Lot 80 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
'the seraphim', autograph manuscript fragment of the poem
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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
- Dimensions
- 230 x 185mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4496499
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Elizabeth Barrett. Browning, 'the seraphim', autograph manuscript fragment of the poem. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496499.
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Elizabeth Barrett. Browning, 'the seraphim', autograph manuscript fragment of the poem. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496499.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | Les Vertes Collines d’Afrique. Paris, 1937. Relié par Rose A | $10,489 | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | |
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | The old man and the sea, 2 Bde. Widmungsexemplar, 1952 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2025 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | Typescript Letter Signed "Papa" addressed to Peter VIERTEL ( | Hermitage Fine Art, Mar 2022 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | The Sun Also Rises. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, david copperfield, 1850, first edition in book form | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Elizabeth Barrett. Browning | sonnets. reading: not for publication, 1847 [but richard cla | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | Autograph letter signed (‘Oscar Wilde’) to Miss [Blanche] Me | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Elizabeth Barrett. Browning | an essay on mind, with other poems. london: james duncan, 18 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 |
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