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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
- 380 x 570mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3806754
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Quentin Blake, Magic Pencil Creatures. Christie's, 11 Jul 2018, lot 380. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3806754.
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Quentin Blake, Magic Pencil Creatures. Christie's, 11 Jul 2018, lot 380. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3806754.
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From the same sale Valuable Books and Manuscripts · Jul 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Blake | Rencontres Inattendues alternative version #13 | $3,147 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | |
| Quentin Blake | Bird companions #11 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #9 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #5 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | The Only Way to Travel 2021 #6 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Birds as people #12 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Imaginary Friends #8 | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #11 | 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.