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LOT 59
10th September 2025
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LOT 59
Dame Laura Knight (British, 1877-1970) - Christmas card design with female nude holding a scroll, two-panel pen and ink, inscribed 'To Our Dear Friends Gladys and Saxen Snell' to one leaf, and inscribed to the scroll 'With our fondest love and best wishes for a Happy Xmas, Laura', each leaf 15.5cm x 12cm, both within a single gilt Bourlet frame. Note: Thomas Saxon Snell was the brother of one of Laura Knight’s models, Dorothy ‘Dolly’ Snell. Dolly married Harold Knight’s brother Edgar in 1912, thus becoming Laura’s sister-in-law.
Estimate: £400 – £600
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