Lot 237 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
mice in a coconut. [hildesheimer and faulkner, c.1891]
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- Estimate
- £800–£1,200 hammer ≈ $1,053–$1,579
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4495828
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943., mice in a coconut. [hildesheimer and faulkner, c.1891]. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 237. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4495828.
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Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943., mice in a coconut. [hildesheimer and faulkner, c.1891]. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 237. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4495828.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph letter signed, to John Cam Hobhouse | Byron, George Gordon, Lord. 1788-1824. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| "Where the bee sucks, there suck I" | Edmund Dulac | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to George Arbuthnot | Alexander Pope | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| preliminary pencil drawing for The Pooh Story Book | Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Typescript contributions to 'Declaration' | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to David Mallet | Alexander Pope | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter, two copies of the tailor of gloucester, 1903 | $1,401 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | |
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | [potter], extensive collection of c. 170 volumes relating to | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | [potter], extensive collection of papers and ephemera collec | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter, two cards, comprising icaa greetings card for 1936 a | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. 1564-1616. The Tempest. London and Ne | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter, collection of five deluxe bindings, 1904-1908 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | "Diamond could see down into the streets" | Lyon & Turnbull, Jun 2025 | ||
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | the adventures of sherlock holmes. the land press, 1988 | Sotheby's, Dec 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.