Lot 94 · The Art of Illustration
"'Handsome bell-rope, isn't it?' said Owl"
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $80,718–$113,005
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Art of Illustration, London · 12 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4135099
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976., "'Handsome bell-rope, isn't it?' said Owl". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135099.
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Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976., "'Handsome bell-rope, isn't it?' said Owl". Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 94. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135099.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | "When Christopher Robin had nailed it on...", original illus | $98,363 | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | |
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | matching pair of drawings from the house at pooh corner, com | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | two drawings from winnie-the-pooh, comprising: | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | "the tail is lost", suite of four illustrations, comprising: | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | pair of illustrations, comprising: | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | two drawings for 'vespers', comprising: | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | Christopher Robin's braces | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | "Tiggers can't climb trees" | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 |
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.