Lot 205 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
"Quick, boys! Steam-roller in the middle - tar pressure up - I do believe there's a car coming!"
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,033–$1,550
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 11 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4583124
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rowland Emett, "Quick, boys! Steam-roller in the middle - tar pressure up - I do believe there's a car coming!". Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 205. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583124.
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Rowland Emett, "Quick, boys! Steam-roller in the middle - tar pressure up - I do believe there's a car coming!". Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 205. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583124.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "August - The Colour Bar" | Osbert Lancaster | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Diploma | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to Richard Creed | Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| "The Man Who Argued with the Master of the Foxhounds" | H.m. Bateman | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A George IV mahogany library glass, c.1820 | — | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| "Crossed Paths: Edgar Allan Poe meets Ernest Hemingway" | Ronald Searle | £2,000–£3,000 |
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