Lot 582 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
"Death and the Painter"
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $5,149–$8,582
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 15 July 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4279302
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Aubrey Beardsley, "Death and the Painter". Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2014, lot 582. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4279302.
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Aubrey Beardsley, "Death and the Painter". Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2014, lot 582. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4279302.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations · Jul 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapientia Veterum | — | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Important series of seven autograph letters signed to his publisher J… | Aubrey Beardsley | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| "Rum Tum Tugger II" | [eliot, T.s.--lloyd-webber, Andrew]--margolis, Mike. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Alone | Arthur Rackham | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| "Gumbie" | [eliot, T.s.--lloyd-webber, Andrew]--margolis, Mike. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Gretel and the Witch | Kate Seredy | £2,000–£3,000 |
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| Aubrey Beardsley | chapter heading for book v, chapter x of le morte darthur | Sotheby's, Jul 2015 | ||
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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.