George Louis Palmella Busson DuMaurier Paintings & Artwork for Sale | George Louis Palmella Busson DuMaurier Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 12, 2024
George du Maurier (1834-1896), two prize fighters squaring up, pencil drawing, 3.5" x 4.5 (9 x 11.5cm), along
Est: £60 - £100
George du Maurier (1834-1896), two prize fighters squaring up, pencil drawing, 3.5" x 4.5 (9 x 11.5cm), along with an ink and pencil study of a coach and horses with a figure and crowd, reputedly from the family of the artist (according to a label on the reverse).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 10, 2024
Du Maurier (George) The Martian, first English edition, 1898; and c.75 others literature (c.75)
Est: £150 - £200
Du Maurier (George) The Martian, first English edition, half-title, frontispiece and illustrations, occasional light finger soiling, edges uncut, 1898 § Fitzgerald (Edward) Letters, 2 vol., half-titles, frontispieces, covers variously sunned, 1901 § Harris (Frank) Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions, half-title, frontispieces, covers slightly mottled by damp, 1918, all in original cloth, the first pictorial, generally a little bumped or rubbed at extremities; and a quantity of others literature, fiction and non-fiction, all in cloth, v.s. (c.75)
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 27, 2024
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896); pen and ink, 'Souvenir de Folkestone (Arrival of the Boulogne Boat)', signed, 17 x 24cm.
Est: £80 - £120
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896); pen and ink, 'Souvenir de Folkestone (Arrival of the Boulogne Boat)', signed, 17 x 24cm.
Adam Partridge Auctioneers
Jul. 25, 2024
Du Maurier (George) Peter Ibbetson, 2 vol., first edition, the Blairhame copy, 1892 & others, late 19th and early 20th-century English literature (c.130)
Est: £200 - £300
Du Maurier (George) Peter Ibbetson, 2 vol., first edition, the Blairhame copy with leather book-label on pastedowns, light fixing to endpapers, original cloth, spine faintly toned, otherwise fine, preserved in custom-made chemise and slip-case (a little browned and spotted), 1892 § Dowson (Ernest) The Poems, illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, John Middleton Murray's copy with his ownership inscription on endpapers, endpapers lightly browned and spotted, original cloth, extremities a little rubbed and frayed, 1911 § Gaskell (Elizabeth) Cranford, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, signed by the artist on front free endpaper, bookplate and light toning on endpapers, original cloth, light soiling to covers, spine label a little rubbed, 1891 § Drinkwater (John) Poems of Love and Earth, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to John Galsworthy on half-title verso, original boards, extremities rubbed, 1912; and c.125 others, late 19th and early 20th-century English literature, v.s. (c.130)
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 28, 2024
GEORGE DU MAURIER (FRANCE/UK, 1834-1896)
Est: $300 - $500
GEORGE DU MAURIER (FRANCE/UK, 1834-1896) (2) Illustrations in sepia pen and ink for one of his own books, with notations in margins signed on one and a full length letter on the back of one, date of 1888. In matching walnut stick frames at 14" x 10 3/4", and the drawings are 9 3/4" x 6 3/4".
