Lot 21 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
series of 32 autograph letters signed ("b disraeli", "bd", "d"), to his creditor and tailor richard culverwell
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,529–$15,794
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4496928
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Benjamin Disraeli, series of 32 autograph letters signed ("b disraeli", "bd", "d"), to his creditor and tailor richard culverwell. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496928.
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Benjamin Disraeli, series of 32 autograph letters signed ("b disraeli", "bd", "d"), to his creditor and tailor richard culverwell. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 21. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496928.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Disraeli | disraeli, benjamin | henrietta temple, a love story. london: | $8,750 | Sotheby's, May 2020 | |
| Benjamin Disraeli | the young duke. london: henry colburn and richard bentley, 1 | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 | ||
| Austen, Jane. 1775-1817. | northanger abbey and persuasion. john murray, 1818 | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Winston Churchill | the river war. london: longmans, green, and co., 1899 | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1859-1930. | DOYLE | The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1902, first edition | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Winston Churchill | winston s. churchill | a history of the english-speaking peo | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Winston Churchill | The River War . London: 1949. [ With :] – My Early Life . Lo | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Winston Churchill | winston s. churchill | autograph letter signed ("winston chu | 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.