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Lot 21 · The Art of Illustration

"The Bells"

Edmund Dulac

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Estimate
£15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $24,215–$32,287
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — The Art of Illustration, London · 12 December 2012
Record ID
TB-2026-4135160
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edmund Dulac, "The Bells". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135160.

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From the same sale The Art of Illustration · Dec 2012

LotArtistEstimateResult
"Ulalume" Edmund Dulac £15,000–£20,000
"Mustapha doubted much of his ability to refrain from question" Edmund Dulac £10,000–£15,000
"They carried the mirror from place to place" Robinson, William Heath. 1872-1944. £1,500–£2,000
"The Negro compels Udea to Walk" Henry Justice Ford £500–£700
"Taking the keys of the castle, Jack unlocked all the doors" Arthur Rackham £15,000–£20,000
"It is the evil things that we shall be fighting against" Edmund Dulac £10,000–£15,000

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Edmund Dulac Venise: The Carnival, St Mark's, Venice $34,656 Christie's, Jul 2021
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Edmund Dulac "Israfel" Sotheby's, Dec 2012
Edmund Dulac The Maid and the Unicorn Christie's, Jun 2024
Edmund Dulac Perseus and Andromeda Christie's, Jul 2023
Edmund Dulac "Oh, plagued no more with Human or Divine" (for Rubáiyát of Sotheby's, Dec 2017
Edmund Dulac Spring Sotheby's, May 2013
Edmund Dulac Summer Sotheby's, May 2013

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