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Lot 289 · Home and Interiors

A single tear

Mabel Lucie Atwell

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Estimate
£500–£700 hammer ≈ $654–$916
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Home and Interiors, London, Knightsbridge · 25 July 2017
Record ID
TB-2026-1375074
Record
first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mabel Lucie Atwell, A single tear. Bonhams, 25 Jul 2017, lot 289. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1375074.

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Mabel Lucie Atwell, A single tear. Bonhams, 25 Jul 2017, lot 289. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1375074.

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in the Louis XVI style £2,000–£3,000
the glass probably attributable to Baccarrat, the naturalistc footed … A pair of gilt bronze mounted late 19th century opaline glass garniture vases £3,000–£5,000
John Willis Good (British, 1845-1879):'The Tired Hunter', a patinated… £2,500–£3,500 upcoming

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Mabel Lucie Atwell "Great Scot! If this isn't another Happy New Year" Sotheby's, Jul 2018
Mabel Lucie Atwell three volumes of shakespeare containing juvenile drawings, c Sotheby's, Jul 2016
Mabel Lucie Atwell The Lucie Attwell Children's Book, title page illustration, Heritage Auctions, Oct 2009
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