book illustrations

Auctioneer with illustrations

Wildlife illustrations provide colour at next Chilcotts sale

A fascinating collection of paintings and ephemera from children’s book illustrator Kenneth Lilly is being auctioned at Chilcotts Auctioneers’ Pictures, Ceramics, Works of Art & Clocks sale in Honiton on April 9.

Originally from Bromley in Kent, Lilly was an avid admirer and observer of animal life from early childhood. He went on to study animal painting and anatomy at Sidcup...