Lot 27 · Original Works by Charlie Mackesy - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
What do you want to be when you grow up? (Study for the animation) (unframed)
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,802–$6,337
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Original Works by Charlie Mackesy - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Online, London, Knightsbridge · 2 December 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-377673
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charlie Mackesy, What do you want to be when you grow up? (Study for the animation) (unframed). Bonhams, 2 Dec 2024, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377673.
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Charlie Mackesy, What do you want to be when you grow up? (Study for the animation) (unframed). Bonhams, 2 Dec 2024, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-377673.
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From the same sale Original Works by Charlie Mackesy - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse · Dec 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time (unframed) | Charlie Mackesy | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| My favourite place (unframed) | Charlie Mackesy | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Home isn't always a place is it? | Charlie Mackesy | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Life is difficult, but you are loved (unframed) | Charlie Mackesy | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The blue sky above never leaves (unframed) | Charlie Mackesy | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Wonder (unframed) | Charlie Mackesy | £3,000–£5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Mackesy | Nothing beats kindness (unframed) | $10,545 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | |
| Charlie Mackesy | Glacier (unframed) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Charlie Mackesy | When you think of everyone you love (unframed) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Charlie Mackesy | The Prodigal Son | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Charlie Mackesy | My favourite place (unframed) | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Charlie Mackesy | The Boy on the Branch (unframed) | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Charlie Mackesy | Can You See Your Next Step? | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| Charlie Mackesy | Hope is the quiet song (unframed) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 |
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.