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
May. 09, 2024
Du Maurier (George) The Martian, first English edition, excellent and sharp, 1898 & others, science-fiction (c.40)
Est: £200 - £300
Du Maurier (George) The Martian, first English edition, original pictorial boards, gilt, corners bumped otherwise fine, dust-jacket, few chips to extremities, otherwise excellent and sharp, 1898 § Morton (A.S.) Beyond the Palaeocrystic Sea, first edition, ?later issue with publisher's label tipped onto title, original cloth, spine ends a little frayed, 1895 § Dorrington (Albert) The Radium Terrors, original pictorial cloth, spine lightly faded, otherwise excellent, 1912 § Wright Moxley (F.) Red Snow, first edition, original stiff wrappers, spine browned, extremities rubbed, New York, 1930; and c.35 others, science-fiction, v.s. (c.40)
Forum Auctions - UK
Oct. 25, 2023
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) French, Portrait of a woman, pen and ink, signed, label ve
Est: £100 - £200
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) French, Portrait of a woman, pen and ink, signed, label verso, 4" x 4", (10x10cm).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 11, 2023
Du Maurier (George, 1834-1896). Happy Thoughts (What Shall we do with our Boys), Oct 1886
Est: £150 - £200
Du Maurier (George, 1834-1896). Happy Thoughts (What Shall we do with our Boys), Oct 1886 * Du Maurier (George, 1834-1896). Happy Thoughts (What Shall we do with our Boys), Oct 1886, brown ink, depicting three well dressed gentlemen standing together, one holding a newspaper, text underneath, signed and dated 'Oct 86' to lower right, mount aperture 21.5 x 13 cm, framed and glazed (39 x 26.4 cm), together with Browne (Hablot K., 'Phiz', 1815-82). Raising a Glass, pencil and watercolour, an original illustration depicting a large man sitting in a kitchen raising a glass with one arm, a younger man sitting to his right and a lady standing near a doorway, sheet size 10.5 x 9.5 cm, gilt plaque with 'Phiz 1830' to frame, framed and glazed (21.5 x 18.5 cm), plus 6 other prints, oil and watercolour, subjects comprising: abstract, topographical, architectural and portrait, all framed and glazed, various sizes QTY: (8)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Sep. 28, 2023
Du Maurier (George) Collection of of over 50 original artworks, including many designs for "Punch", pen and ink, c.1865-1890s; and a copy of Society Pictures From "Punch". Drawn by George Du Maurier, â¦
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Du Maurier (George, Franco-British cartoonist, 1834-1896) Collection of of over 50 original artworks, including many designs for "Punch", including numerous subjects and scenes from stroppy tennis players, giant dogs stealing from the butcher, critics explaining their methods, to numerous domestic and public scenarios with wives and their husbands, pen and inks, pencil, on various papers and artist's boards, some signed, many with accompanying text in ink and pencil, various other inscriptions, many with pencil inscribed dates, various sizes between 250 x 180 mm (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in) and 250 x 350 mm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in), some old folds, surface dirt and browning, a few minor marginal nicks and tears, all unframed, circa 1865-1890s; together with a copy of Society Pictures From "Punch". Drawn by George Du Maurier, vol. 2 only, disbound, 4to, Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1891 ⁂ Du Maurier became a member of staff at the British satirical magazine "Punch" in 1865, drawing two cartoons a week. His satirical illustrations often targeted the affected manners of Victorian society, the bourgeoisie and members of Britain's growing middle class. George Du Maurier was the father of Sylvia Llewellyn Davies and grandfather of Jack Llewellyn Davies (see lots 125-127) Provenance: By descent through the family of Jack Llewellyn Davies and thence to the present owner.
Forum Auctions - UK
Mar. 11, 2023
Georges Du Maurier - "Nature vs. Art"
Est: $300 - $400
A signed (LL) Georges Du Maurier ink on paper titled "Nature vs. Art" Dimensions 16x18
Regency Auction House
Dec. 15, 2022
Maurier (George du, 1834-1896). Studies for Trilly, circa 1894
Est: £100 - £150
Maurier (George du, 1834-1896). Studies for Trilly, circa 1894 * Maurier (George du, 1834-1896). Studies for Trilly, circa 1894, original pen and ink, ten vignettes on recto and verso, depicting various figures, males, females and children in slumber, resting, playing an instrument and profile studies of head and shoulders, titles in pencil to some, two smaller juvenile illustrations to lower verso, G. du Maurier and title in ink to lower margin, mount aperture 17.7 x 14 cm (7 x 5 1/2 ins), mounted (30.5 x 25.5 cm), together with three wood engravings with contemporary manuscript to lower margin, signed by George Du Maurier, sheet size from 18.2 x 14 cm (7 1/8 x 5 1/2 ins) to 18.3 x 22.7 cm (7 1/8 x 9 ins) QTY: (4)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Sep. 30, 2022
DU MAURIER, George (1834-1896)
Est: €90 - €160
