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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, New York · 3 March 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3909997
- Record
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Edward Gorey, A Dull Afternoon. Sotheby's, 3 Mar 2010, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3909997.
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Edward Gorey, A Dull Afternoon. Sotheby's, 3 Mar 2010, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3909997.
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From the same sale American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture · Mar 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Bouquet | Morris Graves | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Basket of Apples | Levi Wells Prentice | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Star | Harriet Whitney Frishmuth | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Still Life with Cat and Lobster | John Henry Dolph | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Bell | Henry Casselli | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Time Out | Stephen Gjertson | $12,000–$18,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Gorey | In a Tree, Three Ladies beside the Sea interior book illustr | $7,500 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023 | |
| Edward Gorey | Set Design for Dracula, 1977 sight approximately 14 x 12 in. | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Edward Gorey | Filboid Studge, The Unrest-Cure & Other Stories interior boo | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2023 | ||
| Edward Gorey | GOREY, EDWARD. 1925-2000. Finding Out. Original illustration | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Edward Gorey | Nine Stuffed Animals, Including a Large Doubtful Guest Doll, | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Edward Gorey | Lawn on Malta, 1974 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (11.4 x 14 cm) | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Edward Gorey | Dogear Wryde Postcards interpretive Series (13 cards, 1 enve | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 | ||
| Edward Gorey | The Autobiography of William Butler Yeats book cover | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2021 |
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