Lot 43 · English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
Autograph letter signed, to Charles Coote
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,515–$2,273
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations, London · 15 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4434580
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870., Autograph letter signed, to Charles Coote. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2015, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4434580.
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Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870., Autograph letter signed, to Charles Coote. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2015, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4434580.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph manuscript journal | Robert Ferryman | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to Samuel Palmer | Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| "Stay away from my river!" | Michael Petry | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Gretel and the Witch | Kate Seredy | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Two Rabbits with a Sledge in the Snow | Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Complete set of twelve ink drawings for chapters 10-12 of The Wombles… | [beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. London: Chapma | $2,295 | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | |
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The Adventures of Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progres | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Dickens Charles: (1812-1870) | International Autograph Auctions, Mar 2026 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Dombey and Son. London: Chapman and Hall, October 1846-April | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | English Novelist. A good A.L.S., Charles Dickens, four pages | International Autograph Auctions, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Autograph letter signed ('Charles Dickens') to Frederic Ouvr | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, david copperfield, 1850, first book edition, bound | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, little dorrit, 1857, first book edition | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 |
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.