$550
Estimate: $300 - $500
P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis
Auction: May 7, 2020 11:00:00 AM EDT
Locations vary, 1981-1997. In five pieces. Size and condition varies. Includes: 1. Village Green Cricket 1988. Watercolor. Signed and dated at bottom right corner. 17 1/4 x 20 in. (43.8 x 50.8cm). In frame. 2. West Kirby Old Village 1997. Watercolor. Signed and dated at bottom right corner. 12 x 14 1/2 in. (30.4 x 36.8cm). In frame. 3. Three Prints of the Drones Club 1981. Three offset lithographs. Each signed "J.C. Armitage" and numbered 44/75 below image. Each 18 x 22 in. (45.7 x 55.8cm). Each in frame.
Joshua Charles Armitage (1913-1998), better known as Ionicus, was an English illustrator, best known for his illustrations of the work of P.G. Wodehouse, as well as being a contributor to Punch magazine.