λ OLIVER MESSEL (BRITISH 1904-1978)DESIGN FOR CAPTAIN ABSOLUTEPencil, watercolour and gouacheSigned (lower right) and variously inscribed (upper right)45.5 x 30cm (17¾ x 11¾ in.) Provenance:Supplied by Oliver Messel The present picture is a design for the character Captain Jack Absolute, one of the protagonists in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's, comedy of manners, The Rivals, Criterion Theatre, 1945. Displayed in a frame painted by Messel.注意: λ Indicates that this lot may be subject to Droit de Suite royalty charges. From 1st January 2012 all UK art market professionals are required to collect a royalty payment for all works of art that have been produced by qualifying artists each time a work is re-sold during the artist’s lifetime and for a period up to 70 years following the artists death. This payment is only calculated on qualifying works of art which are sold for a hammer price more than the UK sterling equivalent of EURO 1,000. Please see our Terms and Conditions for a full definition of these charges. For a complete list of the royalty charges and threshold levels, please see www.dacs.org.uk.