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Lot 370 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts

The BFG showing how he flaps his ears

Quentin Blake

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Estimate
£2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,653–$3,979
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 11 July 2018
Dimensions
275 x 375mm
Record ID
TB-2026-3806740
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Quentin Blake, The BFG showing how he flaps his ears. Christie's, 11 Jul 2018, lot 370. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3806740.

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From the same sale Valuable Books and Manuscripts · Jul 2018

LotArtistEstimateResult
THE PSALMIST IN THE SEA, initial 'S' on a leaf from an illuminated no… THE PSALMIST IN THE SEA, initial 'S' on a leaf from an illuminated noted Breviary on vellum [Bologna or Ferrara c.1440] upcoming
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966). Brideshead Revisited . London: Chapman & H… WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966). Brideshead Revisited . London: Chapman & Hall, 1952. upcoming
Biblia Latina , with commentary by Menardus Monachus. Nuremberg: Anto… Biblia Latina , with commentary by Menardus Monachus. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 14 April 1478. £12,000–£16,000
FERMI, Enrico (1901-1954). 'Experimental Production of a Divergent Ch… FERMI, Enrico (1901-1954). 'Experimental Production of a Divergent Chain Reaction.' Offprint from: American Journal of Physics , Vol. 20, No. 9. Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Press, 1952. £1,000–£1,500
TWO FRAGMENTS FROM A NINTH-CENTURY TOURS BIBLE, in Latin, manuscript … TWO FRAGMENTS FROM A NINTH-CENTURY TOURS BIBLE, in Latin, manuscript on vellum [France, Tours, first decades 9th century] £2,500–£3,500
A FRANCISCAN FRIAR AND A YOUNG MAN, illustration on a leaf from Das S… A FRANCISCAN FRIAR AND A YOUNG MAN, illustration on a leaf from Das Spiegelbuch , in Middle High German, illustrated manuscript on paper [East Swabia, probably Augsburg, c.1470s] £8,000–£12,000

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