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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art, New York · 20 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4309389
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., The Bed-Time Book. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2014, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4309389.
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., The Bed-Time Book. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2014, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4309389.
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From the same sale American Art · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buskirk Bridge | Anna Mary Robertson "grandma" Moses | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Study for The Christmas Coach (Dover Coach) | Norman Rockwell | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Icebergs, Labrador | William Bradford | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Baggage Train Watering at a Stream | Conrad Wise Chapman | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| They All Drew to the Fire | Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| End of the Working Day (Commuter Rush) | Norman Rockwell | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Five O'clock Tea, The Child in a Garden, Scribner's Magazine | $112,500 | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | |
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Morning | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | They All Drew to the Fire | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | May I Have the Pleasure, Good Housekeeping cover, November | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Christmas Morning | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2024 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Five O'clock Tea, The Child in a Garden, Scribner's Magazine | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2018 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | The Little Em'ly | Sotheby's, Nov 2007 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | the newborn (realization; beginning "problems of youth") | Sotheby's, May 2015 |
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