Lot 672 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
Gretel and the Witch
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,433–$5,149
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 15 July 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4279695
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Kate Seredy, Gretel and the Witch. Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2014, lot 672. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4279695.
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Kate Seredy, Gretel and the Witch. Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2014, lot 672. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4279695.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sapientia Veterum | — | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Important series of seven autograph letters signed to his publisher J… | Aubrey Beardsley | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| "Death and the Painter" | Aubrey Beardsley | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| "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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Seredy | Gretel and the Witch | $2,463 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
| J. K. Rowling | ROWLING | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 1999, fi | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | beerbohm, george moore, [1896], pencil and watercolour caric | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | ROWLING | First American editions of the first three Harry P | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | ‘cold-shouldered yet’(‘mr bonar law (to tariff reform): “it’ | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | ‘in john bull’s servants’ hall’ | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 |
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.