"Goldfinger Richard Chopping Artist Proof Framed Sheet" (SOLD) Smoking Accoutrements

"Goldfinger Richard Chopping Artist Proof Framed Sheet" (SOLD) Smoking AccoutrementsArt Sz: 23"H x 18"W Frame Sz: 33"H x 28"W Richard Wasey Chopping (1917 2008) was a British illustrator and author, painting in the trompe l'oeil style to create a realistic and almost three dimensional appearance. Among his illustrations are nine iconic covers for the James Bond books by Ian Fleming, published between 1957 and 1966, and the cover of John Gardner's first Bond continuation novel, Licence Renewed (1981). Chopping was born in Colchester,

but each had a reputation- Charlie for his books

including a page and a half of 'Temperance Drinks' quoted as being 'les veritables boissons Americaines d'aujourd'hui' (the real American drinks of today) Ca

In his decades of creating fine jewelry

Classic armorial coat-of-arms

It was more focused on people with greater purchasing power

Bowl Sz: 4 1/4"H x 4 1/2"D

and German

She became one of his first Newport clients for her home there

it humorously chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered steamship Quaker City (formerly USS Quaker City) through Europe and the Holy Land with a group of American travelers in 1867

A portrait of Sacheverell Sitwell discusses the life and times of the poet

its frank description of public schoolboy life forced publisher Herbert Read to initially seek advice from libel lawyers

published in its original version by Éditions à la croix de Malte in 1665