Trilby. A novel London Osgood, Mc Ilvaine & Co 1895 4to. Engraved frontispiece, half-title, and 121 illustrations by the author. Contemporary quarter vellum and cloth with author's name and titles gilt stamped (soiling). LIMITED EDITION number 153 of 250. SIGNED BY GEORGE DU MAURIER ON LIMITATION PAGE. First edition. Without question the most famous of George du Maurier's three novels, Trilby is credited with having inspired Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel, The Phantom of the Opera. The novel is credited with having introduced the term "Svengali" into the cultural lexicon to refer to a man with domineering powers over others, and inspired songs, dances, toothpastes, and was even the namesake for the town of Trilby, Florida
Auctions Van de Wiele
Jun. 11, 2022
Maurier, George du (1834 Paris - 1896 London, brit…
Est: €150 - €450
Maurier, George du (1834 Paris - 1896 London, britischer Autor und Zeichner) - Eigenhändiges Schreiben in englischer Sprache, mit Datum "March 20.96" und Unterschrift "Yours Truly George du Maurier", Doppelblatt, drei Seiten beschriftet, horizontaler Mittelfalz, Maße (Seite): ca.17,5x11,2cm
Auktionshaus Blank
May. 19, 2022
Du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 copies signed by the author, 2 A.L.s from Jean Du Maurier and Quentin Bell, 1895; and another by the same (2)
Est: £150 - £200
Du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 copies signed by the author to limitation page, 2 A.L.s from Jean Du Maurier and Quentin Bell loosely inserted, with other newspaper clippings loosely inserted, illustrations, occasional light scattered spotting, 1895; The Martian, one of 250 large paper copies, bookplate and bookseller's label to pastedown, occasional light scattered spots, rear pastedown browned, 1898, contemporary vellum-backed cloth, lightly soiled, 4to (2) ⁂ First with 2 A.L.Ss from Jean Du Maurier (1911-1997, George's paternal granddaughter) and Quentin Bell (1910-1996, son of Clive and Vanessa Bell, nephew to Virginia Woolf).
Forum Auctions - UK
Nov. 30, 2021
George du Maurier Autographed Letter & Cartoon
Est: $50 - $100
Addressed to a Mrs. Pitching, concerning the illustration of a scene. On letterhead from the New Grove House (du Maurier's homestead). Framed at Goodspeed's Book Shop.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Sep. 30, 2021
George du Maurier Illustrative Ink Drawing
Est: $200 - $300
France, United Kingdom,1834-1896 Titled "The Straight Tip," depicts two woman sitting beside a window over looking a gentleman and lady on horseback.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 09, 2021
Du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author, 1895; and 3 others similar (4)
Est: £150 - £200
Du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author, plates and illustrations by the author, very occasional spotting, endpapers lightly browned, original vellum-backed boards, uncut, 1895 § Moore (George) Aphrodite in Aulis, first edition, one of a limited edition signed by the author, bookplate to front pastedown, original vellum, uncut, 1930 § Addinton Symonds (John) In the Key of Blue, some light spotting and browning, lacking front endpaper, original pictorial cloth, spine head and foot chipped, upper joint beginning to tear, uncut,1893; and another similar, v.s. (4)
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 24, 2021
Du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author, 1895; and 16 others, illustrated books (17)
Est: £150 - £200
NO RESERVE Du Maurier (George) Trilby, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author, endpapers browned, original vellum-backed boards, a little discoloured, housed in original slip-case, 1895 § Joyce (James) and others. The Venture, an Annual of Art and Literature, original pictoiral cloth, rubbed and stained, 1905 § Hewlett (Maurice) The Forest Lovers, plates by A. S. Hartrick, bookplate to pastedown, light browning to endpapers, 1909 § Von Chamisso (A.) The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and the Cold Heart, plates by Wilhelm Hauff, [c.1913], plates and illustrations, many in colour, last two tipped in, some endpapers browned, occasional light foxing; and 14 others, illustrated books, v.s. (17) ⁂ The Venture, one of only two issues, contains 'Two Songs' - the first printing of two poems by Joyce (What Counsel Has The Hooded Moon and Thou Leanest To The Shell of Night). These poems subsequently appeared in Joyce's first printed book entitled 'Chamber Music' (Slocum & Cahoon B2), published two years later. List of contributors include Edmund Gosse, Alice Meynell, Arthur Ransome, and Edward Thomas, among many others.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 05, 2021
DU MAURIER, GEORGE | Trilby. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1896
Est: $20 - $40
DU MAURIER, GEORGE | Trilby. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1896 DU MAURIER, GEORGE. Trilby: A Novel. Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1896 8vo (7 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.) Original dark blue cover with gilt lettering and design on the cover and spine. Gilt edges to top fore-edge, and deckled edges to other two fore-edges.
