Lot 5 · American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
The Little Lame Prince
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 December 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3899754
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., The Little Lame Prince. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2009, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3899754.
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Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935., The Little Lame Prince. Sotheby's, 3 Dec 2009, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3899754.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Dec 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Courtship | Joseph Christian Leyendecker | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Moon Landing | Jamie Wyeth | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Industrial Plant | Edmund Lewandowski | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Fences | Paul Cadmus | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| Woman at Telephone | Milton Avery | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Phoebe at Onteora | James Carroll Beckwith | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | the newborn (realization; beginning "problems of youth") | $75,000 | Sotheby's, May 2015 | |
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Mom with Apples | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | May I Have the Pleasure, Good Housekeeping cover, November | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Morning | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | bob, king of the fortunate isle | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Five O'clock Tea, The Child in a Garden, Scribner's Magazine | Heritage Auctions, May 2024 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | Building a Sand Castle, Good Housekeeping magazine cover, Ju | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2014 | ||
| Smith, Jesse Wilcox. 1863-1935. | School Days, Good Housekeeping magazine cover, October | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2024 |
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.