Lot 8 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
letter signed at the head, to lord paget
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,743–$26,323
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4496470
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Queen Elizabeth I, letter signed at the head, to lord paget. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496470.
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Queen Elizabeth I, letter signed at the head, to lord paget. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496470.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth I | document signed ("elizabeth r") | $24,339 | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | |
| Queen Elizabeth I | letter signed, at the head ("elizabeth r"), to lord charles | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Fleming, Ian. 1908-1964. | FLEMING | Dr No, 1958, first edition, presentation copy | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth I | letter signed at the head ("elizabeth r"), to viscount heref | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | potter, the tale of peter rabbit, 1901, first privately prin | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth I | letter signed, as princess, with autograph subscription ("yo | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Winston Churchill | churchill, signed calligraphic copy of his 1940 speech "we s | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Winston Churchill | winston s. churchill | typed letter signed ("winston churchi | Sotheby's, May 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.