Omnia Auctions
Apr. 04, 2021
George Du Maurier (France,UK,1834-1896) watercolor painting antique
Est: $475 - $525
ARTIST: George Du Maurier (French, United Kingdom, 1834 - 1896) NAME: Illustration MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Very good. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 7 x 10 inches / 17 x 25 cm FRAME SIZE: 12 x 15 inches / 30 x 38 cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Hollywood Road Gallery, Chelsea UK (has gallery label on verso) NAME VARIANTS: Georges du Maurier SIMILAR ARTISTS: Walter Crane, Charles Samuel Keene, John Tenniel, McClelland Barclay, Charles Knight, Honor Appleton, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Lionel Percy Smythe, John Leech, John Byam Shaw, Ernest Howard Shepard, Ernest Albert Waterlow, Henry Mayo Bateman, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Dean Cornwell, William Holman Hunt, Adrian Daintrey CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117862 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A novelist and illustrator, he became best known for his work for the British magazine Punch, of which he was a staff member for over 30 years. He is the creator of such figures as Mrs. Cimabue Brown (a Philistine), Jellaby Postwaite (a poet), Maudle (based on Oscar Wilde), Prigsby (a sycophant), Grigsby (an ordinary man trying to emulate the aesthetic movement's fashions), and of parodies of the nouveaux riches and patrons of the arts, Mrs. Ponsonby de Tomkyns and Sir Gorgius Midas. His first major work for Punch, submitted in 1866, was a series entitled A Legend of Camelot, satirizing the aethetic movement's leading figures Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Charles Baudelaire, Gabriel Pater, and others, and their "Cult of Beauty."Born George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier in Paris, France, he was the grandson of a Frenchman who had fled to England , and the son of Louis and Ellen, daughter of Mary-Anne Clarke, an Englishwoman who had been exiled by British society to France. He was also the grandfather of writer and novelist Daphne Du Maurier.Soon after his birth the family moved to Brussels, where his father Louis assumed the position of scientific advisor to the Portuguese embassy. The family was back in France between 1842 and 1846, but when George failed Latin, he went to study chemistry at the University College in London at age 17, accompanied by the whole family. His father died in 1856, and shortly after his funeral the family left for Paris, where George wanted to study art. He attended the atelier of painter Charles Gleyre, where he became friends with James Whistler, Thomas Armstrong, and Edward Poynter. He continued his studies in Antwerp, Malines, and DГјsseldorf, returning to London in 1860, where he subsequently looked for employment as a magazine illustrator. In the fall, Once A Week agreed to publish his illustrations for the story "Faristan and Fatima," and then Mark Lemon agreed to publish his first cartoon for Punch. He received more and more commissions and was beginning to make a name for himself as a cartoonist.In 1863, Du Maurier married the heiress Emma Wightwick and was appointed to the staff of Punch two years later. Their neighbors and friends included such notables as fairy tale artist Kate Greenaway, the novelist Sir Walter Besant, novelist George Eliot, and others. Du Maurier was a member of the Rabelais Club with other notables such as novelists Henry James, Thomas Hardy, Bret Harte, Oliver Wendell Holmes, artists Lawrence Alma Tadema and John Millais.Du Maurier illustrated Thomas Hardy's serialised "The Hand of Ethelberta" for the Cornhill Magazine (July, 1875, through May, 1876), as well as W. M. Thackeray's Henry Esmond (1869), Foxe's Book of Martyrs and eight works by Elizabeth Gaskell: Sylvia's Lovers(1863); Cranford (1864); Lizzie Leigh, The Grey Woman, and Cousin Phillis (one volume, 1865); Wives and Daughters (1866); North and South (1867); and A Dark Night's Work(1867). Other notable works that Du Maurier illustrated include M. E. Braddon's Lady Audley's Secret (1866: one picture for the "yellow back" edition's cover), Wilkie Collins's Poor Miss Finch, The Moonstone, The New Magdalen, and The Frozen Deep (1875: one plate each), His illustrations appeared in a number of other London literary magazines from 1860 until