Lot 264 · English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
"there's where you meet hunters, and trappers for the circuses, prodding along chained bears and muzzled wolves"
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,696–$7,827
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations , London · 9 December 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4318485
- Record
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Arthur Rackham, "there's where you meet hunters, and trappers for the circuses, prodding along chained bears and muzzled wolves". Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2014, lot 264. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4318485.
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Arthur Rackham, "there's where you meet hunters, and trappers for the circuses, prodding along chained bears and muzzled wolves". Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2014, lot 264. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4318485.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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