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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,979–$4,469
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L13404, London · 10 July 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4191619
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, illustration and limerick for 'the old man of cape horn'. Sotheby's, 10 Jul 2013, lot 350. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4191619.
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Edward Lear, illustration and limerick for 'the old man of cape horn'. Sotheby's, 10 Jul 2013, lot 350. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4191619.
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From the same sale L13404 · Jul 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Bump, bump, bump - going up the stairs" | Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | £90,000–£120,000 | |
| A Manuall of Directions, or Helps to your private devotions | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| "Open it, Pooh..." | Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| The Song of the Fairies | Edmund Dulac | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Dancing Mouse | Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| The Bride and Groom | Louis William Wain | £3,000–£5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | Plataea, Greece | $3,169 | Christie's, Dec 2023 | |
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| Edward Lear | Sunset on the Nile Near Mankabat | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | View from St. Jean towards Villefranche | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Venice and Santa Maria Della Salute | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Sepolcro Di Terone, Agrigento, Sicily | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| Edward Lear | Civita Castellana | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Campagna di Roma, Via Nomentana | Bonhams, Sep 2023 |
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