his death: The Illustrated London News in 1860, Once a Week (1860-1867), Good Words (1861 and 1872), the Illustrated Times in 1862, London Society (1862-1868), The Sunday Magazine (1864), The Leisure Hour (1864-1865), Harper's Magazine (1880-1897), and the English Illustrated Magazine (1884 and 1887).He wrote and illustrated three novels: Peter Ibbetson (1892: 86 illustrations), the best-seller Trilby (1894: 120 illustrations; selected plates), and The Martian (1898: 48 illustrations). In 1894 Trilby had become the number one bestseller in England and America. Trilby boots, shoes, silver scarf pins, and parodies flooded the market, and several movie versions were created.Du Maurier died in London in 1897 at the age of sixty two, while working on The Martian. He is buried in Hampstead Cemetery.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 23, 2021
George du Maurier, French/British 1834-1896- A Woman and child stitching; pen and black ink, date
Est: £200 - £400
George du Maurier, French/British 1834-1896- A Woman and child stitching; pen and black ink, dated July 3rd 1875, bears inscriptions to the reverse, 18x22.2cm (unframed) Note: This original illustration was purportedly published in Punch magazine and a book of Punch cartoons under the title of 'Mr Punch with the children'. Du Maurier was the grandfather of novelist Daphne Du Maurier. Please refer to department for condition report
Roseberys
Nov. 16, 2020
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) France/Britain Juvenile Utilitarianism Pen & ink
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
George Louis Palmella Bussondu Maurier (1834-1896) France/Britain Juvenile Utilitarianism Pen & ink Signed lower left Inscribed on matt: "Where are you going to, Papa","To the City, my dear", "And what are you going to the City for, Papa", "to make money for you & Maud & Mamma, & Baby", "You don't need to trouble to make money for Baby, Papa", "Why not my Dear?", "He'll only put it in his mouth" Inscribed verso: "Christmas 1931/ Dear Jeffery Farnol (1878-1952),/ The Girl on the right is Sylvia [daughter of George du Maurier] mother of Peter Pan, the one on the left who is in the Martian is Ma(r)y & the Baby is Jas. Hook/ yours ever/ Gerald du Maurier" 18 x 28 cm, 32 x 40.5 cm overall PROVENANCE: Collection of Jeffery Farnol (1878-1952) Britian Collection of Charmain Jane Curtis, thence by descent LITERATURE: George du Maurier was a Franco-British cartoonist & writer, known for his work in Punch & his novel, Peter Ibbetson 1891 & for his Gothic novel Trilby 1894, (which inspired Gaston Leroux's novel Phantom of the Opera) featuring the character Svengali & The Martian 1898. He was the father of the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934) & grandfather of the writers Angela du Maurier & Dame Daphne du Maurier, & the artist, Jeanne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies & grandfather to the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, & father to Beatrix du Maurier (d.1913) & Marie Louise du Maurier (d.c.1925) The Llewelyn Davies family played an important part in J.M. Barrie's literary & personal life, the family, consisting of Arthur (1863–1907), Sylvia (1866–1910) (daughter of George du Maurier), their five sons: George (1893–1915), John (Jack) (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921) & Nicholas (Nico) (1903–1980). J.M. Barrie became acquainted with the family in 1897, meeting George & Jack (& baby Peter) with their nurse (nanny) Mary Hodgson in London's Kensington Gardens. He lived nearby & often walked his Saint Bernard dog, Porthos in the park. He entertained the boys regularly with his ability to wiggle his ears & eyebrows, & with his stories. He did not meet Sylvia until a chance encounter at a dinner party in December. She told Barrie that Peter had been named after the title character in her father's novel, Peter Ibbetson. The character of Peter Pan was invented to entertain George & Jack. Barrie would say, to amuse them, that their little brother Peter could fly. He claimed that babies were birds before they were born; parents put bars on nursery windows to keep the little ones from flying away. This grew into a tale of a baby boy who did fly away. OTHER NOTES: Condition: Paper age discoloured, some foxing across surface & to underside of glass, probably laid down. Original framing.
