Lot 196 · English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
Gretel and the Witch
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,273–$3,031
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations, London · 15 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4434188
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Kate Seredy, Gretel and the Witch. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2015, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4434188.
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Kate Seredy, Gretel and the Witch. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2015, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4434188.
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| "Stay away from my river!" | Michael Petry | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Two Rabbits with a Sledge in the Snow | Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to Charles Coote | Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Complete set of twelve ink drawings for chapters 10-12 of The Wombles… | [beresford, Elisabeth]--leith, Barry | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Seredy | Gretel and the Witch | $3,433 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | |
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | sir henry campbell-bannerman | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | "A Gracious Act" | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 199 | Finarte, Jun 2026 | ||
| Beerbohm, Max. 1872-1956. | beerbohm, george moore, [1896], pencil and watercolour caric | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2025 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | ROWLING | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 1999, fi | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 |
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.