Ronald Searle: The Twelve Days of Christmas—and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

Ronald Searle's 1982 original illustration of the Twelve Days of Christmas was sold by Christie's in 2001 for a very festive price. The artwork features a Searle cat and was created for a Camden Graphics Christmas card. It also depicts a partridge in a pear tree—and it's delicious!

Ronald Searle,The Twelve Days of Christmas—and a Partridge in a Pear Tree1982, Camden Graphics

Christie's South Kensington, December 6, 2001, Sale 9281, Lot 236 http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/ronald-william-fordham-searle-the-twelve-days-3851649-details.aspx?from=searchresults&pos=4&intObjectID=3851649&sid=fc452f62-298b-44cf-933f-cf6d15624e56&page=2&lid=1

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