Lot 193 · English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
five wood-engravings for canticum canticorum, comprising:
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,914–$4,696
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations , London · 9 December 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4318394
- Record
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Eric Gill, five wood-engravings for canticum canticorum, comprising:. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2014, lot 193. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4318394.
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Eric Gill, five wood-engravings for canticum canticorum, comprising:. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2014, lot 193. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4318394.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations · Dec 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph letter signed, to Charles Fisher | Thomas, Dylan. 1914-1953 | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| Three autograph letters signed, to G. Ramachandran | Gandhi, Mohandas K. 1869-1948. | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Crucifixion | Eric Gill | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| "Ulalume" | Edmund Dulac | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| The King of the Peacocks | Edmund Dulac | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Crucified Saint: St Wilgefortis | Eric Gill | £1,500–£2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gill | Girl Sitting on Branch, carved woodblock, c.1926 | $4,272 | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2022 | |
| Eric Gill | Landscape near Slindon | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Eric Gill | Artist and Mirror a preparatory pencil sketch together with | Bonhams, Jul 2018 | ||
| Eric Gill | Volume of wood-engravings presented by Gill to his wife Mary | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2022 | ||
| Eric Gill | Divine Lovers, carved woodblock, [1936] | Lyon & Turnbull, Sep 2022 | ||
| Eric Gill | Praying Saint | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Eric Gill | Standing Female Nude | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Eric Gill | a group of designs for different projects:a, b, c) two desig | Sotheby's, Jan 2010 |
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.