Scope and Contents A file of papers concerning matters prior to the first sale of Spitting Image puppets by Sotheby's, held online over 14 days in July 2000. The majority of items present are correspondence, in the form of faxes, and they cover the following topics: early interest from the Christie's auction house to host a sale; a proposed exhibition at Whitechapel Art Gallery, which would have preceded the sale at Sotheby's; the preparation of puppets and photographs for the sale;...

Scope and Contents A file of papers concerning matters prior to and following the first sale of Spitting Image puppets by Sotheby's, held online over 14 days in July 2000. A large proportion of the file's contents are correspondence, in the form of faxes, and they cover the following topics: the preparation of puppets for the sale; the preparation of photographs; matters regarding payments owed following the sale; the intention to sell the unsold puppets at another auction; and...

Scope and Contents A file containing a variety of material connected to a charity event for the Hackney Empire Theatre, which was held at Sotheby's London-based auction house, on 12 July 2000, involving an exhibition of Spitting Image puppets and other related material. This event took place during the 14-day period when the Sotheby's/Amazon.com online auction of Spitting Image puppets was active. As part of the event, a number of puppets and other items...

Scope and Contents A sale catalogue for The Cartoon Art Trust's 'Fin de Siècle' charity auction, which was held at the London branch of the auction house, Bonhams, on 20 May 1999. Several Spitting Image items were donated to this sale by Roger Law, including: two ceramic toby jugs, one of John Major and the other of Neil Kinnock, modelled by Pablo Bach at the Spitting Image Workshop and manufactured by Kevin Francis Ceramics for the 1992 British general election; and a Margaret...

Scope and Contents A file holding material relating to Roger Law being awarded an honorary doctorate from Loughborough University. The degree congregation ceremony took place on 4 November 1999. Items include: a previously framed example of the degree congregation programme given to those in attendance that day; and a set of four commemorative photographs in presentation folders, which feature different images of Law with university dignitaries. One of those photographs contains an image of Law with his...