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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $6,727–$10,764
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 9 December 2020
- Dimensions
- 615 x 440 x 15mm (framed)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3580055
- Record
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Quentin Blake, The BFG. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 291. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3580055.
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Quentin Blake, The BFG. Christie's, 9 Dec 2020, lot 291. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3580055.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Blake | Willie Wonka and Charlie | $10,091 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | |
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | La Ballade de la geôle de Reading, 1892. Première traduction | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | Shakespeare's Sonnets in Two Parts. [New York]: George D. Sp | Bonhams, Jun 2019 | ||
| Darwin | DARWIN (ERASMUS) & DARWIN FAMILY Group of correspondence fro | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | 9 éditions de Joyce, l'une signée par l'auteur, d'autres ave | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Darwin | darwin, the different forms of flowers, 1877, inscribed | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | key believed to have opened cell 3.3 at reading gaol | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Darwin | On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, seco | Bonhams, Nov 2025 |
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