Lot 96 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
chapter heading for book v, chapter x of le morte darthur
Aubrey Beardsley · 126 by 83mm., ink drawing, unsigned, mounted, framed and glazed
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- Estimate
- £7,000–£9,000 hammer ≈ $10,900–$14,015
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 14 July 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4382836
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Aubrey Beardsley, chapter heading for book v, chapter x of le morte darthur. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2015, lot 96. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4382836.
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Aubrey Beardsley, chapter heading for book v, chapter x of le morte darthur. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2015, lot 96. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4382836.
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