Lot 1797 · Christie's Interiors
Design for a greeting card: Celebration!
Quentin Blake · pen and black ink and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,414–$3,218
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Christie's Interiors, London (South Kensington) · 11 December 2012
- Dimensions
- 10 x 8½ in. (25.5 x 21.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4473326
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Quentin Blake, Design for a greeting card: Celebration!. Christie's, 11 Dec 2012, lot 1797. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4473326.
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Quentin Blake, Design for a greeting card: Celebration!. Christie's, 11 Dec 2012, lot 1797. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4473326.
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From the same sale Christie's Interiors · Dec 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19Th Century | A SET OF TEN CHINESE RICE PAPER PAINTINGS | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| 18Th/19Th Century | A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER VASE | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| 19Th/20Th Century | A COLLECTION OF TWELVE CHINESE STONE SEALS | £500–£800 | |
| Qianlong Underglaze-Blue Seal Mark and of the Period (1736-95) | A PAIR OF YELLOW AND GREEN-GLAZED DRAGON BOWLS | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Kangxi Period (1662-1722) | TWO CHINESE VASES | £800–£1,200 | |
| Qianlong Period (1736-95) | TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL CHARGERS | £600–£1,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #5 | $2,485 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | |
| Quentin Blake | Birds as people #12 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Bird companions #11 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Rencontres Inattendues alternative version #13 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Meet the Family alternative version | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #9 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | The Only Way to Travel 2021 #3 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Quentin Blake | Hand in Hand preliminary #2 | Christie's, Dec 2021 |
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.