Modern British & 20th Century Art - 31st May 2022
Lot 66
A letter from Siegfried Sassoon discussing the recent appointment of Benjamin Britten to the Order
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £220
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Description
A letter from Siegfried Sassoon discussing the recent appointment of Benjamin Britten to the Order of Merit
...I would run a mile to avoid the O.M. Whatever it may represent for others, to me it is merely vain glory and worldly intrusiveness...Britten's appointment is appropriate for a gifted popular public figure. Otherwise the Palace can put its head in a bag...
17.5 x 13.7cm
Unframed
Together with a letter from Rev Richard Seymour to Sassoon, dated 24 March 1954 and an accompanying gift of 'Handwriting Sheets' by Patrick Barry (3)
Provenance:
Siegfried Sassoon;
And by family descent