Lot 153 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
the speckled band. an adventure of sherlock holmes. (london and new york:)samuel french, limited, 1912
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,581–$9,213
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4496477
- Record
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Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930., the speckled band. an adventure of sherlock holmes. (london and new york:)samuel french, limited, 1912. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496477.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930., the speckled band. an adventure of sherlock holmes. (london and new york:)samuel french, limited, 1912. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496477.
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| "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 | |
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| Typescript contributions to 'Declaration' | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | DOYLE | The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1902, first edition | $5,359 | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | |
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | the white company. london: smith, elder, & co., 1891 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | DOYLE | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892, with The Me | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | three works of nineteenth-century fiction in the original pa | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) | Hermitage Fine Art, Feb 2021 | ||
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | the adventures of sherlock holmes. george newnes, 1892 | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | 2 titles: 1. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. London: Geo | Bonhams, Dec 2019 | ||
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | Works, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., | Bonhams, Nov 2022 |
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.