Lot 251 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
collection of 15 photographs, mostly taken by charles g.y. king, comprising:
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,316–$1,974
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4495856
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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King Charles II, collection of 15 photographs, mostly taken by charles g.y. king, comprising:. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4495856.
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King Charles II, collection of 15 photographs, mostly taken by charles g.y. king, comprising:. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4495856.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations · Jul 2016
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Charles II | two autograph letters, one signed ("cr"), to prince rupert o | $9,011 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | |
| Winston Churchill | winston s. churchill | typed letter signed ("winston churchi | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, Tobias Smollett, Sam | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. 1930 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | A Woman of no Importance. Londres, 1894. Édition originale. | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | the happy prince and other tales. london: david nutt, 1888 | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| King Charles II | autograph letter signed ("charles r"), to tom eliott | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | joyce, autograph postcard to frank budgen, february 1922 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 |
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.