Lot 288 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Crocodile and little girl have their teeth examined
Quentin Blake · Pen, ink, watercolour, watercolour paper, initialled
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,036–$6,727
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 9 December 2020
- Dimensions
- 280 x 370mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3580052
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Quentin Blake, Crocodile and little girl have their teeth examined. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 288. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3580052.
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Quentin Blake, Crocodile and little girl have their teeth examined. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 288. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3580052.
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From the same sale Valuable Books and Manuscripts · Dec 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubliners. 1932 | Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Os Lusíadas. 1880 | Luís Vaz de Camões (1524/5-1580) | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Pinetum Woburnense. 1839 | Forbes, James. 1749-1819. | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Bellum Christianorum Principum 1533 | Robertus of Reims (c.1055-1122) | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Cyropaedia . 1477 | Xenophon | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Civitates orbis terrarum. 1612-18 | Georg; And Franz Hogenberg. Braun | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #11 | $5,300 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | |
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #4 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Rencontres Inattendues alternative version #14 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | A High Wind #1 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Alternative detail for South Ken Kids Festival banner | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Vapours #3 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | George pouring medicine into a bottle | Christie's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Rencontres Inattendues alternative version #4 | Christie's, Dec 2021 |
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.