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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,422–$3,229
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Art of Illustration, London · 12 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4135073
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mabel Lucie Atwell, "O! white little ball, So tender and small". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135073.
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Mabel Lucie Atwell, "O! white little ball, So tender and small". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135073.
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From the same sale The Art of Illustration · Dec 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ulalume" | Edmund Dulac | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| "Mustapha doubted much of his ability to refrain from question" | Edmund Dulac | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| "They carried the mirror from place to place" | Robinson, William Heath. 1872-1944. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| "The Negro compels Udea to Walk" | Henry Justice Ford | £500–£700 | |
| "Taking the keys of the castle, Jack unlocked all the doors" | Arthur Rackham | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| "It is the evil things that we shall be fighting against" | Edmund Dulac | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | Picking flowers; The bunch of flowers, a pair each 15.5 x 15 | $4,905 | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | |
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | Just tired I specs | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | Oh what a surprise! | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | Lucie Attwell's Annual | Christie's, Dec 2000 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | "Tommy spends the night in the tree" | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | I'm coming along - if I have to swim for it | Bonhams, Jul 2017 | ||
| Mabel Lucie Atwell | A young boy playing with pixies and fairies by moonlight | Christie's, Dec 2001 | ||
| Ronald William Fordham Searle | Garbage | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2026 |
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.