•SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE (1904-1980) DESIGNS FOR CROCKFORD'S CASINO, ST. JAMES'S Three, each signed, watercolour One 49.5 x 75cm.; and two 47 x 59.5cm. (3) Provenance: By descent in the family of an executive chairman of Coral International, who owned Crockford's. The chairman's wife liaised directly with Beaton for the designs for the Club in c.1978. * The casino closed after nearly 150 years as a gaming club in St. James's and the premises are now in private ownership. Beaton redesigned the restaurant on the second floor and his sketches from `My Fair Lady` grace the walls. ++ Good condition