Lot 218 · Modern British Art Day Sale
Make Christmas Dreams Come True
Norman Rockwell · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Modern British Art Day Sale, London · 5 December 2002
- Dimensions
- 47 x 39 in. (119.4 x 99.1 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4387676
- Record
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Norman Rockwell, Make Christmas Dreams Come True. Christie's, 5 Dec 2002, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387676.
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Norman Rockwell, Make Christmas Dreams Come True. Christie's, 5 Dec 2002, lot 218. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4387676.
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From the same sale Modern British Art Day Sale · Dec 2002
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|---|---|---|---|
| Plums and Gooseberries | George E. Forster (1817-1896) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Fire at Twilight | Alexander Wust (1837-1876) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Fountain: Boys with Sea Shells | Enid Yandell (1870-1934) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| 'Duck Baby': A Fountain | Edith Barretto Parsons (1878-1956) | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| At the Point of Rocks | Ogden Milton Pleissner (1905-1983) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| View in the Canyon of the Coppermines, Santa Rita, New Mexico | Henry Cheever Pratt (1803-1880) | $60,000–$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell | norman rockwell | growing a responsibility | $40,000 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | |
| Norman Rockwell | norman rockwell | study for 'the thing to do with life is li | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Eyes That See Around the World (Portrait of Pilot John Matti | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2019 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | study for portrait of patricia mernone | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | The Ferry Over, story illustration study for American Magazi | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2008 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | study for 'the thing to do with life is live it!' (outrigger | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Willie Was Different (Woman and Bird on Train) 8 3/8 x 6 1/8 | Bonhams, May 2023 | ||
| Norman Rockwell | Portrait of Patricia Mernone | Sotheby's, Apr 2017 |
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.