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KEETLEY, Deirdre, artist. A group of 24 original pencil sketches of actors used for the commemorative plate, “Portrayals of Sherlock Holmes,” along with 2 plates. [London: Gallery Commemorative Editions, ca. 1990]. 20 original pencil sketches on white art paper, with handwritten pencil captions and with the gallery embossed stamp; all sketches matted, framed and glazed (image size: 11 x 8”; 285 x 201 mm; frame size: 15 ¾ x 12”; 401 x 310 mm). Not examined out of frames. -- [With:] 2 commemorative plates, “Portrayals of Sherlock Holmes.” London: Studio Gallery, Sherlock Holmes P.H., [ca. 1990]. Bone china plates with gold-plated border (11 ½” or 290 mm in diameter). Limited edition, numbers 67 and 985 out of a total edition of 5,000 (though it is not known if all 5,000 plates were ultimately produced). -- [Also with:] a color print of actor Jeremy Long. Matted, framed and glazed (image size: 11 x 8”; 285 x 201 mm; frame size: 15 ¾ x 12”; 401 x 310 mm). Limited edition, number 1 out of a total edition of 250. With embossed gallery stamp. Not examined out of frame. Actors included are: Basil Rathbone, John Barrymore, Arthur Wontner, Eille Norwood, Kenneth MacMillan, John Wood, John Neville, Alan Wheatley, Robert Stephens, Clive Brook, H. Hamilton Stewart, Geoffrey Edwards, H. A. Saintsbury, William Gillette, Carleton Hobbs, Peter Cushing, Christopher Plummer, Douglas Wilmer, Jeremy Brett, and Nigel Bruce (the only Dr. Watson depicted).