Lot 227 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
complete set of nineteen ink drawings for four chapters from the wombles
[beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry · complete set of nineteen ink drawings for four chapters from the wombles
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,114–$4,672
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 14 July 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4383420
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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[beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry, complete set of nineteen ink drawings for four chapters from the wombles. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2015, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4383420.
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[beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry, complete set of nineteen ink drawings for four chapters from the wombles. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2015, lot 227. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4383420.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph letter signed, in Greek letters, to Francis Hodgson | Byron, George Gordon, Lord. 1788-1824. | £5,000–£7,500 | |
| Sir Charles Wyndham | Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| On Finding the Fan of Miss A[nne] H[ouson] | Byron, George Gordon, Lord. 1788-1824. | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| "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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gill | Four original drawings | $8,378 | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2023 | |
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | ‘a solution’(‘mr arthur balfour: “...and so – though of cour | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| [beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry | complete set of fourteen ink drawings for four chapters from | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
| Eric Gill | Original cover-design for the Golden Cockerel Press edition | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2022 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | ‘in john bull’s servants’ hall’ | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | "One of Fortune's Favourites. Baron Henri de Rothschild" | Sotheby's, Mar 2013 | ||
| Eric Gill | study for altar (proposed) for church of 1st martyrs, bradfo | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | the succession(‘mr churchill: “come, suppose we toss for it, | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
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.