Lot 225 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
complete set of fourteen ink drawings for four chapters from the wombles
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,336–$3,114
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 14 July 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4382479
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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[beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry, complete set of fourteen ink drawings for four chapters from the wombles. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2015, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4382479.
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[beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry, complete set of fourteen ink drawings for four chapters from the wombles. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2015, lot 225. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4382479.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Sir Charles Wyndham | Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
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| "Toad told Rat all his Adventures" | Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| "Childermass at Desk" | [clarke, Susanna]--rosenberg, Portia | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Collection of about 60 naval signals received by HMS Repulse | — | £1,500–£2,000 |
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| [beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry | complete set of ten ink drawings for four chapters from the | $3,893 | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | |
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| Eric Gill | Original cover-design for the Golden Cockerel Press edition | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2022 | ||
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