Lot 414 · Christie's Interiors
"I notice you always pick on the stuff I make at pottery class" (illustrated); "We can't get a gardener for love nor money"; and "We forgot to salt the potatoes!"
Norman Thelwell · pen and black ink heightened with touches of white
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $842–$1,178
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 13 May 2014
- Dimensions
- all 7.1/2 x 10.3/4 in. (19 x 27.3 cm.); unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4285751
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Norman Thelwell, "I notice you always pick on the stuff I make at pottery class" (illustrated); "We can't get a gardener for love nor money"; and "We forgot to salt the potatoes!". Christie's, 13 May 2014, lot 414. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4285751.
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Norman Thelwell, "I notice you always pick on the stuff I make at pottery class" (illustrated); "We can't get a gardener for love nor money"; and "We forgot to salt the potatoes!". Christie's, 13 May 2014, lot 414. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4285751.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A fine Kashan carpet | Fine Kashan Carpet | £800–£1,200 | |
| A fine Kashan carpet | Fine Kashan Carpet | £800–£1,200 | |
| A very fine silk Qum rug | A very fine silk Qum rug | £600–£1,000 | |
| A fine Tabriz runner | A fine Tabriz runner | £800–£1,200 | |
| Circa 1810 | A REGENCY PENWORK DECORATED LYRE | £600–£800 | |
| Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century) | A Pair Of Large Japanese Satsuma Vases | £800–£1,200 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Thelwell | Illustration for the Cover of Punch | $2,300 | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | |
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| Norman Thelwell | Norfolk Farmstead | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Louis William Wain | Cat and Dog | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| Norman Thelwell | The Gardener | Christie's, Jun 2001 | ||
| English School, 19th Century | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2022 | ||
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