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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,843–$8,072
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12408, London · 12 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4135795
- Record
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Richard Adams, watership down. rex collings, 1972. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135795.
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Richard Adams, watership down. rex collings, 1972. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135795.
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From the same sale L12408 · Dec 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sixes and Sevens" | Quentin Blake | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Shakespeare | Lawrence Holofcener | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Recipe Book | John Mollard | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| In the Shade | Charles Altamont Doyle | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| An Introduction to the Achievements of Time | William Hutchinson | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| "A flushed and boisterous group" | Arthur Rackham | £15,000–£20,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Adams | Providing the Town | $4,912 | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | |
| Richard Adams | August House | Bonhams, Sep 2020 | ||
| Richard Adams | The white garden | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Richard Adams | Dog Day | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | ||
| Richard Adams | The Old Orangery | Bonhams, Nov 2019 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | Rock Bunting | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Richard Adams | June All Over | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | ||
| Mary Fedden R.a. | Melon | Bonhams, Mar 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.