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 11, 2020
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) France/Britain Juvenile Utilitarianism Pen & ink
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) France/Britain Juvenile Utilitarianism Pen & ink Signed lower left Inscribed on matt: "Where are you going to, Papa","To the City, my dear", "And what are you going to the City for, Papa", "to make money for you & Maud & Mamma, & Baby", "You don't need to trouble to make money for Baby, Papa", "Why not my Dear?", "He'll only put it in his mouth" Inscribed verso: "Christmas 1931/ Dear Jeffery Farnol (1878-1952),/ The Girl on the right is Sylvia [daughter of George du Maurier] mother of Peter Pan, the one on the left who is in the Martian is Ma(r)y & the Baby is Jas. Hook/ yours ever/ Gerald du Maurier" 18 x 28 cm, 32 x 40.5 cm overall PROVENANCE: Collection of Jeffery Farnol (1878-1952) Britian Collection of Charmain Jane Curtis, thence by descent LITERATURE: George du Maurier was a Franco-British cartoonist & writer, known for his work in Punch & his novel, Peter Ibbetson 1891 & for his Gothic novel Trilby 1894, (which inspired Gaston Leroux's novel Phantom of the Opera) featuring the character Svengali & The Martian 1898. He was the father of the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934) & grandfather of the writers Angela du Maurier & Dame Daphne du Maurier, & the artist, Jeanne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies & grandfather to the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, & father to Beatrix du Maurier (d.1913) & Marie Louise du Maurier (d.c.1925) The Llewelyn Davies family played an important part in J.M. Barrie's literary & personal life, the family, consisting of Arthur (1863–1907), Sylvia (1866–1910) (daughter of George du Maurier), their five sons: George (1893–1915), John (Jack) (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921) & Nicholas (Nico) (1903–1980). J.M. Barrie became acquainted with the family in 1897, meeting George & Jack (& baby Peter) with their nurse (nanny) Mary Hodgson in London's Kensington Gardens. He lived nearby & often walked his Saint Bernard dog, Porthos in the park. He entertained the boys regularly with his ability to wiggle his ears & eyebrows, & with his stories. He did not meet Sylvia until a chance encounter at a dinner party in December. She told Barrie that Peter had been named after the title character in her father's novel, Peter Ibbetson. The character of Peter Pan was invented to entertain George & Jack. Barrie would say, to amuse them, that their little brother Peter could fly. He claimed that babies were birds before they were born; parents put bars on nursery windows to keep the little ones from flying away. This grew into a tale of a baby boy who did fly away. OTHER NOTES: Condition: Paper age discoloured, some foxing across surface & to underside of glass, probably laid down. Original framing.
