Claire Tole-Moir
Head of Department
The BAFTA Collection
Lot 5
How To Get Ahead In Advertising: A cast of 'The Boil' used during the production, Handmade Films, 1989, 2
13 October 2020, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,275 inc. premium
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How To Get Ahead In Advertising: A cast of 'The Boil' used during the production,
Handmade Films, 1989,
the solid glazed cast depicting the boil which Denis Bagley (played by Richard E. Grant) develops on his right shoulder and later comes to life with a face and voice, as seen in Bruce Robinson's satire on the advertising industry; together with a black and white print of Richard E. Grant from a scene in the film, in modern frame, and accompanied by a letter from Olivia and Dhani Harrison concerning the provenance from the Harrison estate, cast approx 8in x 8in (20cm x 20cm), (2)
the solid glazed cast depicting the boil which Denis Bagley (played by Richard E. Grant) develops on his right shoulder and later comes to life with a face and voice, as seen in Bruce Robinson's satire on the advertising industry; together with a black and white print of Richard E. Grant from a scene in the film, in modern frame, and accompanied by a letter from Olivia and Dhani Harrison concerning the provenance from the Harrison estate, cast approx 8in x 8in (20cm x 20cm), (2)
Footnotes
"My husband, George Harrison set up Handmade Films in 1978. Handmade was an iconic indie film company that encouraged a cutting edge of British writing, directing and acting talent to create films that otherwise would not have found a home. It produced many seminal films such as Terry Gilliam's 'Time Bandits', Neil Jordan's 'Mona Lisa', Bruce Robinson's cult classic 'Withnail and I' and 'The Long Good Friday' starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren, Nicholas Roeg's 'Track 29' and many more..." - Olivia Harrison, July 2020.
Provenance:
Kindly donated by Olivia and Dhani Harrison to BAFTA for this sale, proceeds of which will go towards the Illuminating BAFTA campaign, expanding BAFTA's learning and new talent programme.