunter, the Wild Cat marks its territory as its own by clawing at the base of trees and shrubs. Indeed, the Wild Cat will only seek the company of other Cats during the mating season. In the spring, females give birth to two to four kittens. During their first three months of life, the mother Wild Cat will teach her young how to stalk prey and even catch fish before sending them away to fend for themselves. Image Size: 13.5 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 16 x 16 in. Unframed. (B10224)
Helmuth Stone
Jul. 05, 2020
Ken Lilly (1929 - 1996) Montagu's Harrier Bird
Est: $350 - $700
Ken Lilly (British, 1929 - 1996) "Montagu's Harrier Bird" Initialed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the Great Britain block of four Species at Risk stamps issued May 20, 1986. Soaring low over the English moorlands, the Montagu's Harrier scans the landscape for its prey. This strikingly beautiful bird of prey is able to glide over the countryside for long distances with only an occasional beat or two of its long narrow wings. A summer visitor to the British Isles, the Montagu's Harrier comes to nest and raise its young. However, in recent years there has been a drastic decline in its numbers. This is due to destruction of the birds' habitat, persecution by trophy hunters and the use of pesticides. Indeed, only two pairs of Montagu's Harriers are known to have bred in the British Isles in recent years. Image Size: 13.5 x 13.5 in. Overall Size: 16 x 16 in. Unframed. (B10225)
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 29, 2016
Ken Lilly (1929-1996), Gouache, A pair of Black B
Est: £100 - £200
Ken Lilly (1929-1996), Gouache, A pair of Black Birds amongst apple blossom, Signed upper left. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2''.
Claydon Auctioneers
Apr. 09, 2016
Ken Lilly (1929-1996), Gouache, A pair of Black Birds amongst apple blossom, Signed upper left. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2''.
Est: £100 - £200
Ken Lilly (1929-1996), Gouache, A pair of Black Birds amongst apple blossom, Signed upper left. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2''.
Claydon Auctioneers
Mar. 11, 2016
Ken Lilly (1929-1996), Gouache, A pair of Black Birds amongst app
Est: £100 - £200
Ken Lilly (1929-1996), Gouache, A pair of Black Birds amongst apple blossom, Signed upper left. 8 1/2 x 10 1/2" Please Note - we do not make reference to the condition of lots within catalogue descriptions. We are however happy to provide additional information regarding the condition of items on request.
Claydon Auctioneers
Sep. 20, 2012
Kenneth Lilly (British, 1929-1996) - Fox, Otter, Hare, Roe Deer - watercolour (4)
Est: £800 - £1,200
Kenneth Lilly (British, 1929-1996) A Fox with a Bumble Bee; Study of an Otter; A Hare and a Jay; and A Study of Roe Deer all signed "Ken Lilly" watercolour (4), with a pencil drawing of a Wood Warbler h:19 w: 26 cm
Cheffins
Sep. 28, 2011
Painting by Ken Lilly (1929-1996)
Est: £100 - £150
Painting by Ken Lilly (1929-1996)
Woolley & Wallis
Nov. 10, 2010
Kenneth Norman Lilly (1929-1996)
Est: £500 - £800
Kenneth Norman Lilly (1929-1996) Two birds resting on a mango tree signed 'Ken Lilly' (lower right) pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour 14¾ x 11 3/8 in. (37.5 x 28.9 cm.); and an unframed watercolour of a blue tit by the same hand
Christie's
Aug. 10, 2010
Kenneth Norman Lilly (1929-1996)
Est: £600 - £800
Kenneth Norman Lilly (1929-1996) A King Penguin with her chicks signed 'Ken Lilly' (lower right) watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour 12¼ x 19½ in. (31.1 x 49.5 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 18, 2006
Ken Lilly
Est: $300 - $500
Ken Lilly British (20th century) CUCKOO watercolor, framed signed: upper left, K Lilly sight size: H8 1/2" W10" *Note: Bearing lable on verso indicating this work was used on the cover of TREASURE MAGAZINE, April 1929.
Charlton Hall