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Sep. 14, 2020
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) France/Britain Juvenile Utilitarianism Pen & ink
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) France/Britain Juvenile Utilitarianism Pen & ink Signed lower left Inscribed on matt: "Where are you going to, Papa","To the City, my dear", "And what are you going to the City for, Papa", "to make money for you & Maud & Mamma, & Baby", "You don't need to trouble to make money for Baby, Papa", "Why not my Dear?", "He'll only put it in his mouth" Inscribed verso: "Christmas 1931/ Dear Jeffery Farnol (1878-1952),/ The Girl on the right is Sylvia [daughter of George du Maurier] mother of Peter Pan, the one on the left who is in the Martian is Ma(r)y & the Baby is Jas. Hook/ yours ever/ Gerald du Maurier" 18 x 28 cm, 32 x 40.5 cm overall PROVENANCE: Collection of Jeffery Farnol (1878-1952) Britian Collection of Charmain Jane Curtis, thence by descent LITERATURE: George du Maurier was a Franco-British cartoonist & writer, known for his work in Punch & his novel, Peter Ibbetson 1891 & for his Gothic novel Trilby 1894, (which inspired Gaston Leroux's novel Phantom of the Opera) featuring the character Svengali & The Martian 1898. He was the father of the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934) & grandfather of the writers Angela du Maurier & Dame Daphne du Maurier, & the artist, Jeanne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies & grandfather to the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, & father to Beatrix du Maurier (d.1913) & Marie Louise du Maurier (d.c.1925) The Llewelyn Davies family played an important part in J.M. Barrie's literary & personal life, the family, consisting of Arthur (1863–1907), Sylvia (1866–1910) (daughter of George du Maurier), their five sons: George (1893–1915), John (Jack) (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921) & Nicholas (Nico) (1903–1980). J.M. Barrie became acquainted with the family in 1897, meeting George & Jack (& baby Peter) with their nurse (nanny) Mary Hodgson in London's Kensington Gardens. He lived nearby & often walked his Saint Bernard dog, Porthos in the park. He entertained the boys regularly with his ability to wiggle his ears & eyebrows, & with his stories. He did not meet Sylvia until a chance encounter at a dinner party in December. She told Barrie that Peter had been named after the title character in her father's novel, Peter Ibbetson. The character of Peter Pan was invented to entertain George & Jack. Barrie would say, to amuse them, that their little brother Peter could fly. He claimed that babies were birds before they were born; parents put bars on nursery windows to keep the little ones from flying away. This grew into a tale of a baby boy who did fly away. OTHER NOTES: Condition: Paper age discoloured, some foxing across surface & to underside of glass, probably laid down. Original framing.
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Jul. 01, 2020
GEORGES LOUIS PALMELLA BUSSON DU MAURIER (FRENCH 1834-1896)
Est: £250 - £350
GEORGES LOUIS PALMELLA BUSSON DU MAURIER (FRENCH 1834-1896) Coaching scene, Hampstead, September 1886 signed, dated and titled (lower center) pen and black ink on buff paper 20 x 27 cm
Chiswick Auctions
Feb. 12, 2020
* Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896
Est: £70 - £100
* Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896, Portrait of Phil May, 1895, pencil on paper, 12 x 8.5 cm (4.75 x 3.3 ins), typed label to mount, framed and glazed (Qty: 1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
May. 29, 2019
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) French. "Drawing of a Bar Scene", Interior of a Paris Caf, with Figures, Pen and Brown Ink, Inscribed on a label on the reverse, 7.75" x 7". Provenance: Michael Parkin Fine Art Limited, London.
Est: £300 - £400
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) French. "Drawing of a Bar Scene", Interior of a Paris Caf, with Figures, Pen and Brown Ink, Inscribed on a label on the reverse, 7.75" x 7". Provenance: Michael Parkin Fine Art Limited, London.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Inanities of the Drawing Room Pen and
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Inanities of the Drawing Room Pen and ink, signed, inscribed with caption, unframed. 19 x 25.5 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Carry Your Bag Sir? Pen and ink, sign
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Carry Your Bag Sir? Pen and ink, signed, inscribed with caption, unframed. 18 x 25.5 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Expensive Habits Pen and ink, signed,
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Expensive Habits Pen and ink, signed, inscribed with caption to verso, unframed. 19 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Three Character Sketches Pencil, unfra
Est: £100 - £200
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Three Character Sketches Pencil, unframed; together with a quantity of prints After GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French, possibly proofs, all unframed. The former 35.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Getting Out Of It! Pen and ink, signed
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Getting Out Of It! Pen and ink, signed, titled, inscribed with caption and dated Aug 87, unframed. 35.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French A Rainy Day Pen and ink, signed, title
