Lot 174 · L12408
three preparatory pencil and ink drawings for the story of a fierce bad rabbit, comprising:
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $6,457–$9,686
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12408, London · 12 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4135802
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943., three preparatory pencil and ink drawings for the story of a fierce bad rabbit, comprising:. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135802.
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Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943., three preparatory pencil and ink drawings for the story of a fierce bad rabbit, comprising:. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2012, lot 174. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4135802.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | Study of a pink rose stem | $5,758 | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | |
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter, the tale of peter rabbit, 1902, first trade edition | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | "'yus, yus!' sighed aunt pettitoes. 'and they drink buckets | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter, collection of 21 volumes, 1904-1911 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter--west--weatherly, our dear relations, [1890] | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter, the tailor of gloucester, 1901, first privately prin | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Edmund Dulac | Ulalume | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | [potter], extensive collection of papers and ephemera collec | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 |
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.