Lot 81 · English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
three sheets of pencil drawings, comprising:
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,031–$4,546
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations, London · 15 December 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4434566
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898., three sheets of pencil drawings, comprising:. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2015, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4434566.
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Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898., three sheets of pencil drawings, comprising:. Sotheby's, 15 Dec 2015, lot 81. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4434566.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations · Dec 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph manuscript journal | Robert Ferryman | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to Samuel Palmer | Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| "Stay away from my river!" | Michael Petry | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Gretel and the Witch | Kate Seredy | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898. | The Flower Book. Reproductions of Thirty-Eight Watercolour D | $7,012 | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | |
| Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898. | Study of a Kneeling Lady in Classical Dress | Lyon & Turnbull, Nov 2021 | ||
| Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898. | Classical Figure | Sotheby's, Jan 2012 | ||
| Josef Hoffmann | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2022 | ||
| Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898. | Weibliches Modell, sich die Haare bindend. | Grisebach, May 2019 | ||
| Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898. | study for the hill-fairies | Sotheby's, Apr 2009 | ||
| Burne-jones, Edward. 1833-1898. | Suffer the little Children to come unto me, and forbid them | Christie's, May 1999 | ||
| William Morris | Animal Pin | Rago, May 2026 |
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.