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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,000 hammer ≈ $4,036–$4,843
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12408, London · 12 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4135333
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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P.g. Wodehouse, eggs, beans and crumpets. herbert jenkins ltd., 1940. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135333.
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P.g. Wodehouse, eggs, beans and crumpets. herbert jenkins ltd., 1940. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 142. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135333.
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From the same sale L12408 · Dec 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Sixes and Sevens" | Quentin Blake | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Shakespeare | Lawrence Holofcener | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Recipe Book | John Mollard | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| In the Shade | Charles Altamont Doyle | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| An Introduction to the Achievements of Time | William Hutchinson | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| "A flushed and boisterous group" | Arthur Rackham | £15,000–£20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.g. Wodehouse | Not George Washington. London/Paris/New York/Toronto/Melbour | $4,462 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | |
| P.g. Wodehouse | By the Way Book. London: The Globe Publishing Company, 1908. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Love Among the Chickens. New York: Circle Publishing Company | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Mike: A Public School Story. London: Adam and Charles Black, | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | very good, jeeves. new york: doubleday, doran & company inc. | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Pothunters. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1902. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Tales Told of Shem and Shaun. Édition originale. Exemplaire | Sotheby's, Jun 2025 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Love Among the Chickens. London: George Newnes, Ltd., n.d. [ | Bonhams, Aug 2022 |
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.