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French A Rainy Day Pen and ink, signed, titled, inscribed with caption and dated Dec 3rd/83, pencil sketch to margin, unframed. 35.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French SIC VOS VOBIS DRAMATISATIS, WRITERS! P
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French SIC VOS VOBIS DRAMATISATIS, WRITERS! Pen and ink, signed, titled, inscribed with caption and dated July 7 1883, unframed. 35.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Back At Last From Ireland Pen and ink,
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Back At Last From Ireland Pen and ink, signed, inscribed with caption and dated April 9 1881, unframed. 35.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Seasonable Advice to All Pen and ink,
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Seasonable Advice to All Pen and ink, signed, titled, inscribed with caption and dated March 19 1881, unframed. 35.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French When We Were Boys Together Pen and ink
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French When We Were Boys Together Pen and ink, signed, titled, inscribed with caption and dated Jan 1 1881, unframed. 35.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French The Young Wife and The Old Friend Pen
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French The Young Wife and The Old Friend Pen and ink, signed, titled, inscribed with caption and dated July 31 1880, unframed. 35.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French The Late Fogs Pen and ink, signed, tit
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French The Late Fogs Pen and ink, signed, titled, inscribed with caption and dated Feb 21 1880, unframed. 35.5 x 25.5 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Cruel Pen and ink, signed, titled, ins
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Cruel Pen and ink, signed, titled, inscribed with caption and dated Feb 8 1879, further pencil sketches to martin, unframed. 35.5. x 24.5 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Apr. 27, 2019
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Too Communicative By Half Pen and ink,
Est: £200 - £300
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) French Too Communicative By Half Pen and ink, signed, dated 22nd May 1875 in pencil, inscribed with caption to verso, unframed. 17.5 x 25 cm.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers
Mar. 07, 2019
* Du Maurier (George Louis Palmella Busson, 1834-1896). True Hospitality,
Est: £100 - £150
pen and ink on paper, signed lower left and inscribed 'Jones (who's been roughing it lately - to hostess). "I assure you this is the first decent meal I've had for six weeks!" Hostess (genially). "I'm so glad." - Quantity (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 07, 2019
* Du Maurier (George, 1834-1896). Mare a la Fontaine Sanguinede, Fontainebleau, 1870,
Est: £200 - £300
watercolour with touches of gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right, 23 x 31.5 cm (9 x 12.4 ins) mount aperture, framed and glazed with photocopy of the title inscription on the back of the paper attached, and ink stamp of the restorer Bart Luckhurst, Bingham, Nottinghamshire - Quantity (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 27, 2019
Georges Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) French/British. "Dr Hasenclever and Mrs Bletchley", Ink and Pencil, 10" x 10". Notes: Original Work for du Mauriers Book "The Martian", p.314, 1897.
Est: £500 - £700
Georges Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (1834-1896) French/British. "Dr Hasenclever and Mrs Bletchley", Ink and Pencil, 10" x 10". Notes: Original Work for du Mauriers Book "The Martian", p.314, 1897.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 13, 2018
Du Maurier (George, 1834-1896). Emancipation!, 1891,
Est: £200 - £300
pencil, pen and brown ink and wash on wove paper, image size 13 x 19 cm, signed 'Du Maurier' lower left, lower margin additionally signed and dated 'G du Maurier, Hampstead, Nov 91' and with title and three-line caption in author's holograph, a few spots in image, mounted, framed and glazed, mount aperture 21 x 21 cm, old manuscript label verso - Quantity (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Mar. 08, 2018
* Du Maurier (George, 1834-1896). Portrait of Phil May, 1895,
Est: £100 - £150
pencil on paper, 12 x 8.5 cm (4.75 x 3.3 ins), typed label to mount, framed and glazed - Quantity (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 25, 2017
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) - DRAWING FOR THE SERIES: "THINGS WE WOULD RATHER HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY"
Est: £250 - £350
GEORGE DU MAURIER (1834-1896) DRAWING FOR THE SERIES: "THINGS WE WOULD RATHER HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY" signed, dated, and inscribed l.r.: G. du Maurier/Hampstead/May 93 and inscribed with the cartoon's caption pen and sepia ink 23 cm by 32 cm; 9 in by 12 ½ in An illustration for Punch from May 1893
Olympia Auctions
Jul. 18, 2017
George du Maurier (French 1834-1896)/Study of Chang/a recumbent dog/pen and ink, with extensive inscription and dated September 1877/watercolour, 10cm x 12.5cm
Est: £80 - £120
George du Maurier (French 1834-1896)/Study of Chang/a recumbent dog/pen and ink, with extensive inscription and dated September 1877/watercolour, 10cm x 12.5cm/Please see the Sale Info bar below for any additional fees that may be applicable upon purchasing an item
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