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Guy Payling-Wright had led a charmed life. The son of Archie PW, the celebrated Queens College writer, he grew up amidst the well-to-do and the well-educated in Chalfort-St-Clare, amidst the rich hunting grounds of Suffolk. Sassoon and Attenborough came to dinner. At Cambridge in the early 1960s, he met Quentin Blake and Michael Winner. He visited Hemingway in Spain. He wanted for nothing, living off his fathers legacy, and the odd modeling job, he was the most recognisable dandy of the fox world.
Then everything fell apart. Guy lost his looks, squandered his millions on cards and women, and destroyed his marriage by having an affair. He was diagnosed with a slow-growing brain tumor. You couldn't make this kind of thing up. (we are)
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Doe And Hope
Private dealer, By appointment only
The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
Then everything fell apart. Guy lost his looks, squandered his millions on cards and women, and destroyed his marriage by having an affair. He was diagnosed with a slow-growing brain tumor. You couldn't make this kind of thing up. (we are)
Out of money and out of hope, he found himself sitting alone in a Starbucks during a hiring drive. When a 28-year-old store manager named Crystal Thomas asks him whether he wants a job, Guy says that he does.
So begins this improbable story of, as he writes, "an old fox who tumbled out of the top of the English establishment, by chance met a young African-American porcupine from a completely different background, and came to learn what is important in life."
The sixty-something Guy sweeps the floor. He cleans toilets. He learns how to make a latte. He struggles to make the cash register work. His feet ache. He still drinks too much, and his clothes have seen better days, his boots now only made of simulated leather. But he is happy. And looking for a new home.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 6/MAY/2026. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Phone or visit the website to buy, Free UK shipping.
DimensionsDepth 14.5 inches
Width 14.5 inches
Height 27 inches (all sitting)
Category Antique Toys
Date c.1950
1950s Antiques Origin British
Condition Fair.
Item code as155a460
Status Sold
£160.00 
$217.65 
€185.17 
$
€
Conversion rates as of 6/MAY/2026. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Phone or visit the website to buy, Free UK shipping.
View all stock from
Doe And Hope
Private dealer, By appointment onlyThe Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
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